Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1910-08-31
Constitutional amendments.
A Proclamation; BY the Governor.


l, VIM l.. Glssscock, Governor of the State
OF West Virginia, pursuant to the ConsIitu-
ton and laws of said State, do issue this
proclanati ion announcing to- the voters of
the state OF West Virginia that Tuesday
next after the first Monday in November
in the year One Thousand Nine Hundred
and Ten, at the general election held on that
day there will DE submitted for ratification
or rejection two separate amendm ents to
the Constitution of said State follows, to-
wit
FIRST PROPOSED AMENDMENr.
Section four of article four to be amended
so as to read as follows:
"Sec. !. NO person except a citizen entitled
to vote shall except as hereinafter provided,
be elected or appointed to any state, county
or municipal office; but the governor and
Judges must have attained the age of thir
ty, and the attorney general and senators the
age of twenty five years at the beginning of
their respective terms of service and mn Il
have been "A citizen of the state for five wears
next preceding their election or appoi MI
ment, or be citizen at the time this consti
tuition goes into operation; provided, howey.
er, that a female citizen of the state who has
attained the age of twenty-cne wears and
who mas resided in the state for period Of
not less than hVe years next preceding her
appointment, may be appointed a mem Der
OF the board of regents or other admlnistra-
tive body, of any educational, humane or
penal institution OF the state, wherein fe-
male persons are educated, cared for or con.
fined, and may be commissioned notary pub
lie, aud may be appointed inspector of Ia
Dor, deputy clerk OF the supreme court of a D.
peals aud OF the circuit, county or other
Said first proposed amendment is design
ated Qualification Amendment" aud on
the ballot will be printed:
~ Qualification Amendment"
Ame1ding section four of article four
For Ratification.
For Rejection,
Those favoring the ratification of said
amendment will vote, For Ratification;''
those opposing will vote, For Rejection"
SECOND PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
Amending the constitu ion in relation to
no me nrf au
81. The supreme court oil appeals shall
consist of seven judges, the Judges OF said
couII IN on, oincc whsn this amebdment shall
take effect, SNAIL continue in Office until
their terms shall expire. and the legislature
snail provide for the election OF two addi~
tional judges thereof at the first general
election held after the adoption thereof
whose terms of Off CO shall begin on the rst
day OF January one thousand nine hundred
ana lhIleeni ana the governor shall As for
vacancy, appoint two judges OF said court
to hold Office until the first day of January
ore thousand nine hundred and thirteen
Two addllOnal Judges elected in the year
one thousand nine hundred and twelve hall
no ID their respective Offices for the period OF
eight wears md thereafter their successor-
?. The judges thereof sinai! annually elect
from their number chief Justice The
court may sit en- Panc o. IN not more than
TWO DIVISIONS. TO be designated ~ part one
and part two, and II In divisions. the chief
justice shall assign three of the Judges In rsct,
part. The judges shall be com petent 10 sit
in either division and the chief ju,tice sbali
annually assign three OF them 10 each mari
ana AT the expiration Of eaCh year 80 re- as.
sign them, That not more Than two of those
who sat In one part, shall sit IN. or psrtici-
pate IN the work Of that div isiOu IN the suc.
ceediDg year; provided, however. in the ub
sence OF one or more Of the Judges OF either
part the chlef Justice may temporarily
transfer 10 10, - member OF the other pnri.
Each part thall have power under snc6
rules, regulations aud limitations as tbe
WbOle court may prescribe, to hear cases
ana render decisions as effectnal and hind
IN "a ~ ~ fro, ~.
be rendered without concurrence therein OF
three judges. The chief justice shall appnr-
lion the business Of the court between the
paris, and may, IN his discretion order CO.,
and decided BY the court en- banc. and in
any case heard en- bauc. the concurrence Of
Tour judges shall be necessary 10 "A decisIon
ne chlei lustice may sit and act in either
paTi, ana snail preside when so sitting but
the judges assigned 10 each part shall Select
one 81 thelr mum Der as presiding Judge
Hald proposed amendment is deSi0nated as
Snpieme Court Amendment" and on the
"f2l supreme Court Amendment
Amending The Constitution In relation TO
the Supreme Cont. W
For katihcatiOn.
For Rejection.
Those favOrlug the ratification Of said
amendment viii vote, for Eati6csttor, -
those opposing will vote, For Relectlnn -
Given under nay hand and the Greaf seal
OF the state 81 the Capitol this Iftb
day OF July in the year Of our
SEAL Lord One Thousand Nine Hun.
dred aud Ten, and in the Forty
Eighth year of the State.
By the Governor:
STUART r. REED,
secretary Of state.