The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1910-11-01
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nduf "a the y6ters OF the .-5tatt.
tirffhia that on Tuesday
inc fr5t Monday IN Noyem-
1 rear One Tl1ousaud Nine
fe ii ana zen. Il the. general eiec-
On 4I1dt day there WILL be
ted f5f n - lion or rejection
pafate Amendments to the Con-
b q of sid state as follows to-
Inst Proposed Amendment.
on your Of article four to be
Us 70 read as follows:
1ofsDns except citizen
81 10 vote shall, except az. here
iIaff provided. be elected or ap-
f5Iht To any state. county or
Is IN 5aIi once; but the governor ana
{ dfdf nillst have attained the age OF
and the attorney general ana
Setia the age OF tWenty-1ve, years
( a tic beFInnIng OF their respective
term of service and must have been
IN OF the state for hve years
1ieS preceding their election or ap-
pofh Tent, orsbe citizen at the time
IN e6nStttution goes into operations;
PROV lea. however, that female cit-
dzen q the. state who has attained the
ii tyyenty-one years and who has
re ided IN the state for the period of
not les than I'VE yearS next preceding
her fi,poFntTnent, may be appointed
d mef3ber OF the board OF regents or
Other adnainIstrative body, of any ed
ncati6ndl; humane or penal instttu-
lions 81 the state, wherein female per
sons are educated, cared for or con
fned. ana may be commissioned mo-
faTyt plibiic, and may be appointed in
sn6etor OF labor, deputy clerk of the
sppFeme court OF appeals and OF the
cireuit county or other courts OF this
state.
said R=st proposed amendment is
desiEnkted Qualification Amend
Inenf. and on the ballot will be print
cd.
atl5 ouallncation Amendment"
amending section four Of article
four.
FOR Rattacation.
For Rejection.
Those fayoring the ratification OF
aaid amendment WIN vote. ''For Rati-
ication;" those opposing will vote
b
second Proposed Amendment.
Amending the constitution in rela-
tonic the supreme court so as to read
as follows:
..1. The supreme COURT OF appeal
shall consist of seven judges. the
judges of said court IN office when
this amendment shall take eGrect. shall
continue In office until their terms
shall expire, and the legislature shall
provide for tie election of two addi-
tiOnal judges thereof at the hrst gen.
crar election held after the adoption
thereof, whose terms of office shall be-
gin on the first day of January. one
thousand nine hundred and thirteen.
and the governor shall. as for va
cancy, appoint two Judges OF said
court to hold ONCE until the first day
OF january, one thousand nine hun
dren aud thirteen. Two additional
Judges elected In the year one thous-
ana nine hundred and twelve shall
hold their respective offices for the
period OF eight yaars, and thereafter
their successors shall be elected for
terms OF twelve years.
e. The judges thereof shall annu-
ally elect from their number chief
Justice. The court may sit en- banc
or .in5not more than two divisions, to
be designated us part one and part
two, and n in divisions, the chief Jus
tice shall assign three OF the judges
In each part. The judges shall be COM
peten1 to sit in either division and the
chief Justice shall annu"lly assign
three OF them to each part, and at the
esapiratlon OF each year. so re-assign
them, that not more than two OF those
who sat in one part, shall sit In. or
participate in the work of that divl-
sion in the succeeding year; provided
however In the absence OF one or
more Of the judges OF either part. the
chief Justice may temporarily trans
FER 10 II, a member of the other part
Zach. part shall have power under
such rules, regulations and limitations
as the whole court may prescribe. to-
near cases and render decisions, as
efectuaI and binding In all respects
as u rendered by the entire court;
provided, that no decision shall be
rendered without concurrence therein
OF three judges. The chief Justice
shall apportion tie business of the
court between the parts, and may, in
his discretion, order any cause pend:
ing before the court to be heard ana
decided b. the court en- bane, and N
any case heard en- banc. the concur
renee or four judges shall be neces-
sary 10 a decision. The chief justice