The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-23
.coNsrlruTloNAL AMENDMENTS.

the State OF West Virginia, pursuant
to the Constitution and laws Of said
State, do issue this proclamation an
nouncing to the voters Of the State
OF West Virginia that on Tuesday
next after the first Monday in Novem.
Der, in the year One Thousand Nine
Hundred and Ten, at the general cleo.
/, ton held on that day there will be
submitted for ratification or rejection
two separate amendments to the Con.
stitution Of said State as follows, to-
wit:
First Proposed Amendment.
Section four OF article four to be
amended SO as to read as follows:
"Sec. 4. No person except citizen
entitled to vote shall, except as here.
matter provided. be elected or up.
pointed to any State, county or
municipal office; but the governor and
Judges must have attained the
age OF thirty, and the attorney gen.
eral and senators the age OF twenty
ave years at the beginning Of their
respective terms Of service and must
have been a citizen OF the State for
ave years next preceding their cleo
lion or appointment. or be citizen
at the time this constitution goes into
operation; provided, however, that a
female citizen Of the State who has
attained the age OF twenty-one years
and who has resided in the State for
the period OF not less than five years
next. preceding her appointment, may
be appointed member OF the board
Of regents or other administrative
body, Of any educational, humane or
penal institutions OF the State. where's
in female persons are educated, cared
Tor or confined, and may be COM
nissioned notary public, and may be
appointed inspector OF labor, deputy
clerk Of the supreme court OF appeals
and Of the circuit, county or other
courts of this State"
Said first proposed amendment is
designated Qualification Amend
ment," and on the ballot will be print.
ed:
cd Qualification Amendment"
Amending section four OF article
four.
For Ratification.
For Rejection.
Those favoring the ratification OF
said amendment will vote, For Rati;,
fcation;" those opposing will vote.
For Rejection"
Second Proposed Amendment.
Amending the constitution In rela.
lion to the supreme court so as to reaQ
as follows: :.
81. The supreme court of appeals
shall consist Of seven judges, the
Judges tof said court in, office when
this amendment shall take effect, shall
continue in office until their terms
shall expire, and the legislature shall
provide for the election of two add.
.ional judges thereof at the first gen.
aral 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
:ancy, appoint two judges of said
! court to hold office until the first day
If January. one thousand nine hundred
md thirteen. Two additional judges
elected In the year one thousand nine
hundred and twelve shall hold their
respective offices for /. the period OF
eight years, and thereafter their sue.
cessors shall be elected for terms OF
twelve years.
2. The judges thereof shall annu-
ally elect from their number chief
justice. The court may sit en- banc
Or in not more than two divisions, to
be designated as part one and part
two, and Il In divisions, the chief jus.
lice shall assign three OF the judges
in each part. The judges shall be com.
petent to sit in either division and the
chief justice shall annually assign
three Of them to each part, and at the
expiration OF each year, SO re.asslgn
them. and not more than two Of those
who sat In one part, shall sit In, or
participate in the work OF that divi-
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 to It, member Of the other part.
Each part shall have power under
SuSh iuieo, ie6uIdtlOllS anu lllllltdtlONS
as the whole court may prescribe. to
hear cases and render decisions us
effectual and binding In all respects,
rs II rendered By the entire court;
provided. that no decision shall be
rendered without concurrence therein
OF three judges. The chief Justice
shall apportion the business of the
Court between the parts. and may in 4
his discretion, order any cause pend.
ing before the court to be heard and
decided by the court en- banc, and, in,
any case heard en- banc, the concur.
renee of four judges shall be neces.
sary to decision. The chief justice
may sit and act in either part, and
shall prescribe when so sitting but the
judges assigned to each part shall Sc.
lect one of their number as presiding
judge"
Said second proposed amendment
is designated as Supreme Court
AmeIdment," and on the ballot will
be printed:
"(2) Supreme Court Amendment"
Amending the Constitution in rela.
ton to the Supreme Court.
For Ratification.