Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1910-10-26
Constitutional Amendments.

y FroclPm'Uon; By The Governor
VIM =. GlssNcocS. Governor OF the state
OF West virginia. Pursuant to the tnuStitu
non aud laws OF said State, do issue This
pVhcinmt i1n announcing 90 the voters OF
lnc NtHle 81 West virginia that ON TUESDAY
next after the nyst Monday In Nov, n,hor
n tue year one Thousand Nine Hundred
NnA Ten. ct The general election held ON thut
Jay lhe'e VIII TO- submitted Tor rrtiilcpttuu
or rtlgctiou two separate amen mruts 10
va, wi" consultation of said state as follows, to.
FIRsr PROPOSED AMEvnMENr.
section four OF article four 10 be amended
so CAS- tn read ns follows.
"-oc 3. Noprrson except acltizen entitled
i" ,'F Nii'. j. except as htrelnHttor provided.
r" elected or appointed go amy state, county
ol municipal oiiicr; but the governor and
Judges must have ATTAINED the age II thtr
~, aud the attorney general ana senator lie
aIe 81 twenty five Sears az the BEGINNING al
ihgirreSpocttve term. al service aud unusi
nave been a cit Zeu Of tn" slate for ave yri,. d
next preceding thcir election or appoi D. h.
incht, on be citizen at the time this consti.
inIipu goes into operation; prov ldod, howeV.
't, nN % lrih't ci'lHen or ihefstate who has
attained tie Rge OF tweuty-cue years and
VINO mas resided in the state Tor period of
u"i ilas IMAM i've ears next preceding her
fpp'u lm"ut. mUy re appointed member
OF me board "t regents or other udmiuistra-
I'VE body. of amy educational, humane on
penal institution of Tho stale Wherein Hf,-
male persons are educated, cared for or con.
fined, and may Doe commissioner notsrt mn
nc, ana may, be appointed Inspector OF IN
Dor deputy Clerk oil the supreme court of APP
pcas ara oi tn" circuit, county o. other
!
SAID ttst proposed amendment is design
nled - Naluclnou Amendment" ana ON
The btuOt viii bee printed:
"D Qualification Amendment"
Ameuuing section four Of article four.
For Ratification.
For Rejection,
Those favoring The ratification of said
amendment viii vote, ''For Rafi6catiou.u
those opposing VIII vote, "For Rejection"
sLcoND PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
Amending the cOnstttu ion IN relation Ia
inc supreme court so as 10 read as follows:
~ Ihc supreme court Ot appeals ehalI
consist ~ seven Judges, The Judges Of sntd
court in Office when This amendment sbaii
take effect, shall continue in office until
ihelr terms shall expire, 8ud tho Legislature
tioual judges thereof at the first general
election held after the adoption tbereof
whose terms OF OH cc shall begin on the firsi
hhy on January, one thousand nine hundred
ana piTteen. and The governor shall as Tor
q Eaca ncy, appoint two judges OF said court
To- hold Office until The FIRST day Of January
ore Thousand nine hundred and thirteen
TWO additional Judges elected I'm the year
one thousand nine hundred and twelve tbalt
hold their respective on ces for the period Of
elght years, and thereafter their successors
spall be elected for terms Of twelve years.
z. The Judges thereof snail annually elect
rom their number chief justice. The
court may sit en- banc or i'm not more fhau
Two dlVis.onS, 10 be designated as part one
ana part Two, and ~ in DIVISIONS, the chief
Justice shall assign three OF the Judges In each
part. The Judges shall be competent To sit
In either division and the CHEF ju,tice shall
annually assign three OF them to each mari
and at the expiration Of each year, so Te.ag.
sign then, mat not more than two OF those
VINO sat y one part, shall sit IN, or parfici-
pate Ia the work Of that division 10 the sue
ceedlng year; provided, however, In the alb
sence OF one or more Of the Judges OF either
part, the CHIEF Justice may temporarily
transfer 10 Do, "a member OF the other purf
Each part thali have power under such
rules, regulations and limitations as the
whole court may prescribe, TO hear cases
and render decisions aB cfectual ana bind
ing in all respects, AS 10 rendered by the en-
tire court: provided, that no decision shall
be rendered without concurrence therein OF
three judges. The chief justice shall appor-
lion the business Of the court between the
parts, and may, ina his discretion. order any
cause pending before the court 10 be heard
ana decided by the court en- banc, and. in
any case heard en- bguc. the concurrence OF
Tour Judges shall be necessary 10 "a decision
Ihe chief Justice may sit and act i'm either
part, and shall preside when 50 sitting but
the J-dEcs assigned 20 each part shall select
one Of their number ~ presiding Judge"
Bald proposed amendment ls designated as
"SupTeme Court Amendment" aud on the
ballot VIII be printed:
"l2J Supreme Court Amendment"
Amending the Constitution iu relation %
the Supreme Court.
For Ratification.
For Rejection.
Those favOrng the ratification Of said
amendment will vote, "For Ratincaton."
those opposing will vote "FOr Rejection. %
Given under my hand and the Great Seal
Of the State at the Capitol this lith
day 81 July, ln the year OF our
SEAL. Lord One Thousand Nine Hun.
dred and Ten, and in the Forty.
Eighth year Of the state.
Wm. j.. GLAssCOCK.
By the Governor:
STUART r. REID.
Secretary Of State.