Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-11-03
ALEXANDRIA,, VA.
WEDNESDAY EVENING. NOV.
Proposed Amendments to the Constitu-
tion 10 he Voted on November q.

PropOsed Amendments to the COnstitu-
ton TO be Voted on November q.
eFOR the amendment to section forty.
six of article four Of the constitut on oil
Virginia. extending the session OF the
General assembly to ninety days.
AGAINST the amendment 10 section
c,rtv-six of article four of the constitu-
ton of Virginia, extending the session
of the general assembly 10 ninety days.
sFOK the amendment to section fifty
ofarticle four of the constitution OF VII
pinia simplifying legislative procedure.
AGAINST the amendment to 'ctiOn
CITY of article fur of the constitution OF
Virpin:s simplifying legislative pro
cedurc.
FOR the amendment TO section one
hundred and ten OF the constitution oil
Virginia with reference TO the election
oftreasurers and commissioners oil Inc
revenue in the counties.
AGAINST the amendment 10 section
one hundred and ten Of the constitution
ofVirglDia with reference to the election
of the treasurers and commissioners OF
the revenue in the counties.
FOR the amendments 10 sections one
hundred and nineteen and one hundred
and twenty of the constitution OF Var,
pinia with reference TO the election OF
treasurers and commissioners oil the
revenue in the cities.
AGAINST the amendments TO sections
one hundred and nineteen and one nun
dred and twenty of the constitution OF
Virginia with reference TO the election
of freasIrers and commissioners OF the
revenue in the cities.
The above isl sample OF the ballot To
be used. showing how IT should he
marked to vote correctly from our stand
point
1t has been known by every reader
OF the Gazette that this paper has op-
posed the Amendment to Section
Forty-six Of Article ~ OF the Con
stitution, for the reason that to eX-
tend the sessions OF the general as
sembly from sixty to ninety days would
be harmful and would cost the tax pay
ers not less than $50, 0O0. This amend
ment is found in the first two para
graphs, as given above. Run youl
pencil through the word FOR as II
first appears in first section, and you
vote right. Run your pencil through
the word FOR as it appears IN the
third paragraph, and you vote right
We say you vote right, because IN
stead of simplifying legislative pro
cedure" the amendment is to allow
hurried and perhaps vicious leglsla-
ton. Again, it will be only necessary
TO remember that in the first four para
graphs the word FOR appears twice
and the word AGAINST appears twice
now. you simply erase the word Fol
in the two cases and leave the res
blank.
Now, there is an important matter,
which we desire to emphasize. The last
four paragraphs, numbers SOL and 8,
relate to the election Of the commits
sioners of revenue and the treasurer;
of counties and cities These amend
ments are to restore to the people
the rights to fill these positions by
popular election. There is no reason
certainly no good reason, why the
right should be denied them.
We will try to explain the way Il
is simple. After you are satisfied tina
you have voted on the amendments
first mentioned, count down to the
fifth paragraph-the word FOR ap
pears: leave it there. In paragraph
six, erase the word AGAINST. Last
not least read well the last two para
graphs, Z and 8. If you do not understand
anything else, you can understand
this: Leave the word FOR as it az
pears for the last time ard lie careful
TO erase, and erase well, the wore
AGAINST as it appears for the fourtl
and last time on your ballot. In Orde
to show at glance what is above writ
ten, we place star opposite foul
words in capital letters. Run you
pencil through the word as it appears
exactly opposite. You will then yot'
as we have outlined in this article
Cut this out. 1t is important that
large vote be cast.