Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-28
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
FRIDAY EVENING, OCT. .
On Tuesday week, November S, be-

side voting for congressman the su11ra-
gans OF Virginia will have opportunity
to pass upon four proposed amend
ments to the state constitution. The
names OF candidates for Congress and
other information to be placed on the
official ballot for thu election have
been sent out from the Office OF the
secretary OF the commonwealth 20 the
district secretaries OF the electoral
boards. Many questions are daily
asked relating to these amendments.
The following law on the subject en-
plains the matter in detail:
At such election ballot shall be fur
nished each voter, which shall have
printed thereon the following:
For the amendment to section forty.
six of article four of the constitution or
Virginia, extending the session OF the
general assembly to ninety days.
Against the amendment to section
forty-six of article four OF the conSsitu-
ton Of Virginia.. extending the session
OF the general assembly 10 ninety days
For the amendment TO section fifty Of
article four of the constitution OF Nir-
ginia, simplifying legislative pr1ct dllre.
Against the amendment 10 section
fifty ofarticle four OF the constitution OF
Virginia, simplifying legislative pro
ccdure.
For the amendment 10 section one
hundred and ten Of the constitution OF
Virginia, with reference 10 the election
OF treasrrcrS and COMMISSIONERS oi inc
revenue in the counties.
Against the amendment to section one
hundred and ten Of the constitution OF
Virginia, with reference to the election
OF the trcaSurers and commissioners OF
the revenue in the counties.
For the amendment TO sections l 10 and
40 Of the constitution Of Virginia. with
reference TO the election OF trea ;uicrS
and commissioners OF the revenue III the
cities.
Against the amendments to sections
l19 and 100 Of tho constitution oil Nlr..
ginia with reference TO the cle;tion OF
treasurers and commissioners oil Inc
revenue in the cities.
The marking out Of the words for or
against" shall be sufficient TO indicate
the wishes OF the voters, and 1t shall mol
be necessary TO mark out the entire para
graph TO indicate such wish.
It will not be necessary to mark on!
the whole text OF the amendment in
any case, but merely the word For"
or Against" as the voter may desire.
Many will probably not vote on the
amendments at all, as they arc ballots
entirely separate and distinct from al:
ballots for representatives in Can :reSs.
If only ten thousand persons in NIr.
GINA vote on the amendments ut all,
it is only necessary for 5.00l to vote Tor
them in order TO insure their ratliica
ton. The second and fourth Of these
amendments remove The limitation
upon the reelection OF trcasurcrs and
OF commissioners OF the revenue IN city
or county save by popular choice.
These two should be adopted, for ther,
is no good reason why man filling al
Office acceptably should not be re-
elected if his constituents wish to retain
his services. The first OF the proposed
amendments should be defeated. A
longer session than sixty days is ell
tirely unnecessary and the thirty extra
days would be but frittercd away; be-
side, the expense to the state would be
considerably increased. The third
should also be defeated. The excuse
for it is that much time is lost on read
ing the bills introduced. The real re-
suit OF its passage, however, would lie
that innumerablc vicious measures
could be rushed through the legislature
before one half OF the members knew
what had happened.