Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1910-08-24
Constitutional amendments.
A Proclamation: BY the Governor.

/, VIM Il. Glasscock, Governor of the State
OF West virginia, pursuant to the Constitu-
tion and laws of said State, do issue this
proclamation announcing to the voters of
the State OF West Virginia that on Tuesday
next after the first Monday in November.
in the year One Thousand Nine Hundred
and Ten, at the general eIeciiou held on that
day there will DC submitted for ratification
or rejection two separate amendm ents to
the Constitution of said State as follows, to.
wit:
FIRST PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Section four of article four 10 he amended
so as to read as follows:
sec. \. No person except a citizen entitled
to vote shall, except as hereinafter provided
be elected or appointed to any slate county
or municipal Office; but the governor and
judges must have attained the age Of thir
w, and the attorney general and senators the
age OF twenty-five years at the beginning of
their respective terms of service and must
have been citizen of the state for We years
next preceding their election or appoint.
nent, or be citizen at the time this consti.
tuition goes into operation; provided, howev.
er, that female citizen of the state who has
attained the age of twenty-cne years and
who has resided in the state for period of
not less than five Years. next preceding her
appointment, may tie appointed a member
OF the board OF regents or other admlnistra.
tive body, OF any educational, humane or
penal institution OF the state. wherein fe-
male persons are educated cared for or con.
fined, and may be commits sloned notary pull
lie, and may be appointed Inspector of la
Dor, deputy clerk OF the supreme court of APP
pea1s aud OF the circuit, county or other
courts of thu state"
Said first proposed amendment is design.
ated qualification Am endment," and on
the ballot will be printed:
I'D Qualification Amendment
Amounting section four of article four
For Ratification.
For Rejection,
Those fayorlng The ratification of said
amendment Will vote, For Ratification"
those opposing Will vote, For Rejection"
SECOND PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Am ending the constitu ion in relation To
the supreme courtso as TO read as follows:
81. The supreme court of appeals shall
consist OF seven judges, the judges OF said
court in Office when this ameudment shall
take effect, shall continue in Office until
their terms shall expire, and the legislature
shall provide for the election OF two addi-
tioDal judges thereof at the first general
election held after the adOption fneraop
whose terms of Off co shall begin on the frs,
day OF January, one thousand nine hundred
and thirteen, and the governor shall, as for
vacancy, appoint two judges of said court
TO hold Office until the first day OF Januarv
ore thousand nine hundred and thIrteen
TWO additional Judges elected in the year
one thousand nine hundred and twelve shaII
hold their respective Offices for the period of
eight years, and thereafter their successors
shall be elected for terms OF twelve yeats
2. The judges thereof shall annually 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, aud II 10 divisions, the chief
Justice shall assign three OF the Judges in each
part. The judges shall be competent To sit
i'm either division and the chief Justice shall
annually assign three OF them to each mari
ana at the expiration OF each year, so re.as.
sign them, mat not more than two OF those
who sat IN one part, shall sit in, or partIei-
pate In the work Of that division in the suc.
ceediDR year; provided, however, i'm the nh.
sence OF one or more OF the Judges OF either
part, the chief justice may Temporarily
transfer To 10, q member OF the other pnrf
Each part thail have power under such
rules, regulations and limitations as the
whole court may prescribe, to hear cases
and render decisions as effectual and bind
ing in All respects as " rendered by the en-
tire court; provided, that no decision shall
be rendered without concurrence therein of
three Judges. The chief Justice shall amor
tton the business Of the court between the
parts, aud may, in his discretion order any
cause pending before the court to be heard
and decided by the court en- banc. and i'm
any case heard en- banc, the concurrence ~
four judges shall be necessary TO n decision
The chief Justice may sit and act in either
part. and shall preside when so sitting bnt
the judges assigned to each part shall Select
one OF their number as presiding Judge -
Bald proposed amendment Is designated az
"Supremt Court Amendment" and ON the
ballot viii be printed:
go Supreme Court a amendment
Amending the Constitution i'm relation IN
the Supreme Court.
For Ratification.
For Rejection.
amendment will vote, "FOr Ratification -
those opposing Will vote, "For Rejection
Given under my hand and the Great Seal
OF the state at the Capitol this nth
day OF July, In the year OF our
lSEAL.I Lord One Thousand Nine Hun.
dred and Ten, and in the Forty
Eighth year OF the state.
BY the Governor:
STUART r. REID,
Secretary Of state.