Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-07-30


Der, in the year One Thousand Mn.
Hundred and Ten, at the general cleo
ton held on that day there will bt
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 a citizen
entitled to vote shall, except IS here
matter provided, be elected or ap-
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
five years at the beginning OF their
respective terms Of service and must
have been a citizen Of the state for
five years next preceding their cleo
ton or appointment, or be a 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 a member of the board
of regents or other administrative
body, of any educational, humane or
penal institutions OF the state, where
in female persons are educated cared
for or confined, and may be com
missioned 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 rs
designated Qualification Amend
ment," and on the ballot will be
printed
I'D Qualification Amendment"
Amending section four of article
four.
For Ratification.
For Rejection.
Those favoring the ratification Of
said amendment will vote, For Rati-
fication;" those opposing will vote,
For Rejection
Second Proposed Amendment.
Amending the constitution in rela-
ton to the supreme court so as TO
read as follows:
i. The supreme court of appeals
shall consist of seven judges, the
Judges of said court in Office wis
his amendment shall take effect.
shall continue in Office until their !.
terms shall expire, and the legislature
shall provide for the election Of two
additional judges thereof at the first
general election held after the adop-
ion thereof, whose terms of office
shall begin on the first day of January
one thousand nine hundred ann thir-
cen, and the governor shall. as for a
vacancy, appoint two judges of said
court to hold office until the first day
II January, one thousand nina hun
ired and thirteen. Two additional
Judges elected in the year one thous-
md nine hundred and -welve shall
hold their respective Offices fer the
period of eight years, and thereafter
heir successors shall be elected for
erms of twelve years.
2. The judges thereof shall apnu-
Ally elect from their number a chief
Justice. Tn court may sit en- baac
or in not more than two divisions, to
De designated as part one and part
.wo, and if in divisions, the chief jus
ice shall assign three of the judges
N each part. The judges shall be COM
oetent to sit in either division and the
thief justice shall annually assign
hree of them to each part, and at the
expiration of each year, so re-assign
hem, that not more than two d those
who sat in one part, shall SIT in, or
participate in the work OF that divl-
ZION in the succeeding year; provided,
however, in the absence of one or
more of the judges Of either part, the
thief Justice may temporarily trans
'er to it, member OF the other part
Each part shall have power under
such rules, regulations and limitations
rs the whole court may prescribe, 10
near cases and render decisions as
effectual and binding in all respects,
rs il rendered by the entire court;
provided, that no decision shall be
'endered without concurrence therein
II three judges. The chief Justice
shall apportion the business of the
court between the parts, and may, in
his discretion, order any cause pend
ng 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-
;ary to a decision. The chief justice
may sit and act in either part, ana
shall preside when so sitting but the
Judges assigned to each part snail So
ect one of their number as presiding
Judge"
Said second proposed amendment
g designed as Supreme Court