Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1910-08-17
Constitutional amendments.
a Proclamation; BY The Governor.

y frOclamatlOn; by The Governor.
l, VIM +. Glasscock, Governor of the state
OF West Virginia, pursuant to the Conslltu
ton 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 election held on that
day there will DE submitted for rattticatlon
or rejection two separate amend ments to
the Constitution of said State as follows to.
wit:
FIRST PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Section four OF article four to be amended
as TO read as follows:
sec. !. NO person except citizen entitled
to vote SHAH, except as hereinafter provided
ne elected or appointed to any state county
or municipal office; but the governor and
Judges must have ATTAINED the aga of mir
w. and the attorney general and senators the
age OF twenty five years at the beginning of
their SpecttVe terms of service and mn -
have been citizen OF the state for I'VE years
next preceding their election or appoint.
lnent, or be citizen AT the time this Consti
tuition goes into operation; provided. howev
er, thata female citizen of The stale " no has
attained the age of twenty-Cne years and
who has resided in the state fOF a period of
not less than hNe years next preceding her
appointment, may he appointed Il member
OF the board of regents or other admInistra-
i've body, OF any educational, humane or
penal institution OF the state. wherein fe-
MAZE persons are educated, cared for or con.
lined, and may be commissioned notary put
nc, and may be appointed inspector OF la
peals and OF the circuit, county or other
courts of tn state"
SAID first proposed amendment is design.
the baloI will be printed:
ID Qualification Amendment"
Amending section four OF article four
For Qualifications
For Rejection,
mos, IhoSe fayoring the ratification of said
those opposing Will vote, For Rejection"
SECOND PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
Amending the conSiitu ion in relation to
Ihe supreme court so as To read as follows:
me supreme court OF appeals shall
consist OF seven judges, the Judges OF said
court in Office when inns amendment shall
lake effect, shall continue in office until
lheir terms shall expire, and the iegtsIature
,uaIl provide ioI the election OF two add
tOnal Judges thereof At the first gensrsI
@ecIoh held AFTER the adoption thereof
whose terms OF Office shall begin on the hr,t
day OF January, one thousand nine hundred
and thirteen, aud the governor shall as TOR
q vaca ncY, appoint two Judges of said co,ri
To- hold once until the first day Of January
one thousand nine hundred and thirtse1
Wo additional Judges elected in the vssr
one thousand nine hundred and twelve hail
holu lhclr respective othces for the period of
eIght ears and thereafter their sucreseors
snail oe elected for terms OF twelve wears.
- The Judges thereof snail auuualIv o loot
from their number "a chief Justice The
court may SIT en- b3nc or in not more tbon
two divisions. TO be designated as mart -
and part two, ana if IN divisions the chief
Justice snail assign three OF the iud Is n essA
part me Judges snail be com petent To- ~
nal
annually assign three Of them to each part.
ana 1t Inc SEPARATION of eacf year so reae.-
sign ihelnt That not more than two of those
VINO sat lu one part, shall sit in, or parttci.
pate in the work Of hatdivision I'M the suc.
cerding year provided, however, i'm the all
Nence OF one or more Of the Judges OF etrbor
part, the cnlet Justice may temuorgrtlv
.ltuNier To- No. 30 member Of the other pnri
Each part thall have power under such
rules regulations and limitations as tbe
whole court may prescribe. to hear cases
ana render decisions as efiectnai aud hind
ing In all respects, as if rendered by the on
tire court provided, that no decision shall
be rendered without concurrence therein 81
three judges. The chief Justice shall eppor-
Ton the business Of the court between the
parts, and may, in his discretion. order anv
aud decided by the court en- banc and i'm
any case heard en- bgnc. the concurrence of
IOut Judges snail be necessary TO a decision
me chlct Justice may $40 and net i'm either
the JUDGES assigned To- each part shall select
one 81 their number rs presiding iudVe.U
Hald proposed amendment ts designated as
, Supreue Court Amendment" and ON the
ballot VIII be- printed.
"I2l supreme Court Amendment"
Amending the Constitution ia relation to
the Supreme Cont
For Ratification.
For Rejection.
Those favOrug the ratification Of estd
iucudmeut win vote FOR Rati6ca,ior. ~
those opposing Will vote, For Reiectior,' %
Given under my hand and the Great seal
OF the state at the Capitol this tJth
,., day OF July, in the year Of our
STALL LORD One Thousand Nine Hun.
dred and Ten, and i'm the Forty
Eighth year OF the state.
BY The Governor: 'N''''oON'
STUART r. REED,
Secretary Of State.