The Springdale news., 1914-07-31
REoPoSED AMENDMENT TO IT. CONSTITUTION or THE STATE
 

or ARKANSAS.
 Notice is hereby given that the an amendment to the State Consti- sution. was passed by the General Assembly at it's regular session ot 1918. and that th. same wifi be State at the next general election. to be held Monday September i4th. 1914. for adoption or rejection.
 Proposed Amendment No. le.
 That the following is hereby pro posed as an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Ar kansas, and the same being submit ted to the electors Of the State next general election for Senators and Representatives. if majority of the electors voting at such cleo tion adopt such amendment the same tuition of the State of Arkansas. That Section No r ot Article of the Constitution of the state af Arkans sas De amended so as to read as follows.
 Executive Department
 seCtoh To amend Sectien@ of Article Of the Constitution af the State of Arkansas to read as follows 1ha Executive Department of this state shan consist Of Govprnor. Iieutenant-Gav- ernor, Secretary of State Treasurer If State Auditor Of State and Attarnev General (d1 all of whom shall keen their offices in person at the seat Of govern ment and hold their offices for the term or TWO years and until their successors are elected and qualified And the Gen eraI Assembly may provide by law for the establishment of the ofric. of Com missioner Of State Lands
 Executive Power
 Secuon 7 The Executive power shall oe vested Tn a Governor who shall hold ofice for two years A Lieutenant Gov ernor shall be chnses at the same time and for the same term=The= Governor and Lieutenant Governor elected next preceding election the time when this section shall take effect shall hnIa nffiea until and including the second Monday or September. and their successors shaff De chosen at the general election in that Election of Governor and lieutenant.
 Governor.
 Section The Governor and Lieu. tenant-Governor shall be elected at the times and place. Of choosing members of the Assembly The persons resrae= lively having the highest number nf votes for Governor and rseliterfa.t -f,,.-@ ernor shall be elected but fn casa i've or more shall have m equal and ths highest number of votes for Garernar or for Lientenant-6soverror the fua Houses Of the Legislature at f+s nav4 annual session shall forthwith 44s =sa#fz4 ballot choose one of tie sa#3 f4.rS8fS so having m equal and the h# #gfest r4sffY44 Der or votes for Governor and fIeatetl= ant-Governor
 When lieutenant Governor to Act E..
 Governor
 section | In caSe af tke HnsHese seA re5a=zt of the Governor hts removal esasn office. death. inability to azssfstsa fSz= powers and duties of the resignation. or absence fH@s=z .a==S=zzs= the powers and duties = eeyoive upon the tis9teTIaFzt=9izz=s'=- for the residue of the teTHs =zH aHezz sz#- disability shall cease Ea. xHa- .z= Governor shall. with the ca- saet at -=a Legislature. be ont of the State tr .zr-A
 
 thereof he shall continue easz..zafz e.=#z= chief of all The military fsree af tEs State
 Qualification and Duties Of -ientenau.- Governor; Succession to tha Cover
 norship.
 Section 5 The Lieutenant eissss.-. shall possess the same qualifications #ss eligibility for the office as fha Gas=a-zz- He shall be president Of the Senate s. shall have only casting xote tz=za== Tn case of tie vote r during 2 az- cancy of the office Of Governor tzze Tz44- tenent-Governor shall he inrea=zz.zf placed. resign die.o .heeansZ Z#fz=zzf#==s=zz of performing the duties Of hfs \ or he absent from Zthe-SfztfaZ. . President of the Senate shaz Governor until the vacancy he mai or the disability shall cease. and Y .@s President Of the Senate for an# = "a above causes shall become incana he = performing the duties pertaining - tA= office of Governor the Sneaker - te4 Assembly shall act as Governor -4+=-H=  the vacancy be filled or the dlsahz5.v shall cease
 Salary of Lieutenant-Geverner
 Section 6 The Tfeuterant-ff -ffoYe~r shall receive for his services an annual salary of Two Thousand Dollars z~t shall not receive or be entitled n rv other compensation. fee or preufIts5ts for any duty or service he may he "a quired to perform by the ConstttHttaa " by law
 Section T That all laws and parts 9f laws that are In conflict herewith he and the same are hereby repealed and that this Act shall he In force ani ef feet from and after the second Monday in September. 1915.
 The above resolution was filed r the office of the Secretary of State on Narrh 6, 1913.
 Each elector may vote for or against the above amendment
 Witness my official signature this 9th day of February. f4i4
 EARLE W HODGES
 (SeaD Secretary of State