Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-05-09
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THF CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
 OF ARKANSAS.

Notice is hereby given that the fol lowing joint resolution, proposing ar amendment to the State Constitution was passed by the General Assembl, at it's regular session of 1913, and tha' the same will be submitted to the electors of the state at the next gen eral election, to be held Monday, Sep tember 14th, 1914, for adoption or re jection.
 | Proposed Amendment No. 16. 1 That the following is hereby pro posed as an amendment to the Con stitution of the State of Arkansas and the same being submitted to the electors of the state for approval or rejection at the next general election for Senators and Representatives, if { majority of the electors voting al such election adopt such amendment the same shall become a part of the Constitution of the State of Arkansas to-wit:
 That Section No. IF of Article 5 of the Constitution of the State ot Arkansas be amended so as to read as follows:
 1 Executive Department. E Section r.. To. amend Section 1 of Article 6 of the Constitution of the State of Arkansas to read as follows The Executive Department of this State shall consist of a Governor, Lieu Governor, Secretary of State Treasurer of State, Auditor of State and Attorney General (d), all of whom shall keep their offices in person al the seat of government and hold their offices for the term of two years and until their successors are elected and qualified. And the General Assembly may provide by law for the establish
 ment of the offices of Commissioner
 of State Lands.
 Executive Power.
 Section g. The Executive powe, shall be vested in Governor, who shall hold office for two years; 9 Lieutenant Governor shall be chosen at the same time, and for the same Governor elected next preceding election the time when this section shall take effect, shall hold office until and including the second Mon- day of September. and their success sors shall be chosen at the general election in that year.
 Election of Governor and Lieutenant. Governor.
 Section 3. The Governor and Lieu tenant-Governor shall be elected at the times and places of choosing members of the Assembly. The per sons respectively having the highest number of votes for Governor and Lieu- tenant-Governor shall be elected, but in case two or more shall have an equal and the highest number of votes for Governor. or for Lieutenant Governor, the two Houses of the Leg islature at it's next annual session shall forthwith, by joint ballot, choose one of the said persons so having an equal and the highest number of votes for Governor and Lieutenant-Gover- nor.
 When Lieutenant-GO Governor to Act as Governor.
 Section 4. In case of the impeach- ment of the Governor, or his removal from office, death, inability to dis charge the powers and duties of the said office, resignation, or absence from the state, the powers and duties of the office shall devolve upon the Lieutenant-G Governor for the residue of the term, or until the disability shall cease. But when the Governor shall, with the consent of the Legislature, be out of the State, in time of war, at the head of a military force thereof, he shall continue commander-in-chief of all the military force of the State. Qualification and Duties of Lieuten.
 ant.GOvernOr: Succession to the GOvernOrship.
 Section 5. Tne Lieutenant-Go Governor shall possess the same qualifications of eligibility for the office as the Gov ernOr. He shall be president of the Senate, but shall have only a casting vote therein in case of tie vote. If during vacancy of the office of Gov ernor. the Lieutenant-G Governor shall be impeached. displaced, resign, die, or become incapable of performing the duties of his office, or be absent from the State, the President of the Senate shall act as Governor until the vacancy be filled or the disability shall cease; and if the President of the Sem ate for any of the above causes shall become incapable of performing the 1.-A .4-s-