Sharp County record., 1914-04-17
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
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following joint resolution, proposing
an amendment to the State Consti-
tuition, was passed by the General
Assembly at its regular session OF
1913, and that the same will be
submitted to the electors Of the
70 be held Monday, September l4th,
1914, for adoption or rejection.
Pre- posed Amendment No. l6.
That the following Is hereby pro-
posed as an amendment to the
Constitution Of the State Of Ar
ted to the electors Of the State
for approval or rejection at the
next general election for Senator's
and Representatives,, II majority
OF the electors voting at such cleo
ton adopt such amendment the same
shau become part OF the Consti-
tuflon OF the State Of Arkansas,
That Section No. II Of Article 5 Of
the Constitution Of the State OF Arkan-
sas be arended 80 as 10 read as follows:
Executive Department.
Section !, To amend Section ! Of
Article OF the Constitution NJ the State
Or Or Arkansas to read as follows The
Executive Department OF this State shall
consist Of a Governor, Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor. Secretary Of state, Treasurer or
state, Auditor OF State ard Attorney
General (d). all of whom shall keap their
ohoes In peraon at the seat Of govern
mont and hold their Offices for the torn
~ two years md u-tI their succossors
a." ele"ted and oualIrIed. And the Cen
e'ral Assembly may provide by law for
the establishment % tho office Of Com
missioner OF state Lands
E7ocuti-a Po-or
Section 2 The Executive nover shall
h" vested IN a Governor vho shall hold
o'oe for two wars T'eUtonnrt.Cl0v-
er0or shall be choson at tho Same time
ard for the snr'o torn Tho Governor
Ard flnuterart. Governor elected next
r"e"adlng election tha time whom this
sootlon shall taka oroct. shall hold office
NTH and includln9 tho second Monday
o' Se0t"fnher and their siccossors shall
he chosen at the general election in that
Election Of Governor and risu.,nsnt.
Governor.
Section = The Governor and rJeu.
tenant.Governor shall be elected At tho
times and nlaons % choosing nenbers
of the Assemble The persons respec.
tve'y having the highest number Of
votes for Governor and LIeutenant- Gov.
ernor shall bo elected. but In case two
or more shall have nm equal and the
highest number ~ votes for Governor
or for LIeutenart.Governor the two
Houses Or the Leglslature at lts next
annual session shall forthwith. by jolnt
ballot. choose one OF the said persons
50 having nm eoual and the h CHEST mum.
per or votes for Governor and Lieuten-
hnt.Governor
When Lieutenant t-Govarnor TO Act AZ
Governor
section 4, In case of the impeachment
of the Governor, or hs removal from
ONCE death. inability to discharge the
powers and duties NJ the said Office
resignation, or absence from the state,
me powers and duties Of the once shall
CeYolvs upon the Lieutenant. Governor
Tor the residue OF the term, or until the
disability shall cease nut when the
Go'ernor shall with the consent OF the
Legislature y ont OF the state, In time
or war Al the head NJ a military force
thereof he shall continue commander.ln.
ehlsr or all the military force OF the
State
Qualification and rr.iss Of lieutenant
Governors Succession to tho Cover
norship,
Section 8, The tleutenantsdoverno
shall nossess the same qualifications OF
eligibility for the off1ce as the Governor
He shHll he prt tsldent ~ tho Senate, but
shall have only casting vote therein
In case ~ n tle vote n during va.
cnncy NJ the ONCE ~ Governor the Lieu.
tenant'dovsrnor shall he lmnenehad, ais,
placed, resign, de, or become incapable
~ performing the duties Of his ONCE,
or he absent from tho state tho
President Of the Senate shall ACT
es Governor rntll tho vacancy he filled
or the dsahlltv shall cenae, ana n tho
President ~ TIVE Senate for aHv ~ the
above causes shall hee0me lneapahIe M
performing The duties pertaining IA tina
ONCE ~ Governor tho Sneaker Of the
assembly shall aat Hs Governor until
TIC vacancy be filled or the disability
shall cease
Salary Of rlsutsnart-novs-ror
Section & Tho Tieuta01rt.Govnrna
shall r'celve FOR h'H sorvicos nm annual
salary m Two Thousand Dollars nnd
snail not receive or he entitled In any
other eomhensatnn, fne or hraduislte
Tor any duty or service he NAV ba ras
by law "
Section 7 That all laws and rnrta ~
laws that are In conflict herewith n.
And TIE same nre hereby repealed, ana
that this Act shall he In force and az
feet from and after the second Monday
In eeftnmhar, ihik
Tho above resolution was filed In the
onles of the Secretary Of State on March
Each eleetnr nav vnte FOR nr agalnst
" .hove Amendment
= ness my oflclal signature this 10Th
fay Of February 1914
EARLE W, HODGES,
lbsal) Beeretary Of state
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