Pocahontas star herald., 1914-06-05
ALL DRUGGISTS
vnorosnD AMENDMENT TO rn
oousrrruTIoH or THE STATE
OF ARKAHHAa

Notice Is hereby given that IN.
following Joint resolution, proposinE
AZ amendment 10 the stats consti-
tuition. was passed by the General
Assembly az Its regular session OF
1913. and that the same will b.
submitted 20 the electors OF the
State at the next general election.
g he held Monday. September itth
1915. Tor adoption or rejection.
Proposed Amendment No. 10.
That the following n hereby pro
posed as an amendment 10 the
Constitution OF the State Of Ar
KANSAS ard the same being submit.
teu 70 the electors OF the State
TO- approval or rejection at the
next general election for Senators
aud Representatives, N majority
Of the electors voting az such cleo.
ton adopt such amendment the sans
,ution OF the State OF Arkansas
That Section No. II or ArtlcI. & Of
th' Constitution OF the State OF Arkan-
Haf be amended 80 as to read a. follows,
Executive Department.
Section !. To amend Section 1 OF
Artlole or the Constitution Of the Stat.
a. Arkansas 10 read as follows. The
Executive Department OF this stats shall
consist OF a Governor Lieutenant Gov
eruor. Secretary OF State Treasurer OF
state. Auditor OF State and Attorney
General td). all OF whom shall keep their
Offices In person at the seat Of govern
msnt and hold their Offices FOR the term
o. two years and until their successors
are elected and qualified. And the Cen
enI Assembly may provide by law FOR
tm establishment OF the once Of Com
missioner of State Lands
Incentive Power
Section (, The Executive power shall
b. vested In a Governor who shah hold
oHine for two years. n Lieutenant Gov
"rnor shall be chosen at the same time.
nnd for the same term The Governor
nnd Lieutenant Governor elected next
preceding election the time when this
Eacton shall take effect. shall hold once
untuFani Including the second Monday
of september. and their Successors shall
% 'h'sen ~ the general election in tha,
nieotl5n of Governor ana Lisutoaau,.
Governor.
Section The Governor and Liea-
tcuhnt-Gnv'rnor shall Doe elected al the
tiWes nri places of choosing members
OF The Assembly The persons resDec-
lively having the highest number %
votes FOR Governor and Lieutenant Gov
crnpr shall be- elected but in case two
or more shall have an equal and the
highest number Of votes FOR Governor.
~ for Lieutenant Governor the tWn
Houses of the Legislature al It's nes.
nnuutl session shall forthwith. by Joint
bnliot choose one OF the said perpsnf
80 having an equal and the highest NUN
be- 9f votes for Governor and LieuhsaS
ant Governor
When LisutsnAnt- Governor TO Aot %
Governor.
Section 4. In case of the lmpeachmsat
OF he Governor. or his removal from
offce. death. inability 10 discharge ths
powers and duties Of the said ohasa
res gnatlon. or absence from the statA
Ms powers and duties OF the Office shall
dsvolve upon the Lieutenant Governor
iot the residue OF the term. or until the
disability shall cease. But when tho
GU' ern0r shall. with the consent or the
LEGISLATURE. be out OF the State. in time
of var at the head % a military forcs
thereof he shall continue commdnder-in-
ct.of Of all the military force Of the
State
Qualification ana Duties Of Lisutsuant-
Governor; Succession TO the Cover
norship.
Section b The Lieutenant Governor
shall possess the same qualifications OF
eligibility for the Office as the Governor
IL shall be president OF the Senate hut
shall have only a casting vote therein
in case Of n tie vote n during a va
cnncy NJ the ollce Of Governor the Lieu
tensnt-GQvernor shall be imneached, dis
placed resign. die. or become incapabls
OF performing the duties Of Ills office,
or be absent from the State. tho
resident OF the Senate shall act
az Governor until the vacancy be filled
or The disability shall cease; and n tho
above causes shall become incapable OF
performing the duties pertaining 20 ths
Office Of Governor the Speaker or tho
Assembly she'll act as Governor until
The vacancy be filled or the disability
shall ce1gp
salary Of Lieutsnant-G Governor
Section 6 The Lieuteu1nt-Governor
shall y relve for his services an annual
salary Of TWO Thousand Dollars and
shall not receive or be entitled 10 any
other compensation. Zee or prequislte.
Tor any duty or service he may be re-
oui-sd 20 perform by the Constitution or
by law
section Z That all laws and parts OF
laws that are In conflict herewith, be
md the same are hereby repealed. and
that this Act shall be I'm force and ef-
fuat from and after the second Monday
in september. 1915.
The above resolution was filed In the
office of the Secretary OF state on March
s 1913.
Each elector NAV vote for Or against
rho above amendment.
Witness my official signature this 18th
day Of February 1914
EARLE W. HODGES,
IsaaD Secretary Of state.