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 Notice is hereby given raro-sne t,.ar sne following Joint res9In''9S ,,,s State Gonsti- tuition was passed by the Generat Assembly at its regular session pa 1913 and that the same VIII AS p submitted to the electors electors e1ection' q. ns to be held Monday. September istn' 1914, for adoption or rejection-
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 That the following ID nerepy the Constitution of the State of Ar kansas and the same being sunmlt- ted to the electors os the State for approval s,s..n or re,sct,on for Senators as @ and Representatives if majority of the electors voting at such elec- tion adopt such amendment the sane saal ,an become os inc gtate gast Of That Section No. 17 of Article 5 of the Constitution of the State or Arkah- | sas be amended so as to read as folloWs: Executive Departmsnt. Section l. TO amend Section of Article of the Constitution of the state of Arkansas to read as follows. Ine Executive Department of this State shall consist of a Governor Lielltenant-Gov- ernor Secretary of State, Treasurer or | State. Auditor of State and Attorney l General (d). all of whom shall keep their l offices in person at the seat of govern ment and hold their offices for the term l of two years and until their successors are elected and qualified. And the Gen eral Assembly may provide by law ior | the establishment of the office or Com mis- sioner of State Lands. l Executive Power. ~ ] Section 2. The Executive power shaI be vested in Governor. who snail noiu office for two years: a Lieutenant-So | bo1 l,o orhno a fbo time, and for the same term. The Governor and I4ieutenant-G Governor elected next 1 preceding election the time when tnfs l section shall take effect. shall hold office until and including the second Monday of September. and their successors shall be chosen at the general election in that ! year.
 Election of Governor and xieutsna.lt- Governor.
 Section g. The Governor and Lieu- ltcnant- Governor shall be elected at the times and places of choosing members of the Assembly The persons respec- lively having the highest number of l votes for Governor and Lieutenant-Gov- ernor shall be elected, but in case two or more shall have an equal and the l highest number of votes for Governor. or for Lieutenant- Governor. the two Houses Of the Legislature at it's next annual session shall forthwith, by joint | ballot. choose one of the said persons | so having an equal and the highest num-
 
 I ant Governor.
 when Lieutsnant-Govsrnor to Aot Af
 Governor.
 | Section 4 In case of the impeachment of the Governor or his removal from I office. death inability to discharge the powers and duties of the said ofiice I resignation. or absence from the State l the powers and duties of the office shal l devolve upon the I.ieutenant-Governol for the residue of the term, or until thu l disability shall cease. But when thu Governor shall. with the consent of thu l Legislature, be out of the State, in timt of war, at the head of military force I thereof he shall continue commander-iu chief of all the military force of thu State
 I Qualification ana Duties of xisutsnant
 Governor; succession to tho Cover I norship.
 Section 5. The Licutenant-G Governo shall possess the same qualifications O Il eligibility for the office as the Governor He shall he president of the Senate, bu shall have only casting vote thereil in case of tie vote. If during va ] cancy of the office of Governor, the Lieu tenant-c1overnor shall be impeached, dis
 placed. resign, die. or become incapabl of performing. theSduties of his office
 or be absent froV the <State tn or the disability shall Sc1ass; andsff tn President of the Seha& fQrS aHy of tn above causes shall hSb0We tGapable Q perrOrm1nR the dupfeS p6yfG1n1nS 70 LII office of Governor. the Steaker of tn Assembly shall act as%Governor urti the vacancy be fillsd' or the disabilit | shall cease.
 }, Salary of Lisutsnsnt-0ovsrnor Section 6. The Iieutenant- Governo
 shall receive for his services an annua salary of Two Thousand Dollars, an : shall not receive or be entitled to an , other compensation, fee or preouisitt for any duty or service he may he re : qufred to perform by the Constitutions Q by law.
 Section '. That all laws and parts Q } laws that are in conflict herewith! b and the same are hereby repealed, an
 that this Act shall be in force and ef feet from and after the second Monda , 1 In September, 1915.
 The above resolution was filed in tn office of the Secretary of State on Marc 5 I 6, 1913.
 , Each elector may vote for or agains the above amendment
 Il Witness my official signature this 1st , ! day of February. 1914. EARLE w. HODGES. (Seal) Secretary of State