Sharp County record., 1914-09-11
SpoPoSED AnfEEDYENT TO TIE
CcNsTTrvTIoE OE TzZE STATE
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OF A. KANSAS.

CcNSEfIC E1ON u N--H S~'9~
CP AS KANSAS.
Notice $ heEe5y given t"at
following Joint resolution. piep's-.
~ amendment to the state loHS.l,
futon. was passed b." the G-HEl h;
Assembly al its regular session nc
1913 AMI that the same Will
zubnitted 20 the electors Of t-e
to be held Monday. Sc. t-nbcr lE'...
1914. for adoption or rejection.
Pr 2osea EEe-hrs7t 10. IS.
That the following Is hereby p
prse8 as a. amendment % i-
Constitution Cf -"a State Of -
kansas. and the some .eiDE snLrn =
tel 10 the electors @: the St. .-e
for approval or raisct,on a. tie
newt general e'e"-f5r for Se0ato's
and Representatives If waior;-T
of the electors voting Ct such ? o."
tion adrrt such amendment the sam"
shal become. ra~t Of the Cons'.-
tu'toH Of tire State Of Arkansas,
That Section No. II q Article : II
the Constitution of the State Of AriaA-
sas be amended so as 20 read as follows:
Executive Department.
Section I. To amend Section I of
Ar.icle 6 Of the Constitution 0f t'e Sta 'e
Executive Department Of this state shall
CONSIST Of a Governor. Lieuten9 0t-CioT-
e~ror Sacra+ary Of state. Tres SNrer 0f
state Auditor Of state ard Attpr"c"
Garo-al IA. all Of whom shall Fean the'r
Offices in person at the Sat oS ~Nrer'
mort and hold their oT}cas for tho tarr'1
Of two years and u'tl their Successors
40 clarted ar1 qualified And the Gen
e~al Assembly may provide by law for
the establishment Of tra Office Of Com
missioner Of State Lands
E-ec1t;-e 20-rc-
Section . The Fvrovti,e r0wer eh"'l
hA vested in a Governor Who shall fo'
ofsoa for two wears q 'o'rta00rt-G0N-
s~0or she'll la chosen 1T the same time
e~1 for the Same term. The Governor
and Tiautan0 IT Governor elected newt
rreoodirg election i've time when th's
section shall lara effrot. shall hold office
urtl and ino'u7ing the second Monday
of Sartenher and their Successors shall
he chosen at the general election in that
Election of Governor and Lisute7ans-
Gcve~~or.
Section s. The Governor and LEV
tn0ant-CovernCr shall he elected Al the
times and n'0"es Of choosing members
Of the Assemble. The persons rasDe0-
votes for Governor and Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor shall ho elected but in case two
or more shall have an equal and the
highest number Of -OtcS for Governor.
or for Lieutenant-Coverror the two
Houses Of the Legislature at ite ravt
ar0ual session shall forthwith, by joint
ho1Ct. choose one o. tho said pers0~S
50 having an equal ard the highest Dg'r-
Der Of votes for Governor and Lieuten-
ant-Governor.
When Lieuternr+-Gcvo~1or to Act as
Governor.
Section 4. In case Of the irnpna "hnnent I
Of the Governor, or his removal from
Office. death, inability to discharge the
powers and duties Of the said office
resigra ton, or absence from the STATE
the powers and duties Of the Office shall
devolve upon the Lieutenant-Governor
for the residue Of the term or until the
disability shall cease But when the
Governor shall with The consent OF the
Legislature. b out Of the state, IN time
of war at the head Of a military force
thereof. he shall continue couman7er-in-
chief Of all the military force Of the
State
Qualification and rrt'os Of mioutenant-
Governor; Succession to the Cover
norshlp.
Section s. The Lieutnraut-Govcr
shall nossess the same qualifications Of
eligibility for the office as tho Governor.
Fn shall be president OF the Senate, hut
shall have only a casting vote therein
in case Of tie vote. If during a va
cancy Of the Office Of Governor. the Lieu
tenant-Governor shall he impcaohed. dis.
placed resign, die or become incauahla
OF performing the duties Of his Office.
or hn absent from the state, tho
President Of the Senate shall act
as Governor until the vacancy he filled
or the disability shall cease; and II the
President % the Senate for any OF the
above causes shall become incannble Of
performing the duties pertaining 10 tho
Office OF Governor, the Speaker OF the
Assembly shall act rs Governor until
the vacancy be filled or the disability
shall cease.
Salary OF Tieu.eaant.-o-araor,
Section G. The Licuta0a~t-Govornor
shall roccive for hts services an annuel
salary ~ Two Thousand Dollars. AMI
shall not receive or be entitled 10 anv
other compensation, fee or preduiste,
for any duty or service he may he re-
ouired to perform by the Constitution or
by law
Section 7. That all laws ana parts of
laws that are In conflict herewith, he
and the same are hereby repealed. and
that this Act shall he IN force ana ef-
feet from and after the second Monday
IN September, 'Hi5,
Tho Nbovc resolution wA" fllod IN the
office " the Secretary Of state on March
9, 1913
Each elector may vote FOR or against
H.. -hove amendment
y .ress my official signature this 18th
day OF February 1oN
EARLE W HODGES,
tReaO Secretary OF State,