The Sentinel=record., 1914-04-12

ing joint resolution. proposing an amend ment to the State Constitution was passed by the General Assembly at it's regular session of 1913, and that the same will be submitted to the electors Of the State at the next general election, to be held Monday September 14tb. 1914, for adoption or rejection
 Proposed Amendment No. t6.
 That the following Is hereby proposed as an amendment to the Constitution ot 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 a majority of the electors voting at such election adopt such amendment the same shall become a part of the Constitution of the State of Arkansas, Jo-wlr.
 Executive department.
 That Section No. 17 of Article of the Constitution of the State of Arkan- sas be amended so as to read as follows; Section l. To amend Section 1 of Ar tice of the Constitution of the state ot Arkansas to read as follows: The EX- ecutive Department of this State shall ernor, Secretary of State, Treasurer or State, Auditor of State and Attorney General (d), all of whom shall keep their offices i'm person at the seat of govern ment and hold their offices for tse term of two years and untH their successors are elected and qualified. And the Gen eral Assembly may provide, by law Tor the establishment of the office of Com missioner of State Lands
 Executive Power.
 Section 2. The Executive power shan be vested in a Governor, who shall hold office for two years; a Lieutenant Gov ernor shall be chosen at the same time, and for the same term The Governor and Lieutenant Governor elected next preceding election the time when this 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 Lieutenant Governor.
 Section 3. The Governor and Lteuten- ant-Goyernor shall be elected at the times and places of choosing members of the Assembly The persons respectively having the highest number of votes for Governor and Iieutenant-Governlr 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 Legisn- ture at is 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-Governor.
 When Lieutenant Governor to Act as
 Governor
 Section 4. In case of the Impeachment of the Governor, or his removal from office, death, inability to discharge the powers and duties of the said office signaton, 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 ths 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 military force | thereof he shall continue commander-in- | chief of all the military force of the | State.
 Qualification and Duties of Lieutenant Governor; Succession to the Gov ernorshlp. l Section B. The Lieutenant Governor l shall possess the same qualifications of eligibility for the office as the Governor. He shall be president of the Senate but shall have only casting vote therein in case of a tie vote. If during a va cancy of the office of Governor. the Lieu tenant-Governor shall be inpeacned. dis placed, resign, die, or become incapable of performing the duties of his office, or dent of the Senate shall act as Governor until the vacancy be filled or the disability shall cease; and If the President of the Senate for any of the performing the duties pertaining to the office of Governor, the Speaker of the Assembly shall act as Governor until the vacancy be filled or the disability shall cease.
 Salary of LIeuter ant. Governor.
 Section G. The Lieutenant- Governor shall receive for his services an annual salary of Two Thousand Dollars, and shall not receive or be entitled to any other compensation. fee or prequisite, for any duty or service he may be required to perform by the Constitution or by law.
 Section That all laws and parts of laws that are in conflict herewith, be and the same are hereby repealed, and that this Act shall be in force and effect from and after the second Monday in September, 1915.
 The above resolution was filed in the office of the Secretary Of State on March 6, 1913.
 Each eector may vote for or against the above amendment.
 Witness my official signature this 18th day of February. 1914
 EARLE w HODGES,
 (SeaD Sec"et=S5 0f State.