The Harrison times., 1914-08-29
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO TEEN
CONSTITUTION OF TIE STATE
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OF ARKANSAS.
Notice is hereby given that the
following Joint resolution, propoSinp
an amendment to the State CsnsSi-
tuition was passed by the GenesGi
Assembly at it's regular session ef
1919. and that the same will ss
submitted to the electors Of tAs
TO be held Monday, September 'i4@,
Dl4, for adoption or reJectieA.
Proposed Amendment No. 10.
TaaS the following Is hereby pre-
posed as an amendment to thS
Constitution OF tho state Sf AZ
ted to the electors OF the etasa
for approval or rejection at thS
next general election for benatsrS
and Representatives, II majority
OF the electors voting at such SIsS-
tion adopt such amendment the soMa
tuition OF the state OF Arkansas
to-wit:
That Section No II OF Article s se
the Constitution OF the state Of Arhap-
sRs be amended so az TO read as tOllSwST
Executive Department
Section J. To amend Section ] cf
Article OF the Constitution af the stats
Of Arkansas 10 read as follows The
Executive, Department OF this State EhaIl
consist or Governor, Lieutepan T. Gev-
ernor, Secretary OF State, Treasurer R
SAnte, Auditor OF State and Attorney
Sen nepal (d), oil OF whom shall keep thsiT
OHDces In person Mt the seat Of govern
ment and hold their ufIloes for the tsrm
OF two years and until their succee~ea
are elected and qualified, And the Geo.
sral Assembly may provide by law fer
thb establishment OF the once Of Gen.
missioner OF State LwnAs
Executive Power
@1a ~
Ne vested in n Governor, who shall hsSA
Office for two years; n Lieutenant -GIvV-
srnOr shall be chosen at the same titAa
and for the same term, Tho GovSrBSv
and Lieutenant Governor elected ns1a
pNeoeding election the time when mis-
Sectton Shan take effect, shall hold snrss
untA nnd including the second hoRAaH
81 September, and their sucsessors sAAA
bs chosen at tho general election in tl~AA
year
msction OF Governor ana LisutsnaAS.
Governor.
Section 3, The Governor and Ihsu-
tenant Governor shall be elected al tie
ttmcs and places or choosing mcnbsra
m tho Assembly, The persons reEres-
ttYelY having the highest number sf
votes for Governor and Lieutenant. Gsv-
erDor shall be elected but IN case tive
OF more shall have an equal and the
highest number OF votes for Govsrneu,
Houses OF the Legislature az lts next
annual session shall forthwith, by jsiAt
bnlfot, choose one OF the said psrneAn
- having an equal and the highest nxna-
bor OF votes for Governor and Lisutan-
ant Governor,
when lieutenant ovornor 10 ACT -
Governor,
seouon T. In case OF tho impoNc chmsnt
Of the Governor, or HIS removal froua
snioe, death, inability 20 discharge the
powers and duties OF tho said ot1aa
rssiEnat tlon or absence from the State
tho powers and duties OF tho ofllce shall
aovolyo upon tho Loutenanta GoyernoT
for tho residue OF the term, or until ths
disability shall cease But when the
Governor Shnll, with tho consent OF the
Legislature, he ont OF tho state, In titps
OF war at the head OF n military force
thereof, no shall continue commander-in.
chief OF all the military force OF the
Qualification and uutiop Of Lieutsneat-
Governors Buooorgiou 60 tho Cover
norHhtp,
Beoton q, The Lieutenant Govsrnsr
shall possess tho same qualifications Of
eligibility for the ONCE ns tho Governsp
ne s,sn be president OF Tho Senate, sat
shall have only n eahting yoto therein
In ease ~ tie vote, n during n va
oancy OF the ofiloe Of Governor, tho Ljsu.
tcRNnt-uovernor shaE be lmpeached, ais
plnoNd, reHlVn, do or become ineana bl .
OF performing the duties OF his ofios
or he absent from the state the
President OF the Senate shall Ast
az eovenor until The vacancy be fillsA
o. the disability shall cease and n me
President OF tho Senate tor any ~ the
above causes shall become ineaphbls u
performing tho duties pertaining 10 the
ofrlos Of Governor, the speaker Of IN.
Assembly shall nat M Governor until
Tho vhcnnoy bo filled or the disability
shall cease
Baiary OF I.ioutonant-G Governor
Section q, The BieutenantsG Governor
shall receive for his services m annual
nnlerY of Two Thousand Dollars, and
shall not receive or bo entitled 10 my
other compensation, fec or produiBita
for any duty or service hs may bs re-
aulred 10 perform by tho conathution or
by law
SECTION Y THAT all laws and parts ~
laws that ara IN conflict herewith, hs
and the same are hereby repealed, and
that this Act fhnll ba IN force and az
feet from .hnd after the second Monday
IN September, 1916
Tho above resolution was filed IN the
office of tho Secretary of state on March
O. 1918,
Each elector may vote for or aEaina,
the above amendment
Witness my ofneial signature this 10th
day OF February 1914
EARLE W itOndnR,
tBeBl) Secretary Of State
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