Sharp County record., 1914-07-24
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
oP ARKANSAs,

OF ARhANSAS' -,
Notice is hereby given tna1osins tna1 fne
an amendment to the State Consu,
tuition, was passed by the General
Assembly at it's regular session Oh
1918, and that the same VIII ~. Se
submitted to the electors OF tne
State at the next general election'
to be held Monday September latn'
Proposed Amendment NO. le.
That the following is hereby pro
posed as on amendment to the
Constitution of the State OF Ar
kansas, and the same being supmlt-
ted to the electors of the state
for approval or rejection at me
next general election for Senators
and Representatives, if majority
of the electors voting at such cleo
tion adopt such amendment the same
shall become part of the Constl-
tuition Of the State Of Arkansas
to-wit:
That Section No II Of Article 5 OF
the Constitution of the State Of Arkan-
sas be amended so as to read as follows:
Executive Department.
Section / To amend Section | or
Article of the Constitution Of the state
of Arkansas to read as follows: the
Executive Department of this State shall
consist of Governor, Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor, Secretary Of State, Treasurer OF
State, Auditor of State and Attorney
General (d) all of whom shall keep their
Offices in person at the seat of govern
ment and hold their Offices for the term
of two years and until their successors
are elected and qualified And the Gen
eral Assembly may provide by law for
the establishment of the office of Com
missioner Of State Lands.
Executive Power
TIn iva
| be vested In Governor, who shall hold
office for two years, Leutenant-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 2. The Governor and Lieu
| tenant-Governor shall be elected at the
times and places of choosing members
| of the Assembly The persons respec-
lively having the highest number Of
votes for Governor and Lieutenant Gov
ernor 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 Legislature at its next
| annual session shall forthwith, by joint
ballot, choose one of the said persons
so having an equal and the highest num-
Der of votes for Governor and Lieuten-
| ant-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
resignation, 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, 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 Cover
norship.
Section s. The Lieutenant Governor
shall possess the same qualifications OF
eligibility for the office as the Governor
He shall be president of the Senate, but
shall have only a casting vote therein
In case of tie vote, II during a va
cancy of the office Of Governor, the Lieu.
| tendHt-GONeTHOT snail De lmpeaCne0, ais
| placed, resign, die, or become Incapable
of performing the duties OF his office
or be absent from the State, the
President of the Senate shall act
as Governor until the vacancy be filled
or the disability shall cease; and II the
| President OF the Senate for any Of thu
above causes shall become Incapable OF
performing the duties pertaining to thu
office OF Governor the Speaker OF tho
Assembly shall act as Governor until
| the vacancy be filled or the disability
| shall cease
Salary Of Lieutenant- G overnor
Section g. The Lieutenant Governo,
shall receive for his services an annua'
salary Of Two Thousand Dollars, ant
shall not receive or be entitled to any
| other compensation, fee or preduIsIte
| for any duty or service he may be re-
| CURED to perform by the Constitution o,
by law.
| Section '. That all laws and parts OF
| laws that are In conflict herewith, hi
and the same are hereby repealed, anC
that this Act shall be In force and Of
| feet from and after the second Monday
| In September, 1918,
| The above resolution was filed IN The
| office OF the Secretary Of State on Marcf
| a, 1918
Each eleotor may vote FOR or against
| tn. shove amendment
| w. mess my official signature this 1911
day Of February, 1914
EARLE w, HODGES,
| (HeaD Secretary OF State