Sharp County record., 1914-07-10
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO TIE
coNsTITUTIoN OF TIE STATE
or ARKANSAS.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO EAA
CONSTITUTION OF TIE STATE
OF ARKANSAS. ~.
Notice is HEREBY given tLIdI
following joint resolution, p'IPo EPoms+i'
an amendment to the state CohsuII
tuition. was passed by the GeneFa:;
Assembly at its regular session OF
1919. and that the same Will pe
submitted TO the electors OF tne
State at the next general election'
to be held Monday. September l4'''
1914, for adoption or rejecuIae'
Pre- posed Amendment No. 10
That the following is hereby pro
posed as an amendment to the
Constitution Of the State OF At
kansas. and the same being submit
ted to the electors Of the state
for approval or rejection at he
next general election for senators
and Representatives if majority
ton adopt such amendment the same
shall become a rart Of the Constl-
tuition Of the State Of Arkansas
to-wit:
That Section No Il Of Article Of
the Constitution of the State Of Arkan-
sas be am ended so as TO read as follows!
Executive Department
Section / To amend Section J or
Article E Of the Constitution Of the state
of Arkansas to read 9 follows: Inc
Executive Department of this state shall
consist Of a Governor. Lteutenant-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
Section 2 The Executive power shall
be vested in a Governor. who shall hold
Office for two years, a Lieutnnant-GoV-
ernor shall be chosen at the same time
and for the same term. The Governor
and Iieutenant-G 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 8. 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 It's 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, b. 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 a tie vote. II during a va"
cancy Of the Office Of Governor, the Lieu
tenant-Governor shall be impeached dis.
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 the
above causes shall become Incapable OF
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 lieutenant overnor
Section 6, The Lieutenant Governor
shall receive for his services an annual
salary OF Two Thousand Dollars, aud
shall not receive or be entitled to any
other compensation, fee or prequislte,
for any duty or service he may be re-.
ouired 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 ef.
feet from and after the second Monday
In September, 1915.
The above resolution was filed IN the
office Of the Secretary Of State on March
&, 1913
Fach elector may vote for or against
tn. above amendment
", mess my official signature this 10Th
day Of February, 1914
EARLE W HODGES,
(seaD Secretary OF State,