The Nevada County picayune., 1914-04-24
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION or THE STATE
 OF ARKANSAS.

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 1tth. 1914. for adoption OF rejection.
 Proposed Amendment No. l6. posed posed as an amendment to the kansas. and the same being submit ted to the electors of the State for approval or rejection at the and Representatives, if majority of the electors voting at such cleo ton adopt such amendment the same shall become part of the Consti- to-wit:
 That Section No. r of Article or the Constitution of the State of Arlan sas be amended so as to read as follows
 Executive Department.
 Section l. To amend Section 1 "r Article of the Constitution of the State or Arkansas to read as follows: The Executive Department of this State shall consist of a Governor Uieutenant-Goy- ernor. Secretary of State Treasurer or State. Auditor of State and Attorney General td), all Of whom shall keep thee offices in person at the seat of govern meut and hold their offices for the tern of two years and untn their successors are elected and qualified And the Gen eFal Assembly may provide by law for tne eStablishment pf the office If Com missioner of State Lands
 Executive Power
 Section 2 fhe Executive power shai} be vested in Governor who shall helI office for two wears; a ideutenant-Ctov- 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 thi$ section shall take effect. shall hold office until and including the second Monday or 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 Tfao- tenant-GoVernor shall be elected at she times and places of choosing members or ., the Assembly The persons respee- lively having the highest number CT votes Tor Governor aud Lieutenant -Goy ernor shall be elected. but in casa two or more shall have an equal and tha highest number of votes for Governor or Tor Lieutenant Governor. the two Houses of the Leeislature at it's u-Nt annual session shall forthwith. by foin- ballot choose one Of the said p-rSar- so haEins an equal and the highest mum. per or votes for Governor and T.ieHtea- aut-GoVernor.
 When Lieutenant-Governor to Act as
 Governor
 Section ( h case of the impeachmeht Of the Governor. or his removal from once, death, inability to discharge the powers and duties .pf the said office resigna 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 ths l-esisla ture, be out of the State in tina of war. at the head of military force thereof. he shall continue commander-}u- chief of all the military force or the State
 Qualification aud ro%;.- as y...4..
 Governor; Succession to the Cover
 norship.
 Section 5 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 casting vote therein In case or tie vote If during a va cancy of the office of Governor the Lieu tenant-Governor shall be impeached d g. placed, resign. die, or become incapable ot performing tue duties Of his ofiro. or be absent from the state tlN President of the Senate shall act as Governor until the vacancy be fliled or the disability shall cease: and if the President of tte Senate for auY of tna above causes shall become iucapabfc Of performing the duties pertaining to tee office of Governor the Speaker of tAo Assembly shat act as Governor urtil the vacancy be filled or tAe disability shall cease
 Salary of Lieutenant Governor
 Section 6 The Lieutenant Gov,rnu shall 'eiVe for his services an annual salary of Two Thousand Dollars and shall not receive or be entitled to any other compensation. fee or prequtsite. for any duty or service lie may hs re- quired to perform h2 the Constitution ar by law
 Section 7. That all laws and parts Of laws that are in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed aud 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 Maceh 6. 1918,
 Each electoT may vote for or against the above amendment
 Witness my official signature this lqth day of February 1914
 EARLE w. HODGES
 tSeaN Secretary Of Stats