Sharp County record., 1914-03-06
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
nT ApKANqAS

OF AEKANSAS.
Notice is hereby given that the
an amendment to the State Consti:
tuition. was passed by the General
Assembly at its regular session OF
1913, and that the same will be
submitted to the electors Of tho
State at the next general election
to be held Monday, September l4th,
1914, for adoption or rejection.
Pre- cposed Amendment No. 1e.
That the following is hereby pro-
posed as an amendment to the
Constitution Of the State of Ar
kansas, and the same being submit
ted to the electors OF the State
for approval or rejection at the
and Representatives, II majority
OF the electors voting at such cleo
tion adopt such amendment the same
shall become part Of the Consti-
tuition Of the State of Arkansas,
to-wit
That Section No. II Of Article S Of
the Constitution OF the State Of Arkan-
sas be amended 80 as to read as follows:
Executive Department. a.
Section /. To amend Section OF
Article OF the Constitution Of the State
of Arkansas to read as follows; The
Executive Department of this State shall
consist Of a Governor, Lieutenant-Gov
'lHpli SeCIfluTy OI 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 Cen
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
he vested In Governor who shall hold
Office for two wears; Lieutenant
ernor shall he chosen Mt the same time
and for the Same term, The Governor
and Iicutenart- Governor elected next
preceding election the time when this
section shall take effect, shall hold Office
untll and including the second Monday
or September. and their successors shall
he chosen at the general election In that
NoRr
Election OF Governor and lieutenant
Governor.
Section 3, Tho Governor and Lieu
tenant-Governor shall be elected at the
times and places OF choosing members
OF the Assemble, The persons respec.
lively having the highest number OF
votes for Governor and Lieutenant Gov.
ernor shall ho elected but In case two
or more shall have an equal and the
highest number Of votes for Governor,
or for LIcutcnant-Go Governor, tho two
Houses OF tho LEGISLATURE at It's next
annual session shall forthwith, by Joint
hnllot, choose ono Of the said persons
so having an cdual and the highest mum
Dor or votes for Governor and LIcuten-
nnt-Govcrnor,
when Lioutenn Mt Governor to Act 80
Governor,
Soction T. IN case Of the impeachment
Of the Governor, or his removal from
oillee, deRth, inability 10 discharge the
powers and duties ot the said office
resignation, or absence from the state,
tho nowers and duties Of the ofilce shall
dovolve upon tho Lieutenant. Governor
for tho residue Of the term, or until the
disability ShNll oo'so. mt when the
GOvc-vOr gho'' uultN tho conocnt az tho
LEGISLATURE o"t of the state In time
of war at tho 'N0l NJ n military force
thereof, he shan co"t'nua e0nmAnaersina
chief OF all the military force Of tho
Qualification r"t 0rt'ep OF Iieutenants
Governors Suoaoef'or TO tho Cover
norsh'p
Section +, The tIeuteonnt. Governor
fhn'l nosaosa tho gone qualifications OF
eligibility for the Office az tho Governor
Ito qh7ll he president ~ tho Senate but
shall have only casting vote therein
In case or 10 vote. n during va
cancy " the 0n'cc ~ Governor tho Lieu.
ennrtsGovcrnor shnll hc impeNched, dla,
placed, rcalgn die, or become incapable
Of performing tho duties of his Office
~ ho absent from tho State, ths
President Of the Senate shall act
ne Uovernor WITH tho vacancy he fIllad
." tho difqhil'tv ehall cease and II tho
President of tho Senate for any NJ tho
above enuset shall become lncapAhlo Of
rerrorwinr tho duties pertaining To tho
o'Nee ~ Governor the Sneaker NJ the
NrAemhlN sholl net na Governor until
hg al
shall cease,
spiNry Of rieataaant.seveu1er
Section O. Tho Lieutenant laVntnor
shall receive fnr hts services rn annual
salary nf Two Thousand nallnrs and
shall not receive nr he entitled 10 any
n'hpr conrrrantIon zoe or proGuIslte
for any duty or service he may be re.
eure1 to perform by tho Constitution or
by law
Section 7 That all laws and narts OF
lAwa thht hre IN conflict herewith, be
ana the same hre hereby repealed and
that THE Act shnll he IN force ana Of.
foet from And after the second Monday
IN serinmher 1919
TNn above raahlutldn was filed IN the
oFf,ee nf The Secretary Of State on March
Each eleetor NAV vote for or against
tNe above amendment
Witness my onieinl signature this 10Th
fny ~ February iNii
EARtF w, HODGES,
tRean Secretary Of state