Sharp County record., 1914-08-21
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ~
CONSTITUTIONS OF THE STATE
OF ARKANSAS.

OF ARKANSAS' ~,
Notice as hereby given tllaa ;n,y
sn amendment to the State Consti;;
tuition, was passed by the Genera
Assembly at its regular session oI
1913, and that the same Will pe
submitted to the electors OF tIo
State at the next general electiot,'
to be held Monday, September 14'n'
1914, for adoption or rejection
Pre- posed Amendment No. le.
That the following is hereby pro,
posed as an amendment to the
Constitution Of the State or AT
kansas and the same being suoHl't-
ted to the electors of the otate
for approval or rejection at tne
and Representatives. If majority
of the electors voting at such elec-
tion adopt such amendment the Same
shall become a part of the consul
tuition Of the State of Arkansas
to~wit:
That Section No. II of Article $ Of
the Constitution of the State Of Arkan-
saG be amended so as to read as foIloWs;
Executive Department.
Section l. To amend Section l OF
Article Of the Constitution or the State
of Arkansas to read as follows me
Executive Department of this state stlaH
consist of Governor Lteutenant-GoVa
State. Auditor of State and Attorney
General 3D. 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 1or
the establishment of the office or Corn
missioner Of State Lands.
Executive Power
Section 2. The Executive power sha
be vested in a Governor, who shall ho'1
office for two years, a Lieutenant-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 g. 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-Gover 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 az
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 a 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 g. 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 of q tie vote. If 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 he 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-G Governor.
Section 6. The Lieutenant-Governo
shall receive for his services an annual
salary OF Two Thousand Dollars, and
| shall not receive or be entitled to any
| other compensation, fee or prequsite,
| for any duty or service he may be re-
| quired to perform by the Constitution or
| by law
Section 7. 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
9, 1913.
zach elector may vote for or against
| th. above amendment
". mess my official signature this 18th
day OF February 1914,
EARLE w, HODGES,
(esal) Secretary of State,
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