Sharp County record., 1914-07-31
RHoYosHD AMENDMEnT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
Up ARKANSAS.

ooHsTIruT1oN oP THE STATE
CP ARKANSAS.
Notice is hereby given that the
following joint resolution. proposIhS
an amendment to the State Consu,
tuition, was passed by the General
Assembly at its regular session OF
1918, and that the same will be
State at the next general election
to be held Monday, September l+th,
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 of Ar
kansas and the same being SUBMIT
ted to the electors Of the STATE
for approval or rejection al tn
next general election for Senator's
and Representatives If q majority
Of the electors voting at such e'ec
tlon 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 3 of
the Constitution of the State of Arkan-
sas be amended so as to read as follows:
Executive Department.
Section l. To amend Section ! or
Article of the Constitution Of the state
of Arkansas to read as follows The
Executive Department of this state sNal
consist of a Governor. LieutenantGov
ernor, Secretary of State, Treasurer Of
State, Auditor of State and ATTORNEY
General (d). all of whom shall keep the''
offices in person at the seat of FoE"rn
ment and hold their Offices for the term
of two years and until their successors
are elected and qualified. And tn" Cen
eral Assembly may provide by law for
the establishment of the office of Com
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Executive Power
Section g. The Executive power shall
be vested in a Governor who shall ho''
Office for two years a Lieutenant Coy
ernor shall be chosen at the same time
and for the same term The Governor
and Lieutenant-Governor elected newt
preceding election the time when this
section shall take effect. shall hol1 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 5. The Governor and Lieu
tenant-Governor shall be elected al 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 Lieutenaant-Governor the two
Houses of the LEGISLATURE at its next
annual session shall forthwith by john
ballot choose one Of the said persons
so having an equal and the highest mum
Der Of votes for Governor and Lieuten.
ant-Governor.
When Lieutenant-Governor to Act a.
Governor.
n ,f ~ ot,,, nr,3
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-Go
for the residue Of the term. or until tht
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 Liertenant-
Governor; Succession to the Cover
norship.
Section g. The Lieutenant-G Governor
shall possess the same qualifications o.
eligibility for the Office as the Governor
He shall be president Of the Senate, but
shall have only casting vote therein
in case OF tie vote II during a va
cancy Of the office Of Governor, the Lieu.
tenant-Governor shall be lmpeached. 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 m ed
or the disability shall cease. and - the
President of the Senate for any of thG
above causes shall become incapable 81
performing the duties pertaining to thu
Assembly shall act ms Governor untN
the vacancy be filled or the disability
shall cease
Salary Of lieutenant. Governor
Section g. The Leutenant-Govor
shall receive for his services nm annuo'
salary OF Two Thousand Dollars, an
shall not receive or be entitled 10 an
other compensation, fee or predulsIte
for any duty or service he may be re
duired to perform by the Constitution OF
by law
Section Y That all laws and parts
laws that are In conflict herewith, h
and the same are hereby repealed am
that this Act shall be IN force and Of.
feet from and after the second Monday
In September, 1915.
The above resolution was filed In tn
office Of the Secretary of state on March
6, 1918,
Foch clector may vote for or against
tle- above amendment
y .ness my ofi'cial signature this 1911
day OF February, 1914
EARLE W. HODGES.
(BeaD Secretary OF stats.