The Nevada County picayune., 1914-09-04
ruoposrp AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION or THE STATE
 OF ARKANSAS.


 Notice is hereby given that the following joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state Const, tuition, was passed by the General 1918, and that the same win tc submitted to the electors of the State al the next general election to be held Monday September 18th, 1914. for adoption or retsatI9n-
 Proposed Amendment No. le.
 That the following is hereby pro posed as an amendment to the Consultation of the state Of Ar- ted to the electors of the Stu" for approval or rejection at t"T next general election for Senat" and Representatives Y uatoH' ton adopt such amendment the same shall become part of the Const'- tuition of th. State of Arkansas That Section No IT of Article 8 q. the Constitution of the state of Arkar nas be amended SO az 70 read as follows.
 Executive Department
 Section To amend section ' .' or Arkansas to read as follows Thf Executive Department of this State shsN consist Of Governor. LieutenantGo, erno- Hecre.ary af State. T=sas.3Fe. u- State Auditor of State and Attsruof General (d). all of whom shall kean the' offices in person at the seat of govNrf- ment and hold their offices for tle tern of two years and until the{r success65' are elected and qualified And the Gen eral Assembly may provide by law for the estahlishpent Of the office of Com missioner of State Lands
 Executive Power
 Section :, The Executive power sha'' be vested In a Governor who shall hol' once for two years s iicutenan. Gov crnor shall be chosen at the same time and for the same term. The Governor and Tieutenant- elected next preceding election the time when this section shall take effect shall hold orHce gntn and including the second Monday nf September and their euecessorc shall he chosen at the general election Tn that Election of Governor and Lieutsnsnt-
 Governor.
 Section \ The Governor and Lieu ienant-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 ~ annual session shall forthwith, hY joint ballot, choose one of the ssti persons so having an equal and the highest nun ber of votes for Governor and Lieuten- ant-Governor
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 Governor.
 Section {. Tn case of the impeachment of the Governor or his removal from ofiics. death. inability to discharge tho powers and duties of the said ofTlce 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 untn 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 military force thereof. he shall continue communicate chief of all the military force Of the State
 Qualification and Duties Of Iaeutenant- Governor Succession to the Cover
 norship.
 Section The Lieutenant Governor shall roesees Inc same aHaIffeatt9ra 1r eligibility for the office as the eiavgruur He shall he president of the Senate lrt shall have au}y caeting vote there'0 in CaSc of te V"to IT during va CanCV of the office or Gotoraar 'fe I.'c'. tenant c Govcrnor .enaN he Impractical f.- placed resign. 1ie or hccnme tn.Jr''. IT. of performiug the duties of 1tS nHf.. CT ho absent from the State t., President of tre Senate shaf' ..t as Governor until the vacancy he ft"rF or tho disability shall ccaee. and r tna President of thc Souuto for any oF t'r above causes shall become Incapable o' performing the dHtrs pertaining to tlr office of GoVerno~. the Sp,allrr of fhr Assembly shall ant as Governor uutI the vacancy be filled or the disability shall cease
 Salary of ricutenant- Governor
 Section ( Tho Lieutenant -Governor shall rctve for lis services an annual salary of Two Thousand Dollars and ehall not receive or he entitled to auv other compeu satfo0 Tee or preQnisitc. for any duty or service hc may be rc- cutred to perform hv tNe Constitution or hv law
 Section :. That aN laws and parts ot laws that are i0 conflict herewith he and the sanc arc hereby repealed auI that this Nct sl all he ip force and "r- Feet from and after the second Monday in September 1915
 The ahovo resolution was f0ed ln n" office of the Secretary of state on Ma n C 1913.
 Each elector may vote for or against the above amerdmcrt
 Witness my official signature this 'ath day of February 19'4
 FNE1 r W HODGES.
 tseaO Secretary Of State