Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-04-25

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Observation-Disclosures
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF ARKANSAS.
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing joint resolution, proposing an
amendment to the State Constitution,
was passed by the General Assembly
at it's regular session of 1913, and that
the same will be submitted to the
electors of the state at the next gen.
eral election, to be held Monday, Sep
TENDER 18th, 1914, for adoption or re-
lection.
Proposed Amendment No. Is.
That the following is hereby pro-
posed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State of Arkansas,
and the same being submitted to the
electors of the state for approval or
rejection at the next general election
for Senators and Representatives, If a
majority of the electors voting at
such election adopt such amendment
the same shall become a part of the
Constitution of the State of Arkansas,
to-wit:
That Section No. II of Article 5
of the Constitution of the State OF
Arkansas be amended so as to read as
follows:
Executive Department.
Section l. To amend Section l of
Article of the Constitution of the
State of Arkansas to read as follows:
The Executive Department OF this
State shall consist of Governor, Lieu
tenant Governor, Secretary of State
Treasurer of State, Auditor of State
and Attorney General (dD, all of whom
shall keep their offices in person at
the seat of government and hold their
offices, for the term of two years and
until their successors are elected and
qualified And the General Assembly
may provide by law for the establish
ment of the offices of Commissioners
of State Lands.
Executive Power.
Section 2. The Executive power
shall be vested in a Governor, who
shall hold office for two years; g
Lieutenant Governor 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 Mon
day of September, and their success
sors shall be chosen at the genera
election in that year.
Election of Governor and Lieutenant
Governor.
Section 3. The Governor and Lieu
tenant-Governor shall be elected a
the times and places Of choosin,
members of the Assembly. The per
sons respectively having the highes
number of votes for Governor and Lieu
tenant-Governor shall be elected, bu
equal and the highest number o
votes for Governor, or for Lieutenant
Governor, the two Houses of the Leg
islature at it's next annual session
shall forthwith. by joint ballot, choos
one of the said persons so having a.
equal and the highest number of vote
for Governor and Cover
nor.
When Lieutenant.G Governor to Act q
Governor.
Section 4. In case of the impeach
from office, death, Inability to dis
charge the powers and duties of tn
said office, resignation, or absenc
from the state, the powers and dutie
of the office shall devolve upon tn
IAieutenant-Gover for the residue
the term, or until the disability sha
cease But when the Governor shal
with the consent of the Legislator
be out of the State, in time of war, {
the head of a military force thereo
he shall continue commanders chi,
of all the military force of the Stat
Qualification and Duties of Lieutel
Governor; Succession to the
GOvernOrship.
Section 5. the -Govern(
shall possess the same qualification
of eligibility for the office as the Go
lernor. He shall be president of IL
Senate, but shall have only castin
vote therein in case of tie VOTE
during vacancy of the office of Go
ernor, the Lieutenant Governor sha
be impeached, displaced. resign, di
or become incapable of performir
the duties Of his office, or be abse1
from the State, the President of IL
Senate shall act as Governor until IL
vacancy be filled or the disability sha
cease; and if the President of the Sci
ate for any of the above causes sha
become incapable Of performing IL
ldutieS Dertaining To the office Of Co,