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PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
 OF ARKANSAS.

Notice IS nereDy gwen llldl lile loi- 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 tember 14th, 1914, for adoption or re- jection.
 Proposed Amendment No. 1G.
 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 majority of the electors voting at such election adopt such amendment the same shall become part Of the Constitution of the State of Arkansas, to-wit
 That Section No. IF of Article of the Constitution of the State Of Arkansas be amended so as to read as follows:
 Executive Department.
 Section i. To amend Section l of Article 6 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 (d, 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 Commissioner of State Lands.
 Executive Power. Section 2. The Executive power shall be vested in a Governor, who
 shall hold office for two years; a
 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 general
 election in that year.
 Election of Governor and Liedtenant- Governor. Section 3. The Governor and Lieu tenant Governor shall be elected at the times and places of choosing
 members of the Assembly. The per-
 votes for Governor. or for Lieutenant,
 equal and the highest number of l, b;rb ot
 number of votes for Governor and Lieu | tenant-Governor shall be elected, but in case two or more shall have an Governor, the two Houses of the Leg. islature at it's next annual session shall forthwith, by joint ballot, choose ate for any of the above causes shall
 become incapable of performing the duties pertaining to the office of Gov ernor. the Speaker of the Assembly shall act as Governor until the vacan- l cy be filled or the disability shall cease.
 Salary of Lieutenant.GOvernOr I Section 6. The Lieutenant-Governor shall receive for his services an an-
 nual salary of Two Thousand Dol
 lars, and shall not receive or be en- | titled to any other compensation, fee or, requisite, for any duty or service he may be required to perform by the Constitution or by law. one of the said persons so having an equal and the highest number of votes for Governor and Lieutenant-Gover- nor.
 When Lieutenant.G0 60 Act as Governor.
 | Section 4. In case of the impeach-
 ment of the Governor, or his removal from office, death, inability to dis charge 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 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 military force thereof, he shall continue commander-in-ch chief
 of all the military force of the State
 Qualification and Duties of Lieuten- ant .(HnVArnnrs 0rnonccso,>