The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-28
AMENDMENTS
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@E"a EN@HAAA 70 NAN.A"R
an amendment 20 the constitution Al
any time no less than ten DAYS prior
20 the commencement OF any session
Of the LEGISLATURE a petition slEued
By 3 per eenuum Of the electors shall
be required 20 propose a law. and n
passed within sixty days from the
time received b. The LEGISLATURE. Il
shall Be submitted to electors for their
approval or reiecuon a. the next sue
ceecing regular or general election.
Five per centum % the electors are
required upon the petition 20 order
the submission 20 the electors for ap-
provsl or rejection OF legislation. No
law shall go into effect until ninety
days after fled by the Governor In
the Office OF the secretary OF state.
The initiative and referendum pow
ers are also reserved 20 the people
OF each municipality.
The resolution is known in the Sen
ate as Senate Ioint Resolution No. y.
and in the House a. House Joint Reso-
luton No g.
Recall Of Officials.
House Joint Resolution No. 4. intro
duced by Delegate smith. OF Dodd-
ridge county. and senate Joint Reso-
luton No. 10. introduced by Senator
Keim. propose 20 amend the constitu-
tion so that IL grants the electors tho
right TO recall public officers elected
BY a vote Of the people.
a petition sisned by IS per cent is
necessary TO initiate proceedings.
Judges Of the courts Of West Vir-
ginla may not be subject 10 a recall
b. petition and special election. but q
Judge may be removed from onice by
the Governor on n concurrent yote OF
both houses OF the Legislature recon-
mending such removal.
No petition shall be circulated
against any officer until he has actual
" held his Office six months. under
the proposed measure. save and eN-
cept hat Il may be filed AGAINST a
member OF the State Senate or Of the
House OF Delegates any time after I'VE
days from the beginning Of the first
session after his election.
After a petition and special election.
no further recall petition shall be
fled against the same officer during
the term for which he was elected.
unless such further petitioners shall
first pay into the public treasury
which has paid such election eN-
penses. the whole OF it's expenses for
the preceding special election.
Classification OF Property.
The third resolution. being House
Joint Resolution No. 3. by Hinerman.
OF Marshall. and Senate Joint Resolu-
ton No. II, by Cooley. Of Kanawha.
proposes to amend section I. OF Ar
ticle 10. OF the constitution. providing
FOR the classification of property for
purposes Of taxation.
The section. as IL Is proposed to
amend IL. would read rs follows.
THE power OF taxation shall never
be surrendered. suspended nor con-
tracted away. The taxation shall b.
Just and equitable. The legislature
shall have authority TO classify prop
erty for taxation. but the rate OF tax
alton shall be uniform upon all prop
erty OF the same class. Nothing In
this constitution contained shall b.
construed so as TO restrict the power
OF the legislature to classify. and 10
taxi by equal and uniform laws. the
business. rights. privileges. and fran
chises OF all persons and corporations.
Property used exclusively for educa
tional. literary. scientific. religious and
charitable purposes and all Gene
teries and public property. including
bonds Of the state. and of any county.
municipal corporations. district ard
school district N this state. may. ny.
law. be exempt rom taxation. Other
property may. by law. be exempted
from taxation FOR q period not eX-
Ceeding five years a. eny one time. by
a bill read on three separate days in
each house Of the legislature and
passed by a vote OF two-thirds OF all
the members elected to each house.
hy a vote taken by ayes and noes ard
entered on the Journal Of each house:
but such bill shall he subject 20 Cle
approval OF the governor like other
bills. and II disapproved by him shall
not become a law unless passed again
in the manner herein prescribed. All
from taxation. shall. from time 10
time, be ascerta.ned and published A.
may be directed by law"
The Present Constitution.
Section I. OF Article 10. OF the pres
ent constitution. reads as follows:
Taxation shall be equal and uni
form throughout the State. and all
property. both real md personal. shall
be taxed in proportion 20 lis value, 70
ascertained az directed by law. No
one species OF property. from which a
tax may be collected. shall be taxed
higher than any other species OF prop
erty Of equal value. but property
used for educational. literary. scieu-
tifc. religious or charitable purposes:
all cemeteries and public property
may. by law, be- exempted from taxa
tiOn. The legislature shall have
power TO tax. by uniform and equal
laws. all privileges and franchises OF
persons and corporations"