Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-08-12
Constitutional Amendment
State of West Virginia.
A Prociamation:

"A roe'ama,on; BY the GOyerno,
!, John ]. Cornwell, Goyerno, -.
State OF West Virginia. pursm,.. me
the Constitution and laws OF sai5 g 70
90 hereby proclaim, announcino o'a'e'
voters OF the State of West Ti,,he
that on the Tuesday next afte- - s,nia,
Monday in November, in the - 80 INST
Thousand Nine Hundred and T one
there will be submitted for ra,;e.S...Y'
or rejection an amendment 70 r. ION
stitutlon OF said State as foIroIH'
to-wit: 0Ns,
Proposed Amendment.
mat sections twenty-five and ,bi-..
/ three OF article six of said cons,;,,,.;Y-
as IT now is be stricken out ana On
following inserted in lieu thereof VIC
"Sec. p. All sessions of the ra,
lature, other than extraordinary 50
sions, shall continue in session So
period not exceeding fifteen days TO-.
/ date OF converting, during which IN
no bills shall be passed or reier ,.,'.e
unless the same shall be necess,-,'.
| provide for a public emereency III
be specially recommended bv the I o",.
ernor and passed by vote os fon.
/ fifths of the members elected 70 III
house; whereupon a recess az Lo.H
houses must be taken unit In .Sl
Wednesday after the second d., VI" ~;
March following. On re-assemSl;Da
of the legislature, no bill shall ss
introduced in either house witbon,
vote of three-fifths of all the r,ey,5a-a
elected 10 each house taken BY yeas sn5
nays. The regular sessions shall ro,
continue longer than forty-Rve DAYS -
ter reconvening, without the concyr
renee of two-thirds of the merbs.,
elected to each house.
Sec. 80. The members of the ,a,;.
lature shall each receive for n, 80
vices the sum of five hundred 1oIis-.
per annum and ten cents FOR ,.ch r,;ls
travelled in going to AMI returning frcn
the seat of government " :he mos, ii
rect route. The speaker of the hons
of delegates and the Dresi lent nj the
senate shall each receive an addi.ior.i
compensation of two dollars per day
Tor eacn DAY they shall act rs presiding
officers. No other allowance or emorn'
ment than that by this section shall
directly or indirectly be made or maid
to the members of either house for
postage, stationery, newspapers, cr aav
! OthSl ulpOSC WudIONS.
For convenience IN referring 10 the
said proposed amendment. ard j.. The
preparation of the form Of the ballo,
hereinafter provided for, said proposed
amendment is hereby Designated a,
follows: To be known as Legislative
amendment"
For the purpose of enabling the
voters of the state to vote on the cues.
ton of said proposed amendment 10
the constitution at the said general
election to be held in the wear one
thousand nine hundred and twenty
the board of ballot commissioners Of
each county are hereby required TO
prepare separate ballots from that Of
the official ballot to be voted at said
election, and print thereon the follow.
ing:
BALLOT ON CONSTITUTIONAL
LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENT.
Amending sections twenty-five and
thirty-three of article six.
} For ratification of Legislative
amendment.
} Against ratification of legs.
lative amendment.
those favoring the ratification Of
said amendment will vote "For Rati.
fication of Legislative Amendment;
and those opposing will vote Against
Ratification of Legislative Amend.
ment."
Given under my hand
and the Great Seal of the
State at the Capitol this
lSealI thirty-frSt day of July, in
the year Of our Lord One
Thousand Nine Hundred
and Twenty. and of the
State the Fifty-eighth.
BY the Governor:
JOHN J. CORNWELL.