The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-08-15
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CONSTITUTION
VOTED UPON SEPTEMBER 6, ARE EXPLAINED

MEX b, AXE EXPLAINED
sembly. The governor shall have pow
err to approve or disapprove any item
or items of any bill making appropria-
tons of money, embracing distinct
items, and the part or parts of the bill
approved shall be the law, and the
item or items of appropriation disap-
proved shall be void unless repassed
according to the rules and limitations
prescribed in this section for the pass
age of bills over the executive veto.
In case the governor shall disapprove
any item or items of any bill making
appropriations of money, he shall ap-
pend to the bill, at the time of siqnq
it, a statement of the item or items
which he declines to approve, togeth-
err with shis reasons therefor. If the
general assembly be in session, the
governor shall transmit to the house
in which the bill shall have originated
a copy of each of such items, separate
ly, together with his objections ap-
pended to each of such items, and the
item or items so objected to shall be
separately considered in the same
manner as bills which have been pass
ed by the general assembly and dis
approved by the governor, and if on
reconsideration such items or any Of
them shall be approved by majority
of all the members elected to each
house, the same shall be part of the
law Notwithstanding the objections of
the governor.
(This amendment is designed to au-
thorize the governor to veto separate
items of an appropriation bill. Usual
ly the general assembly passes appro-
priation bills near the end of the ses-
sion, and if the governor vetoes them,
he may have to call a special session
in order to provide financial support
for the state government and institu
! tions.)
AMENDMENT NO. 5
| Estate Officers-Terms)
| Proposed Amendment to Section | OF
Article 6.
Section l. There shall be elected by
the voters of the state secretary, an
! auditor and a treasurer of state, said
| officers, and all other state officers
created by the general assembly and
| to be elected by the people, except
| judges, shall severaIly hold their Of
| fees for four years. They shall per
form such duties as may be enjoinec
| by law, and no person other thar
| judges shall be eligible to any of sale
! offices for more than four years ir
! any period of eight years.
| Under the present Constitution the
terms of some of the state officers
are two years and some four The
amendment would make the terms oil
all of them four years, except judges
AMENDMENT NO. 6
County Officers-Terms)
Proposed Amendment to Section 2 Of
Article 6.
| Section 2. There shall be elected ir
each county by the voters thereof al
the time of holding general election:
| a clerk of the circuit court, auditor
recorder, treasurer, sheriff and coro
ner, who shall severalIy hold their of
fees for four years; and no person
shall be eligible to either of said of
fees for more than four years in an,
period of eight years.
(Under the present Constitution tn
terms of some of the county officer
are four years and some two. Tn
amendment would make the terms O
all four years. 1t also would remov
the county surveyor from the list O
constitutional officers and would er
able the legislature to provide eithe
for the appointment of election Of
surveyor or county engineer)
AMENDMENT NO.
prosecuting Attorney-Term)
Proposed Amendment to Section I
of Article 7.
Section II. There shall be elected i
each judicial circuit, by the voter
thereof, a prosecuting attorney, VIII
shall hold his office for four years.
, (The term of the prosecuting alto,
ney under the present Constitution
, two years The amendment woul
. make it four years. A separate amend
, ment is necessary because the Office {
prosecuting attorney is provided for i
a constitutional provision separat
from that for county oficers).
, AMENDMENT NO. 8.
LaWyers-Qualifca
Proposed Amendment to Section Fl {
Article 7.
: Section 81. The general assembl
: NAV by law provide for the qualific;
! tons of persons admitted to til
8 practice Of the law.
(This amendment would take th
!, place of the present provision of til
b, Constitution which permits every pc
= son, being of good moral characte
and a voter, to be admitted to pra
tice law. The amendment would a
thorize the legislature to provide II
:. / educational tests.)
I AMENDMENT NO. 9.
!, Estate Superintendent1
Proposed Amendment to Section 8
= Article 8.
y Section 8. The general assemb
:. / shall provide for the appointment Of
. state superintendent of public instru
ton, whose term of office, duties ar
a compensation, shall be prescribed
a law: Provided, That any state superi
/ tendent of public instruction electe
Il prior to or at the time Of the rattle
I ton of this amendment, shall serve oil
r the term for which he shall have bee
!. elected.
II (The state superintendent of publ
d instruction is now elected by popul;
vote. The amendment would make II
Office appointive instead of electiv
1t has been suggested that the legisl
u ture would authorize either the Go
ernor or the state board of educatic
II to appoint.
y AMENDMENT No. 10