The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-10-27
THREE AMENDMENTS
TO CONSTITUTION TO
Be VOTED ON NOV. 8

(By Carter Wormeley)


Richmond, Va, Oct. 22- The
three amendments to the Con-
stitution of Virginia which will
be voted on by the people at tn ,
general election on Novembe
9Th. of this year were origin
ally proposed by the Genera
Assembly at it's regular sessio-l
of 1924. They should not be
confused with the amendment !;
originally proposed at the reg
ular session of 1926 and the ex-
ira session of 1927, which a.
mendments are contained in re-
solutions covering the entire
Constitution, because the amen
dments originally proposed in
1926 and 1927 will not reach
the voters until November,
1928.
At the general election to be
held on the Tuesday after the
first Monday in November,
1927 (November 8, 1920, sep
arate ballot boxes and separate
ballots will be provided to take
the sense of the qualified vot-
ers upon the ratification or re-
lection of the three amend
ments originally proposed in
1924.
The form of the ballot will
state the effect of each of the
amendments and will be as fol-
lows:
'For the amendment of sec
ton % of the Constitution of
Virginia, so as to exempt the
wives and widows of veterans
of the War Between the States
from payment Of the State poll
tax as prerequisite to the
right to register or vote.
Against the amendment of
Section % of the Constitution
Of Virginia, SO as to exempt the
wives and widows of veterans
of the War Between the States
from payment of the State poll
tax as prerequisite to the
right to register or vote"
For the amendment of Sec
ton ITO of the Constitution of
Virginia, so as to allow count
les having population great
err than five hundred inhabit-
ants per square mile to impose
taxes or assessments upon a.
butting landowners for local
public improvements.
Against the amendment of
Section ITO of the Constitution
so as to allow counties having a
population greater than five
hundred inhabitants per square
mile to impose taxes or assess
ments upon abutting landown-
ers for local public improve
ments."
For the amendment of Sec
ton 1876 of the Constitution of
Virginia, so as to permit the
fixing of the appropriation
year of the State to coincide
with the fiscal year.
Against the amendment of
Section 1876 of the Constitution
Of Virginia, so as to permit the
fixing of the appropriation
year of the State to coincide
with the fiscal year."
The marking out of the word
for or against" will be suf-
ficient to indicate the wish of a
voter, and it will not be neces-
sary for him or her to mark out
the entire paragraph to indicate
such a wish. The marking out
OF the word 'for" in any in
stance will constitute a vote a.
gainst the particular amend
ment, and the marking out of
the word against" in any in
stance will constitute a vote
for the particular amendment.
The amendment to Section
ITO, so as to allow counties hav-
ing a population greater than
five hundred inhabitants per
square mile to impose taxes or
assessments upon AUDITING.
landowners for local public i'm
provements will not now altoly
to any county except the coun-
ty of Arlington. because that
is the only county in the State
which has so great a density
OF population, and it gives the
county of Arlington no greater
latitude in imposing such asses
sments than the present sec
ton gives cities and towns.
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