AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION.
Mr. SHIVELY introduced a joint resolution agreeing to and adopting an amendment to the Constitution, proposed by the last General Assembly [as amendment No. 2] to amend Section 1 of Article 6 so there shall be elected by the voters of the State a Secretary, Auditor and Treasurer of State, who shall severally hold their offices for four years; no person being eligible to either of said offices more than one term of four years in any period of eight years, which was read the first time.
Mr. Best introduced a joint resolution agreeing to and adopting a joint resolution, proposed by the last General Assembly [known as amendment No. 3] by proposing an amendment to Section 2 Article 6 of the Constitution, so as to elect County Clerks, Auditors, Recorders, Treasurer, Sheriff, Coronor and Surveyors, who shall severally hold their office for a period of four years, and no person shall be eligible to either of said offices for more than four years in any period of eight years, was read the first time.
Mr. JEWETT made an ineffectual motion to suspend the Constitutional restriction, that these three resolutions be read a second time and ordered engrossed for the third reading. The vote resulting in each case yeas, 58; nays, 38.
