d said
boxes shall be conspicuously labeled, "Ballot Box for Constitutional
Amendment Election."
[Sidenote: Law governing election.]
[Sidenote: Count and return of vote.]
[Sidenote: Governor to certify adopted amendments to Secretary of
State.]
[Sidenote: Enrollment.]
SEC. 6. That, except as herein provided, the election upon the several
amendments herein designated shall be conducted in the same manner and
under the same rules and regulations as provided under the laws
governing general elections and in force at the time of said general
election at which these amendments shall be submitted. The said election
shall be held and the votes returned, compared, counted, and canvassed,
and the result announced, under the same rules and regulations as are in
force at the general election of the year one thousand nine hundred and
fourteen for returning, comparing, counting, and canvassing the votes
for Governor; and if the majority of the votes cast be in favor of any
amendment, it shall be the duty of the Governor of the State to certify
said amendment under the seal of the State to the Secretary of State,
who shall enroll the said amendment so certified among the permanent
records of his office.
[Sidenote: Printing and distribution of copies.]
[Sidenote: Form of ballot.]
SEC. 7. That at least six months prior to the said election the
Secretary of State shall cause to be printed not less than five hundred
thousand (500,000) copies of the amendments to be submitted at the said
election, in one pamphlet, together with a copy of the Constitution as
it now stands, and a form of ballot, including number, title,
description, and instructions to voters as shown hereinbefore; and that
at least one thousand (1,000) of said pamphlets shall be forwarded
within thirty days after publication to the register of deeds of each
county in the State for distribution; and that the remainder of said
pamphlets shall be distributed under the supervision of the Governor and
Secretary of State.
[Sidenote: Amendments to become part of constitution. When effective.]
[Sidenote: Amendments to prevail in case of conflict.]
SEC. 8. Each amendment on which the number of affirmative votes shall
exceed the number of negative votes shall become a part of the
Constitution; and any amendment so adopted shall take effect on the
second Wednesday after the first Monday in January, in the year one
thousand nine hundred and fifteen. Any provi
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