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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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