such steps as may be necessary for the codification of the laws of the State, and may adopt laws providing for the initiative, referendum and recall, both of State and local application. But no law for the recall of the judiciary shall ever be passed. The General Assembly shall provide by law for the impeachment of all officers, including judges.

PROPOSAL NO. 9.

That Section 21 of Article 7 of said Constitution be amended to read as follows:

Sec. 21. The General Assembly may by law provide for the qualification of persons admitted to the practice of the law.

PROPOSAL NO. 10.

That Section 8 of Article 8 of said Constitution be amended to read as follows:

Sec. 8. The General Assembly shall provide for the election, by voters of the State, of a State Superintendent of Public Instruction, who shall hold his office for four years and whose duties and compensation shall be prescribed by law.

PROPOSAL NO. 11.

That Section 1 of Article 12 of said Constitution be amended to read as follows:

Section 1. The militia shall consist of all able-bodied male persons between the ages of eighteen and forty-five years, except such as may be exempted by the laws of the United States, or of this State; and shall be organized, officered, armed, equipped and trained in such manner as may be provided by law.

PROPOSAL NO. 12.

That Section 1 of Article 15 of said Constitution be amended to read as follows:

Section 1. All State officers whose appointments are not otherwise provided for in this Constitution, shall be elected by the people or appointed as may be provided by law; and all municipal and local officers shall be elected or appointed as provided by law; and no officer shall have his salary, compensation or emoluments increased during the period for which he was elected, nor shall any law be passed extending the term of any officer beyond the term for which such officer was elected, except as provided in Section 6 Article 3 of this Constitution.

PROPOSAL NO. 13.

That Section 2 of Article 16 of said Constitution be amended to read as follows:

Sec. 2. If two or more amendments shall be submitted at the same time, they shall be submitted in such manner that the electors may vote for or against each of such amendments separately.

Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Senate is hereby ordered to spread this resolution and said proposals in full on the Journal of this Senate, and thereupon to transmit said proposals to the House of Representatives for its action thereon.

Sec. 3. That it is hereby made the duty of the State Board of Election Commissioners of the State to cause said proposed amendments to be printed on the official ballots to be voted at such election, in the manner prescribed by law.

The resolution embodying the 13 proposed amendments, was then adopted as a whole by a vote of 33-8. On March 1, the resolution was read a first time in the House and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A. On March 6, the resolution was indefinitely postponed.

534. Minimum Wage (February 10, 1915).

On February 10, Mr. Fred Feick, a Democrat, introduced a resolution in the House proposing an amendment to the Constitution authorizing the General Assembly to provide for the establishment of a minimum wage. The resolution was referred to the Committee on Judiciary A, and was indefinitely postponed.

[House Journal, Sixty-ninth Session, 587.]

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Indiana by adding to Article 15 a section, to be numbered Section 11, in relation to the establishment of a minimum wage.

535. Filling Vacancies in Office (February 18, 1915).

On February 18, Mr. John W. Judkins, a Progressive, proposed the following amendment relative to filling vacancies in the General Assembly. On February 27, the resolution was indefinitely postponed.

[House Journal, Sixty-ninth Session, 860.]

Joint resolution No. 4 to amend the Constitution of the State of Indiana by adding a new section to Article 4 and by repealing Section 19 of Article 5. Section 1. Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, That the following proposed amendment to the Constitution of the State of Indiana be and the same is now agreed

to and referred to the Seventieth General Assembly of the State of Indiana: That there be added to Article 4 of the Constitution a new section numbered Section 31, which shall read as follows: Section 31. Vacancies occurring in the General Assembly shall be filled in such manner as shall be prescribed by law.

Sec. 2. And that Section 19 Article 5 be repealed.

536. Constitutional Convention.

Several attempts were made during the session of 1915 to call a constitutional convention. On January 22, Mr. John W. Judkins, a Progressive, introduced a bill in the House to call a convention. On January 29, a divided report was submitted; the minority report, recommending passage, was laid on the table by a vote of 65-17; the majority report recommending indefinite postponement was adopted.

[House Journal, Sixty-ninth Session, 199.]

House bill No. 140. A bill for an act to provide for the assembling of a constitutional convention.

On February 22, Mr. John R. Jones presented a second bill in the House providing for the call of a constitutional convention. On March 6, the bill failed to pass, the vote being 45-49. A subsequent attempt to reconsider the vote was unsuccessful.

Senator Otis L. Ballou introduced the same bill in the Senate on February 22, but the bill was not advanced beyond engrossment.

[Original Bill.]

A bill for an Act to provide for taking the sense of the voters of the State of Indiana on a call for a constitutional convention to be provided for by the 70th General Assembly of Indiana.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, That it shall be the duty of the inspectors of elections in the several townships and voting precincts within each county in this State at the regular election to be held in November, 1916, to open a poll in which shall be entered all the votes given for or against the calling of a convention to alter, revise or amend the the Constitution of the State of Indiana, or to formulate a new Constitution if deemed advisable.

Sec. 2. Every voter in the State of Indiana who is qualified to vote upon the election of any officer to be voted for at the general election of 1916 may, at said election, vote for or against. the calling of a convention for the purpose mentioned in the first section of this act.

Sec. 3. The county board of election commissioners shall fur

nish to each inspector of such election the same number of ballots to be used by the voters in determining whether such convention shall be called, as is furnished of county ballots. Said ballots shall be in the following form, to-wit:

Are you in favor of a constitutional convention to be provided for by the 70th General Assembly?

Yes.

No.

Such ballot shall be printed on plain white paper four inches square. The expense of printing said ballots and furnishing the ballots, boxes and supplies hereinafter mentioned shall be paid by the respective boards of commissioners of the several counties of the State as other expenses of elections are paid. Each voter shall indicate his desire as to the calling of such convention by marking said ballot in the manner following, viz.: If such voter is in favor of calling a constitutional convention he shall make a mark thus, "X" in the square in front of the word "Yes", and if he is opposed he shall make a mark thus, "X" in the square in front of the word "No." Such ballots after being marked by the voter shall be deposited in a separate box to be provided for the purpose. Voting machines shall not be used in the election upon the question.

Sec. 4. The ballots to be used at such election shall be prepared under the authority of the election commissioners in the same manner as other ballots to be used in such election are prepared; shall be marked with the initials of the poll clerks; shall be furnished to all persons voting at such election, and all the provisions for secrecy in voting upon such question shall be observed that are now provided by the general election laws for voting upon the election of candidates. All of the provisions of the general election laws, in so far as they can be made applicable to the election upon this question, shall apply thereto and the penalties provided for violations of the general election laws shall be applicable to violations of any of the provisions of this act.

Sec. 5. At the close of the polls it is hereby made the duty of the several boards of election to canvass on the county tally sheet the ballots cast upon said question, and the number of votes given for or against the calling such convention. and such vote shall be canvassed by the county board of canvassers the same as the votes for candidates are canvassed by such board, certified to the clerks of the circuit court respectively, upon certificates to be furnished

such inspectors and board of canvassers, with the other election supplies.

Sec. 6. It shall be the duty of the clerk of the circuit court throughout the State to certify and make return of all votes given for or against the calling of such convention, and also all the votes that were given at such election, to the Secretary of State in the same way and manner that votes for Governor are required by law to be certified, and such clerks shall be subject to like penalties for a neglect of duty. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to lay before the next General Assembly all the returns received by him pursuant to the provisions of this act, and also to certify the total vote at said election and the vote for and against said question to the Governor.

Sec. 7. In the notice of said general election to be held in November, 1916, shall be included a notice to the electors that the polls will be open for the purpose specified in this act.

Sec. 8. If a majority of the'electors voting at such election on the proposition to call a constitutional convention, shall be in favor of calling a constitutional convention, then it shall be the duty of the Governor to issue his proclamation that said proposition has carried.

537. Republican State Platform of 1916 (April 19, 1916).

The Republican Party, at its Convention held in the city of Indianapolis on April 19, 1916, adopted the following resolutions relative to Constitutional amendments designed to effect reforms in taxation and to authorize the Governor to veto separate items in appropriation bills.

[Indiana Daily Times, April 19, 1916.]

We favor a constitutional amendment fixing a limit to the tax rate and giving the legislature power to effect taxation reform, and upon the adoption of such amendment, we pledge our support to a thorough revision of our system of taxation to the end that all property and persons shall bear equitably the burdens of governmental support.

We favor the amendment of the Constitution so as to authorize the Governor to veto any single or more items in any appropriation bill; and also prohibiting the increase of any official salary for the term of the office, whether held by election or appointment.

538. Democratic State Platform of 1916 (April 26, 1916).

The Democratic Party, which held its Convention in the city of Indianapolis on April 26, 1916, said nothing about Constitutional reforms, but adopted the following resolution concerning taxation which has a direct bearing on the question of constitutional reform.