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St. Paul Recorder
Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
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A petition to the Liberian Legislature seeks to change the presidential term from four to eight years. President Wm. V. S. Tubman, after serving six years initially and now a four-year second term, will have served 12 years by 1960. Petitions urge him to seek another term, requiring constitutional change.
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Monrovia (ANP) - A petition has been presented to the Liberian Legislature which seeks to make a change in the terms of the Liberian president from four years to eight years. When President Tubman was first elected it was for a four year term.
The constitution was changed so that a chief executive could serve two terms, the six years and the second term four years.
President Wm. V. S. Tubman is now serving the second term of four years, after a first tenure of 6 years.
By 1960 he will have served 12 years. Various petitions have been circulating urging the president to seek still another term which presumably would require a change in the constitution.
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petitions presented to legislature to change presidential term to eight years; calls for tubman to seek another term after 12 years by 1960, requiring constitutional amendment.
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A petition has been presented to the Liberian Legislature seeking to change the presidential term from four to eight years. President Tubman was first elected for four years, but the constitution was amended to allow two terms: six years first, then four years second. He is now in his second four-year term. By 1960, he will have served 12 years. Various petitions urge him to seek another term, which would require constitutional change.