Huntingdon Journal

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xluntingdon
VOL. 48.
HUNTINGDON, PA., WEDNESDAY,  DECEMBER 3,   1873.
NO. 48.
CONSTITUTION.
NE^y CONSTITUTION PROPOSKD TO TIIE CITIZE.V.S OF THIS COM.MO.VWE.ALTJI FOR THEIR AFPaoVAL Oii iiEJECTION, RY THE CONSTITUTIONAL UON\ .'-NTION
Published bu order ofthe Secretary of the Com- monwcal^i, inpursnance of the 4lk sectwn of an act of the General Assembly, vntdled ''An act to provide for calling a Convention to amend the ComHHntionJ' approved the I If A day of April,, A. D- \S~2. niEAMBLK.
We the n-^iplo of tlif C^mmoiiwealth of Penn^ylvai gratef-il tu Almi^Uty Go. 1 tur the l>le3.ms« of .:ivil and ligious libertv. iiiiJ humbly invoking IIw guidauc*, du or-
D£CLAQATION OF IU1HT5.
Tbat tbe gciiortil, great, aud csKentinl principK'S of lib- erty anil fri'i- gjvernni«nt may be recjs»izeJ *tid uualter- ab:y e^tablisbe'l, we dccUre tbat
S.:cTtON I. All mda ar«bL»rn equally fr^ and indepen- deat, anJ hiiva cttrtaiti inberent uud indereiiiible rigbtn^ Hin.>uK wUtcb are tUiMO of cixjoyiiig and deruiiding lito and lib«riy, Ol'acquiring, pu-wfssins; ttnd prutecring property aud reputitiun, and uf pursuiu^ their owu bappinc-is.
:i3>:. t. All pun'er U itib«!vnt in the people, and ail free K-iVc'romentt aro fuundei) on tbeir authurity and instituted fur their peace, safn y and bappii)L>^<4. For thn advaiice- m?u: of tlicio frid^ilipy baveat all tinui au imilieuable and indetoa-«ibIe liglit to altvr, reform, or abolish tbeir gQVcrnmeat iu such maimer as-tbey mav think proper.
d£C. 3. All men bave a natural and iudefeafiible risbt to wur.shtp Almifjbty Uod accordin;; to the dictates uf tbcir own cuuscieucei ; no mm oau 01 rigbt Ue compelled to at¬ tend, erect or support any place of worship, or to maintain any ministry aguiust his consent; no human authurity rail, inatiy caie whiitevvr, control or inter.ere witb th- rigbti of c>m-icicnce, and no prerurence shall ever be given by law to any religious e3tabli«hmi.>utd ur mutlc.4 of wor¬ ship.
Sec. 4. Xo pcrwu who acknowle-lgts the being ofa fiod, and a future sUitc uf rowardA and punishment- shall, nn account ot bis religions oentiments, be aisquallfied to bold anyi>ffi::cor place of ti-U!3t or profit under tbls Comoion- wealth.
Sec. ». Elections Hhall be free and tMjnal: and no powur, civil or military, «hall at anJ tiuu'- interfere tu prevent tlu- free exciri-«e of thi." right of sutrni;^e.
Ssc. 6. Trial by jury Hball bo as borotufore, and tha right thereof remain inviolate.
Sec. 7. Tbe printing preas shall be freo to every person who may undertake to examine the proceedings uf the Iicgtsbiture or any branch of govemmcut, and no law 8iiall ever be made to restrain tbe right thci-eof. Tbe free coiutiiuaiciitioa ul thoughts and opinions i-. one of the invaluable riglita of man, ».nJ every citizen may fively (tpetk, write, and print on any subject, lieiiigrespon- jfible'for the abine oi that liberty. Xo convi^tiuQ shall be had in auy proi*ecntiun r>r th** publication cf papers re- Uting to the olUcial conduct of officers or m?n in public capacity, or to any iitber matter proper tor pnblic iuve:jti- ^.itidu or infjrmatiun, wliere lhe fact that tmcb public.1- lion w.ia not maliciously or uegUgeatly made i*hall bo es¬ tablished tu the sattsfartiun of the jury; and in all indirt- m7Ut< for l.beii thejuiy slull hav tho right to determine the law and tho ticts, under tbe direction of th*; cuuii, as in othpr cwen.
Ssc. S. The people shall be .Htft'uni in their person.i, honses, papers aud [WPsea-iinns, from unreasonable Baxrchr-i und lwizut^^s, and no warrant to search any place or to twize auy person or tbingn, shall issue witbouc describing them as nearly as may be, nor without prolublc caude, ¦upi*orted by oath or affirmation, Rubicrlbed to by the afiiant.
Sec. 9. Tn all criminal prosecutions, the accused bath n.
> be lutard I ^ tbe nature and cause of tho accn^ation meet the witnesses lace to facp, to havo ress for obtaining witnesses in bis favor, tions by indie ment or iMfoi by an impartial jury of the pelled to givo evidnuce against himself,
isel,
demand
¦inpulsorj' pro- id in prosecu-
speedy public trial
hec
I be 1« de¬ prived ofhis life, liberty, or projMjrlv, unless by the judg¬ ment of hi M peers or the law of tbo land.
Sfc. 10. No person t.ball fur any indictable uffense l>c proceeded against crimhially. by infonnation, except in fa-K>s arising in tho land or nn\-al forces or in th-' militia, when in actual service, in time of war or public danger, ur by leave of the court, fur oppression or misilemeauor in offline. Xo iiersou i^ball ri)r the same offence be twice put iu JL>oi>aniy of lifour limb; nor shaJl private property betaken orapplicl to publrc u^ without authority of law, aud without just compensation IteingtlrHtmadeorset'ureil.
Sec ll. Altcenrts gball Iw opfu ; and every man fur an injury done him in his laoils, guotU, per^iOn, or reputation, shall have reuiudy Iiy duo cuni-oc of law, and right and ju-ticc administered without sale, denial, or d.day. Snits nmy ( « bruught ngainst tbe Commonwoalth in »uch man¬ uer, in such coorfc*, aad in (fuch ca ^ as the Legwlature may by law iliroct
liEC. IJ. Xopuwi^r of Hu-ipending lawsshnll bc exerc<e>ed unless by the ]>>gi.-'latun> or by its authority.
Sec. W. Excessive bail shall uot be roquiretl, nor exces¬ sive Qnej imposed, nor cruel puniabmonta inflicted.
Sec. 14 AU pr.sonen shall bo baiUble by sulScient mretios, unless for capital oQenCK^ when the proof is evi¬ dent or presumption gre.at; and the privilege of the writ of tiaboas corpus ahaU not be su-'peudcd, unlpwi wben in caw of rcbcUiu!! or inva^-tiou the public safety may require it.
Seo. 15, Xo commisiMiou of oyer aud terminer or jail de¬ livery shall be is-uetl.
See. 16. The person ofa debtor, uhcre there is not strong presumption of fraud, sha I nut be continued in prison after delivering up bin estitc fur tbe bcaefit of his cicd;- torv, iu auch manner aa shall Ire prescribed by law.
Sec. 17. Ko «x jtost fucio law, uur any biw impairing the onligatinn of contracts, or making irrevocable any grant o;special privileges or imnmniti s, shall be p;i»<ed.
8^. Iti. Xo pei-son »tuiU be attaiuttdof trea.«on or felony by the Legislature.
Ssc. 1^. N** attainder shall work rormption of blood, nor, except during the life of the offender, forfeiture of es¬ tate t'J tbe Oummonwoaltb; tlie estate of such persons as shall destroy tlivlr own fivea shall desceml or ve-^t as in caseaof natural death, and if any person f>lia!l bo killed by casualty, tbere shall be no forfeiture by rea.-*.m thereof.
Sec lio. Tbe citizen.-i have a right iu a peaceable man nor to assemble together for their common good, and to apply tu those inve^ed with the powers of guvcrnment for re- drei-tufgrievanco<i or other proiMur puriKwes, by i>etitton, address ur remonstrance.
Sic. .:1. The right ot citizens tn beir arms in defense o( tbemaelve-iand the Sute shall not lie qutMtioncl.
Sec. -^2. Xo stauding army shall, in time of peace, be kept up wiihout the consent uf tbe Legislature and the military Mhall in all cuse», luid at all times, be in strict eubordinatiuD tu tbe civil power- Sac. ;a. No seldior shall in time of peace beqtuu-tered in auy h> use without the coaKnt of the owner, nor iu time gf war hilt in u manner to tw pro«:rit)ed by law.
8F.C.H. The begislature shiiU not grant any title of ni>bllity or herediiary distinction, nor create any office, the appointment to which shall bo fora long<;r term than during good behavior.
SiC. :!5. E.nlgrution from the Stoto shall not be prohib¬ ited.
Ssc. 26. To guani  ogrunst tninsgres<«lous of  tho high
iw»wera which wo have delegated, wc declare tbat evtiry-
ihiag iu tills article is excepted out of   be general iwwer*
of goVtu-umeat, and shall furevcr remain inviolate.
AKTICLE II.
TOB LEOISLATCIIB
SEcrtcat 1. The legislative power of this CXimmonwealth Bhall Im vested in a iJonenU Assembly, which •^hali consist Ola Senate and a UjusC uf Il«pro-^enUtive•^.
Set-2. .Memburs uf Ibe tieneral Assembly shall l>e cho- •e-J at the gouentl eloct.ou every sccuud yeir. Their t«rm of service shall begin on the fit^t day of DecomlK-r next after their election. Whonover a v;icftncy shall occur Sn either llouio the pn.Midtug officer tliore^>l shall i.=sne a writufolectiuu to an sujh vacancy fur the remainder uf Xho teem.
Seo. :t. Senators shall be olected for tbe term of four yeiu'saud Ilepresentatives for the term of two years.
Szc.4. The Qeuer-al A4.Hembly shall meet at M o'clock Doun, on the lirst Tue^ayotJiuiuary every second year, «dld at other rimes wben convened by tbe Quvemor, but - ahuilhold no adjoiinied annual session alter theyeitrlSTti. in ca» ofa vacancy in tbe office uf Uuited dtate^ Senator from thisCummonwc^Uh, iu a recess between t-es-itons, the 4ijvenijr shall convene the two housn by proclamatiun wn uutiw not exceeding sixty days to fill the same.
Ssc. u. SenatorsahtUi beat lea-tt Lveiiti'-five years of age aad Uapmseniatives tweuty-*.no years of a.-e. Tbey Kliall have bei^n citizens and inhabitants ot the Statu four joars. and inhabitants uf their rcMpectivedi^tricts one year next bt-'fon* their viectiun (unless atisent on tbe public busiuess of tlio United Stitns or of tbis Stiit«), and shall reside in their resjwctive districts doling ibeir   torma of
Sec. k Xu Senator or Represen (ative shall. dnring tha tim? for which he shall have been elected, be appointed to any civil office under this Commonwealth, and no member of Gungre.i<) or otlier person holding any office <exc'fptof attorney-at-law or in the militiaj under the United SUtes ur this '' iiuntouwealtb shall be a member of «itber hou-ie during b>s Conttnnuiice iu office.
Sec. 7. No person bwreafter convicUnl of embezzlement «f puhlic inuneys, brilioiy, perjury, ur other infamous crim3,fhall be eliifiblo tu the Geuei-.ll Assembly or cipa- Ue uf holding any uffice of trust ur prutit in this Cum¬ min wealth.
Sec. 8. Tbememlwianf thea/nsml .Vssambly shall re- cfivo such rmiwry aud roiloage fur reguUr and special »c.-*- sioaa as shiUl be fixeil by law, and nu other co;iipen«ation wliAievor, whether f.»r servicu upon committee or other¬ wise. Xu member of either house cball, during the tenn for which be may h.ivo la^n elected, receive any increase uf salary, or miteagc, under any law passed duiing such t^rm.
Sec. 9. The Senate shall, at the beginning and close of *»oh regulw se3.-»iuu, and at sucb other times as may hn Becaisary, elect ouu of lu uK'inbers president pro tempore »fh> shall perf inn the duties of the Lieutenant Governor, in any case of i.bsenco or di!*iibility of that officer, and whenever th'-r^aid office of Lieutenant (iivernor shall he vseant- The Uousa oflleprosenlatives shall elect oni of its members as Spaiker. Kaoh Uuush sliall choose its other «>iho<*r4, aid sliall judge of ihu election aud ()ualificatU>n of }ta members.
S:;c. 10 A m:\Jority of each Ilnnae shall constlttfto a quorum.but asmollcrnumber may adjourn frum day to aay, and compel the attendance of ab-^nt members.
«EC. II. Kach honse shall bave power to determine the rules ol iti piocetKlings .ind puni^tb its members or other P^nit's fjr cjuteiupt ordiourd rly behavior iu it-* presence, tt enforce ubediouc* tn its proceu, to protect it? members •gainst vio:euce, of offers uf briber or private bolicitaiiou, AaJ with the ooiicurrence of two-tbirdt<, to eximl a mem¬ ber, but nota seoud timt* for the »*mo cau^e, and sbalt haviiall other p>WDr.< iiecutis:iry f»r tUe legislature uf a free State. A mumber expolte 1 fur currupiiou sliall not Iberoiifter be eligible to either haune, and punui»hnient for contempt or di.-*ordei-ly behavior shall nut bar an iu- aictuiHiit fir thesmuQoffence.
Bso 12. Kurb liuuso shall keep a jonmal of its proceed¬ ings and from tiiu« to timo publish Ihe same, cxcrjpt i^uch nansaarequlrosecrecy, and the yeas and nuysof the mem¬ bers on anv ()u«»^i ion shall, at the desire of any twu uf Ihem. be entered un thejoumal.
Sec. i;i. Vhe sessions of each bmseandofomraiftees of the wholf; shall b.- op?n, unlo*s when the businuso is such as ought ^> bo kept secret.
Ssc. 11. Neither house shall, without the am-wnt of the othw, adj^iMm for more than throe djiy^. noc to any other pl:w» thau tliat in which tbe two houses shall   be sitting.
Sec. 15. The memlicrs of the Qeueral Assembly shill in all caies, except treason, felony, violation of their oath of Dffl'-e, and lMT>ich or surety of the peace, l»e privilf ged from arrftst during thoirattonde:iC'< at tbcsosHo;.s of their re¬ spective hon.*e«, and In going to and retnrniug from the mm-i ; aud for any siwech or debate in either houHe, thoy fhall not be qu'»>tJoued in any other place.
iJ*:c. Iti. Tho Stato hball be divided into fifty Senatorial districts of cjmpoct and contiguous territory, as ueiirly «qTial in population as may be, and each district shall be entitled to elect one Senator, liich county containing one Ol m.re rn ius of papulation shall be entitled to onn Sena¬ tor r<}r each ratio, and f* an additional lit^uator for a sur¬ plus of population oxceiding three-fifths ofa ratio; but no county shall furm a separate district unloM it shall con¬ tain fmr-fifths ofa ratio, except where the aiyoiningcouu' SiM ore e-iich entf (led to ouu or more Senators, when such, xsuuuiy may l»e as^^gned a Senator or les-* tban fuur fiftbn fl.nJ exc».*ding one-half of a ratio, and no county shall be dovtde<l unti^ss entitled to two or more Senators. Xu city or county shall Ik* untitled to ReiKirate representatirn ex- «cdiDg one-sixth of ths whole uumber of Senators. No ward, borough, or township shUl be d vided in th-j foi ma¬ tion of a district. The Senaturial rali-> sh«ll l-e ascer- tiuned by dividing the ix-imlatioii uf the State by the num- iiet fifty.
Iflce.l7. The in^ml«ers of  Uie  Hwuo of aepriMenative*
shall be apportioned among the Kevoral Cuuntie.5, on a ra¬ ti,, obtained by dividing the populKtifU ofthe Stare ascer- taiucil by the most recent United States census by two hundred. Every cuunty contaiuing less than fivo rjuios shall have one icpresentative fur every fnll ratiu. and an additional representative when the surplus exceeds half a nitio ; but each countv thai: have at lea-st one reprcaeiita- Uve, Every county contaiuing five ratios or more sbatl have une representative for every full ratio. Every city cuniamiug a population equal toa ratio shall elect sep.a- rately its i)roportion ofthe representatives allotted to the ciuinly in which it is located. Every ci(.y entitled to more than four ropresentativcs, aud every county having over one hundred thousand inhabitants, shall bo divided into districts or compart and contiguous territory, c.ich dis¬ trict to elect Its proportion of representatives according to its popnlation, bnt no district sluU elect more thau fuur representatives.
Skc. is. The General .Vsnombly at its first session after the adoi>tiou of thi:* constitution, and immediately after each Juited States deceutiial census, shall apportion the Stato iutn S natorial and Representative districts ajtreeM- bly to theprovi>ions of the two m-xt preceeding bC^tions.
ARTICLE in.
LEGlSL.\TI0y.
Sectiox 1. No law shall be pa-tsed except by bill, and no bill »b;ill bo so altered ur ameuded on its passage t b rough either bouse as to change it.s original purpose.
Sko.;;. Xo bill Bh.ill b.!Cun*(idereJ unless referred toa cmimittiMf, returned therBfrom, aud printed for tbe uso of
tbe 1
nber-
Xu bi.l, excei.t general appropriation bills, shall be piissfld, coutaiuiug uiuro than oue subject, wbich shall bo clearly expreiwed iu its title.
Skc 4. Evory bill »'ball bo read at length on three differ. ont davs in each houso; all amendments mado thereto shall be printed f.,r tho use oftho me ubers bofuro the fiual vt.te ij taken on the bill, aud no bill shall bt'come a hiw un less ou its fiual passage tbe vote be taken by yeas and nays,thename'4uf the porstms voting for uud against the same l«'entered on thejournal.aud nmijor.ty ofthemem- L>ers elected to each house b.' recorded tbereon as voting In its tavor.
Sec 5. Xo amendment to bills by one hunse fhall bo coneurrt?d in by the other, except by tho vote of a majori¬ ty of tbe members elected thereto, taken by yeiu and nays, luid the names of thuso voting fur aud against recorded upon lhe jouruai thereof: aud reports of committees of conrercuce shall be adopted in either house only*by tho vote ofa majority of themembeis elected thereto, takeu by yeas and nays, and tho names uf thoac voting recorded upon the journal.
Sue tj. Xo law shall be revived, amended, or tht> provi¬ sions thereof extendi! or conferred by r*f.;renee to its title unlv.but s- much tiivreul u-i is revived, iiuiended, extend¬ ed, or .Tonn-rrcl. shall re-t^i.ac.ed n;d pnblisliedat   Ien;:t:i.
Stc. 7. 'Ibe Geu.-ral Assembly shall uut pu.-<s any Imulor special law :
Authorizing the creation, extension or impairing of Hens;
Regulating the affairs of ruuntiej, cities, townships, wants, iHjrougbs, or school districu;
Ciiauging the names uf persons or places.
Charging the venno iu civil or criminal ca«es;
Authorizing tho layiug'3ut, opening, altering, or maiu- taiuing ruad^ highways, streets, or alleys ;
Relating lo ferries or bridges, or incorporating ferry or bridge C3mp:inies. except for tho erection of bridges cross¬ ing streams which furm boundaries between thi't aud auy other Slate;
Vacating roads, town plats, streets or allevs ;
RelaUng tu cemeleriL-s, graveyards or public grounds uot ofthe State;
Authorizing the aiioj-tion or legitimation r.f children ;
Lucatiug or changing county seats, erecting new coun¬ ties or changing couuty lines ;
Ineorpurating cities, town.s, or villages, or changing their cliarters;
For the opening nud conducting of election^.or fixingor changing tbe place of voting;
Urautiiig divorces;
Erecting new townships or boroughs, changing town¬ ship Iinot>, l>orungb limits, or schools districts;
Creating uffices,or prescribing the powers and duties of officers m counties, cilies, bon.ughs. townships, election or schools districts;
Changing the laws of descent or snccession ;
Regulating tho practic! or jurisdiction  of, ur chiingftig
the rules of evi<lencc in any judicial proceeding or inquiry
befure courts,   aldermen, justices of the  peace, sheriffs,
. arbitratoi-s, auditors, masters in chancery,
)th(!r tribunals, or provdiiig or  changing methods for
cullectiou of debts, or   the enfurciug of judgments, or
scribing the effect uf judicLil sales ot real estate ;
egulatmg the fees, ur exti^nding the powers and duties
ofaldermen:jtt-(tices ofthe peace,   magistrates, or cousta-
bl&t;
Regulating tbe management ol public wb-^ols, the build¬ ing ur i-ejkairing uf school houses, and the raising uf money fur sucb j)urposes;
Fixing the rate of intcre.^t;
Atlecting the estate ol minors or persona under disabili¬ ty, except ar er duo notice lu all partiud in interest, to be recited in the special enactment;
Itemitting flues, penalties una forfeiturcH, or rt^funding moneys legally paid into tbe Treasury ;
Kxumptmg property from Uixutiuu ;
Regulating labor, trade, mining, or manufacturing ;
Croating corporation-*, or ameudiug, renewing, or ex tend ing the charters thereof;
Grunting to auy curpuration, aasociation or iiHUvidu- al any sitecial or exclusive privilege or immunity; or
To any corporation, uosocuition ur individu;il the right to lay down ai-.ulru.adtrack. Xort,hall the Oencral Aa- sembly indiri-ctly etuict such "pecial or lix-^il iaw by the partial n>i>o:iI ofa genera) law, but laws repealling locil ur pccial acts may Iw passed. Nor shall any law l.e pasMSl granting iKJwers ur privilegON in any case where the gnmt- ' ig ufsuch powers uud privileges sluUl Imve been pruvidal for by geueral hiw, nur where the courts bave jurisdiction
. KHiut tho same or givo the relief asketl fjr.
S£0. S. Nu local or special bill shall be jHissed nnlesti no¬ tice ot the intention to apply therelur sludl have been pubIiF.hediu the locality where tbe matt r or the thiug tube effecte«l may bo situated, which notice shall be ut leiist thirty days priur tu the iutn>duc ion into tbe General As¬ sembly uf such bill, ar.d in the nuumorto be provided by law; the evideuco of snch nutice having boon published, shall be exhibited in the Ueueral As-emUy helore such shall tw passed.
EC.y. Tho presiding officer ofeach hoine shall. In the preneuce of the bouse over which he prcsidw, sign all bill.s and joint renoliitious passed by the General Assembly, afier tbeir titles have been publicly rend immeitiateiy l>e- tore signing, and the fact of signiug shall be entered on the journal.
Si.c 10. The General Assembly shall prescril>e by law the number, dntie:<, and compensation ot Ihe officei-s and ompbiyeea uf O-Tch bouse, and no (uiyment sball be made from tim State Treasury, or l»e iu any way auiborizeil to any person, except to an acting officeror empV->yee elected or npiwinted in pursuance of law.
Sec. 11. Nu bill shall bo paisod giving any extra com¬ pensation to any public officer, servant employe**, agent, ur contriictor, after (jcrvicea shall havo U-on rendered or contract niad«», nor providing for the payment of eny claim against the Commonwealth, without previous au¬ thority of law.
Skc. 12 All stationery, printing, paper, and fuel used in the legislative and uther departments uf govommont shall be furnishod, and tbo priuUng, binding, and distrib¬ uting of the laws, journals, dopartment reports, and all uther printingand bicding,and the repairing and fum- ishing the halls and rotiiut used for the mcetiugs of Uic General Assembly aud its comaiitteea, shall be performed under contract, to be given to tbo lowest i*ec<ponFibIo bid¬ der below such maximum price and under such regular tiuns as ehall be prescribed by law ; no member or officer ol any department uf tbe government shall be iu any way intere-tod in such contracts, and all such contracts Hball be But'ject to tbe approval of the Goveinor, Auditor Gen¬ eral aud State Treasurer.
S::c. 13. Xu law shall extend tho term uf any public officer, or increase ur diminitih his salary ur cnio'lumontq after his election or appuintmcnt.
Sec. U. All bills fur raiding revenne shall originate in tbe House ot Representatives, but tim Seuate may pro- IH>seumondmanisasin utber bills.
Sec. 15. The general npp'opriatlon bill shall embrace nothing but appropriations fur the ordinary exi>ensea of the exocuiive, legislative and judicial departments of the Oummun»-ealtb, interest on ihepublic debt, and for pub¬ lic Hcbouts; all otber appropriations sball bo miule by sejKirate bill, each embracing but one subject.
Sec 10. No money sliall be pjild out of the Trea-nry except iip«jn appropriations made by law and on warraut dniwn by the proper officor in pursuance thereof.
Stc. 17. No appropriation shall be made to auy rJiarita- blc or educational institnlon not under tbe absolute con¬ trol of tiifi Commonwealth, other than nurmal iwhools es¬ tablished by taw fur the pnifessionul training oi teticben* for the public srhool.i of the Stite, except by a vuto of two-thirds of all the members elected to each Huuse.
Sec. 18. Ko appropriations (except Jur pensions ur gntt- niticd for military KerTicesJ shall be mado for charitable, educational or benevolent purposes, tu any per-km orcom- munily, nur to any denominational urs«c;;;jianin8titutio:i, corpomtiun oras^uciation.
Sec. 13. The General Assembly may make appropria¬ tions of mnney to institutiuus wherein the widows of sol¬ diers are supported or assisted ur the orplmns of wildiers are ma ntaluird and eilumtiHl; but such appropriations ithall bo apidied exclusively to tno support of snch widows and orphan*.
Sec. '.:0. The General Assembly shall not delegate to any special comuiLssidu, private corporation or association, any power to moke, supervise or interfere with any niuni- lipil iuiprovemeiit, money property, or effecU, whether held in trust ur nth rwi.->e, ur to levy taxes or perform any municipal fnnclion whatever.
Stc. .il. No ait ofthe Geuer.il A.<!sembly shalllimit the am«rUMt tu be recovered for injuries retiuUing in dcith, or fur injuries to perauiis ur prup<?rty, and iu case uf death frum such injuries, the right of action shall survive, and tbe General As-embly shall prescribe for whuBe benefit such actions shall be prosecute<l; no act shall prescribe any limitations of timo wllhiu wbichsuils may be brought ag-ainst corporations for injuries to persons or pr'operty, ur for other Causes ditferent frum those fixed by general laws regulating actions a^raiii-st natnml persuus, and .inch acts now existing are avoideil.
Sec 2i. No act of tbe tJor.eral Assembly shall authorize the investment uf trust funds by executors, ad miuistrators, guardians, or other trustees, In the bonds or siuttk of any private corporation, and such acts now existing iirif avoid- e<l, S)ivmg investmouts heretofuro made.
Sec sj. Th9 power to change tho venue in civil and criminal cases slull bo vestel in the courts, to beoxenised iu such manner as shall be provided by law.
Sec •J4. No obligation or liability o| any milroad or other corporation, held or uwneil by the Commonwealth, shall ever ha exchonjted, tran.sferred, remitted, postjKined, auy way diminished by tbe General Assembly, nor shall such liability ur obligatiun be releaiicd, except by payment thcroo} into tiio Stiite Troop^ury.
Sec. 25. When the Geueral Aisembly shall beconvcnetl in ppo.-i.tl se-ss'on. tbere shall be uo bgi^Iation u)Km suIk jot^U other than those dcsiKnated in tbe procUnmtlun uf the Gjvei nor, calling such sessiun.
Sec 26. Evervorder, resolution, or vote, to which the c.ncurrcnco of"both houses may W neccswiry (oxc^pt on tlie question of adjournment) shall be preseuted tutbe Oovtyiior. and before it shall tak« eCfetl U approved by him. or belngdisappmved, shall l>o re-pas-wd by two-lhirqs of iKith honses, occ^trdf ng tu the rules and limitations pro¬ scribed in case of a bill.
Sec. ¦£!. No State uffice shall be continued or crcato<U"r the inspectiou ur measuring uf any mercbandUo, ma:iu- factuie, ur commodity, bnt any connty or municipality mi'V appoint «uch officers when authorized by law.
Sec. 23. No law changing the locality of the capItiU ot the State xhall be valid until   Uie   same   shatl ha\e beon ~ altb
shatl huM
bmitted to the qualified electors of the C-onimonv at n geuenil elcctiun, and ratUlod and approved by them.
Skc. "iP. A inemlter ut'the General Assembly who shall solicit, demand, or receive.or consent lo receive, dlroclly or indirectly, for himself ur fur another, from any compa¬ ny, corporation, or pers<iu,any nioney,offic-,appointmei}t, employment, t«HtimoniiiI, reward, thing of value or ou- joymeut, or of iwrsonal advantag*' or promise thereof, tir his vote or official infiuence, nr lor withholding Iho sam*, or with an undorsfnnding, expressed or imnlied, th'it hH vote or official action Fball be in any way inliiienced tbere¬ by, or who shall solicit or demand any such money or other advantage, matter, or thing afore--*ttid f.r another, as the considerutiiiu of his vote or official Inflnenco or for withholdiugtbc-amp. or shall uive or withhold his vutn or influence in con^id**ratlon uf tba payment or pnimisenf Rucb monev, advantage, m.itter. or thing tu aiiotbei, shall beheld guilty of bribery within the meaning of this Con¬ stitution, and shall incur the disabilities provided thei eby for ><aid offence, and such additional punishment cm fs or shall be provided by law.
Sec. "•(!. Any person who fchall, directly or indirectly, off r, give, or prom fS9 any nioney. nr Ihing of valne, teatl- mot)ial. privilage, or personal adrantage, to any executive or judicial officer or member of the Geuej-al Asscmbly,to infiuence him in tbe performance of any of bis public or official ibitie-, shall he guilty of bribery, and be punished in sucb manner as shall be pn»vido<i by law.
Skc 31. The offense of corrupt solicitation nrmembers of the Ooneral Assembty or of public officer" '.f the Slate, orofany municipal division thereof, and any occupation or practice of solicitation of pueh meml'en or officers, tu
influence their uffieial action, -hail be d-. fined by law, and tsliall be puni?be<l V>y rnie antl imprisonment.
Sec 32. Any jierson may be compelled to testify in any lawful investigation or judicial proceeding, against any person who may be cluirged with lutving committed the ufftin.se o''l.>ribery or corrupt solicitation, or pmctices ut soUcitaiion, and >ball not be permitted towiilihtdd hi--^ td timony upon tbo ground that it may criminate himself u suhject bim to public infamy; but sucb tctimuny hhall nut Hfterwurds bo nscd againr't bim in any judicial pro¬ ceed! g, except lor perjury in giving sueh testimony, and any person convicted of either of the offences aforesaid, sliall, OS part of the punishment therefor, be disqualified from holding any office or position of honor, trust, or pro¬ fit in this Commonwealth.
Sec ii-i. A member who ba.s a personal or private inter¬ est in any measure or bdl prupo-sed or pending befure tho General Assembly shall discloi-e the fact to the liouse of which he is a membor, atid shall not vote tbereon. ARTU^LE IV.
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Section 1. Th • Executive Department of this Common¬ wealth sliall co:>.>ist ol a tiuveruur, Lieutennn Secretary uf the Cummonwealtb, Attorney Geueral. Audi¬ tor Geueral, St*te Trcasuier, Secretary of Interual Affairs, and a Superintendent of I'ublic Instruction.
Sec. 2. TUo supremo executive power shall be vested in the Governor, who »ball take care that tbe laws U faith¬ fully executed ; ho shall becbostm ou the day ot the j;en- eial election by the qualified electors ofthe Commun- wealth. atthe places where thsy shall vote Ibr Represen¬ tatives. The returns of every eleclion fur Governor shall be sealed np and transmitted to tbe M<at of government, directed tu tbe President of the Semite, who tliallop>*u and publish them in tbe presence of the members uf both houses of tbe General Assembly. The poison bavin ^ the highest nuiuber of votes Khali be Governor, but if twu i>r moro be equal and hij:hest in votes, ono of Ihcm shall be chosen Governor by the joint vote uf tbe meml^ers of both hoai^es. Coiitwted elet-rions shall be determined by a c^in inlttec, to be selected frum both bc'j*es of the General *»s- Fonibly, and formed and regulated in such mauncr a> nUnll be directed bv law.
Siic. :;. The Governor t^hall hold his office during four years from tho third Tuesday of January next ensuing bis election, and shall nut be eligible to the uffice fur the uext ceding t^i
Sec. 4. A Lieutenant Governor f-ball   be
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Ihj president of the Senate, but shall hav tbey be equally divided.
Sec a. Xo person shall Ite elegible to the offico of Gov¬ ernor or Lieutenant Governor except a citizen of the Vniied States, who shall have attained tbo age of thirty yean«. and have been seven years nt«xt preceding Iiis elec¬ tion an inhabitant of the State, unless be sliall have been Hl«.-nt on Ihe public baniucss of tht' Tuited r'tatcs or of tbid Slate.
Siic. G. Xo member of Congress or person holding any office nuder tho United States or Ibis State shall exercise tho uffice of Governor or Lientenant Govurnor.
Sec. 7. Tho Crtivernor sball be couimander-in-cUiofof tho army and navy uf the Cummonwcjilth, and of the mil¬ itia, except when Ibey shall oe called iuto the act nd ser¬ vice of   he L'nited Statefi.
Sec 8. lie shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of two-thirds of all the members of tbe Sen¬ ate, appoint a Secretary of the Commonwealth and an At¬ torney fleneml iTuring pleasure, a ^nperlntcndant of Pub¬ lic Instniclion for lour years, r.nd such utber officer:" uf the amimouwealth as he is ur may be authorized by tho Con- stitutiuu or by law to appoint; he shall have power tu fill all vacauci*^ that may luippen in offices to which be mav appoint during the recess of tbo Seiiato by gnintiiig com- missiuns which shall expire al tho end of their next ge»- s on ; he shall bave power to fill any vacancy that may bapi)en during the recess of tho Senate, in the offico of Auditor General, Slate Trea*=urer, Secn'fcary of Internal Affairs or Superintotident of I'ublic Instruciiou, iu a judi¬ cial office, or in any other elective offlce wbich he is or may be authorized to fill.
If the vacancy shall happen during the session of the Senate, the Guvenior shall nominate to Ibe Senate, before their final adjournment, a proper person to fill raid va- CKUcy.
Rut in any such caso of vacancy, in an elective offlce. a person shall be cho?en to said offico at the next general election, unless tbe vaaincy shall happen within three calendar months immediately preceiliu;: Fuch elcrtion, which cose tho election for said office shall U'held at tbe second succeeding general election.
In acting nn Executive nomiDatiunH, the Senate Bballsit with open dooiis, and in confirming or rejecting the nomi¬ nations uf the Govenior, the vote s-hall betaken by yeas aud nay*', aud shall be cnleredon the jonmal.
Sec 9. Ue shall bavepowertoremitfinesand forfeitures, to grunt rei'rieves, commutatiuns of Mtntencennd pardons, except in cases uf impeachment; but no pordun shall be granted, nut sentence commuted except upon tho ^^(mt- inundatinn in writiug of the Lii-utenant Governor, Secrc- tarvoftheCommunwealth, Attornev General, and Secre¬ tary of Internal Affairs, or any three of them, after full hearing, npon due public notice nnd in oiwn seriT<iim, and such recommoudaiion, with reasons therefor at length, shall be recorded and filed in the offico of the Swietary of tbe Commonwealth.
Six. in. He m:iy require infonnation in writing from the officers of the Executive l)epaninent,uponanv subject relating to the duties of their resiMnrtive offices.
Sec 11. lie shall, fiom time to time, give to the General Assembly iul^^rmatiun of the stttcof the Commouwealth, and recommend to tbeir cua*'iJ;:rutioa siicbmeasur.i as be may jwlfte expcdifrnt.
Sec. 12. He may, on extraordinary occapionts convene the General Axseiubly, ondin caseordisngreemeotbetwiKin the two houses, with respect to the time of ndjuummeut, adjourn them to such time as he bhall think prcj^r, uot exceeding four mouths. lie sb ill liave power to eunvem; tho Si-uateiu extiaordinary Fession, by proclamation, for the tnuisactioii ofeiecutive busiucMS.
Sfc. Ll. In cose of the death, cunviction on Impeach¬ ment, failure to qualify. lesigimtiou, or other diiwibility « tho Governor, the )towci-s, du ies, and emoluments of the office for the rcmftiuder of the term, or until the disability be remive*!. shall dev<dve upon the Lientenant Ouvernor.
Sec 14. In cose of a vacuooy in the uffice of Lieutenant Governor, or when tho Lieuteuaut Governor sIuUl he iui- lK*acbed by theIlouseof Representatives.orFhallLeHnitblo tu exercise the duties of bis office, the powers, <luties, and emoluments thereof for the remainder of the t^rm, ur un¬ til the dlMibitity be removed, sball devolve upon tho Pros- Mentproirm/jorc, of the Senate; and the President pro tempore ^hall lu like manner become Governor if a vacan- cr or dimbiltiv shall occur in the office of Governor; his fceat as Senator sb;Ul b«>come vacant whenever be shall be¬ come Governor, and sball be filled by election us any other vacancy in the Senate.
Sfc. 16. Every bill which shall have pa-^scd both Houses shall be presented to the Governor; if he approve, he shall Mgn it; but if be uhall not approve, he shall return it with his objoctions to the bouse fn which it shall have orieiniiteil. which Uouse simll enter the oyections at largo upon their ionnial, and proccd to ro-consider it. If, after such rcoimHideratinn, two-thirds of nil the membei's elected to that house shall agree to pass the bill, It shall be Kent with the objpctioiia to tbe o.her house, by wbicn, likewise, it.iball be ro-conrideretl, and if approve<l by two- thirds ofall the members elected to that huu^o, it shall be a law; but in such cases thu votere of both boiiees (•hall be determined by yeas and nays, and tho namesof tbe mera¬ bors voting for and a»:ainst tlic bill nhall be <'Utere<l on tbo journals of oftch bou-e respeclivrlv. If anv bill shall not be returned by the Governor within ten dnys after it uhall have been pre.-ented to him, tbesamc shall to n law in liko manuer as if he baiUignwl it, uule^ theGeneral Assembly by their adinumment, prevent Its return. In . which case It shall be a law, unless he sball file the same, with his objections. In tbe office of tbe Secretary of the Cum mon wealth, and givo notice thereof by pnblic proclamation within thirty days  nf er sucb odjournmeot.
Sec. 16. The Governor shall nave power to disapprove of any item or items of any bill m.-iking appropriations of money, embracing distinct items, and thn part or parts of tbe bill approved Rball be Ihf^ law. and tho item or ilams of appropristlon di^^approvevl shall be void, unle^ repassed according to the rules and limttRttnuHprpfriboil for the pa'wage of other bills over t e Executive veto.
Sec. 17. The Chief Justice of the Supremo Conit shiU preside upon tho trial of anv cai.tested election of (Iov¬ ernor or Lieutenant Governor, nnd shall decid« ques¬ tions regarding the admisRability of evidence, and shHll, upon rpque:^t of the committee, pnmounce hi? f^pini -n npon other qneytions of law Involved in tho trial Tho Governor and Lieutenant Governor sball exercise tho duties of thoir respective offices nutil their sncrewors shall bo dulv qua) fied.
SecI^. fho Secretary nf tbe Commonwealth shall kee:» a record of all official acts .ind proccedinirs of the Cuvcmor, and when required lay the H.ime, with nil i>a- I per^ minute*, and voncherx relatingthereto.bcfoieeither I bninch of the Oencnil Assembly, and perform such olher ' duties M mav l>e enjoined up«m lilni bv  law.
Snr. 19. The Secretary of Internsl AfTairs f-hall oxer- clho all the powers nnd perform all the dntirs of the Survevor General, (subject to such changes ns uh ill be nade bv law. Uis department shall embrace a bnrean of \ indn«trial atatl^lrti, and he nholl discharge unch duties I relating to corporations, to the charitable institntfons, j tbocgricnltnral, iminuPicturing, mininc, mineral, timber, | and othpr material ut busine-s interests of tho State ns i maybe prescribed bylasr. He sbnil anmislb'. nudaisnch ! othertItne=»as may bo nquirod by law, make report to the General Ai^emtdy. I
-cC'iO. Th3 Superintendent of rubllclnstmction-dmU \ cxercNe all the i>ower8and periorra all the dutie* of the j euperintondent of O-mmon Schools, subject to such chan- ; ges ai shall be made by la'v. I
Sec. 21, The term of the Secretarv of Intemiil Affairs BbRll b« fonr years; of the Auditor General, three yerr?, I and of tbe State Trea^'urer, two years. These officers shall ' licchosen bv tbe qualified elwlors of the State at general i electhn*. No person elected lo the office of AudilorOen- I eral or State TreaourerBhall be capable of holdlngtho same offico for two consecntive terms. • I
Sec 22. The prte«eut Great Seal of Pennsylvania shall be Ibe seal of the State.
All    Commissions    shall    1^;   In    the    name   and   bv i authority ofthe Commnnwenlth of Pennsvlvania, and be icalotj with the State seal and Bignwl by thoGovemor. ARTICLKT.
Section]. Tho jndk-ial powf>r of this Commonwealth shall be vested in Ibo Supreme Court, iq courts of common pleaa, courts oroyerat>dtermlnerand gt-neniljall delivtjry, courts of quarter'sesslons of the peace, ondians' mnglKtratni^ courts, and in ench other c/.ti-t* -- - eral Assembly may from time to time estabHsli
Seo. 2. The Supremo Conrt shall consist of eeven judges, who shall Ix* elected tiy the qt>;iUrifld eloctopt of the Mate •at large. They t-holl hold their officM for tho term of twenty-one yeai-s, if tbey po h.ng behave themselves well, bnt shall not be again eligible. The judge whuM cnmmis- hlon shall first expire shall be chief ju-tico, and thereafter oHcb judire whoNeoommission shall fint expire shaU In turn be chief justice.
Sfc. 3. The jurisdiction of the Supremo Court uhall ex¬ tend over the State, and the judgi-s thereof shall, by virtue of their offices, Le justices of oyer and terminer and gen¬ eral jail delivery iu the several conntics; thev shall bave ortgir.aljnrlsdiction in cases of injunction, and, where a ctiri'uration is a party defendant, of habeao corpus, of man- {L^UMts, and to cnqrls of inferior iurisdiction; nnd in rase of <ino warranto as to ail officers of th« C»»mmon- wralth whose jnri-'diction extends over the Stof o. but f hnU not exerciKD any other origlnfil juii-<dictioni (hey sHuil have appellate jurisdiction hy appeiil. certiorari or writ oi error in h11cjis««, a>4 is now ur may hereafter be provided by law.
Sec 4. rntll otherwise direot<il by luw. tho eourti of common ple:is shall continue as at present establidhed, ex¬ cept as herein changed; not moiethan fonrcouuties sball. at any time, be included iu one judicial dibtrict urgauized for said courts.
8ec. h. Wliouever a county sliall contain forty tliuus- nud iuhabitiuils, it Khali constitute - separate judical dis¬ trict, and fihall effect one judge leiinief] jn Iho htsr; an^l the General Assembly shall provide for additional judges, ns the business ofthe 6aid district may re^iulre. Counties Oont»ining u poimlation leia than is Mifficient to constitute uepaiuuxiistricu shall bo fonflcd into couvculeot single districts, or, if necessary, may W at».v:|io4 (o contlguupa dlstriPte, as the General As-erobly may provide. The of¬ fice uf associate judge, not learned in the law, is abolished in counties lormlng separate district; but tlio wveniJ iis- Hociatejudgrs in offico when this constllntlou sball be adopted shall (*er\e for their unexpired terms.
Sic «. In the counties of Philadelphia and Allephony, all tho jurisdiction and powers now veiled In the District CnnriB and Courts of Common Plesis, subject to sucb changes as mav l>c made hy this constitution or by hiw, sball bein Philadelphia vested in four, and In Alleghenv in two distinct and separate courts of eqnal and co-ordi¬ nate jurisdiction, rompo'^ed of three judees each ; the fcaid oiHirts in Philadelphia shall bo designated respectively ns tbe Court of Common Plea-* number one uumbor two. number throe and number four, and in Allegbenv asthe C^urt of Common Plea* number une and number two, but tbo iiuniher of said courfs may be by law Inrren^ed, frt.m Unto tn time, and «hall be in tike msnner designat-d by mber of judges    in
.<e siiall amount inthe wiiuie to lUreo, sueh three judges (.ballconipuse adis- linct aud tsepjirate court as aloresaid, which shall he num¬ bered its ufoi-esaid. In Pbiladclpbju all nulls ahait ho ni- stituted in Ihc said CoiirU ul Cuinmoti Pleas without designating tbo ni:ml'er uf said court, and the several courts btiali distribute and apportion tbo buBines.i among them in snch manner us shall be provided by rules uf court, and each cuurt to which any pint bhall be thus as- Mgncd shall have exclosive jurisd.'ction thenwf, subjeit to change uf venue, as shall In* provided by law. In Allegheny each cuurt sball havo exclu^iiv juris Uctiou of all proceedings at law and iu equity commenced therein, subject to change lit'venue sus may be pn.vided by law.
Stic 7. For Philadelphia there >ball bo ono Proilionntv ry'ri uffice, and one Pnilhontury for all sa d courts to be appointed by tbe judges of said courts, and tu bold office tor three years, subject tu rcmuval by a majority uf the ^ai-l judges; tlie said I'luth-motary sball api>oint such ns-ist- antsas may be iieceASarj' and authorized by said curty, and be and bis as.«istant*« shall receive fixed Kalariert, to I« determined by law aud paid by sjiid county; all Ices col¬ lected in said offue, except such as may be by law due to the Commonwealth, shall lie jiaid hy tbe Pruthonotory in¬ to the cuunty treasury. Each court>hall have it^ separate (h>ckets, except tbe judgment liitcket, wbii.-li shall contain t he judgments and liens of all the said courts, as is or may be directed hy law.
Stc. y. The paid courts in the counties of Philadelphia aud Alle'.;heuy re-pec»ively shall, from time t. tim.-, in turn, detail one or mnpi of thoir judg^.-* to h-dd the court^i ofOyer oml Terminer and tho courts of Quarter S«>Sisions of lh<! Peace of said cuuuli«« iu such manner as may be directed bvlfiw
S.c ll. Judiics ofthe Courtsof Common Plciis learned in tbe law shall he judges of the cjurts of Oyer and Ter¬ miner, Quarter Sei^ebms of Ihe Peace, and General Jail Delivery. and of the Ori>hu>i's Court, and within thoir re¬ spective districts shall be ju^ticesuf the pence as to crimi¬ nal matters.
Sr.c. in. The judces ofthe courts of Common Pleas, with¬ in their respfH;live Counties, uhall have jKiwer to i^sue writs of certioraii to justice'* oi IIih {wace aud other inferior courts not of lecord. uud to eaiioe tbeir iiroceisling to be brought befure them and right and justice to be d.-o...
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ban two-thirds i aons to Ik-elei-tcil when more than ouu are to Ijc choi- on; thoy bhall be conip'*ns:ited only by ft.ied sftlaric-«. to be imidby said county; and s^hall exercise mich juri';dictiun, civil aud criminal, except iirt heiein provideil, as i^ now exercise*! by aldermen, subji-i-t to such i-haugei», iK.t in¬ volving an increa«o of civil jurisdi. tion or cunfcrring pi»- liticul iluties, :i3 may l»e made i>y law. In Philadelphia the office of alderman is ul>oIir'hcd.
Sec. is. All feef<, fines, and penalties in naid courts Fhall bo paid into the county  troisury. •
Sec. 14 In all cjiscs ofsuinmnry conviction in this Com¬ monwealth, or of judgment in suit fur a penalty befure a magistrate, or court not of rwonl, either party may ap¬ peal to j-ucb c<mrt of record as may bo pte.=crihcd by la^v. npnu allowance uf the appcHate court ur judge thereul", up-
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which tbey are to preside, and shall' hold thi tb<? period often year.-', if they ahall no long lichave thcm- t-elvet* well; but for aity reasonable canae, which »hall not besiifflcient gn-mnd tor impenchment, the Governor may removo any of Ihem on the acMressuf two-thirds of each houri« nf Ibe (ieneml A^semblv.
Sec. 16. Whenever two judges of the Supreme Court are to be chosen f.«r the s;»i:ie term ..f Mjrvieo. each voter shall vole for one only, and when thn* ai* to be chosen, be shall vote fer nu mMe than two ; candidates bighfst in vote shall be decIanKl elected.
Sec. 17. Should any two or mnro judges of the Snpiemo Court, or any two or more judges ot the (.lourt of Common Ploiis for the same district be elected at the s-auie time, they shall, as soon nften he election as cimvenient. cast lotsfor priority uf commission, and certify the result to the Ouvemor, wUj bhall issnu their commissions in acconl- auce Iherowitb.
Sec. It*. The judges ofthe Supreme Court and the jndg¬ es ..f the several Courts oJ Coninion Pi.ar.. and all oilier jndges requirwl to be learned in the law, slmil, at .stiiod timi's. receive for their service.-* an adi.*iitiate ciimi-euSiilion, wliieh riiiaU be fixed by law, and paid by the SUile. Tliev sli-'ll r<-ceive ii" uthor conipem^ttioii, fei^. or jierquisitps of oKite fur their servii-es fr^m "uy source, nor b<dd any other office of profit under the Uuited States,tliis state or any uther State.
Skc. 19. Thejudges of Ibu Supremo Oonrt, during their continuanoe In ottice, shall re^iide within this Common- weakh;nnd the other jmlgen during their coimliuuanca in othce, sliall resiih: within tho district fur which they sball l*e retpcclively elecle<!.
Sec. '20. The sevund CVjurt.-* of Common Pleas, beside^ the powers herein conferred, fihall have and w-xerci-w wiA- In their rosjH^ctive districts, PubjiKt to such changes as may be m;uio by law, Mich cliancory puwem as are nuw vested ty law in the soveml OourtsufCommon Plena of this Commonwealth, or as may hereafter be winfciTtHi uiH>n them by law.
Sr.c. ai. Xo duties shall be Imposed by law upon the Su¬ preme Omit or any . f tbe judges thoie^if, except h-urh as are judicial, uor (ihall any uf tho judges then.'or exercUe any iwwer of apiwintment, except at herein provided. Ihe (Vmrt of Xiiii Prius is hereby abolL-^hetl, and no court ot original jurisdiction It. be pn^idi-d owr by any one or moreof tbe jiidgtHuf tbe Supreme C^uurt "ball be estab- li^he<i.
Sec. 22. In every cuunty wherein the poputatlnn shall excoo«l one hnndred and fifty thousand the General Awteni- bly shall, and In any other county may, establish a fiei>- arate Oriihans' Court, to ooiisist uf oue or more judges who t^hall bo learned in the law, which court shall exer¬ cise all the jurisdiction and jsiwers now vn-tiMi In, or whiuh may liL-reiifter Im* conferred iip^m, tlw Orphana' Ci>uriB, and the ou;A>n Ihe jurindiction of tbe judges of tbe Cuurt of (.ommon Pleas within i>uch couuty, in Or- pbaUH' Court proc-eedings, BhiiU ceft^o and determine; iu any county in which a sepamte Orphans' Oairt hhall be et-tablishwl the Uegi-ster of Wills shall be clerk of such Court, nnd subject to ita direction iu all mattem pertaining to bis uffice, be may appoint assli'tant clerk?', but only wilh the (xinsent and approval of said cjhivI. All acc*.untH fil-Ml with him as register or as clerk of tho h;Ud sepanvio Or¬ phans'Court shjill bu audited! by the Court without c.\- pensetn parties, except where all parties in intere-^t in a pending proc^^eding shall nominate an auditor wliom iho conrt may. in its discretion, appoint. Iu every «.unty Orphans' Courts shall p4.t>-scsHs ail the i.owcrs and juritdio lion ofa Uopister^a Court, und soi-anite Registers' Courts arc hereby abolished.
Sec i^ The atyle ofall proci'wt shall U "The Common¬ wealth of Pennsylvania." All prosecutions fchall be car¬ ried on in tne camp ami by the authority of the C-ommor.- wenlth of Pennsylvania, aud conclude agitlust Ibe peace and dignity oftho sitin'*.
Sfc. 24. In all ca'^et of foloniuus bomlelde, and In puch otber cripiinal cwch as may t« pr&vid d fur by law, the ac¬ cused, after conviction and wntfnce. iiijiy remove tho in¬ dictment, records, and all prucvedings to the Supreme Court for review,
Stc. *i^. Any vacancy happening bv dcnth, re-ignation. orothcrwt^, inany ronrtof rwonl. .-hall Le fihtt by n[^ (•ointment by tho Governor, to continue till tbo firwt Mon¬ day of January next succeeding the Rtvi t'PncJTil election, which shall occur three or mure months aft-T Iho h:ipj.eti- ing ofsnch vacancy.
Sec. 2G. AU laws relating to courts phall be rciicnl and of uniform openitian. and tlio orgatil»itiou, jurisdic¬ tion, and powers ofall courts of the some ola.'V or ;>rai!r, so far as regulated by law. and the fcrte and eflect ol tb- pKK,eM ind jiid^mei.tN ofsm'h courts Kbatl be unifoim; ar.d tlie Genenil Ai*scmbly ts hereby prohibited fn.ni cre¬ ating other courts to cxerci.«e the powers v«-sted by
ibecb.-ction ofiicer- shiill be re-juireJ los
piivcdof the'right of snftn
Quarter i;.-r--, lire l-K-aled .i hundred tlmi Courtsof (in whenever at hnndred mil and uthor <¦;. jtroper coun' till    ¦
1 proceed- :i v-hall be ..ii-llbat
the]
i-sufthe State or nf the Cnit nor while a Undent of any ivhile kept In any poor lionet
I., bten i).,lied therein wwr ih- cu.irt ol lli( that Ibc eunvenience,.,
\>n the bigb of learniui:. yluiuat pu>>-
imly ofllc
vhi'-h it.sh-ll h-i
in such msnorr as may be eappnioted toany office with-
^p4'lively •.hall be offici
1 oi- cp-cial Isws, excM ptanc;; ofall th«   pruv
xisiing pcwe-B and   du eirard   t<.   the
iijes. except
¦i quire sp*c-il n-ports at any til
AUriCLB .\V11I
December In thf^year one tlwm.'^and ei^lit hundred aiidseventy.nve
t^EC. 24. lu cities ennlalning over fiftv tlmtisaml Inlinliitants (except rhPficldphla) all aldermen iii (iflice al the rime ofthe ;uloplit.u of ihiscoasMtuiItiii shall cnntiiinf In nlTiee until tli*- explr.trlon of thfclr cmimii«sioiis.anilatlli.*ek'cti.iii for city awl waid ollicers in thp year o:ie thniiHaiid eight hundred and sevei'tv fivfonealdermanshali lie elBcted la each waiil. n« provided hi this cnnstltution
SEC 2.'.. In IMiiladelphia magistrates in lieu nf A'dtnnen.slmllliechosoiiasienuiredl:! litis consti- ttiiion at the election in snid eiiv fi>r city and ward (tmcei's In tlu* vear one thotwutid eight iiundred and spventv-five; tUelrterm of ofiictjwhaU contineuceon the first Monday *•/ Apiil iiirceedlnK their elec-
ch propoiitd t
Ul
'1 lie leims of oflice of ;ililpriiieii In saiil eitv,holil- iiiL'or enfiUed to cominlsslous .it the time ot the aclop lonof thiscoiLstitulioii shiiU not be affected of   thia I tliel-ebv
Sec ll.   All peisoiiij In nfO'-e  in this romninn-
Me.tlth ;it tl-.e time of tlie ailoi>lion of tills constitu-
a».  cnn.U,  anJ | tinn.aml at tlie lirst electiim uiirter it. .shall holil
their resjifctive ofBces until the term for wlildi they
r\,y tr.Hii»frre.l t^   Ih' geere'itry ot fi>. I liave heeii eleeteil orapi«iinted shallexi ire, and un-
nri^o t^itU hiiro a evnerai  nuperTUiim   til their successors shall be duly qualified, unles:)
jiiiintioi,!! ami alteration a | otherwise |ini\ided In ihis oiisliluMon
SEC. 'SI.   Theseveutharticleor Iliis con-stltutinn .ta.y I prc.'^eribiDpanoalhof i.tiice. sliall t.alce ellect tin, and after the first day of .Tanuary, one  thoi-sanil ei^Iit hnndred and seventy-five.
Sec '2S. Thefnns of omm of countv cnmmls- siouers and county audi ors chosen prior to the year ore thou .nnd elnlit hnndred and seventy.nve, which shall not have expired beloic the liisi .Monday ot .lanuarv In the year one thousand elKht hundred f anrl .scveiuy-slx.shall expire on that dav.
SKc.   9.   All!<tate. c<uintv. citVt wanl. boronirli, and township ofiicers in ofiice at tlie time of tUo uiw.i,....rH oifc!*.!!   to   e-cn n..uHe, '-idoption of this constitidloii. wltose iToiupensation inlmnicr Miiu-ndmenLi aha'l been-   is not provided for by salaries iihme, shall coutiuue rriis. witn tii» _v..»s ati<l nay«  tniten ' to receive the conipeusali »n .allowed tliem bv law iiin\tf«iih »hvl I nnlil the explralicn of their respective lerms'ot ol-
n»N 1   Any atitennniciit <ir am uli'.ti la y be pn-p'ifl.d iiithellvnutf 'iitativ..>. anJil tlie ttoto  Ml all be
ttneols   to   thii
¦enn.und t;.e ^'^ creiary of ib-C' letliesain.* I" b-|vi'.lifh..(l three mi ni^xt peiiei-al election ill at le.-.at ta-o newiiprtpcii ever c-nntv in wl.ich snc.i new«p-l.-.i 1 be pobli h.ii: and if. ri •hn G"n»ral AsBen.blj ; aft.Tivanlscb.iR'^n, such prnpoaed aiu-n.l-neni oi ntn-ba I b-Buree.l tu ly » m.j^.rily of ttii ¦        ¦ • ¦ •      •       ta.yof  tbf
¦itj ..Kc
sh>l'
'giiliitc'I ! y lair, and all cm-ity i.in. i'sa1:irled nhall pay ait fee.4 wbich they ni ty be au- ¦rnizd tu receiv» iat, the treaaury uf ;he county or Imt.*, aa may be .lirc.'t"d by law. In C(JUi.ti..« c<m- liniiiK over une SuLilreJ ni a;tv thoil>.and inbabi- .iitsal. lunnly iilB':eraahall l.e paid by salary, aid |e saary uf anv s-uch unicerHnd biacK^tks heretuf.iM ¦ 1.1 by teea. »h .11 uo' ei-eed tliu a^c e^^'e ..mount r eao.rneJduritiKhis teim and coliecti.l by ur for
Skc. b The fieeeral .Xpseinbly Khali prov fur the Btr:i;taNi.u.ital,ili'y ft a 1 county, and 1 u.'oaich iifilc^rs. afl tsell fur lees whir co». ct-d by tnim«8 fu.-aU p.jblicur mi;u.cij w'.iich way be paid t.i thera
i^KO    7.   Three   county   eommiaaloners
. by i«w
«u.-bi».
ni'ty be
lb-.-
-hi hu
and i
qUA,i6ed e/.cl. soll^ and tbe thi. b-roi Tott-H shftb' olllcw of counly a Im! nVfd bv the C'
1 that
enty.fiv.
I  B;Vcti.l
ote for
:Ud t
aid   olfici
t'utirt  of Co
ion' VUt
stltution iu tliejudgetioftli and Orjdtaii!*' Cuiirln.
Skt. :!7. The iwrtics, ty a;:rt'em<>tit fthil, may, in any civil cOijf, diiipense M-ttb trial by jury» Hiid submit tho deci^ion uf Hich civfe lothe court bftvingjuri^liction then- of, ami Kuch court shall hear and dftermine thoKiime; nud   the  jndj;nicnt  tbereon shall be tmhjcrt to writ of
in utb<-
ARTICLE TL
IMPEU,CirilENT AXD tlEMOVAL FROM
Section 1. The Mouee of Tlci' Holc po.ver of Impeachment.
Stc.'2. AU itniieiu-hnioutrt  kIihIUi when Kittinj; for that purpof^o,
ntaiivcfl t'h.'vH hiivethe
iirtirmiitioii;
B-tl-thi
cd by tin* PeiiiUe;
,ilor« Kbnll he upon
shall   l.e convicted  wflbout
f the iiieiubers prof^cnt.
Sec. 3. The (iorrmor and nil other civil officew shall bo liablo to Impeachment fur any misdemean¬ or in ollicj', bnt judgment in fuch ciises fihall not t'xtrnd furt}i.^r thim to ri'uioval fn»m ufTicc and dirt- qualiilcation to hold any ofliie of truMi or profit under this Cummonwralth; the perwn accused whether convicted or ac¬ quitted, hhall nevirlbelt*»ffl \,e liiibh' to iudictmeut, trui!, Jndtrment, and puni>>hment.iocconUii([ to law.
Sfc. 4. All oihcers shall hold their offices on the condi¬ tion that they bf^bave them :plvee well while in ofllr^, aud ohiill l.e removetl on convictiuu of mlsb^biivior in office or of any iuf«moii(i crime.
Appointed offieert* othw tluui judee:* of the coui-ta of record «nd tho gaperintendent of Public In«tructioii, may be removed at llK^pleasur of the power b>* which they tihaJl luwe been nppointed. All offlccrw elect-.-d by the jwo- ple, uxcopt Ooveruor, Lieutenant Governor, members of the G^'neml A-wmbly. and Jndges of tho courtj of rec¬ ord, iHirncd ill the law. sbiiii; I* removed by the Governor for reanouablrt cause, alter due notice and lull bearing, on the (iddre*j oftwo-thirda of tbe S<'iiatp. AIITIGLE VII.
OsKta
• orricE.
Section 1. 5enfltnrs ami Rt-pn-seiitatlves and ail judi- ctil. State, and connty offleei's. shall, lioiure entering on the duties uf their respective officca, take aud subscribe tho following ojith or affirmation:
"I do solemnly swear.'or nfflmi'i that I will inipport,ol."y, and dcloiid the ConMitntion uf the I'nitMl .^tj.ti-s and the Couftiiution of thiH Cummouwrtilth, and that I will dis¬ charge the duties of my office with fidelity: thut I havn not paid or ontributed, or promisr-i Xo pay or coulri- bute. Pitber directly or iiidlnHtly, any money or other val- a-ible tbhip, to procure my nomination or election (or appointment^, except for ncccraary und proper cxpensi-a expressly authorizi-d by law; thnt I have uot knowingly vio<ut*>d any election law of this 0)mmyuwmlth, or procured il to Ik* done by olhem In mv belmlf; that I wilt not knuwinply rfy;<-|yp directly or bidirijctly, any iponey orother viiluable tbini; for ib" pcrlbi-piHnce or uouTi»er- fonuiince of any actor duty pertulnlnp tu my office, othr crtluiDtho compouBation allowwl by law."
Tbe foregoiuE oftth t-hall U admiuitftered by wme i»cr- f»on authorize*! to administer oaths, and in the ra't- of Stvteofficeraand JudKCBof tha Supreme Court, f>hall he filed ill the oftic*^ ofthe Secr«l«ry of the Common wealth, and iu the case of other judicial and county nffieer<, in the officf- ofthe ProthoiiotRrj' ofthe county in which the same in taken; any person refiwiiig to hike tioid oath or affirma¬ tion iibal I fvirfelt hU oQlcc. and any )H-r:iuu who ^hall be ctmvicted of haviriR sworn or uffimitMl falwly. or of hnving violated stUd oath or affirmation, stiall l>c;niilty of )>eriiiry, and bo fori'ver diiwiualified fiMm hotdiuK any uffirc uf tnust or profit within this Commonweal th.
The oath to th** membora ofihe Senate and IIonFv of UepreKenwtlves (jb«ll l.eiuluiiuit'-iod liyonoof lIiejiplgM pftlie Supremo Court or of  a  Couit  of Com
nedi ember
) whieh the
ARTICLE VIII.
Section 1. Kvery m-ile citizen twenty-one yc^irs of aso, poB9essin;r the frtllowlugfiunlificalion!!, uUall bo eulitliMl to
tizcnof tbe United States
vute at all ele^tloi
First, lie Ehnll havo been at bait ono month. ,    „
Stcnwl. He Plmll have resided m tho State ono year i or if, having preriniifciv been a qual fied elector or native bom ciiiieu ofthe Sfcitc. he shnll have removed therefrom and retiinied. then six months) iii.me.Iiately preceding Ibe
* *rAi>rf". lie shall have resided iu tho ehctinn district where he Bhall offer to v..te at least two m.mths Immedi¬ ately preoeJing the election.
1 taxation, olh- all he void, and corporate pended by any
.^¦^. 1 . N . ici-..,ihb«llbe.,ii.ii;: ..i Im ~M. .IS HU elec¬ tion officer who Kimll bold. .-. ¦.¦....n.oulh-H have beld anv office, aiqw.inti... ..MMitiuor under tlie tiovemmentol the I i:,i. ;-;. ¦ -.¦¦•. ¦ . ihisState, orufiiuycitvoro.uiitv. orof -mv ni<.:.it-,i.a, l..,:,rd, coni- mirif^ii.n, or trui^t in any city, wivt- only jn^t.cesuf thc|.euce and aldernicu, n.'tai ie^t public, a:id pts-s.>ns in the luilitia service of the Stat.> : uv.r ulmll anv election ..flicer be eli^ci- bie tj any civil "tb.-.. i.. l.o nile^! tit un election ar wh ch he shall strw, sa\-' i.iil.\ i > sii.li .^ultur.Iinalc munlcii^il orh.-
ral ufficCi* be:<..\     lie ^l.l It- "l . ilV urCDIiUty tffiCC:. U:! sliali
be.Uiagntited i-v -.u.t.-.i l.av.
bEC.16 Thet.unni.ii «.V.iomon Pleaa of the several comitirt»of Ibe t5oum..uiw.,Jth fihall have iKJWor within thoir io3ivective jur;p*lktiur.t« to appt)inl ov»•^^eeltJ of elec¬ tion to 8upervit« the proct>e*HaK3 of cloctiou uffij>crs, and to maif. report to the court om taiy be required; such ap- poiutnicubi to bo made for any disti let in a city or county, upon petition of five citixenH. lawful vuters of such rleo- tiun dmlricL, tetting forth Ihat such uprointmcnt i<i a ren- .wnabie precaution to f-ccnre tbo punly and f: i^ue-^^ of electlonu; ovor«ocrs uhaJl he two in numl)cr ftU' an election district, shall be residentH thcrela, and sbnil Iw; iJCrrtons qualified to cerve uiMm election boardn, and In euch cara luemlHUAolditfea'Ut political parties; whenever the mem- boru uf an election Iwiud Hhall difier in opinion, the over¬ wore, if thry shall bo agreed thereon, shall dccbic the quetition of ilifierence; in appointing oven,eori of elec¬ tion, all the law Judge- f-f the proper court, ablo.to act at the time, shnll concur in tho nppointmenta made.
Brc. 17. The trial and dctt rmiiiati'-n of gouio'sied elec¬ tions of electors of Prwidcnt and Vice Pref«ident, members of tlie Gene: al Axscnibly, and uf utt diibllu ofiicerii, wliethei State, judicial, mnnicii«l, or local, t?ha 1 le by the courld oflow.ur by onoormoreofthelrtw judges thereof;be Uetiei-ol .\5KembIy ^hall. by general law, deaii;natB tho courtu rtud judgOH by whom the a venit clashes oif t:Iect[oii fxrntestti sbnil be tried, and n'giilatc the mauncr of trial and all millers incident thereto; bnt no such law as^dgning juriiHlictian, or regulating its exercise, >h.-«II apply to any coute&t oritting out of un eleclion held l)«>fure ita paiwage.
ARTICLE IX.
TAX.\nON AND FIN.iKCE.
SEcno:r 1. All taxes Khali bo uniform ui«m lhe Fame cltvs ol snl.jecti within the tenitorial limits of tlieauthor- ity levviDg the tax, und ^h.aII be levied audcollttc-letluuder genonu lawH; but the Oenoral Assembly may. by ppnoral iiiwB, exempt fmrn tnxation public property as.xi f )r pub¬ lic pun'oses actual places of rcIigioUH wur«htp. plaren of buri.il not used or held for private or corporate prt-flt, and institutions of purely pnblic charity.
Sfc *i. Alllawd exempting proi>erty fr er thaji the property above ennmerated.
Sec 3. The power to tax cor)>omtion proiK-rty shall not not be snrrendei ed or s contnnt or grant fo which tbo State >?haH be a pnrt^
Sec. *. No debt ^ha^ he created by or on behalf of the State, except to supply coaiuil deflcicnrie« of revenue, re¬ pel inva'tion, gnpprc^a inKurrecttnn, defend thu Stato in war.or to piiy existing debt, and the debt created to miji- ply deficitncicH in revenue t^hall never exceed in tho ag¬ gregate   at any one t'me ono mUIion of dollars.
Sr:c. .\ AM iawx iiuthnplzlng the borrnwingof monpy by and on behalf of the Slale Khali specify the piirimtio f-r which the moucy Id tu bo u-^ed, and the money bo horruv. od 8h;ill be nwd for the purpose spcrlfied and no other.
M)C. 6. The crolit of tho Commonwealth uhall net be pletlped or loaned tn any individual, company, corporation, or nAfociailun, nomhall the Commo.iwi:alth become ajolnt ownor or MtocUholdor in any cumpany, aESocIatlun, or cor¬ poration.
t>ec.7. TboOcncral Assembly Fhatl not authon-e auy connty, city. iKin.ugh.town'-hIp or Inrorpomteil district to fccpunic a. stockholder in any company, a-tscci'ition 't cor- (Mtration, or lo obtain or appropriate money for or to lumi its credit to any corponitlon, aswiciation, institution or in- dlvi.ltml.
Sfc. 8. The debt of any conntv, ritv, borough, township, school distilet. or other mnniripnlit.y, or liirorp..rited «il- trict, except as bo.-ein provMed, ^hall never excowl seven pcr centum upon the a>-j*».scd value of the tnxa'ile proper¬ ty the: ein, nor -I all auy snch tnun{ci|>a|tty or district ii- cnrany new delit. or inciciuictt><indebtedno:stoannmottnt ex."ei!tiinK two p'M- rentrm upon mch Hg-esswl valuation of propTty wil hiuit the asKcnt uf the electors thereof, at a public election, in Kuch manner a^ stiall be providcMj law ; but any city, iho debt ofwhrrh now exccpd--» wven per centum of such a^os-'ed valuation, liiay be authorized by law to incrca«e tbe Pame three per cei.tnm {m the ag¬ gregate at anv ono time) noon *uch voluation.
Sue 9. The Commonwenirh slmll not assume the debt, or auy part thereof, of any cl y, ronnty.bonmgh or town¬ ship. nnlosBsuch debt srliall have been contracted to eoable IbeState to repel invasion,suppro.'w dimie^llciUKurrvctiun, defend itself in time of war, or to a.'mst tbe Stale it? th.' djucbarge of any portion of iltf present iiidcbtCi1iiH<«.
Kkc. hi Any e»antr. townnh'p. nctiofl di...trict or other mu»icfp»litv ii.carrlng a y indebtedncM shall at or bf forp the time of fo facing, provide for the Cwl- I^ctinn of wnnnal t«x dufflcl-nt t.. pav th«» intereiit and al-f* tbe ptlDclpal thereMf within tbirtv roars
SBO 11. Top ovide r.rtbpp'.v..ient..r the pre^ejt State deiit and any flddiilonal ilebt c^rtra^rted aaaforw- snid the General • M-niMv shall continue and m-ii- taiutheninkii-g fund suffiV ent to i av the flcemlrg inl«>rrftton puch debt, and annnnllv to reduce t) e prin cipal tber of bv a Foin net \vm than tTo hundred and flrtvlbouBanddoIlis; th" snid sinking tuui shnll (ji.nsiHtof th« pence di of tho sales of the puLtU works or wny part thereof Hnd of th-income or pro- eefdnof the f<ale of any n:ock!t . wned by the Cui^inon- wealth. tosiethHr with ether funds snd resf^ar e« that mny le deislgnitted *-y Inw. and shall beincreas-d frnin tlmf to time by aB«Uning to it any p»rt or the taxes oroher r-venuesnf IheStBt*. not r.q,:ir.d for the or- dinarv and currentexpHnnt-sof gnvermnont; and un- l-vsina^aeofwar. InvHRion or innurre-illo,. i.o part of the said sinKing fundi-hall be used or up lied ..ih-^-
!¦> taor-* thau two pe ?i.iff the biKh-st nu-,i uy c.isu-i/ VHC.incy in-th*» >r cuuutr auditor &\uil • m KVas ofthe county ivhich Fuch vncaney »ha/^ occur, by the Hpt-oininienl in e/v.tor of ihu proper county who fba// Imve voted tliec .iumis»iui:er oraudilor wh^se p.acu i:* to be »J.
AraiCLK.w
r be cbirttjre.l   when
.Nu debt .-^ha / i.e coutriCt^-d cr /UMHty In- ¦ any mun cipa/ com ninsi in. excrpt in iurt>u- ri appr. prialioa previou-/y ni.il« thurvfur by vi;ia' jrov-rn.rent.
tvtrry City nhnJl createa siukiog fa-d. wl| u
irivi/igi BOl have 1 gOHd fai
ken puc
Sto ;. TheGeiieia'As! eilurc uf the charter utr I.l the
-inb.y  ha// not; iiy c.rpuration E pa-aaiiy   i
b hui (.'omnioiiweal'.b  hall canna lisbediiilbe manner afor ainei.dnient or aiiiei dmeni^ (jiia'-ii-i elocrur* oftli^ Htt' lit inch time, at 1-ist threi agre-O tu ly the tuu hmn
i.ibe:
eJ br I
ud th;y sball b«
It Is lliTcl.
SECTION  1
Ihf li|-st(l:iv
ri-lilliuuilr mill
,- till- s:iiiic i:ili)
nfratn to
ntna   ..fter   beir.B
from tlift clmnires lumwKilth.aiiil iii miiU-le oiieiitUiin.
cd fur III
i,-;;i . I Hill shall tiike oITect nn V. in the V. :ii one llniiisnml i-iilvtiMir. t.iralliiiiiiMisesiiut
All 1
at Ihi-liim' .1 the Milniilinii of this (¦i.iisiitiitiiiii not iiicmisisleiit tln're\vitli.ainl all lifrlits. aiMhiiis. pros- (.¦iMiii.iMs. anil c.intrai;t« shall ivimiiiiic ai if Ihiseon- sthiiliiiii hail not lii'i-n ailoiitnl
m:i-. :'.. At ill.'.-'fncral clmilnii in lhe vi'ars inio. Ihiiu.aMiliM-hthuniliu.lanil scvi-i'y-foi.r anil oiii' thonsanili-iuht hniiil:fil ami .si.veniy.hvi' Sviialor
ihall lii-uk'f
L-ht iM
Tho
111 ilistrii'ts ¦elei^tiiil in ti
illb..
nlv.liv cleil. a
i-ar ono thoiisaml liail servo for Iwo ar ono ihoiiMiuil all servo for one
those V. hose toi ins hall Iepri'.seiiI tht' llisliiets in ttlii.-h Ihey resi.le until the oml of the terms (or whieh thcv v.ero eleeted.
m;c 4. At the ueneral e'eetlon in the year one thonsiml eirlit Imnilied ami s.'veiitvsix. renatois shall ho eleeted from the even nninhered distilets 111 servo for two years, and from odii iiuinbercU dis- trhts to serve fur f.inr years
See r.. The tirst clettion of rioveriior nmler this e insiitiiii.'n sha'l heat the M-neral eleetion in the
• C.I
all 1
•li f.ir III
iimllhe teini of Ihe 	
Olio thonsinii eiuhi hun.lred aiul s.'venty-el;;ht and of those Ihereafier elerted shal-lie for four years, aeeordingto the provi.-i.ius of this eonstitution.
SEC. (1.   Attheceneral elecli.m in the year one thousand elL-ht hnndied and seventy-fonr a I.ieii- curdini; to the
Ski: be e'le
the
era/
iicii.1 (aw for the beneB', o
¦ip.iti lhe Cou'l'iiun   that   such corpura'ion   aba'/
j^I'terhu.il its charter Ml jtct  tu   the   i.ruv"-iuua
iscuii'tltulin:.
C. a. The ejereise rf the riphtof eminent J.imnin
: i.evei baabri.lgeii or KU cu...slru'.1   u.s tu   |,-.-T..-nt
ieiierai Aanemb y fr-in   takite.'   Ih-   prop rly "i.d
bipea of iDcorporated coojpaiilea.   and   subiectint
I tu pab.io ano, ths «ime aa the pr<i|,erty  uf   ioil.
Sec.
atiopof Iho
:s :' an'l tbi' exerclae ofthe paii Hutu Shalt never haa. ri.ltred .r so coDstTuii permit c.ir{iuraTioaato cuuduct tbi-ir buflintsa naiineraati liifrinita the-qi*: rights of li.d ir lhe R-i era' w (.'-b iii» oi the .siat.
s^EC. 4. Ill a.'i e.'eciinis for uirectors or  man I coriiuiirtiTn e eh in.-rahyr ur  ahare-b'./der  may
rtho
iiltllli'
irv . f Internal Alfalii sliail ;l ceiieial eleelion afler the iliiiiiiu: ami when the said 'eleil ami otialilied, lhe olliee i.iill..-a!iolislied.aiidlheSnr-
• at ilieiime of Ihe adoptirn 111! eoniiiiue in ofiiee iinil> tiie
f. r whieli he was elected. u|iP!iiit-lii t of Pnblic III-
i|iia.i;;ril.tlie ofTlce'of Sniier-
Si-lio..ls..ha.leease. ni'ihii-.l in tiiii coiistittilinn .¦11 l.-ranv in-ism imw lio'.d-
• a lirst ..niiialterm iuclij;ibic mi OI suoh terMi.
of the Supremo Court in of-
K-n
eandidatur.
imber ol hia votes foi
distri ote Ihcin up„a two or mo.«
may prefer. 8K0. .'»   No foreijju eorporation shall d-i any h-j^in-"PB
Ih Ihia State wllbimt having one or mure known places
of bubineFS. eod HO auih'.iix-d xir nt ur a};euta iu ihe nil p-oceR.s may boa-rve.l. rpora'.iun shallVnttage iu a.iy l.usin-SF texpres.ly authiirixed in ila charter e or huld any re.il estate, i-xcept i<uch isary an.i po.-psr fMrits   |.-j;;ttQiattf i.ns.
same.
No corporation ^halt i
iipui
red; end all S-'ilioi ..Shfaall be void: ibe aliuns shall Dot he eneral law
slock
tha
ks   c
er
inrt i
ir
pr.
nf
ud.
bon >
.perlv
•uell
Bbt.-d.
the lar.
B ock bistubiaiiel at a me ting to tto  h. la afler days' notice gir-n i.. par uat.ce .f law.
1*1.13.,,. Alni.icipal end other corporations an:l vid'ials invested wilh tne privilege uf taking p properly Inr pub'ic nse shall make juht cumiient for property taken, iijured, or .leptruyed by tbe st-uctiou or- nlarsenieiit of their woiks, bighiva iinpri.Tements. which eoinpensal ion bhall la pa secured before such liking, injury, ^r destructi The Ueneral apsem lyi. her.-iy prohibited fr.-n priving any person ol an appeal from any praiini gea apa
indh
, l.j-1
othe
and
he 1
.hai! be
he i.nb ic dsbt ove-a.d ah.ive 'he pav in"nl of
¦ thr ugh
fun.l
' shall
tha debt of lha State sink ing fan.., and the moneys of th sball n.v-r 1 e in.e.ted in or loaned npon tha «. f anv thing e.tcept the bun.ls ofihe Uuited Stat, hia State. fKC. !3 The moneys held ss n^ceK^arvrea.'rv e limited y Ihw to ihe ainouni required by current zpvnses. ar.d shall i;e u.-cured anil krpt as may b.. pr.i- id-d by law Mi.n hlv sialem-nts sliall he DubUi-hed h"Win/tbe,m u..t.f»iich i.-...De.v., where'the same re d iio.dl.'d   a d h. w s.'cuiel
Bao N. Themnking of profit ont of tha public 11 neys. IT usiUiC th • wime f.ir any purpose not auth.ir- Ee.l bj law. by any oCi'ier of t'.e 8i....te ..r ni-mb-r or fllcer of be (iene.iil Assembly, s all lie a mlale- leanor. and shall be p-inisbed as may be provid.dhv Kw. but pari of suob puQtpbment shall I
ihoia office fur
U   of
cient system of pu'-.l dren ot this Comuion ni»/ b.' I'Jucatrd mil.iuo d.olaraea
ART C;,E 3^.
ai,oo.vri..s.
general Asserablv shall provlle f-r id BUI p..rtof * thorough and efli. Behonls, wberet.i all lha fUil- alh. alovo Ihe ageof sis years, nil shall spprop.iate »t hasl ono h vear fur that purpii
rth»
¦ OolT
suppoit of tbe pu'i. hall be apr>riipria"ed rtariin school of age anil upwards
AHTICLF. XI
len of thisnoromonwealth Bbalt 1 d disciplined f r il. relenee leras niyli- direct.d'.y law. •.ball   provide   lor mHinti.inin?
.X. ttl such dainag-
I d'inandofaitn ording Vl lhe cu
*i. Every isnking Isw fchall provid" iur lha reg- tl d cuonierhianiuii, by au office uf tbe Slate . uf culadon.  and   that
ilii Ihe Al
Ibe full
iilorl
t   tbe
al   fot tho
all   be
Utioo
nbly   shall   havo   the
II. Nu curporat-body to  poss^Bl   banking   and
lingpi
il'gei, shall l.e
..'f any I iblic notice at tie p..ic, « intenii u to apply Io raa shell bo prescribed by Uw. rh privilecge be  granted   fur ¦enty )
pro
isBoclstion 0 ir Ibe purpose, or any iiid'vi icon<tructaod mvintain lin lis .-late, ai d to connect the i\ tbe Ueneral Afseiibl; i uilonn opf ration, provide   r
cnrroratioD orj lal. Shalt hav tli a  of   telegraph
inipeli any ui
. lino
arqni. iglir
utheiwii
SKC. l:i   The term ¦•curporalii artlc:e, shall   he oonstriied to   inc'i Honipauies or associalioos hav-ii.g an pr vlegesof corpurations not pu-8.;Si ur parluer.sbtps.
AKTICIEXVII.
flegraph c -mpany
! of   teitgii de   all j.'in
.ILROaDS 1
SkL9.
nd all rsilioad
s and
or..auixed for Ihe J <uOl and operate in thisSMteenl I r.ilroa.lsof other 1 hav the right will or cro^s any other tniiispurt eat-h the cars, luate
la shall lo public 1 cumpanies shall ny sssic.atinn or corporation se .shall have ibu ripbt to cin- Iroad l.etween auy points wilh- n ct at tbe State line wiih B. Kvery rsi.'road company s ¦ fl
nteri 11   shall
Bjelv
limin.i- tion
>uc '2 Everv railroad and can.l drporalion organ¬ ized In Ibis i-tate shal I niaintaio au i m=a th-rrin, where transfers uf its stock eball be made, and where its hooks shal I lie kept lor inspection by any stuckhuldsr or :reiIi'or of such corporation, in whirh shall .e i e. cord, d the smouut of capital sruck subscribed or paid in and by wliniii. the names of lhe ewiieis of iis stuck and ihenniounts owred by Ihem respectively, tho tr-inslers of s.id sock  and   tbe   names aud  p'.acs of
ao  3   All indi
I iat <
inieas.nable d.sci I furor lu iarililii isei.gers within thi
and corpoi have p-rsiiti« a I aud capsls a iini.irtiun shall s fur trau.«purlall Slut...
Pen
and
railr.iad aiiall    b.   deliv. n-itexced.ug   the chirges i.d pioper.j oftho same c ^y mire distant statin..; ikela may be issued atspei
¦iroVher curpuration,ni-i sg IS 01 any railroad! idale the >tock. piopei
al  c-ipo'
utro la parallel
uingor
coiilpeliug   line,
rpora-
poia
ling'
r of Buch rai
rof any other railroad nr having lhe ooutrul ofa pa.allel or i tbe question whether railrua.Is ur .ircoiot'Otii-g lines ahall. •ben de- yeumi.iaiuaut, ho decided by a jury
pelini^ line, csi.a a are parallel maiided .y th-pir asiuothsrciv lissuta
Sfii. 6 No itcorpora'ed company .loing tbo husineaa ol a common carrier shall, iireclly or lielliocl y. prus ecnte or en-ase in mining ur msnuf'e'uring articles lor trail-p irtitiiiil vir ita works^ n-ir shall saob roiu. p.»v. direct y or in.lir.-cily. en.-»se lu anv othsr bus¬ iness Ihaii thatofcommnnearvi-vs.ur hold or arquire bin a. fr» hold or l.a»ehold, ilinctlj or u direct y. Mcent sucb as shall h-necessary for cirrying .n ils bosinss: but any mining nr maixfaclnrin.; cimpaiiy msv carrv tbe pr. duet- ..f its m.nes ft..d inauufa.'turie.. n'i's railroad ur cnal uot iiceeding fiftv niilea |u length
^sc a. Nopresljent. director, olllcer. agent, or e.n- pl.y-ofanv railni.dorcnai c mp iny shal I be inter¬ ested direitl. or li.dir.ctle,in the furnlBhing .f ma¬ terial'or supplies lo such eiinpany o. io th'-budiuesa of ttansporution aa a comi:;oii  carrier  of freight  or
V.iieli tl.e >n Shall lie da i lilt •ndelltof roniiii.
SEi; ii. ^otllln•_' I shall be construed I.i iiij: any State offlco fi for re.«lectloaat tlio
SEn.   0.   Thejudt'i .^   	
flee when this consiltutton sh.ill talv« eltect shall continue until Uieir comm Isvtoas severally exiilre. Two jiulfies in a.-'ditioii tn the number now corapns- lUL'thesaldC'iuri.sh,ilihep:cef..dat tho first pen- oral election alter tlie adoplioii oi this conslltu- llon.
Sec. 11 All courts of ipcnrd .and .all pxlstlnu courts which are not specltled in this constlliiliuu sliall continue in existence until the first day of De- ecmber.lii Ihe vear one thousand eight hundred and seventy.live, without abridgement "f their jiresent jiirisdieUon, hnt no loncer. The Court of First Criminal .Jul i'diction tor tlierouHliPsoI.Sclmylkill. I.elianon and Danphin is herebv abolished : and all causes and iiroceediii'js pendlmr therein In the county of Schuylkill shall bo tried ami dispoieU of 111 t'e Courts of Ojer and Tenulnrr .inU Qnarior Sessions of the Peace i.f said comity
SKC 12. The te^'lsteis' courts now In existence shah be abolished on the first d.iy of .Taniiurj next siicceeUiiiR the adoption ot this constitution.
SEC. 1 . The (Ieneral Assembly shall, at Ihe next session after lhe adoptloa of this constitnlion, •ilesignate ti.e several Jiirticial districts as reiiulred bv this conslitullon. Tlie jiidiies in cnnimls hui when such designation sliall ho made shall continue diirini; their unexpired terms jiiriites ot the new dis¬ tricts in which they reside liut when Iheie sliall he two Jmljips residiiic in the same district, the prcsidi'iit iudfte shall elect to whieh district lie sliall be assiLMied: and Iheaddiiional law jud.j:e sliall be assigned to the other district.
SEC 14. The peneiiil As.sembly sliall, at the next suceeedinz session after each decennial census, and not oftenei .desijtnale tlie several Judicial districts asreiiuiicd hv tliiscunstitulion.
SEC. |.^. Judges leai lied in tlie law of .tnv court of record lio ilinu coniiui.sslonn in foi i!<> at the adop- thinof this cimstitulhm slull hold their respective offices until the ex|i|railon of the terms for which they w.re-oommissioned, and until their succes-sors s'laHheduIy qualiiied The flovcrmir siiall com- mission the presiilent jiidi-'e of the Court of First Ctiiiilnal.lnrisdicllon for lhe counties of Schuylkill f.ei.aiinnand Uauphln as a Ji!d;:e of the Court of Coninion I'leas of Sehnylkill county f'lr the unex¬ pired term of his nfrice.
SEO. in. After the expirallon of the term of any president judite of anv Court of Common Pleas in ciiiiinilssion at tiie adopiion of this coiistitulion. tli'i Judire of such e 'urt learned in the law and oldest in commission shall bo the piTOldent Juilire thereof.aiid when l-.vooi-m'irejudaesaie eleoieil at the same llim- in anv Indicia! dlsiilct they shall decide nv lot which shall be president ludjie; bnt when thi lieshleiit jiidj-'eot a court sha'l Ve le-elecled h-; sh.ill Clint line to he presideni judi.- of flat eourt. Associate Jmbres, not learmil in llic law, eii-cted af¬ ter Iho adopiion of 1 iseonstitoli-ii, shall be com. nilssl.im.il to hoM Iheir oflers for the term of five veiirs f.om the lirst day of January next afler iliclr
SEC. 17. TheiJeneral Assembly at the lirst srs. slim after tlieadopiioiuif ihiscoiHtitnil.,in .shall hx amldi'ierminethf oomiieiisatlon ofthe Indites of till- Sup! eme Court and ot Ilie Judses of the several Jmlichil iii.stilcis of ilie Commonweailh. and the iirovlsh.nsiif the fifteenth section ot ttie article on LeKislaiion shall not he deemed luconsisient here, with. Nothing contained in this c.iustltution shall be held to reduce the eomiiensation now paid to any law judge of this Cominonwcaltll now in oomnils-
¦ SEC. IS. Tlie Courts ot l^onimoii Pleas In the counties ot rhiladelphia ami Allei;heny shall be coinpo-ed of the president indues of the district Court and Court of Cninmon I'leas of sahl ennniies until their oflices shall severally end. and of such other Judges as may from time to time bo se¬ lect-d
Forthe puriiose ot first oreanlzatioti in Phlla- deliihiaiheJndKesnf theC'iurt niimlwr ono shall be Judsres Aill-ou, Pierce and l'ax»<in:of iheCie'rt numliertwo..tuaues Hare. Mitchell and one other JudfC to bo elected rof the C^iiirt iiilmlKM- Ihiee. Ju'llies l.iidlow Fii letter and I.ynd. ami nt Ih.- Court nmnber four, .ludces Thayer, BritjBS and one other Jiidire to be electeiT
ill- Judi:" first named shall lie tliii president Jndco of said courts resix'etively,and tlicreaftcr thu pre Ident jiiilj:e shall be 'iio tndire oldest in com- inissio 1; but anv president jiiilBe reelected In! the same courl or district shall continue tobo prcslileut Juduotbi'ieiif
TlioaddiUonai JndRes for Courts numbers two and fonr shall be voted for .and elected at the first fteaeial election .after the .adopnon of thi.s eonstitu- thm in the same manner as hetwo.adiliiinn.al Judg¬ es ot tlie Supreme Court and they sliall decide by lotto which court they shall bel.ini;. Tlieir term of niflce shall commence ou the first Mondav ot ary.in tjieyear oue thousand eight hundred
piiseof lirst orcanizat on under llils coiistitulion Ihe jndjr'*sof theCourt of C'lmnioii Pleas at the time of Iheadopthin of this Consiluihui sliall bo Iheiiirteesnf theCourt nnmber one, and tlie Judsr- esof the I list Iict Com tat tlie same date sliali be the ludKCSoI lhe C.immon Pleas numiier two.
Tlic pifsldentjudjifs of liic iloiiimoii I'leas and district Ciinrts sh,all he president Judges ot siid Courts number ono and two resiwctively until their offices shall end. and Ihereafier the Jiidse oldest in conim isslon shall lie prpsident Judge: but anv pres¬ iilent Judpe re-elected in the same cour', or district shall continue to be president JU'i«e thereof
SEC. 2U The "ijlaHlzalhin if the Court of Com- nioli l'l.:a.s.undertlilscon.slitHli in forthe conn I ies lit rhllaileliihia and Alleiihenv. sha 1 taite effect on the lirst Monday of Jnimarv. one thousand eljtht liiinilred and scveuiy-hve, and exIstUiK cruris in said couiiiies shall eontiniio wi h Iheir present powers and JiirisOi.^tiiiii unlil Ihat dale: but no new suitsshallheiiislliuit'd intlie Courts of Nisi Prius after the adoption of thisennstiiiitlon.
Si:c 21. The causes ami proceedings pemlins in the Court of Nisi Prius. Court of Odmm.iu Pleas, and IJIsirict Coun in FhilaUehdiia shall In' Hid and disiwsed of in the Court of Comuion I'leas.— 'I he leeoids and dockets of said coiirls shall be transferred to the Piotlpiiioiary's oflice of said county
SIC. ?;!. Thn causes .and proceedlnire pcndlnsin Hie Con t of Comuion Pleas iu llie cuinty <;I Alh-- phenv shall be tried and dispose! of in fhe court number one : and the causes and proceedings pend¬ ing in the District (.'ourl shall be tried and disiioscd ol in Ihe court number TWO.
Sec- 'J.'i. The Prothonotary of tlie Conrt ot Com mon Pleat of Pliilaiielplila shall tw tlisi appointed by lhe Jud..;es of sahl courtoy the tirst Mmidav of December, iu the vear one Ihonsaiid elsht humlied nndsevciiiy-rive; and the pies nt Prothonotarv of Ihe Dislrlel Court in said county shall be the Prii- liiuuoiarv of the said Court of Common Pleas until sahl dale'- when Lis commission shall expire, and the pieseiitCleil< ofihe Court of Oyer audTerniiner and ^llarIcr^v^•sslcnsof the Peace iu Phllailelphla shall be the clerk oistich court until the expiration uf his Iireaent couimUiion on tlie Hist Monday of
rice.
1 SEC- no. AilStaloand Judlcialofnceraheretofore eleeted. sworn.allirmed. or in .iniiie when Ihis cou- slitiUhin sUallt.ake eUeet. sliall scver.aliy.nitliinofie I moiiUi after such adoption, lake ami subscribe au I oath (oralBrmation) tosupporl thiscunsiltiilion.
SEC. :ii. TheCeneral Asseinlily. at its lirst ses- shm.or assoon.as maybe after tne adopiiim nt ihis c'onslltution.shalliiasssuchlaws as uiav be neces- sarvtocarrv thcsime Into full force and elfect.
Sec. 32. The ordinance passed by tliis conven¬ tion.en'itlprt "an ordipanee f'lr submlltms tlio .amended csnstitiithui of Pennsvlvania to a vote of the electors tliercof.'' shall be held to he valid for all the purposes tliereof.
SEC. Si Tiie wordii "Countv Commissioners" wiiei ever used iu thisconstitulion. and In auy ordl. nance accompanvlna; tbe san.e. shall be held to In¬ clude the Commissioners for the cily of Pliiladel- phia.
Adopted .at I'liilaaelphla.on the third day ot No. veinher.lnthevearofour I.ordone thou.s.and eight hundred aud sevenly-tiirce.
CPFICE OF )
SECEETAKT of  TUK COMMOSWEAI.'ni,   /
IlARRisnuiio, Nov I:!, 1S7J. ) I eertitv thaUHfotepoiiip Is a correct cony of the new Ci.nstiluilou, proposed to the people of tim Commonivfalih ntPeimsylvanla- for tlieir iipproval 'ir rejection, as Ihc same appears of record In this ofKcc M. S QUAY.
Secretary of Commonwealth.
AN (IKDINANCE
FOK StT.MITTING  THE AMEXIiED   CONSTITTTIOS   OP
rE^NSTl.VAfflA   ID   A   V TB   OF   THE   QUALIFIED
ELECTOHS THKItEOF, A3 PASSED SECOND KEATIINO.
H' it ordained Iry the CoTistiliitional Oonrenllon of the Common-wealth cf Pennsylmnia, aa follo-as: 1. That the amendid cnnstituthin prepared bv this convention, lie submitted Io tne qiialliied eiec- tiiis of tjie Coniuionwealth for Iheir adoplhin or re- Jeclion,at an eleclion to be lield on the tliird Tiies- dav of December next :exeept as hereinafier orlered anil direcied. the said election shall be held and ctni- ducted bv the regular eleclion oflicers in the several eleclion dIsMids throughout the Ciiminoiiweallh, iiiidcrall IhercKulaUonsanil provisions ot exialiiiK laws lelalliis to general elections: ami the siierlfis ottlieseveral counties shall i;ive at least tvv.nly (lavsnotice of aalU elcctWin by proclamation.
2    The SPciel,aryof Commouwealth shall, at
least t wenty 'lavs bifoi-e the Siihl election, f iiriiLsh U> tl.eCi.nimrssloneis ofeach county, a sutlicleni num. ber of pi oppviv |ire|rared clrcnlai-s of I- strnctions.— The eommisshiiiers nt the several counties shall cause to lie prinled at least thi ee times a.s many ba!- hits otaniriiiallve votes as theieaie voters in eaeh county—and the same nmnber ot noitative vntes; and the said conimissiouers shall, at hast live days iieforesaid election,canse to lie fall Ivdlstrllmted to the si'vcial eleclion distilets in tlieir resiieclivo counties, the said ballots, taPy-llsts, retims clrcu- latsot iiistriiclioiis, anil snch other IhmiRs and |ii I.eis as mav bo neces«iiy 'llie ballots shall he IMinted or written in the followIiik form: vn the outsidethe words "New CoiistiititUin." In the tu- side tor al! peisins i;ivin« aOirnialive voes tip- words:-For the New Consiitntion." and for all persons sivinj: neealive votes the words "Auainst th-NewCousti:iiUon."
:i. If it Shall appear Ihat a iimjorllyof the votes polled are i„r the new Ciinsliiiitlou, then it shall lie the eiiiistiiniii.il oftlie Coninionwe.ahh of Peniisyl- v;in a on aud after tlie first Ilav ot .I;uiiiar^-. In tlie yearof our 1x11 done thousaud eiglit huuilred ami seventv.fourtiiiit if ii shall appear that a majority of the votes |>oIleii were aL'aiiist the new coiistitu- tion,  then It shall be rejected and   be   null amt
i. FivcCommissionersofElectiim.viz: Edwin It. Filler. Edward BrowuiU!!. John P. Verree. flenry ». Hafrerr, aud .John O. James, are hereby appoint¬ ed bv this conventloo, who shall have direction uf the election upon Ihu .amended cotistltulion In tti" city of Ph iladelphla Thesaid commissioners jliall bediily sworn orafflmied to perform their duiiei with impartiality and fldelltv. They shall alsojhavs powe: to fill vaeaucies iu iheir own number It shall be the duty of said oommlssloners. or a nra- Jorilvof Ihem auil Ihev shall liave authority tomake a resistratlon of voters fnr the several electioa di- visions ot said city, and to furnish the lists so m.id.; to the electiim offioers of each precinct »r division; to distrilnite tltetlckelstorsald city pi-nvided for liv this ordinance Io be used at the eleclion; to ap- poiiita jud|:eand twoiuspectors lor each eectioii division, by whom the election therein sliallbeheht and conducted.and to give all necessary Instruc¬ tions to the election ofnceis resardinu tlieir duties iu holdUi:: the election .and iuimiking returns there¬ of. No person slnll serve as an election officer who would be dlsquaiilied under Peciiun 15 Artl. cle «, ot the new consillution The geueral return ot the eleclion In the.Hald city shall be opened.com- I-ii ed and certified before tlie said commlssioneis, and Willi their approval—which app'.oval shall be endorsed upon the relurn. They shall make re¬ port.directed to the president nf this conventioii.of their ofllclal action nnder this ordinance and con- cerninK the conduct o£ the s:iid clectlou wltliln the said cily.
Th.; judges and inspectors aforesaid (.hall con- duet tl'.e election In all resiiectscouform.ablv te the general election laws of this Comnionwealtb. and with like powers and duties to these of ordlnai-y election uBicers Kack ins|>cctor siiall appoint one elerk to assist the board in the performance of lis dulies, and all the election officers shall be duly sworn or alBrmed according to Law. and shall p«- se.ss all tbe iiiialilicatinns required by law nf elec¬ tion officers In this Commonwealth. At said eleo- tion a.iy duly qualUlert elector who shall be unreg- i.stered sliall be permitted to vote uiion m.akmg proof ofhis right to the election ollleers, aocordins to the generaleifcthm lawsotlhis Corouiouwealih. Keturn Inspectors and their cieiks and an hourly connl of the voles shall be dispensed wilh, but over¬ seers of eleclion may be selected fur any precinct by said election commissioners, wliose duties and pow¬ ers sha II be the same as those of overseers ot elec¬ tion In said city under cxlstin'--election laws appli¬ cable thereto, lietiiiiis ofthe election shall he made in said city as iu lhe c.-uie ot an election tor Covernor buta triplicate qeneral relurn for s:ild city siiall be made out and forwarded to thr pies- Idf nt of 'his couvuilon at Ilarrisburg. as Is bereiia- after provided In case ol county leiuriis.
[,. Ineach of theenunllesntihc Commonwealth, (except I'hlladeiphla,) Ihe letuins of the election shall lie niaileas in the caso of an eleclion for «:ov- eru'ir, but the leturn Judges in each roiinty shall m.ike out a triplicate ii.unly retuin and transmit the same, within tive davs after theelenlon.ilirr't- ed to the president of tills conveniion, at liarris- buri;.
Done 111 convention this Tliird day ot November, In the yearof our l.mil. one thousand eight himdreif and seventy. I h tee.
.7N(;. It. WALKEK. Preslu'nt.
1). L. IJIBRlf. CU,rt.
A true cofV ot ordinance of submission.
M.i;. QUAY, .S'ecreiary oftlie t.*jminoniceaUli.
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