Huntingdon Journal

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ournal.
VOL. 48.
HUNTINGDON, PA., WEDNESDAY,  NOVEMBER 19,  1873.
NO. A6.
CONSTITUTION.
NI^V CONSTITUTION PUOPOSED TO THE CITIZENS OF Tins COMMONWEALTH FOK THEIR APPROVAL Oit REJECTION, P>YTllb: CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
Publinhed by order of the Sccretarif of the Com- momcealihj in pursuance of the 4(A section of aji ac! of the General Asxemhbj. entitled "--In act to provide for calling; a Convention to amend the Constitution," approved the llth day of April, A, D. 1S72.
PREAMBLE. We, tbe yieople of th<> Commonwoalth of Pennsylvania, gratcf'il t!J Almighty Goil for the blessings of civil and re¬ ligious Ul>orty. ami humbly invoking Hid guidance, do or¬ dain and e9tabli:<h this C-justitution. AUTICLE 1.
DECLAttATIOS OF RIGHTS.
That Iho general, ;rrraf, and essential principles of M\f trtv and free guVffumtnt mav be recogiiizeil and iiualieV- alWy e3t«bli>he.I, we declare ihat
ScciiON 1. All men ateborn equally free and indepen¬ dent, aud have certain inherent aud indefensible rights, among which are those of enjf>yiug and defending life and liberty, otacquiritig, po^Hesiiing; und protertiiig property and reputation, and uf pursuing their uwu huppinejjs.
Ssc. 2- AU puWLT U inherent in the people, and ad free gAvernment? arv f^unde<l on their Hnihurity and iostitnced for their peiu-e, safe T and hai>ptnee'«. For the advance¬ ment of ih,'se ends ihpy Imve at all time.s an inalienable and inlcft'.i-siblo right to alter, reform, or alKjIish their Sorernraent in ^uch ma'iner as they uuiy think  proper.
.S.:c. 3. .til inen liave a na'ural and indtfeitsiWe rijiht tn v^or.^hip Almi-;litv God according to tbe dictate.^ of their owii consciences ;* no man can ot right be compelled to at¬ tend, erect or support auy place of woiahip. or to any ministry a^itist hiscon.-te
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authority conlrUor ii.ter.cre with th- oprofercnce shall over bo Riven iiLdi>hmeut^ or modes of woi-
Sec. 4. No person who acknowledges the being of a God, and a future state of reward.-* and pnni.-.hment- shall, on account ol his religious BCntimeuti, be disqnalifled to hold anyoffi^eo^p^tCL•o^tru.^t orprofit under thia Common¬ wealth.
Sec. ;'. Elections shall lie free and eqnal; .md \w power, civil or mil larv, shall at any time inlcrfLTo ta prevent tlio free escrci-e of the right of snfln-K*'-
Sec. (5. Trial by jury shall be a-* heretoft-re, and ilu right thweof remain inviolate.
Sec. 7. The printing press shall w free to everj- person who may unde.tako to examine tie proceedings of the Lcgislii'.uro 0-* any huuu-h of government, and no Uw ahalt ever he uvaAv to rentraiu the right thereof. The free ctKU'nunlcalion ol'thoughtd and opiutona is one of the invaluahls rights of mau, and every citizen may freely upeik, write, and print on any subject, heingresiwu- BihU' for the abnse ol that liheity. Xo conviction shall be hiii ia any prosecution fjr the puhlication of paper-i re- Uting to the oOicial conduct of ofiii.-ei-« or men in puhlic capacity, or to any other matter pr.>|>er tor pnMic inve-ti- gatioa ur informatiun, where tho fact that snrh pubh'ca- liuii was not maliciously or neglige.itly m;ide Bhall be es- tatdi^hect to tlio ratistaction ofthe jury ; and in all indict- msnts for liheU th** jaiv shall have Iho right to determine th" luw anil iho fccis, under lhe direction of the conrt, :i3 (n odier case«.
.S-:c. f. The people shall he eecure in their persons, houses papers, ami po»:^es:iions, from unreasonahio E^carrhes ari<l lieizuies.and no warmut to search auy place or to RQizc any person or things, uhall i«?uo withont describing them as nearly ob may be, nor without probahle can.^te, HUp: orted by oath or ulHrmation, sulwcribed to hy the afhant.
Sf.C. 9. In all criminal prosccutionp, tho accuaeil hath a rght tobeheardby him8«-Uand his counsel, to demand the nature and cause t»f tho accusation against him, to mre: the witne*!»(« lace to face, to havo compniiwry pro¬ cess for obtaining witne-ses in his favor, and in prosecu¬ tions by indie nieni or iMformation, a fjpeedy puhlic trial bv au impartial jury of the vicinage ; he cannot he com¬ pelled to give evidence .igaiust himself, nor can ho he de¬ prived of his life, liberty, or property, nnleas by the judg¬ ment ofhis peers or tho taw^ ofthe land.
dre. 10. Xo person bhall for cny indictable offeD.^e l«e proceeded again-<t criminally, by information, except in <*a.sc*arising in the land or naval forces or in th* militia, when in actual service, in time of war or public danger, or by leave of the ci>ui't. f>ir oppression or misdemeanor in office.   Xo person shall   for tho same offence he twice
gut in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall private property e taken or applied to puhlic use without authority of law, uud withont jn-ft compousation bcingtinit madeorsecured.
8ec.1I. Allcourtsslwll beopen; and every man for an injury done him in his lands goo«h'. person, or reputation, >^iall have remedy by dne course of luw, and right and jii-tice administered withont sale, duntal, or delay. Suits may be krunght against tbu Commonwealth in sucli man- uur, in such oourt", and insuch ca.ie9, as tbe Lcginlatunj may by law dlroct.
Sec'12. No power of auKiwnding laws bhail bo exercibed unle-'S by the Legislature or by its nutburitr.
Sec. 13. Exct^ssivc tMil shall not he required, nor exce^ aive tinej imposed, nor cnie] punishments inflicted.
S£C. 14 All prsoneni »hnll )>e bnilablc by bufTi'nent sureties. unle<i-i tor capital ofloncft-*, whou the proof is evi- flent or presumption great: and the ivrivilege of the writ of habeas oorpud 8*iall not bo su"pendcd. nnlesi when iu ra^e of relHitlion or invasion the public saftrty may require
shall be apportioned among the several tio olttained by dividing the population ofthe Stnte ascer- Uiined by tho most recent L'nited States cenbus by two hnntlred. Every county contaiuing less than five ratios shnll have one represt-ntative for every full ratio, and an additional representative when the surplus e.xc«eds half a ratio ; but each county shall have at least one reprcsenta- tivo. Every county containing fire ratios or more shall have one reprosoiitntive Ior every full ratio. Every city ('..Illuming a population equal to a ralio slwH elect sepa¬ rately its proportion oftlie representatives aKotted to the county in which it is located. Every cily entitled tumore than four r«prMentatives, and every counly having over one hundred thousand inhahiunts, shall l»o divided into district:* ot conipHct and coniignous territory, each diK- trict to elect its proportion of representatives according to its population, but uo district ^hall elect more than four representative.*.
Skc, IS. The Ueneral A8i!.?mbly at Its first seasion after the adopiion of this constitution, and immediately after each Jnited States decennial census, shall apportion the Stnte into S natorial and Representative ilij-trlcts agreea¬ bly to the provisions of the two next precooding K-ciione
.\UTicu: III.
Section 1. Xo law shall bo passed except by hill, and r bill -hall \m so altered or amended on its jmssage throng cither hous** as tochant;e its original purpose.
iiF.O. ± Xo bill shall be considered unles cmimittee, n-tunied the the nu-mber.-.
SecLJ. No bi.l, except general appropriation bills, shall be pH-^-re)], coiituitiing more I han ono suliject, which shall be clearlv expressed in its title.
Sec. 4.* Every bill Fhall be read at length on three ditfor- cntdav^ in each house; all amendments mado thereto shall be printed for tbe use of the uie-nbers bePire the final vule ij taken on the bill, and no bill shalt become a law unk-K.s on its final pafr^agc ihe vote he taken by >;ea« and nays, the namw of the persons voting for nnd against the p«mo Imj entert'd on the journal, and a nitjor.ty oftho mem¬ ber!* elected to each house be recorded thereon ud voting in its lavor.
Sec 5. Xo amendment to bf:!i4 by ono hons,* fhall be concurred in by the other, except by the v.»te of a majori¬ ty of the memliers elected thereto, token by yeas nnd nnys. and the namci; of those votiug for and against recorded upi>n the jouruai thereof; and reports of cotnmitteei? of conference shall be adopted in either house only by the vote ofa majority of the members electtnl thereto, taken by of  those   votiug  recorded
influence their official action, ahull be defined by law, and shall bo punished by fine and imprisonment.
Sec Zl. Any person may ho compelled to testify in any lawful invpstigation or Judicial proceeding, apiinst any person who may be charged with having committed the offense of bribery i>r corrupt solicihitiou, or practices ot solicitation, aod rhall uot be permitted towithhidd hb« tes¬ timony upon the ground that it may criminate himstdf or culijec't him to public infamy; but such testimony shall not aftcrwanls be used against bim in any judicial pro- ccodi g, except for perjury m giving soch testimony, and any person cfuivictcd of either of tho offences aforesaid, thall, as part of tbe punishment therefor, be disqualified from holding any oIHce or position of honor, trust, or pro¬ fit hi this Conimonweulth.
Sec. 33. A member who has a personal or prlvat*? inter¬ est in any measure or bill i>ropos»iJ or pcuding l>efore the Genernl As-sembly .thall disclose the fact to tbe hou?-eof whirh he is a member, aud shall out vote thereon.
AKTICLK IV.
THE  ]
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and nays, and the upon the jounial.
Sec tj. Ko luw shall be i sions thereof extended or c oi.ly,lmtB.. much thereof! et!, or ctmferred, shall re-ei
Skc. 7. The General Asst special law :
Antburizin:; the rruat liei
¦cvived, auienile'l, or the provi- :unferreil bv leference to its! itie IS is revived, amended, exteiid- i.acie<l a-id publishetl at length. mbly shall not poss any liKulor
ion,  extcasiou or impairing of
townships.
r and tormii
rjail dc-
SeC. 15. Not Uvery shall l>e iVucd.
Seo. 10. The person of adobtur, whore Ihcre is uot strong presumption of fraud, sha I not he continued in prison vSivr delivering np his eatate fur the boHeflt of hi4 credi¬ tor.';, ill Huch manner as bIihII be proMribed hy law.
Sec. 17. No tx posf facto law, nor any luw impairing the vtiligation of contracts, ormaking Irrevocablo any gniut uf fpecial privllegei or imnmniti s, Khali lic passed.
SriC. 18. Ko pei-iioa ehall be attainttd of ire;i.'«on or folony b.v the Legislaturp,
'S2C. ID. N'l attainder shall work corruption of blood, uor, except during tho life ofthe offender, forfeiture of e.s- tlle to the Commonwealth; the titftate i4 such |)ersons as ¦hall destroy th»ir own lives shall dwcend or vest as in ca»t^ of natural death, and if any per'^)n ^faall bo killeil by casualty, there shall bo no fitrftiiuro by reawn thereof.
Sec. 2(1. The citizens have « right in a peaceable manner to a&^emblo together for their common g'KKi. and to apply to those invested with tho powers cf government for ro- dra** of griovanoes or othtrpropor purpot^es, by  j>etition,
Sec. .L\. Th'^ ri^ht ol «tizen.s to 1*6ir arms hi defon;-o of themselves and the State shall not he- questioned.
Sec. 12. No standing army sliall, in time of pence, bo keptnp wiihCHit the coiieont ol the Leglslntnre and the military shall in alt cases, uikl at all times, l>a in strict nibordinatitm to the civil power
Sac. 23. No soldier shall in time of poai-e be quartere«t in any h< tise without tho cotiwnt of th« owner, nor in time of war bnt iti a manner to be pre«*cril*il by 'aw.
Sec. 21. The legislature sliall not grant any title of Dohility or heroditary distinction, nor create any oflice, theappoititm*>nt to wluch sluill be fora longer term than tiarlog go<Kl behavior.
St-c. 2.'i. Emigration fivm tiio State fehall not bo prohib¬ ited.
Src. 29. To guard  aiiainst tnuisgresaious of  the high powers which we luvvc delegated, we declare that every¬ thing in tins article is excepted outof iho general wnrei-s of guTerumenl, and tfhall forever remuia iuvi.jlat". ARTICLE II.
THE tEOIsL-\TiniE.
SscTlcM I. The legislative power of this Commonwealth bhall b<r vo3tc 1 in a General Assembly, which shalt consist ofa SenaXo iind a Hju-^oof Repro-entaiives.
SfiC. 2. Mooibwsof lhe tJeneral Assembly bliull bo cho¬ sen at tUo general elect on every liecond yonr. Their term of Hcrvice Bhall begin on the first day of Docenil>cr next afierthclr election. Wheaevcr aT.acancy stuH occur iu cLiher llo'He the presiding officer theret>I shall i?3ue n Wi it of eloctiou to fill such Vdoincy f>>r tho remainder of thu teem.
Sec. 3. Senators -'?hHll bo olecicd  for   tho ten yeirs and RcprejcntUivci for thii te: ui r.f luo y
£ec. 4. Tlie General jisscmbly shall meet at \1 o'clock Jiitm, on tho first Tuesday of January every second year, •uid at other <im«»9 wlien cuaveiied by the Governor, but Mhatl hold uoadjouruwl annual session otter theyearlSTS. In case of a vacancy in the offioo of Uuited Stites Senator from this Cummonwealth, in a rooees iKtweeu scs^iune, tho Qjvem->r shall convene tlie two houses bj }»it)clamation on noiicL- not exceedhig sixty di-.ya to fill the sam?.
Sb*;. 5. Senators ahall boat lexit tjrcuty-five year;* of n^e, and Jlepro^entutives twouty-4»iio yeirn oi" uy,-*. Tbey shall have beon citizens and inhabitants of tho State four years, and inliabttants of thair rfr-pGctivedi^trictsl>neyoar next betire their election (unless absent on the jiahlic bu«ui<s9oftl^e United States or of thi9 Stite,\ and shail r»ide in their rc.si>ectivc d;r«trtct3 duitng their   terms of
SiC. 6. No Senator or RepredontativB sliall, during the tIm? ftir whieh he shall h;iVo leen elected, be appointed to any civil office undor tbis Oommonwealth, and no member of Cangress or other person holditlg any oflice (cxc-pi of Ktfjriie.v-at-hiw or in tbe militia) under tho Uuited Statea or iIJ>.s Commouwealth shall be a member of either hou--Q during his ContinuanCrt in oCicc.
Sac. 7. No por«ot> hfreafler cruvict^^-d of embezzlement of poblic ma4iey»>, bfilfWy. perjur>-. or other infamous crime, ».halU,3 fclie-iblo l»> tho Gonenil Assembly or aip.'i- bleuf holdin;; any oflice of trutt or profit in lliis Coin- mmwetilth.
Sec. S. The memberi of the General .\ssembly thall re- c?:ve auch Bal:Lry and mileage for r.-gulur aud special sew- Kions as shall be fixed by law, and nu uther coinpensaUon whiitovcr, whether f^r service upon committee or otUer- wise. Xu mi'inber of either hou.se i^hiUI, dnring tho tenn ivhich l.e may havo l»oen ule<:ted, rocoive any increase
fsalury, or mileege, under any   law pas-^cd dniing sucli
S£c. 9. The Senate i^lmll, et the beginning nud clow: of each regular sessiun, and nt such other times od mny Ite necessary, elect oue of Its members president pro tempore vh'> shall perfiirm tlu; dutio^ of the Lieutenant Governor, In any cose of i.b?euce or disability of that oflieer, and whcaever Un luitd otliee of Lieutenant Governor shall be vacant, the Uou«! uf He^»rosontatives sh:ill eh>ct ont of its
its uiciuljenf.
Sf:c. 10. A ui'vioriiy qu irum. but a smollei d;iy, luid cunipel the attendance of absent msmbon.
S*:c. II. Eiich house shail have power to determine tho rnles ot H-« ppjCeodin;,*.s .md punish its mciiliers ur other p.'id t'«s f»r contempt ordisord rly l»ehtvior in itspreseucc, to enforce obedieacs to its proctR-s, to protect its mcmlwrs llg.«iU3C vlolonCt*, oc ollerii of bribes or private solicitation, AnJ with tJia r-jncurrenco of two-thirds, to* expel a meni- b=r, but notasocmlllme f-trthg same cause, and shall havo all oth(*r powers inMHwory f-T the legislature of a free State. A member expeUeii for corruption shall not tisraifterbo eligislo to either h'mso, and puonirthuient for contempt or lisonlerly behavior shall not iwir an in- dicCni'^nt lir the *mio offence.
S£C \2. Eich hou^o shall keep a journal of its proceitd- in;;» aud from time to time publish ihe same, except snch {iftro i« mquiro seci-ocy, and the yeasand nays of th^jmem- bers on uny quwtiou stiall, at thu deiire oi' any two of th*>m, bft ontored on thejoumal.
Se-^ 13. llie sessions of 0 ich hone andof commi'toes of the whole shall bo opf?n, unless wheu tlie business i6 snch a^ ought to be kept secret.
Sec. 1 i. Neither house shall, without the con^trnt of the other, adjonm for more than three day^, nor to uny «»ther plice thnn that in  which the two huusea shall   be hitting.
Sec. \h. The mcmbsrsof tho Gaoeral Assembly* sh dl in tdl cases, except trtta«i»n, fehmy, violutiou of their oaih of office, and breach or surety of tho peace, be privileged from arrnst during theirat*ende-.ic« at the twifsioiifl of their ro- #l>ectivQ houseti, and in ?oing to and reluming fmm tho ssme : and for any speech or debate in either house, thoy shail tint be que^ioncd iu any olher place.
S-<M«. Tho State Bhall irr divided iuto fifty Honatorial Ulatrlcts of compact and coiiti-juom territory, 0.1 nearly e<^|Uiil in population iix may be. and each district shall be entitled to elect one Senator. Each connty rontMining one nr more ra ius of population .shall (« entttlod to une Sena¬ tor for each ratio, and to an additional Senator fora sur¬ plus of po))ulaiii>n exceeding thn^e-fitths ofa ratio; but do eountv ahull f>rm a sei^arato district unle.ss it shall con¬ tain fmr-fifths ofa ratfh. except where th^adjoiningcoun- tles are o.wh «ntttled to out: or more St*nator!t, when snch, eunniy may 1« iis.sigDed a Senator or less tbau fonr fifUirt »«'! exceeding one-half of a ratio, and no county Fhall 1)0 devldod unles-s entitled to two or more Senatcvrs. Ko city Or coanty (>h«ll be entitled to sepamfe representation ex¬ ceeding one-sixth of fbe whnle number of Senotors. No wapd.lwrough, -t towuship shill 1*0 dvided in the fuiina- tion nf "a di"trict. The PetJMorial ratio sh.-ill bn nsctr- taiiiel by dividing' the poi-ulalioM of the State by the num¬ ber fiftr
3-C.17. Tb* wenberB Of tbo Uou^jsof Bepruenatlves
Itegulating the affair:? of counties, wanis, boroughs, or school di.itricts; Changing the names 4d'persons or placira. Changing the venue in civil ur criminal coses; Authorizing tlie laying out, o;>euing, altering, or main¬ taining ritadf, Iiighways, streets, or alleys ;
Knhiting to ferries ur bridges, or iucuriiorating ferry or bridge companies, except lor tho erection of brid^os crojis- * hich foiin boundaries between this aud any
other State;
Vacating road?, town plats, streets or alleys*; Kelating to cemeteries, graveyards or public grounds not ofthe State; Authorizing the aduf tion or legitiiuation of children ; Li>cating or changing county seats,   erecting new coun¬ ties, or changing connty lines :
Incorporating cities, towns, or villages, orchangingthcir charters;
For the opening and conducting of elections,or fixingor cbaogiug the place of voting; Granting divo^co<^;
Erecting new townships or borough?, changing town¬ ship lines, borough limits, or si:hooU districts;
Creating oflices, or prescribing the i>owers and duties of ofticei*s in counties, cities, boroughs, townships, oleclion or schools districts; Changing the laws of descent or snccessi'jn : Iteguiatiog the practice or jurisdiction of. or changing the rules of evidence in any judicial proceeding or inquiry before cuurts, aldermen, justicesof the peace, thei ifls, commissioners, arbitnitore, auditors, masters in chancery, or other tribunals, or jirovding or changing metiii>ds for tho cuilectiun of debts, or the enfurciug of judgments, or prescribing the eflect of jndic'uil sales of real estate ;
.. egulatmg tbe fees, or extanding the powers and duties of aldermen: justices ofthe peace, magistrater', or consta¬ bles ;
Kegniating the management of puhlic school?, the build¬ ing or reimiring of school hou.-'c.=, and the raisiuguf mq^ey for tiich purpunes; - Fixing the rale of interest:
Affecting the cMtnte of miuors or per&oiirf under disabili¬ ty, escopt nf.er due notice to ail parties in iutereit, to be recited in the special enactment;
ItcmittiDg fines, penalties and   forfeitures, or refumling moneys legally paid into the Treasury ; Exempting property from taxation ; Kegulutiug labor, trade, mining, or manufacturing ; Creatiogcorjtonition!', or omoudiiig, renew ing, or extend¬ ing the chartem thereof;
Granting tu any corporation, as^tciation or individu¬ al any special or exclusive privilege or immunity ; or
To any corporation, association or individual lhe right to lay doAvn a railroad track. Nor shall the Genenil As¬ sembly indirectly enact such stiecial or local latv by tho paitlti repeal ofa general law, but hiwd rcpoaliiig local or special acts may be passed. Nor sliall any law be passed gr.uiting powers or privileges in any case where thegntnt- i'lg of tfuch powers and privileges rthall hsivo bcon provided for by general law, nor where the courts have jurisdiction lu pn'.iiC the fame or give tbe relief asked fur.
S£C. 8. Xo loial or special bill ohall he ihwwiI unless no¬ tice ot the intention to ajiply thcrelor shall have heen published iu tho locality where the matt' r or the thiug tu be effected may bo situated, which notice bhall be nt least thirty days prior to the introduc'iun iJito tbe Gencml As¬ sembly oi sucli bill, and in tbo maunor to be provide*! by law; the evidence uf such notice having been published, shall be exhibited in the General Assembly before snch act shall be passed.
Sec. 9. The prosiding officer of cat:h bou^e fihall, in the pi'caoiice of the house over which he presides, sign all bills <iud joint re.solutioos posted by tbe General Assembly, afler their titles have been publicly read iuimetiiately be¬ fore signing, und the luct of signing t'balt be enlerc<l on thejoumal.
Sue. 10. The General A^iiemUy shall prescribe bylaw tho number, duties, and conipeiiMitiun ut tho ofiicers and employees uf *Jach house, ami no payment bhall be made fi-om tbe Slate Treasury, or bein wiy way auihonied to any person, exk:ept tu an actingufflccH*or employee elected or nppointcd in pursuance uf law.
S::c. 11. No bill shall l>e jia-sed giving any extra cr.in- peusation to uny public officer, servant employee, agent, orcmtractor, after services shall have been rendered or contract made. Dor providing for the pjiymont of any ciaiin against the Oomnioiiwtalth, without previous au¬ thority of law.
S>X. Vi All 8tati<mery, printing, paper, and fuel used in Ih<( legislative and other departments of goveniment shall be furnished, and the printing, binding, and distrib¬ uting ef the hiW(»,journalH, dopartment n-por'.s, and ull ntber printing and bicdiog, nnd the repairing and lurn- ishing tho halls and rooms lued fur the meetings of the Genenil Assembly aud its committees, shall be performed undercontract, to be given to tho lowest rcsiwutible lad¬ der below such moximtim price and under such re<ula- tiunsaijfhall be pret^ribed by law; no member or oflieer ot any dep.irtment of the government shall be in any way interc^tuil in sucli contracts, uud all such coiilrxcts shall be subject to the approval of the tJovcrnor, Auditor (.len- cml and State Treasurer.
S^c. 13. Xu luw ahull extend tbe term of any public oflieer, or increase or dimiuish his salary or euiolun:enta alter his electiuu or appuintment.
See. U. All bills for rating revenue Kh.ill origin.ite in the House of Representatives, but the Seuate may pro¬ pose amendments as in uther bills.
Sec. IT). The general appiopriation bill shall embrace notlung hut ajipropriations fur the ordinary expenses of the executive, legislative and judicial departments uf the (.^jinmonwealih,interest on thepublic debt, and for pnb¬ lic schools : all otlier appropriations bhall L-c imv\<i by sepnrate bill, each embracing but one subject
Sec. Iti. No moucy shall bo paid out of the Treasury except upL<n appruprtations made by law and on warrant drawn by tlie proper olBcor in pursuance thcreur.
Sec. 17. Xo appropriation shall be made to any charita¬ ble or educational instituion nut nnder the al>MdotB con¬ trol uf the CommouwejilUi, other than uornial m^houls ee- biblishcd hy law ior The profefviional training o-teachers for the public schools of Uio State, except by a vote of two-thirda of all tlie oiembers elected to each House.
Skc. 18. No appropriations (except Ior pensions or ^rat- nitic;! fjr military services) shall Le moile for charitable, educational or beuevolent purposes, tu any person or com- munily,nor to any denumiuationalursectarian institution, corporation or xisociatiou.
Sst:. Id. The Geueral Aseembly may make appi-opria- tl'-'iid of money to institutions whorciu tho widows of bjI- diers are iiupported or assii-ted or the orphans of suldjcrs arc ma ntoined and e<hicated; but such ai'propriatious shall be applied p.xclutiively to the support of such widuu a ami orplians.
Sec 20. The General Assembly ehall uot deh-gate to any special conimLision, privatu curp<jration orossociation, anv power to make, supervise or interfere with any launi- cipil iuiprovemeiil, money pniperty, or effoct=, whether held iu tryst or oth- rwi^e, or Xnt levy fcixes or perform any mnnici;:Rl function whatever.
Sec. il. Nu actof the General Assembly shalllimit the amount to bo recovered for injuries resulting in death, or for injuries to pentons or iiroperty, and iu case of death f.'om such injuries, the right of action shall aurvive, and the General As-emlily shall prescribe fur whoso benefit such actions shall be prosecuted : no act ahall prescribe any limitoUoos of time within v<rhichsuits may be brought against corporations for injuries tu persons or property, or for other causes different from those fixod by general lawti re;£ulating .actions agoluHt natural persou^, and such acts now existing are avoided.
Sec 21. Xo act of the General Assembly shall authorize the invftstment of tnistfunds by executors, administrators, guardians, or other trustees, in tbebondsor s-ock ofiuiy private corjioratit-u, aud such acht now exit-ting uivavuid- ed, saving invcEtmunts heretofuro made.
Sec. sj. Tha power to rhanise tlie venue in civil und criminal cases shall be vestel in tho courts, to liccxercised in sucb manner as shall be provided by law.
Sec. 1:4. Xo obligation or liability of any railroad or other corporation, held or owned by thoCommonw^-ilth, shall ever be exchanged, tran-jferred, remitted, poetjKined, or in aitv way diminished by the General As<t< mbly, nor shall such liability or obligation be released, exceptby Jiayment thereof into the State Treasmy
Section 1. Th • Executive Department of thi« Common¬ wealth bhall couBist of a Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of the Commonwcilth. Attorney General. .Audi¬ tor General, State Treasuier, Secretary of Internal Affairs, atid a Superintendent of Public In-tructtnn.
Sec 2. The supreme executive iKiwer fhall be vested in the Go .-ernor. who shall take cnre that the laws lie faith¬ fully executed ; he shall 1m' chosen on the day ot the gen- eial election by the qualified electors oftho Common¬ wealth, atthe places where they shall vote for Itepru.'tn- tativos. The returns of every election for Governor shall be Pealed up and transmitted to the seat nf goveniment, directed to the Presideni ofthe Semite, who ehall op'-n and publish them in the presence of the members of Ivlh houses of the General Assemhiv. Ttie person havtm: the highest number of votes shall be Governor, but If two or » be equal and highest in vole^. one of thein shall be en Governor hy the joint vote of the members of both es. Contested electionw nlmll 1* detemiineil by a mm- niittee, to be selected from Itoth bouses of lhe General /?- Hombly, and formed and regulated in fUch manner ns shall be dir'ecte<i bv law.
C. 3. The Governor shall hold his   office during four
s from the third Tue^day of January next ensuing his
election, nnd slwill not be eligible to the oflScc for the next
ucceeding term.
Sec. 4. A Lieutenant Go
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Sec. 25. When the General Assembly shall he convened in special B<?«Bion. them Phall be no legisdatlon upon 6Ul^- jei-t4 uther than those designated in tho proclamation of tho f:overnor. cjilling such session.
Sec 26. Every order, resolution, or %nte. to which the oncurrence of'both houses may be necessary (except on the question i'f adjcnrnment) (-ball be presenteil tothe Governor, and befure it shall take effect be approved by him, or l«lng disapproved, shall be re-passed by two-thirds tif l>oUi houses, according to the ruled and limitations pre¬ scribed in case of a bill.
Skc. 27. Xo Slate oflice shall bo continued or created for the iu»pe<:tiou or measuring of any DK-rcIiandi^e, niaui- facture.orr^mraoditv, but any county or nmni-ipality may appouit pucIi oflicers when antboriz*! by law.
Sec. 2.S. No law cb.iaging the locality of the capital of the State "hall be valid until tho fame shall have beeu f-iibniitted to tbe quulifled electora of the Commonwralth at a general el.-ction, and ratified and aiq)rov?d by tbcm.
Sue "iO. A member ofthe Genernl Assembly who fhall solicit, demaud, or receive, or consent lo receive, directly nr Indirectly, for himselfor for another, from any compa¬ ny, cuiporalioii, or person,:uiy luoney.oSic >.apl)ointment, employment, testimonial, reward, thing of value or en¬ joyment, or of personal advnutage or promi.se thereof, for his vote or otficial influence, or lor withholding the same, or with an unders-unding, expressed or implied, that his vote or official action shnll I* In any way infinciiccd there¬ by, or who shall aolieit or demand any sncb money or other advantatgp. matter, or thing afurc^uid forunother, as the consideration of his Vote or oftlcisl influence or for withholding thot-amf, or shall give or withhold his vote or influence in con.sidfiratinn of the payment or prr*mlsoof fUch monev, otlvanlage, matter, or thing to anothet, shall be htdd guilty nf bribery within the meaning of this Con¬ stitution, and shall incur the disabilities provided thei eby for Paid offencn. ftin) such additiunal punishment as Is or shall be provided by law.
Sec 30. .Iny i<erson who fhall, di»octIyor indirectly, off r, give, or promise any money, or thing of value, testi- luonial, privilage, or personal ailvanttig«, to any ftiecntive or judicial <'ffirerornieml»cr of tho General Asaombly.to Inflnence him in tlie iierfomiauce of any of his public or official duties shall be guilty of bribery, and l-e puuishcd in -urh manner as shtill be provided by law.
Stc r^l. Tlif-offenfteofcornipt Bolicitation of members of the General A.isembly or of public officers ofthe State, orofany municipal division thereof, and any occui«llon or practico of sollcituUou of such meiuL'srs or cfScen, to
inbject to the fame provisions as the IJovernor; be Bhall be president of the Senate, but shall have no Tote unless thry bo equally divided.
Skc .1. Xo person FlmlUie elegible fo fhe office of Gov¬ ernor or Lieutenant Governor except a citizen fif tlie fnited Staten, who shall have attained the age of thirty years, and havo been seven years Uf xt preceding his elec¬ tion an inhabitant of the State, nnless he sbull have been at*ent on the public busiuefs of thif United State-s o-of thia ir tate.
Xo member of Congress or person holding anv office nnder the L'nited Stales or this State shall exercise the office of Governor or Lieutenant Govcrnnr.
'. The Governor  shall   bo commander-in-chief of the army and navy of the Commonwealth, nnd ofthe mil- ;ept when they shall oe called iuto the actual scr-
o-tbirds of all tho mombers of lhe S. ate, appoint a SiTielary of the Comnionwealtb and nn At¬ torney lieneral during pleasure, a Snperintcndant of Puli¬ lic Instruction for lour years, nnd snch other officers of the Commonwealth a.? he is or may be authorized by Ihe Con¬ stitution or by iaw to appoint; he .shall have power to fill ull vacancies that may luippen in ofiices to wiiich he may ap[K)int duriug the recess of the Senate by grunting com¬ missions which shall expir* at the end of their next sea¬ son : he shall have power to fill any vacancy that may happen dnring the recess of the Senate, in fhe office of Anditor General, State Treafiurcr, Secretary of Internal Affaira or Superintendent of Public Instruction, in a judi¬ cial offlce. or in any other elective office which he is or may be authorized to fill.
If the vacancy shall happen dnring tho session of th* Senate, the Governor shall nominate to the Senate, before their final luljoHrnmcnt, u proper person to  fill eaid   va-
Ihit in any such ca.so of vacancy, iu an elerlivo office, a person shall be chosen to said offifp at the next general election, unless the vacancy shall happen within three calendar montiis immedtatH^ preceding such election, which case the election for said oflice shall be held at the second PucceeUing general election.
In acting ou Executive nominations, the Senate Klmll sit with oi»en doors, and in confirming or rejecting the nomi¬ nations of the Governor, the vote Khali Iw taken I>^'yeas and nays, and shall Ije entered on the journal.
Skc. 9. He shall havepowertoremitflnesandforf.dtnrep, to gmnt reprieves, commutations of i^entence and pardons, except in cases of ini]ieachment; but no pardon shall W granted, nor sentence commuted except npon the recom¬ mendation in writiiig of tho Lieiitonatit Governor, Secre¬ tary of theCommonwealth, Attorney General, ami Secn^ tarj'of Internal Afliiir«. or any three of them, afler full bearing, npon duo puhlic notice and in open ses-ion, and such recommendation, with reicsons therefor ut length, hliall be recorded and filed in the ofiice of the Secretary of theOmimoiiweolth.
Sec. I'l. He may require infonnation in writing from tiie officei-s ofthe Executive Itepartment. upon any snbject relating to the duties of their respective oflices.
Sec. U. He shall, fiom time to time, give to the General Assembly information of the etato of the (.V>m mon wea Ith, and recommend to tlieir consideration sucii measures as he may judyc oxpeJienl-
Skc. 12. He may, on extraordinary occai-ionff, convene tho General Assembly, anditi caseordiwigreementbetween the two house*, with respect to the time of adjournment, adjourn them to suuli time as he shall think proper, not exceeding four months, lie sbr'H have jiower to c(>nveno the Senate in extiaordinary session, by proclamation, for the tninsaction of executive business.
Sec. 13. In caseof the dvith. mnviotion on impeach¬ ment, failure to qualify, resigiiHtioii, or other disability ot the Governor, thei:-owers, du'iep, and emolnmentfi ofthe oflice for tbo remainder of tho term, or until tito disability bo reni<>voI. shall devolve upon the Lientenant Governor.
Sec. 14. In cttse of a vacancy iu the ofiice of Lieutenant Governor, or when the Lieutenant Governor sliull be im¬ peached by tho House of Ilepruseutai ives. or thai! be »i nable to exercise the duties of his oiBco. the powen>, duties, and emoluments thereof for the remainder oftho term, or un¬ til the disability be removed, Fhall devolve upon the Pres¬ ident pro t^nip&iv, of the Senate; and the Proeident pro tempore tluUl in like manner bcumie Governor it a vacan¬ cy or disability simtl occur in the oflice of Governor; his se;it as Senator shall boc'.'mo vurant whenever he t-hall be¬ come Governor, ai-d shall be filled by election as any other vacancy in the Senate. .j,
Sic. 15. Every bill which shall have pa^t'ed both Ilnuses shall bo presented to the Governor; if he approve, he rimll sign it; but If he shall not appnne, he shall return it wiih his objections to the house In which it shall have oritfinuted, which House shall enter the utijoctions at lavge upon their journal, and proceed to ro-cotuider if. If, afler such lecoiwidoration, twu-thir*'iH of all the members elected to that house shall agrtotu pass the l>ill, Itshult he sent with the objections to the o.ber house, by whicu, likewi'«», itrhall be reconsMciv*!. and if approved by two- thinls of all the members elocted to tluit hou^o, It shall he a luw; buf insuch caws the voters of loth houses shall be determined by yeaa and nayA, and the names of tbe mem¬ bers voting for and a;:ainHt tbe bill shall be <ntercil on tbe journals of finch honse respectively. If any bill sliall not \w! retumcl by the Governor within ten days after it shall have been presented to him, tbesumo shall le a law in like manner as If he hadsignoil it, unla<ts the General Assembly by tiieir adjonmment. prevent its return, in which c.t<!e it sball be a law, utiles he shall file the same, with h:B objiM-tions, in tbe office of the Secretary of tho Commonwealth, and give notice thereof by puhlic proclamution within thirty days  uf er such adjournment.
Sec. 16. Tho Governor sball nave power to diwipprove of any it.-'m or items of any bill making appropriations of money, embracing distinct items, and the part or ports of thn bill approved shnll ha the law. and the itnin or items of Hppropri:)tion lUi^approved shall be void, unless repat^ued according to the rules and limitations presribed for the passage of other bills over ti^e Executive ve:o.
Sec. 17. The Oh'ef Justice of fhe Supremo Court shall preside upon the trial of any contested election of Gov¬ ernor fir Lientenrnt Governor, and fhall decide nncs- tions regarding the ailmisKability of evidence, and sluill, npon request ufthe commTtft'e, pronounce hi.o opinl m a)>tin other quoeti^ns of law involved In the trial The Govenior and l.tfutenant Oovernfr shall exerclce the dutio8 of their ret-pective ofiicer until their wicca-^iord shall I»« duly qual fie<I.
8KC.4S. The &;cretary of t'-e Commonwealth chnll krop a record of all official acts and pn)ceediiipa of the GoTomor, and when required lay tbe name, n'ith all jia- per?, minntos, ami vouchors relating thereto, bcfoieeither branch of fho General Assembly, ami perform such otlier duties as m.-iy be enjoined upon him by law.
Sep. II*. The Secretary of Internul Affairs shall exer- cine all the jiowers ond perform all the dutie.^ of tho Surveyor General, rubject fo ."urh changes as kIhiII be trade by law. His department shall emlirace a bureau of industrial statist Irs, .ind he (hall d'schargc snch dntiffl relating to corporations, to fho charitable institntions, thengiicnlturul, manu^ictnring, mining, mineral, timl>er, and other material 01 bosii'-e>^s interests of the State as may be preBcribcd by law. Hi? shall ouTinally, and al such otherttmes.'ismiiy lie nqniredby hiw, mako report to tho General As^enildy.
^ cc. 20. The Supcrintnndent of Public Instnictlon shall exercise all the powers and jmrform all fhe duties of tho Superintendent cf Common Schooli', snljcct to snrh chan¬ ges a^ shall bo made by la-v.
Sic 21. Tho tenii of the Perretnry of Internal .\ffaira shall be four years; ofthe Auditor General, three yerrv.
electiona.   No person elected to the otfice of AnditorGi eral or State Treasurer shall be capable of holding the suine office for two conj<ocutivQ terin«.
Sec 22. The present Great Seal of Pounsylvaniasliall t-c the wai of the State.
All commissions shall lie in thn namo nnd by authority of the Commonwenlth of Pennsylvania, and bo Koaled with the State seal and signed by thcOovernwr.
BrcTiON 1. The judicial i>owrr of this Commonwealth ifhall Ik* vested in Ihe Supreme CVjurt, in courts of comm<in plea", courts of overandtenuinerond genoral Jail delivery, courts of quarter sePsioiiB of tho pence, orphans'eunrtV, ma^lstrateH* courts, and In such other courts as theUen- eral Assembly may from time ti timo establish.
Sec. 2. The Supreme Court slioll consist of seven judge**, who fhall lie elected by the qufilifled eloctora of the Mute at large. They shall h<dd tlieir offioeH for the term of twenty-one years, if they so b>ng behave fhem-elves w^ll, but shall not he again eligible. Thejudge who^e conimis- Hon sIliH first expire shall be chief justice, and (Iiercalter «ich jnd^o whose commissiuu ahull first exjiire ehall in turn be chief just ire.
Sec 3. The Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court Khali ex¬ tend over the State, aud the Judged thereofahall, by virtue ol their oflices, be justices of oyer and terminer and gen- eril jail delivery in the eeverul eonntles; they fchall have 0r1gi11.1T jurisiliction in cases of iujunctio!i,and, where a corporation is a party defendant, f>f habeas o>jrpu«, ofman- <bimus, and to courts of inferior Jnrisdiction; and in car^o of quo wiu*mnt;> ns to all offirers of tho Common¬ wealth whose jurisdiction extends over the State, but sliall not exercise any other original jurlifdictlon ; they shall haveappollatejuriwlictioii t'y appeal, certiorari or writ of «rroriuallca9«n, a-s ia now or uiiiy hereafter he pn.vidtd by law.
Sec. 4. Until olherwi.se directed liy law, the courts of common pleas shall continue n- Rt t*resentei»tab1iulicd. ex¬ cept as herein cbange<I: not morethan fourconuties fhall, at any time, l« included in one judicial dihliict orgauizcd
a?ed from
court ni:iy be authorized by law, time to time; and whenever such incronse shall amount in the whole to three, such threo judges shall com]>ose adis* tinct and sepnrate court as aforesaid, which shnll be num- liered a« aforesaid. In Philadelphia all suits shall l>o in¬ stituted iu the said C«»urts of Coininon Pleas, without designating the ni:ml>er of said court, and the several courts shall distribute nod apportion the business among them in such manner as shall be provid'>d by rules of court, and each court to which any t>uit simll bo thus as¬ signed shall have exclusive Jurisdiction thereof, subject to change of vuuue. as shall Ih' provided by law. In Allegheny each court fIihH have exclusiv* jtirtsiiction of ell proceedings at luw and in equity conimenced Iherehi, subject to change ot venue us may be provid-^d by law.
Sec 7. For Philadelphia theie t<hall l>e on** Pruthonuta- ry"s office, und one Protliontary for all i-a d courts, to be appointed by the judges of said court-', anti to hold oflice for three years, subject to removal by u imijority of the Miid judges; ti'ie said Piothonotary shull apiMiint such as.sist- ants as may be necessary and anthorized by said courts, and he and* his aasistants shall rt-ceive fixed salaries, to be determined by law aud puid by said county; all lees col¬ lected in said oflice, except such as may Ui by law due to the Commonwealth, shall 1« p.iid by tho Prothonotory in¬ to the connty treasury. Eacli courtthull have its separate dockets, except tho.judgmeiit docket, wiiich shall contain the judgments and liens of all the taid conrtt, ns is or may be directed by law
Sec.8. Thesaid courts in tho connticsof Fhiiadclphia and Allegheny rospectively shalt. fmm time to time, in turn, detail one or mort^ of their jiidsts te hold tho courts of O.ver ond Teriminer und tho courts uf Quarter Sessions oftlie Peace uf said counties In such manner xts may be directed bylaw.
Stc 0. Judfics of Iho Courtsof Common lMc:>s learned in tlio law shull be judges of the courts <d Oyer and Ter¬ miner, Quarter Svssiions of thu Peace, and Gertiral Jail Delivery, and ol the Oiphan's Court, and within tin-irre¬ spective districts shall be justicesof the pence as to crimi¬ nal matters.
Sec 10. The jiiilges of the courts of Common Pleas, with¬ in their resjiective counties, l^hall have power to issue writs of certiorari to justices ot the iieace and other inlerior ruurls notof iecoi'd, aud to cause tlieir proceeiling to bo lirought before them and rifcht and justice !-  I e .l..iie.
r'EC 11. Kxcept OS otherwise provi-led in liii.¦^ <-Mi'ti- tution, justices ofthe peace (¦rabitrircji -liall be elected in the several wards. ili>tri'.T , !.-¦:¦,,.:.;.>. ;iiid townships atthe time of theelection ¦t ¦¦ ;-¦:.., 1 v [],l' qimlirud elector.^ thereof, iu euch II..1;.       .- 1   ; ¦  direcied  bv
law, aud shalll-e commit:;..I. '.¦    : nor Inru term
of tive yc-ar.^.   Xo  lown^bii^  '¦ -.:,. 1, or iK.rough
shall elect mure Ihau twojustict-; .-i li.e jieace or alder¬ men without the consent ofa majority ofthe quiilifte.! electors within such township, ward, or l>orongh; no i«r- sonshallbeeleaed to suib ofiico unless he Khali have resided within the tow nt^iiip. boiungli, wtini, or district for one v'ur next procecdins hin elecliini. In cities c<}tttain. in;; uver fifty tliouwind inhal itant-, not iiioro than one al¬ derman slmii he elecled i n ^-acli wunl or di.-trl-jt.
St;c.l2. In PhilmUdphiathereshulMI-e established, for each 3(i.<"Mi inluibitunta, one court not of record, uf pulioe and civil Ciiuses, witlijuri-uiction uot exceeilins one hnn¬ dred dullars; Ftu.-)t courts sliall l>e hold by magistrate^t whoso term of cfiice .shall be fivo years, ami they hhall be elected on general ticket by the qnalified voters at large; and in the election ol the said magistnite.s, nj voter shall vote fur mai'o thau twu-thtrds of the numoer of per¬ sons to be eh>cfe<I "ben more Ih^in on.- are t..> bur rb.— en: fhey shail bt; t:'<:':\-¦:.--¦: ¦ ! ¦¦';!;. 1 ;.¦ '..x ¦ i r'-.l.-.i ¦_¦-, : . ' ¦¦ jiaid by snid coiiii;,- civil aud crimiiM 1 ; i
volving an increase 01 ¦ ivii jmi litical duties, as may Is* mado by office of alderman is ubollbhed. S^:C.13. All fees, flues, and penaltifs iu paid into the county  treasury.
-hall
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tforu pemill. ird, either  partyi^may ap¬ peal *.o Euc'h court of reciiTil as may tw pioscribed by law, upun allowanc<> uf the uppeliate cuiirl ir judge thereof, up-
Sec l.'i. All judgts required »<• be U-unied in tl.e law* except the judges of tbe Supreme Court, t*tutll be elected by lhe fpialifieil eIecton» of the respective districts over whicii tbey are to preside, nnd f-hall hold their oflices f.r the period often years, if they hhull so long l>ehave them¬ selves well; but for any reasonable cause, which Miall not be sufficient ground for impeachment, tho Goveruor may remove any of ihem on tho address of two-thiids of each house of tlie GenemI Awembly.
Skc. 10. Whenever two judges of the Supreme' Court are to be chosen for the same term ofsonii-e, each voturfrha!! vote for ono only, ami when thns; aie to be chosen, he shall vote for no more than two ; cKLditUitcs liiflitst in voto shall be declared elerted.
Sec. 17. Should any two or more judges i.T tiie Supienio tV)uit, or anv two or more Jud-i-.i cf the Court of Common Pleas for tlie same district be ebcied ut ilie wn.i:- lijii--. they eball, as Poou effer the eUvtiou a- eunvt-nieot. (¦«>! lotsfor priority of c»nnmi6siMii.»:id certily iIk' rosiiit to ho stall L-sue their coniiui>siunsiu aicord-
1 the!
with.
IS. The judges ofthe Supreme Court and tli- Judg¬ es of tlie several Courts of Common Plca^, and ail other judges requ-reil to tw learnnl in the law, thall, at t>tatitl times, teceive for their services an adequate ctimpeusiitioii. which shall ite fixeil by law, and paid by the SUte. Tbey shall receive no other conn>ensaiion, fees, ur tterqui.sltes of office for their service^ fmiii any source, nor hobl any other office of pi-ufit under thy ruit'.-'d Stattr, this State or any other State.
Sec 19. The judges ofthe Supreme Cuuit, during their continuance In ofSce, shall n-aide witbiu thia Common- W{>alth;&nd tho other judges during tbeir countiuname inoflice.i'haH reside wilhin the di.strict for which fh.-y shull be respectively elected.
Sec. 20. TheHevural Oourt.s oi Common Pleas, besid.'s the powers herf in conferred,shall have nnd exercise with¬ in their respective districts, subject to fcuch changes as may be mside by law, such chancery puweri a.-) oie now v»wted by law in the sevt'ral Omrfsof Common Pleas of this Commonwealth, or a^ may hereafter be conferred npon thom by law.
Sec 2L Xo duties nh-ill bo imposed by law upon the Su¬ preme Couitor any 1 rthejiidgw thweuf, except fUch as arejndicial, rori'liallany tjf the judge's thereof exen*l«^ any power ofappoiii-.mtmt, except a« herein provide*l. Iho Court of Xiei Pniis Ls hereby abolished, and no court of originalJurisdicflou to b,; presided over by any one or moreof the judges of the Supreme Conrt tb:Ul be csfab- li-hed.
Sec. 22. In ererj* county wherein the population shall ex:eed one hundred and fifty thousand the Gi-neral As:>em- biy shall, and in nny other county may, establUh a sep¬ arate On'haiiH' Conrt. to coiiHist of one or more judgeu who shall l»e learned in the law, which couit shnll exer¬ cise all the jurisdiction and powers now vetted in, or which may hereafter be confemd upon, the Orpluuis* OmrtB, and the>fup«tn fiio jurisdicliim of tlio judKett of the Court of Common Pleair withhi such county, in Or¬ phans* Court proceedings, shall cea*^ uud detwmine; in anv ctnintv in which a srpanite Or.dians* Court tliall l-q established tho Itegister of Wills simll be clerk of 8Ucli Court, and subject to its diroction in all matters pertainirg to h:s offlce, he mny aiipoiiit aB»ii^ant ^lerk^ butonly with the consent and approval of said cotirt. All acc-miits filed with him 08 regiflcr or as clerk of the said sepanite Or- phan.s'Court shall bo audited by the Couit without ex¬ pense to portie.'J. except whero all piirties in liiten'st in a ponding proceeding shall nominate an anditor whom tin! conrt may. in Us discret.'oii, apptnnt. In everj- county Orijhans' Ckiurts sbull po«sesw all the j^owerH and jurisdic- llou nf a KegiHter's Court, and seiutrato Itrgisiere' Courts are hereby aloUsbed.
Sei:. :;3. The style ofall procew shall be The C-)mmon- wenlthof Pennsylvania." All pnk^ecntioits shall I^ car¬ ried on in the name and by the authority of the Oommoi:- wetilih oflVnusylvjiuia, and conclude agHiiiht the jieiicc and dignity ofthe wiroe.
Sfc. nf- In 1.II ca'^es of felonious hnmlclde, and in such other criminal cases as may Im pinvid d for by law, the ac¬ cused, after ronviction and .'*enten(?f>. ui<iy remove the in¬ dictment, n•c«rd»^ and all piw^edincs to the Supreme Conrt for review.
Skc. 25. Any %-Hcanry liappenin;; t-y d»*Htb, resignation. orothei-wise, in any court of rwftrd, ?baU be filed by .ip- poiutmect by the G<ivernor. \o continue till the fii-st Mon¬ day of Jaiimiry next succeeding thf tirst general elecliuti, which shall'occur three or more months after the happen¬ ing of Fuch vacanr.v.
Sec 2G. All laws relating to rotirts shall be scncml ami of uniform operation, and th*i orguniantion, jurisdic¬ tion, ami powe.T* of all ct'Urts of the wme club--* or grade, ko far a.s regulated by law, ar.d llic force and effect of the procesa Hnd jiid^Lmei'ta ofsurh courts shall be uniform; and the General Afcsembly la hpn;hy prohibited from cre¬ ating other courts to exercise the ]Htwers vested by f hirt constitution in tbejudges ufthe Conn of Conuuoti Pletvi and On>haiiH* Courts.
Sec. 27. The juirties, by agreement flicil, may, in nny civil case, dispenr^ with trial by Jury; nnd submit tlie de»:i-*ion ol such cose to the court having Jurisdiction there¬ of, and such court fchall hear and deiormine iho*iuie: and   tbe judgment  thtieun  ^liail t.-v tubiicl to writ of
ARTICLE vr.
for I
and
,„ thebustnPSSofthRBuiddii'trict mny require. CounTlcs containing u population Ie«9 th«n is sufficient to constitute separate districts shall Iw funned into convenient i-ingle districts, or. if nfcpssary, may lie attached to contiguous districts, oa the General As'^embly may provide. The of¬ fice of a.viOcIute judge, not leftrne*! iu fha law. U alrollshisl in counties tonning separate district; but fhe wveral as¬ sociate Judgefl in oflice when this constitiition fhall be adoptf^ shall «e^^'e for their unpxi»irpd term«i.
Src 6, In tho counties of Philadelphia and Allegher- all tho jurisdiction and powei
IMPC.U'ailEKT AXDRFMOV.\L IKOM   OFilCV.
Sectio.n 1. The Honsc of Uepreser.tatives siiuU have the sole j»uwcr of JnijH-achment.
Slc 2. All imiMUchnients sbuU fx> tried by the Senate", when sitting for that purp<;sv-, the .S-iiulors shalt bo nixHt oath oralfirmatioti; no peivoii t^hail be convicted withuut tbe concurrence of Iwti-lbinis of the iiiembem present.
Sec.J. The Governor and all ether dvil officers sIuiIl be liohh- to impeuchmont Tor wny miwlemeon- or in offiot?, but j;idguiont in such cnM'd shall not extend further than to removal fnuii rffice and dlr^ qualificittion to liold any ufllce of trust or ppjfit under this Commonw ealth; the person accusrd whether convicted or ac¬ quitted, iihall ncverlhelet-B te liable to inilictmciit, trhil, judcmetit, .md punL->hment aoccordlng Ui law.
Si:c. 4. All officur» sball hold their oflices on the coudi- tiun that Ihcy U:have themselves well whih* In ofllre, and shallbo removed on PonviclI\,>n of mial^ehaviiir in ofll'>j or
Ap])ointed officers other tluui Jiidgrt of the courb* of rerfird and the Superinteitdent of PubUc Instnictlon, may be removed ot the pleasur of fhe power by which they .shall have beerii nppointcd. All ofEcen* elected by th-j peo¬ ple, except Oovyrnor, Lieutenant Goveruor, members of Ih.iGeiu-wI Af'demhly. und ludges of the courU of rec¬ ord. leamM in the law, siiolt be removed by the Governor fur rea^iunalih'cause, after dii«'notice and lull hearing, on the addres.s of two-thirds ofthe Senate.
AIITICLE VII.
^ofti-e
F'lirlh   If twcaty-two; have puid within two yea fhall have been assessed at least twi leau ouc month before the election.
SEC. 2' The general ele<.-tioa shull bo lield annnally i on the Tuesday next following the first Mond.iy of Xovei ber, but the (ieneral A.-scuibly may by law fix a differei day, two-thirds of nil the members of each boLse coosec
iti ball 1
oftict-r
the lir
M ard, borongh, ami town- service,   sball be beld on
(iRens shall be   by ballot.
i-redintbcnrdenutthich iher rtcorded by tiiyclec- , opposite t!ie name of the
eltetor   who   presents    the    ballo write  Wu*  name  upo-i   Iiis   lirket.   or   >;; b)l»c written  ther'.'un and alt.-    T  1 v district.    Xho election officer.-.-i^. not to disclose hotrany elector vii iH ' quired bi do so as witnesses in a j 1. ¦ i ¦ J   1 1 ¦
Sec 5. Elect rs&huUinallcu-.B. .-^v,..,.! and brcat-h or Furety of the piMCi', U- pnv rest during their attendance - n election.s ai returning therefrom.
.-EC. C. Wlienever any of the qualified Commonwealth shail be in actual niditury a requisition from the Presideut uf the Cnitud States or liy the authority of this 0>mm&nwealth. Kudi eleilors nmy exercise the right of suffrage in all elections by the citi¬ zens, under such regulations as nre or simll lie prescribed by law, as fully as if they v.-ore present at their usual places of election.
Sec 7. AU laws regulating the holding of elections by fhe citizens or for the rfgl.-^traiion t.f electors .iball be iini- f>nn throHgbont the State. !iut no elector^hall be deprived ofthe (uiviiege t)f voting by r'?ason uf his name not beinj; regist(,T«d. v^ ¦
Six. 8. Any i*rson who shall give, or promise, or ofier to give to an elector, any money, rcwaid, or other valnablo con-Idem- tion for bis voie withholding;   thr    ?^:n!i-. or
who  shall  iLW
orlorti'.eV;!:.
thatIbe I shall bo r Sec. D. Any per
who  f^lutll,   while
lilty of bribery, fraud,)
befure h:^ vote
a cmdidate fur v.ohtitou of any rrum holding an -alth; and any t I'lection laws, 1 I y luw. be d.- \-   lorn  term of
-   :, .   perjon f^hull be
; .'   1;:.  ;i the.irroundtbat
^JLvi hiiii to public infamy;
Llitii-wanis be   used nKaiu^t
, except for perjury ia giv-
¦onshs
AIITICI.E XII.
ITDLlOcryjOIBS
Skctios I. Alt f,fli3ers whon" selection Is not provid¬ ed for in this constitutions, all teelecud or ajjpointtfd us in»y be directed by law.
Seo. 2 . Xo membt-r 01 Congresi from thi.s Stat', nor any person holding or exercl^Iog any f.fljce "rappdnt ment of trust or profit under thn Unitud Stats. Khali at t^iesame lhn«ho|d orrxi'icise anv offic- in this Slale lo which n «alnry. fees or perquisites shall be attached. The General Aflsembiv may by law declare rhat officer* are incompntible.
8^0.3. Any person uho shall fight aduel or send a chal'enifo fo tbat purpose, or ba .lider or ubHtto.- io fljEhtJng a due),  ball be deprived ofthe right of hold¬ ing ai.y otilceof ho'.or orprofi-. iuthisSUte. and may be otheiwi^e punished as sha.l be   prescrited   by liw.
ARTICLE XIII.
which .hull reduce any co drej squarA mil»p, fr to If-ss than twent inhaMt-ints; nor shall any county be fori Dttiiring a   less population,   no
all   ha   establlshe''
Be
cii.is 1. Co
oTilyeds. con.m
neji
tabl
e'lg
or coutrol 1
ARTICLE -KIV.
oc
. unci sa .h other
shed by Inn
ble r.ir thn
tirni
DKIY
nlllu
era.
i-rki
¦lor
lit
o/fieiiRS.
n shull cur
lrea>nr<.rit.
ofthe con
i;ly from ti
Hheriff or
::t   succeed
Bist   of
•n'lVs.   r.
RUrveyorE
herirr..!.
corderj
iiudt-
ts. dis'rict attor-
ne t-. tim
irensarer
ng  th.-
p be e».
hall be
3ne   for
uud other ele. ii.-n .1; ;;.. l proper county >hull ).eofu the oleetoni uud tbe publir
tl!.J'ceiivJ.il^;:icc'uf j will   he promoted i
a rtprcscuiJi
:hich he may be elected.
Sso.ti. County officers Rba 11 bn elected atthe general elections, and sh ill hold their offices for th- term of three years, beginnin!? on the fiisl Monday ff January next alter theireteciioa. und until their su'-c'SPorB chti.Il le duly qualitied ; all vacRnciea not otherwioe provided tVri'hKll (? Glled in Mich rap.rtmT as may be pr- vided by law.
Sec 3 Ko person shall i*^.ippoiDte-I to any ofiice wilh in any county who shall not 1 ave be. n a ciiizeti ttud inhRbitai.t thereof one year next 1 ef.To hi.s nppolnt- m»ut. ii the coantr ahall bavo bcCit so to* g erected, but if itshall not have been s^ long erected. Iheii witbinib* limits of the c-nntv or rount I s out of which it sholl have been tnken.
Skc. 4, Prothonoturies. cb'iks ofthe courts, record¬ ers of deeds, registers of wiils, connty surveyors, and sheriffs shall ke*-p their offlc'-B in th» county Iowm of the county in which thsy rttpactively shall bo ofiicTS.
h'KC. i>. The compensatiun of connty oflie-rs shAli bo regulated ly law. and all county c-fdcers whoarisormoy be sabiried shal! piiv all fees which the}' imy he an- tboriz-d to receive into the tretsury of the county or State, a=* mf.y be dirc«*lcd by law. In cout.ties con- thiniagover "ne boi.dred *.nd Ijity thousand inhabi¬ tants at. county oific«rs shall i,e paid by tal ary, aid the sa ary of any FUch ofiicer and his clerks heretof^rrt paid by fees, shal! cot exoe^d the agge^ate smount of f. es e-rned ourlrg his term and culiccted by or for
Per b. Th» Gereral Awcmbly shall provice by 'aw for tbo strict u-'.ountai ility I.f a I county, townabio. arid Miiough rfileerp. as wo?/ for fees which m.iy be co/^ cted by tnein ss forai/ public or in uuicipafmoueys which ir.uy be paid to ih^m
Strc T. TbrPB CJunty commifstoners rnd three county auditors i'h!*:; le e.'ected in eucii cou.ty where Fuchoni:eis «te cboKen. In the year oue thousand eiiriit Iiundred pn1 seventy-firo, and every third year thereiTter ; and in tho e'ection of said oDisers eaci quH/lfl?d e/fct«r wi/; vote for no nor^ than two per sonf, and the three per-'ons hivlug tho hi^h-st nuui- b-ro'vot'fl shalN e e/eclt;d ; any casu 1/vacuncv in tho ¦ll- i onici* of connty commisftiuofr or coniitr auditor fiha» I be flVed by tho Court of Common P.'-as of the county MmII be I in wbich i-uch vacauey sha// occur, by the appomiment iMsifres- I of an e/eitor of the proper county who sha/? hnve voted tovtd in I tor the c^mmiPsioi.er or auditor whusn p/acs is !¦> be i-'oftbo I fi^/ed. ¦"[!**,'' I AIITICLE XV
s over the works owceJ, lesscd. controlled or r such C'lmpuny
No discrimination inchirzea or f.icilitlea nr^nlfoo sball be made bi-tweea trausi'orta- aniesand In<<tvidaa-s. nr infivorof either, -nt, diawbuck.or otherwise, ai'd no rsilroad
of. soall make any pr«rer**n
. 3   No r«ilrrad.
r other transportatlo
e^t oiucers ur employeiiof   the
Sr.c 9. No street passenger riilwav shall be con¬ structed within thH limitsof any city, lorough. or low Kbip w thout the consent of fts lo^al authoritlei*
Sue. 10. N.I rsilroad, canal, or othtr (rao'portation company, in exiat-nce at the time of the adwpt.on cf ihisurticle. shall have the benefit of any future leKlJi- biiioii by general or sp-cial laws, except on coodi'ioo ofc molbie acceptance of all the provisions cf tbis article.
S.-C 11. The existing powrt's und duties of the Aud¬ itor Geueral in regard to the railroads, canals, and oih'-T iruusportaTioo cempaniea, except as to tbeir ac¬ counts, are hereby traiief-'rred to th» Secretary of In¬ ternal Affairs, who shall have a ganeral supervision ov rthem subject-o such regulations and alterations as shall be provided I y law; and in nddition to tbe atinuat reports now reqnireO to le made, suid i^ecretaiy mny riquire speciril rfc}u)ria at any lima upon ai.y sub- j ct reiHtlijg to the l.u.sineK3 cf said coropinies from aoy cfficar or ofilctrs thereof.
AUTICLK .\VI:I.
Seo
ndments   to   tbls
cetod
shal I bo s;;r»ed to by      to    each hoUR©,
!nts  shall b3 ea- aod   nays   titkeo
IDS I    Any auiendn coDsLitutiou m y b« propii KeprescntativfS. and i i tn' a majori'v of   the  ineiub* such proposed »meuiliii-;Qt cr ainem tered on their jmrnals, with the y. thereon. And tne Secretary of the ( c usslliHpnrae to be published   th the  nfxt seue'-al eleclion in at le.s in     ever,     county     ia      wbtch sliall be publi-hed; and if. in   *hu   ( next afterwards ch**Ben, soch   propo: araeu.Tmentsfh.-ili b«j agreed to  ly a meiui ers elect'd to ench hou.M,   thi CommnuweMtth i^hall cause tht»   Fam lisheiinthe   manner  afore^iid.  a amendment or ameDdmenls ehall be submitted quatilisl electors ofihe st.tty io such
altb shall
wspaperfl
rieral Assembly i amendment or mjority of ths lecretary of the again to le pub- ch    proposed
ch til
at leHHt   thn
»ftei
:h amendment or amend- fchal! be approved b- a msjority of ihose vot- thereon, tuch amendiuent or amendments shall ime a pirtof lha coni^tituliou; but no amendment ,meodin**nt3 .¦''¦.al: be mhm.tt, d oft-ner than once in live years; wOen   two or   m.>ro   ain-irdments sball
be submitted th-^v shall bi
Ote.j
epRrst-Iy
That 110 liiconvt!»ii;iii*c may arWe frum tho chaiines 1 :i llic cou^tIaiLloii of t111' CoiuinoMivealth. and in order to carry the same into ninnplcte operation. it i.s herehy (If-ljireil tlial:
SECTION 1. This irtmstitutioti sIi:iU take oiTcct: on the first (lay of .li.niiary, in thH yt ar one f hntisanU ei'-'ht liundrc'i aiKl seventy-four. forall purposes not otiierwlse prnvhied for tliereMi.
t^zc 2. Aii lows 111 force it. thi.s C.onnionueaUh attlieliiiiH if the adoption of Ihis ciinstifiitioD not lneoii.*ls!.entthere\vith,aml all riulits, actions, proa- eentlons. and contracts ?han eoiilluue as ttthiscon¬ stitution had not been adopted
SEf. :!. At the }ieiieral election !n tlie years one thousand ei'.^hthiiiiUie(l and seventy-four and one thousand eight hundred antl sevfiuy-Ilve Senator.'* shall be idecied in nil districts where there shall be vacancies Those elected iti the year one thousand etiilit hundred and seveify-four shall serve for two years, and tho.se elceteu in tiio y ' '
;ec.14. l:i Itv.o in-i citixi-ns. K;; judge and 01. onecb-rk. '1 shalU'es-K- shall bpprov Vp.-dfrum;.;
Cir
ES ixu Cltr
Sect:..x 1   CltioBinir b« cb y.t'i'y ol lhe c.tct(ir« oi' nny t poiiu.-ation ,,' a' l-r.ttl ten thou g t.crsl c pction In fuTorof th
8kc. :;. So J»bt «h»;i I.,, con curn-.I by aty raonicifaf c.imn aiic... oran appr. prlatioa prcT
Bha// li» inv fucUcd debt
Sectic
N- 1
o/r.b
priv
uniHTiSj.
artered wh hand   sha'l
oixsly made
cily iihitit createa pi.ikin-^ y pred^Kl   ti,r   the    pay
.IRTICLE XV].
R TiTK ccmc
f.vil.ti-,Kchar
a TioJs.
lers, or Rran wbi.ha V./i
gh'hlvli' roto  at
l:i'.Wity ptiniii lh5rcf..t
ru"d
ts or
ifid.-
if
spec org
? a 'by
i il
'""
thi.
, TbeGe
sha / the
hHve r. b/y fha//ont lernit liie for- crporation now existing.
bev
lied t
r offices I
tliall
.Id The Couitb i-f C-jmiii.m VU ies ofthe Commonwealth shall ii iciprctiveJur'adir.tions to uppoin
.f die several jH)wer within ¦t*e«i'H of elec¬ tion to fluporvino th«*pruceedin;:B of ch'Ction otficoTa, and to make report to fho court ai mny bo required ; such ap- poiAtjnenta to be mode for any district In h city or conpty, uptm petition of five citizens. lawful voters) of i>ucii elec¬ tion di'itrict. Fetting forth that such appointment \ii a. rea- sonabio precaution to r^ecnru the jmnty nnd fnirnefw of elecdons; ovorpwra shall be two in numlicr fov tiii cloction dlijtrict. tihall be remi!entd therein, and phidl be petxma qualified to rervc u|)on election board?, tind in ench rcnu mcmbcia of differtiit political pai^Ies ; Mlienover Ihe mem¬ borsof an election lioard ehuU differ in opinion, the over¬ seers if they sbaJl be iLgreod then-on, shall dcci-le tliu qncHtion of diflerence; In nitpointins oversoei'S of elec¬ tion, all the law judi;o- of the proper couit, able to act at the time, shall concur in tlie appointmentft made.
Sec. 17. Tbo trial and detirminaU-n of contested ehc¬ tions of electors of Prcaideiit and Vir*» I*rcnldpnt, mcmltem of the General a\«!embjy, nndof all dublic oflicers, whether State,Judici.'iI, municipal, or local, jalm 1 be by titC conita of law. or by one or more of the law jndges thoreof; iLe Geneial AKficmbly flmll, by genomi law, deei^nate tbo conrtsiind judf;ea by wtiom tlie s veralclo^ses of clecilon contosts fhall be tried, and regulate the mannerof trial and all matters incident tberebi; but no such law a»'Kii{ning jurisdiction, or regulating its cxiTciRc, i>hn1I apply 19 any conlcat arl^ng out of on eleclion held befure its pasj'actf."
ARTICLE IX.
S::rTmN 1. All tuxes siiuU be uniform unn tiie .'^.in:u class ot subject-! within the territorial liinitsof theauthor- ity levying the tax, and ehall le levEe*! ai;d coUecteil undrr eoncnii laws; but tbe General A.^serubty may, l>y Renci-iil huvs, exccipt fn>m tiix.ition public property n>^'d for pub¬ lic purifosoN, actual places of religions -worship, placfK of hnriiU not naed or held for privnto or corporate profit, and in^tltution9 of purely public charity.
:^KC 'Z. Alllawd exempting propi'rty fr m taxation, oth¬ er than the property abovo enumerated, sh.^;) be void.
Sko. u. Tho power to tax corporations and corporate property ehall uot not he .surrendei ed or so'-pi'iiiiefl I y any contract or jjrant to which tho State dhall be a party.
f>EC. i. No debt ehall be created tj or on behalf of tbe State, cxc*pt to supply cnsnal deficiencies of revenue, re¬ pel in ration, suppress insurrection, defend Ibc ±?tate In war. or t;) |wv existing debt, and the debt created lo sup¬ ply deficiencies In revenue Fhall never exceed in the us- gre-rala   at any one time one million of dollars.
tr.c. 5. .All laws authorizipg the liorrnving of money by and on behalf of the State tifaall jtpocify the puriH)t-e f ^r whicii the monoy U to be u«cd, and the money to bfjrn>\ted shnll bo used for tbe purpose siiecifipd and no othfr.
^ EC. 6. The credit of the Communweidth elmll net be pled;:' d or leaned to any Individ ual,compaiiy,corporaticn, or avociation, nor:»hatl the ComniQuW'^dtfa f-ec<'me ajolnt owner or stockholder In any company, nssoctatl'Ui, or <or-
Srr.T. Tho General As.-imbly ^hnll nnt antborizo any county, city, l)orf'ni;h, township or incorporated dli-trlct to bec4>me a stoclthnlder in any company, association nr ctir- poratb'n, or to obtain or apprcnrlote money f.r «>r to hrfin itn (rcfHt to anv cor|*Tation, n-i(*«.c!afipn, iuiitilutliu or in¬ dividual.
fire. 8. Thcd(4;toranv countv. ri(-.-,l,r,i-oiiffb, lownehfp, ^.-bord di-'Irict. or oth^^r mnnirip.dltv, or Iiir.»r|^>rii*il di.>- tiicl, .xcept a- her.-:n p-.-iivK'nil, ^hall ncvrr cxcc.d H'ven p.T centum apenthcacFi'«-cd viiluccf tb- taxalb-prop.r- IV therein, nor 'I all ;»i.y >uch municlpibtv or dMrict in¬ cur aiiy new debt, or increaHsil= indebtc{i;ic^t-("an:inionnt excee'Iiiii; two i>er centum upon puch H^'p.^red vnlnation of pmp-rty withuut the asKent of lhe electr-ru ibi-Mnnf, nt .-. publio election, in such m:uiniT tii thii'l le pi r.vidt^ i 1-y !a-.v ; but any city, ihe debt of which now cxcri'(T-» Mvei- pcr centum ofsnch oaies-rrd v.alnatiun, may bo authonrred by law to increiine the khh BTPsate at any (me tiniel nn
SEC 9. The Comm^.Mwvi' or any part there'if, t>f .11 y ship. nnloGSsnch d<!,t; ^;.'i the Stato fo repel fnvj-- d'fend itPeirin time r.f v, discharge of any jwrtiMi of il-! j-'l-^-:!* iiiiiel.ti'di!r.=«.
Pbo. 10 Any county. t.'wii«hij». scbonl difititct. or othtT mniiicf'pality incurring n y indebtedness pball, at or before tfie time of co (*Min(-, pr»vld«* for the coi- lectinn of annual tAX RufHci-nt t.» pay tht inttreflt and alsftthe piJncipal thereof within thirty years
SBO 11. To p ovide for tbe pnyuient ..f the prfseat 9tate de; t aod sny nridiltoniil <li>ht cnr.trnrti-d Ktt afor-^- SAid the Genera. > ^>•-mbly shall eontinno and m-l.>- tsiii thesiokliifc fund (iaf!ir>ent tn \ ay tho accruirg interest on PUch debt, and anuu.illy to r*^due.* t. e phn clpal ther of bv a rum not less than two hoii'lr*d and atty thousand dollars; the stid sinkint? lumi shnll conf^lKt of thn pro CO d 3 of tbu aalts uf tho pu>'lic worka or any part thereof. Kiid of tb»* iixome or pro- <epdfiof tho Hale ot any atockn . wned by tbeCoi_inon- wfs'th. togetherwith othtr fu'ida Mnd rtRr.ur ea tbat may b« deBijrnnted ^y biw, and shall bo|i;c:eiifii-d frcm to timn by aafiiriiiop; to it any ptrt o:    thn taxeN
\irtf
t:\,:t\\
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valii
not
•iitiim (i
Ition.
".Tniffil
itr;ti-l,..l
.-ik-insi
ll.o Stu
1 the US-
he lli'Iit,
D rnable
c iu the
TtOX  I.
Cnurfs and Courts  of Commo chongoR OS may he m,ade by
Ited in tbe District Pleas, jfiibject fo fiich constitution or by biw, shoirbe In Pbilndelphia vexteii in four, and In Allegheny in two dixtinct and feparate conrts of eqUHl ond ro-ordl- natp jurisdiction. rompoWKl nf three jud::es each ; the Paid court* iu Philadelphia ohall he derfiprnatod -      •
the Court nf Coninion Plea-* nimibei number three and nnmber fuur. and Omrt of Comninn Pleoa nundicr on but   the   nunilH'r   of   said   conrta
¦sppctivcly I ono.   numbe Alleghe
nbor tw
'^ed,     fnir
to     tin
any county wburo  the establiihmcnt of an additional
O.VTJI    or OFFICE.
IW and llepn-wiiiativi's and all judi- ci'il.^^tate, and c^itmty oflicerf, shall, before entering on thedutles of their respective omcp;(. take aud hub.scribo tb«' f.dlowingOHtb or affirmation:
"I doi>olemnly 8W)-nr(or iifflrm^ that fwlll support,i)bry, and defend the ConiifItutlon of the United t'taL*^ and the Constitution of thia Commonwealth, and that 1 will Clti- chargo the duties of my office with fidelity: fhat I lmv(? not iiaid or contributed, nr promlscil b» pay or contri- butf. either directly or indiitntly, aoy money or other val- luibb; thing, to pnjcure my iiominution or election (or appcuntment), except for necf-asmy and proper oxpem^Tj exjip's'sly nutiiorized hy law; that T have not knowinj^ly vlolub^ any oleitlon la* of this Commynwealth, or pKM-nrcd it to Ifo done by others in my btdialf; that 1 will not knowingly rovlvc, directly or indircrlly, any money or other vnlualile thin^ for the perform«nre or non-pn- fMrinnnreof any act r.r duty p*'i-tajiitnp to my i-fliie. (jU.- cr Than the cuiiiponJ>ati"n allowed hy law."
Tbe fnregoinu oath j-hall be administered 1 y j^ome per¬ son authorized to ndminiRter oaih?, and In the ca^e of Stale oflicers nnd .Tudgps of the Supn>me Court, shall be filed in tbo ofBcf ofthe Pci-n-fary of flic Commonweidth, and in tlie caRn of other jndirini nnd connty offiet-rs. In the officeof the Prothonotary of the county in wbich Uie f-aine is lakeit; any prrson refusing to take Mid oath nr rifTlmm- tion-ihnil forfeit hi/<i)fRce, and any pci-son who nhall be convicted of having sworn or afflrme.1 falsely, or of liaving violate^l snid oath or nfilrmati.m,i"hnll bo pdlty of perjury, end be f.jrever di-qnalified from holdingany office of tnist or profit within this* Commonw«ilth.
The oath to the membcra ofthe Senate atid ncu-:^ of Represen tat ivprt f*hnll l-e «diiiini't''red hyone (tf the judges oftho Supremo Court or of a Court of Coi Ieam«l in the inw. in the hail oftho housf* meniher Eball be elcctcl.
AIITICLR YIH.
HnrtRAGiC  AND  ELEClIONS.
StCTioN- 1, Every male citiren  twenty p(*wKiinK tlie followinsqwalific'^''""' vote lit all ele?tiuii.s :
Firft. He elmll bave Iiwn a citizen cf the United Stat at ha^t one month.
Srcond. lie shitH havo reshle^i In th<' State one year d if, having previouslv been   a  qualified   elecfnr or n»ii born citizen of Iho Plate, he shall have removed thenfrri and returned, then six months) Immetliatcly prt-cedlngtho election.
r/iu(/. He ehall have reaidt-d in tbi where he shall offer to vote at Ictst tw ately preceding tho electlou.
ivhii-h the
.^hall le entitled to
Rof the Stat^ rrlr^qrind forthe dinary and current fxp-juRt-s of goveruaii»r:t;    and i
of lhe paid Rin:;iug fundi^hall be URt-d > wiHO than iu the
;tIoti
M.n**u.
I par
r the pno icdebt « of the :*Late, ove*-a-id above tho necBsary rt-a- rre, t-hal! be n=e I Iu thi pa>m-nt ot" thfl debt ofihe State, eithfr directly or thr-ogh tl-e fiioh ing fund, and the moneys of the fiiiHing fund ahall u*-v-r I e invKftted in or loaned upon tba securitv ofanvthing except the bondx ofthe United ;^tuti:3 orot this State.
Stc. 13 Themnr be liniittd <y luw t ex()enFf>>i. and shrtll Tidrd by law     Moo
feiture of lh« chart.-r of
ora/eroramend |he.-ia or PpHci.il/.nw for the bent* lie of isach oorporalio'ii, t-x- c^pl upon ibo cf.nd = lion that auch corpora-ion 'shn / th'iotfter hod its charter pu ject to the pruv'fionn of thi"sccn-titulio:i
. The exercise of the right of emii.ent domain
prop-i
tthiiif uever be abri Iged
the Gauera/Afii'emb y fr m   taking   th'
fram hi«ea of iueorporatfd companion,   and'   nobie'ctin'
tb»m tnpabie nee, the sime aa the properly  of   incl-
v;du.\.'s :    and th-i   exercioe ofthe pj/ice power of thf
SUto^hal/ncv^rboai lidgpd <r   ro   construtd   a.s   to
pt-rmit cor|.«rat!oD«to conduct   tht-ir bUHint-ss in Ruch
inanniraBti Lifriuge the < q-iiij ri;fht8   of  individua's
or Ihegprera! w //-b ing oi iho 8Ut»
>EC. 4. Ill a'/e'ection^ fur oir»'Ctura  or  mara;^er.i of mber or  iihare-ho/d'»r  ma?  cast
ifor
iidida
nndiiiatei-',
distribute ifat may prefer.
sec. 5.  No foreij^n corpnitttinn .shall d.i any buo^r in ibix State without having one or more known via
^'^c t>. No Ciirporation ihi"-'! I Ith-" than thatfxprepsly autt ior Khali i'. take or boM any r< IS may be neceiwary and propir
Lgageio any )vtiin<8t; iriz-d fl) il.i charter ll fHtf.te. except auch :-.rit8   lH<;;timatfl i.us-
ShC."^. Ko corporation *hall ifwne stocka or bon » ric-it for ni'-nev. hiJor dnne or money r.r properlv actually ri>.seivfd; >nd al! flcMtioa.s incrcast of ulte.'i or ind"! tfdneFa Fhall be void; the Pt^ck and indebted- Cfcs of corpotations ahall uot be iccreai-d except in pursuoQce 0'general law, nor without the consent of the p-r8oo«h..Iding the bir.er amonol 10 vain** oftho 8'ock first obtairef al a me' ting to *»4 bt-tJ af:c»- Bix'y days' notice givno in pur-uarce 1 f law.
h>.0. t<. Manicipnl Hnd other corporationii and indi- vidTDilR iuveftrd with Lhe privilege of tasting private property f.ir pub ic u-(* fball inike jant com^'eiusalion b»r property taken, iijurcd, or''e.atruyed by lhe cou Pt-HClion or- nlarKi^niOf.t oi their workw. highwaya. o.* impriiV^mentR. ivhich eompeoHatioufchali l>e pail or Kt>cur»'d before soch t.iking. injury, wr de)>trui:tion — Thefiineral.Assrm lyi-her-'y i.'robibited frorii de¬ priving tit-.y person of an appeal from any preliminary ii.«s'f«roeiit ufdam^~ea agaiiatany puch corptiratioo.'i cr iudividuils mane bv vieweraor otbrtrwiGi*; and the ainuuiit orsnch dtmagts, in all IbSi^eii of appeal <ibal[, ou tfie d-maiid of either party, be deti » Hiued by a ja¬ ry accordintf lo lh« cours- ofthe common law.
t.'O !'. Evtrry ' finking l»w thall providi for the rtg- istrf ar.d counter^iinln^, by a-i (jffiCB of theStfit«. of all iioter or bills d*-sigred for circnlaiion, and that ample aectt'iry to the full amount thor.of sbaJl bw deposited wilh the Auditor General for tbe redemtiou of ti.K-h notM or bil/«.
t»K;.10 The General Asiembly pball havo th-f power 'O alter, revoke, or hbluI any charter of in- rorp'iratlon cowexihtipg an-J re vocable at the tdor- li..n of thin iciatUntiou, .-rany thtl ra-V hercnftpr b-» created, whenever in their ipinion if sitiv b(» ii'jtiri- eus to the c;tiE n<iof this <:oiomon7:e»ith. In tuch maDuer. bovever, that uo InjuH'ic^ »hill le d^>ne to ibf corf.orat*'r«. No iaw berei rt«r rnacted uhall cre¬ ate leiiew, or extend tho charter   of  more   than   oue
fKC 11. No corporal-brtlf to poss-ft^ binkjny and d;s ountin^rpiivil geA ehall bo erd»tfd or oi^ai)i/.-d t-: pQivutDceof anv luw withont thtCH months pi'ii u-i public tiotlc^ Ht the place ot tbe futtf.idttil lica'^ mi. H the inten:i n t'l apply for such privileges, iomchninn- urra«Bh:^llbe pre-crib<.-d by Uw,norabail achiriec 'or Bjrh pnvilejijjd be grantea    for   a lougtjrpnri. d   ihan
. U
n-tti
.iporatio rany individual,xbi-.li h.i
•d mvinti
..1 tbf
line
cttho
eteg.:.ph
ilh  otbc
A^r•fn bly fhall, by geuTal Inw of uuilorin op»-ratioo. p'-ovld*? rca^oiTnble rejjulr.tjei.s to give full eff.'Ct lo tSi.n Srctioa No t-jleyraph c .mpany fihitl'cu'Siilidate vith or b"ld a controlling iut rest in tbe stock or t-r.n'ls nf .1: y oiher t-i le/raph eciopiiny owninz a competing |ii;e. oracq<iire. I<v purchs.^e or other*iKt>. any oil.frcoinpi-ti:;: line of 'tel'-gtarh.
&KC. V.i ThK lATin ''corporations,*' as niiaal in this artiei**, f-hall bo coontmed to inc'udrt biljniut atocR aoiiipauies or iissoci.ilion»h»viiigany of thf powers or pr V leges of corporations net pojifleMsei hy iudivlduaia or part.ierc 1.1.1...
AUTICLK XVII.
ILROiDS AXD   UAXAL
railrosda and   cnnah
¦hall  Itf p lompanies
, ItvBled or empty, witbi.
•my
dibi
organ¬
ise 'i Kvery railroaJ and ciiunl corporal ized io thirt.-^tattf shall m-tintain ao tttU where Iriir.fiftrK tif itx stuck Khali b- made, and vh*- ittbuukMdhalti o kept lor Iuspeetion by any stticli bold or irediTor of such corporatlitn. in which shHll •» r C'-rd<d the amouat of capital .•'reck sub*icrib»*d or pa ill u'.d by whom, the names ol" iJia owners .if if>* Mix 'by   (hi'ui.   respect"
. of s
r.d   the
held RS nccewsry reserve sha'.l e amounr r^-qiiired by current lecured .ind krpt asiniiy bt pr.i- stalementx sbull be nuhli.->hed Roch monfia,   where"lhe same
Sr
14. Tho
Kki.g
tin< th i by law. br any olli ;er of ^he tlt-neial Assembly,! Jill Hea mis !c- innr. and shall be pnnlFthi'd as may be pruvid* d V.7 .but part of ».ite.h ponishmeut RhtU i.e »di.-qmiliQ- ion to hold office for a jicricd   of   uot kss thau  tive
ARTXLKX.
SkctI'-v.s 1, The
ssombly ,of aIho nls.   whe
it. all tho ch:! i;;eorrtlx years
i    Kt     Ifllfit     oil
lall provi "»8b ient pystem of f.ut.l' * "
Irt-n of this Coiomot-wfafft, a'eve men nny be cdueatt-d ftnd shall appr>ip.i*t« niliion dollars eaeh ve:ir fortbit purpoi
8kc. 2   No miney raisel  fi»r th^ snppoit of tho pui- ic schools ofthe CommonTealth shall be nptropriatcd o or usud for the support of any sfct»ri ir school .*lkC. 3, Wom-n twenty on-? rears of nge and upwards I   be fligiHe to any   offi'
t ULder tbe uch
of this Mate ARTICLKXl.
e^idend^'of its officeiR Sko 0 All individuals, ass ioiif sball hxve equal rtghti roperly tmiisp' r'ed over riii o uudu^ or uuicas-nablt ladM In enlarge-, for or in l;u f frei;;hl or pas-SHi;gerB i roll! or going to any otb' rly traiiso'irud over anj .t auy station al cjarj^es sportdtii-nof pu
ua   pia
stato PoiHODS aod prop- ailroad nliall bi dt.lir«r..'d l.t needing   tho cbarK..ft lor
io til- rati-
:tlon ton
itutati'
1 tlcl;»ti
r boi
tnjicc
J railroad, capal, orother corpttration,nor tho WsSf.* lurch, a-rs, or in u^K«^BOlany railroad or c .ual o.irpnraliuii, i ball conaotldat* I'm nCck. piopar- tr, or trarehififtot Buch C'jrp'iration vith. or leaiia -r p'ur=hase the w*irK or fraiicaiB..» of, or in any way con. ti.il nny otlieiraliroud o. caual Ci'iporatiou owning or hario iifi.ler ita control a parall«l or conipetiii}; line, uor ahall any oflieer of Bucn railroad or cauai corpora¬ tion act asanofiicerof any otber railroad or can*l cor- puiation otrnini; or bariui; lha coutrol of » pa.alli-l or coinpetici; line. ai;d the qileatiun i7bether railroad., or caiia » are p.ralk-l or competing lioea -.hall -"ben de¬ manded f y tb.» p.rty complainant, be d.^cidtd hy a jury
1 otbi-i
¦.lis:
Ffctioh 1. The rrpcmen of thia Commonwealth nhnll l.e anni^d. nr^Huizcd aid disciplined f-r Iip defence «hen and insuch manner aa in >y ha direct, d ly lair. The Oeoeral Aaaen.hly I-hall provide for maintalt.ini; thj militlaliy appr pri.tl >n Irom the Treai'Ury of the Coniuionwealth   and m.yen
."¦ No iiicorporaied coinpmy doing the bnsincag I a coniuioncarrier ahall, lire»lly or indirecly. proa, cute or eogafie in loining or inaiiuf.ioluiinx aiticleB or tran.pirtrition • vtir ita worka, nor shal! aach coni- >anT. direcfj or irlirectly. engage In any olhi r buK- uea, thau that oC conimDn carriers, or bold or acquire an.a. fre. holdor l.«.ebola, directly nr indirect y, icertancbaa'hall b-nece-aary for Cirrying . n Ita tut any niioin)! or   iii-ircfacturiD-,'  cnuipiiiy
length ph.ye.
¦ry the pn du
of iti
eding   lilly ctor, ofBci
urattori-s
in
railro.d or canal cnnpuiv uhall ho intt I. vr indiri-ctli, in the luruiahiug of n eriaf or Noppliento sucb «?oipauy. oi lo thu bu.iui t transportation »« a comiuon  carrier  of  freight
uiic thotisnnil .i"lit hundred iiml .seventy-live sliiill serve for iiiie vear Senatois m»v eleeted, and those whose terms ire uuexpiied. shall represent the dLstrlcts in wliieh tliey reside until tlie end <jf the terms for wliieli tliey were eleeted.
SLXi 1. At llie i-'enentl e'eetli.ii in lhe ye.ir one thnu.^md ci|;lit liiimlieil auil .seviity si.v, Seibitors sh;iU 1)11 elected frinii the cien numherea districts til serve fur two jear.^, and from odd numbered dis¬ tricts to serve for four yeara
Seo ."». The lirst eie(.tion of Covernor under this ciustitnthm .sha'l beat the pMier.-il election in the vearoue thousand eiglit hunilied a'ld seventy-live, when » governor shall be eleeted for three years; iMid the term of tlie Govenior elected iu the year one thousand eiiilit humlred and seventy-eight and of those thereafter elected shall he for four yeai*s, accoriliUKto tlie iirovisimis of thiseoiistitullon-
SEC. 0. At the ceneral election in the year one thimsaiul eifiht hundred and seventy-four a I.ieu- louaiit CJoveiiioi-shall h." elected according to the nrovisimisof this constitntinu.
Kec 7. Tlie Kcerelary I'f Inleinal .\ITaii-s shall be elpcrert at the Hrst peneral election after tlie adoiitionof thi^^ constitution; and wheu the said olflcer shall be "If.ly elected .lud (iitaliticd, the oflice of surveyor General shallbe abotished.and the Sur- vey.irticueral in office at the lime of the adopt'rn of this coiLstitution shall ci utinue in oQice until the exiiiiationof tlie term for which he was elected.
SEC. S. ^Yhen the f Hperiiit-iident nf Public Iii- stri ction sliali be duly qualilicd.tiie offlce of Supcr- intendcul of Coiiiiuon Schools shall cease.
SEC 9. NothiuR cuntained in thii constitution shall be consliiied to render anv persm now hold- ins any State olliee fur a llrsl official term iuelii:ib:c for re-eieclion at the eiul of sucli term.
Ssc. '0. The jiidKes of the Hupicine Court in of¬ fice when this constitution shall t.ake eifcct shail continue uulil theircommlsflon.s severally explie. Two jtidees in addllinn to the number now compos- lup the sahl oiuirtshail lie elected at the first pen¬ eral elecliiiii .liter :iie adoption of this conslitu-
Sec. 11 All courtsof i.?cord and .all existing cnuits which are not speciricd in this constitution shall ciiullnue ia existence until the first day of Ve- cember.in Ihe ve.ar one thotisimi eislit hundred .and seveuty-ilve, without abrlilKeinent of tlieir present tiirisdl'ijtioll.but no InnKer. The Court of First Criminal Jul isiiiction tor llic counties of Schuylkill, I elninun aud Dauphin is liereby abollslied; and all causi'S antl procei'diuKs iKndiii^ therein in tiie enunty of Schuvlkill sliall he tried and disposed of iu tie Courts (if liver and Terminer and (iiuarter Sessions o£ tlic Peace of said county
Sec 12. Tlie refdrters' courts now in existence sliali be abolislied on the first dav of .laniiurv next succeeding tlie adiipiioii of this consti tut iou.
SEC. li. The tJeneval Assembly sliall, at Ihe next session after Hi? adoption of tills coustitntiun, designate the several Judicial districts .as reriulred by this constitution. Tlie jndites in coniniis'ion when snch designation sliall be made shall continue diirini; their miexpircd terms liidKes of the new dis¬ tricts in which tliev reside But when there shall be two jutljies residing in the s;ime district, the president iiulRe siiall elect to which district lie sliall beassii-'iied: and tlieadditlnnal i.tw jud);e sli<a!l be asslKiied to the other dl.-tvict.
sec 14. The (.'eneral A'semlily shall, at the next succeediiiK sessiun after each dccenniiil census, and not oftener. desiirnatc Ihe several judicial districts asrequiit'd bv lliis constitution.
Sec. l.'i. Judges learned iii the law of any court 'of record Iio dine commissions in force at the adop- thmof tills conslltution sliall hold their reipective offices until the pxpiration of the terms for which Ihey were commissioned, and until their successors sha'lHieduly qua Illled The (iovernor shall com¬ mission tho presiilent iudite of the Court of First Criminal Jurisdiction for tlic counties of Schuylkill Lebanon and Dauphin as a J'adp.e of the Court of Cotunuui Pieivsof Srihuylklll county for tlio unex¬ pired term ot his office.
Sec- ig. .\fter llic expiration of the lerm of auy president Judce ot any Conrt ot (iiinmon Pleas iu commission at the adoption of this coiistiluUon.the iadee of snch c-urt learned in the law and oldest In iommissloii shall be I he pieohlen t judge therPof,and whcu two or more judses arc elected at the same time in anv Judicial district they shall decide oy lilt which shall be president Judge; but when tin president judffeof a cun shall l« re-eh.ctei h i shall continue to I e prpsiilent ji.dp- of that court. .•Vs.sociate Juilites, not Ictnied in the law, elerted af¬ ter the adoption of t' Isconstitiiliim. shall K* eoin- niissioned Io hold Iheir oflices for the term of live vears from tlie lirst day of Janu.try next after llii-lr
Cli'CiiOII.
SEii 17. The (ieneral .\ssenibly at lue first sis- sion after the .adoption of this constitiition shall fix and deleiniiiieIlicconipeiis,ation of the judfjes of the Siipreiiie Court and of the Judses of the si?veral Judicial di.stiicis of llic Coininnnweallli. and the iirovisions ot tbe fifteenth scetiou of the aiticic on I.eL'Is;afion shall not be deemed inconsist.'iit iiere- wifh. Kolhiuiseontained in tills constitution sli.ttl be held to reduce the coniiiensation now pahl loany law judge of Ihis Coiuiitonwealth nuw in coinmis-
Sec. I'J. Tlie OiiiiLs ot llomin'm Pleas in tiie counties of I'iiilaileliihla and Al!ci;heiiy shall be compo-ed of lhe luesldent iiiilse^^ of <he district Court ami Court of Omiinon l'le.xs of said comities until their olBccs shall tcverally end, and of such <iIher;Jud!;C3 as may (rom lime to time  be  se-
For tlie purpose of first orj;aniz:>.tiiu in Phila¬ delphia Ilie Jitrtscs of the Court numb".- one shall be Judces Allison, Pienc and I'axson:of the Court number two. Judges Hare. Mitchell and one other Judue to be elected: of the Court uumher tiiree, Judses l.udlow- Fiiletter anil f.yiid. ami of the Court number four. Judges Thayer, Briggs and one otlier judge to be elected ,     ... .j    .
Th- jiidgi> first named shall be the president iiid'e of said courts respectively, and thereafter llui u:e,?ldent judge shail be the judce oldest In com-, uiia-ioi • but any president jud;!e re elecled in, the same court or district shall continue to be preMdent Judge thereof ,     ,.     . >       .
Theaildmonal juogcs for lourt.s mmibeis two and four shall be voted for and elected at the first general election after the adopiion of this constitu¬ tion In the same manner as hetwoaddiiional judg- es ol the SupiTmc Court.and they shall decide by lotto whicii court they shall Ijcloiig. Their tenn of offlce slLtli cominenoe on the first Uonday ot January, m theyear ouc thous.aud eiglit hundred and sevcnt.v.ftve. , . „    , ,    ...
sec 1". In the conntv of Allegheny, for the pur- iioseof first orcanizat on under Ihis ci.n.stltutlon, the jadKi-sof the Court of Commou Ple.as at the tiiiieof Ihe adoption of this Conslltution shall be Ilicjiidpes'if theCourt mimber one, aud tiie judg¬ es of the i>lstrict Court at the same date sliall be the Judges of theCiinmon Plctis number two.
The president Judges of the Common Pleas and District Courts shall .lie president judges of said Courts number one and two respectivelv unlil their ofiices niiall end. and Iheie.ifter the judge oldest In coinmis.Moii shail be presiilent Judge: but any pres¬ iilent Judue re elecled in tiie same conrt or district ¦ shail continue to be president judge thereof i SEC. 20. The organl2.atlun of theCourt of Coni- moil Pleas, nnderthlseonstitutlim fortlie counties ol Philadelphia and Allegheny, sha'1 take effect on tlie lirst .llonday ot January, one tliousand eight hundred and seveuiy-five, and existing couits in .s,aid cuumii's sliall continue wi ti Iheir present powers and jurisdicluin until that date:but no new suits.shali he liislliiiied intlie Courts ot Msl Prius .after the jiiliiftiou I.f ihis cunstitulion.
Sec 21. Tne lau.'.es ami proceed lugs pending In the Conrt of Nisi Prius. Conrt of Coinmo'i Pleas, ami Ijisirici Conrt in riiiladeluhia shall Vie trl.d and disposed of lu the Court of Common P'eas^ — •I he records and dockets of said courts shall be traiisrened to Iho  Prothonolary's office of said
""skc* 22. The causes and pioceinings iiending in Ihe Court of Cominou Pleas in the county ef .•Mlc. ghenvshallbc tried aud disposed of in Ilie cotirt numiier ONE; and the lauses and procecillu"spend¬ ing in llie District Coiitt shail be tried and disposed of ill lhe cuurt number TWO. .    ,„
RFC "'u The Prothoiiotiiry of the Cotirt of Com. ni'oii Pleasof Pliiladelphia sh.ill be first appointed I'vlheiud.'esof.saideiiiirtiiu the first Monday of Decenilier in lhe vear one Ihuiisand eight hundred •mil seveiiiy-Iive; ami the piesent Prolnoiiotarv of the DIsliict Courl iu said county shail lie the Pro¬ thonotarv of the said Court ol Common Pleas uutil said dale", when l.is conimisriiin shall expire, and the pre-eut Clerk of theCourt of Oyer and rernilner and (.'uarter .Sessions of the Peace iu PhlLadelphla shall be the clerk olsuch court until tlie expiration of 1113 present coaimUslon on the first Moud.ay of
December ill theyear one thousand eiglit hundretl and seventy-five
Sec. 24. In cities containing over fifty thoosaml inhabitants (except Phiiadeiphia) all aldermen In offlce at the time of the adoption of this constitmion shall continue in olfice untilthe etpiratlun of their eommlssions, andatlheelecthin forclty and ward officers in tiie year oae thousaud eight hundred and seventy five one alderman shall be elocted In each ward, a» provided iu this coiLstitutlon.
SEC- 2,-i. fn Phllaiielphia magistrates in lieu of .a'di rnieii, shall be cho.seu .is required In this constl- tutlon at theelection iu said city fur city and ward officers in the year one thousaud eight hundred and seventy.flve: their term of oflice siiall commence on tiie first Monday of .\pril succeeding tlieir ekj«- tlon.
The terms of office of aldermen in said city, hold- in..; or entitled to eoininisshms at the time ot tin; aiiop'lon of this constitution shall uot be aSected thereby
.Sec. 'J6. Ail persons in office in this Common- we.-ilth atthe time of the adoption of this constitu¬ tion, and at the first electioii nnder it. shall hold their resjiective offices until the term for which they iiave been eleeted or appointed shall expire, aud un¬ til their successors shall be duly qualified, unless otherwise provided in this constitution
sec. 27. Tlie seventh article of this coustltntion prcscribinganoathof offlce, shall take efleet on, and after the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-five.
.SEC 2,S. Tlietjrms ot'onii.-eof ciunty commis¬ sioners andcounty audi ors chosen prior to the year one thousand eight iiundred and seveuty-five, whicii shall not have expired before the first Monday of .lanuary,in the year one thousand eiglit hundred and sevent.v-six,shall expire on that dav.
SEc. 9. Allstate, countv, city, ward, borough, and townsliip offlcera in oftiee at the time of the niloption of this coustitutioii, wliose compensation is not provided for by salaries alone, shall continno t-j receive the compensation allowed them by law nutil tlie expiration of their respective terms of of¬ fice.
Sec. 31). All St.ite and Judicial officers heretofore elected, sworn.aflinned, or in offlce when this con¬ stitution shalltake eltect, shall severally.within one month after sucli adoption, take and sub.scribe au oath (or affirmation) to support tli is constitmion.
SEC. 31. The (Jeneral Assombly, at its first ses¬ sion, or ,as-so<in as may be after tne adoptipn of thit constitulioo,sliailp.asssuchlaws as may be neces¬ sary to carry the same into full force and effect.
Sec. 32. The ordinance passed by this conven¬ tion,entitled "an ordinance for submitting fhe amended csnstitution of Pennsylvania tu a vote of the electors tliereof," shallbe lield to be valid for all the purposes ihcrwif.
Sec. oi The words "County Cointnissioners. " wliere.ver used in this eonstituthm, and in any ordi¬ nance accompanving the s:tn'.o, shall be held to in¬ clude thu Commissiouers for tlio city of Philadel- phi.i.
Adopted .at Pidhadelphia, on the third day of No- vemher.intheyear of our Lord one thousand eight Imndred and seventy-three.
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SEC!(r,T.U'.T OP   THE COMMOs.-TVEALTn.   ;-
l!iEUIsni,y<i, Xov 13,1S73. > 1 certify that te foregoing is a correct copy of tlie new Conslltution. proposed to Hie peoplo of tbe Commonwealtli of Pennsvlvania. fur tlieir approval orrejecthm. us the same appears of record In this offico. -M. S. liUAY.
Secrctai-y of Coinmonwealtli.
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Foil SUnMITTISC. TIIE i-MENOED COKSTlTt.'TIOS OF PENXSVLVAMA TO A VOTE OF TUE t^CAUFlBD ELECTOHS TIIEBEOF, -tS PASSED SECOND BEADING.
Be it onluined I'll the l^nMitullonal OoTircniton of the Conuixnmrealth of J'ennsglvania, as foUoim: 1. That the amended constitution prepared by this convention, be submitted to tne qualified elec- tursof the Comnionwcaltli for tiieir adoption or re¬ jection, at an election to be hekl ou the third Tues¬ day of December next texcept as lierelnafter or Jeied and direcied. the said election shall be held and eou- diictcd by the regular election officers iu the several election districts throughout the Coinmouuealtb, under all liio regiilatiiiiis and provisions of existing htws relating to general elections: and the sherifls oftlie several counties sliall give at least twenty days uotice ot said election bsiiiroelaniatioii.
*2 The secretary oftlie Cominiiuwealth shall, at least twenty d.tys before the said election. (urnUb tu theCoiniuissioners ofeach county, a sufficient num¬ ber of properly prepared circiilai's of ]i>struction&r~ The coniinissiouers of the several counties shail cause to be printed at least thiee times asmany bal¬ lots of affirmative votes as tliere are voters In eacli couuty—and the same nnmber of negative votes: aud tlie said commissiouers siiall, at least five d.ays before said election.causetobe fairly distributed to the several election districts iu tiieir resiiective counties, the said ballots, tally-lists, returns circn- lius of instructions, and sucli other booics and pa- pe« as may be neces.»ary The ballots sli.all he printed or written in the follow ing form: On the outside tiie words "Kew Constitution," in the in¬ side for all persons giving affirmative vo*es tlie tvords: "Fortlie New Consiitution," and for all persons giviug negative votes the words "Asainst the Xew Constitution."
?,. It it sliall appear th.at a majority of the votes polled are for the new Constliuilon. then itshali be the constitution olllie Commonwealth of Penasyl- van a on and after the first uay of .lanuary, iu the yearof our Lord one tlioas.aud eight huudred .ami sevcntv-four; but if ii shall appear that a majority of the voles polled were agniust Ihe uew constitu¬ tion, then it shall bo rejected and be null and void.
4. FiveCoinmissionersof Election,viz: Edwin H. Fitter. Jbldward Browning. John P. Verree, Henry a. Hagert, aud John <;. James, are hereby appoini. edbythisconvention, who shall bave direction oi the election upon this amended constitution in tho city of Pliiladelphia Thes:iid commissioners 4ball bti duly sworn or affirmed to iierform their dulies with im|)artiality and fidelity. They shail also'.havo powertu fiil vacancies in their own number. It shallbctheduty of said comniis-ioners. or a ma¬ jority of them and they shail have authority to malie a registratiou of voters for the s*'veral election di- vLslonsof said eily, and to furnish the lUitssomado to the elecUon officeraof each precinct or divLslon : to distribute the tickets for said citv pnn-kled for by tl.is ordinance lo be used :it the election; to ap- pointajudge and twoiuspectors for e.acb e'ection division, by whom the election therein shall be held and conducted,and to give all necessary iMtroc- Ilous to the electi'in officers regarding their duties in holdln:! tbe election aud in making returns there¬ of. Ko Jierson sliall servo as au election officer wlio would be disqualified nuder Recilon 15 Arti¬ cle f, uf the new consiitution The general returu o( the electhin In the .said city shall be oiiened.com- pmed and ceitilled Iwfore the said comuiissluueis, and with their approval—which approval shall be endorsed upon the returu. They shall make re¬ port, directed to the president of this convention.of tlieir official acthui under this ordinance and con¬ cerning the couduct of thesaid election within the s.nidciiy. , .   ,. „
Ths Judges and inspectors aiiires.iid sban eon- duct tiic eiectiou in all respects confornuibly to tbe general eleclion laws of this Commonwealth, and Willi like powers and dulies to thoso of ordinary e'ection ofiicers K;icli inspector shall appoint oue clerk to assist the hoard i»the performance ol its duties, and ail tlie election ofiicers shall be duly swum or affirmed aecnrding to law, and snail 00- sessallthcqualincallons required bylaw of elec¬ tion offioers 111 this Commonwealth. At said ele«- tlon a.iy duly qu.alilicd elector who shall be unreg¬ istered shallbe iiermitted to vole upon making pio<if of hisrightloihe election officers, according to the general electh'U laws ot this Conmiouweallh. Keturn inspectors .and their cleiks and an hourly count of the votes shall be dispensed with, Imt over- .seersof election may beselected tor any precinct by sahl eiectiou commissioners, whose duties ana pow¬ ers shall be lhe samo as those of overseers of elec tion iu said cityiindercxisttntr election Laws applU (»bie thereto, lletnrns of the eloction staUl tie made in said eity as in the case of an elemon for Governor, buta iripllcaVe general return for.saW eily shail lie m.ule out aud forwanled lo the pres¬ ident of 'his convenlionat Hairishurg. as is hereto- aflcr provided in cxse ol iwuiily returns.
f>. luexch ot tie uoun I ies ottlie C<(mmanw«8ttli. (except Phllaiielphia.) the returns of the electlou sliall he m.adea.s Intlie case ot an election for (.ov- cinor,but the return Judges iu each county sba.l makeout a tripiicata county return and transialc the same, wltliln five davsafter Ihcelecllon.direct. ed to the president of this convention, at Harrls-
IXine In convention this Third day of Norember, in the ycami uur Lord, one Ihousjind eight hundred and seventy-thrc.|^,.^ ^^  WALKEK. Prcsi<;'r>t.   . I). I,. IMBKIG, Ctcrt. \ true co[ V of ordinance of submission.
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