The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-09-10 00:00:00, page 4

Sect. 39. The penal lews, as heretofore used, flhall be
reformed by the future legislature of this state, as loon as
may be, and punishments made, in some cases less sanguin
ary, and in general more proportionate to the crimes. In
the mean time, rhe laws Ihall remain in full force as they now
stand, except such as declare any allegiance to the King of
Great-Britain, or veil any authority in the Proprietors or
late Governor of this state, or which are in any wife repug
nant to, or inconfittent with this c nftitution.
Sect. 40. Houses ought to be ere&ed for punilhing by
hard lab*/, those who are guilty of crimes not capital,
wherein the criminals Ihall be employed for the benefit of the
public, or for reparation of injuries done to private persons.
Sect.4l. No man, or set of men, of any denomination
or profeffion, are intitled to particular privileges or exemp
tions from punishment for offences ; therefore the words
" without benefit of clergy," where the puniihment is death,
ought to be hereafter disused in legislation, and the pnnifn
trients infli&ed that Ihall be dire&ed by law.
Sect. 42. All officers Ihall take an oath or affirmation to
endeavor to preserve this constitution inviolate, and together
with the oath or affirmation pertaining to the. office.
Sect. 43. No money or goods shall be raised upon or paid
by any of the people of this state, by way of public tax,
custom or contribution, except by a law made for that pur
pose ; and before any law be made for raising it, the purpose
for which any tax is to be raised, ought to appear, clearly
to the legislature, to be of more service to the community
than the money would be, if not collected, which being well
observed, taxes can never be burthens.
Sect. 44. Every foreigner of good character, who comes
to fettle in this state, having firft taken an oath or affirmation
of allegiance to the fame, may purchase, or by other just
means acquire and hold land or other real estates; and after
one year's residence, Ihall be deemed a free denizen thereof,
and entitled to all tke rights of a natural born freeman of
this estate, except that he ihall not be capable of election as
a Representative until after two years residence.
Sect. 45. The inhabitants of this state ihall have liberty
to fowl and hunt, in seasonable times, on the lands they hold,
and on all other lands therein not inclofed ; and in like
manner to fifh in all boatable waters, and others not private
property. „
Sect. 46. A school or schools Ihall be established in each
county by the legislature, for the convenient inftrudion of
youth, with such salaries to the masters, paid by the public,
a, may enable them to inftruft youth at low prices: And all
ufeful learning Ihall be duly encouraged and promoted in one
or more universities.
Sect. 47. Laws for the encouragement of virtue and pre
vention of vice and immorality, Ihall be made and constantly
kept in force, and provision ihall be made for their due exe
cution.
Sect. 48. No article of the declaration of rights of this
state ought ever to be violated on any pretence whatever.
Sect. 49. In order that the freedom of the commonwealth
may be preserved inviolate for ever, there Ihall be chosen by
ballot, on the firft Monday in Odober, in the year one thou
sand seven hundred and eighty-three, and on the firft Monday
in Odober in every seventh year thereafter, two persons in the
city of Philadelphia, and two in each county of this state, to
be called the Council of Censors, who Ihall meet together on
the second Monday of November next ensuing their
eledi n, the majority of whom Ihall be a quorum, and
whole duty it Ihall be to inquire whether the present consti
tution has been preserved inviolate in every part? And whe-
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PHI L A.DE LPHI A, Sept. 10 .
The Hon. Continental Congress have promoted Jof^ph
Wood, late Lieut. Col. to the rank of Col.—Capt. Thomas
Craig, to be a Lieut. Col.—And Capt. William Butler to be
a Major—ln the army of the American States.
FOUR DOLLARS Reward.
RAN away from the fubferiber in Springfield township,
Chester county, the Bth instant, an English servant lad
named PHILIP BROOKES, about seventeen years of age,
near five feet high, black hair, and has a hobble in his walk.
He had on a homespun Ihirt, striped tow trousers almoll
new, coarse felt hat almost new, homespun cloth jacket half
worn, and half worn ftoes with old buckles. Whoever takes
up said servant, and secures him so that his master gets him
again, Ihall have the above reward and reasonable charges.
Sept. 10, 1776. JOHN OGDEN.
VENDUE at WILLIAM ADCOCK's,
TOMORRW, the eleventh instant, at one o'clock,
At the US UAL PLACE, the upper end of Second-street,
Where will be exposed to SALE a great variety of
GOODS suitable for the season, viz.
SUPERFINE coatings, frizes, broad cloths and mac
caroni velvets, silk breeches pieces, Ihalloons, Hancock
and Washington handkerchiefs, printed jacket patterns and
corded dimities, checks, allopeens, bombazeens and co lar
velvets, and twenty dozen ofc tton flockings, &c. &c. &c.
N. B. Said Adcock proposes continuing his Vendue weekly,
as usual ; and those who please to favor him with their com
mands, may depend on his best endeavors to give fatisfa&ion
Goods received at his dwelling house either for public or pri°
vate sale, at the south east corner of Second and Market streets
ther the legislative or executive branches of government have
performed their duty as Guardians of the people, or assumed
to themselves or exercised other or greater powers than they
are intitled to by this prelent constitution. They are also to
inquire whether the public taxes have been justly laid and
collected in all parts of the commonwealth ; in what manner
the public monies have been disposed of, and whether the
laws have been duly executed. For these purposes they Ihall
have power to fend for persons, papers and records ; they
Ihall have authority to pass public censures, to order im
peachments, and to recommend to the legislature the repeal
ing such laws as appear to them to have been enacted con
trary to the principles of the constitution. These powers
they Ihall continue to have for and during the space of one
year from the day of their election, and no longer. The said
Council of Censors Ihall also have power to order the calling
a convention to meet within two years after their fitting, if
there appear to them an absolute necessity of amending any
article of this constitution, which may be defective, explain
ing such at may be thought riot clearly expressed, and of add
ing such as are necessary for the preservation of die rights and
happiness of the people: But the articles to be amended,
and the amendments proposed, and such articles as are pro
posed to be added or abolished, Ihall be promulgated at least
fix months before the day appointed for the election of such
Convention, for the previous consideration of the people,
that they may have an opportunity of intruding their Dele
gates on the fubjed.
PHILADELPHIA: Printed by B. TOWNE,