The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1837-05-20

l. BY reducing the term of service of he
uoVernor to two years, and his eligibility
10 only totr years out of six.
IL. BY tdking from'the Governor the ap-
pointment of all officers other than those
connected with the state executive depart-
ments, as Secretary of State, Auditor Gene
raj, Surveyor General, Secretary of the Land
Office, and their assistants, and recurring
the concurrence ofthe Senate to the appoint
ment Of the heads of those departments.
, ARTICLE III.
Resolved, That article third, section FIRST,
OF the constitution of this commonwealth
ought to be amended.
l. By giving the rights of an elector to
every citizen of the United States, native or
natural, OF the age oftwenty-o years, who
shall have resided in this state six months
preceding the election.
Ill. By taking from it the tax qualifca-
ton.
ARTICLE ".
Resolved, That the Judiciary department
ol the constitution of this commonwealth
ought to be amended.
L. By limiting the term of office of the
Judges Of the Supreme Court to five years,
and by giving their appointments to the
Joint vote of both Houses of the legisla-
ture, one Judge to be appointed annually.
ii. BY limiting the term of office of the
President Judges of the district or county
Courts to three years, and giving their ap-
polntment to the joint vote of both Houses
OF the legislature, and by limiting the term
OF Office of the associate Judges to two years,
one to be elected annually by the citizens
of each county.
Ill. That justices of the peace shall be
elected by the citizens of each ward, dis
trict, or township, and shall hold their Off
ces for three years.
ARTICLE V.
Resolved, That the article 9th of the
constitution Of this commonwealth, ought to
be amended.
|. That the citizens Of each county in
the state, shall elect their sheriff, coroner,
prothonotaries, register, recorder, county
commissioners, and such other county Of
fees as conveniently can by them so elect
ed-to hold their offices for three years.
IL. That the citizens ofeach of the wards,
districts or townships now established, or
that may hereafter be established by law,
shall under the powers that may be given
them by law, elect on the third Friday of
March, annually, judges and inspectors of
elections, constables, assessors and Colec-
tors of taxes, school directors and overseers
of the poor, who shall all hold their offices
for one year, but may be reelected at the
expiration Of that time.
ARTICLE VI.
Resolved, That article 7th of the consti-
tuition ofthis commonwealth, ought to be
amended, so that provision be made for the
establishment of schools throughout the
whole commonwealth, on permanent ba-
sis and on the most enlarged and liberal
plan.
By Mr.. J. NJ. Porter
Resolved, That the committee on the
first article Of the constitution be instructed
to inquire into the expediency of so modify
ing that article as that,
l. The Senatorial term be reduced to
three years.
III. The legislature shall meet on the first
Tuesday in January in each year, unless
sooner convened by the Governor.
Ill. The Lieutenant Governor shall be
president Of the Senate, and each House
shall have the right to select a presiding of
fcer, pro tempore, in the absence or other
inability Of the presiding officer to perform
the duties of the chair.
~. The Legislature shall have no power
to combine or unite in any one bill or act
two distinct subjects Or objects of legisla-
ton or any two distinct appropriations, or
appropriations to distinct or different OBJ
jects, except appropriations to works ex-
clusively belonging to and carried on by
the state, and that the objects or subject
matter of each bill or act shall be distinctly
stated in the title.
THURSDAY, May IL, 1887.
Mr.. DiHiHger, from the committee to
whom was referred the resolutions in rela-
ton to the printing of the Journals and de-
bates, of the convention, reported the fol-
lowing resolution:
ResOiUed, /. That the printer of the iOur