The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-09-19

the people, has been agreed TO by ma ajority of
the members elected to each house Of the Le-
gislature, at two successive sessions of the
same.
AND WHEREAS, the Constitution of the said
Common wealth requires that any amendment
SO agreed spon shall be submitted to the peo-
pie, in such manner. and at such time, at least
three months after being agreed TO by the
honses, the Legislature shall prescribe.
AND WHEREAS, by an Act of the General
Assembly of the State, passed the ninth day
of April, Ammo Domini, one thousand eight
hundred and fifty; ii is provided "that for the
purpose of ascertaining the sense of the citi-
zens of this Commonwealth in regard To the
adoption or rejection of he said amendment,
the Governor of this Commonwealth sha II u.s.
| sue writ of election directed 10 the sheriff Of
| each and every county of this Commonwealth,
commanding them 10 give not ice in the usual
manner, that election will be held in each
of the townships, wards and districts therein, +,
on the second Tuesday IN October, in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
fifty for the pur pose of deciding upon the adop-
tion or rejection of the said amendment; which
said election shall be held at the places, and
be opened and closed at the time at and within
W hich the general elections of this Common
W ealth are Id, opened and closed"
Now THEREFORE, in obedience to the re-
quiremcnts of the tenth article of the Consti-
tuition, and in accordance with the true intent
and meaning of the SAID Act of the General
Assembly of this Commonwealth, I-WILLIAM
F. JOHNSTON, Governor of the said Common
wealth of Pennsylvania, do issue this writ
commanding and requiring you the said JOHN
BRAwLEY, Sheriff of Cambria county, to give
notice in the usual manner that an election
will be held according to the terms of the Con-
stitution, and provisions of the act of the Gen.
eral assembly aforesaid, in each of the town
ships. wards and districts therein, on the Sec
ond Tuesday in October, in the year of our
Lord thousand eight hundred and fifty,
for the purpose of deciding upon the adoption
or rejection of said amendment.
Given under my Hand and the Great Seal of
the State, at Harrisburg, this twelfth day of
August, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and fifty, and of the Common
wea hh the seventy fifth.
By the Governor,
A. l.. RUSSELL.
Secretary Of the Commonwealth.
Sec. |. Be 1t enacted IN the Senate
and House Of RenTesentaiipes of the
Common'0eai.a of Pennsylvania in Cen
erdt .SSsemably met, and 1t is hereby
Enacted by the authority Of the same.
That for the purpose of ascertainng the
sense OF the citizens of this Commonwealth in
regard to the adoption or rejection of the said
amendment, the Governor of this Common
wealth shall issue writ of elect ion, directed
to the sheriff Of each ard every county of 1bis
Commonwealth, commanding them to give
| notice IN the usual manner. that an election
will be held in each of the townships. wards
and districts therein, ON the second Tuesday
III October IN the year of our Lord, one thous-
and eight hundred and fifty, for the purpose Of
deciding upon the adoption rejection of the
said amendment, which said election shall be