Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-10-03
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION.


slso hereby make kn.wn that at the same time ard
place the following proposed Amendments to the Cost
istion will be voted npnn in accoTdsncs with an Act oi
Assembly approved the l2lh day Of May, 1857, follows
men,a TO the Constitution Of the Commonwealth has Leen
agreed by mnjHty Of the members to each House Of
the Legislature successive sessions Of the ae,
the 9s session commencing the hrnt Tuesday Of Jauu
ary the year of Lord thousand eight hundI ed
AID fifty six, and the second session commencing the
hrst ues ay ii January, Ia the year VI Lord
Thousand eight hundred aud ffty-seven.
And Whereas Il il provided in the tenth article Of the
Constitution that any amendment agreed upon shall be
submitted the penpe in such md at such time
least three mouths ntei being agreed to by the two
houses the Legislature shall prescribe AND WHEsE-
As, BY Act Of the Legislature Of this Commonwealth
rnng the peple for their ratification rejection the
proposed Amendments TO the C..nsti.uon,n approved
May twe9h, Ammo Doinini thousank eight hundI ed
and 1t Is among oher things provided us FOL-
SIZE THAI, the purpose OF ascertanns the Of
the citizens of this wealth in Ieyurd to the adop
tun or rejection Of said amendments, either Of them,
the Guvernm oi this Commonwealth shall issue writ
of Eiect,sn directed to the sheriff f each and every cou
ty of this Commonwealth commanding them To give
tce the usual mane IN not less than two newspapers
in each County, provided that 50 many published there
ill., that nm election will be held in each Of the townships
waIds aud districts therein the second Tuesday in DC.
oher, the ycaI OF Lord thiusaud eight hun
adoption or REJECTION OF the said amendments az amy Of
hon which said election shall lie held at the places, and
opened aud cioted at inc time al and WITHIN when the
and closed and it shall be the duty OF The judges spec-
ard clerks of each and said townships wards and dis
ricts the said election tickets either written
printed, partly written aud partly printed from cti
zes duly Qualified to vote for menbe's OF the General
Assembly, udtn deposit them in box or boxes to be fO
that purpose provided by the proper ocees which tick
shall be respectively labelled on the outside, "h vt
Amendment tsocoud ameildInentn '.lhrd amendment
and fourth amendment" and those who favorable 10
said amendments OF theiD may express their desire
by voting each many sernue written or printed ballot
or tickets containing the inside thereof the words Ir
the amendment,n and those who are oPposed to such
amendments any Of them may express their opposition
by voting each many sepeate written printed tickets
containing the inside thereof the words against the
amendments.
Ssc q That the election the said proposed amend
shall in all respects be conducted MS the generu e-
tioms OF this Commonwealth now cunductrd aud il
shall Lc duty Of the return Judges o the rspectve coun
ties aud districts thereof first having carefully sscrrtaued
the number af given for Dr against each of said
ameudmeu,s the rhanner aforesaid TO make out dupi-
returns thereof expressed in w'Tds al length Bnd not
in figures ouy Of which returns made shall he od-
ged in the prohonoiarys Office Of the court a common
led 10 the Secretary uf the aud by Que
said judges deposited forthwith In the ms convenient
| rost office.
ocLek IN the forenoon and shall continue without inter-
mption adjournment until o'cock in the evening
when the polls riml be closed.
The several Inspectors aud Judges elected the Sd
Friday of March, 1855 IN pursuance @ The Sd Section Of
he act Of the ID of July 1880, will hold the election on
| Tuesday the 18Th day OF October next.
And the sid Act of Assembly entitled ian act relating
to the elections OF this Commonwealth '-passed July the
| 2nd 1882, further provides as fDii~sys, to wit:
That the Inspectors and Judges chosen aforesaid
shall meet the respective places for holding the election
in the district to which they respectfully heg before
nine ocsk in the m,nng Of the second Tuesday of Oc-
tober in each and every year. and each OF said inspector,
shall appoint one clerk who shall be qualified voter Of
SECTION q That my fraud committed by any person
voting IN the aboye rescIibed shall be punished
similar frauds are directed 10 be punished BY the exist
1 ing laws al This Commonwealth
the person who shall have received the second
hsbe number of votes Inspectors shall not attend on
the day o. amy eeeti9t thea the persn who shall hsss