Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1857-09-30

on the old Burgoon gap road, thence along said
road to the township road leading to Burnt Mills,
thence south 13 degrees west 369 perches to Je-
rome Dawson s mills and house, thence along the
township road to Burnt Mills to dividing line be-
tween Allegheny and Washington townships,
thence alon. Washington township line to divis-
ion line between Cambria and Blair counties, to
meet at the school house in the town of Gallitz
in. in said district, and Nicholas Nagle will be
Judge, and Charles O'iIagan and James Cronan
inspectors of said election till others duly cleo
ted. 81
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION.
also hereby make known that at the same
time and place the following proposed Amend
ments to the Constitution viii be voted upon, in
accordance with Act of Assembly, approved
the 18th day of May, 1857, as follows :--WHERE-
AS, joint resolution proposing certain Amend
ments TO the Constitution of this Commonwealth
has been agreed to by majority of the members
elected to each House of the Legislature, at two
successive sessions of the same, the first session
commencing on the first Tuesday of January, in
the ' car of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and fifty-siX, and the second session commencing
on the first Tuesday of January, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred aud fifty
seven:
And Whereas, 1t is provided in the tenth arti-
Gle of the Constitution, that any arneudment SO
agreed upon shall be submitted to the people in
months after being SO agreed to by the two Hou-
sas as the Legislature shall prescribe therefore,
SEC. l. By IL enacted by The ScaGte and HouSe
Of Representatives, of The Commonwealth Of Penn.
Sy1eG4aG i9s Gcaerat assembly met. and Il as hereby
enacted bg the atstt0aiig of he Sa1e That for the
purpose OF ascertaining the sense of tie citizens
of this Common wealth III regard to the adoption
or rejection of said amendments either of them
the Governor of this Commonwealth shall issue a
writ Of election directed to the Sheriff of each and
every county of this Commonwealth command
ing them to give notice in the usual manner in
not less than two newspapers in each county,
provided that many are published therein,
that an election will be held in each Of the town
ships. wards and districts therein, the the sec
ond Tuesday of October, in the year Of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and ffty-seven, for
the purpose Of deciding upon the adoption or
rejection Of the said amendments or any of them;
which said election shall be held at the places.
and opened and closed at the time at and within
which the general elections of this Common wealth
are held opened aud closed and it shall be. the
duty Of the judges, inspectors and clerks of each
of said townships, wards and districts TO receive
at the said election tickets either written Or priu-
| ted, or partly written and partly printed, from
citizens duly qalifed to vote for members of the
! General Assembly, and to deposit them in box
or boxes to be for that purpose provided by the
proper officers; which tickets shall be respectively
| labelled the outside, ''iirst amendment" 'sec-
!
fourth amendment" and those who are favora-
! bic to said amendments, any of separate writ
ten printed, or partly written or printed bal
lots or tickets. containing on the inside thereof
! the words, g for the amendment" and those who
! are opposed to iuch amendments, or any of them.
may express their opposition by voting each as
many sc parate written printed ballots or tick
cts containing on the inside thereof the words,
| - against tie amendments"
| SIC. 2. That the election on the said proposed
amendments shall in all respects be conducted as
! the general elections of this Commonwealth arc
| now conducted and it shall be the duty of the
return Judges of the respective counties and dis
trcts thereof, first having carefully ascertained
/ the number of votes given for or against each of
| said amendment in the manner foresaid, to make
out duplicate retarns thereof, expressed in words
| length and not in figures only, one of which
returns so made shall be lodged in the prothono-
tary's Office of the court of common pleas of the
proper county, and the other sealed and directed
| to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, and by
one of said judges deposited forthwith in the most
convenient post Office. E-- es.--s
| SEC g. That it further be the duty Of the Sec
| retary~ of the Commonwealth, on receiving the
said returns for and against said amedments, to
! bever the same to the Speaker of the Senate on
or defore the frst Monday after the organization
of the next Legislature after the said returns shall
SO be received, who snail so open and publish the
some in the presence of the members of the Senate
and House of Representatives on the next Tuesday
threafter; and when the number of votes given
for and against said amendment shall have been
summed up and ascertained, duplicate certificates
thereof shall be signed by the Speaker of the Sen
ate and Speaker of the House of Representatives
one of which shall be filed in the Office of the Sec
retary of the Commonwealth, and the other de
livered to-the Governor whose duty it shall bt
to declare by proclamation whether the amend.
ments, or any of them, have been or have not
been approved and ratified by the citizins of thi.
Commonwealth.
SEC A. That the Sheriff and Commissioners O.
the city and county of Philadelphia and the sew
eral counties of this Commonwealth shall do ant
perform all the duties and acts necessary by then
to be done give effect to and carry out the provi
sions of this act.
j. LAWRENCE GETZ.,
Speaker Of tie House of Representatives.
DAVID TAGGART,
Speaker Of tie SeAats
AppRovEE-Tha twelfth day of may, ANN
Donini one thousand eight hundred and fifty
, seven.
ga ass JAMES POLLOCK. /.