Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1857-09-16


| Venus Lewis, thence south so degrees west So
perches, thence south 20 degrees west to point
| on the old Burgoon gap road, thence along said
road to the township road leading to Burnt Mills,
thence south IS degrees west a6f 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 alona Washington township line to divs-
ion line between Cambria and Blair counties, to
meet at the school house in the town of Gallitz
in, in said district, and Nicholas Nagie will be
| Judge, and Charles O'Hagan and James Cronan
inspectors Of said election till others duly elec
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| AMENDMENTS To- THE CONSTITUTION.
| also hereby make known that at the same
time and place the following proposed Amend
meats to the Constitution will be voted upon, in
accordance with an Act of Assembly, approved
the 18th day of May, 1857, as follows WHERE
AS, A 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 ear 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 and fifty
seven
And Whereas, 1t is provided in the tenth arti-
agreed upon shall be submitted to the people in
such manner and at such time, at least three
months after being so agreed to by the two Rou-
ses, as the Legislature shall prescribe therefore,
SEC. /. BY ii enacted by The Senate and House
Of Representatives. Of tie Commonwealth Of Penn
sylcanta General assembly met and II is hereby
enacted By the authority Of the same That for the
purpose of ascertaining the sense of the citizens
! of this Commonwealth III regard to the adoption
or rejection of said amendments, or either of them
the Governor of this Commonwealth shall issue
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,
I provided that many published therein
that an election will be held in each of the town
ships wards and districts therein on 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 opcned and closed at the time at and within
which the general elections of this Commonw wealth
! are held, opened and 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 tccts either written or prin-
! ted or partly written and partly printed, from
citizens duly qaliied to vote for mem bers of the
! General Assembly. and to deposit them in a box
{ or boxes to be for that purpose provided by the
u
! Labelled on the outside, ''frst amendments "sec
ond Amendments :. third amendment and
fourth amendment and those who are favora-
ble to said amendments, or any Of separate writ
/ ten or printed, or partly written or printed bal
4 lots or tickets, containing on the inside thereof
! the words, . for the amendment and those who
! are opposed to such amendments, or any of them
may express their opposition by voting each as
many separate written or printed ballots or tick
cts containing on the inside thereof the words,
.. against the amendments
SIC. 2. That the election on the said proposed
! amendments shall in all respects be conducted as
! the general elections of this Common wealth are
| now conducted and it shall be the duty of the
return judges of the respective counties and dis
tricts thereof, first having carefully ascertained
the number of votes given for or against each of
| said amendment in the manner foresad to make
out duplicate returns thereof, expressed in words
! at length and not in figures only, 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 ether sealed and directed
to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, and by
one of said judges deposited forthwith in the most
! convenient post office.
SEC. 3. That it further be the duty of the Sec
| rotary of the Commonwealth, on receiving the
said returns for and against said amedmcnts, to
/ beiver the same to the Speaker of the Senate on
or defore the frst Monday after the organization
of the next Legislature aft the said returns shall
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
] rotary Of the Commonwealth, and the other de
I livered to the Governor, whose duty it shall he
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 this
i Commonwealth 5 uoz1 8hHR szssslE
SEC. 4. That the Sheriff and Commissioners of
| the city and county of Philadelphia and the sew
| eral counties of this Commonwealth shall do and
perform all the duties and acts necessary bv them
to be done to gve effect to and carry out the prov-
sions of this act.
J. LAWRENCE GETZ.
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
DAVID TAGGART
Speaker Of the Senate.
ArPRoyEE-The twelfth day of may, Ammo
Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty
! seven.
JAMES POLLOCK.
ID ESOLUTIONS PROPOSIEG AMEND
IL ments to the constitution Of the Common
/ wealth.
| Resolred By the Senate and House of Representa-
tres ofthe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in GEN
|
| ments are proposed TO the Constitution of the
| Commonwealth, in accordance with provisions of
| the tenth article thereof.
! FIRST AMENDMENT -eii34 s
| There shall be an additional article to said
Constitution to be designated as article eercn, as
! follows @ .5,EJ4sfl n $40
! aif qes % tGe ARTICLE H. G.e9 hr
! o OF PUBLIC DEBTS. ~
! SECTION L. The State may contract debts. to
supply causual deficits Or failures in revenues or
to meet expenses not otherwise provided for but
| the aggregate amount of such debts direct and