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

on the old Burgoon gap road, thence along said
road to the township road leading to Burnt Mills,
thence. south 13 degrees west 36a perches to Je-
rome Dawson's mills and house, thence along the
township rad to Burnt Mills to dividing line be-
tween Allegheny and Washington townships,
thence slonL Washington township line to divis-.
ion line between Cambria and Blair counties to
NEE at the school house in the town of Gallitz
in, in said district, and Nicholas Nagle will be
Judge. and Charles O'Hagan and James Cronan
inspectors of said election till others duly elec-
ted. lafsal g-5 4g E+s4es 7ssl4s
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION.
also hereby make known that at the same
time and place the following proposed Amend
ments to the Constitution will be voted upon, in
accordance with an Act of Assembly, approved
the 18th day of May, 1857, as follows w HERE
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 ear of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and ffty-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: $3.50,
And Whereas, 1t is provided in the tenth arti-
Gle of the Constitution, that any amendment so
agreed upon shall be submitted to the people in
such manner and ut such time, at least three
months after being SO agreed to by the two Rou-
ses, as the Legislature shall prescribe therefore
SEC. 1. By II enacted by the Senate and Honse
of REPRESENTATIVES of the Commonwealth of Penn,
sWyanio IN General assembly met. and it is hereby
enacted by the authority Of The same, That for the
purpose of ascertaining the sense of the citizens
of this Commonwealth i'll regard to the adoption
or rejection Of said amendments or either of them
the Governor Of this Commonwealth shall issue a
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every county of this Commonwealth, command
ing them to give notice in the usual manner, in
not less than two newspapers in each county,
proyided that SO 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 thousan nd eight hundred and fifty-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 Commonwealth
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 tickets either written or prin-
| 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
I
ond Amendments" third amendment" and
fourth amendment" and those who are favora-
BILE to said amendments, or any of separate writ
ten or printed, or partly written printed bah
| lots or tickets containing on the inside Thereof
| the words, . for the ainentneut." and those who
are opposed to such amendments, or any Of them
| may express their opposite by voting each a,
many separate written or printed ballots or tick
cts containing on the inside thereof the words
'' against the amendments" .
/ SIC. ,. That the decton on the said proposed
amendments shall in all respects be conducted a.
tie general elections of this Commonwealth ar,
/ now conducted and it shall lie the duty OF th,
! return judges of the respective counties and dis
tricts thereof, first having carefully ascertainee
the number of votes given for or against each o
said amendment in the manner foresaid, to max,
out duplicate returns thereof, EEK rressedin word
at length and not in figures only, one of which
returns made sliall be dsed in the prothono
taiy's office of tho court of common pleas of tn,
proper county, and the ether sealed and directed
to the Secretary Of the Commonwealth and b,
one Of said Judges deposited forthwith IN the mos
convenient post office. y aa5lH
SIC. g. That it further nc the duty Of the Sec
rotary of the Commonwealth, on receiving tn
said returns Tor and against said ameslments T.
hcliver the same to the Speaker of the Senate Or
or defore the frst Monday after the organization
of the Legislature after the said returns shal
so be received. who shall SO open and publish tn
some in the presence of the members of the Senat
and House of Represo natives on the next TuesGa
thereafter; and when the number of votes give
for and against said amendment shall have bee
summed up and ascertaned, duplicate certificate
thereof shall he signed by the Speaker of the Ser
ate and Speaker of the House of Representatives
of which shall be fled in the office of the Sec
retary Of the Ctmmorwealth, and the other dc
livered to the Governor. whose fdptvvit shall l.
to declare by proclamation whether the amend
ments, or any ofdheri. have Ateen5ar have No
becn approved and ratified by the citzins Of tbi
! Commonwealth lsss; z1rtsi.sazi1r ~ .-7s ~
SEC. f.. That the Sheriff aud Commissioners {
the city and county Of Philadelphia and the ser
ersl counties of this, Commonwealth shall do an
perform all the duties and acts necessary by ther
tobe.done to give effect to andcarry out the prov
sions OF this act. i,'97. ri .ss5&g at.1sfass
/ sfEIrlt5t5s 4C.I y. LAWRENCE tG FTI. ..-xsi
-7iiz. Speaker IF the House of Representatives..
sts E4ru s' 54a ~ DAVID iTA(iG ART saz
s;-+'.3.1szi 3 - ll..is iSpedker of the .Scnates
APFRovEE--The twelfth daysof NAV. Ann
Domini one thonsand eight hundred andsfift,
seven. r-Hf - tfy5E q ts,tfssF.s.f i
JAMES POLLOCK.
YQgYHa II IikII~ u
ID EsOLUTIONSs PROPOSING GAMEND
IL ments to the constitution, Of. tho Common
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