Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1857-10-14
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION

AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION
l also hereby make known that at the same
time and place the following proposed Amend
n,ents to the Constitution will be voted upon, in
accordance with Act of Assembly, approved
the 18th day Of May, 1857, as follows :--WHEgE-
AS, A joint resolution proposing certain Amend
mentS 10 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
an fifty-six, and the second session commencing
OH the first Tuesday of January, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty
seven:
Ind TThercas. It is provided in the tenth art-
Gle of the Constitution that any amendment so
agreed upon shall be submitted to the people in
such manner and at such time, at least three
months after being 50 agreed to by the two Hou-
scs. as the Legislature shall prescribe; therefore
SEc. 1. Ey IL eadctel by he Senate and House
Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth Of Penn
sWcaaiG in General 1sSenl6ly acr. and IL is hercby
enacted Iy Tie authority Of tie sane, That for the
purpose of asccrtaining the sense Of the citizens
Of this Commonwealth in regard TO the adoption
or rejection of said amendments either Of them
the Governor Of this Commonwealth shall issue =
writ tf election directed to the Sheriff of each and
every county Of this Commonwealth. command
not less than two newspapers III each county,
provided that So many are published therein,
that an election will hc held in each Of the town
slips wards and districts therein on tie the sec
,iid Tuesday of October, in the year Of our Iort!
one thousand eight hunirc,! and fi(ty-scyen. for
the purpose OF deciding upon the adoption or
rejection of the said amendments ar any Of them:
which said election shall he held ct the places,
and opened and closed at Tie time at and within
lich the general elections Of t.s Commonwealth
arc held, opened and closed and it shall be tie
duty of the Judges inspectors and clerks Of each
of said townships, wards and districts to receive
at the said election tickets either written prn-
tel or partly written and PARTLY printed from
/ citizens duly Gafcl to vote for members OF the
i General Assembly, and To deposit them in box
or boxes TO be for that purpose provided by the
proper officcrs which tickets shall bcrcspectvcly
labelled the outside, ''frst amendment" "sec-
ustd amendments" ..tird amendments" and
fourth amendment" anl those who are l;lyor.,-
bic to said amendments, or any Of separate writ
! ten printed, or partly written or printed bal
lots or tickets. containing ON the inside thereof
the words 50 for the amendmcnt.' - and those who
are opposed t. such amendments, or any Of them
may express their opposition by voting each as
many separate written or prnted ballots or tick
cts containing on the inside thereof the words
:" against tie amendments"
SrC. >. That the election on the said proposed
amendments shall in all respects be conducted as
the general elections of this Commonwealth ars
now conducted and it shall hc the duty Of tbs
return Judges of the respective counties and dis
tricts thereof first having carefully ascertainct
the number of votes gwen for or against each o.
said amendment in the manner forcsad, to max,
out duplicate returns thereof, expressed in words
! at length and not in figures only, one of which
returns so made shall he lodged in the prothono
tary's Office of the court OF common pleas of tlls
proper county, and the ether .eale,i and directed
! n. 4 No n, Ill
one Of said JUICES deposited forthwith in the mos
convenient post Office.
SEC. 3. Thai it further bc TIE duty of the Sec
! rotary of the G nm nwealth. receiving tn,
said retnr,is for ard against said anc,lmenfs. t,
belivcr the same to the Spta akcr Of the Senate OF
or defore the frst Monday after the organizatio,
of the next Legislature aflcr the said returns shall
SO be received, who shall SO open and publish th
some in the presence of the members Of the Senat
! and House of Representatives. on thcneXt TucSda,
| tlreaftcr; and WHEN the number of votes givcl
for and against sail amendment shall have beei
summed up aud asccrtaincd, duplicate certificate
thereof shall be si@ncd by the Speaker of the Sen
ate and Speaker of the House of Representatives
one of which shall be fled in tic Office of the Sec
I rotary of the Commonwealth, and the other de
livered to The Governor, whose duty it shall l.
! 70 declare by proclamation whether the amend
meuts, or any Of them, have been or have no
been approved and ratified by the oitizins of thi
/ Commonwealth.
SIC. 4. That the Sheriff and Commissioners Q
the city and county Of Philadelphia and the sev
era counties Of this Commonwealth shall do an,
perform all the duties and acts necessary by then
to bc done to give effect to and carry out the provi
| sions of this act.
J. LAWRENCE GETZ.,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives..
DAVID TAGGART,
Speaker Of the Senate.
T. APPRoyEE-The twelfth day of may, Ann
Domini orc thousand eight hundred and fifty
seven.
JAMES POLLOCK.