Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-07-22
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Secretary Of the Commonwealth

WHEREAS joint resolution, proposing certain amend
mens to tho Constitution Of this Commonwealth has been
houss Of the Legislature at two successive sessions Of the
same the first session commencing the first Tuesday Of
January in the year of Lord thousand eight hun
dsd and sixty three and the second session commencing
on the first Tuesdav in January tho wear of Lord
one thousand eight hundSsd aud sixty-four:
Ana aeTeas, 1t is provided n the tenth article Of the
Constitution that any amendment so agreed upon, shall
Dc submitted TO the people IN such manner and such tmes
st ess three months after being agreed by the
houset the Legislature sha prescribe such submission
~ be IN such manner and form that the people may for
o. agsiass each amendment seperatey and distinctly
therefore,
sEcroxl, BE il enacted 5y tie Ssaets aud House Of
ReressHtaFes Of tis Cer,noaGealb of PeaRsyrGHtG
General Assembly and kereby eRaetsG bV he
horiy he That for the purpose Of ascertaning
the sense Of the people Of this Commonwealth regard
70 the adoption or rejection Of said amendments either
Of them, the Governor of this Commonwealth shall issue
writ of election, directed each and every sheriff Of this
Commonwealth, commanding them to give notice in the
usual manner IN not less than two newspapers in each
city and county Prorided That SO many are published
therein and BY a. least two printed hsndbls in each cleo
ton district Of every city and county Ehorein Newspaper
is published than eeetio will be held n each Of the
townships boroughs precincts and districts therein the
first Tuesday OF August in he year of our Lord thou
sand eight hundred and sixty four for the purpose Of de-
Gliding upon the approval and ratification injection Of
said amendments which said election shall be opened held
and closed upon the day last aforesaid the places and
within the hours at and within which tho general elections
Of this Commonwealth directed be opened held and
closed and Il sha be the duty Of the judges inspectors
and clerks 0feaeh of said townships horoughs wards pre-
and districts receive the said eleeoa tickets
exceeding the number proposed amen dents either
written printed partly written and partly printed from
each OF the qualified voters Of the State who may offer the
and to deposit them box boxes be for that
purpose provided by the proper officers which ticket shall
be respectively labelled the out side "First Amend
ment," "Second Amendment" and HThird Amendment
and those who are favorable to said amendments or any
Of the may express their approYs thereof by voting
each IS many eerate written or printed or party written
partly printed ballots tickets there arc amendments
approved by them containing, the inside thereof the
words "For the Amendment; and those who opposed
to such amendments any Of them may express their
opposition by voting each many sePerate, written
printed partly written and partly printed balls tick
cts there are amendments not approved by Them
tanning the inside thereof the words, Against thea
mendmen the electors voting for against the amend
ment shall be considered voting for against the pr
posed fourth section to article three Of the Constitution
extending the right Of suffrage to soldiers electors voting
for against the second amendment shall be considered
voting against the proposed eighth section to ar
cle eleven of the Gonsuton and electors voting
against the third amendment shall be considered
ting for &gans the proposed ninth section article
eleven of the constitution.
SEC 2. That the election the said proposed amend
ments shall in all respect be conducted the general
elections ofths Commonwealth conducted and
it shah be the duty of the return judges Of the respective
counties and districts thereof first having carefully
tanned the number Of given for against each Of
said amendments in the aforesaid make out
duplicate returns thereof expressed in words at length
shall be lodged in the prothonoa 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 Of said judges deposited, Forthwith in the
convenient post Office upon which postage shall be prepaid
at the expense Of the proper county.
SIC g. That il shall be the duty Of the Secretary of
the Commonwealth, the twenty third day of August
next before four O'Clock post meridian, deliver to the
Speaker Of the Senate the Speaker Of the House of Rep
resentatives the retnrns of the said election from
eral counties of the Commonwealth and the same shall
the day and hour be opened and published in the
Of the members of the Senate and House Of Rem
and the number of votes given for and a.
gains said amendments respectively, shall be carefully
summed up and assertained and duplicate certificates f
the result shall be signed by the Speaker hous
One Of said certificates shall be delivered to the Sec
rotary of the Commonwealth, who shall cause the TO
be recorded and flied in HE Office and the other Of said
certificate shall be delivered the Governor, who shall
forthwith issue his proclamation declaring whether the
said amendments either of them, have Been approved
and ratified by majority Of the qualified Of tho
state voting thereon; Froridea That If for any
quorum OF either house the Legislature shall be
present at the day and hourRb0ye mentioned then the said
votes snail be opened in the presence Of such members Of
sad houses as shall 90 present and in Of the absence
Of the Speaker Of either Of said houses the said certificate
shah be signed BY the Speaker present or in case of the
absezce Of both Speakers by tho Chief Clerks Of both
houses either Of them in the absence of one Of tp said
clerks.
SEC. That the several duties required to be performed
By the sheris commissioners con sfabes Judges insn
tors and AL other officers whatever in and about the gen.
sra elections Of this Commonwealth shall bo performed BY
such officers in and about the election herein provdedor
an persons, whether officers Others ehaIl be liable
. tEs sane runshneIt for the nsgcettf any duty the