Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-07-29
ELI SIIFER,
Secretary Of the Commonwealth.

WHEREAS Joint resolution, proposing certain amend
Rents to tho Constitution Of this Commonwealth has been
agreed 20 py maJorly OF tAe members elected to each
house Of the Legislature at two successive sessions Of the
the first session commencing the first Tuesday
January in the year of Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and ythree and the second session commencing
on the first Tuesday in January, in the year Of Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four:
And TAsreas, 1t is provided in tie tenth article of the
Constitution, that any amendment SO agreed upon, shall
be submitted to the psople in such manner and such times
at least three months after being agreed by the two
houses the Legislature shall prescribe such submission
to be in such manner and form that people for
therefore,
sEcres Be 1t enacted Jy the Senate and House Of
Representatives. Of the Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania in
GenerGl Assebly NET and hereby enacted 6 the au
ori the same That for the purpose Of ascertsinin
the of the people of this Commonwealth in regard
to the adoption rejection Of said amendments either
of them, the Governor Of this Commonwealth shall issue
writ OF election, directed to 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 ProVided That so many are published
therein and by nj least two printed handbs in each cleo
ton district Of city and county wherein no
Is published than election viii be held in each ofthe
townships borongh precincts and districts therein the
nEe IucSay OF August In tho year of our Lord thou
sand eight hundred and sixty suz for the purpose of de-
Gliding upon the approval and ratification or injection of
said amendments which saidelecon shall be opened held
and closed upon the day last aforesaid the places and
within thehours at and within which the general elections
of this Commonwealth directed to be opened held and
closed and it shall be the duty of the judges inspectors
and CLERKS ofeaoh Of said townships boroughs wards pre-
cnes and districts 10 receive the said election tickets
mot exceeding the number efproposed amendments either
printed partly written and partly printed from
each Of the qualified voters Of the State who may offer the
same aad to depcst them in box boxes to for that
purpose provided by the proper officers which ticket shall
be respectively labelled the out sde 'First Amend
ment Second Amendment" and "Third Amendment =
and those who favorable 10 said amendments or any
OF the may express their approval thereof by voting
eae as many seperae written printed party written
or partly printed ballots tickets there amendments
approved by them, containing the inside thereof the
words For the Amendment; and those who are opposed
70 such amendments any Of heni may express their
opposition BY voting, eaeh many seperate. written or
printed or partly written and psry printed ballots tick
cts as there amendments approved by them con-
tanning tho inside thereof the words "A ganst thea
mendmen the electors voting for against the amend
ent shah be considered voting for against the pur
posed fourth section 70 e three Of the Constitution
extending the right Of suffrage to soldiers electors voting
ier or against the second amendment shall be considered
veng for or against hs proposed eighth section to
ee eleven OF the Constitution and electors voting for
or against the third amendment shall be consiere AS m
@ ior or against the proposed ninth section to ar.cle
eleven of the constitution.
SEE That the election the said proposed amend
ents snail, IN all respect be conducted as the general
elections Of ths Commonwealth are now conducfed and
IT SHAH be the dsy Of tho return judges Of the respective
counties and distEets thereof st having carefully scer
<s ne HnEeefst votes given for agalnst each Of