The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-11-09
THE REVISION OF THE STATE CONSTR
TUTION

Senator Connelps Bill Providing for n Con-
stitutional Conventional Plan TO Secure
Representation of the Minority.
The following bill providing for convention
to revise the State Constitution has been pre-
pared by Senator Connell, and will be presented
by him so soon as the Legislature meets:-
An Act TO proUide for Convention to reUise the Con-
Stittttion Of the State Of Pennsylvania.
Section l. Be it en- acted by the Senate aud House
OF Representatives Of the Commonwealth OF Penn
syvania, and it is hereby enacted by the authority
OF the same That the qualified voters OF this Com
at the usual places for holding elections, decide
whether or not convention shall be held for the
purpose of revising the Constitution OF this state
Each voter shall deposit written or printed ticket
labelled Convention" and containing upon the in
side either the words "For a Convention" or
against a Convention, and the election Officers
shall make true return OF the votes
Vote cast for Governor is now required to be re-
turned by law and or before the first Tuesday Of
July next the Governor shall make proclamation OF
the result OF said election, Yiz whether majority OF
the otes cast have been for convention or against
a convention, ana II a majority OF the votes cast
have been for convention, the Governor shall also
certify in his proclamation the of the persons
elected members OF the convention as hereinafter
provided. The members OF the convention elected
on the first Tuesday Of June, as herein provided,
shall meet in the hall Of the House OF Representa-
tyes, at Harrisburg on the drst Tuesday OF Sep
tember next but Ia case majority OF the votes cast
shall be against convention, then no convention
shall be held, and the election Tor members thereof
shall be void and OF effect. The said election shall
be governed by such laws as are applicable to gen.
eTal elections held in this State
Section 2. The said convention shall be composed
OF one hundred and thirty-tiye members, elected in
such manner as to give the minority party in every
mart OF the state representation in the convention
Thirty-tWo members shall be elected on general
ticket from the state at large and one hundred and
four members from districts as hereinafter speci-
fed, all of whom shall be elected at the said special
election to be held on the stTuesday Of June next
Section g. The qualified voters OF the State shall
the said election elect thrty-two persons members
to large Of said convention; each voter shall deposit
printed or written ticket labelled "menberS at large
of fconUeatiOn which shall contain the names OF six
teen persons only and the thirtytwo persons having
| the highest number or votes shall be declared
elected and the election officers shall make true
return Of the votes so cast in the same manner as
the vote for Governor BOW required to be returned
| by law.
! Section A. The members of the said convention
elected from the several districts hereafter men
toned shall be voted for on tickets labelled "Dis-
Tict members Of COnUentiOn.'
Section D. The qualified voters OF the city OF Phila-
delpha shall elect eighteen members OF said conyen-
| tiOn in the following manner:-Ihe qualified voters
Of the First, Second Third, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh,
stitute the First Convention district, shall elect i've
members; each voter shall vote for three persons,
and the 1--WE persons having the highest number OF
votes shall be declared elected
The qualified voters OF the Sixth, Ninth Tenth,
| Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fiji
| teenth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth, and Eighteenth
wards which shall constitute the Second Convention
district shall elect seven members each voter shall
vote for five persons, and the seven persons having
the highest number OF votes shall be declared
| elected.
The qualified voters OF the Nineteenth Twentieth
TWenty-d first, Twenty TWenty-third, Twenty
J fourth, Twenty-hfth, Twenty-seVenth, and Twenty