The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-11-09

elghtn wards, which shall constitute the Tnlrd C0n
ventlon district shall elect six members each voter
shall vote for four persons and the six persons
having the highest number Of votes shall be declared
Section 6. The qualified voters of the other coun-
ties OF the State shall elect eighty-three members
Of said convention, in the following manner:-
The qualified voters OF each of the following Sena.
toral districts, as consulted by the apportionment
OF 1864, viz
Eighth (Berks),
Mn (SchuylkilD,
Tenth Carbon, Monroe Pike, and Wayne),
Eleventh bradford, Susquehanna, and WvOming),
Thirteenth Crioga, Potter. McKeau and Clinton),
Fifteenth northumberland, Columbia, and Mon
tour,
Sixteenth Dauphin and Lebanon),
Eighteenth york and Cumberland),
Nineteenth adams and Frankln),
Twentysecond Cambria, Indiana, and JeiieTson),
Twenty-sixth washington and Beaver,
Twenty-seyenth Lawrence, Butler, ana Arm
Twenty-eighth Mercer, venango, and WARREN,
snail elect three MEMBERS; each voter shall vote
for two persons, and the three persons having the
highest number of votes shall be declared elected.
The qualified voters OF the Fifth Senatorial Dis
tict Chester Deldicare and Montgomery shall elect
six members; each voter shall vote for four per
sons and the six persons having the highest number
Of votes shall be declared elected
The qualified voters Of the TCenty-frSt Senatorial
District blair, Centre, Huntingdon Mttn, Junidta,
and Perry shall elect five members; each voter snail
vote for three persons and the i've persons having
the highest vote shall be declared elected.
The qualified voters OF each Of the following Sena-
toial districts, viz. =
Seventh Qehigh and Northampton,
Twelfth Q.uzerneG
Seventeenth QancasteT,
TweEty-fourth (Westmoreldnd, Fayette, and
Twenty.ninth Crawford and Erit), shall elect four
members; each voter ehall vote for three persons,
and the four persons having the highest number Of
votes shall be declared to be elected
The qualified voters OF each Of the following Sena-
toral districts, VIZ. -
Sixth (Bucks),
Fourteenth Qycomng, Union, and Snyder),
Twentieth Bedford, Somerset, and Futon), and
Twenty-thrd (Clearfeld, Clarion, Cameron, Forest,
and Elk) shall elect two members each voter shall
vote for one person. and tn two persons having the
hfubp nltr rlarn vpta OH hn ra1 pl
The qualified voters of the Twenty-iftn Senatorial
district allegheny shall elect seven members; each
voter shall vote for five peTsoLs, and the seven per-
sons having the highest number of votes shall be de-
clared elected.
several counties Of this Commonwealth to give no
tice, by proclamation in the usual manner, OF the
time OF holding said election stating its object and
the number of persons to be voted for in the several
districts herein provided
Section s. The return Judges OF the city OF Phlli-
delphia shall meet at the State House at 10 O'Clock
A. NJ. on Thursday following said election and the
return judges in the other couAtles IN the state
shall meet on Thursday at the several places dssig
mated by law for the meeting OF return judges in
case of the election OF Senators.
Section Q. The said convention shall have autho-
rity to appoint such subordinate officers not exceed
ing ten, and to adopt such rules as may be neces-
sary, and to provide for such printing as may be
necessary for the transaction OF its business bat
record of the debates in said convention snail be
published at the expense OF the State.
Section TO- The said convention shall determine IN
what manner the proposed amendments to the Con-
stitution shall be submitted to the people, whether
Section II. The compensation OF the members OF
the convention shall be twelve dollars per day for
| every day while in actual session, and the usual
cage allowed members of the House OF Repre-
sentativee, and the compensation of the officers OF
! said convention shall be the same as Is allowed by
! law to similar officers OF the Senate and House of
| Representatives The compensation Of the men,
bers of the convention and its officers and expenses
shall be paid by the State Treasurer upon warrants
drawn by the President OF the convention and At
| tested by the CLERK.
Section 12 The said convention shall adjourn sine
die before the first day OF May A. d. 1872, and
the Governor shall thereupOn Immediately cause the
amendments proposed by the convention to be pub
lished in at least newspaper in every county Of
the State for the space Of one month and at spe-
cial election to be held the first Tuesday of June,
1872 the qualified voters OF the State shall decide in
| the manner and form provided by the convention,
whether the said amendments shall. be adopted or
rejected. The vote so cast shall be returned in the
| same manner as the vote for Governor is now re-
quired by law to be returned and on or before the
first day of July following the Governor shall make
proclamation OF the votes cast for and against said
amendments, and if it shall appear that said amend
| ments, or any portion of them. have been adopted
by majority OF the votes cast, the same shall be.
| come part of the Constitution of Pennsylvania.