The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-09-12
Delegates at largeo and

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the city of Philadelphia an additional box
shall be provided for each poll in which 70
deposit the tickets voted for ''City Delegates -
and said last mentioned boxes must each be
labelled "City Delegates"
Third The said election shall be held and
conducted by the proper election officers of the
several election districts of the Commonwealth.
and shall be. governed and regulated in all re-
spects by the general election laws of the Com
monwealth, go far as the same shall be applica-
bic thereto, and not inconsistent with the
provisions of said act.
fourth The tickets to be voted for members
at large OF the convention shall have on the
outside the words Delegates at large" and on
the inside the names of the candidates to be
voted for, not exceeding fourteen in number.
FIFTH The tickets to be voted for district
members OF the convention shall have on the
outside the words District Delegates" and on
The inside the name or names of the candidates
voted for, not exceeding the proper number
limited as aforesaid but any ticket which shall
contain q greater number of names than the
number for which the voter shall be entitled
to vote, shall be rejected and in case of the
delegates to be chosen at large in Philadelphia,
the words, ''City Delegates" shall be on the
outside of the ticket.
Sirth. In the city of Philadelphia the return
judges shall meet at the State House, at ten
election and make out the returns for said city,
of the votes cast therein for delegates at large
and city and district delegates, to be members
OF the convention; the return Judges of the
several election districts within each county of
the State excluding Philadelphia shall meet
on Friday next following the election, at the
usual place for the meeting of the return Judges
OF their county and make out full and accurate
returns for the county, of the votes cast therein
fnr 1l,prs than
members of the same and the proceedings of
the return judges of the said city of Philadel-
phia, and of the several counties of the Com
monwealth, in the making of their return, shall
be the same as those prescribed for return
judges in the case of an election for Governor
except that returns transmitted TO the Secretary
Of the Commonwealth, shall be addressed TO
that officer alone and not to tile Speaker of the
Senate.
ENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION.
Whereas, joint resolution proposing amend
ment TO the Constitution Of this Commonwealth
has been agreed To by ma jority of the men,
bers elected to each House of the Legislature
at two successive sessions Of the same which is
rs follows:
Joint Resolution proposing as Amendment TO
the Constitution Of Pennsylvania:
! Be 1t rcsotved, by the Ssaate and House Of
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rdniG in General Assembly met That the follow
ing amendment to the Constitution of this
Commonwealth be proposed to the people for
their adoption or rejection, pursuant TO the
| provisions Of the tenth article thereof, to wit:
AMENDMENT.
| "Strike out the sixth section OF the sixth
article OF the Constitution, and insert in lieu
chcreof the following: "A State Treasurer
! shall be chosen by the qualified electors OF the
State, st such times and for such term of
service as shall be prescribed by law"
And, Whereas, John w. Geary, Governor
Of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in
obedience TO the Act OF Assembly approved
the 11th day of April, A. D. 1872, for the pur-
pose of ascertaining the sense of the people OF
this Commonwealth in regard to the adoption
or rejection Of said amendment, as provided in
the tenth article OF the Constitution, has isued
tn me writ of Election, given under his hand
and the great seal of the State, "Com mading
and requiring me to give notice in the usual
manner and as by law required, that an cleo
ton will be held according to the terms OF the
\ Constitution and the provisions of the Act OF
the General Assembly aforesaid, for the pur-
pose of deciding upon the approval and rattle
alton or rejection Of said amendment; There.
fore, do hereby give notice, that at the same
time and places, also an election will be held
upon said amendment III conformity with the
act entitled "An Act prescribing the time and
manner of submitting to the people for their
lapprov.l and ratification or rejection propos-
; ed amendment TO the Constitution" approved
April II, 4. ID. 1872.
AS prescribed by said Act, the following
rules and regulations shall apply to said cleo
ton, aud the returns of the same:
First. Said election shall be opened, held
and closed, upon the day last aforesaid, at the
i places and within the hours at and within
| which the general elections of this Common
wealth are directed to be opened, held and
closed and it shall be the duty of the judges
inspectors and clerks of each of said townships
boroughs, wards, precincts and districts, to re
ccive at the said election tickets, either writer
or printed, or partly written or partly printed
from each Of the qualified voters of this State
who may offer the same, and TO deposit then
Il in box or boxes to be, for the purpose, provid
ed by the proper officers which tickets shal
be labelled on the outside Amendment to tn
Constitution" and on the inside "For tht
Amendment" or Against the Amendnlen"
SECTION .. That the election on the saiC
proposed amendment shall, in all respects, b
; conducted as the general elections of this Com
nlonweath are now conducted and il shall b.
the duty of the return judges of the respective
counties and districts thereof, first having care
fully ascertained the number OF votes given fo
or against such amendment 10 make OH
duplicate returns thereof, expressed in works
at length, and not in figures only one Of which
returns, so made, shall be lodged in the Por
thonotary's Office the Court of Common Pleai
of the proper county, and the other sealed anc
! directed to the Secretary CT the Commonwealth
and by one of said judges deposited forthwith
in the most convenient post Office, upon which
postage shall be paid at the expense Of th
!, proper county.
I Notice Is Hereby Given.