The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-09-19
TO THE CONSTITUTION

! Whereas n Joint resolution proposing amend
ment 10 the Constitution of this Commonwealth
has been agreed 10 by majority of the men,
bers elected to each House of the Legislature
at two successive sessions of the same, which IS
as follows:
| Joint Resolution proposing as Amendment to
| the Constitution Of PENNSYLVANIA:
| BE 1t resotred, by the Senate and House of
Representatives. Of the Commonwealth of Pennsyi-
rama iR 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
chereof the following: a State Treasurer
shall be chosen by the qualified electors of the
State, at 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 llth 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
to ME writ OF Election, given under his hand
and the great seal of the State "Commading
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 ratific-
alton or rejection OF said amendment; There
fore, l do hereby give notice, that at the same
fine and places, also IN election viii be held
upon said amendment in conformity with the
act entitled ''An Act prescribing the time and
of IN he Ia for fbai-
approval and ratification or rejection a propos-
cd 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, and the retuins Of the same:
First. Said election shall be opened, held
and closed, upon the day last aforesaid, at the
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,
bcrOughs, ward, precincts and districts, TO re-
ccve at the said election tickets, either written
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 them
in a box or boxes TO be, for the purpose provid-
ed by the proper officers; which tickets shall
be labelled on the outside amendment to the
Constitution and on the inside "For the
amendment" or Against the Amendmen."
SECTION 2. That the election on the said
proposed amendment shall, in all respects, be
conducted as the general elections Of this Com
monwealth are now conducted ; and it shall be
the duty of the return judges of the respective
counties and districts thereof, first having care
fully ascertained the number OF votes given for
or against such amendment, to make out
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 ofthc Court OF Common Pleas
of the proper county, and the other sealed and
directed to the Secretary cf the Commonwealth,
and by one of said iudges deposited forthwith
in the most convenient post Office, upon which
postage shall be paid at the expense Of the
proper county.