Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-05-08
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Or specific amendments, to be voted
for separately, which shall be engross
ed and signed by tho President and
Chief Clerk, and delivered to the Sec
rotary ofthc Commonwealth, by whom
and under whose direction it or they
shall be entered on record in his Office
and published once week in at least
two newspapers in each county, where
swo papers arc published for four
weeks next preceding the day of cleo
ton that shall be held for the adop.
tion or rejection OF the Constitution
or amendments so submitted Provid.
ed, That ohe.third of all the members
of the Convention shall have the right
10 require tie separate aud distinct
submission to proper vote of any
change and amendment proposed by
the convention; And provided further,
That nothing herein contained shall
authorize the said convention to change
the language or to alter in any man
ner the several provisions of the ninth
article of the present Constitution,
commonly known as the Declaration
OF Rights; but the same shall be ex,
cepted from the powers given TO said
convention, and shall be and remain
inviolate forever; And provided furth.
er, That the said convention shall not
create, establish or submit any pro.
position for the establishment of n
Court or Courts with exclusive equity
jurisdiction.
SEC. 5. The convention shall sub.
nit the amendment agreed to by it TO
the qualified voters of the state for
their adoption or rejection at such
time or times and in such manner as
tho convention shall prescribe; sub.
ject, however, to the limitation as to
the separate submission ofamcndments
contained in this act and all amend
ments accepted by majority vote of
the electors voting thereon shall become
a part of the Constitution.
SEC. 6. The election 20 decide for or
against the adoption of the new Con.
stitution, or specific amendments, shall
be conducted as the general elections
Of this Commonwealth are now by law
conducted and it shall be the duty of
the return judges of the respective
counties, first having ascertained the
number of votes given for or against
tho new Constitution, or separate
specific amendments, if any, to make
out duplicatoreturns thereof expressed
in words at length, one of which re.
turns so made shall be filed in the
office OF the Prothonotary of the proper
county, and the other scaled aud
directed to the Secretary of the Com
wealth, which said returns shall
be opened, counted, and published as
the returns for Governor are now by
law counted and published and when
tho number o. votes given for or
against the new or revised Constitu-
ton, or for or against separate specific
amendments, If any, shall have been
summed up and uscertained, and the
duplicate certificates thereof delivered
to the proper officers the Governor
shall declare by proclamation the ro.
suit of the election, and If a majority
Of the votes polled shall be for the
new or revised Constitution, or for
any separate specific amendments,
such new or revised Constitution, and
separate specific amendments, shall be
thenceiJrth the Constitution OF this
Commonwealth.
SIC. Z. The entire compensation and
allowance to each member of the Con.
vention shall be as follows: for salary,
one thousand dollars; for mileage, ten
cents per mile circular, not TO be al
lowed at moro than two sessions;
for postage, stationary and contin-
gencies. fifty dollars; the clerks and
other officers to be allowed such com
pensation as the convention shall
direct. Warrants for compensation
of members and officers, and for all
proper expenses OF the convention,
shall b drawn by the President and
countersigned by the Chief Clerk upon
the State Treasurer for payment.
SEc. s. That in case Of vacancies in
the membership Of said convention,
the same shall be filed as follows II
such vacancy shall be of member at
largo OF the Convention, those mem
bcrs at largo who shall have been
voted for by the same voters, or by
majority of the same voters, who shall
have voted for and elected tho member
whose place is to be filled, shall Gil
such vacancy. If such vacancy shall
be of district or city member OF the
convention, those members at large of
tho convention who shall have been
voted for by the same or by a majority
OF the same voters who shall have
voted for such district or city member,
shall fll such vacancy. In either case
the appointment to fill a vacancy shall
be made by the members ut large
Aforesaid, or by majority of them, in
writing, and all such written appoint
ments shall be filed among the convcn.
tion records.
SEC. 0. That the Secretary Of the
Commonwealth shall prepare form
Of notice Of tho election, to be held for
tho purpose of choosing members Of
tho aforesaid convention, including
such portions of this act as shall be
necessary and proper for the iniorma
ton of voters and election officers at
the said election, as to their respective
rights and duties in relation thereto,
which said form so prepared shall be
transmitted by him TO the Sherifls of
the several counties, to be observed
BY them in making proclamation of
the holding OF said election in their
respective Jurisdictions.
SEC, 10. That the Secretary of the
Commonwealth bc authorized TO OBJ
tain for said convention, prior to the
meeting of the same, suchpublications
relating to constitutional amendments
aud reform. and cause to be prepared
such statistical information asmay be
convenient aud useful to the conven-
ton in the performance Of its duties,
and the proper expense so incurred,
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