Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-01-31
Comsstiustonut Comrf,,tiom.

SECTION !. BE IL enacted, etc, That
at an election to be held on Tuesday,
the 18th day of May, next, tho quail.
fled electors of this Commonwealth
are hereby authorized to vote for del.
egates to attend State convention to
revise and amend the constitution of
the State. The said convention to
consist Of one hundred and thirty.
two members, ore hundred Of tho
members TO be apporlioned among the
several counties, and to bc elected in
tho samo manner as tho members of
tao House OF Representative nre now
by law apportioned and elected, the
other thirty two delegates TO be ap
porlioned at large to the State, and to
be elected as follows: Each elector to
vote tor sixteen persons il he choose,
and the thirty,two persons having the
largest number Of votes to be declared
duly elected.
SIC. 9. That said election shall be
conducted in all respects according to
the general election laws of this Com
monwcalth and il shall be the duty
of the Return Judges of tho respec
tive counties to make duplicate returns
of tho votes given for delegates, and
to deposit one copy with tho Prothon.
otary of tho proper county, and seal
and direct the other copy to the See
retary of the Common wealth Proud
ed, That where two or more counties
arc united to form an Assembly Dis
trict, tho votes for delegates TO the
convention shall be returned to the
Secretary of the Common wealth by
districts as the votes for mcmbers of
Assembly are now by law returned.
SIC. 3. That the Secretary of the
Commonwealth shall, on the fonrth
Tuesday after the election, in the pres.
euce of tho Governor aud Attorney
General and such other citizens MS
desire to be present, open and count
the returns so made TO him, and the
Governor shall Immediately thereafter
issue his proclamation giving the names
OF the persons duly elected as dele
gates to the convention, which shall
entltlc such persons to take their seats
and be sworn in as delegates. Any
person desiring TO contest tho seat Of
any delegate so sworn in. shall pro.
coed as in the case of contcsting the
seat OF u membcr of the House OF Rep.
resoniauves.
SEC 4. 1t shall be the duty Of the
delegates elected us aforesaid, TO as
semblc at the State Capital ut Harris.
burg, on tho -Tucsdny of------,
1872, and to organize by eiec,ing one
of their numbrras President, and such
other officers ns may be needed in the
transaction ct the business OF the con.
venuon, ana alter the convention shall
have org 'nlzed, 1T shall have power To
adjourn to any place within the State
II IL Is deemed advisable.
SIC 5. Said convention so elected
assembled and organized, shall have
power to propose To tho citizens OF
this Commonwealth, for their approval
or rejection, n new constitution or
amendments TO the present one, or
specific amendments, to he voted for
separately, which shall be cngrossed
and signed by the President and Chief
Clerks, and delivered to the Sccro
tary OF the Commonwealth, by whom,
and under whose direction, il shall be
entered on record, in his oi'ico, and
published once n week in ut least tive
newspapers in each county, where two
papers are published, for iour weeks
next preceding the day oi election that
shall be held for the adoption or re-
Jection OF the constitution or amend
ments so submitted.
SEC. G. For the purpose OF asccr
tniuinp the sense of the citizens on the
expediency of adopting the consiitu
tion as prepared by The convention
or of specitio amendments which the
convention may deem proper 20 pres.
ent, separately, TO the consideration
of The voters, il shall be the duty OF
the said convention TO order an elec
lion, and 10 issue writ of election
directed 20 the Sheriff of each county
of this Commonwealth, commanding
notice to be given of the time of hold
ing an election for said purpose, and
il shall be the dnty of said ShcriIs
rcspectivclyto rive notice accordingly
and il shall be the duty of lnspcctors
and .Judres of Elections throughout
the Slnte' to hold an election in obcdi
rnce to said convention. in each of the
election ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
nt ihe leynllv oppointed place of hold
ing The general elections. and il Shall
be the daly of the said election officers
TO receive tickets. either written o,
printed. rrvm the citizens onalifed tc
vol, for members nf the General As
scmbly. and to denosit them in a box
which tickets shall be labelled on the
loutside "New cous.itutinn i" or son
aruto spcci6c amendments if ony.nam
linz the sncciGc amendment and on
ihe inside. "For the now constitution
or "a ynins, tho nov constitntion " n,
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