The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-05-03
The Constitutional Convention Act.

ecOud Tuesday in October next, there |
hall be elected by the qualified electors |
,fthis commonwealth delegates to con-
'ention to revise and amend the consti.
ution ofthis State. The said convention |
hall consist of one hundred and thirty |
hree members, to be elected in manner |
ollowing;Twenty-eight me nbers there |
II shall be elected in the State at lat,,e, |
rs follows: Each voter of the State she'll
vote for not more than fourteen caidi- |
iates, and the twenty. eight highest la
vote shall be declared elected. Ninety
nine delegates shall be appointed to and
elected from the different Senatorial
Districts of the State; thee delegates to
De elected for each senator therefrom
and in choosing all district delegates
each voter shall be entitled to vote for
not more than two of the members to be
chosen from his district, aud the thrC ;
highest in vote shall be de-
clared elected except in the county of
Allegheny, forming the Twenty-third
Senatorial District, where no voter shall
vote for more than six candidates, and
the nile highest in vote shall be elected;
and in the counties of Lrzerne, Monroe
and Pike, TO. ming the Thirteenth Sel.
atorial District, where no voter shall
vote for Ilo than four candidates, and
the six highest in vote shall be elected;
and six additional delegates shall be
chosen from the city of Philadelphia,
a vote at large in said city, and in their
election no voter shall vote for more
than three candidates, and the six high
est in vote shall be declared elected.
SEC. 2. The following regulations
shall apply to the aforesaid election to
be held on the second Tuesday ofOctob.
er next, and to returns of the same.
First. The saiu elo ction shall be held
and conducted by the proper election
officers of the several election districts of
the commo lwe1lth, and shall be govern
ed and regulated in all respects by the
general election laws of the common.
wealth, so far as the same shall be ap.
plicaDle thereto and not inconsistent
with the p Ovi5ions of this act.
Second. The tickets to be voted for
membe.s at large of the convention shall
have on the outside the words" delegates
at large" and on the inside the names
of the csndideteS to be voted for, not
exec eding 70 'fteen in number
Third. The tickets to be voted for
district members of the convention shall
have on the outside the words "district
delegates" aud on the inside tho name
or names of the candidates voted for, not
exec eding the proper number limited
as eforesaid; but any ticket which shall
contain greater number of names than
the number for which the voter shall be
entitled to vote shall be rejected; and in
the case OF the delegates to be CHOSEN at
large in Philadelphia the words "city
delegates" shall be on the outside of the
ticket.
Fourth. In the city OF fhilaueiphia
the return Judges snail meet at the State
House, at ten O'CLOCK, on the Tnursuay
next following the election, ana maze
out the returns i0r salu clty OF the votes
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sixth. Inc secretary ol the common.
wealth. shall, as soon as tne returns OF
the said election shall be received by
days after the election, in the presence
of the Governor and audltor-general,
open and compute all the returns receiv-
ed OF votes given Tor members OF the
convention, aud the Governor shall
forthwith issue his proclamation declar-
ing the names OF the persons who have
been chosen members OF the convention.
SEC. 3. 1t shall De the duty OF the del
egates ell cted as aforesaid to assemble
in convention, IN the nall OF the House
OF Representatives, at the state capitol,
in Harrisburg, on the second Tuesday
of November, one thousand eight hun.
dred and seventy-two, at twelve O'Clock
M. that day, with general powers of ad.
jOurnment as I time and place; it shall
be the duty of the secretary ofthe COM
monwealth tocall the heconventiontoor order
at the time OF its assembling, and to sub
NIT all the returns ofelection in his pos.
session, and to read the aforesaid proc.
lamation of the Governor, and thereup-
on said convention shall proceed to or
gani8e by electing one of their number
president, and, after the members are
sworn in, such other officers as may be
needed in the transaction of business.
SEC. 4. Said convention, SO elected,
assembled and organized, shall have the
power to propose TO the citizens OF this
commonwealth, Tor their approval or
rejection, new constitution, or amend
ments to the present one, or specific
amendments,to be voted for separately,
which snail De engrossed ana signed by
the president ana chlef clerk ,and deliv-
cred to the secretary OF the common
wealth, by whom ana under whose di-
rection 1t or they shall be entered on