The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-09-20

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Of the United states, who arc, or shan -
wise qualified by law TO vote nj anv ni n,e othor
the pcoplc. in any state Territory i 'l'u bg
lY,cuy pari5h, township, school ,listri.H Hr)ni.
,Ip pStn,,l 81 onh on 3r terriioria su9dysilh lil.
lions, without distinction of race c,lnrs lel o.o1
1us con iltlon OF soryltude; my Cin.TnrFI.
rcrrltory, or ny, or under 10 auih,ri,i, .ala
contrary notwilhstandlng," ""N,t" No,
by or uudor The authority Of The CCa,n1S5,i rm.r
laws of any state, or the laws OF anv T,nr,l3aor
my act IL or shalt bO required 10 H. irrtlfy
prerequisite or qualification for ynt}in dlnluG
3uch Constitulion or l1w, persons Or on llI by
or shall 30 eh9rged With the roriorml,1n".. 'n
10 perform such prerequislt ), or to beepPp2rtun y
ined to vote, u shall be tho duty OF eyorss lllL
person and officer TO give 70 all citi5SSny such
United States, tho same AMI equal @vn5 ooI5of Of thi
to perform such prerequisite, and t. 'bEIlnlty
lHal.ner p 70 goTe wth2nt dlstlnollon Of Tl
any such person or officer shall refuse "r ,inllt
iugly omit TO give full effect to this ikujS.
sum OF ave hundred dollars to The pay The
srlevoi thereby, TO be recovered by an 9,,o,a oa az
Jhc case, with full costs aud such aiinw,1.pa pu
ooun3 sci fees as the court shall deem al,'e ior
shall also, for every such offence be- ~ and
guilty OF a misdemeauor, and shall on nuyy,aed
thereof be fiuod not less than five hnnI a'lgllOu
lars. or be imprisoned not less than on req Ted DOL.
aud not more than one year, or both, al M a5mo,
A further supplement to the act ro,o,,
ELECTIONS IN THIS Commonwealth ''"'Hs 70
sor7L o ~. Lhat SO much OF every act of,.
shall be entitled to vote or be registare1 Hneemsn
2lsi or rs claiming TO vote at any ge,es las yo,'
Iho same Is horoby repealed and that il Ue onl
Lhat, all treemen. without dstinction "nigFelitel
shall be enrolled uui registered acc1r'ii,l vi color
provision of the first sscIon of th5 ast 70 t9
sevGutoeuth April 1860 cntitloI uWPF'ysl
lu1rtuor 1, supplemented to the act relating f. aN
elections OF this Commonwealth" o9S ID tae
otherwise qualified under existing law" vv1" When
TCiGd m M 20 Vpt9 aG al general ami special ogg
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
A. the same time AMI places, also. an o,o,,,.
VIII b3 had for delegates TO the convenii iifGC,'9a
amend the Constitution of the state inn lvi9n r
ity with the Act, omitted IAN Act to nro,ii2rm
callinga convention to amend the ConstiIEiuu' lo
approved April IL, 1872 AS prescribed ~, or
act. the following rules and re IulationS y, Ky S1N
ply to said election, and the returns of i6,li n9
First. At the general elecson t. H., 'qe te sam
second Tuesday in October next, there. .haiH '.H
elected by the qualified electors of thsC CSlu De
wealth, delegates TO convention to rsyi.n a ,l
| emend the Constitution of this State: Inv .lI
| convention shalt consist of ono huni lug sI!
thirty.lhre members, to be elected in ih, al'
| nor following: TW5nty-cght membors nn'l'
| shall be elected in the state ut lar, ~ "a 'rm
| Each voter of the state sllll vote fIr nv ''nEi
| than fourteen candidtJus, and tho tWgnty.ntt44s
highest In vote snail be declared eeliej. niiit
| niue delegates shall b, app)utel to ani ",ii,,y,
from tho dtfarnnt SonltOrill dlstrleit rrl
state three dclog ltes TO be elected far ~, ~ WI IA
ator therefrDm: and IA cun1ilnr aii Ji,Is' I Nrn'
cgate5. each voter shan be on'ttlcl t5 v,,'I5,
tnOt more than two OF the na,nbars' 'tn F'rh'
from his district, and the thrss can lii,' thA
est in vote shall be declared cacieI nv,.n,tf,
| tho county OF Allegh any, forming IN, Tv',N T'' N
| third senatorial District, where no vn,ori.t ,i.'t,
vote for more than six clndidata4 nri ,i, n'tI I
| highest in vote shall Ne elected rliin b NV ' In'
| ties OF Lulerne. MDurUfant Pike ior,,l, ."'
Thirteenth Senatorial Distrct yher'.. w.. 'n'u5 t's
| shall vote for moro than four clnIiIlir. ni
| the six highest In vote shall b5 elected mia 1
| additional delegates shall bo chb,eu T.lnf'
| city of Philadelphil. by q vote at llrr, in -
city, and in their election n, voter sht vIss'
| more than throe clndi lntes, IN tho six nIJ.'
| in vote shalt be declare elected. ''''
Scc5ai. rne judges a1l inspectors for ctl
| election district shall prOYiio two suitlDlep1yt
| for eqcl poll, ono in which to deposit t.trt',
| voted for Delegates Mt urge. anl the o,I,r IN
which TO deposit the tickets votol fls Di,.rI@
| lively, "Dole gates ~ largo" AMI "D,tr'r. Xxx
satoii' and IN ee2h dis .ri3t in lhc city ofpl.
| 1delphia an additional h DN shall be pr,ylllI
| each poll, in which TO- deposit the tirltnt, vl'I
| for "City Delegates aud sail last m.n,',..'
boxes must each be lalellel 80 tv Dte4ti,.
| ThHL Tne SAID election shall b. hall ant ,..
ductel by the proper election ON ;,rs .. lI,.',
| erll ELECTION districts Of tho Cbmm llgur.
| aud shall ne gDyernol Nll ratultel In All f..
| spects by The general cle,tiDn laws of tl"rro.
| monwealth, so far rs the srmn shall bc apln".
| Die thereto, ana not inconsistent with th, ptI-
| visions OF said act.
| bJutt. The tickets to be voted form,n,,...
large OF the convention shall have on IA, uu',.
q |I.
| side tue names of the caHdi lltcS to be- yl.,lI.
| not exceeding fourteen in number.
| hyH. The tickets to be voted for district mem.
| bers of the convention shall have On the nliyE
the words "Dlstrct Delegates" ani on tneg.
| side the name or names of the clultlan,vlll
for, not exceeding the proper number limuell,
aforeslld but any ticket which slall cntlnlq
greater number of names than th1 numO,,n,
1 which the voter shall be entitled to vote ,II
| be rejected and in case of tho DELEGATES DD,
| chosen at large in Phila ielphia, the w,I,
CITY Delesate',' shall be ON tho Outside Of d.
SirM. In the city OF Phll lolphil the r,.a.l
Judges shall meet at the SAt6 Hol's. Il. In
| o'clock on the rnlrsIly ueXtiDilDw,ns tn,r..
| llon, ana maze out the returns iJt sail cfj.pi
| the votes clst therein for dGls IT'S It ut.tuI
city anl district doloSt5a', - n' m 'Hr'r, ii H'
cpnyentI9li tle retlrl IL iEt' o. -" >,E'r.
! election districts within cIrl cpIIiF pitln ,.,.
excluiins Phile 1elphta, SAT-. act "a FHI.
| next following the election, a, the usual pu.
| for the meeting of tho retu,l jIls,s pl t4..
count and make ont fnil AMI a. '3rr' re.1rr
| members of the convention ant Tor lt.t-t
members n,,i. Of the SAM; a1i the pp"sim3,o
aud OF tbs several COUNTIES ii tln' CDnnIl.
wealth, in The m liking of Jhtr ro.l.li, Snl. D..
| tue same as those pres}rib1l TOR r3tWI IIIs.-l
returns trlnSmittel TO the S,ntclly OF i.
Comm1nwe tth. snail be address, tllhltol.f
alone AMI mott the SPEAKER OF yha =, H1'93iS
Secretary Of tn, CDnn,nw'un
| AMENDMENT TO TIE CONSTITUTIONS
| WHEREAS. \ Joint R,iolu,iDl proposing $50
amendment to ths C)nstltu iDA .. tuis Con,
monwealth has b1ei agreed - by' q mG'rIyf
| the members clcct0i to each HDlSt Ut tn' H..
| islatura at two successive ses5illi %. leslu5
| which Is rs follows
JOINT RESOLUTION PR)PJINi Az
| AMESDMENrrOT THE CONSTITUTION ..
PENNSYLVANIA.
| "Bt Hre5),U1 Gy ie S'REt alt HJu'f Z d,
resent Hir5!V V the CJmaplO5LH W P'uu
| IN GyuerdL assembly MT, rIts tIt u.pyg
L ,
| N )nweJlJh be prDpJsyl t. tIt pap . 90 .I..
ti 1pLion or rejection, pIriltn5 % uit '.',.
! lJl5 OF Iut ttnth article tlfrtJl, - WI
AMENDMENT
".SLr.l,e ont the sixth section of the siNtl s..
| Gle Of Jle Constitution all Insert IN l'd l..
| Of, the following a SJate TIE tSIrct ,ua ''
CHOSEN by the qualified electors OF lh1 $. .H'.
suel times aai l0r su;h term OF StN'iN 81"
AND WuEeEAs Its proyll,l in Jl,ul.l ln
| ticl3 of the Constitution that any HnalIn'',
| 50 aIreel upon, shall be SuOnltttd To tn p.H
ple'in such mlnner anl at such time, al Ie%
tnreo months after being 50 agresi To ~ lhelo
semoIy, Of this Commonwealth, approved To.
eleventh day of April, A d. Ole thJi,lnl el5l
hundrcl aud soventy-two, it is prOyilsl; ray
for the plip)So of ascertainlns the sense o. l4'
people OF tnis COMMUNICABLE in reITl To I''
adoption or Rejection of tt amenIn n, ''
| Governor OF the Commonwealth shl.l I''l.
writ Of election, directed to each aui Ge{
| Slern of tnis Commonwealth, cOmmWl3,
| them % give notice IN the usual mannoG iuAh
| less tnln Two newspapers III eIcl clty LIi ,''t
| W. Qf 80 many are puUliSha l+rein,l an D.. "
| least two priuJe han ibillS in each clttIlld'
| trict 4 every city all co luty Wltr5n ~ A''I
| paper Is published, IN an alit,lpi wul p'HH
| ia each OF the townships, bor1uSnS, wlrl' p"
| clnttS gul ltStrlrtS tlet6in m ll1 seilil ."'
lly Of Os.Olrr, in the year of oar Lptl 'I.
| h6IStpl eight nun lrcl ald ShVely-lH' I
| the uurpp5a OF deciding upDl tl' dpppEd u.
rattle N Or rejection If llH Stit Am ~ ni
| WnteA SLil els 'llDI Slllt Do OPtltl, E'l 900
| closel upon tup day lt,t Aforesaid, II tn P'
AMI within thp IA N :, ~ tni wltAlh "l ID I'D
| general cleaLiDnr pt lu.S CON nJnHt tlll t.'
| Tented 90 be opana |, h.ll ali closed
| Now IIEREFDHE, Ia Oltlel's u III 'I"l o..
| mnntS OF the tGnll article OF Jle Cbh'.'.' 3D..
aud in compliance with the ird5 !Ii'I. ="
| l. JOHN ". GEARH, GOgernor ul the StI 49,"
| monWealth Of fpalnSylyauil, do Issue ~ W.
| cOmmau ing an requiring you th' NtI Ut
| SMIr m Sh arill of the aid county tlSFs IL
| In the usual mlnner aul aS ny Ivy Iti"r
| ihat am el.stlOu will he held ucHprllh- o. go.
| Terms of tho Con- stitutiOl ana th3 pflEI'ut .
| tha act of the Gel3ral Assembly, Hlolci"' !,
, | elch of The townships, b)rOu5hS, WNH,t F
cInct, aud districts therein, on Jc Sc, u, III = ,
day OF o II )bar, in the year ol our L'id ""f
| sand eight hundred and soyenly-twh T,,u.
| puopos, nf deciding upon the approval Hh 80"
| ilcution or rejection of the SAID ahleh ~ '..
That Tor the purpose of ascerLllu!ha t'' II
| of the paOp'a of this COmmon"e3'Vi ''i adj. l..
10 the adoption or rejection OF adII ''t, ''t al lam.
| the GoYurnl of the ComnOnWelIlu nmt'I 'y,H
a writ OF election, directed 10 e'tS IN "u m /. Ia
: shorlu of tu,' CommpnwedlIil, Z C'n,uar IN d.
tnom - give u ,tice in the usual III i',,l
less tAlu Two nWSp lperS IN etcu iS JI,S an, I. .
~ If 50 lnluy = published lieIelH, M ,I ...
a4t 3 ,ltl f. a