Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-11-21


grounds not of the State
Authorizing the adoption or lcgitimaton OF
children
Locating or changing county seats, erecting
new counties, or changing county lines
incorporating cities, towns, or villages, or
changing their charters
For the opening and conducting of elections,
or fixing or changing the place of voting;
Granting divorces;
Erecting new townships or boroughs, chang
Ing township lines, borough limits, or school
districts;
Creating officers, or prescribing the powers
and duties of officers in counties, Cities boroughs,
townships, election or school districts.
Changing the law of descent or succession
Regulating the practice or jurisdiction of, or
changing the rules of evidence in any judicial
proceeding or inquiry before courts, aldermen,
justices of the peace, sherits, commissioners, r-
bitrators, auditors, matters in chancery, or other
tribunals, or providing or changing methods for
the collection of debts, or the enforcing of judg-
ments: or prescribing the effect ofjudicia sales of
real estate;
Regulating tho foss. or ortending the ro'vo-o
aud duties of aldermen, Justices of the peace,
magistrates, or constablcs;
Regulating the management of public schools,
the building or rcpai ing of school houses, and
the raising of money for such purposes;
Fixing the rate of interest;
Affecting the estates OF minors or persons un-
der disability except after due notice to all parties
in interest," to be roeIted in the special enactment
Rcmtting encs, penalties and forfeitures, or
refundlng moneys legally paid into the Trea-
suryS
attempting property from taxation
Regulating labor, trade, mining, or nanufauc-
turing;
Creating corporations, or amending, renewing,
or extending tine charters thereof;
Granting to auy corporation, association, or in
Gividual any special or exclusive privilege or i'm
munity or to any corporation, association or in
diyidual the right to lay down railroad track.
Nor shall the General Assembly indirectly enact
such special or local law by the partial repeal of
a general law, but laws repeating local or special
acts may be passed. Nor shall any law be pass
cd granting powers or privileges in any
case where the granting of such powers
and privileges shall have been provided for
by general law, nor where the courts have juris-
diction to grant the same or give the relief ask
ed for.
SEC. s. No local or special bill shall be passed
unless notice of the Intention to apply therefor
ohall have heen published in the locality where
the matter or the thing to be affected may be
which notice shall be at least thirty
days prior to the introduction into the General
Assembly Of such bill, and in the manner to be
provided by law the evidence Of such notice
having been published, shall be exhibited in the
General Assembly before such act shall be passed.
SEC. 9. The presiding officer of each house
shall, in the presence of the house over which he
presides, sign all bills and joint resolutions pass
ed by the General Assembly, after their titles
have been publicly read Immediately before sign
ing, and the fact of signing shall be entered on
the journal.
SEC. 10. The General Assembly shall prescribe
by law the number, duties and compensation Of
tho omcers and employees of each house, and no
payment shall be made from the State Treasury,
or be in any way authorized to any person, ex-
cept TO an acting officer or employee elected or
appointed in pursuance of law.
SEC. IL. No bill shall be passed giving any ex-
ira compensation to any public officer, servant,
employee, agent or contractor, after services
shall have been rendered or contract made, nor
providing for the payment of any claim against
The Commonwealth, without previous authority
of law.
SEC. 12. All stationery, printing, paper aud
fuel used in the legislative and other departments
of government shall be furnished, and the print
ing, binding and distributing of the laws, jour
nails, department reports, and all other printing
and binding, aud the repairing and furnishing
the halls and rooms used for the meetings of the
General Assembly and its committees, shall be
performed under contract, to be given to the
lowest responsible bidder below such maximum
price and under such regulations AS shall be pre-
scrbeG by law no member or officer of any de-
partment of the government shall be in any way
interested in such contracts, and all such con-
tracts shall be subject to she approval of the Go
vernon, Auditor General and State Treasurer.
SEC. IL. No law shall extend the term of any
public officer. or increase diminish his salary
or emoluments after his election or appointment.
SEC. IA. All bills for raising revenue shall ori-
ginate in the House of Representatives, but the
Senate may propose amendments Us in other
bills.
SEC. 10. The general appropriation bill shall
embrace nothing but approI Iiations for the ordi-
nary expenses Of the executive, legislative and
judicial departments of the Commonwealth, in
terest on the public debt, and for public schools
all other appropriations shall be made by sepa-
rate bills, each embracing but one subject.
SEC. 10. No money shall be paid out of the
except upon appropriations made by
law and on warrant drawn by the proper officer
In pursuance thereof.
SEC. II. No appropriation shall be made TO
any charitable or educational institution not un-
der the absolute control of the Commonwealth,
other than normal schools established by law for
the professional training OF teachers for the pub
lie schools of the State, except by vote OF two
thirds of all the members elected to each house.
SEC. IS. No appropriations except for pensions
gratuities or military services shall be made for
educational or benevolent purposes,
To any person or community, nor to any denoni-
national or sectarian institution, corporation o-
association.
SEC. 10. The General Assembly may make ap-
of money to institutions wherein the
widows of soldiers are supported or assisted or the
orphaus of soldiers are maintained and educated;
but such appropriation shall be applied eSclu-
svely to the support of such widows and Or
phans.
SEC. 20. The General Assembly shall not dele
gate 10 any special commission, private corpora
ton or association, any power to make, super
wise or interfere with any municipal improve
ment, money, property or effects, whether held
in trust otherwise, or to levy taxes or perform
any municipal function whatever.
SEC. II. No act of the General Assembly shall
limit the amount to be recovered for injuries re-
sulling in death, or for injuries to persons or
and in case of death from such inju
res, the right of action shall survive, and the
General Assembly shall prescribe for whose ben
eHt such actions shall be prosecuted no act
shall prescribe any limitations Of time within
which suits may be brought against corporations
for in uries to persons or property, or for other
causes different from those fixed by general Jaws
regulating actiSns against natural persons, ami
such acts now existing are avoided.
SEC. 20. No act of the General Assembly shall
authorize the investment of trust funds by execu-
tors, administrators, guardians, or other trus-
tees, in the bonds or stock of any private corpo-
ration, and such acts now existing are avoided,
saving investments heretofore made.
SEC. %. The power to change the venue In
civil and criminal cases shall be vested In the
courts, TO be exercised in such manner as shall
be provided by law.
SEC. "a. No obligation or liability OF any rail-
road or other corporation, held or owued by the
Commonwealth, shall ever be exchanged, trans
mirishsamitted, postponed. or In any way dl-
sueb liability '6e General Assembly. nor shall
payment j, 'hSTsor wson Gn,ste Treasury.