Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-12-12
AN ORDINANCE


YoR SUBMITTING THE AMENDED contribution CO
rEHNsYLvANIA TO A VOTE OF THE QUALIFIED y
LEcToRs THEREOF, AS PASSED SECOND READING.
Be IL ordained by the Constffuiional Convention Of
the Common, n,ccaim Of PennsyIpdnia, ~. fokow.
]. That tho amended constitution preparedlby
nus convention, DO submiite ed to the qualified g
lectors OF the commonwealth for their adoption
rejection, at an election TO be held on the third
1ucsuay OF December next; except as hsreinaf-
tet ordered and directed the said election shall be
held and conducted by the regular election officers
III tho several elect ion districts throughout the
commonwealth, under all the regulations and
provisions Of existing laws relating to general O.
leciiuns; and the shertfs Of the several counties
snail give at eHs twenty days notice Of said cleo
tion by proclamation.
=. the Secretary oi the commonwealth shall,
~ cEsl twenty days before the said election, fur
nish TO the commissioners of euch county, a suth-
clent number OF properly prepared circulars of In,
strucilOne The commissioners of the several
counties shall cause to be printed at least three
times as many ballots ofatfrmative votes as there
are voters III each eounty-and the same number
OF negative vOtesi ana the said commissioners
SHALL ut least five days before said election causo
to be fairly distributed to the several election dis
ticts in their respective counties the said ballots
tallylise, returns, circulars OF Instructions, and
such other books and papers as may be necessary.
The hallots snail be printed or written in the foll
owing form On the outside the words New Con-
sitution In the inside for al persons giving affirm
alive votes the words For the n ew Constitution"
ana for all persons giving negative the words
Against the New Constitution"
q. ii Il snail appear that majority OF the
Noits pOlled are lCl the new constitution, then
shall be the constitution of the commonwealth of
Pennsylvania on and after the first day Of Janu-
AIRY, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and sevcnty-four; but it 1t shall appear
that majority the votes polled were against
the new constitution, then it sha Il be rejected and
be null and void.
4, Five commissioners of election, viz: Edwin
II. fitler, Edward Browning, John +. Nerroe,
Henry ). Hager and John .. James, are hereby
appointed by this convention who shall have d.
rec;ion OF the election upon this amended consti.
tuition In the city Of Philadelphia. The said com
missioners shall be duy sworn or affirmed to per
form their duties with impartiRlty and hdclity.--
They shall also have power TO fill vacancies In
their own number. 1t shall be the duty Of said
commissioners, a majority of them. and thoy
shall have authority to make registration ofvo-
tiers Tor The several election divisions of said city
an 10 tuuirh the lisis SO made 10 fhe election OF.
tcers Of each precinct Vr division; 10 distribute the
tickets for said city prO'iued 10y ihis ordinance 10
lie used NJ The election; TO appoint Judge and two
inspectors Tor each election division, by whom tho
election therein shall be held and conducted, and
VSlVe All Nessci! ms,Iu.',-"; 20 tne election Of
hon and in making rcturns thereof. No pcfsUn
shall serve an clectiou officer who will be dis
qualified under Section Is, Articles, Of the new
Constitution, The general return of the election
In the said city shall be opened, computed and
h6ed before The said commissioners, and with
their approval-whieh approval shall be endorsed
upon the return They shall make report, direct.
cd 10 The president OF ihis cOnvenHon OF their off,
cial action under thi, ordinance and copcerning
fhe conduct OF the said election within Tho said e.
The judges and INSPECTORS aforesaid shall con
general election laws Of this commonwealth, and
with like powers aud duties 10 those of ordinary
election officers. Eacl Inspector shall appoint one
clerk 10 assist fhc hoa'd in the performance Of ito
duties, and all the election officers shall he duly
sworn affirmed according TO law, and shall
possess all the qualifications required by law Of
election officers in tiis commonwealth. Al said
election any duly qualified elecior who shall be
unregistered shall be permitted 10 vote upon max
ing proof Of his right 10 the election stfcers, ao
cordiug 10 fhe general election laws Of fhis com
monweaih. Return Inspectors and their clerks
and an hourly cJuniof ihe votes shall he dispens-
Ell with, but uverseers Of election may be selected
for any precinct by said election commissioners.
whose duties and powers shall be the same rs
those of Oversrers Of election in said city under
existing election laws applicable thereto Re-
turns OF the elecfou shall lie nsGe In said city as
licafe general return for sal city shsll hc mqbc
case OF county returns.
g. In each Of the counties Of the commonwealth
(cxcept Philal.lphis,) the returns of the election
@ nc, "suf fhe return Judges in ch county -SaII
hs@r 1uf friplicate county return and transmit
fhe same, rnin hve days after the election direc-
ted 20 the president of this convention, AZ Harris
burg
Done In convention This thiri day Of November,
in fhe wear Of our ITri, ore thousand eight hun
dred and Eeyeuty-three.
JNO.H. WALK ,IPre'iderL
u. l.. IMBRIE, Clerk.
true copy ofordirauee OF submission.
MS QUAY,
strrs!a'y Of NE commonwealth.