The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-11-19

Representatives, OF shall be unable to exercise
the duties of his Office, the powers, duties, and
emolumCnts thereof for the remainder of the
term, or until the disability be removed, shall
devolve upon the President rRo rEnroRE Of the
Senate and the President pro temporo of the
Senate shall In like manner become Governor II
vacancy or disability shall occur In the office of
Governor; his seat as Senator shall become va
cant whenever he shall become Governor, and
shall be hllcd by election as any other vacancy
In the Senate.
SEo. 10. Every bill which shall have passed
both houses shall be presented TO the Governor;
II he approve, he shall Sign IL; but if he shall
not approve, he shall return Il with his objec-
tone to the house In which Il shall have origin
ated, which house shall enter the objections at
large upon their journal, andsproceed to recon-
slider H.. II, after such reconsideration, two
thirds OF all the members elected TO that house
shall agree TO pass the bill II shall be sent with
the objections to the other house, by which, like
wise, It shall be rccunsldered, and II approved
by two thir6e of all the members elected TO that
house, IL shall be a law but In such cases the
votes of both houses shall be determined BY yeas
and nays, and the names OF the members voting
Tor and against the bill shall be entered on the
Journals OF each house respectively. II any bill
shall not De returned by the Governor within
ten days after II shall have been presented to
him, the same shall be law In like manner as
u he had signcd II. unless the General Assembly
oy shelr sa!oprnment, prevent its return, Ia
the same. with his objections. In the Office OF
The Secretary of the Commonwealth aud give
notlce thereJI hy public proclamation within
thirty days after snch adjournment
SIC. 16 The Governor shall have mower to
disapprovc OF any item or items OF any bill maxi
Ing appropriations of money embracing distinct
items, and the part or parts of the bill approved
shall be the law, and the item or items OF appro-
priation dlsapproved shall be void unless repass-
ed according to the rules aud limitations pre-
scribed for the passage OF other bills over the
executive veto.
sEo. II. The Chief Justice OF the Supreme
Court shall preside upon the trial of any con-
tested election of Governor or Lieutenant Gov
ernor, and shall decide questions regarding the
admifsloiity OF evidence, and shall, upon request
OF the committee, pronounce his opinion upop
other questions Of law involved In the trial The
Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall exer-
,,se n tae duties OF sher respective otices until
SIC IL. The Secretary of the Commonwealth
shall keep record Of all official acts and pro.
oeedings OF the Governor, and when required
lay tne same, with all papers. minutes and vouch-
General Assembly, and perform such other du-
ties as may be enjoined upon him by law.
see ~. The secretary OF Internal Affairs shall
exercise all the powers and perform all the du-
ties of the Surveyor General, aublect TO such
changes as shall ho made by law. His depart
ment shall embrace n bureau of Industrial sta
nstes, aud he shall discharge such duties relat-
ing to corporations, 10 the charitable institu-
uous, the agricultural, manufacturing, mining,
mineral, timber and other material or business
Interests OF the State, as may be prescribed by
Va
as may be required by law, make report to the
General Assembly.
SEC. 90 The superintendent Of Public In
struction shall exercise all the powers and per-
form all the duties OF the Superintendent OF
Common Schools, subject TO such changes as
shall be made by law.
sso. q: The term Of the Secretary of Inter
ternai Affairs shall be four years of The Auditor
General, three years, and Of the State Treasurer
two years. These officers shall be chosen by the
quaiihed electors oil the State ut general ele-
tions No person elected 20 the Office of Audi
tor General or State Treasurer shall be capable
of holding the same Office for two consecutive
terms.
SIC. p, The present Great Seal OF Pennsyl-
vnnla shall be the seal OF the State. -,-
All commissions shall be In the name and Joy
authority OF the Commonwealth Of Penusylva
IA, aud be sealed with the State seal and signed
by the Governor
ARTICLE v.
THE JUDICIARY.
SECTION I. The judicial power of this Com
monwealth shall be vested In the Supreme Court
In courts OF common pleas, courts of over and
terminer and general Jail delivery, courts of
quarter sessions OF the peace, orphans courts
magistrates courts, and In such other courts as
the General Assembly may from time to time
establish.
SEC. ?. The Supreme Court shall consist of
seven Judges, who shall be elected by the quail
fled electors of the State ut large. They shall
hold their offices for the term of twenty-one
years, II they so long behave themselves well
but shall not be again eligible. The Judge whose
commission shall irst expire shall be chief JUS
tlce, and thereafter each judge whose comInis-
siou shall hrst expire shah in turn be chief JUS
tice
SIC. 8. The jurisdiction of the Supreme
Court shall extend over the State and the judges
thereof shall, by virtue Of their Offices, be JUS
tices OF oyer and terminer and general jail de-
livery in the several counties they shall have
original Jurisdiction in cases of injunction, and
where corporation Is party defendant, OF hs-
beas corpus, OF AAsDAAps TO courts of inferior
Jurisdiction and of QUO vARRAsTo as TO all Of
tcers Of the Commonwealth whose Jurisdiction
extends over the State. but shall not exercise
any other original Jurisdiction +; they shall have
appellate Jurisdiction by appeal, cKRrIoRARr or
writ OF error in all cases, as is now may here
after be- provided by Law,
aKo. 4. Until otherwise directed by law, the
courts of common pleas shall contlnue rs at
present established, except AS herein changed
not more than four counties shall, at any time,
be included In one Judicial district organized for
said courts.
sEc. o. Whenever q county shall contain for
ty thousand inhabitants it shall constitute n sep
arate Judicial district, and shall elect one judge
learned in the law and the General Assembly
shall provide for additional Judges, as the busi-
ness of the said districts may require. Counties
containing population less than Is sufficient To
constitute separate districts shall be formed into
convenient single distrlcts, or II necessary, may
be attached to contiguous districts as the Gener-
al Assembly may provide. The Office of asso-
ciate judge, not learned in the law, Ia abolished
IN counties forming separate districts but the
several associate judges In Office when this con-
stitution shall be adopted shalt serve for their
unexpired terms
SIC. 6. In the counties of Philadelphia and
Allegheny, oil the Jurisdiction and powers now
vested III The District UougLs Gpd Courts of Com
mon Pleas, subject to such changes a. may he
made by this constitution or by law, shall be in
Philadelphia vested In four, and In Allegheny 10
two Distinct and separate courts of equal and CO.
ordinate jurisdiction. composed of three judges
each the Said courts IN Philadelphia shall be
designated respectively as the Court Of Common
Pleas number one, number two, pumber three,
and number four and in Allegheny as The Court
of Common Pleas number one and number two,
but the number OF eaid courts may be by Law
increased from slime TO time, and shall be in like