The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-12-10
AZ nRDINANlE


For submitting the amended Constitution Of Penusyl.
vauia to a vote the qualified electors thereof
/ Be It ordaiged By the Constitutional C,Hreation
Of the Commonwealth gf PsanSyt ytraRig, u,
fostgtcs:
/. That the amended constitution prepared 10y
tllS convention be submitted to the qualified ele.
tors OF the commonwealth for their ado tou or re-
lection, at an election 10 ue held UG u IhIia ue-
( lay Oi December next; except a. hereinafter or
Tered and directed, the sdIi election shall be held
ald conducted 10y tae regular election officers III
iIe several election districts Throughout the COM
{ MOnSealih. under ali the regulations and prOvl-
~IDaS OF existing la vs. relating 10 general elections:
and the sheriff, of the several counties shall give
lt east twenty days notice OI SAID election 10y pro
clamatiun-
= The secretary of the comm- wealth saau, at
ia-t fSelTT DAYS before the SAID election, furnish
/ 70 the mmiszIouels OF caCn county A sufficient
number of property prepared circulars Of llStsUc-
tons. IEs commissioners OF the several counties
SdaH cause To be Frures at least three times a.
many ballots ol Affirmative vOte> a. there are voters
Ia each county. AMI the same lllnpeT oi negative
votes: ami the said commissioner, shall, at least
ave days before said election, cause 70 nt fairy
distributed 10 the several election districts in their
respective counties tar salt ballots lists T-
turns, circulars Of instructions, and such other
I BOOKS and papers a. IIay ue necessary. The bal
i0tS shall be printed or written IN the following
form: On she outside the words New JguStItu-
HoH; in the inside for ali persons giving ailirua-
+ UNe votes the words --rpr the New constitution
aa1 for all persons giving negative votes the
~aris Against the New Constitution
3 II II snail appear that 4 maloltF OF the votes
p'ei are for the new constitution, ineu 10 shan ne
L.. constitution of the CON m0uWeaitl OF FeuusTl-
van3a a aad after the dr-t ,iav of January. Ii the
year o. t'Ir LCn. eighteen hundred and seventy
four. IN, u Il snail appear that majority OF The
vpt : po1,.J we're against the new constitution,
taen II saal be rejet etted and 0e null ana void
i Five conn i- 'jO4ers pf election. VIZ Edwin II.
Filter, Edward l.rU' uig Z, Johu T. tIfter htn.f
: Hagert ami .Ioh. O. James. are hereby appoint
ell by this convention. who sna nave direction OF
the election upon this aelbiei CONSTITUTION l the
city Of Philadelphia. The -ald commissioner siid!i
Be dHiy sworn or affirmed T. perform tltlT duties
with impartiality AMI delity. neg shall also nave
power 10 iii vacancies II their Own nultner. II
shah be the duty Of said commissioners OF a ma
Jorif OF them, ana rney shall nave autHofltf 10
make registration of voters for the several cleo
ton divisions Oi SAID city, aud 10 furnish tne lists
so made to the election officers of each precinct or
division: to distribute The tickets Tor said city pro-
vided for Gy this ordnance 10 be used al the cleo
tio8: 10 app0inta judge and TWO inspectors for each
election division, by whom the election therein
shall be held ana conducted anu 10 give al hetes-
--v Instructions t0 the election officers regarding
their duties III holding the election anu IA making
returns thereof No person ahall serve a an elec-
ton officer who would be disqualified under section
Is, article :, of the constituted The general
return of the election iii the said city snail be OPEN
t-i, computed and certified before the said coIn-
nlSsiOuers. and with their app7oyal-Whlch appro-
val shall be endorsed upon the return. They snail
make report directed 70 the president of this con-
veHfpn. of their Ocgal action under this ordinance
anu CONCERNING lt EfusGtl B4 SalI t4cLiItAi AlkLlin
the said city. The judges ana inspectors aforesaid
shall conduct the election in ali respects conform
ahlg 20 the general election laws Of this common
wealth AMI iIb liz, powers and duties TO those Of
ordinary election officers. Each inspector shah al-
point one clerk 10 assist the board in the perform
auce Of its duties, and all election Officers snail he
duty sworn o. affirmed according to law, and shall
possess al the qualifications required by law Of 4
election officers in this commonwealth. At "a 4 Z
election any duly qualified eleUtor who shall De
regsterea shall be permitted TO vote upon making 4
pfupf of his right 10 The election officers according
10 the general election laws OF tins commonwealth .
Return inspectors aId their clerks ami au hourly .
count Of The votes shall he dispensed with. but 4
oFerSeegs Of eie, tOn may be selected for ANY pre-
cIuct 10y said election cou issioueTs, whose duties
AID powers shall be the same a. those of OyerSeers
OF election in said city under existing election laws
applicable thereto. Returns of the election shall /
he made IL said CITY as in the case of election
for governor. hur tTipEeate general return for I
said city SHALL he made out ana forwarded 10 the
president OF this convention AZ Harrisburg as is .
hereinafter provided in case of county returns.
3. ia each Of the counties Of the conmOnwea IN. &
except Philadelphia the returns of the election
shall ne made as IN the case of an election for ,
governor. but the return judges in each county
SHAH make out tIpl.cate county return nj trans
nit the same, within hve days after the election.
directed 10 the president Of this convention, at
Harrisburg.
Done in convention thi< third day ~ November in I
the year Of cur I'd, eighteen hundred aud seventy
three JN0 IL WALKER re,idsat
d. L. IMBRIE. Clerk.
a true copy Of ordinance Of Submission.
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