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


shall have been submitted to the qualified electors
of the Commonwealth, at general election and
ratified and approved by them.
SEC. 80. member of the General Assembly
who shall solicit, demand, or receive, or consent
to receive, directly indirectly, for himself or for
another, from any company, corporation, per-
son, any money, office, appointment, employ
ment, testimonial, reward. thing of value enioy.
mcnt, or oil personal advantage or promise there
of, for his vote or official influence, or for with
holding the same, or with au Understanding ex-
pressed or implied, that his vote ofical action
shall be in any way Influenced thereby, or who
shall solicit or demand any such money or other
advantage, matter. OF thug aforesaid for another
as the consideration of his vote or offciul in
nueacc, or for withholding the same, or shall
give or withhold his vote or influence in oonsid-
GRAFTON of the payment or promise ofsuch money,
advantage matter, or thing to her, shall be-
held guilty of bribery within the inca ming of this
Constitution, and shall incur the disabilities pro-
vided thereby for said ofiense, AM such addition
al punishment as is or shall be provided by law.
SEC. 30. Any person who SHALL directly or indi-
rectly, offer, give, promise any money, thing
OF value. testimonial, privilege, or personal ad-
vantage, to any executive judicial oiiicor
member of the General Assembly, to influence
him in the performance of any OF his public or
official duties, shall be guilty of bribery, and he
punished in such manner US shall be provided by
law.
SEC. 81 The oHcnse OF corrupt solicitation of
members of the General Assembly or of public
officers of the State, or of any municipal division
thereof, and any occupation or practice of solicit
tatlon of such members or officers, to influence
their official action, shall be defined by law, aud
shall be punished by fine and imprisonment.
SHC. 32. Any person may be compelled TO
testify In any Lawful, investigation o judicial
proceeding, against auy person who may be
charged with having committed the otiense of bri-
berry or corrupt solicitation, practices of soli-
citation, and shall not be permitted TO withhold
his testimony upon the ground that il may crimi-
mn m n m 70 puI II, inf,
but such testimony shall not afterwards be used
against him in any judici,l proceeding, except
for perjury in giving such testimoney, and any
person convicted of either of the ofienses afore-
said shall, rs part OF the punishment therefor,
be disqualified from holding any Office or position
of honor, trust, or profit In this Commonwealth.
SEC. 33. A member who has personal or pri-
vate interest in any measure or bill proposed or
pending before the General Assembly shall dis
close the fact to the house OF which he Is mem-
Der and shall not vote thereon.
ARTICLE ".
THE EXECUTIVE.
SECTION l. The Executive Department of this
Commonwealth shall consist ofa Governor, Lieu
tenant Governor, Secretary ofthe Commonwealth,
Attorney General, Auditor General, State Treas
urer Secretary of Internal fairs and II Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction.
SEC. 2. The supreme executive power shall
be vested IL the Governor, who shall take care
that the laws be faithfully executed he shall be
chosen on the day Of the general election by the
qualified electors OF the Commonwealth, at the
places where they shall vote for Representatives.
The returns of every election for Governor shall
be sealed up and transmitted to the seat of 60
vernmeut directed to the President Of the Senate,
who shall open and publish them in the presence
of the members of both houses of the General
Assembly. The person having the highest num-
Der of votes shall be Governor by tue Joint vote
of the members of both houses. Contested cleo
lions shall be determined by committee, to be
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bly,, and formed and regulated in such manner
as shall De directed by law.
SEC. 3. The Governor shall hold his Office dur
Ing four years from the third Tuesday ofJanuary
next ensuing his election, and shall not be eligible
to the Office for the next succeeding term.
SEC. 4. A Lieutenant Governor shall be chosen
ut the same time, In the same manner, for the
same term, and subject TO the same provisions al
the Governor he shall be president of the Senate,
but shall have no vote unless they be equally d.
vided.
SEC. S. No person shall be eligible to the office
of Governor or Lieutenant Governor except q
citizen of the United States, who shall have at
tained the aye of thirty years, and have been
seven years hext preceding his election an inhabi-
tsnt of the State, unless he shall have been alb
sent on the public business of the United States
or of this State.
SEC. 9. No member of Congress or person hold
ing any office under the United States this
State shall exercise the office of Governar Lieu.
tenant Governor.
SEC. z. The Governor shall be commandern-
chief of the army and navy of the Commonwealth,
and of the militia, except when they shal be call
ed into the actual service of the United States.
SEC. s. He shall nominate. aud by and with the
advice and consent oftwo-thirds of all the mem
bers of the Senate, appoint Secretary of the
Commonwealth and an Attorney General during
pleasure, a Superintendent of Public Instruction
for four years, and such other officers of the Com
monwealth as he is or may be authorized by the
constitution or by law to appoint he shall have
power to I'LL ali vacancies that may happen In
offices to which he may appoint during the recess
of the Senate by granting commissions which
shall expire at the end of their session he
shall have power to MI any vacancy that may
happen during the recess of the Senate, In the
office OF Auditor General, State Treasurer, Secre
tary of internal Affairs or Superintendent OF Pub
lie Instruction, in a judicial Office, in any
other elective Office which he Is or may be au-
thorzed to I'LL
If the vacancy shall happen during the session
of the Senate, the Governor shall nominate to the
Senate before their final adjournment, o proper
person to fill said vacancy.
But in any such case or vacancy, in m elective
office, person shall be chosen TO said office at
the next general election, unless the vacancy
shall happen within three calendar months imme-
diately preceding such election, in which the
election for said office shall be held at the second
succeeding general election;
In acting on Executive nominations, the Senate
shall sit with open doOrs, and in confirming or re-
lecting the nominations OF the Governor, the vote
shall be taken by yeas ani nays, and shall be en-
tered on the journal.
SEC. 0. He shall have power to remit fines aud
fol FIXTURES, to grant reprieves, combinations OF
sentence aud pagdons. except in cases Of I'M
peachment, but no pardon shall DC granted nor
sentence commutod, except upon the recommen-
datiou in writing Of the Lieutenant Governor, Sc
cretary of the Commonwealth, Attorney General
and Secretary Of Internal Affairs, or any three of
them, after full hearing, upon due public notice
and in open session, aud such recommendation,
with the reasons therefor at length, shall be re-
corded and flied in the ofiee OF the Secretary Of
the Commonwealth.
SIC. 10. lie may require information in writ
Ing from the officers of the Executive Depart
.ment, upon any subject relating to the duties Of
their respective offices.
SEC. IL. He shall, from time to time, give to
the General Assembly Information of the state of
the Commonwealth, and recommend To their con-
sderation such measures as he may Judge cxpe-
dient.
SEC. l2. lie may on extraordinary occasions,
convene the General Assembly, and Ia case of
disagreement between the two houses, with re-
spect to the time of adjournment, adjourn them
10 such time us he shall think proper, not exceed
ing four mouths. He shall have power To con-
yene the Senate in extraordinary session, by pro-
elamation, tor the transaction Of executive busi-
ness.
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