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

and limitations prescribed In case of A bill
sEo. q No State Office shall DO continued or
created Tor the inspection measuring of any
merchandise, mauufacture or commodity, but
any county or municipality may appoint such Of
hcers when authorized by law.
SIC. % No law changing the location of the
capital Of the State shall be valid until the sams
shall have been eubmitted to the qualified cleo
tors oil the Commonwealth, at a general election
aud ratified and approved by them.
SkC. ~ A member of the General Assembly
who shall solicit, demand, or receive, or consent
90 receive directly or indirectly, for himself or
ior another, from ANY company, corporation, or
person, any money, Office, appointment employ.
ment, testimonial, reward. thing of value or ep-
Joyment, or of personal advantage or promise
thereof, for his vote or official influence or for
withholding the same, or with an understand
ing, expressed or Implied, that his vote or ofii-
cial action shall be in any way Influenced there
oy, or who shall solicit or demand any such
money or other advantage, matter or thing afore-
said Tor another, rs the consideration of his vote
or official influence, or for Withholding the same
or stall give or withhold his vote or influence
IN consideration of the payment or promise of
such money, advantage matter, or thing to an
other, shall DO held guilty of bribery within the
meaning OF this constitution, and shall incur the
Disabilities provided thereby Tor said oflense aud
such additional punishment as Is or shall be pro-
Vided by law
SIC. 30. Any person who shall, directly or
indirectly, offer, give, promise any money OF
thlng OF value, testimonial privilege, or per-
sonal advantage, TO any executive or judicial of
ncer OF member of the General Assembly, to in
nueuce nun IN the performance OF any of his
public or official duties, shall be guilty of brbc-
ry' and be punished 10 such manner as shall be
provided by law.
sKc. 81. The ofiense Of corrupt solicitation
OF members OF the General Assembly or of pub
lie officers of the State or of any mupicipat di-
vision thereof, and any occupation or practice of
solicitation OF such members or officers, to lnnu-
ence their official action, shall be defined hy law
aud shall be punished by line and imprisonment
SEC %. Any person may be compelled TO
testify IN any lawful investigation or judicial
proceeding, against any person who may be
charged with having committed the offense of
bribery or corrupt solicitation, or practices of
solicitation, and shall not be permitted to with
hold MS testimony upon the ground that Il may
cflminate himself or subject him to public infa-
my but such testimony shall not afterwards be |
nsed against hlIn In any judicial pruceedipg, ex-
cept ior perjury in giving such testimony, aud
any person convicted of either of the ofIonses |
aforesaid, shall, part of the punishment there
for, be disqualified from holding any Office OF
position OF honor, trust, or profit in this Com |
monwealth.
SEC. SO. member who has a personal or |
private interest in any measure or bill proposed |
or pending before the General Assembly shall |
disclose the fact to the house of which he Is a |
member and shall not vote thereon.
ARTICLE ".
Tux ExRcUrrvE.
sEcTIoS I. The Executive Department of this |
Commonwealth shall consist of q Governor, |
Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of the Common.
wealth, Attorney General, Auditor General, State
Treasurer Secretary Of Internal Affairs, and a |
Superintendent of Public instruction,
SEc. 2. The supreme executive power shall |
be vested In 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 Represen tatiyes.
The returns of every election for Governor shall
be sealed up and transmitted TO the seat of gov
ernment directed to the President of the Senate.
who shall open and publish them in the presence |,
of The memDerS of both hOusNa tha Ganpral
Assembly. The person having the highest num-
Der Of votes shall he Governor, Il two or
more be equal and highest in votes, one of them
shall be chosen Governor by the Joint vote of
The members ot both houses. Contested cleo
tions shall be determined by committee, To be
selected from both houses OF the General AS
ner shall be directed by law,
SIC. g. Tie Governor shai hold his Office |
during four years from the third Tuesday of Jam
nary next cnsuiug his election. and shall not
be eligible to the Office for the next succeeding
term
SIC MA Lieutenant Governor shall be chosen
at the same time in the same manner, for the
same term, and subject 10 the same provisions
as the Governor; he shall be president OF the
Senate, but shall have no vote unless they be
equally divided.
SEC. 8. no person shall be eligible TO the Of
flee of Governor or Lieutenant Governor except
a citizen of the United States who shall have
attained the age of thirty years, and have been
seven years next preceding his election an in
absent on the public business of the United States
or of this State.
SEC. 6. No member of Congress or person
holding any office under the United States or
this State shall exercise the Office of Governor or
Lieutenant Governor.
SEQ. z. The Governor shall be commander
wealth, and of the militia except when they
shall be called into the actual service of the Uni
ted States.
SEC. 8. He shall nominate, and by and with
I'm Qfxta ND Of IsWla al
members of the Senate, appoint a Secretary of |
the Commonwealth and an Attorney General
during pleasure, Superintendent of Public In
sfruction for four years. and such other oil GERS
of the Commonwealth as he Is or may be au-
thorized by the constitution or by law to sp-
point lie shall have power to i'll oil vacancies
that may happen in Offices to which be may ap-
point during the recess of the Senate by granting
commissions which shall expire at the end OF |
their next session lac shall have power TO fill |
any vacancy that may happen during the recess
State Treasurer, Secretary of Internal Affairs or
Superintendent of Public Instruction, in q Judi
cial Office, or In any fsher elective Office which
he is or may be authorized TO ill.
II the vacancy shall happen during the session |
of the Senate, the Governor shall nominate TO |
the Senate, before their fnal adjournment, q
proper person to nil said vacancy.
But 10 any such ease of vacancy, In an elective |
Office, person shall be chosen to said Office at |
the next general election, unless the vacancy |
shall haPpep within three calendar months i'm
luoulhltlJ piCSNuitS sLEH clSNklOul III SdNc
the election for said Office shall be held at the
second succeeding general election.
In acting on Executive nominations, the Sen
ate shall sit with open doors, and 10 confirming /
or rejecting the nominations of the Governor, |
the vote shall be taken by yeas and nays, and |
shall be entered on the Journal.
Sac. 9. He shall have power 10 remit fnes |
and fprieitures, TO grant reprieves, commnia-
tons of sentence and pardons, except In cases ot |
impeachment, but no pardon shall be granted, |
or sentence eommuted, except upon the recon-
meHdation In writing of the Lieutenant Govern
or, Secretary Of the Commonwealth Attorney |
General aud Secretary Of Internal Affairs, or any |
three of them, after full hearing. upou due pub