The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-11-21

sbalI any such municipality district incur any
new debt or increase its Indebtedness to an amount
cyceed ir.- two per centum upon such assessed val
nation OF property without the assent of the elect
ors thereof at public election, in such manner as
shall be provided by law but any city, the debt of
which now exceeds seven per centum'oi sueh as
sessed valuation, may be authorised by law TO m
crease the same three per centum in the aggregate
at any time upon such valuation.
SEC. g. The Commonwealth shall not assume the
ousf or township unless such debt shall have been
racted to enable the State to repeI invasion;
suppress domestic nsurrection, defend itseli IN "a
time OF war. orto assist the State in the discharge
of any portion Of its present Indebtedness; or
SIC. 10. Any county township scHCi i It
other municipality mourning any lnueo.cuess, ;i f
SHALL at or before the time OF so I9uS. P , v 10 10
the collection of annual tax ;t ~ - ~ ~
interest and also the principal thereof "l'hh IlrE
years. ia, ,,- b.. ,,o1,ner. of the pres
cnF State debt and any additional debt contracted
ns aforesaid, the General Assembly, snali continue M
and rainta N the sinking fund sufficient TO pay the
fbc acrruin interest such debt, and annually to
tlS aetS! S rincpal thereof by sum not less than
TWO hundred ana fifty thousand dollars; the said
sinking fund shall consist OF the proceeds OF the
saiHs az? the pubIic works or any part thereof and
Of the income or proceeds of the sale of any stocks
owned by the commonwealth together with other
funds and resources that may be designated by
law and shall be Increased from time TO time by
assigning to it any part of the taxes or otner reVe
ms of ne State not required for the ordinary and
current expenses Of government and unless in case
of war; invasion nsurrecton; no part OF the said
in the cxtinguishrnent of the public debt.
SEC. u The moneys OF the State over ana above
the necessary reserve shall be used in the payment
Of the debt the State either directly or through
ths sinking fund, and the moneys OF The sinhmS
fund shall never be invested in or loaned upon thg
security of anything except the bonds OF the United
So I3 The moneys held as necessary reserve
shall be limited by law to the amount required for
current expenses, and shall be secured anu kept
may be pTTGybbSd y am the Of sue6
moneys, where the same are deposited, ana no"
SIC. II. The making of profit ont of the public
moneys. or using the same for.any purpose not an
thorizcd by law, by any officer OF the State or mem
..f tla HTlf Il
misdemeanor and shall be punished as may be pro
viled by law, but part of such punishment snail DC
a disqualification to hold oHlce lor perlOu oil not
less than five years.
ARTICLE x.
EDUCATION
SECTION / The General ssembly shall provide
AMI etfcisnt system of public schools wherein all
the children of this Commonwealth, above the age
pirate at least one million dollars each year for
'i;SF Sc 10 money raised for the support of the
public schools of the Commonwealth shall be APP
propriated to used for the support OF any sec'a-
SEC 5. Women twenty-one years Of age and up
wares shall be eligible to any oeo o. OF
ARTICLE AI
MILITIA.
SECTION !. The freemen of this Commonweaith
shall be armed organized and disciplined i3r us ae
by law. The General Assembly shall provide Lor
mantainS the militia by apPTopr!'OS rom mt
from military service persons having CONSCIENTIOUS
scruples against bearing arms.
ARTICLE XII.
rUBIIC oFFIcERS.
SECTION | All officers whose selection is not pro-
vided for this constitution shall be elected OF ap
pointed as may be directed by law.
SIC. . No member of Congress from this state
nor any person holding or exercising any once or
appointment of trust or proht under the ChtIed
States shall at the same time hold or exercise any
office in this State (Which salary fees or Perqui
sites shall be attached. The General Assembly may
t4sgT Tfafll
SEC. 3. Any person who shall fight duel or send
a chaenge-ior that purpose or be alder or aDettoF
holding any Office of honor or prcdt in this State
and may be otherwise punished as shall be pre-
scribcd by law.
ARTICLE XIII.
NEW COUNTIES.
SECTION / No new county shall be established
which shall reduce any county TO less thah Lour
sand inhabitants; nor shall any county be formed
of less area, or containing less population, nor
county seat of any county proposed TO be G--''i7u
AC-1,5i-= XIV.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
SECTION !. County officers shall consist OF sher-
ifs corouers prot thOnotarcs registers Of wills re-
corlers OF deeds. commissioners treasureFS, sur
veyOrS, auditors or controllers clerks oil te
district attorneys ond such others as may from
time 10 time he established by law; anl no sheriff
or treasurer shall be eligible lie Tor the Term sue
SEC. 2. County officers shall be elected at tne
Monday of January next after their election. and
until their successors shall be duy qudilMcts ne s a
vacancies not otherwise provided for snail pe hLled
in such manner a. may be provided 10y law.
SIC g. Nopcrson shall be appointed TO any office
within any county no shall not have been citizen
and an inhabiant therein one year next before ms
appointment IL the county shall have oeen so IolS
erected if it shall not have been so long erect
ed then within the limits OF the county or counties
out of which il shall have been taken: -. -
SIC. /. PrOthonOtaries clerks OF the courts re-
corers of deeds. reg sters OF Wills county survey
ors and shers SHAH keep their offices IN the cou-
of fAn gTYgfN
SEC 5. The compensation of county officers shall
he regulated by law. and all county otncers VINO
may be salaried shall pay all fees which they
may be authorized to receive into the treasury OF
the county or State, may be directed by law In
counties containing over one hundred and nifty
thousand inhabitants all county officers shadi De
paid by salary, and the salary of any such oGhcer
and his clerks heretofore paid by fees, shall not
exceed the aggregate amount OF ices eafheu uur-
ing his term and collected by or Tor him -
SEC. 6. The General Assembly shall provide Dy
law for the strict accountability OF an county,
township and borough officers. well for the fees
which may be collected by them as Tor an puoIle
or municipal moneys which may be paid to them.
SEC. :. Three county commissioners ana thfee
county auditors shall be elected in each county
where such officers are chosen IN the year @ one
thousand eight hundred and seventy live. ana every
third year thereafter; and in the election OF saId
officers each qualified elector shall vote Tor no more
than two persons. and the three persons having the
highest number of votes shall be elected; any cas-
uIl vacancy in the Office of county commissioner or
mon Pleas OF the county in which such vacancy
shall occur, by the appointment Of an elector OF the
missioner or auditor whose place is to be filled
ARTICLE XIV.
CITIES AND CITY CHARTERS.
SECTION |. Cities may be chartered whenever
majority of the electors of any town borough
having population of ut least ten thousand shall
vote any general election in favor of the same.
SIC. >. No debt shall be contracted or liability
incurred by any municipal commission. except in
pursuance of an appropriation previously made
/ therefor by the municipal government
SIC. 3. Every city shall create sinking fund,
which shall be invioably pledged for the payment
( OF its funded debt.
ARTICLE XVI.
PRIVATE CORPORATIONS.
SECTION l. All existing charters. or grants of
spcCial or exclusive privileges under which bona
file organization shall not have taken place and
business been commenced in good faith at the time
OF the adoption OF this constitution, shall thereaf
ter have validity
SEC = The General Assembly shall not remit
the forfeiture he charter of any corporation now
existing. or alter amend the same or pass any
other general special law for the beneht oil such
corporation. except upon the condition that such
corporation shall thereafter hold its charter subject