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


shall be prescribed by law no member or
officer of any department of the government
sEalI be in any way interested in such con-
tracts, and all such contracts shall be sub
Ject to the approval of the Governor, Audi
tor General and State Treasurer.
SEC ID. No law shall extend the term of
any public officer, increase or diminish
his salary or emOluments after his election
or appointment.
SEC. IA. All bills for raising revenue shall
originate in the House of Representatives..
put the Senate may propose amendments as
in other bills.
SEC Is. The general appropriation bill
ShaIl embrace nothing but appropriations
Tor the ordinary expenses of the executive
legislative and judicial departments of the
commonwealth, interest on the public debt
and for public schools; all other appropria-
tlons shall be made by separate bills each
embracing but one subject
SEC 10. No money shall be paid out of
the treasury except upon appropriations
made by law and on warrant drawn by the
proper officer i'll pursuance thereof
SEC. II. No appropriations shall be made
to any charitable or educational institution
not under absolute control of the Common
wealth, other than normal schools establish
ed by law for the professional training of
teachers for the public schools of the State,
except by vote of two-thirds of all the
members elected to each house.
SEC. 1S. No appropriations except for pen
sions OF gratuities for military services shall
be made for charitable, educational or be-
nevolent purposes, to any person commu-
nifty, nor to any denominational or sectarian
institution, corporation or association.
SEC. 70. The General Assembly may make
appropriations of money to institutions
wherein the widows of soldiers support
ed or assisted or the orphans of soldiers are
maintained and educated but such appro-
priation shall be applied exclusively to the
support of such widows and orphans.
SEC. 20 The General Assembly shall not
delegate to any special commission, private
corporation or association, any power to
make, supervise or interfere with any mu-
nicipal Improvement, money, property or
effects, whether held in trust or otherwise,
or to levy taxes or perform any municipal
function wha tever.
SEC. 81. No act of the General Assembly
shall limit the amount to be recovered for
injuries resulting in death, or for injuries
TO persons or property, and in case of death
from such injuries, the right of action shall
survive, and the General Assembly shall
prescribe for whose benefit such actions shall
be prosecuted no act shall prescribe any
limitations of time within which suits may
be brought against corporations for injuries
to parsons or property, or for other causes
! different from those fixed by general laws
regulating actions against natural persons,
and Such acts now existing are avoided.
SEC. %. No act of the General Assembly
shall authorize the investment of trust funds
| by executors, administrators, guardians, or
other trustees in the bonds or stock of any
| private corporation, and such acts now ex-
listing are avoided, saving Investments here
| tOfore made.
| SEC. %. The power to change the venue
| in civil and criminal cases shall be vested
| in the courts, to be exercised in such man
| ner as shall be provided by law.
| SEC. "a. No obligation or liability of any
| railroad or other corporation, held or owned
| by the Commonwealth, shall ever be ex-
changed, transferred, remitted, postponed,
! or in any way diminished by the General
/ Assembly, nor shall such liability or ohliga-
| CATION be released, except by payment
| thereof into the State Treasury.
| SEC. 25. When the General Assembly
shall be convened in special session, there
| shall be no legislation upon subjects other
| than those designated in the proclamation
of the Governor, calling such session.
| SEC. PC. Every order, resolution, vote
| to which the concurrence of both houses
| may be necessary Except on the question
! of adjournment) shall be presented to the
| Governor, and before it shall take effect be
| approved by him, being disapproved
shall be repassed by two-thirds of both
| houses: according to the rules aud limitations
( prescribed in case of a bill.
| SEC. %. No State office shall be continued
| or created for the INSPECTION or measuring OF
any merchandise, manufacture or coInmo-
| dity, but any county or municipality may
appoint such officers hen authorized bylaw.
| SEC %. Nola changing the location OF
| the capital of the State shall be valid until
| the same shall have been submitted to the
qualified electors of the Common wealth. at a
| general election, and ratified and approved
| by them.
| SEC. %. a member of the General As
| sembly who shall solicit, demand, or receive,
or consent to receive, directly or indirectly
| for himself or for another from anv colnDa-
| ny, corporation, or person, any rhohey, of
| flee, appointment employment, testimonial;
| reward, thing of value or enjoyment or OF
personal advantage or promise thereof, for
his vote or official influence, or for Withhold
ing the same, with an UNDERSTANDING ex-
| pressed or implied, that his vote or official
| action shall be in any way influenced there
| by, or who shall solicit or demand any such
| money or other advantage, matter or thing
| aforesaid for another, as the consideration
of his vote or official influence, or for with
holding the same, or shall give or Withhold
| his vote or influence in consideration of the
payment or promise of such money, advan-
tage, matter, or thing to another, shall be
| held guilty of bribery within the meaning oil
this Constitution, and shall incur tie disa-
bilities provided thereby for said offensc
and such additional punishment as is OF
shall he provided by law
SEC. 80. Any person who shall, directly
or indirectly, offer, give, or promise any
money or thing of value, testimonial, privi-
lege or personal advantage to any execu-
tive or judicial officer or member of the Gen
eral Assembly, to influenc, him in the per-
formance of any of his public or official
duties shall be guilty of hrilery, and be
punished in such manner as shall be provi-
ded by law.
! SEC. 81 The offense of corrupt solicitation
of members of the General Assembly or OF
public officers of the State, or of any muni-
ciDal division thereof, and any occupation
or practice of solicitation of such members
or officers to influence ,heir official action,
shall be defined by law, and shall be pun
ished by fine and imprisonment
SEC. 50. Any person may be compelled to
testify in any lawful investigation or judi
cial proceeding, against any person who
may be charged with having committed the
offense of bribery OF corrupt solicitation, OIL
practices of solicitation, and shall not be per
mitted to withhold his testimony upon the
ground that it may crinlinate himselfor sub
iect him to public infamy but such testi
mony shall not afterwards be used agains
him in any judicial proceeding, except fol
perjury in giving such testimony, aud any
person convicted of either of the otfense:
aforesaid, shall, as part OF the punlshmen
| therefor, be disqualified from holding any
office or position of honor, trust or profit il
this commonwealth.