Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-12-05
AN ORDINANCE

FOR SUBMITTING THE AMENDED CONSTITUTION oP
PENNSYLVANIA TO A VOTE or THE ouALTrIKD p
LEcToRs THEREOF, AZ PASSED SECOND READING.
BE Il ordained by the Constitutional Convention Of
the Commonwealth Of Pennsylranio, as foIlo,es:
]. That the amended constitution prepared by
This convention, be submitted to the qualified O.
rejection, at an election to be held on the third
Iuesday OF December next; except rs hereinaf-
Yer ordered and directed the said election shall be
held ana conducted by the regular election officers
III the several election districts throughout the
commonwealth, under all the regulations aud
provisions of existing laws relating to general O.
lections and the sherifs of the several counties
shal give at least twenty days notice OF said cleo
tion by proclamation.
2. The Secretary OF the commonwealth shall,
Mt least twenty days before the said election, fur
nish to the commissioners of each county, sutll-
cent NUMBER OF properly prepared circulars ol In
etructiUns. The commissioners OF tine several
counties shall cause to he printed at least three
times as many ballots ofafirmat i've votes as there
are voters in each county-aud the same number
of negative votes; and the said commissioners
shall ut least five days before said election cause
to be fairly distributed to the several election dis
tricts in their respective countcs the said ballots
taylists, returns, circulars Of Instructions, and
such other books aud papers as may be necessary.
The ballots shall be printed or written In the iul.
owing iOrm On the outside the words New Con
stitutiOn in the inside for all personR giving affirm
atiye votes the words For the New Constitutions"
and for all persons giving negative votes the words
"Against the Now Constitution
3. If ii shall appear that majority Of the
votes polled are Tor the new constitution, thon
shall be the constitution of the commonwealth Of
Pennsylvania on and after the first day of Janu.
AIRY, in the year Of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and seventy -four; but IL 1t shall appear
that majority ofthc votes polled were against
the new constitution, then IL cha II be rejected and
lie null and void.
l. Five commissioners of election, viz: Edwin
| IL. Filter, Edward Browning, John Il. Nerrcc,
Henry s. Hagert, and John o. James, are hereby
appointed by this convention, who shall have di-
rec!ion Of the election upon this amended consti-
tuition in the city Of Philadelphia. The said com
mssioners shall be duly sworn affirmed to per
form their duties with inpartlality and fidelity
| They shall also have power to ill vacancies in
! their own number. II shall be the duty Of said
| commissioners, or a majority of them, and they
shall have authority TO make n registration Of yo
tiers for the several election divisions of said city,
ana 10 mrnitb the lists so made 10 the election Of
ccrs of each precinct or divisions; 10 distribute the
tickets for said city provided by ihis ordinance 10
he used az the election; 20 appoint Judge and two
inspectors for each election division, by whom fhe
| election therein shall be held and conducted, and
10 give all necessary instrucons 10 ine election Of
floors rgs,' & ,l,, .nI H".n,' ~ holding fhe elcc-
shall serve election officer who will he
| qualified under Section Is iriicleS s, Of the new
in the said city shall be opened computed and GER
| Hied before the said commissioners, and with
! their apprOval-whch approval shall be endorsed
| upon the return. They shall make report, direct
cd 10 The president Of !his convention iheir Off
| cial action under this ordinance and concerning
the conduct OF fhe said election within The said Ell
The judges and inspectors aforesaid shall con
duct The election in all respects confumaby TO ihc
with like powers and duties 10 fhcse of ordinary
| election officers Each Inspector shall appoint one
clerk 10 assist fhe board in ihe performance of is
duties and all the election officers shall TIE duly
| sworn affirmed according 10 law, and shall
! possess all the qualifications required by law Of
| election officers in fhis commonwealth. At said
! election any duly qualified elecior who shall be
unregistered, shall lie permitted 10 vote upon max
ing proof of his right 10 he election officers, at
cordiug 70 fhe general election laws OF this conf
| mOuwcalth Return inspectors and their clerks
aud an hourly cIunt Of the voice shall be dIspcus-
| cl with. but uyerseers Of election may he selected
for any precinct by said election commiss toner's,
| whose DUTIES and powers shall be fhe same as
| those Of ovcrsecrs Of election In said city Under
| existing election laws applicable thereto. Re-
turus of fhe Clcciiun shall he made IN said city
In The Of an election for governor. but "trip
licafc general return for said city shall hc mgae
out nui forwarded 20 fhc President OF this cGlyCn-
non ~ Harrisburg. as is hereinafter provided in
Of couufy rciurna
&. In each Of fhe cuuutics OF the commonwealth
Except Philadclphia,) the returns of the election
shall he made as in fhe case OF IN clcctit for gov
ernor. hut The return Judges In each county shall
make out "a trpicatc county return aud transmit
the same within five days after The election dircc-
ed 10 thc president of this convention, nj Harris
burg
Done in convention This fhird day OF November
in ihe year Of our Lord, thousand eight hun
drcd and scycufy-three.
JNO. II. WALKER, President
u. l.. IMBRIE, Clerk.
a truc eory ofordinnuce ofsubmisson.
NJ. S. QUAY,
Secretary Of ne commonwealth