Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-12-12
The New COnstit q ton Continued
from First Page.

See. ~. The trial and determination OF contest
el elections Of electors Of President and Vice.
" all public Offices whether state, judicial, muni
eipai, local. shnll be by the courts OF law, by
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courts and Judges by whom the several classes OF
election contests shall be tried, and regulate the
manner oftrial and all mnt;eTs incident thereto:
hut no such law assigning jurisdiction, or regula-
ting ne eSereise shal, apply to any contest aris-
ARTICLE TX.
gAxATioS AHp FINANCE
Sec l. All taxes shnl be uniform upon the samo
class OF subjects within the territorial limits Of
the authority lcvyiug the tax, and shnll be levied
y %s exempt
tual places Of religious, worfhfp places Of burial
not used or hedor private or corporate profit,
and institutions OF purely public charity.
Sec. 2. All laws exempting property from taxa
t,on other than the properly above enumerated,
Sec 3. 'rhe power TO tax corporations and corpo-
rate property shnll not he surrendered OF suspend
ed by any contract or rant I'd which The Stnte
Sec. 4 No debt shall bo created by On behalf
OF the state, except TO supply casual deficiencies
of revenue, reIel invasion, su press ineurrection
defend the state in war, or to Fay existing debt,
and the debt created to yPdefciencies in rev
enuo shall never exceed in the aggregate ut any
one time one million Of dollars.
See. 8. All laws authorizing the borrowing Of
money by and behalf OF tho state shall epecify
the purpose for which the money is to le used
and the money 80 borrowed shall be used for tho
purpose specified and no other.
See. O. The credit of the commonwealth shall not
he pledged or lOaned to any individual, company,
ccrporntion or assOcia tion nor shall the common
wealth become joint owner or stockhOldcr IN any
eompauy, association, or corporation.
any county, city, borough, township OF incorpora-
1ed district to become q stakeholder in any com
pany, association or corporation, OF to obtain or
appropriate money for or 10 loan it's credit to any
corporation association, institution OF individual.
Sec. 3. The debt OF any county, city, borough,
or incorpora ted district except as herein provided
shall never exceed seven per ccntum upon the as
resscd value Of the taxable property therein. nor
new dcbt or increase its Indebtedness to u
mount exceeding two per contum upon such assoc
scd valuation of property without the assent Of
the electors thereof, at public election in such
manner as shall he provided by law, but any city,
of such assessed valuation, may be authorized by
low to increase the same three per ccntum in the
aggregate at any one time upon such valuation.
Sec 0. Tho commonwealth shall not assume the
debt, any part thereof of any city, county, Dor.
sngh or township unless such debt shall have been
contracted 10 enable the state to repel invasion,
suppress domestic insurrcction, defend tseli in
tim0 OF war, to assist the state the discharge
efany portion Of lis present Indebtedness:
Sec TO- Any county, township, school district or
other municipality incurring any Indebtedness
shall, ct or before the time Of so doing, provide for
the collection Of au annual tax sufficient to pay
the interest and also the principal thereof within
thirty years.
Sec. II. To provide for the payment OF the pres
as aforesaid, the general assembly shall continue
and maintain the sinking fund sufcient 10 pay the
aeeruing interest on such debt ami annually to re-
two hundred and hfty thousand dollars, the salu
sinking fund shall consist of the proceeds of the
sales OF the public works or any part thereof and
Of the income proceeds of the sale Of any stocks
owned by the commonwealth, toget her with other
funds arld resources Tint may lie designated by
INV, and shall be increased from time o time by
assigningto 1t any part Of the taxes or other reven
ues of the state not required Tor the ordinary and
nnf nf yOy nant. and NIL In
ease of war, invasion. or insurrection. no part Of
the said sinking fund shall be used or applied 9TH
debt.
Sec. T. The moneys of the state over and n.
payment Of the debt Of the state either directly OF
through the sinking fund. and the moneys Of tbs
sinking fund shall never be invested In or loaned
upon the security Of anything except the bonds Of
the United States or of this state.
Sec. 10. The moneys held as necessary reserve
shal be limited by law to the required for
current expenses. and shall be secured and kcl
as may be provided by law. Monthly statements
shall be published showing the amount of such
moneys, where the same are deposited, and how
secured
Sec. Il. The making of profit out OF the public
moneys or using the same lor any purpose not
thorzed by law. by any officer of the state mem
ber or officer Of the general assembly, shall be a
misdemeanor, and shall be punished as may be
prov ided by law, but part of such punishment
ihsll be disqualification to hold office for period
Of net less than five years.
ARTICLE
EDUCATION.
Sos. ]. The general assembly shal provide for
the maintenance and support of 3 thorough and
efficient system of public schools wherein all the
children Of this commonwealth, above the age Of
six years, may be educated, and shall appropriate
at least million dollars each year for that pur-
pose.
Sec. . No money raised for the support OF the
public schools Of the commonwealth shall be Az.
propriated to or used for the support Of any secar
Sec. 5. Women twenty one years of.aDevnr5l or (
lUr nff
ARTtGi4EIE IifiEIa. xA
sss. !. The freemen of this commonwealth shall |
be armed organized and deciplined for its defense
when and In such manner as may be directed 10y |
law. The general assembly shall provide tor |
maintaining tho militia by appropriation from tho |
Treasury Of the commonwealth, and may exemut !
from military service persons having conscientious
ssrpples against bearing arms.
ARTICLE XII
PUBLIC oPFICERs.
sse. Ian officers whose selection is not provided
Or in this constitution shall be elected or appoint
sd as may be directed by law.
Sec. 2. No member of congress from this state,
nor any person holding or exercising any oitce or
appointment Of trust or profit under the United !
States shall at the same time hold exercize any
office 10 this state to which salary, fees, per
quisies shall be attached. The general Assem- bly, |
may by law declare what offices are incompati. /
BILE
See. 9. Any person who shall fight duel or send
challenge for that purpose OF be alder ahettor in
fighting q duel shall he deprived Of the right Of /
holding any office of honor or profit in this state,
and may be otherwise punished a. shall be pre-
ssrlbsd by law.
ARTICLE Kill
Erw ooUsrIEs.
sse. ]. No new county shall be established |
which thall reduce any county to less than four ,
hundred square miles, OF to less than twenty |
thousand Inhabitants; nor shall any county be !
formed Of less aroa or containing Il less popula- ,
tion, shall any limo thereof paes within ten /
miles Of the county sent Of any county proposed |
" ts divided.
ARTICLE XIV.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
Sec. J. County officers shall consist OF sheriff, |
soroners, prothOnotRTies registers OF Wills record
suditUrs controllers, clerks of the courts, ais.
trict alto rneys, anu such others may from time
70 time be established by law; and no sheriff or 1
treasurer shall be eligible for the term next sue
eeeding the one for which he may be elected.
Sec. 2. County officers shall be elected at the |
general elections, ana shall hold th0ir Offices Tor
the term OF three years, beginning on the first ]
Monday of January next after their elections, and
Entil their successors shall be duly qualified all /
vacancies not otherwise provided for shall be filled
IN suc ch manner as may be provided by law.
Sec. s. No person shall he appointed To any Office I
within anycOunty who shall NOT have been citizen /
an inhabitant therein one year next before his
appointment, II the county shall have been long
erected but II il shall not have been SO long erect
sd. then within the limits of the county counties
ont Of which it shall have been taken.
Sec. 4. ProthOnotaries, clerks Of the courts, re-
sOrdeTs of deeds, registers of wills, county survey
ore, and sherihs shall keep their offices in the |
ly shall he officers
Sec S. The compensation Of county officers shnll |