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

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Authorizing the adoption or 'eeitfmatioa of
Locating or changing county seats, erecting
new counties, or changing county line.
Incorporating cities, towns, or vflleges, OF
changing their charters
For the opening and conducting Of olections,
or fixing or changing the place OF votingi
Granting divorces
Erecting new townships or boroughs, chang
Ing township lines, borough limits, or scheol
districts;
Creating officers, or prescribing the pewcrs
and duties OF officers in counties, cities, boroughs,
townships, election or school districts.
Changing the law OF descent or succession;
Regulating The practice or Jurisdiction OF, or
changing the rules of evidence In any judicial
proceeding or inquiry before courts, aldermen,
justices Of the peace, sheriffs, commissioners, ar
bitrators, auditors, matters In chancery, or other
tribunals, or providing or changing methods for
the collection OF debts, or the enforcing of judg
ments. prescribing the effect of judicial sales OF
real estate;
Regulating the fees, or extending the powers
and duties OF aldermen, justices Of the peace,
magistrates, or constables;
Regulating the management OF public schools,
the building or repai ing Of school houses, and
the raising of money for such purposes;
Fixing the rate OF interest
Affecting the estates of minors or persons un-
der disability, except after due notice to all parties
In interest, to be recited in the special enactment
Rcmittng fines, penalties aud forfeitures, or
refunding moneys legally paid Into the Trea-
sury;
Exenptlng property from tsIationi
Regulating labor, trade, mining, or msnufsuc-
turing;
Creating corporations, or amending, renewing,
or extending the charters thereof;
Granting to any corporation, association, or In
Gividual any special or exclusive privilege or i'm
munty or to any corporation, association or IN
dividual the right to lay down II railroad track.
Nor shall the General Assembly indirectly enact
such special or local law by the partial repeal OF
u general law, but laws repeating local or special
acts may be passed. Nor shall any law be pass
ed granting powers or privileges In any
case where the granting OF such powers
and privileges shall have been provided for
by general law, nor where the courts have juris-
diction to grant the same or give the relief ask
ed for.
SEC. s. No local or special bill shall be passed
unless notice of the Intention to apply therefor
shall have been published In the locality where
the matter or the thing to be affected may be
situated, which notice shall be at least thirty
days prior to the introduction into the General
Assembly Of such bill, aud In the manner to oe
provided by law the evidence OF such notice
having been published, shall be exhibited In the
General Assembly before such act shall be passed
SIC. 8. The presiding officer OF each house
shall, In the presence of the house over which he
presides sign all bills and joint resolutions pass
ed by tho General Assembly, after their titles
have been publicly read Immediately before sign
ing, aud the fact Of signing shall be @"'''eu on
SIC. 10. The General Assembly shall prescribe
by law the plumber, duties and compensation oF
the officers and employees of each house, ans no
payment shall be made from the State Treasury,
or be in any way authorized to any peson, rI-
cept to an acting officer or employee elected or
appointed in pursuance OF law.
Snc. II. "" bnl shall be r,sesed giving any sx-
tra c~--pensation to any public officer, servant,
employee, agent or contractor, after services
snail have been rendered or contract made, nor
providing for the payment Of any claim against
the Commonwealth, without previous authority
of law.
SEE. 12. All Stationery. printing, paper and
fuel used In the legislative aud other drparIments
Of government shall be furnished, aud the print
ing, binding and distributing of the laws tour
mails, department reports, and sll other printing
and binding, and the repairing and Furnishing
the halls and rooms used for the meeting, OF tbe
General Assembly and its committees. shall he
performed under Contract to be given to the
lowest responsible bidder below such maximum
price ana under such regulations as shall be pre-
scrloec Df law no member or officer OF any de.
partment Of the government shall be in sny wav
interested In such contracts, and all such CON
tracts shall be subject to the approval of the Co
vernon, AUDITOR General Rnd State Trrps"o,
StG N ro law sna extend n,,di,nsh hi. salary
or euoluments after hi ei"ctloh OF appointment
SEC. IA. All biH" Tor rastuE revenue sha!l ori-
sinste in tLs House OF Representatives, but the |
Senate may propose amendments as In other
bills.
SEC. IS. The general appropriation bill shall !
embrace nothing but approi iiiations for the ord-
nary expenses of the executive, legislative and
judicial departments of the Common wealth, In
Ierest on the public debt, and for public schools
all other appropriations shall be made by sepa-
rate bills, each embracing but one subject.
SEC. 10. No money shall be paid out OF the
except upon appropriations made by
law and on warrant drawn by the proper otficer
IN pursuance thereof.
SEC. II. No appropriation shall be made to
any charitable or educational institution not un-
der the absolute control OF the Commonwealth,
other than normal schools esta blished by law for
the professional training of teachers for the pub
lie schools of the State, except by vote of two
thirds OF all the members elected to each house.
SEC. Is. No appropriations except for pensions
gratutles or military services shall be made for
educational or benevolent purposes,
to any person or community, nor to any denomi-
national or sectarian institution, corporation or
a association.
SEC. 10. The General Assembly may make ar-
Of money to institutions wherein the
widows ofsodiers are supported or assisted or ths
orphans OF soldiers are maintained and educated;
bat such appropriation shall be applied exclu-
slveiy to the support Of such widows and or
phans.
SEC. 20. The General Assembly sh>ll not iele-
gate to any special commission, private "'rpora-
ton or association, any power to p,se, super
wise or interfere with any munlcHt ,hpro,s
nent, money, property or effect Nhelher held
In trust or otherwise, or to taxes OF perform
any municipal function "ha'e'er'
SEC. 2l. No act of.ne General Assembly shall
limit the nmornt y be recovered for injuries re-
sultipp In death or for injuries to persons or !
property. anI IN case of death from such inju- !
ries. the light of action shall survive, and the !
Gene-i Assembly shall prescribe for whose BEN
es. such actions shall be prosecuted; no act |
hall prescribe any limitations Of time within |
which suits may he brought against corporations |
or injuries to persons or property, or for other |
'auses different from those fixed by general Jaws |
regulating actlsns against natural persons, an |
uch acts now existing are avoided
SEC. 22. No act of the General Assembly shall |
authorize the investment OF trust funds by eIecu-
ors, administrators, guardians, or other trus-
ees, In the bonds or stock of any private corpo-
alton, aud such acts now existing are avoided,
aying Investments heretofore made.
SEC. %. The power to change the venue In
vi and criminal cases shall be vested In the
ourts, TO be exercised In such manner as shall
'e provided by law.
SEC. a. No obligation or liability of any rail-
DAD or other corporation, held or owued by the
shall ever be exchanged, trans
erred, remitted, postponed. or IN any way d.
ninishea uy the General Assembly, nor shall
uch liability or obligation be released except BY
ayment thereof into the State Treasury.
SEC. 25. When the General Assembly shall be
onvened in special session there shallbe 10 leg
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