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

Authorizing the adoption or lcgtimatiou Of
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Locating or changing county seats, erecting
new counties, or changing county lines;
Incorporating cities, towns, or villages, or
changing their charters;
For the opening and conducting Of elections,
or fixing or changing the place of voting;
Granting divorces;
Erecting new townships or boroughs, chang
ing township lines, borough limits, or school
districts
Creating officers, or prescribing tho pewcrs
and duties ofoflicers in counties, cities, borougbs,
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, adermen,-
justices of the peace, sherffs, commissioners,
bitrators, auditors, matters In chancery, other
tribunals, or providing or changing methods for
the collection OF debts, or the enforcing of judg-
ments or prescribing the effect ofjudcial sales of
| real estate;
Regulating tho fees, or extending the powers
and duties of aldermen, justices of the peace,
| magistrates, or constables;
Regulating the management Of public schools,
the building 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
der disability except after due notice to all parties
In interest," to be recited In the special enactment
Rcmtting fines. penalties and forfciturcs, or
refunding moneys legally paid into the Trca-
sury;
Exenpting property from taxation
Regulating labor, trade, mining, or manufauc-
turing;
Creating corporations, or amending, renewing,
| or extending the charters thereof;
Granting to any corporation, association, or In
6ividual any special or exclusive privilege or i'm
munity or to any corporation, association or in
dividual the right to lay down railroad track.
! Nor shall the General Assembly indirectly enact
such special or local law by the partial repeal OF
| 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 jurls-
dlction to grant the same or give the relief ask
| cd for.
SEC. s. No local or specin bill shall DO passed
unles. notice of the intention to apply therefor
| shall have heen published In the locality where
the matter or the thing 10 be affected may be
situated, which notice shall be at least thirty
! days prior to the Introduction iutU the GencIHt
! Assembly Of such bill, and IN the manner to be
| provided by law the evidence Of such notice
having been published, shall be exhibited IN the
General Assembly before such net shall be passed.
SEC. 8. The presiding officer of each house
SHALL in the presence Of the house over which he
presdes, sign all bills and joint resolutions pass
! ed by the General Assembly, after their titles
have been publicly read Immediately before sign
ing, and the fact OF signing shall be entered on
| the journal.
SEC. 10. The General Assembly shall prescribe
by law the plumber, duties and compensation Of
the officers and employees of each house, and no
payment shall be made from the State Treasury,
| or be in any way authorized to any person, ex-
cept to an acting officer or employee elected or
appointed in pursuance OF law.
| SEC. II. No bill shall be passed giving any ex
ira compensation to any public officer, servant,
employee, agent or contractor, after services
| shall have been rendered or contract made, nor
providing for the payment Of any claim against
the Commonwealth, without previous authority
! of law.
SEC. H. All stationery, printing, paper and
fuel used in the legislative aud other departments
of government shall he furnished, aud the print
ing, binding and distributing of the laws, jour
nals department reports, and all other printing
and binding and the repairing and furnishing
the halls and rooms used for the meetings of the
General Assembly and its committees, shall be
performed under contract, IN be given TO the
lowest responsible bidder below such maximum
price and under such regulations AS shall be pre-
| scribca by law no member or officer Of any de
partmrnt of the government shall be In any way
| interested In such contracts, and all such con
tracts shall be subject to the approval Of the Go
vernon, Auditor General and state Treasurer.
SEC. l3. No law shall extend the term of any
public officer, or Increase diminish his salary
! or emolumeuts after his election or appointment.
SEC. IA. All bills for r. i ug revenue shall ori-
I ginate IN the House Of representatives., but the
Senate may propose amendments as in other
| bills.
SEC. -. The general appropriation bill shall
| embrace nothing Dut appropriations lbI lnc OIul-
nary expenses of the executive, legislative and
judicial departments of the Common wealth, In
terest on the public debt, and for public schools I;
oil other appropriations shall be made by sepa.
rate bills, each embracing but one subject.
SEC. l6. No money shall be paid ont of the
Treasury except upon appropriations made by
law and on warrant drawG by the proper officer
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 established 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
gratuitcs or military services shall be made for
charitable, educational or benevolent purposes,
to any person or community, nor to any denomi-
national or sccturian institution, corporation or
association.
SEC. 10. The General Assembly may make np-
proprintions of money to institutions wherein the
widows ofsoldiers are supported or assisted or the
orphans Of soldiers are maintained and educated
bat such appropriation shall be applied eNclu-
svely to the support of such widows and or
phans.
SEC. 20. The Gen raj Assembly shall not dele =
gate to any special commission, private corpora
tion or association, any power to make, super
wise or interfere with any municipal Improve
ment, money, property or effects, whether held
in trust otherwise, or to levy taxes or perform
any municilai function whatever.
SIC, II. NO ACT OF lne Gciefal Assembly snall
limit the amount to se recovered for injuries re-
sulting In death, or for injuries to persons or
property, and in case of death from such inju-
ries. the right OF action shall survive, aud the
General Assembly shall prescribe for whose ben
5 eft such actions shall be prosecuted no act
shall prescribe any limitations Of time within
which suits may be brought against corporations
for injuries TO persons or property or for other
9 causes different from those fixed by general Jaws
regulating actiSus against natural persons, an
5 such acts now existing are avoided.
SEC. %. No act of the General Assembly shall
authorize the investment of trust funds by execu-
tors, administrators, guardians, or other trus-
tees in the bonds or stock of any private corpo-
ration, aud such acts now existing are avoided,
e saving investments heretofore made,
A SEC. %. The power to change the venue In
= civil and criminal cases shall be vested IN the
{ courts, TO be exercised in such manner as shall
{ be provided by law.
SEC "a. No obligation or liability of any rail
Y road or other corporation, held or owued by the
Commonwealth, shall ever be exchanged, trans
5 ferred, Temitted, postponed. or in any way di
minished by the General Assembly, nor shall
II such liability or obligation be released, except BY