The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-11-20


as shall be prescribed by law.
SEC. II. No Ex POST FAoTo law,
nor any law impalring the obligation
OF contracts,or making irrevocable any
grant ofspecial privileges or immunities,
shall be passed.
SEC. is. No person shall be attainted
of treason or felony by the Legislature.
SEC. 10. No attainder shall work
corruption of blood, nor, except during
the life of the offender, forfeiture Of
estate to the Commonwealth; the estate
of such persons as shall destroy their
own lives shall descend or vest as in
cases of natural death, and if any person
shall be killed by casualty, there shall
be no forfeiture by reason thereof.
SEC. 20. The citizens have a right
in peaceable manner to assemble to-
gether for their common good, and to
apply to those invested with the powers
of government for redress of grievances
or other proper purposes, by petition,
address or remonstrance.
Sec. 81. The right of citizens to
bear arms in defense of themselves and
the Slate shall not be questioned
SEC. %. No standing army shall, in
time Of peace, be kept up without the
consent of the Legislature and the
military shall, in all cases, and at all
times, be in strict subordination to the
civil power.
Sec. %. No soldier shall in time of
peace be 1uartered in any house without
the consent of the owner, nor in time
of war but in manner to be prescribed
by law.
Sec. "a. The Legislature shall not
grant any title of nobility or hereditary
distinction, nor create any Office the
appointment of which shall be for a
longer term than duliug good behavior.
SEC. 20. Emigration from the State
shall not be prohibited.
SEC. 26. To guard against transgres-
sions of the high powers which we
have delegated, we declare that every
thing in this article is excepted out of
the general powers of government, and
shall forever remain inviolate.
ATICLE ii.
THE LEGISLATURE.
SECTION l. The legislative power OF
this Commonwealth shall be vested in a
General Assembly, which shall consist
Of Senate and House OF Representa-
tives.
SEC. 2. Members of the General
Assembly shall be chosen at the general
election every second year. Their term
of service shall begin on the first day
Of December next after their election.
Whenever vacancy shall occur in
either House, the presiding officer there
of shall issue writ of election to fill
such vacancy for the remainder Of the
term.
SEC. 3. Senators shall be elected for
the term of four years and Representa-.
tives for the term of TWO years.
Sec 4. The General Assembly shall
meet at twelve o'clock noon, on the first
Tuesday of January every second year,
and at other times when convened by
the GoverDer, but shall hold no ad-
journed annual session after the year
one Thousand eight hundred and seventy.
eight. In case of vacancy in the
Office of Tn tied States Senator from
this Commonwealth, in a recess between
sessions, the Governor shall convene the
two houses ly proclamation on notice
not exceeding sixty days to fill the same,
Sec. 5. Snators shall be at least
twenty-five yars of age, and Represen-
tatives tweny-one years of age. They
shall have leen citizeus and inhabitants
OF the Stat four years, and inhabitants
OF their respective districts one year
next befor their election (unless absent
on the public business of the United
States or If this Statel, and shall reside
in their respective districts during theiI
term of srvice.
Sec. c No Senator or Representa-
tive shall during the time for which he
shall hae been elected, be appointed tc
any civi office under this Common
wealth, and no member of Congress OIL
other p'rson holding any Office (excepI
of attorney-at law or in the militia,
under the United States or this Com
monwealtlls shall be member of either
house during his continuance in office.
SEC. 7..No person hereafter convicted
Of embezaement of public moneys
bribery, pejury or other infamous crime
shall be eli;ible to the General Assembly ly
or capableof holding any Office Of trus
or profit inthis Commonwealth.
SEC. 8. The members of the Genera
Assembly hall receive such salary anc
mileage fo regular and special session
, as shall b fixed by law, and no othe
compensation whatever, whether fo
, service ulon committee or otherwise
No membG of either house shall, durin,
the term or which he may have beer
t elected, receive any increase OF salary
or mileage under any law passed during
such term
SEC. 8, The Senate shall at tn
beginning and close of each regula
r session anil at such other times as ma,
be necessay, elect one of its member
J president iro tempore, who shall per
form the dities of the Lieutenant Gov
} ernor, in any case of absence or disa
biIity of thai officer, and whenever tn
said office Of Lieutenant G Governor shal
be vacant. The House of Represents
lives shall elect one of its members a
J Speaker. Each House shall choose it