Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-11-21
Secretary ofCommonwealth In


AN ORDIN ANCE
2oR -vBM.-rlNs TIRE AMENDED CONSTITUTION o..
TE2NsELvA:IATo VOTE OF GIE oUALurgD l.
LEcIoEs THEREOF As PASSED SECOND READING.
Bs !! ordained Jy lie Constitutional COarsaiioa Of
the Commonwealth 2f PsaasylraniG, as Jgllolrs:
!. That the amcnlcl constitution prepared by
I'!' convention, DO submitted to the Quulined {
lye'1'5 OF tHe commonwealth tor their adoption or
l!jr'Io.!' at an election to be held on the third
lu'N 81! g! hrctmOcr next; except as hurCiuaf-
ter vrcrtd and directed. the said election shall be
helu Iii conducted by the regular elect ion officers
in The several election districts throughout The
. commonwealth h under all the regulations and
provisions "a oSisdEg laws relating to general e
IcilYhSi ald he si.eTils of the several counties
/ ton ~ prJclamatioa.
tAs Secretary Of the commonwealth shall,
AZ ledst twenty "n!s before the said election, fur
t ns =" w nvts Il each county, Suttt-
eithl numbrr gi properly prepared circulars ui in
suuvtohs; he cunlinI5sloutrs OF the several
/ counties sh'lI cause 10 be printed at least three
times as many ballots ofaGrnalive yolcs as there
are voters IN each c,unty-ani the same number
ol negative votes; anu the said commissioners
shall, AT least live days before said election cau.,
to be larly distrltu ei 10 the several election dis
tricts in their respec I've cYunties the said ballots
tally-llsts, returns. circulars OF Instructions ana
such other DOCKS ami papers as may be necessary.
INC ballots shal te printed VI written in the ioll-
suiutiDn; In the inside for all persons giving
aiive votes The words For the New Constitution"
and for all persons giving negative votes the words
Against the New CuUsti. .uIitn.'
g. hit shan appear that majority Of the
votes pollvd are tor The new constitution, then 1
shall be the cons tuition Of the commonwealth OF
. Pennsylvania ana after the inst day OF Janu-
AIRY, in the year Ufuur Lord one thousand eight
hundred and seventy four: hut IL il shall aupcnr
. that majority o the vOtcs pollcd were against
the new cunsti utiJn, then X sha lie rejected and
be null ana void.
4. Five commissioners of election. viz; Edwin
Ii. Fitler. EawSrl Browning, Jthn 4, Nerree,
Henry y Hagert, and John -. Iaues' are hereby
appointed by this convention, who sihll nave d.
Tection OF the election upon this oHShled eVnsti-
tuition in the city Of Philadelphia ne SAID COM
missioners shall he duly sworn atIlWei I TO per-
c form their duties with impartiy' anu hdelity.-
q ! They shall also have mower MI vacancies IN
l. their own number. Ii shall tnS nu'y oi said
shall bnye auf boriIv 4" n. registration Of yo-
ters for the several eleci OF saiI city,
and 10 furnish ihe lists ie ~ ''iv vIyti, II % OF
Ucisfs tr sa{I ciN o''od nv ibis ordinance fn
be used az the election; 10 appoint iu,ee and two
j. inspectors Tor each eleciiuIniysiOn, h whom ihe
: election therein shall be lpld and c,nducfed and
II 10 give all necessary Institutions 20 ne election OC
r heers regarding their duhs in holding The elec-
II fon ant In making return thereof No person
I shall serve as an election fticer who will he dis.
# qualified under Section 10 Articles, of fhe new
# eon'hiuicn: The senerd return OF The election
In the said city shall be opned, computed aud GER
flied before The said commissioners and with
y their approyal-wh ch APPROVAL shall be endorsed
n upon the return. They hall make report direct
J. Ell 70 the president 81 hi konyentiun OF their o-
/ eial action under his Ofinauce and concerning
e he conduct Of the aid clifton within The said ei
Il The judges aud insIecns aforesaid shall con-
Il duct fe election in al rqeIs coulurmably TO tho
= general eleciiHn lars Of dis commonwealth. and
II with like powers and dulles 10 those of ordinary
e election officers. hch ltpecior shall appoint one
!, clerk 10 assist fhe hoard the performance Of It's
e duties, and all fheelectl officers shall be duly
y sworn Or affirmed aecdding 10 law, and shall
possess all the qualifications required by law Of
> election officers II fhis CmlnOnweaith Al said
II election any dull qualhe elecior who shall DO
,s unregistered shlll be permitted 10 vote upon max
= ing proof Of hisrighf 10 he election officers, ac
Il cording 10 the general election laws Of fhts com
4 monwealth, Return iupectors and their clerks
> aud hOurlyc Junf OF DE votes shall be dspens-
l. ell with, bur JyeTseers election may be selected
n | for any precnCi by sail election commissioners,
h whose duaei and powers shall be the same Rs
those Of oyoseers Of election In said city under
J. existing elesfion laws applicable Thereto. Re
turns of The election shall be made in said city as
I In the ease Of an election Tor governor, huf MP
licate general return for said city shall be made
OUT aud forwarded % the President Of fhis eonyen-
hon az Harrisburg, as Is hereinafter provided In
= | case Of eOuuiy returns. 80
1 3. Ia each of the counties OF fhe commonwealth
(exeem Philadelphia,) fhf returns of the election
shall be made as In fhe case of IN election for gov
crnOr. bur The return Judges in each county shan
4 make out niplieafe county return and transmit
fhe same within hye days after fhe election direc-
TED 10 tho president Of lhs convention, al Harris
| burg.
! Done IN convention fhis fhird day Of November,
in the year of our Lord, one thousand ei6hI nun
dred aud seyeniy-three.
JNo IL. WALKER, President.
ID. l.. IMBRIE, Cierk.
A irueeoPy ofordluanee ofsahmission.
sQUAY,
secretary cyihf commonwealth.