The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-11-20
CONS TIT UTIoN.
{ Continued from regular edition.

Sec 26. Every order, resolution,
or vote, to which the concurrence of
both houses may be necessary lex
cept on the question of fadjournment)
shall be presented to the Governor,
and before it shall take effect be ap-
proved by him or being disapproved,
shall be repassed by two-thirds of
both houses, according to the rules
and limitations prescribed in case of q
bill.
Sec 81. No State office shall be
continued or created for the inspect
tion or measuring of any merchan-
disc, manufacture of commodity, but
any county or municipality may APP
point such officers when authorized
by law.
Sec %. No law changing the To-
cation of the State shall be valid un-
til the same shall have been submit
ted to the qualified electors of the
Commonwealth, at a general election,
snd ratified and approved by them.
Sec 30. A member of the General
Assembly who shall solicit, demand,
or receive, or consent to receive. di-
rectly or indirectly, for himself or for
another, from any company, corpora
ton, or person, any money, office, ap-
polntment, employment, testimonial,
reward, thing Of value or enjoyment,
or OF personal advantage or promise
thereof, for his vote or official inhu-
ence, or for withholding the same, or
with an understanding, expressed or
implied, that his vote or official ac-
ton shall be in any way influenced
thereby, or who shall solicit or de-
mand any such money or other ad-
vantage, matter, or thing aforesaid
for another, rs the consideration of
his vote or official influence, or for
withholding the same, Or shall give
or withhold his vote or influence in
consideration ofthe payment or prom
lse OF such money, advantage, mat
ter, or thing to another, shall be held
guilty of bribery within the meaning
of this Constitution, and shall incur
the disabilities provided thereby for
said offense, and additional punish
ment as is or shall be provided by
law.
Sec 80. Any person who shall,
directly or indirectly, offer, give, or
promise any money, or thing of value,
testimonial, privilege, OF personal ad-
vantage, to any executive or judicial
officer or member of the General AS
sembly, to influence him in the per-
formance of any of his public or Off
cial duties, shall be guilty Of bribery.
and be punished in such manner as
shall be provided by law.
Sec 81. The offence of corrupt
solicitation of members of the Gen
eral Assembly or of public officers of
the State, or ofany municipal division
thereof, and any occupation or prac-
tice of solicitation of such members
or officers, to influence their official
action, shall be denied by law, and
shall be punished by fine and impris-
onment.
Sec 80. Any person may be com
pelled to testify in any lawful inves-
tigation or judicial proceeding,
against any person who may be
charged with having committed the
offence of bribery or corrupt solicita-
ton, OF practices of solicitation, and
shall not be permitted to withhold
his testimony upon the ground that it
may criminate himself or subject him
to public infamy; but such testimony
shall not afterwards be used against
him many judicial pl oceeding, except
forprejury in giving such testimony,
andany person convicted of either Of
theotfences aforesaid, shall as part of
the punishment therefor, be disqual
flied from holding any office of posi-
ton of honor, trust, or profit in this
Commonwealth.
Sec 33. A member who has per-
sonal or private interest in any meas
ure or bill proposed or pending be-
fore the General Assembly shall dis
close the fact to the house of which
he is q member and shall not vote
thereon.
ARTICLE ".
THE EXECUTIVE.
SECTION | The Executive Depart
ment of this Commonwealth shall con-
sist of Governor. Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of the Commonwealth, Attor-
neg General, Auditor General, State
Treasurer, Secretary of Internal Affairs
and Superintendent of Public Iustruc-
ton.
SEC 2 The supreme executive power
shall be vested in the Governor, who |
shall take care that the laws be faithfully |
executed; be shall be ch hoosen on the
day of the general election by the quail
fed electors OF the Commonwealth, at
the places where they shall vote for
Representatives. The returns of every
election for Governor shall be sealed up
and transmitted to the seat of govern.
ment directed to the President of the
Senate, who shall open and publish
them in the presence of the members of
both houses of the General Assembly. |
The person having the highest number
of votes shall be Governor, but if two
OF moro be equal and highest in votes,
one of them shall be chosen Governor
by the joint vote of the members of
both houses. Contested elections shall |
be determined by committee, to be |
selected Eom both houses of the Gen