Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-11-19
SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH, J
III I, r,uirnC Nn,- u I.-2
AN ORDINANCE

nv OADIN aNOE
FOR SUBMITTING THE AMENDED CONSTITUTION
OF PENNSYLVANIA TO A VOTE OF THE QUAIL
IFIED ELECTORS THEREOF, As PASSED SIC
oSD READING.
Be az oTddiaed by the Constitutional Coarsn-
tion of the Commonwealth of Pennsyipu-
ma, as tolL0ics:
l. That the amended Constitution pre-
pared by this Convention, be submitted 10
the qualified electors of the Commonwealth
Tor their adoption or rejection, at an cleo
tion to be held on the third Tuesday 0i De-
cember next; except as hereinafter ordered
and directed, the said election shall be held
and conducted by the regular election OH
GERS in the several clec tion districts through
out the Commonwealth, under all tine regu
lations and provisions oI existing laws re-
lating 90 general elections; and the siIrriiis
Of the several counties shall give at least
twen;y days notice oil said election by proc-
lamatiOn.
=. The Secretary of the Commonwealth
shall. 1T least tweaty days before the said
election, furnish 10 the commissioners of
each county, 4 sufficient number of proper
ly prepared circulars of Instructions The
commissioners of the several counties shall
CAUSE to be printed at least three times As
many balIots Of affirmative votes as there
are voters in each county-and the same
Dumba- of negative votes; and the said
commissioners shall. at least five days be-
fore said election. cause To be fairly di,trib-
utul to the several election districts in their
respectiy, counties, the said ballots. tally
lists. returns, circulars of Instructions, and
such other books ana papers as NAV be ne
cessary. The ballots shall be printed or
written in the following iorm On the out
side the words ssNew Constitution; in the
inside for all persons giving affirmative
votes the words ;.For the New Coastitu-
tiOn," and for all persons giving negative
votes the words ..Against the New Consti-
tutiOu.'
8 If il shall appear that 4 mIjOrity of
the votes polled are for the new Consti,u-
ton, then it shall be the Constitution OF the
Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania on and af-
ter the first day of January. iu the year OF
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sevenry-foar; but il il shall appear that i
majority OF the votes polled We're against
the new Constitution, taen il shall be re-
jcctcd and be null and void.
4. Five Commissioners Of Election, viz
Edwin II. Filter, Edward Browning, John
4. Verree, Henry ). Hdgeri, and John o.
James, are hereby appointed by this Con-
veHtivu, who shall have direction of the
election upon this amended Constitution il
the city OF Philadelphia. The said Cou-
missiuners shall b. duly sworn or affirmed
10 perform their duties with inpartiality and
fidelity. They shall also nave lowsr to Till
vacancies ia their own nImber. Ii shall be
the duty Of said Commissioners, or a M
iDritv of Them. and they shall have author
| ity To make a registration of voters for the
several election divisions OF said city, and
10 furnish the lists So made to the election
officers of each precinct or division; TO dis
tribute the tickets for said city provided for
bv this ordinance To be used at the elec-
ton; to aunoiDt 4 iudre and two inspec-
tors for ea.b election division. by whom the
.iection therein shall b. held and conduc-
ted. a,,i to give all necessary instructions
TO tn, election officers regarding their duties
in holding the election and in making re-
turns thereof. No person shall serve Is an
election officer who would be disqualified
under Section Is, Article s, OF the new
Constitution. The general return of the
election in the said city shall be opened,
computed aud certified before the said
Commissioners, and with their approval
which approyal shall be endorsed upon the
return. They shall make report, directed
to the President of this Convention, Of
their official action under this ordinance and
concerning The conduct of The said election
within the said city.
The Judges and Inspectors aforesaid shall
conduct the election in AL respects con-
formally to the general election Laws of
this Commonwealth. and with like powers
and duties TO those of ordinary election
officers. Each Inspector shall appoiut one
clerk to assist the Board in the perform
ance of its duties, and all th,. election Off
GERS shall be dulv sworn or affirmed accord.
n.g to law, and snail possess all the quail =
! t;catious required b. law q; election officers
| in this Commonwealth. At said eiection
aav duIv Qualified eiect,r who shall be un-
registered, shall be Permitted 10 vote upon
making PROOF ol ms risht To the electioh ON
of tbis Comunopweal,t Pa,rrn Insnac,ors
and their clerks and an hourly count of the.
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