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

] tions as shall be provided by law; and II
] addition to the annual reports now re
: quired to be made, said Secretary may
$ require special reports at any time upor
+ any subject relating to the business o.
t said companies from any officer or Off
} GERS thereof.
SEC. 12. The General Assembly shall
} enforce by appropriate legislation the
provisions of this article.
, ARTICLE XVIII.
FUTURE AMENDMENTS.
J SECTION 1. Any amendment OIL
amendments to this,constitution may be
proposed in the Senate or House of Rep
resentatives. and if the same shall be
agree to by a majority of the members
: elected to each house, such proposed
amendment or amendments shall be en-
tered on their journals, with the yeas
and nays taken thereon, and the Secre-
tary of the Commonwealth shall cause
the same to be published three months
before the next general election in at
least two newspapers in each county in
which such newspapers shall be pub
lished; and if, in the General Assembly
next afterwards chosen, such proposed
amendment or amendments shalt be
agree to by majority Of the members
elected to each house, the Secretary of
the Commonwealth shall cause the same
again to be published in the manner
aforesaid, and such proposed amendment
| oD,onl,noatn al L. .,h,,,;Itnl !,
the qualified electors Of the State
in such manner, and at such time, at
least three months after being so agreed
TO By the two houses, as the General
Assembly shall prescribe; aud if such
amendment or amendments shall be ap-
proved by majority of those voting
thereon, such amendment or amend
ments shall become part of the con-
stitution; but no amendment or amend
ments shall be submitted oftener than
once in five years; when two or more
amendments shall he submitted they
shall be voted upon separately.
SCHEDULE.
| That no inconvenience may arise from the
changes in the constitution of the Com
morwealth, ana in order to carry the
same into complete operation 1T is hereby
declared that
SECTION l. This constitution shall take
effect on the first day of January, in the
year one thousand eight hundred and
seventy four, for all purposes not other
wise provided for therein.
SEC. 2. All laws in force in this Com
monwealth at the time of.the adoption of
| this St nt har rauyit Ia
and all rights, actions, prosecutions, and
contracts, shall continue as if this cpnsti-
tuition had not been adopted.
! SEC. 8. At the general election in the
: years one thousaLd eight hundred aud
seventy. four and one thousand eight hun
dred and seventy-fve Senator'S shall be
elected in all districts where there shall be
vacancies Those elected in the year one
thousand eight hundred and seventy -four
shall serve for two years, and those elected
in the year one thousand eight hundred
and seventy five shall serve for one year.
Senators now elected, and those whose
terms are unexpired, shall represent the
districts in which they reside until the end
of the terms for which they were elected
SEC. 4. At the general election in the
year one thousand eight undred and
seventy-six, Senators shall be elected from
the even numbered districts to serve for two
years, and from odd numbered districts TO
serve for four years.
SEC. 5, The first election of Governor
under this constitution shall be st the gen.
eral election in the year one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-nve, when Gov
ernor shall be elected for three years; and
the term of the Governor elected in the
year one thousand eight hundred aud
~, i'll &c G.
elected shall be four years, according to the
provisions of this constitution.
SEC. 6. At the general election in the
year one thousand eight hundred and sew.
entyfour Lieutenant Governor shall be
elected according to the provisions of this
constitution.
SEC. Z. The Secretaryof Internal Affairs
shall be elected at the first general election
after the adoption of this constitution: and
when the said officer shill be duly elected
and qualified, the office Of Surveyor GEN
eral shall be abolished, and the Surveyor
General in office at the time of the adop-
tion of this constitution shall continue in
office until the expiration of the term for
which he was elected
SEC. 8. When the Superintendent of
Public Instruction shall be duly qualified
the office of Superintendent Of Common
Schools shall cease.
SEC. 9. Nothing contained in this con
stituton shall be construed to render any
person now holding any State office for
first official term ineligible for reelection
at the end Of such term.
SEC. 10. The judges of the Supreme
Court in office when this constitution shall
take effect shall continue until their COM
missions severally expire, Two judges in
addition to the number now composing the
said court shall be elected at the first gem
eral election after the adoption of this con-
sttution
Sec. IL. All courts of record and all ex-
listing courts which are not pecifed in this
= constitution shall continue n exstance un,
til the first day Of December, in the year
one thousand eight hundrld and seventy
five, without abridgment If their present
} jurisdiction, but no longet The Court of
First Criminal Jurisdiction for the counties
5 of Schuylkill, Lebanon aud Dauphin is
r hereby abolished; and all causes and pro
ceedngs pending therein il the county of
sehuylkill shall be tried ald disposed of in
, the Courts of Oyer AMI Terminer and
Quarter Sessions Of the Peace of said
, county.
, SEC. II. The Registers courts now in
existance shall be abolished on the first
> day of January next suceedingthe adop-
tion of this constitution
S SEC. 13, The General Assembly shall, at
/ the next session after the adoption of this
constitution designate the several judicial
districts .'as required by Ibis constitu.
ton. The judges in commission