The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-11-20

or judge thereof election fraud for felony or Tor
wautou breach of the peace. In cities eney nnS @
exemption from jury duty during their terms OF ser-
SEC Is No person shall be qualified to serve AS an elec
ion officer who shall hold, or shall WITHIN TWO months
have held any Office, appointn heht IN or
under the Government of the UNea M states OF Oh inns
hoard commssiou or trust in city, only jus
nersons in The militia servcs-of the State nor shall
any election officer be eligible to any civil office TO lie
snch subordinate municipal local offices below the
prade of city or county offices shall be designated by
] SEC 10 The Courts of Common Pleas of the several
counties Of the commonwealth shall have power with
election supervise the proceedings OH
md make report to the court may be required II
such appointments 10 be made for any district in city
county, upon petition of five citizens Ia wful
of such election district, setting forth that such ap
pointment reasonable precaution to secure the
y and fairness of elections shall lie two in
number for election district shall be residents there
and shall be persons qualified to upon election
boards, and in each members of different political
parties whenever the members of an election board
agreed thereon shall decide the question Of difference Il
of the proper court TO act at the tme shall concur
SEC IL The trial and determination of contested
ELECTIONS of electors of President and Vice President
members of the General Assembly and of all public OF
fcers whether State judicial municpal or local. shall
be by the courts of law or by one or more of the Law
Judges thereof; the General Assembly shall by gensr
several classes of election shall be triod, and
regulate the manner of trial and all mstters incident
thereto but such law assigning jurisdiction, reg
ulating it's exercise shall apply any contest arising
out of Mn election hold before its passage.
ol ARTICLEIX.
Il TAXATION FINANCE.
: SEC l. All taxes shall be uniform upon the same
class OF subjects within the territorial limits of the
ted under general laws but the General Assembly
: may, by general laws, exempt from taxation public
gieus worship places OF burial not used or held for
private corporate profit and institutions of purely
sro. 2. Ali laws exempting property from taxation,
other than the properly above enumerated shall be
SIC. 3. The power TO tax corporations and corporate
e property shall be suspended by any
" contract which the State shall be party
SEC No debt shall be created by behalf Of the
repe ason cup press nsurrection defend the State
>, in war; pay existing debt, and the debt
. aggregate at any one time one million of dollars
SE0. s. All laws authorizing the borrowing of money
by and behalf of the State shall specify the purpose
- for which the money is to be used. and the money
borrowed shall be used for the purpose specified and
Sac 6. The credit of the Commonwealth shall not be
pledged loaned TO any individual company, corpora
tion, or association shall the Com wealth be
= come joint owner or stockhoder in any company,
:, sEo l. The General Assembly shall not authorize
any county, city, borough, township neorpo rated
y ciaton corporation, to obtain appropriate
e ey loan its credit any corporation assoca
Vi Sec. The debt of any county, city, borough, town
ship school district other municipality incorpor
,e per centum upon the assessed value OF thu
xaLe property therein, shall any such municipal
"a ty district incur any debt, increase in
y debtedness to an amount exceeding per centuu
upon sush assessed saha,on OF property without h
such shall be provided by law, but any city
n the which per cenum Of suci
. assessed valuation may be authorized by law 10 in
the same three per centum in the aggregate
>, Sec. g. The Commonwealth shall not tn,
debt, part thereof of any city county borough
ted enable the State TO repe invasion, suppress
10 me.tic nsurreeon defend itself in time of war;
assist the State in the discharge Of any portion of it
present Indebtedness.
other municipality incurng any Indebtedness, shall
before the time of doing provide for the
lection of annual tax sufficient pay the interes
ID and the prncipal thereof within thirty years
SIC IL To provide for the payment of the presen
al said the General Assembly shall continue maintain
sinking fund sufficient to pay the accruing nteres
> of by not less than hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars the said sinking fund shall consist of tin
thereof of the income proceeds the sale of
no stocks owned by the Commonwealth, together witt
d law and shall be increased from time time by assign
ing it any part of the other of tn
State not required for the ordinary and current
of government and unless in of war; invasion
or no part OF the sal sinking fund sha
be used or applied otherwise than in the extingush
SEQ ~ The moneys Of the State. over and above tn
m necessary reserve shall be used payment
~ ebt of the State either directly through the snkin
fund and the moneys of the sinking fund shall
.; be i1vesed upon security any thin.
pt the bonds OF the United States or of this State
~ sRc 13 rhe moneys held necessary reserve shall
e be limited by law TO the required for
expenses and shall be secured and kept may be pre-
ne vided by law Monthly statements shall be publishe
% showing the amount OF such moneys, where
u u, are deposited, and how secured.
~ SEC. L. The making of profit out of the publ
o moneys using the for any purpose
d, lied by law, by officer Of the State member
81 officer of the General Assembly, shall be misdemes
and shall be punished as may bo provided by law
IL to hold Office for period of not less than five years
M ARTICLE X
es EDUCATION.
&c SEC l. The General Assembly shall provide for tn
ms and support of thorough and ecieht
All of public schools, wherein all the children of th
al above the age Of six years may b
ns lars each year for that purpose. fr
al SEC. 2. No money raised for the support of th
Ne public schools of the Commonwealth shall be ar
lpropriated to or used for the support of any sec
Of tartan school.
al SEC. 3. Women twenty one years of age an
to upwards shall be eligible to any Office of coutro
or or management under the school laws Of thi
Ir 40 s ate
al. ARTICLE XI
% MILITIA.
to Src l. The frcemen of this Commonweal.
&C. shall be armed organized and disciplined for i
re defense when and in such manner may be d
rected by law The General Assembly shall prt
or vide for maintaining the militia by appropriation
~, from the Treasury OF the Commonwealth an
IN may exempt from military service persons havin
OF conscientious scruples against bearing arms.
lb ARTICLE XII.
ro PUBLIC OFFICERS.
on SEC. |. All officers whose seecLiol is not PR
he gdad for IN tho oonsfitntion shall no elacted ar
es pointed as may be directed by law.
,pt SEC. z. No member OF Congress from this State
!, nor any person holding exercising any o
m ~ ice appointment of trust or profit under III
he United States shall at the time hold exeI
ch else auy off ce In this State to which saar,
ies faas 49, ,a,,,oio,aa Ohal no ot.oabo5 Tho ~ aT
d 'NS1' o' PSif''"i'N" o'"" "0 81 e'"o"0'' "S n0'
is eral Assembly may by law declare what Office
on are Incompatible
M Men SEC. B. Any person who shall fight duel G
,at send challenge for that purpose. or he alder
sts abetof in fighting duel. shall be deprived
We in this STAT md nav he othergisa nnn;sbeS :.