Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-11-19
NEW SERIES--V0L. IA, NO. 46,

Law LIZ Wiz 4NOs W.
boards filled as shall be provided by law. Flee
tion officers shall be privileged from arrest upo
days OF election and while engaged In making u
and transmitting returns, except upon warrant 0
q court OF record or judge thereof for nm cleo
tion fraud, fqr felony, or for wanton breach o
the peace. In cities they may claim exemptio,
frog jury duty during their terms Of scryice.
| sEc IS. No person shall be qualified to serv,
as On election oicer who shall hold, shall within
two months have held any Office, appointment, O
employment in or under the Government Of III,
United States or Of this State, or Of my city OF
county, or Of any municipal board. commission
or trust in any city, save only justices of tn,
peace and aldermen, notarics pablic, and person,
10 the militia service Of the State; shall any
election officer be eligible TO amy civil Office TO b,
filled at M election at which be shall serve, say,
only to such subordinate municipal or local Office,
below the grade of city or county Offices as shall
be designated by general law.
Sac. l6 The Courts Of Common Pleas OF the
several carn,ies Of the Corn rmnn wealth shall have
power wtthin their respective jnrisdictions 70 APP
point overscers OF election 10 supervise the pro-
ceedings OF election officers. and to make report
to the court as may be required such appoint
ments to be made for any district In city or
county, upon petition Of Eve citizens, lawful vot-
ers Of such election district, setting forth that
such appointment Is a reasonable precaution
TO secure the purity and fairness Of elections ;
oyerseers shall be two In number for an election
district, shall be residents therein aud shall be
persons qualified 10 serve upon election boards,
and in each case members Of different political
parties whenever the members Of an election
bonrd shall differ in opinion, the ovcrsecrs, If they
shall be agreed thereon. shall decide the question
OF difference in appointing overseers Of election,
all the law judges OF the proper court, able TO act
at the time, shall concur In the appointments
made.
sec. IL. Thotrial and determination Of con-
tested elections Of electors OF President and Vice
President, members Of the GENERAL Assembly, :, aud
of all public officers, whether State judicial, mu-
nicpa, or LOCAL. shall he by the courts Of law, or
by one or more Of the law judges thereof; the
General Assembly shall, by general law, designate
the conrts and judges by whom the several class
es OF eicction coptcsis ehhi be tried and regulate
the manner Of trial aud all matters incident
thereto but no such law assigning Jurisdiction,
or regulating lis exercise shall apply to any con
test arising out Of an election held before Its
passage.
ARTICLE TX.
TAXATION AND rIsAScr.
SECTION I. All taxes shall be uniform uron .he
same class of subjects within the territorial limits
of the authority ievying theiax and shall be levied
aud collected under general laws; but the General
Assembly may, by general laws, exempt from tax
alton public property used for public purposes.
actual places Of religious worship. places Of burial
not used or,held for private or corporate profit,
and institutions Of purely public charity.
SIC. 2. All laws exempting property from tax
alton, other than the property above enumerated,
shall be void.
Sac. 3. The power to tax corporations and cor.
4. L.
pended by any contract or grant to which the
State shall be party.
Sac. 4. No debt shall be created by or on he
half of the State, except to supply casual def
oiencics Of revenue, rcpcl invasion. suppress in
sutrection, defend the State in war or to pay ex-
istiug debt, and tho debt created 10 supply def
ciencies in revenue shall never exceed in the ag-
gregate at any enc time one million Of dollars.
SEC. S. All laws authorizing the borrowing Of
money by and on behalf OF the State shall specify
the purpose for which the money is to be used,
and the money so borrowed shall be used for the
purpose specified and no other.
SEC. Q. The credit Of the Commonwealth shall
not be pledged OF loaned to any individual, com
pany, corporation, or association, nor shall the
Commonwealth become Joint owner or stock
h"ias- In any company, sssociaiion. or compare
tion.
Sac. 7. The General Assembly shall not au.
thorize any county, city, borough, township or
incorporated district TO become a stockholdcr In
any company, association or corporation, or to
obtain or appropriate money for or to loan its
credit to any corporation, association, institution
or individual.
SIC. 8. The debt Of any county, city. borough,
township, school district. or other municipality,
or Incorporated district, except herein provided
shall never exceed scvenper centum upon the as
sessed value of the taxable property therein nor
shall any such municipality or district incur any
new debt, or increase It's Indebtedness to m amount
exceeding two per centum upon such assessed val
nation Of property without the assent Of the elect
ors thereof, at public election. in such manner as
shall be provided by law, but ANY city, the debt Of
which now exceeds seven per ccntum OF such as.
scssed valuation. may be authorized by law to in
crease the same three per oentum 10 the aggregate
at any one time upon such valuation.
SEC. o. The Commonwealth shall not assume
the debt, any part thereof. Of any city bounty,
borough or township, unless such debt shall have
been contracted to enable the State to rcpel inva-
sion, suppress domestic nsurrccton, defend itself
In time Of war. to assist the State In the dis
charge of any portion Of its present Indebtedness
SEC. 10. Any county, township, school district, |
or other municipality inourring any indebtedness,
shall, AZ or before the time Of so doing. provide
for the collection Of an annual tax sufficient to pay
the interest and also the principal thereof within
thirty years.
Src. IL. To provide for the payment OF the |
present State debt and any additional debt con. |
trac'ei as Aforesaid, the General Assembly shall
continue and maintain the sinking fund sufficient
10 nav the accruinc interest on sueh debt nnd |
10 reduce the principaI thereof bv sum |
not less than two hundred and Gsly laousand dol. |
lars; the said sinking fund shall consist Of the |
proceeds Of the sales Of the public works or any |
part thereof and Of the income or proceeds Of the
,os.,bcr r,,b o,hs, S,nds IA ,'.sas Is,
bs lssiy,a.ed Inv law nd sha, h. inc.o. I'D cron,
lime 10 lime nv ss.iyn;ng IA II s,y nsr, ~ ,hs
taxes ar otber rcvennr, az ,be STATE No., rcn,,reJ
for tho ordinary ard cnerent cxnonses or savorn,
ment and unless in eose Of war inyosior Or IN.
surroe,shn. no mart Of the said sinking fpna sbal
he used or ,nniied o,herwiso Than In ,ho s,,ia'
suisbmen, ~ the ,ubIc dch,
src. ~. The moneys of the State. over and
,boye tbe necessary rcserve. shall hs n.sa 4, ~
nsvment of tho debt Of tbe sta,a. oi,her Ais.oiIs
,r tbrourb The sinking fund and ,bc nonsvs =,
he sipkinr fund shall never ho ;rves,rd IN or
oaned unn9 tho sscpri,v n, .,vtb;n, oxos,,, ia
ponds Of The United states or Of ,his s,s,s' NV
Sgc. 10. The mcpeys held as necessary reserve
.ha'i De limited py law 70 ihc amount required
OF current EXPENSES, ana shaii De secured aud
yep. rs may ec p'o'oeu oy ia"' Mohthy stare
menus snai' DC puonshea showing ,ho amount Of
'ucn n'onoys, "pefe 'no sarc are uePosnou, anu
'ow socaiep;
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