The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-12-09
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shall be re- passed +by two-thirds OF both
Houses according to the rules and limita-
tions prescfibed n cases of a bill
Sec 27 No State Office shall he contin-
ued orcteated for The inspection or meas
uring Of merchandize, manufacture Or COM
modify, but any county or municipality
may appoint such officers when authorized
by law. sA@ TGA. ~
SEC. 2s. No law changing tho location
of the Capital of the State shall be valid
until the same shall have been submitted
to, the qualified electors of, the Common
wealth at a general election and ratified
and approved by them. q = NA
SEC. 30. A member of the General AS
sembly who shall solicit, demand or re-
ceive, or consent to receive, directly or in
directly, for himself Or for another, from
any company corporation or person, any
money, Office, appointment, employment,
testimonial, reward, thing of value or en-
joyment, or of personal advantage, or prom
Use thereof for bis vote or official Influence,
or for Withholding the same, or with an
understanding, expressed or implied, that
his vote or official action shall be in any
way influenced thereby, or who shall so
licit or demand any such money or other
advantage, matter or thing aforesaid for
another, as the consideration of his vote
or Official influence, Or for withholding the
same, or shall give or withhold his vote or
influence in consideration of the payment
or promise of such money, advantage, mat
ter or thing to another. shall be held puiltv
of bribery within the meaning of this Con-
stitution, and shall incur the disabilities
provided thereby for said offence, and such
additional punishment as is or shall be pro
vided for by law.
SEC. 30. Any person who shall, directly
or indirectly, offer, give or promise. any
money or thing of value, testimonial. priy-
ilege, or personal advantage, to any executive
or Judicial officer, or member of the General
Assembly, to influence him in the perform
ance Of any Of his public or official duties,
shall be guilty of bribery and be punisbed
IN sucn manner lei as snan De provided by law.
;tot;on os or1hno ~ orsn1 nT ti =, colrup' sonc-
bly or Of public oficers of the State or' Of
anv municinal division tberaof onJ an, o.
cupation or practice Of solic;tat;on of such
members or officers to influepce their off
cial action. shall be defined Inv law and
shall be punished by- fine and imprisonment
SEC. SO. Any person NAV he 'connelled
to testify in any lawful Investigation or
judicial proceeding AGAINST any nerson ,vbo
NAV he CHARGED witb bny;ng comm;tted
the offence of bribarv or corrunt sol;c;tat;on
or practices of solicitation, and shail not he
nermitted To withhold his test;monv nnon
The ground that n NAV cr;m;nate bimself
or subject him to pnblic infamv. ,hut,s ,sucb
Testimony shall not afterwards ba nsed
AGAINST him in anv ;ud;c;al nrocs ,d;no a~
cent for ner;nrv IN giv;na s,,ot tost;nsonx, w.
and anv person convicted Of eitber of ~,
offences aforesaid shall, as nart ofthe nnn.
isbment thereof he disanaI;tied from boIJ-
ing anv office or nositioi, of honor tr,,st ",
profit in this Commonwealth.
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or nriyate interestsin anv measnre or b;lj
nronose,l,or, nendino hefore tbe Garerai
| Assembly shall disclose tbe fact 10 the
House of which he is a member and shall
NOT vote thereon.
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| Iblrdw od ti The EGeeuti0e. tl wv
SECTION J.. The executive department
of this Commonwealth shall consist of a
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary
of the Commonwealth, Attorney General,
Auditor General, State Treasurer, Secre-
tary OF Internal Affairs and q Snperinten-
dent OF Public Instruction. .lnaib q9.l ....
SEC. 2. The supreme executive power
shall be vested In the Governor, who shall
ssAe uaie lhss .ne Jaws .peI ial1nIuny exr
.n.u sIuoeu n1 n. s,ia,i 70 SnoSsn Vn sne aty oi
.ne genera .r eiectlon, ~ tne qualined elec-
% sUhS " sno ",i 0Jonwea.l, ,,n.n st. az ene paces
MI mhoio onsy sn''i vo.o ior hepreseIoatlves. ~
,, tnS fs.ulns VI escry e'eceion lor Goyernor
snai snsx 20 seaieu UP anu .ransmittea .ns 70 tne
sas Sea. " gSSeSnnen'' S Giaecteu 70 sne rresi-
uehSol tne oeha.e, VINO snaii open ana
hers Of both Houses of tbe GeneraI T AZ
sembv. The nerson having tho h;ahast
number Of votas sbali he GnSernor h5t If
two or more be equal and highest in % votes
one of them shall be chosen Governor by