The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-11-26

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| SEC. "a. No State Office shall be continued or
created for the Inspection OF measuring of anv
merchandise, manufacture or commodity, but
any county or municipality may appoint snch Of
hcers when authorized by law
skc 2S No law changing the location of the
capital OF the State shall be valid until the same
shall have been submitted 10 tho qualified cleo.
tors OF the Commonwealth, at a general election
and ratified and approved by them.
sEo. 2g member OF the General Assembly
who shall solicit, demand, or receive or consent
to receive, directly or Indirectly, for himself or
| tor another, from any company, corporation, or
person, any money, Office, appointment, employ
mept, testimonial reward, thing of value or en-
Joyment, or OF personal advantage or promise
thereof, Tor his vote or official influence or for
| Withholding the same or with an understand
Ing, expressed or implied, that his vote or OFF,
| by or who shall solicit or demand any such,
| money or other advantage, matter or thing afore-
SAID ior another, rs the consideration of his vote
OF otiielal 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, matter, or thing to an-
other, shall be held guilty of bribery within the
meaning of this constitution, aud shalt incur the
disabilities provided thereby for said ofense aud
such additional punishment as Is or shall be pro-
vided by law.
Sac. 80. Any person who shall, directly or
indirectly, offer, give, or promise any money, or
| tning OF value, testimonial. privilege, or per-
sonal advantage, TO any executive or Judicial Of
heer OF membcr of the General Assembly, to in
nuence him IN the performance of any of his
public or official duties, shall be guilty of bribe-
provided by mw. -
SEc. a. The offense of eorrupt solicitation
| of members OF the General Assembly or OF pub
lie officers of the State or of any nIun icpai di.
vision thereof, and any occupation or practice of
solicitation OF such members or officers, to nfu-
ence their Official action, shall be defined by law
and shall be punished by tino and imprisonment
SIC. 81. Any person may be compelled TO
testify In any lawful Investigation or judicial
proceeding, against any person who NAV be
charged with having committed the odeuse of
bribery or corrupt solicitation, or practices of
solicitation, and shall not be permitted to with
hold his testimony upon the ground that 1t may
criminato himself or subject him to public in ia
| my; but such testimony shall not afterwards be
used against him In any judicial proceeding cx-
cept for perjury in giving such testimony, aud
| any person convicted of either of the offenses
aforesaid, shall, part of the punishment there
| for, be disqualified from holding any office or
position OF honor, trust, or profit in this Com
monwealth
SEC. 50. A member who has n personal or
private interest In any measure or bill proposed
or pending before the General Assembly shall
| disclose the TACT to the house of which he is a
member and shall not vote thereon.
ARTICLE
| THK EXECUTIVE.
! SEcrfoS I. The Executive Department of this
Commonwealth shall consist of Governor
Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of the Common
| wealth, Attorney General, Auditor General State
| Treasurer, Secretary OF Internal Affairs, aud a
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
SEo 2; The supreme executive power shall
! be vested in the Governor, who shall take care
that the laws be faithfully executed he shall be
chosen on the day of the general election by the
| qualified electors of the Commonwealth, at the
places where they shall vote for Representatives.
The returns of every election for Governor shall
be scaled up and transmitted to the seat of gov
| ernment directed to the President of the Senate
who shall open and publish them In the presence
oi the members of both houses of the General
| Assembly. The person having the highest num-
| ber of votes shall he Governor but II two or
more be equal aud highest in votes, one of them
shall he chosen Governorhy the Joint vote of
| the members OF both houses. Contested cleo
! tions shall be determined by q committee 10 be
selected from both houses of the General As
semoly and formed and regulated 10 such man
ner US shall be directed by law, .U
SEo 3. The Governor shall hold his Office
during four wears from the third Tuesday of Jan
| uary next ensuing his election. and shall not
| be eligible to the Office for the next succeeding
| term. ..... 'H tfi. ='r.."
sEc. 4. Lieutenant Governor shall be chosen
| at the same time, In the sumo manner, for the
| same term and subject TO the same provisions
| as the Governors he shall be president OF the
Senate but shall have no vote unless they be
equally divided.
sEc 3. No person shall be eligible to the Of
flee OF Governor or Lieutenant Governor except
| a citizen of the United States, who shall have
attained the age of thirty years, and have been
seven years next preceding his election an in
habitant of the State, unless he shall have been
absent on the public business of tho United States
or of this State. . fsr
SIC. 8. No member of Congress or person
holding any Office under the United States or
this State shall exercise the office of Governor or
Lieutenant Governor. fa .l' IT,
SEo. 7. The Governor shall be commander
in-chief of the army and navy of the Common
wealth, and of the militia, except when they
shall be called into the actual eeFviCe the Ini-
ted States I 1.ii .a ...u.
SBc. 9. He shall nominate, and by and with
the adyIce and cons6ut of two-thirds of all the
members of the Senate, npIoist Secretary of
the Commonwealth and an Attorney General
during pleasure, Superintendent of Public In
strnetion for four years and such other ofti GERS
OF the Commonwealth as he Is or may be au-
thorized by the constitution or by law to sp-
point; he shall have power TO ill all vacancies
that may happen In Offices TO which lie may ap-
point during the recess of the Senate by granting
commissions which shall expire ut the end OF
their next session /; he shall have power to fill
any vacancy that may happen during the recess
Of the Senate, in the office of Auditor General,
State Treasurer, Secretary of internal Affairs or
Superintendent OF Public Instruction. In judi
cial Office, or in anv other elective ofhce which
he is or may be authorized TO ill. TT. , -i btH
II the vacancy shall happen during the session
OF the Senate. the Governor shall nominate to
the SENATE, before their final adjournment, q
proper person TO hll said vacancy. 80 -'i'
But In any such case OF Vacancy, in an elective
office, person shall be chosen 20 said office at
the next general election, Unless the vacancy
shall happen within three calendar months i'm
medately preceding such election, in which case
the election for said office shall be held at the
second succeeding general election.
in acting on Executive nominations the Sen
ate shall sit with open doors, and in confirming
or rejecting the nominations OF the Governor,
the vote shall be taken BY yeas and nays, and
shall be entered on the Journal.
Sac. o. He ahail ha2G power TO remit fines
and forteitures, TO grant reprleYes, commuta-
tlons of sentence and pardons except In cases Of