Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-12-12


shall be filled by election as any other vacancy
in the Senate.
SEC. Is. Every bill which shall have passed
both houses shall be presented to the Governor ;
IL he approve, he shall sign it but II he shall
not approve, he shall return 1t with his objec-
tions to the house In which it shall have origi-
mated, which house shall enter the objections at
large upon their journal, and proceed to recon-
slider II. III, after such reconsideration, two
thirds of all the members elected to that house
shall agree to pass the BILL it shall be sent with
the objections TO the other house, by which, like
wise IL shall be ieconsidered, and If approved by
twothirds Of all the members elected to that
house, 1t shall be law but IN such cases the
votes Of both houses shall be determined by yeas
and nays, and the names of the members voting
for and against the bill shall be entered or the
journals of each house respectively. If any bill
shall not be returned by the Governor within ten
days after it shall have been presented to him,
the same shall he law in like manner as If he
bad signed 1t, unless the General Assembly, by
their adjournment, prevent its return, IN which
case IL shall be 4 Jaw, unless he shall Ole the
snme with his objections, In the Office of the Sc
cretary of the Commonwealth, and give notice
thereof by public proclamation within thirty days
after such adjournment.
SEC. l6. The Governor shall have power to dis
approve of any item or items of any bill making
appropriations of money, embracing distinct
items, and the part or parts Of the bill approved
shall be the law, and the item or items of appro-
pration disapproved shall be vod unless re-
passed according to the rules and Limitations
prescribed for the passage of other bills over the
executive veto.
SEC. IL. The Chief Justice OF the Supreme
Court shall preside upon the trial of any contest
ed election of Governor or Lieutenant Governor.
and shal Cecide questions regarding the sdms-
sibillty Of evidence, and shall, upon request of
the committee, pronounce his opinion upon other
questions of the law involved in the trial. The
Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall exer-
else the duties of their respective offices until
their successors shall be duly qualified.
SEC. 1S. The Secretary OF the Commonwealth
shall keep a record of all official acts and pro-
ceedings Of the Governor, and when required lay
the same, with all papers, minutes and vouchers
relating thereto, before either branch of the Gen
eral Assembly, and perform such other duties as
may be enjuined upon him by law.
SEC. 10. The Secretary of Internal Affairs
shall exercise all the powers aud perform all the
duties of the Surveyor General, subject to such
changes as shall be made by law. His depart
ment shall embrace II bureau of industrial statis-
tics, and he shall discharge such duties relating
10 corporations to the charitable institutions the
agricultural, manufacturing, mining, mineral,
timber and other material or business interests
OF the State as may he prescribed by law He
shall annually and at such other times may
be required by law, make report TO the General
Assembly.
SEC. 20. The Superintendent Of Public Instruc-
tion shall exercise ali the powers and perform
all ihe duties of the Superintendent Of Cornmun
made by law.
SEC. 81. The term of the Secretary of Internal
Hairs shall be four years, of the Auditor Gene
raj, three years, and of the State Treasurer two
years. These officers shall be chosen by the qua.
lifted electors of the State at general elections.
No person elected to the office Of Auditor Gene
raj or State Treasurer shall be capable OF holding
the same Office for two consecutive terms.
SEC. %. The present Great Seal OF Pennsylvs-
MIA shall be the seal of the State.
A nis1in hall h. in md hv
authority of the Common wealth of Pennsylvu-
MIA, and be sealed with the State seal and signed
by the Governor.
ARTICLE V.
THR JrnrCrIRr.
sEcrIos |. The judicial power OF this Com
monweaIth shall be vested in the Supreme Court,
in courts oi common pleas, courts of oyer ana
termiuer and general Jail delivery, courts of
'.r sessions of the peace, orphans courts
,n courts, and in such other rome cs
,"6 6S' Spe"crai Assembly nav fr"'- .'
SEC. 2. N, Supreme Court shall consist OF Sc
ven judges, who Email be elected by TIE qualified
electors Of the State At large. The snail hold
their offices for the term of twery- ono years,
if they so long behave themselvesgell, but shall
not be again eligible. The judgeEhose commits
sion shall first expire shall be chef Justice, and
thereafter each judge whose commission shall
first expire shall IN turn be chic justice.
SEC. .. The jurisdiction of t. supreme Court
of shall, by virtue of their ofies be justices of
oyer and termuer and gcneE Jail delivery in
the several counties they hall have original
juridiction in cases of INDUCTION, and where
is party defeuant, OF habeas cor
pus, of hANDAMUs 10 court OF inferior juriSdc-
ton and of QUo wARRASo AS to all officers of
the Commonwealth who's jurisdiction extends
over the State, but shall NJ exercise any other
original jurisdiction tk shall have appellate
jurisdiction by appeal, CFrIoRARI or writ of er-
"a na ua il n hereafter
provided by law.
SEC. 4. Unit! othervse directed by law, the
courts of common pleo shall continue as at pre-
sent established, excel as herein changed not
more than four counes shall, at any time, be
inclnded in one juclal district organized for
said courts.
SEC. 5. WheneveH county shall contain forty
thousand inhabitars il shall constitute sepa-
rate judicial distrL, and shall elect one Judge
learned In the law and the General Assembly
shalt provide foIadditonal Judges. Counties
containing popiation less than is sufficient to
separe districts shall be formed into
onvenient singl districts, or, If necessary, may
be attached to 'ntguous districts as the General
Assembly pay,rovIde. The office of associate
Judge not lealed in the law, is abolished In
counties formg separate districts ; but the sew
eral associate Judges in office when this cons.itu-
tion shall be dopted shall serve for their unex-
pired terms.
SEC. 8. In he countie. of Philadelphia aud Al
legheuy, al the jurisdiction and powers now
vested in q District Courts and Courts of Com
mon Pleassubject to such changes as may be
made BY It's constitution or by law, shall be in
Philadel pla vested in four, and in Allegheny In
Two dstrt and separate courts of equal and CO.
ordinate Jurisdiction, composed of three judges
each : ie said courts in Philadelphia shall be
Designed respectively as the Court of Common
Pleas Imber one, number two. number three, |
and nnber four, and In Allegheny as the Court
IF CoimOn Pleas number one aud number two,
but It number of said courts may be by law In
,reasd, from time to time, aud shall in like
naner be designated by successive numbers the
1umes of judges In any of said courts, or in any
,ount where the establishment of an additional
,ourrmay be authorized by law, may be increas-
ID fDm time to time; and whenever such in !
,rese shall amount in the whole u three, such
hr. judges shall compose Il distinct and sepa- l
ae court us aforesaid, which shall be num-
,fed as aforesaid In Philadelphia all suits shall
/, Instituted In the said Courts of Commen Pleas,
ithOut designating the number of said court ,
ld the several courts shall distribute and appOr-
m the business among them in such manner as /
lall be provided by rules of court, and each /
'urt to which any suit shall be thus assigned i
lall have exclusive jurisdiction thereof, subject
change of Venue, as shall be provided by law. :
Allegheny each cour. shall have exclusive ,
of all proceedings at law and In equi- r
commenced therein, subject TO change of Venue
may be provided by law. /
SEC. T. For Philadelphia there shall be one s
l.