The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-12-12

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officer of any department of the government
shall be in any way interested in such con-
tracts, and all such contracts shall be sub
Ject to the approval of the Governor, Audi
tor General and State Treasurer.
SEC. 13. No law shall extend the term of
any public officer, increase or diminish
his salary or emoluments after his election
or appointment.
SEC. IA. All bills for raising revenue shall
originate in the House of Representatives.
but the Senate may propose amendments as
in other bills.
SEC. Is. The general appropriation bill
shall embrace nothing but appropriations
for the ordinary expenses of the executive,
Legislative and judicial departments of the
Commonwealth, interest on the public debt
and for public schools all other appropria-
uons shall be made by separate bills, each
embracing but one subject.
SEC. 16. No money shall be paid out Of
the Treasury except upon appropriations
made by law and on warrant drawn by the
proper officer in pursuance thereof.
SEC. II. No appropriations shall be made
to any charitable educational institution
not under absolute control of the Common
wealth, other than normal schools establish
ed by law for the professional training of
teachers for the public schools of the State,
except by a vote of two-thirdS of all the
members elected TO each house.
SEC. 1S. No appropriations except for pen
sions gratuities for military services shall
be made for charitable, educational or be-
ntNOlonJ purposes, 10 any DeTSOH OF cO1n1nu-
nifty, nor to any denominational or sectarian
institution, corporation or association.
SEC. 19. The General Assembly may make
appropriations of money to institutions
wherein the widows of soldiers are support
ed or assisted or the orphans of soldiers
maintained and educated but such appro-
priation shall be applied exclusively to the
support of such widows and orphans.
SEC. 20. The General Assembly shall not
delegate to any special commission, private
corporation or association, any power to
make, supervise or Interfere with any mu-
niCipal improvement, money, property or
effects, whether held in trust or otherwise,
or to levy taxes or perform any municipal
function whatever.
SEC. 21. No act of the General Assembly
shall limit the amount to be recovered for
injuries resulting in death, or for injuries
to persons or property, and in case OF death
from such injuries, the right of action shall
survive, and the General Assembly shall
prescribe for whose benefit such actions shall
be prosecuted no act shall prescribe any
limitations of time within which suits may
be brought against corporations for njuries
to persons or property, or for other causes
different from those fixed by general laws
regulating actions against natural persons,
and such acts now existing are avoided.
SEC. %. No act of the General Assembly
shall authorize the Investment of trust funds
by executors, administrators, guardians, or
other trustees, i'll the bonds or stock of any
private corporation, and such acts now eX
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tofore made
SEC. %. The power to change the venue
in civil and criminal cases shall be vested
in the courts, to he exercised in such man
shall be provided by law.
SEC. "a. No obligation liability of any
railroad or other corporation, held or owned
by the Commonwealth, shall ever be ex-
changed, transferred, remitted, postponed,
or in any way diminished by the General
Assembly, nor shall such liability or obliga-
ma Fa1 hS-
thereof into the State Treasury.
SEC. %. When the General Assembly
shall be convened in special session, there
shall be no legislation upon subjects other
than those designated in the proclamation
of the Governor, calling such session.
SEC. 26. Every order, resolution, or vote,
TO which the concurrence of both houses
may be necessary Except on the question
of adjournmenD shall be presented to the
Governor, and before it shall take effect be
approved by him, or being disapproved,
shall be repassed by two-thirds of both
houses: according to the rules and limitations
prescribed in case of bill.
SEC. %. No State Office shall be continued
or created for the inspection or measuring of
any merchandise, manufacture or commo-
dity, but any county or municipality may
appoint such officers when authorised bylaw.
SEC. 2S. No law changing the location of
the capital of the State shall be valid until
the same shall have been submitted to the
qualified electors of tho Commonwealth, at a
general election, and ratified and approved
by thens
SEC. 20. A member of the General AS
sembly who shall solicit, demand, or receive,
or consent to receive, directly or indirectly,
for himself or for another, from any coInpa-
ny, corporation, or person, any money, Of
! fee, appointment, employment testimonial,
! reward, thing of value or enjoyment, or of
personal advantage or promise thereof, for
! his vote or official influence, for withhold
ing the same, or with an understanding, ex-
pressed or implied, that his vote or official
action shall be in any way influenced there
bv or who shall solicit 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 with
| holding the same, shall give or Withhold
| his vote or influence in conside ration OF the
payment or promise of such money, advan-
| tage, matter, or thing to another, shall be
| held guilty of bribery within the meaning of
this Constitution, and shall incur tie diss-
! bilities provided thereby for said offense,
| and such additional punishment as is or
| shall be provided by law.
! SEC. 80. Any person who shall, directly
| or indirectly, offer, give, or promise any
! money or thing of value, testimonial, privi-
| lege, or personal advantage to any execu-
| tive or judicial officer or member of the Cen
| eral Assembly, to influence him i'll the per-
| formance of any of his public or official
duties shall be guilty of bribery, and be
| punished in such manner as shall oe ProSl-
! ded by law.
| SEC. 81 The offense of corrupt solicitation
of members of the General Assembly or of
! public officers of the State, or of any muni-
| cipal division thereof, and any occupation
! or nractice of solicitation of such members
| or officers. TO influence their official action,
| shall be defined by law, and shall be pun
| ished by fine and imprisonment.
SEC, 81 Any person may he compelled to
testify in any lawful investigation or judi
| cial proceeding, against any person who
NAV be charged with having committed the
offense of bribery OF corrupt solicitation, or
practices of solicitation, and shall not be per-
| mitted to withhold his testimony upon the
! ground that it may criminate himself or SUBJ
| ieet him to public infamy but such testi-
mony shall not afterwards be used against
| him in any judicial proceeding, except for
periury in giving such testimony, and any
person convicted of either OF the oifenses
| aforesaid. shall, as part of the punishment
therefor be disqualified from holding any
| ofica or nnsition of honor. trust or profit in