The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1873-12-11
AN 0RDINANCE
For Submitting the Amendcd COnsti-
tuition of Pennsylvania to vote
the Qualified Electors thereof.

tltlbu pl itlluSNlNUllHt w n NOtt
the Qualified Electors thereof
Be IL ordained by The Constitutional Con-
rention Of the Commonwealth cffGn-
syicuaia, as JoiloTs:
1. That tho amended Constitution prepared by
this Conycntian b. submitted ~ the Guauned
e;ocioe OF the Common wealth for their advpti, ~
or rejection, NJ an elccticn to lie held on the
thiri Tuesday cL hscemoer nenu exrept h,re,
shall be hold and conducted by tho egulnr cleo
lion othcers ia the several elsction districts
throughout the Commonwealth. rnder all the
rosusti ms aud provisions ot osis,n; lave rela-
ting T., general eiecitonsj AMI the sher,Gs 81 the
seyeral counties shall yiNe at least tw ny days
"IT tn. 2, ss"rs,sfv ssa Of ,sd nn
at least twenty days before the said election,
furnish to the Commissioners Of each county
OF instructions. The Conmi sloieis OF thc s,v-
cfai counties shall causs TO DO y Int d NJ least
three tinfs msny ballots ofaihruaiivc votes
Ms there are vOtcrs IN each county and the
| -amo numb z Of n~ra'iye vut"s; and The said
UuumstiUnrrs shall. at lotst hvn dnys bctoro
said election. cause 10 he fairly distributed to
~ ,evrrnl clsc lon distIcts IN their z, slectvc
coubties, the said ballots, taliy.lsta. r,iurns,
circui,rs ~ instrnrti.ns. aud srch other bnoks
and apers ns may he necessary. The ballots
shall 10 printcd or written In the fvlJNinv form
ON the outside tho woids "Nsw CVnsiltu'ioni
| Ia the inside for all Icrsons giving ofirm'u' -
votes tho words "Far tho New constitution Z"
vords 'Ag,inst tho New Consi u'irn."
3. lfit shall appoir tARt majority ~ tie
votes poilcd erc t'r tue NV oneiintion, th.n
: II shsIl = tic Cunstit tiou ottlc C'tnmunwealth
/ qf ronus, lysnia on aud aucr the met day Vt
/ Jsnuury In the yc0r NJ our IOid Que thnusnnd
tight hund el ani > vcnty.r'ur; but u u shal
/ appear that msioiliy Of the yOtes poll'd we're
| again,t tho new Constitution, then II shall b.
rejected n he rull AMI void.
win II. Filler, Edward Br1vning, John'P. vct-
rec. Horny ). iiaSeit, Hnd john q James, are
hereby appointed 10y this ton' crtion VITO sfnll
have direction OF ,he election upon this amend.
ed Cons.itutnu ~ the " OfrhiladHlph,a Of Tho
said Con,missione shall be duly sworn or VI
nru ell to PERU M their dntics with impartillity
and tidrl,ly. They ,ha ! also have p we. to hli
Snc,ucie. in u cir own number II srali b. thr
duty Of said Commlss or neioiiiy oi
item, md thcv shall have authority to make a
REGISTRATION Of voters for tho sevefnl election di-
Visions Of said city. and 10 Furnish tho iist. sQ
made to the election officers ol each precinct or
li Si-ion; to li.trihu,e th' u'k-ts tot satl city
provided for by this ordinance to be used at the
election; to nppoir' indge and two ms. ectors
for each election diyIslDu, by whom the elect oi
therein SHAH he held and conducted. and tOrivo
all necessary instructions to the clectl N once
regarding theirsiutics IN holding the election
and In making returns thereof NJ prison shall
serve = an election officer whowouli DO di'qua'-
ihnd under section 10, Artic cs, OF tho new Con
siitutlun. The general rtturn oi tho oleotOn IL
the said city shall 10 opened, computed and GER
tlned lefore he siid Comm ssioncr., and with
tholr nrpsOrnl-which q proval shall b. cndDrs
ell upun the return. They all make report
directed 70 tho presiIrit of this Convention, OF
thsir OH ial actlun un Ter tlis oTdihtntc ana
concerning Tire conduct VI the said election with
In the snid city.
The Judge and lnsr cciors afossaii shall con-
duct the rleotl u 10 al respects c0uio-mibly q
the go oral election laws Of this Glmmunwcnlth
and with liho powers aud dutlts T. those of or.
ldinnry ciccti n officers. Each JI-I tor ehal
Invppint on" CLERK to as,lst ho BOARD In tho per-
formance n duties and all the el,c elton oih-
GERS shall b. duly SWORN or affirmed acsorlins t,
law and shnl y sses- an the qua iations r.
qurel b., law OF ele ti0n otco Ia ths Com
. nonwoul'h At said cit ttiOi any duly qu utlingt
e;tctor who shall. Lo unr, gist,rrd, III II I've por
mttsi to vote upUn making pruOi Of his TiNlt
tie e'cctiou Uihcurs, atcurtiug 10 the genera
cie,.tiOn laws ~ this Ooiuu nuWealth. Ecturt
Inspectors and their clerks and n hourly count
OF tho yuio> shall he disl ensed with, but ole.'
sreis " ev' tlnn may he - tcttd ivr any precluc
by said El'c'iOn commissioners, whose dnttei
and powers slall b, the same us those OF over
oers OF election IN said cIty under existilg rcc.
tiuu laws apple bile tier t.. Returns OF TIE
nlcrt,on shah hc made I'm said city as IN the ca.'
lutun cleo ion fur Go enor, hut trlplicnte gen
crl rcturu for I'D city shall b. made oui AL.
. lf,rwnrl Il To- tho Pre- don't Of this Cunv lot
at iiarr.sb,rs, - Is hereafter provided id cas-
of county returns.
8. Iu each Of tic CIuuiles Of the Co,nmpG
wealth Except Philaic'phiD the returns of ~
E,c, tim shaIl lC made - In tho Gaze II mn ECc
u f0s Grvcrn r, bu tie eturn Jud4 O. In ,cl
COUNTY shi al max out triplicaie County rr-
turn and t-anshlt the same within hVe day
ter tho ele ion, directed u the Presideat vi
this Convon'iin rt harrisburg.
bone In couvenon this, Tiird dty OfSuvcn
or, IN your uf our Lord, one thousand eigl
hundtei and seyentysthreN.
lOHN II. wALEER,
Attest; ID. l. lMRRig, President
chief Cl'rk