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

Of the Com nonwealth, st general election, and
rattAed and approved by them.
SEQ. %. member of the General Assembly
who shalt eolicit, demand, or receive, or consen,
to receive, directly indirectly, for himsc or fol
another, fron any company, corporate per.
son, any money, office, appointment, employ.
mant, testimonial, reward, thing of value enjoy.
ment, or OF personal advantage or promise there
of, for his vote or official influence, or for with.
holding the same, or with an understanding, ex-
pressed or implied, thet bis vote or official action
shall be In any way Influenced thereby, or who
shall solicit or demand ans such money or other
advantage, matter, OF thing aforesaid for another,
as the consideration Of his vote or offieiu In.
Huence, or for Withholding the same, or shall
give o withhold his vote or influence in oonsid-
eration OF the pay yment or promise ofsuch money,
advantage, matter, or thing to smother, shall be
held guilty of bribery within the meaning of this
Constitution, and shall incur the disabilities pro.
vided thereby for said o#ense, an6 such addition
al punishment as 10 or shal he provided by law.
SEQ. 80. Any pers on who shall directly or indi-
recty, offer, give, or promise any money, or thing
Of value. testimonial, privilege. or personal ad-
vantage, to any executive or Judicial officer or
member of the General Assembly, to influence
him in the performance of any OF his public or
official duties, shall be guilty OF bribery, and he
punished In such manner as shall be provided 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 municipal division
thereof, and any occupation or practice Of solicit
tation Of such members or officers, TO influence
their official action, shall be detued by law, and
shall be punished by fine and Imprisonment.
SEC 32. Ally person may We compelled to
testify In any Lawful, Investigation 'or judicial
proceeding, against any persn who may be
charged with having committedthe ofiense of bri-
berry or corrupt solicitation, or practices of soli-
citation, and shall not be permitted to withhold
his testimony upon the groundthat II may crimi-
nate himself or subject him u public infamy /;
but such testimony shall not afterwards be used
against him In any judici'l proceeding, except
for perjury in giving such iesimoney, and any
person convicted OF either OF tie otfenses afore-
said, shall, as part Of the punishment therefor,
be disqualified from holding ay office or position
OF honor, trust, or profit In thi Commonwealth.
SEC. SO. member who ha personal or pri-
vate interest In any measure O bill proposed or
pending before the General Assembly, shall dis
close the fact to the house of vhch he Is a mem-
Der and shall not vote thereon.
ARTICLE "
ruE EIsCUTIv.
SECTION 1. The Executive apartment OF this
Common wealth shall consist Ca Governor, Lieu
tenant G Governor, Secretary Of ne Commonwealth,
Attorney General, Auditor Ghcral, State Treas
urer, Secretary of Internal Atrs, and Superin-
tendeut Of Public Instruction
SEC. 2. The supreme executive power shall
be vested In the Governor, Nb shall take care
that the lsrs be faithfully executed he shall be
choser ON the day Of the genral election By the
qusn6ed electors OF the Commonwealth at the
places where they shall vote DR. Representatives.
The returns OF every election or Governor shall
be sealed up aud transmitted o the seat Of go-
Vernment directed TO the Presient of the Senate,
who shall open and publish tEm in the presence
OF the members OF both bouss of the General
Assembly The person havin, the highest num-
Der of votes shall he Governoby the joint vote
OF the members of both house. Contested cleo
tions snail be determined by acommittee, to be
selected from both houses of he General Assem-
bly,, and formed and regulated in such manner
as shall be directed By law.
SEC. 8. The Governor shallhold his office dur
Ing foHr years from the third tuesday of January
next ensuing bis election, sndshall not be eligible
10 the onlce FOR the next succeeding term.
sko. Z. 4 Lisutenant Gov:rpor shall be chosen
at the same time, In the same manner, for the
same term, and subject 10 the same provisions us
the Gorernor; he shall be president Of the Senate,
out shall have no vote unless they be equal''
vided. 20 tbo ,fpoo
SIC. o. No person shall DO ebyernnr except
Q, 1overnor or LieutepSes, who shall have at
,sjnss ths 1l 'ns 4 thirty years, and have been
seye0fthe State, unle's he shall have been alb
sent on the public business of the United States
Or Of this state.
SEC. g. No member OF Congress or person hold
Ing any once under the United States or this
State shall exercise the ofice of Governnr or Lieu
tenant Governor.
S.c. 7. The Governor shall be commander.in-
chief OF the army aud navy OF the Commonwealth,
and OF the militia, except when they suall be call
I'd into the actual service of the United States.
SEC. 8. He shall nominate. and by and with the
advice and consent oftwo-thrds of all the mem
bers OF the Senate, appoint q Secretary OF tina
Commonwealth and an Attorney General during
pleasure, Superintendent of Public Instruction
for four years, and such other officers of the Com
monwealth as lie Is or may be authorized by the
constitution or by law to appoint he shall have
power to hll all vacancies that may happen in
offices to which he may appoint during the recess
Of the Senate by granting commissions which
shall expire at the end of their session he
shall have power to Ill any vacancy that may
happen during the recess Of the Senate, in the
office of Auditor General, State Treasurer, SecTe-
tary OF Internal Affairs or Snperinted edent of Pub
lie Instruction, in a judicial office, or in any
other elective oihce which be Is or may be au-
thorized to NIL:
If the vacancy shall happen during the session
OF the Senate, the Governor shall nominate to the
Senate before their final adjournment, a proper
person to fii said vacancy.
But ~ any such case or vacancy, in an elective
office, person shall be chosen 10 said office at
lhs next general election, unless the vacancy
shall happen within three calendar months imme-
datey 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 Senate
Nuau elt WIN open uoOTs, ana IN cOnlfmlng or re-
ecting the nominations of the Governor, the vote
shall be taken by yeas and nays, and shall be en-
Tered ON the journal.
SEC. p. He shall have power to remit fines and
'oi FIXTURES, to grant reprleves, communications of
sentence and pardons, except in cases of i'm
but no pardon shall be granted nor
sentence commuted, except upon the reeommen-
iaton In writing of the Lieutenant Governor, Sc
'retary Of the Commonwealth, Attorney General
and Secretary of Internal Affairs, or any three of
hem, after full hearing, upon due public notice
md In opeL session, and such recommendation,
With the reasons therefor at length, shall be re-
'orded and hled in the otce of the Secretary Of
he Common wealth.
SEC. 10. Tie may require information in writ
ng from the officers or the Executive Depart
nent, upon any subject relating to the duties OF
heir respective offices.
SEC. IL. He shall, from time to time. give to
he General Assembly information OF the state OF
he Commonwealth, and recommend to their con-
Liberation such measures as he may judge cxpe-
lent.
SEC. l2. He may on extraordinary occasions,
onvene the General Assembly, and in case OF
disagreement between the two houses, with re-
peet TO the time OF adjournment, adjourn then
o such time as he shall think proper, not xcetl-
ng four months. He shall have power to Gu
enc the Senate in extraordinary session, by To-
lamation, Tor the transaction OF executive blsi-
ess.
SEC. Is. In case OF the death, conviction ON
ols0 E.sl