The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-12-09
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tiof', assocsation or individuaI any special
/ lpf exlusiyo privilege or immuhity, OF to
| lhny corporation, association OF Individual
the right 70 Icy down railroad track nor
4 such special Or local law by the "a rtisl re-
peal Of tbe general law but laws repeating
local or special acts may be passed; nor
shall any law be passed granting powers or
privileges in any case where the granting
of such powers and privileges shall have
-been provided for by general law,uor where
the courts have jurisdiction to grant the
same ortto givefthe relief asked for.
| n SEC. g. No local or special bill shall be
passed unless notice of the intention to ap
ply therefore shall have been published in
the locality where the matter or the thing
10 be affected may be situated, which notice
shall be at least thirty days prior to the
introduction into the General Assembly of
such bill and in the manner to be provided
by law the evidence of such notice having
been published, shall be exhibited in the
General Assembly before such act shall be
passed .eerf faps aot, eltn.a5 Ils4s.oo
Sec. 0. The presiding officer of the
House shall, in the presence of the House
over which he presides, sign all bills and
/ joint resolutions passed by the General As
sembly, after their titles have been pub
licly read Immediately before signing and
the fact of signing shall be entered on the
journal. p.lTf s7i''t'f 9as h'1ni'N'l
f SEC. 10. The General Assembly shall pre-
scribe by law the number, duties and COM
pensation of the officers and employees of
each House, and no payment shall be made
from the State treasury, or be in any way
authorized, to any person, except to an act
ing officer or employee elected or appointed
in pursuance of law. 4.
Sec IL. No bill shall be passed giving
any extra compensation to any public Off
Ger, servant, employee, agent or contractor,
after services have been rendered or con-
tract made, nor providing for the payment
of any claim against the Commonwealth
without previous authority of law. i1 aal
SEC II. AL stationery, printing, paper
and fuel used in the legislative and other
departments of government shall be furn-
ished, and the printing, binding and dis
tributing of the laws, journals, department
reports, and all other printing and binding,
and the repairing and furnishing the halls
and rooms used for the meetings Of the
General Assembly and its committees, shall
be performed under contract to be given to
the lowest responsible bidder below such
maximum price and under such regulations
as shall be prescribed by law no member
or officer of any department of the govern
ment shall be in any way interested in such
contracts, and all such contracts shall be
subject to the approval of the Governor,
Auditor General and State Treasurer.
SEC. 13. No law shall extend the
term of any public officer, or increase or
diminish his salary or emoluments, after
his election or appointment.
SEC. A. Allbils for raising revenue
shall originate IA the House of Represent
atives, but the Senate may propose amend
ments as in other bills. N ,-lisa b7
SEC. 10. 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 appropri-
ations shall be made by separate bills, each
embracing but one subject. sd ysi llnod
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. IL. No appropriation shall be made
to any charitable or educational institution
not under the absolute control of the Com
monwealth, other than normal schools es-
tablshed by law for the professional train
ing of teachers for the public schools of
the State, except by vote of two-thirds of
the members elected to each House.
SEC. 10. No appropriation, except for
pensions or gratuities for military services,
shall be made for charitable, educational
or benevolent purposes, to any person OF
community, nor to any denominational or
sectarian institution, corporation or asso-
ciation.i tpind n9qq9is DW ~ 2iiliW nii1
SIG. 1g. The General Assembly may
make appropriations of money to insitu-
tions wherein the widows of soldiers are
supported or assisted, or the orphans OF
soldiers are maintained and educated but
such appropriations shall be applied exclu!
svely to the support of such, widows and
! orphans
Sec. 90. The General Assembly shall
not delegate TO any special commission,
private corporation on association, any
power to make, supervise or interfere with
any municipal improvement, money prop
erty oil effects, whether held IN trust or
otherwise, or to levy taxes or perform any
municipal function whatever. aii har q
SEC. 21.ou No act of the General Assem-
bly, shall limit the amount to be recovered
for injuries resulting in death, or for in
juries to persons or property ; and, In cases
of death from such injuries, the right of
action shall survive, and the General AS
sembly 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 injuries to persons or
property or from other causes diff
ferent from those fixed by general law reg
ulating actions against natural persons, and
such acts now existing are avoided y q n'
SEC. 49, Nosection Of the General AS
sembly shall authorize the investment of
trust funds by executors, administrators,
guardians or other trustees, the bonds or
stock OF any private corporation, and such
actsnow existing are avoided saving invest
ments heretofore made. fftiil il1l 81 hai