Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-01-14

The .srtU Organic Lnsv.
pRocLAMATIoN OF THE GOVERNOR AN
NoUNcINo THE ADOPTION OF THE NEW
CONSTITUTION AND RECOGNIZING IT As
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE COMMON
WEALTH.
HARRIsnuRo, Jan. Z.
The following was issued to-day;
In the namo and by the authority Of
tho Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania,
John +. Hartranft, Governor OF the
said Commonwealth,
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, In compliance with an act
of the General Assembly of this Com
monweallh, entitled "An act to pro.
vide for calling convention to amend
the constitutions" approved by the
Governor tho eleventh day of April,
A. ID. 1879, the qualified electors Of
this Commonwealth elected delegates
TO convention to'reyise and amend
the constitution of the State" with
power TO propose to the citizens Of
this Commonwealth, for their approval
or rejection, new constitution or
amendments TO the present one, or
specific amendments, to be voted on
separately; and whereas, in compl-
ance with the said act the delcgates
SO elected assembled in convention on
tho second Tuesday of November, A.
d, 1872, and adopted, at Philadelphia,
on the third day Of November, A. ID.
1873, a constitution of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania !, and whereas,
the constitution of said convention so
adopted was submitted to the quail
fed voters of the Commonwealth for
thcir approval or rejection, at an cleo
tion therefor by said convention ap-
pointed on the 18th day of December,
A. ID. 1873; and whereas, the returns
Of the said election wero by the act OF
Assembly aforesaid directed to be re.
turned, opened, counted, and published
as the returns for the election Of Gov
ernor are now by law counted and
published, and when the number of
voters given for or against the new
or revised constitution, or for or
against separate specific amendments,
lii any, shall have been summed up
and ascertained, and the duplicate
certificate thereof delivered 10 the
proper officers, the Governor shall de-
clare by proclamation the result of
the election, and if a majority of tho
votes shall be for the new or revised
constitution, or for any separate spcci-
tic amendments, such new or revised
constitution and separate specific
amendments shall be thenceforlh the
constitution of this Commonwealth !;
and whereas. the returns of the elcc-
ton so held for the adoption or rejec-
tion OF the said constitution adopted
by the aforesaid convention, were re-
turned in compliance with the require
ments of tho said act of the General
Assembly of this Commonwealth, and
delivered to the Speaker OF the Senate
on the seventh day Of January, A. ID.
1874 and whereas, by u certificate
of this date on file in the Office of the
Secretary Of the Commonwealth, sign
ed by the Hon. Butler b, Slrang,
Speaker Of the Senate of this Com
monwealtb, and the Hon. Henry ii.
Mccormick, Speaker of the House Of
Representatives. thisCommoDwealth,
it appears that the Speaker Of the
Senate of this wealth, on the
seventh day OF January, 1874 in the
hall of the House of Representatives,
in the State Capitol, opened, counted,
and published the returns of tie elec-
tion to decide for or against the adop-
tion of said constitution, adopted BY
the aforesaid convention, and summed
up and ascertained the number Of
voters given for and against the same
both houses Of the Legislature of this
Commonwealth, coniormable TO the
laws of the Commonwealth, and that
upon counting the votes it appears
that the number Of votes given for the
new constitution was two hundred
andifly-threet thousand seven hundred
and forty-iour, and the number Of
,otes given against the new constitu-
tion one hundred and eight thousand
FIVE hundred and ninety four, show
ing a majority Of one hundred and
forty y.fve thousand one hundred ard
fifty votes in favor Of the new consti-
tuition. 9lj e
Therefore, /, John +. Hartranft,
Governor OF Pennsylvania, have caused
this proclamation to issue, and in pur-
suancc Of tho said acts Of the General
. Assembly Of this Commonwealth and
in compliance Herewith, do hereby
declare that at the election held on
the 10th of December, A. ID. 1873, Of
the qualified voters of this Common
wealth TO decide for or against the
adoption Of tho new constitution in
convention adopted at Philadelphia.
on the third OF November, A. d. 1878,
two hundred and fifty three thousand
seven hundred and forty four (253, 3,744)
votes were given for the adoption Of
the same, and one hundred and eight
thousand five hundred and ninety -four
! ll0S,59i) were given against the adop-
tion of the same, n majority of one
hundred and forty five thousand one
hundred and fifty Gas, 800 Of the
votes polled at said election being in
favor Of the adoption of the said new
constitution and that the said new con
stitution has been adopted by the
qualified voters Of the State, and is
the constitution OF the Commonwealth.
Given under my hand and the great
seal of the State at Harrisburg this
seventh day of January, in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hun.
dred and seventy-four, and of the
Commonwealth tho ninety eighth.
JoHN f. HARTRANrT.
BY the Governor
s. M QUAY, Secretary OF the Com.
monwealth. -.4t .
Coon Coon i,-presjdcnt Grant.