The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-01-14

the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
BY Jnhn F. Hsrtranh, Governor OF
the said Commonwealth,
.-s. A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, In compliance with an
act Of the General Assembly of this
Commonwealth. entitled IAN act to
provide for calling Convention To
amend the CONSTITUTIONS" approved by
the Governor the 1lth day of April,
A. y 1872, the qualified electors of
this Commonwealth elected delegates
20 Il convention tn revive aud amend
the Constitution OF the State si,h pow.
er tn.propose to the citizens Of this
Commonwealth for their approval ur
rejection anew Constitution, or amend
neuts To tife present 0he, or specific
ameudnents-t0 be votedon separately.
And Whereas, In compliance with
the said act, the delegates sn elected
assembled iti Convention on the second
Tuesday 1T November. A. d., 1872,
and adopted, ut Philadelphia, on the
third day of November, A. H., 1873,
a! Constitution If the Commonwealth
Of Pennsylvania. -e. '''na --7re
And whereas, The Constitution by
said Convention so- adopted was sub.
'inittel to the qualified v0ters tof the
tommohwenlth for their apprnvat or
Rejection. appointed, an the sixteenth
ilay of December. A. d.. 1873. '7,,
'a AHl whereas, The returhs Of the
said election whereby the act of As.
semiIy aforesaid directed To be REF
turried, opened, counted aud published,
Ms the returns for Governor a,e hewbv
Ia v rouffted aud published, aud where
the nomhet II Votes given for or
sgainst the new or revised Constitu.
tioii. or for or against separate special
Sihen7 7lments, II any shalt have sum.
med up aud tiseertaine,i, and the du.
piit.ates ltheTeof 1leliveredt to the nr,,per'
officers. the GnvIrnnr shall declare by
pruc!ama,innlhe frsuh of The eleetioli,
an'f If a majority uf the votes 7poiltd
shall be ii,r the new or revised iCousi-
tuition, or for any separate specific
amendment, such Iiew or revised Con.
stitutinn and senarate specific amend
'ments shall be thenrefortii the Consti.
tutipn of the CDtnmanweaiihp f.g9- o'
: sAntr whereas, Pie returns Of the
eleetiihi St, lield for the adoptianl CIR
'r.itctiun Of the said Constitution.
adopted by the hliresaid Conventions,
were returned in compliance with the
reqifiemenis Of the said act 'ef the
/ General Assemble" 'oflhi Cammon.
wealth.. 'Anl delivered 20 the Speaker
nf the Senate on the seventh day Of
Jsqyary. A. y. 1874. ,g.o, l-
And whereas, By a certificate of
this date, on file in lie office Of the
Secret ,ry of the Commonwealth, sign.
ed by the Hon. Butler b. Strang,
Speaker Of the Senate Of this Com.
mpgwealh, and the Hon. Henry H.
McCprqlick, Speake' of' the House of
Representatives nf'ihjs Commonwealth.
ii appears that the Speaker nf the
Senile uf this Commonwealth, on the
j. 7Jh lay ot January, 1874. in the Hall
OF the House of Representatives in
the State Capital, opened, counted and
published The reIurns of the election
to DECIDE for or against the adoption
Of said constitution adumed by the
aforesaid convention, aud summed up
and pscertained the number of votes
given for ,and against the same at said
election, in the presence of both
II lnses of the Legislature Of this Com
munweaith. cuntol'mabiv tn the laws
Of this Cnnmnnwealth, and that upon
counting the v6tes it appeared liatthe
number of votes given for. the new
Cunstituiinn was twn hundred and iif.
" three thousand seven hundred and
fiftv.flhr, aud the number of Yates
gwen against the new Constitution
WA one hundred AMI eight thousand
FIVE hundred and ,uinety- -tnnr, showing
a,mainriIy of ono hundred and forty.
five thonsnn9 one hundred and fifty
votes in taGor 9f the new constitution
T Thereipre, 1. John i. Harlranfi,
Governor of the, Cnmmopwtalth 0I
Pennsylvania, have raused this proc
lamallnn To issue. aud in pursuance ot
the said acts If the General Assembly
OF this Commonwealth, in compliance
Herewith, 10 hereby declare that tht
eleetidn hel'inn the sixteenth day %
Dacenher, A. ID. 1873. Of thequalifirt
waters of the Commonwealth, to de
eide TOR or against the ad 'plian of III,
new Constitution ia Convention adnpt
ed at Philadelphia ou the third da,
of November A. ID. 1873. two hund
red andu iiIty.three thousand sever
hundred aud nrly-fnur (253. .744) vote
were given FIR the adoption of tn,
same. and one hundred and eight thou
sand five hundred and ninety-fou
(l08, ,59I) were given against the adpp
tiny of the same, a maturity of on
hhun,lfpd and f0rty-fSe thousand on
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