Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-10-16
Pendenoe o, the United State. of North
WILLIAM NJ. BROWN,
CIV s.r Es...r..- -
CONSTITUTIONAL coSvESTloS AND DELEGATES


CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION AND DELEGATES
70 sAMR.
Once of the Secretary oT tie Commonwealth.
Harrisburg, Pa. September e5tb 1891.
To the sheriff oi Butler County.
In compliance with the provisions OF an Act
81 ile General Assembly. entitled An act 10
provide FOR Convention 70 amend The Con-
stituucn, ana tue election 0i delegates thereto
approved the nineteenth day q June, Ammo
DofAtM one Thousand eight hundred and
uincty-ouc. the duly qualified electors cf tliS
commonwealth shall at The gc'-@rHl election 20
be held on tie Tuesday next following the FIRST
Monday OF November next. vote Tor 81 against
holding Convention 10 md tie Consutu-
ton. and for members q said convention. II
majority Of the voters In the Commonwealth
favors such convention. accoriing to the reg
ulatiOns provided In the several sections of said
act as hereafter set forth 20 wit
SECTION I. BE Il enacted bY the - rate ana
House ol Representa- efthc Commonwealth
| Of Pennsy lvanla In General Assembly met. ana
/ II IS hereby CUaCted by The authority OF the
/ same. That at The general election 20 be held
/ on the Tuesday next following the arst Monday
| OF November next, the duly qualified electors
/ OF this commonwealth shall vote Tor or against
| holding convention 10 amend the Constitution
according 70 the regulations provided II the
! subsequent sections OF this act.
| SECTION =. II at the said general election 10
\ he held as Aforesaid, majority OF the electors
/ OF This Commonwealth shall declare IN favor OF
a convention 10 amend the Consultation. the
\ said convention shall ue composed OF delegates
duly elected, and shall assemble as hereinafter
provided.
held ON the Tuesday next following the first
! Monday vi November next, there shall be
| elected by the qualified electors of this COM
| monwetlth, delegates 10 a convention 10 revise
| and amend the Constitution OF this state. The
| said convention shall consist or one hundred
and seyeny-Seyen members 10 be elected III
| manner following INenty-seven members
shall be elected III the State al large Each vot-
er Of the state shall vote Tor not more than
| eighteen candidates, ana the tWeuty-scyen
highest III vote shall ee declared elected. One
hundred and iiity delegates shall be apportion-
ed TO and elected from the different Senatorial
districts OF the State, three delegates TO be
elected for each Senator thereTom and In
choosing said delegates, each voter shall be en-
titled 10 vote Tor not more than two OF the mem
berS TO be chosen IRON each Senatorial district
and the three candidates highest IN vote shall
be declared elected. ana said delegates shall
POSSESS the qualifications at present required
Tor members OF the State Senate.
SECTION l. The following regulations shall
apply TO the Aforesaid election 10 be held on the
Tuesday following the first Monday OF N0vem-
! ber next, and to tie return OF the same.
First The said election Shall be held and
| conducted by the proper election ofieers Of tht.
several election districts OF the Commonwealth,
and shall be governed and regulated .ln all re-
spects by the general election laws OF the Coia-
| mobweaith. so lar AS the SAME ue applicable
! thereto and not Inconsistent with The pgoyis-
, | ions OF this act.
second. The tickets TO be voted Ter or against
4 conVentlon shall have on the inside, "rcr a
! Constitutional Convention" and Against a
! constitutional Convention" aad no OtLer In
! ScriptiOns thereon
/
Ut large shall have on the outside the words,
Delegates at large" and on the inside the
names OF the candidates to be voted Tor not eX-
ceedng eighteen la number.
Fourth. The tickets 10 be voted for district
me bers shall have on the outside the words,
District delegates. ana on the inside the
naia or names OF the candidates ysted Tor hot
exceeding the proper number limited rs aloTe-
sad, but any ticket that shall contain greater
number OF names than the number for which
the voter shall be entitled TO vote shah be re-
jected.
Firth. The return judges shall meet at the
| same places ana at The same time after said
election, and shall make out the returns there
OF OF the votes cast for delegates at large and
district delegates 10 he members OF the said
nyention in Tie several counties OF the Com
mOnweaith, and shall follow the same form m
making cut then letuins SIS prescribed Tor re
turn Judges m the case Of an election for Gov
eInOr, except that The said returns shall pC
transmitted 10 the Secretary Of the Common.
wealth and shah be addressed 10 that oilcel
} alone.
Now, Therefore, in obediance to the require
nlentS or the set OF The General Assembly
aforesaid You are hereby required to publish
THIS notice with your proclamation FOR The hold
ing OF said general election.
WILLIAM Il. uARRIrY.
Secretary OF the Commonwealth.