Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-10-28
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE Como,
WEALTH, HARRISBURG.


WEALTH, HARRISBURG.
September 25th, 1891.
To the Sheriff Of Janiata county.
In compliance with the provisions of the
Act of the General Assembly, entitled San
Act TO provide for q Convention to amend
the Constitution, and the election of dele-
gates thereto," appro we'd the 10Th dav of
June Ammo. Domni, one thousand eight
hundred and ninety ty-one, the duly qualified
electors of this Commonwealth shall vote
for or against holding convention to
amend the constitution, ard for members
OF said Convention, if the majority of the
voters in said Commonwealth favor such
convention according to the regulations
provided in the several sections of said act
as hereafter set forth TO wit.
SECTION ]. Be IL enacted ty the Senate
and House OF Representatives. Of the COM
monrcs0ith Of PennsyirGn,a IN General rs
sembfy met, and tt IS hereby enacted by The
authority ofthe same, That ut the general
election 10 be held on Tuesday next,
following the first Monday of No.
vember next, the duly qualified electors of
this Commonwealth shall vote for er agains st
holding Convention TO amend the coasti-
tuition according TO the regulations provid-
ed IN the subsequent sections of this act
TO be held as aforesaid, a majority of the
electors of this Commonwealth shall de-
clare in favor Of a convention to amend the
Constitution, the said Convention shall be
composed OF delegates duly elected and
shall assemble as hereinafter pro ylded
SECTION 3. At the General Election to
be held on the Tuesday next, following tho
first Monday of November next, there ball
be elected by the qualified electors of this
Commonwealth, delegates to a convention
10 revise ana amsud the Constitution of
this State. The said Convention shall con-
slst OF one hundred and seventy-sevs en-
members, to bo elected IN the manner fol-
lowing Twenty-seven members shall be
elected in tho State a: Large. Zach voter
OF the State shall vote Tor not more than
eighteen candidates, and the t~snty-ssveu
highest in vote shall be declared elected
One hundred and fifty delegates shsn be
apportioned to aud elected from the differ
ent Senatorial districts of the State, three
delegates To be elected for each Senator
therefrom; and in choosing said delegates,
each voter shall he ertitlsd to vote for not
moae than two OF the members to be cho-
sen from each Senatorial district. and the
three candidates highest in vote shall be
declared elected, aud said delegates shall
possess the qualifications at present rsquir
ed !or members of the State Senate.
SECTION 4. The following regulations
shah apply TO the aforesaid election to be
held on the Tuesday following the frs,
Monday or November next, and to the re-
turn of the same.
First. The said election shall be teld and
conducted oy the proper election fiicers
OF tse several election districts Of the Com
monweslth, and shall os goVerasi aud reg
uiated in all respects by the general cleo
ton laws OF the Common wealth, so Tar as
the same be applicable thereto and not in
consistent with the provisions OF this act.
Second: The tickets 10 be voted for or
against convention shall have on the in-
side, "For Constitutional ConvoniisE,"
and .'Agsinst a Constitutional Convention,
and no other Inscriptions thereon.
Third. The tickets to be voted for NOM
bors at large shall have on the outside the
words, "Delegates at isrge," ana on tho in
side III. names OF candidates 10 be voted for
not exceeding eighteen in number.
Fourth. Tho tickets to be- voted for dis
trict members shall have on the outside the
words, .Di,trIct seleEatss, and en- the in
side the name or nsmes of the candidates
voted for not eNc-odInc the proper number
lmled as aforrsaid, but any ticket that
shall contain greater number Of names
than the number for which the voter snail
be entitled to vote shall bo rejected
Filth. The return judges shall meet at
the same places and at the same time after
said election, Gn1 shall make out the re-
returns thereof of the votes cast fer dele
gates at large and for district delegates 20
be members of the said convention in the
several counties of the Ccmmonwe ealth, and
shall follow the same form in making out
their returns as prescribed for return judges
in the case of an sl~ctIon for q overnor sI-
cspt that the said returns shall be trans
mitted 10 the Secretary of the Common.
wealth and shall be addressed to that effi-
Ger alone.
Now, therefore, in obedience to the re-
quIrcmeDts Of the Act OF The General AS.
sembly aforesaid, you arc hereby required
to publish this notice with your proclama-
tion for the holding Of said general cleo
tion. WILLIAM +. HARRITY,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Gay" The election is to be opened at
= O'CLOCK in the forenoon, and shall
continue without iGtcrmisson or adjourn
ment, and is not TO be closed before Z
o'Cs . C7x in the evening.
/ also hereby make known and give no.
tice, Z" that the inspectors and judges shall
meet at the respective places appointed for
holding the election in the district at which
they respectively belong, before O'Clock
in the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 1891,
and each said inspector shall appoint one
clerk, who skall be a qualified voter of such
g In case the person who shall have re-
ceived the second highest number of votes