Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-10-14
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMON
WEALTH, HARRISBURG.

A
| WEALTH, HARRISBURG.
September 25th, 1891.
To the Sheriff ofJuniata county.
| In compliance with the provisions of the
Act of the General Assembly, entitled San
Act TO provide for a Convention to amend
| the Constitution, and the election of dele
| gates thereto" approved the 18th day OF
| June Ammo. Domini, one thousand eight
| hundred and ninety-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 10 the regulations
provided in the several sections OF said act
| as hereafter set forth 10 wit.
SECTION l. Be ii enacted ty the Senate
and House of Representatives. Of the Conn
montcealth of PennsylranIa IN General As
| sembly met, and II rs hereby enacted 6y the
authority of the same, That at the general
election to be held on Tuesday next,
following the first Monday of No.
I.vember next, the duly qualified electors of
this Commonwealth shall vote for or against
holding a Convention to amend the cOasti-
tutioB according TO the regulations provid-
ed in the subsequent sections of this act.
SECTION 2. IL at the said general election
TO be held US Aforesaid, majority of the
electors of this Commonwealth shall de-
clare in favor OF 4 convention TO amend the
Constitution, the said Convention shall be
composed of delegates duly elected and
shall assemble as herein after pro vIded,
SECTION 3. AT the General Election TO
be held on the Tuesday next, following the
first Monday OF November next, there Shall
be elected by the qualified electors of this
Commonwealth, delegates to a convention
TO revise and amend the Constitution of
this State. The said Convention shall con-
slst of one hundred and ssventy-seven
members, to be elected 10 the manner fol-
lowing Twenty-seven members shalI be
elected in the State a. Large. Each voter
Of the State shall vote for not more than
eighteen candidates, aud the twenty seven
highest in vote shall be declared elected.
One hundred and fifty delegates shall be
sppOrtioned TO and 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 bo entitled to vote for not
moae than two Of the members to be cho-
sen from each Senatorial district, aud the
three candidates highest in vote shall be
declared elected, and said delegates shall
possess the qualifications at present requir-
ed .or members of the State Senate.
SECTION 4. The following regulations
shall srply TO the aforesaid election to be
held on the Tuesday following the frat
Monday Of November next, and to the re-
turn of the same.
First. The said election shall be held and
conducted by the proper election officers
OF the several elect on districts of the Com
monwealth, and shall be goversed and reg
tod in. rc bu ba af
tioD laws Of the Common wealth, so far as
the same be applicable thereto and not in-
consistent with the provisions OF this act.
Second: The tickets to be voted for or
against convention shall have on the in
side, "For a constitutional Conventies,"
and 'SAgainst Constitutional Convention,
and no other inscriptions thereon.
Third. The tickets to be voted for men,
bers at large shall have on the outside the
words, delegates at large" aud on the in
side the names Of candidates to be Voted for
rot exceeding eighteen in number.
Fourth. The tickets TO be voted for dis
trict members shall have on the outside the
" ords, "District delegates, and on the in
side the name or names OF The candidates
Void for not exceeding the proper number
limited IS aforesaid, bnt any ticket that
shall contain greater number of names
tudu the DuUotr lot luc NOAcr suAtl
be entitled to vote shall be rejected
Fifth. The return judges shall raect at
the same places and At tho same time after
said election, and shall make out the re-
thereof of the votes cast for dele
gates at large and for district delegates 20
be members of The said convention in the
several coUHilv, vi :hG COmmOuw-a'th, and
shall follow the same form 10 making out
their returns IS prescribed for return judges
in the case OF an election fer Governor, ex-
cept that rhe said returns shall he trans
mitted to the Secretary of the Common.
wealth and shall be addressed TO that Off
Ger slone.
Now, therefore, in obciieuce 10 the re-
quiIemcnts Of the set OF the General AS
senbly aforesaid, you are hereby required
to publish this notice with your proclsmR-
tiou for the hoting OF said general cleo
tion. WILLIAM +. HARRIrY
Secretary ef the Commonwealth.
EsS~ The election is to be opened at
2 O'Clock in the forenoon, and shall
continue without intcrmisSion or adjourn
ment, and is not to be closed before :
O'Clock in the evening.