Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-08-28

a MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
"a PROPOSED TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS
COMMONWEALrHF FOR THEIR APPROVAL,
OR REJECTION BY THE GENERAL ASSEM-
BLY, OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENN
SYLNANIA. PUBLISHED BY ORDER OFTHE
SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH, IN
PURSuANCE or ARTICLE XVIII OF THE
CONSTITUTION.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to section ten of aTti-
Gle one Of the Constitution, so that a discharge
of jury for failure to agree or other necessary
cause shall not work an acquittal.
Section /. BE 1t resolved by the Senate and
House of Repres entatives of the Commonwealth
ofPennsylvania in General Assembly met That
the following be proposed as an amendment to
the Constitution that is to say, that section ten
of article one which reads as follows:
mo person shall for any indictable ofense, be
proceeded against crimnay by information ex-
cept in cases arising in the land or naval forces,
or in the militia, when in actual service, in time
OF war or public danger, or by leave of the court
for oppression or misdemeanor in office. No
person shall, for the same offense, be twice put
in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall private pro-
perty be taken or applied to public use, without
authority of law and without just compensation
being first made or secured" be amended so as
| to read as follows
| No person SHALL for any indictable offense, be
proceeded against crimnaly by information, ex-
cept In cases arising in the land or naval forces
OF war or public danger or by leave of the court
| for oppression or msdemeanor in Office Nope
son shall, for the same offense; be twice, put in
Jeopardy of life or limb; but discharge ofthej jury
for failure 10 agree other necessary cause shall
not tC0rk an dcq,it'di. Nor shall private property
be taken or applied to public use, without author
! lty of law and without Just compensation being
! first made or secured.
A true copy of the Joint Resolution.
w. w. GRIEST,
! Secretary of the Commonwealth
( A MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
| ~ PROPOSED TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS
| COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR APPROVAL
OR REJECTION BY THE GENERAL ASSEM-
BLY, OFTHE COMMONWEALTH OF PENN
SYLVANIA, PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE
| SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH. IN
| PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE
! CONSTITUTION.
AJOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution Of
the Commonwealth.
Section l. Be it resolved by the Senate and
House of Representatives the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met. That
the following is proposed amendment to
the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Penn
syvana, in accordance with the provisions of the
eighteenth article thereof
Amendment.
Add at the end of section seven article three
/ the following words: UNLESS before it shall be
introduced in the General Assembly, such propos-
ed special or local law shall have been fiIst sub
mitted to popular vote, at general or special
election in the locality or localities to be affected
by its operation, under order of the court of
common pleas of the respective county after hear
ing and application granted and shall have been
approved by majority of the voters at such cleo
tion: Provided, That no snCh election shall be
held unit the decree Of court authorizing the
same shall have been advertised for at least
ed, i'll such manner as the court may direct.
true copy of the Joint Resolution.
w. w. GRIEST.
Secretary ofthe Commonwealth