The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-08-27
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a TION PROPOSED TO THE CIrI-
FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR REIEC-
TION BY THE GENERAL ASSEM-
BLY, OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF
PENNSYLVANIA, PUBLISHED BY
ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE
COMMON IN PURSUANCE
OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTl-
TUITION. -
AJOINT RESOLUTION.
Promising an amendment TO section ten of
article one of the Constitution, so that a
dicharge of jury for failure to agree or
other necessary cause shall not work an
acquittal.
Section |. Be il resolved by the Senate
and House of Representatives Of the Com
monwealth of Pennsy ylvduia in General As
sembly 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:
"No person shall, for any indictable Of
fense, be proceeded against crimlnally by
information, except 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 misdemeauor In cffice. No
persou shall for the same offense, be twice
nut in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall
private property be taken or applied to pub
lie use. without authority Of law and with
out lust compensation being first made or
secured" be amended so as TO read as
follows;
No person shall, for any indictable offense,
be proceeded against criminally by infor-
nation except in cases arising in lhe 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 oppress
ion or misdemeanor in office. No person
SHALL for the same offense, be twice put in
jeopardy of life or limb bUt discharge
of Inc jlI.y for failure 10 agree or other
necessary cause shall not UOrk an dc-
quittal. Nor shall private property be
taken or applied to public use, without
authority OF law and without just compen-
sation being first made or secured.
A true copy of the Joint Resolution:
W. w. GRIEST,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
A MENDMENT TO THI C0NSTITU-
"A TION PROPOSED TO THE CHI.
ZENS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH
FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR REJEC
TION BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE COMMONW OF PEN
NSYLVANIA, PUBLISHED BY ORDER
| OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COM
MONWEALTH, IN PURSUANCE OF
| ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CONSrlIU-
TION.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
| Proposing an amendment to the COnstitu-
ton of the Commonwealth.
Section |. BE il resolved by the Senat,
and House of Representatives Of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania in Genera
Assembly met, That the following is pro
posed as an amendment TO the Constitution
OF the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, il
accordance with the provisions of the eight
eenth article thereof:
Amendment.
Add at the end of section seven, article
three, the following words: "Unless befor'
il shall be introduced in the General As
sembly, such proposed special or local law
shall have been first submitted to popular
vote, at general or special election in tn
locality OF localities to be affected by its op
Grafton, under an order of the court of com
mon pleas of the respective county aftei
hearing and application granted, and shal
have been approved by majority Of tn
voters at such election Provided, That NJ
such election shall be held until the deere,
of court authorizing the same shall hav,
been advertised for at least thirty $50
days in the locality or localities affected, il
such manner as the court may direct.
4 true copy of the Joint Resolution.
w. W. GRlEST,
Secretary Of the Commonwealth.