Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-09-11

A MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITU-
II TION PROPOSED TO THE CIrI
ZENS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH
FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR REJEC
TION BY THE GENERAL ASSEM-
PENNSYLVANIA, PUBLISHED BY
THE COMMON WEALTH, IN PUR-
SUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF
THE CONSTITUTION.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
| Proposing an amendment to section ten
of article one of the Constitution, go
| that discharge of jury for failure
to agree or other necessary cause shall
not work an acquittal
Section |. Be it resolved by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the
| Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Gen
eral 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
offense, be proceeded against criminally
| 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
J of the court for oppression or mis-
| demeanor in Office. No person shall,
| for the same offense, be twice put in
| jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall pri-
vate property 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 Of
fense, be proceeded against criminally
| 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 misdemean-
or in Office. No person shall, for the
same offense, be twice put in jeopardy
of life or limb; BUT A DISCHARGE OF
THE JURY FOR FAILURE TO AGREE. OR
OTHER NECESSARY CAUSE, SHALL NOT
WORK AN ACQUITTAL. Nor shall pri
vate property be taken or applied to
public use, without authority 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 CONSTITU-
II TION PROPOSED TO THE CITI-
ZENS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH
FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR REJEC-
TION BY THE GENERAL ASSEM-
BLY, or THE COMMONWEALTH OF
PENNSYLVANIA, PUBLISHED BY
ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF
THE COMMON WEALTH, IN PUR-
SUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF
THE CONSTITUTION.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
| Proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution Of the Commonwealth.
Section /. Be it resolved by the Senate
and House Of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Gen
eral Assembly met, That the following
| is proposed as an amendment to the
| Constitution of the Commonwealth of
| Pennsylvania, in accordance with the
provisions Of the eighteenth article
| thereof:
Amendment
| Add at the end of section seven,
| article three, the following words: I'm
| less before it shall be introduced in the
| General Assembly such proposed special
| or local law shall have been first sub
United to popular vote. at general or
special election in the locality or locali-
ties to be affected by its operation,
under an order of the court of common
pleas of the respective county after
hearing and application granted, and
shall have been approved by a majority
of the voters at such election: Provid-
ed, That no such election shall be held
until the decree of court authorizing
the same shall have been advertised for
at least thirty (3O) days in the locality
or localities affected, in such manner as
| the court may direct.
| A true copy Of the Joint Resolution.
w. w. GRIEST,
Secretary Of the Commonwealth.