Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-10-09
A JOINT RESOLUTION

JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to section ten
of article one of the Constitution, so
that a discharge of jury for failure to
agree or other necessary causes shall
not work an acquittal.
SECTION l. Be it resolved by the SEN
ate and House OF Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Gen
eral Assembly met. That the following be
proposed as an amendment to the Consti-
tuition; that is to say, that section ten of
article one, which reads as follows:
"No person shall, for any indictable
offense, be proceeded against criminally
by information. except in cases arising in
the hand or naval forces, or in the militia,
when in actual service, in time of war o:
public danger, or By leave of the court DO,
oppression or missdemeanor in Office. No
person shall, for the same offense, be twic,
put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall
private properly py taken or applied to
public use, without authority of law and
without just compensation being first
made or secured" be amended so as to
n. d as follows:
No person shall, for any indic:able Of.
tense, be proceeded against criminally by
information, except In cases arising in the
land or naval forces, or in the MALTA,
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;
but a discharge Of the jury for failure
to agree, or other necessary cause, shat
not aCOrk an dcguittdl. Nor shall pri.
vate property be taken or applied to pub
lie use, without autority of law and with.
out 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 CONSTI.
"A TUITION PROPOSED TO THE
CITIZENS OF THIS COMMONWEAL
TIL FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR RE-
LECTION BY THE GENERAL ASSEM-
BLY,, OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF
PENNSYLVANIA, PUBLISHED BY
ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF
THE COMMONWEALTH, IN PURSU-
ANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF TIL +
CONSIlI u IlON.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the Ccnsti-
tuition of the Commonwealth.
SECTION l. Be it resolved by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania in General
Assembly met, That the following is pro-
posed as an amendment to the Constitu
tion of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania, in accordance with the provisions
of the eighteenth article thereof:
Amendment.
Add at the end of section seven, article
three, the following words: "Unless be-
fore it shall be introduced in the General
Assembly, such proposed special or local
laws shall have been first submitted to a
popular vote, at general or special cleo
ton in the locality or localities to be
effected by its operation, under an order
of the court of common pleas of the re-
spective county after hearing an applica-
tion granted and shall nave been approx
ed by majority of the voters at such
election: Provided, That no such elec.
ton shall be held until the decree of court
authorizing the same shall have been sd-
vertised for at least thirty (30) days in tn e
locality or localities affected, in such man.
ner as the court may direct.
A true copy Of the Joint Resolution.
w. w. GRIEST.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.