The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-10-02
I, vrypMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
"A PROPOSED TO THE ,IrlZENS OF THIS
~ COMMON WEALTH FOR THEIR AP-

NrypMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
A PRopoSED TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS
~ c6dMoNwElLTH FOR THEIR AP-
pRnvAt OK REJEC rlON BY THE GENERAL
asssHBLY Of ThE o0MM0NwEALrn ,,,,H px nntlp or
oF THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMON,
Wr,fru IN PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE
Will OF TuE CONSrI FUTON.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
pronosing An amendment to section ten OF ar
,icle one OF the Constitution, so that dis
charge Of jury for failure TO agree or other
necessary cause shall not work an Rcquttai
Sectinn l. BE il resolved by the Senate ana
Hons, Of Representatives of the Commonw ealth
| Of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met
Tha, the following be proposed rs an amend
ment TO the Constitution: that Is to say, that
section ten OF article one, which reads as fol-
lows:
he 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 msdemcanor In Of
flee. No person shall, for the same offense, be
twice put In jeopardy OF life or limb nor shall
private 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 rs follows:
No person shall, for any indictaDle onense,
be proceeded against cri'ninally by informa
ton, except in cases arising in the land or ma
val forces, In the militia, when In actual SER
vice in time OF war or public danger, or by
leave OF the court for oppression or msde.
meenor in office. No PEI son SHALL for the same
ofense, he 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 private property be
taken or applied 10 public use. without author
ity OF law and without just compensation be.
ing first made or secured.
A true copy OF the Joint Resolution.
WV. GRiEST.
Secretary OF the Commonwealth.
Y MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
n PROPOSED TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS
COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR AP-
PRovAL OR REJECTION BY THE GENER-
Al ASSEMBLY Of THE G9MM0NWEALTH
DER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COW.
| M0NwEALTH, IN PURSUANCE OF AR rlCLE
XVIII OF TUE CONSTITUTION.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
OF the Commonwealth.
Section l.. Be 1t resolved by the Senate and
House OF Representatives OF the Common.
wealth Of Pennsylvania in General Assembly
met That The following is proposed as an
monwealth OF Pennsylvania, in accordance
with the provisions OF the eighteenth article
thereof:
Amendment.
Add at the end OF secti on section seven article
three, the following words: Unless before IL
shall he introduced in the General Assembly,
such proposed special or local law shall have
been first submitted to popular vote at n gen.
eral or special election in the locality or local..
ties to be affected by its operation, under an
order OF the couot Of common pleas OF the re.
sIectve county after hearing and application
granted, and shall have been approved by a
majority OF the voters Mt such election; Pro-
yided, That no such election shall be held un-
I'll the decree Of court authorizing the same
shall have been advertised for at least thirty
!5Ol days in the locality or localities affected,
IN such manner as the court may direct
true copy "t the Joint Resolution.
W. W. GRIEST,
Secretary OF the Commonwealth