The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-08-07

q MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR AP-
PROvAL OR REJECTION By THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF
OF THE SECRETARY OF THE cOMMON-
WEALTH, IN PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE
XVIII OF THE CONSTITUTION.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing an amendment to section ten Of ar.
0cie one OF the Constitution, 80 that o dis
charge OF jury for failure to agree or other
necessary cause shall not work IN acquittal.
Section ]. BE IL resolved by the Senate and
House OF Representatives OF the Commonwealth
OF Pennsylvania in General Assembly met
That the following be proposed as an amend.
ment to the Constitution: that is to say, that
section ten OF article one, which reads as fol-
lows:
mo person shall for any indictable ofrense.
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 misdemeanor in Of
flee. No person shall, for the same oifense he
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 SOFAS to read as follows
No person shall. for any indictable ofYense.
be proceeded against criininslly by informa
ton, except in cases arising in the land or ma
val forces. or In the militia, when in actual SER
vice in time Of war public danger, or by
leave Of the court for oppression or misde-
meenor in office. No person shall, for the same
ohense. be twice put in jeopardy Of life or
limb; buta 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 to public use without author.
ity OF law and without just compensation be-
ing first made secured.
A true copy OF the Joint Resolution.
w. W. GRlEST,
Secretary OF the Commonw ealth.
\ pROPOsRD TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS
COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR AP-
PROVAL OR REJECTION BY THE GENER.
Al ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH
MONwEALTH, IN PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE
XVIII OF THE CONSTITUTION.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Cons sitution
ot the Commonwealth.
section !. be II resolved by the Senate and
House OF Representatives OF the Common.
wealth OF Pennsylvania in General Assembly
amendment to the Constitution OF fhe Com.
monwealth OF Pennsylvania, in accordance
with the provisions OF the eighteenth article
thereof:
Add at the end OF section 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 q popular VOTE ut . 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-
81 ective county after hearing and application
granted, and shall have been approved by q
majority OF the voters at such election Pro-
vided. That no such election shall be held un-
til the decree OF court authorizing the same
shall have been advertised for at least thirty
1907 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.