The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-08-16
LEGAL,

| AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITu-
TION PROPOSED TO THE CITIZENS
THEIR APPROVAL OR REJECTION
BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENN
8 OF THE ii; sEcRETARY 81 lRti OF THE COM
MoNWEALTH IN PURsUANCE OF
ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CoNsTITU-
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to section ten
of article one of the Constitution, so
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 Cen
eral Assembly met, That the following
be proposed - an amendment to the Con-
stitution; th is to say. that section ten
of article one, which reads as follows:
mo person SHALL for any indictable Of
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
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 as follows: ~
NO person SnaIE6ZOT any lnulctaDle OIL
fense, be proceeded against crlminally 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 misdemeanor in office.
No person SHALL for the same offense be
twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; but
discharge of the jury for failure to
not work an acquittal. Nor shall private
property be taken or applied to public
use, without authority of law and with
out just compensation being first made or
secured.
A true copy of the Joint RsseIqtion.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITU-
TIoN PROPOSED TO THE CITIZENS
OF THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR
By BETH HE AeRRHMAAf GhNGRAt oR hssMbY shnhcTi9F OF
THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENN
SYLVANIA, PUBLISHED BY ORDER
OF J THE sEGRETARI ISI *, OF & THE E,, COM,
ARTIcLE XVIII OF THE coNsrITU-
A JOINT REsoLUTION
Proposing an amendment TO the Constitu-
ton of the Commonwealth.
Section l, Be it resolved by the Senate
and House of REPRESENTATIVES of the
eral Assembly met, That the following
is proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania, in accordance with the provi-
sons of the eighteenth article thereof:
Amendment.
Add at the end of section seven, article
three, the following words: Unless be-
fore 1t shall be introduced i'm the General
Assembly, such proposed special or local
law shall have been first submitted to a
popular vote, at general or special cleo
tiOn in the locality or localities to be af-
of the court of common pleas of the re-
spective county after hearing and appl-
cation granted, and shall have been ap-
proved by majority Of the voters at
election shall be held until the decree of
court authorizing the same shall have
been advertised for at least thirty t30)
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.