The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-09-27

AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTI'rU-
TON PROPOSED TO THE CITIZENS
THEIR APPROVAL OR REFLECTION
BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENN
OF THE SECRETARY or THE COM
ARTIcLE XVIII Or The tc.io1NsTIrG-
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to section ten
of article one of the Constitution, so
that discharge of d jury for failure
to agree or other necessary cause shall
not work an acuuittal.
Section l. BE 1t resolved by the Senate
and House OF Representatives of the
eral Assembly met, That the following
be proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution; that is to say. that section ten
of article one. which reads as follows:
mo person shall. for any indictable Of
Tense. be proceeded against criminally
by information, except in cases arising i'll
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 offcnse, be
twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor
shall private property he taken or applied
to public use. without authority of law
and without Just compensation being first
read as follows:
No person shall. for any indictable Of
tense, be proceeded against crlminaily 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 misdcmeanor In office.
NO person shall. for the same otfense 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 acnuittal. Nor shall private
property be taken or applied to public
use. without authority of law and with
out Just compensation being first made or
a true copy of the Joint Resolution.
w. w. GRlEST.
Secretary of the Commonwealth
AMENDMENT TO THE CONsTITu-
,OF THIS COMMUNICATIVE FOR
THEIR APPROVAL OR REJECTION
BY, BY TIE ,tiISI'1. GENERAL AssEMBbY OF
sYLyANIA. Published RY ORDER
OF THE SECRETARY Or THE COM
MONWEAI.TH IN Pr RSl,ANCE or
"A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitu-
ton of the Commonwealth.
Section !. Be 1t resolved by the Senate
and House of REPRESENTATIVES. of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Cen
eral Assembly net, That the following
is proposed as an amendment to the Con-
sttution of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania, in accordance with tho provi-
sions of the eighteenth article thereof:
Anne ndment.
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
law shall have been first submitted to a
popular vote. at Il general or special cleo
tion in the locality or localities to be af-
fected by it's operation under an order
of the court of common pleas of the re-
spectivc county after hearing and appli-
cation granted. and shall have been ap-
proved by ii majority Of the voters at
such election: Provided, That no such
election shall be held until the decree Of
been advertised for at least thirty (30)
days I'm the locality or localities affected
in such manner rs the court may direct
true copy of the Joint Resolution.
w. w. GRiEST,
Secretary of the Commonwealth