The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-08-21

q MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
~ PROPOSED TO TIE CITIZENS OF THIS
COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR AP-
PROVAL OR REJECTION BY THE GENERAL l.
ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF
PENNSlLNANlA. PUBLISHED BY ORDER
OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMON
WEALTH, IN PURSUANCE OF ARTICL +
XVIII OF THE CONSTITUTION.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to section ten of ar.
tlclc one of the Constitution, so that q dis
charge OF jury for failure TO agree or other
necessary cause shall not work an acuuittaI.
Section !. BE it resolved by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Commonwealth tn
of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met
That the following be proposed as an amend.
mcnt TO the Constitution: that is to saw that
section ten OF article one which reads as fol-
lows:
mo person shall for any indictable oirense,
be proceeded against criminally by information
except il 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 Tor oppression or misdemeanor in of
nee. 20 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 la and without lust
compensation being first made or secured" be
amended so as to read rs follows:
No person shall, for any indictable ofTense
be proceeded against criminally by informa
tion, except in cases arising in the land or ma
val forces, or in the militia, when in actual SER
VICE III llint III WUT puDllC danger, by
leave OF the court for oppression or misde.
mecnor in office. No pei son SHALL for the same
onense, be twice put in jeopardy OF life or
limb buta discharge OF the jury for failure to
agree, or other necessary Use, shall not work
an acquitial. Nor shall private property be
taken or applied to public use, without author
ity OF law and without Just compensation be.
ing first made or secured.
true copy OF the Joint Resolution.
". W IiRlEST
| Secretary of the Commonwealth.
X MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
y PROPOSED TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS
COMMON WEALTH FOR THEIR APP
pRONAL OR REJECTION BY THE GENER-
AZ ASSEMBLY OF THE CoMMONwEALTH
DER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COM.
MoNWEALTII, IN PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE
XVIII OF THE CONSTITUTION.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
oil the Commonwealth.
section /. he II resolved by the Senate and
House OF Representatives OF the Common.
wealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly
met That the following is proposed as nm
amendment to the Constitution OF fhe Com.
monwealth of Pennsylvania in accordance
With the provisions of the eighteenth article
thereof;
Amendment.
Add mt the end dissection section seven article
three, the following words: Unless before IL
shall he introduced in the General Assemble
such proposed special or local law shall have
been first submitted to popular vote, at a gen.
era or special election in the locality or locali-
ties to be affected by its operation, under an
order OF the couot of common pleas of tho re.
II lective county after hearing and application
granted, and shall have been approved by a
majority OF the voters ut such election: Pro-
vded, ! hat no such election shall be held un-
I'll the decree of court authorizing the same
shall have been advertised for at least thirty
l3O) days in the locality or localities Affected
IN such manner as the court may direct.
true copy OF the Joint Resolution
w. w. GRIEST,
Secretary OF the Commonwealth.