The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-24


"A FOsED 10 THE CITIZENS OF THIS COM
MONwEALTH FOR THEIR APPROVAL on RE-
LECTION HI THE GENERAL. ASSEMBLY OF
THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA,
PUBLISHED bl ORDER OF THE sECREIAR1
OF THE CoMMoNwEALTH. IN PLIsuANSE
OF ARTICLE Xviii OF THE CONSTITUTION
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing Amendments to the Constitution OF the
Commonwealth OF Pennsylynuia 50 as 10 Con
solidate the Courts Of Common Pleas OF PAilI-
delpha and Allegheny Counties. and 10 Give
Separate Court In Philadelphia County. with
Criminal and Miscellaneous jurisdiction.
Section l. lie 1t resolved by the senate and
House Of Representative In General Assembly
met, That the following amendments 10 the Com
stitution Of Pennsylvania be, and the same are
hereby, proposed in accordance with The tsh-
teenth article thereof
That section six Of article hyo be amended ~
striking out tho said section and inserting In
place thereof the following
Section 6. In the counties of Philadelphia and
Allegheny all the Jurisdiction and powers now
vested In the several numbered courts Of common
pleas shall be vested in one court OF common
pleas In each Of said counties, composed OF all
the Judges 10 commission in said courts. such
Jurisdiction and powers shall extend to all pro-
cecdings at law and IN equity which shall have
been Instituted in the several numbered courts,
and shall be subject to such changes as may be
made by law and subject to change Of venue rs
provided by law. The president judge Of each OF
the said courts shall he selected as provided ly
Law. The number " Judges In each Of said courts
may be, by law, increased from time to time
This amendment shall take erect On the nrst
Monday Of January succeeding its adoption.
SECTION :. Thai article i've, section eight ho
amended by making an addition thereto 30 that
the same shall read as follows!
Section s. The said courts In tho counties of
Philadelphia and Allegheny, respectively, shall
from tlmo to time In turn, detail one or more
OF their judges to hold tho courts OF oyer md
tcrminer and the courts OF quarter sessions of
tho peace Of said counties, in such manner as
may be directed by law. Provided. That In the
county of Philadelphia the General Assembly shall
have power TO establish n separate court. con-
sIstiuE Of not more than four Judge, which shall
have exclusive Jurisdiction in criminal cascs
and In such other matters as may DO provided
by law
a true cory of Joint Resolution No J.
Secretary Of tho Commonwealth.
4 MESpMEST TO THE CONSTITUTION PRO
A POSED 10 THE CITIZENs OF THIS CON
LECTION BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
or THE CoMMoNWEALTH IN PURSUANCE
OF ARTICLE XVIII Of tho CONSTITUTION
number Two.
Proposing an Amendment 70 the Constitution of
The Commonwoalth, Allowing Counties. Citi,s.
Borourhs' townships, school Districts. or
Increase Their Indebtedness
be it resolved by the senate and House ~ Rep
yania in General Assembly mot, That section
eight, article nine. OF tho Commonwealth Of Penn
.ylynnia reading ms follows:
'"sccfj6n < Tho drbt n, nnv rourty cliy
borough. township rchool district. or other nI-
or inc6rporaicd district, cxppIt M
rrntum upon tho fa asseesed Value Of the aroRlo
proprrty therein; nor shall any such muuiotpaIity
or district incur any new debt or increase It's in
debtedness to an amount exceeding two per
centum upon such assessed valuation Of property
without the assent of the electors thereof at a
public election, in such manner as shall be pro-
vided by law: but any city the debt OF which
now exceeds seven per centum Of such asscssod
may be authorized by law to increase
tho same three per centum in the aggregate
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