Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-08-13
the Senate. before their final adjourn


| to said Office at the next general election,
unless the vacancy shall happen within
three calendar months Immediately pre-
ceding such election, in which case the
election for said office shall be held at the
| second succeeding general election. In
| acting on executive nominations the Sen
| ate shall sit with open doors. and. in con-
| frming rejecting the nominations of
the Governor the vote shall be taken by
| yeas and nays, and shall be entered on
| the journal" so to read as follows:--
He shall nominate and, by and with the
advice and consent of two-thirds of all
| the members of the Senate, appoint a
| Secretary of the Commonwealth and an
| Attorney General during pleasure Su-
perintendent of Public instruction for
! four years. and such other officers of the
Commonwealth as he is or may be au-
| thorized by the Constitution or by law
| to appoint; he shall have power to fill all
! vacancies that may happen, in Offices to
which he may appoint, during the recess
| of the Senate, by granting commissions
| which shall expire at the end of their
| next session: he shall have power to fill
| any vacancy that may happen, during the
! recess of the Senate, in the office of Audi
| tor General State Treasurer, Secretary or
! Internal Affairs Superintendent of
| Public Instruction in a judicial Office, or
| in any other elective Office which he is or
| may be authorized to fill; if the vacancy
| shall happen during the session of the
| Senate, the Governor shall nominate to
| the Senate before their final adjourn
| ment, a proper person to fill said va
| cancy; but in any such case of vacancy,
| in an elective Office, a person shall be
| chosen to said Office on the next election
! day appropriate to such office, according
TO the provisions of this Constitution, un-
| less the vacancy shall happen within two
calendar months Immediately preceding
, such election day, in which case the cleo
tion for said Office shall be held or the
| second succeeding election day appro-
| pirate to such office In acting on ex-
ecutive nominations the Senate shall sit
with open doors. and, in confirming or
| rejecting the nominations of the Gov
ernor, the vote shall be taken by yeas
and nays, and shall be entered on the
| journal.
Amendment Two-To Article Four, Sec
tion Twenty-one.
Section 8. Amend section twenty-one OF
! article four, which reads as follows:-
1.-The term of the Secretary of Internal
Affairs shall be four years. of the Audi
tor General three years: and of the State
| Treasurer two years. These officers shall
| be chosen by the qualified electors of the
| State at general elections. No person
elected to the office of Auditor General
or State Treasurer shall be capable of
holding the same Office for two consecu-
tive terms" so as to read:-
The terms of the Secretary of Internal
| Affairs. the Auditor General, and the
State Treasurer shall each be four years;
| and they shall be chosen by the qualified
electors of the State at general elections;
but State Treasurer elected in the year
one thousand nine hundred and nine,
shall serve for three years, and his sue
cessors shall be elected at the general
election in the year one thousand nine
hundred and twelve and in every fourth
year thereafter. No person elected to the
Office of Auditor General or State Treas
urer shall be capable of holding the same
office for two consecutive terms.
Amendment Three-To Article Five, Sec
ton Eleven.
Section 4. Amend section eleven of ar
ticle five, which reads as follows:-
Except as otherwise provided in this
Constitution, justices of the peace or
aldermen shall be elected in the several
wards, districts. boroughs and townships
at the time of the election of constables
by the qualified electors thereof, in such
manner as shall be directed by law, and
shall be commissioned by the Governor
for a term of five years No township,
ward, district or borough shall elect more
than two justices of the peace alder
men without the consent of majority
of the qualified electors within such
township, ward or borough no person
shall be elected to such office unless he
shall have resided within the township,
borough, ward or district for one year
tanning over fifty thousand inhabitants,
not more than one alderman shall be
elected in each ward or district" so
to read
Except as otherwise provided in this
Constitution. justices of the peace or al
dermen shall he elected in the several
wards districts boroughs or townships,
by the qualified electors thereof, at the
municipal election in such manner as
shall be directed by law, and shall be
commissioned by the Governor for a term
! of six years. No township ward, dis
trict borough shall elect moro than
two justices OF the peace aldermen
without the consent of majority of the
qualified electors within such township,
ward or borough; no person shall be
elected to such Office unless he shall have
! resided within the township, borough,
ward or district for year next pre-
cedng his election. In cities containing
over fifty thousand inhabitants, not more
than one alderman shall be elected in
each ward or district
| Amendment Four-To Article Five, Sec
ton Twelve.
Section 5. Amend section twelve of ar
| ticle five of the Constitution, which reads
as follows:-
TN Philadelphia there shall be estab-
| lished, for each thirty thousand inhabit-
ants, one court, not of record, of police
and civil causes. with jurisdiction not ex-
ceedng one hundred dollars; such courts
shall be held by magistrates whose term
of Office shall be five years and they
shall be elected general ticket by the
qualified voters at large; and in the cleo
tion of the said magistrates no voter
shall vote for more than two-thirds of
| the number of persons to be elected when
more than one are to be chosen; they
shall be compensated only by fixed sala-
ries, TO be paid by said county; and shall
exercise such jurisdiction, civil and crmi-
nal except as herein provided, as is now
exercised by aldermen, subject to such
changes, not involving an increase of
civil jurisdiction or comforting political
duties as may be made by law. In
Philadelphia the office of alderman is
abolished" so as to read as follows:-
In Philadelphia there shall be estab
lshed. for each thirty thousand inhab-