The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-29
NUMBER ONE.


NUMBER ONE.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendments to the Constitu-
tion of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania 80 as to consolidate the courts OF
common pleas OF Philadelphia and Alle-
gheny counties. and to give the General
Assembly power TO establish separate
court In Philadelphia county. with Grim
inal and miscellaneous jurisdiction.
Section I. BE II resolved by the Senate
and House of Representatives In General
Assembly met. That the following amend-
ments to the Constitution OF Pennsylva-
MIA be, and the same are hereby, pro-
posed In accordance with the eighteenth
article thereof
That section six OF article five be amend
ed by striking out the said section and
inserting in place thereof the following:
Section 9. In the counties OF Philadel-
phia 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 in commission in said courts.
Such Jurisdiction and powers shall ex-
tend to all proceedings 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 as provided by law. The president
Judge OF each of the said courts shall be
selected as provided by law. The number
OF judges in each of said courts may be,
by law, increased from time to time. This
amendment shall take effect on the first
Monday OF January succeeding its adop-
tion.
Section q That article Ave, section
eight, be amended by making an addition
thereto so that the same shall read as
follows:
Section 8. The said courts in the coun-
ties of Philadelphia and Allegheny re-
spectively shall, from time to time, in
turn, detail one more of their judges
to hold the courts OF oyer and terminer
and the courts of quarter sessions of the
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
a separate court, consisting of not moro
than four judges. which shall have ex-
elusive jurisdiction in criminal cases and
| in such other matters as may be provid-
| ed by law.
true copy OF Joint Resolution No 1.
ROBERT McAFEE.
Secretary OF the Commonwealth.
| A MENDMENT TO THE CONsTITU-
"A TION PROPOSED TO THE CITI-
zENS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR
THEIR APPROVAL OR REJECTION
BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
| THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENN
| SYLVANIA PUBLISHED BY ORDER
| OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COM
MONWEALTH, IN PURSUANCE OF
ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CoNSTITU-
TON.
NUMBER TWO.
| A JOINT RESOLUTION
| Proposing an amendment to the Consti-
tuition OF the Commonwealth, allowing
counties, cities, boroughs, townships
school districts. or other municipal OF
Incorporated districts. to increase their
indebtedness.
| Be 1t resolved byA the Senate and House
| Of Representatives of the Commonwealth
| Of Pennsylvania in General Assembly
met, That section eight. article nine. OF
| the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. read
! ing as follows:-
''Section s. The debt of any county
| city, borough township, school district
or other municipality or Incorporated dis
| trict, except as herein provided. shall new
| er exceed seven per centum upon the as
sessed value of the taxable property
therein; nor shall any such municipality
or district incur any new debt or increase
| its indebtedness to an amount exceeding
| two per centum upon such assessed valu
| alton OF property, without the assent o
the electors thereof at public election
| in such manner as shall be provided by
law; but any city. the debt OF which nov
exceeds seven per centum of such as
sessed valuation, may be authorized by
law to increase the same three per cen
tum, in the aggregate. at any one time
upon such valuation" be amended. in &C
cordance with the provisions OF the eight
eenth article of said Constitution, so tina
said section, when amended, shall reat
as follows:-
Section 8. The debt OF any county. city
borough. township, school district, o.
otherS municipality or Incorporated dis
trict except as herein provided. shall new
er exceed ten per centum upon the as
sessed value of the taxable propert!
therein: nor shall any such municipalit!
or district incur any new debt or in
crease Its indebtedness to an amount ex
ceeding two per centum upon such as
sessed valuation of property without tn
assent of the electors thereof at a publ
election. in such manner as shall be pro
vided by law.
A true copy OF Joint Resolution No 2.
ROBERT McAFEE.
Secretary OF the Commonwealth.