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

tht Judge Aho one Inspector. ana each In
spector shall appoint one clerk. The first
| election board for any new district shall
| be selected, and vacancies In election
| boards filed. as shall be provided by law.
| Election officers shall be privileged from
| arrest upon days of election and while
engaged In making up and transmitting
! returns. except upon warrant OF q court
| OF record or Judge thereof. for an eiec-
| ton fraud. for felony. or for wanton
| breach of the peace. In cities they may
| claim exemption from jury duty during
their terms OF service so as to read
District election boards shall consist OF
Judge and two inspectors, who shall be
| chosen bennially. by the citizens at the
| municipal elections: but the General As
semby may require said boards to be ap-
| pointed In such manner as II may by law
| provide. Laws regulating the appoints
| inent OF said boards may be enacted to
| apply to cities only: Provided, That such
| laws be uniform for cities OF the Same
class. Each elector shall have the right
to vote for the Judge and one inspector.
| and each Inspector shall appoint one
/ clerk. The first election board for any
new district shall be selected. and vacan-
| cies in election boards filled, as shall be
| provided by law. Election officers shall
be privileged from arrest upon days OF
election, and while engaged IN making up
and transmitting returns. except upon
warrant OF court OF record, or judge
| thereof, for an election fraud, for felony,
| or for wanton breach Of the peace. In
cities they may claim exemption from
jury duty during their terms OF service
| Amendment Eight - To. Article Twelve,
Section One.
Section o. Amend section one. article
twelve. which reads as follows:-s
"All officers. whose selection is not pro-
vided for in this Constitution. shall bo
elected OF appointed as may be directed
by law" SO as to read:-
All officers. whose selection Is not pro-
vided for in this Constitution, shall be
elected OF appointed as may be directed
by law: Provided That elections OF State
officers shall be held on n general election
day. and elections OF local officers shall
be held on a municipal election day, ex-
cept when, in either case, special cleo
tions may be required to fill unexpired
terms.
Amendment Nine-To Article Fourteen,
Section Two.
Section 10. Amend section two of article
fourteen, which reads as follows:-
County officers shall be elected at the
general elections and. shall hold their
offices for the term of three years. begin
ming on the first Monday of January
next after their election, and until their
successors shall be duly qualified; all
vacancies not otherwise provided for.
shall be filled In such manner as may be
provided by law" so as to read:-
County officers shall be elected at the
municipal elections and shall hold their
offices for the term OF four years, begin
ming on the first Monday of January
next after their election. and until their
! successors shall be duly qualified; all
vacancies not otherwise provided for,
shall be filled in such manner as may be
provided by law.
J Amendment Ten-To Article Fourteen,
Section Seven.
Section II. Amend section seven, arti-
, Gle fourteen, which reads as follows:--
Three county commissioners and three
county auditors shall be elected In each
county where such officers are chosen,
In the year one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-five and every third year
thereafter; and In the election of said
officers each qualified elector shall vote
for no more than two persons. and the
three persons having the highest number
: Of votes shall be elected; any casual va
cancy in the office of county commits
sioner or county auditor shall be filled.
by the court of common pleas of the
: county In which such vacancy shall oc-
cur. by the appointment OF an elector OF
the proper county who shall have voted
J. for the commissioner or auditor whose
place is to be filled" so as to read
Three county commissioners and three
county auditors shall be elected in each
county where such officers are chosen, In
! the year one thousand nine hundred and
y eleven and every fourth year thereafter:
{ qualified elector shall vote for no more
D. than two persons. and the three persons
e having the highest number of votes shall
. be elected; any casual vacancy In the
l. Office of county commissioner or county
! auditor shall be filled, by the court OF
9 common pleas OF the county in which
. such vacancy shall occur by the APP
II pointment OF elector of the proper
county who shall have voted for the
commissioner or auditor whose place ID
to be flled.
|. Schedule for the Amendments.
Section ~. That no Inconvenience may
!. arise from the changes In the Constitu-
!, tion of the Commonwealth. and In order
- to carry the same into complete opera
ton, It is hereby declared, that
- In the case Of officers elected by the
!, people, all terms of office fixed by act OF
~ Assembly at an odd number OF years
~ shall each be heightened one year, bui
the Legislature may change the length OF
- the term, provided the terms for which
:, such officers are elected shall always be
= - for an even number OF years.
~ The above extension OF official terms
y shall not affect officers elected at the gen.
!, eral election OF one thousand nine hun.
q dred and eight; nor any city ward bor-
:, ough, township. or election division offi.
" GERS, whose terms of office. under exist
!. ing law. end in the year one Thousand
=, nine hundred and ten.
IN In the year one thousand nine hundred
60 and ten the municipal election shall bs
held on the third Tuesday OF February
h as heretofore; but all officers chosen a
/ that election to an office the regular tern
40 OF which is two years. and also all elec
ton officers and assessors chosen at tina
% election, shall serve until the first Mon
~ day OF December In the year one thou
~ sand nine hundred and eleven. All Off
- GERS chosen at that election to offices tn,
term OF which is now four years. OF Il
T.. made four years by the operation of thes
"a amendments or this schedule. shall servi
=, until the first Monday OF December II
,o the year one thousand nine hundred an,
"a thirteen. All justices of the peace, mag
"a istrates, and aldermen, chosen at tina
- election, shall serve until the first Mon
,n day of December In the year one thou
~ sand nine hundred and fifteen. After tn
year nineteen hundred and ten, and unit
or the Legislature shall otherwise provide
oe all terms of city. ward. borough. town
ce ship. and election division officers shal
begin on the first Monday of Decembe
C. in an odd-numbered year.
All city. ward. borough, and township
ne officers holding office at the date of tn
approval OF these amendments who's
n. terms OF office may end In the year on
no thousand nine hundred and eleven. shal
" continue to hold their Offices until tn
nv FIRST Monday of December OF that year.
ch All judges OF the courts for the severa
10 judicial districts. and also all county ON
GERS holding office at the date OF the ap