The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-22

spector shall appoint one clerk The hrst
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 white
engaged In making up and transmitting
returns, except upon warrant OF O court
OF record or judge thereof for an elec-
tion 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 biennlally, by the citizens at the
municipal election; but the General As
sembly may require said boards to be APP
pointed In such manner as It may by law
provide. Laws regulating the appoint
ment 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 iip
| and transmitting returns, except upon
| warrant of n court Of record or Judge
| thereof, for an election fraud. for felony,
OF lot WHntOn DTehCn OF tne 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:--
"All officers whose selection Is not pro-
vided for In this Constitution. shall be
elected or appointed as may be directed
by law" so as to reads
All officers, whose selection Is not pro-
| vided for In this Constitution, shall be
| elected or appointed az may be directed
| by law; Provided, That elections of State
officers shall be held on general election
| day. and elections OF local officers shall
] be held on a municipal election day, ex-
J cept when, In either case special eiec-
| 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
|
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.
| 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-tve and every third year
| thereafter; and In the election of said
officers each qualified elector shall vote
for more than two persons. and tho
| 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 elector of
the proper county who shall have voted
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
eleven and every fourth year thereafter:
| 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 vacancy In the
| office of county commissioner or county
auditor shall be filled, by the court OF
common pleas OF the county In which
such vacancy shall occur. by the ap-
| pointment of an elector OF the proper
county who shall have voted for the
commissioner or auditor whose place is
| to be filled.
Schedule for the Amendments.
Section 10. That no Inconvenience may
arise from the changes In the Constitu-
ton of the Commonwealth and In order
to carry the same into complete opera
tion, 1t 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. but
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
shall not affect officers elected at the gen.
eral election Of one thousand nine hun
dred and eight; nor any city ward bor-
ough. township, or election division ofn-
GERS, whose terms OF office, under exist
Ing law, end In the year one thousand
nine hundred and ten.
and ten the municipal election shall be
held on the third Tuesday of February,
as heretofore but all officers chosen at
that election to an office the regular term
OF which Is two years. and also all elec-
ton officers and assessors chosen at that
election shall serve until the first Mon
day of December In the year one thou
sand nine hundred and eleven. All offi-
GERS chosen at that election to offices the
term OF which is now four years. or iz
made four years by the operation OF these
amendments or this schedule, shall serve
until the first Monday Of December In
the year one thousand nine hundred and
thirteen. All justices OF the peace. mag
istratea, aud aldermen, chosen at that
election shall serve until the first Mon
day of December In the year one thou
sand nine hundred and fifteen. After the
year nineteen hundred and ten. and until
the Legislature shall otherwise provide.
all terms Of city. ward, borough, town
ship. and election division officers shall
begin on the first Monday OF December
In an odd-numbered year.
All city, ward, borough, ana township
officers holding office at the date of tina
approval of these amendments, whose
terms OF office may end in the year one
thousand nine hundred and eleven. shall
continue TO hold their Offices until the
first Monday of December of that year.
All judges OF the courts for the several
judicial districts. and also all county ofn-
GERS holding office at the date of the OPP
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