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Perti0u s. Amend section fourteen ~ ar
tiDie rlEht. which reads ne fofinea
District election boards shall consist
- a Judge and fwu Inspectors wHo shau
D. cftusHn annually hF the citizens IHUh
Fiectar shall have The reht 10 vote f4r
fptefur shah appoint onU aisfh Tho nfsf
eieauoH board Ter any n-N district sHHN
Do selected ara vacancies fn election
boards HiIU1. as Hhaii be provided HF .aw
Election officers shall be rrvIpraH ffem
arrest upon days ~ election. nrH while
snEared iu making ur aHH frHuEuIfttHE
returns excerpt uF1n warrant 90 a court
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tiun fraud Cor felony. Hr for wHNfHu
breach 1f th. peace. lu cities fH.E lHE
claim exemption from tar, 8H.N during
their i.rma Hf service. % "r IH r#HI.
District election boards rI1H rHrr .t uf
a ludEa H1d two inspectors VhH rHtH he
chosen h.uHHUF hF tFa .fz.u- a. f..
municipal election. but che G.raH" AZ.
F"mH.r may require sHId boards tu H. Hr.
pointed iu Eauh manner aH It wnF Ns Iaw
provide Laws rDruIHiiHs tha HpuHlHt-
mtut uf said boards may la enacted tu
apply 60 cities Uuly Provided That such
laws BE- uniform for cities q the Some
class Each clcctor shall have the right
O. vote for thc judge aud ore inspector
ana each inspector shall appoint one
Cigrk. Tho Ur-t election board for Hnv
new district shall bo selected. ana yacan-
cigs iu election boards filled. zee shall he
provided hv law. Election officers shall
be privileged from arrest upou days of
election and while engaged IN makinc up
ana transmitting returns except upon
warrant OF - court % record. or Judge
thereof. for an eioctioa 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 .. Amend section one. article
twelve. which reads as follows
IAN officers. whose selection s not pro-
vided for In this Constitution, shall be
elected or appointed as may be directed
by law" so as to read
All officers, whose selection is not pro-
vidsd for in this Constitution, shan be
elected or appointed as may be directed
by law: Provided. That elections Of State
officers shall be held on "a general election
day and elections OF local officers shall
be held on municipal election day. eN-
ccpt when. in either case special cleo
tiuus may bc Required Co hll uutNp.rcd
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 tho 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 Januarv
next after their election. and until their
successors shall be duly qualified. all
vacancies not otherwise provided for
shall be filed in such manner as may be
provided by law.
Amendment Ten-To Article Fourteen,
Section Seven.
Section IL. Amend section seven. aru-
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 scvcnty-five and every third year
thereafter; and in the election of said
officers each qualified elector shall VOC.
for no more than two persons, and the
three persons having the highest numb
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
for the commissioner or auditor whose
place is to be dlled." so as to read
Three county commissioners and three
county auditors shall be elected in each
county where such officers are chosen, in
the wear one thousand nine hundred and
eleven and every fourth year thereafter;
/ and i'm the election of said officers each
( qualified elector shall vote for no more
I than two persons and the three persons
/ having the highest number of votes SHAH
/ 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-
/ po.ntmcnt 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 l.. That no Inconvenience may
/ arise from the changes in the Constitu-
| tion of the Commonwealth, ami in order
to carry the same into complete opera
tion, It is hereby declared that
/ In the case Of officers elected by the
I people. all terms of Office fixed by act OF
/ Assembly at an odd number Of years
I shall each be heightened one year, hu,
I 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 hum
/ dred and eight. nor any city ward, bor-
/ ouCh, township or election division OIL
GERS, whose terms of office, under exist
| ing law, end in the year one thousand
! nine hundred and ten.
In the year one thousand nine hundred
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 cleo