Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-10-15

A JoINT kEsOLUTION

A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendments to the Constitu-
ton of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania so as to consolidate the courts of
common pleas of Philadelphia and Allie
gheny counties. and to give the General
Assembly power to establish a separate
court in Philadelphia county, with Grim
inal and miscellaneous jurisdiction.
Section /. Be it 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 G. 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
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-
ton.
Section q That article five, section
eight. be amended by making an addition
thereto so that the same shall read as
follows:
Section s. The said courts in the coun-
ties of Philadelphia and Allegheny re-
spectively shall. from time to time, in
turn, detail one or 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 more
than four judges, which shall have ex-
elusive jurisdiction in criminal cases and
in such other matters as may be proyid-
ed by law.
A 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-
TION.
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 or
ia ylt- A-s.
Indebtedness.
Be it resolved by the Senate and House
OK Representatives of the Commonwealth
or Pennsylvania in General Assembly
met. That section eight, article nine, of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. read
Ing a. 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 of
the electors thereof at public election
in such manner as shall be provided by
law; but any city, the debt of which now
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 ac-
ccrdance with the provisions of the eight
eenth article of said Constitution, so that
said section, when amended, shall read
as follows:-
Section s. The debt of any county, city
borough, township, school district, or
other municipality Incorporated dis
trict, except as herein provided shall new
er exceed ten per centum upon the as
sessed value of the taxable property
therein; nor shall any such municipality
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 the
assent of the electors thereof at public
election, in such manner as shall be pro-
vided by law.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. g.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
A MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITU-
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