Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-10-08

to said office at the next general election,
unless the vacancy shall happen within
three calendar months Immediately pre-
ceding such election, in which case the
election for said Office shall be held at the
second succeeding general election In
acting on executive nominations the SEN
ate shall sit with open doors, and, in con-
frming or rejecting the nominations of
the Governor, the vote shall be taken by
yeas and nays, and shall be entered on
the journal so as to read as follows:-
He shall nominate and, by and with the
advice and consent of two-thirds of all
the members of the Senate, appoint
Secretary of the Commonwealth and an
Attorney General during pleasure, Su-
perintcndent of Public instruction for
four years, and such other officers of the
Commonwealth as he is or may be au-
thoriZed by the Constitution or by law
to appoint: he shall have power to fill all
vacancies that may happen, in offices to
which he may appoint, during the recess
OF the Senate, by granting commissions
which shall expire at the end of their
next session; he shall have power to fill
any vacancy that may happen. during the
recess of the Senate, in the office of Audi
| tor General, State Treasurer, Secretary OF
| Internal Affairs or Superintendent of
| Public Instruction, in a judicial office. or
| in any other elective office which he is or
| may be authorized to fill; IL the vacancy
| Senate, the Governor shall nominate to
| the Senate, before their final adjourn
| ment, proper person to fill said va
| cancy; but in any such case of vacancy.
| In an elective office. person shall be
| chosen to said Office on the next election
| day appropriate to such office, according
| to the provisions of this Constitution. un-
| less the vacancy shall happen within two
| calendar months Immediately preceding
| such election day in which case the cleo
| tion for said Office shall be held on the
! second succeeding election day appro-
| pirate to such office. In acting on ex
| ecutive nominations the Senate shall sit
| with open doors. and, in confirming or
| rejecting the nominations of the Gov
| ernor the vote shall be taken by yeas
| and nays. and shall be entered ON the
| journal.
| Amendment Two-To Article Four, Sec
| tioa Twe1ty-one.
| Section 3. Amend section twenty-one Of
| article four. which reads as foilows:-
1.-THE term OF the Secretary of Internal
] Affairs shall be four years; of the Audi
tor General three years: and of the State
| Treasurer two years. These officers shall
| be chosen by the qualified electors of the
State at general elections. No person
elected to the Office of Auditor General
| or State Treasurer shall be capable of
| holding the same Office for two consecu-
| tive terms so as to read:-
The terms Of the Secretary OF Internal
Affairs. the Auditor General. and the
| State Treasurer shall each be four years:
| and they shall be chosen by the qualified
| electors of the State at general elections;
| but State Treasurer elected in the year
| one thousand nine hundred and nine,
| shall serve for three years, and his sue
| cessors shall be elected at the general
election in the year one thousand nine
| hundred and twelve and in every fourth
year thereafter. No person elected to the
| office OF Auditor General or State Treas
| urer shall be capable of holding the same
| Office for two consecutive terms.
Amendment Three-To Article Five. Sec
| ton Eleven
| Section 4. Amend section eleven of ar
| ticle five. which reads as follows:-
Except as otherwise provided in this
| Constitution, justices of the peace or
| aldermen shall be elected in the several
| wards, districts. boroughs and townships
| at the time of the election of constables
by the qualified electors thereof, in such
manner as shall be directed by law. and
shall be commissioned by the Governor
| for term of five years. No township
| ward. district or borough shall elect more
than two justices of the peace alder
men without the consent of majority
| of the qualified electors within such
| township ward or borough; no person
| shall be elected to such Office unless he
shall have resided within the township,
borough, ward or district for one year
next preceding his election. In cities con-
tanning over fifty thousand inhabitants,
| not more than one alderman shall be
| elected in each ward district" SO as
to read
| Except as otherwise provided in this
Constitution. justices of the peace or al
| dermen shall be elected in the several
wards, districts. boroughs or townships,
| by the qualified electors thereof at the
| municipal election, in such manner as
shall be directed by law. and shall be
! commissioned by the Governor for a term
of six years. No township, ward, dis
trict or borough shall elect moro than
two justices OF the peace or aldermen
| without the consent of majority of the
qualified electors within such township.
ward or borough; no person shall be
elected to such office unless he shall have
resided within the township, borough.
ward or district for one year next pre-
ceding his election. In cities containing
over fifty thousand inhabitants not more
| than one alderman shall be elected in
each ward or district
| Amendment FourATo Article Five Sec
| ton Twelve.
Section 5. Amend section twelve Of ar
ticle five of the Constitution, which reads
as follows:-
I'm Philadelphia there shall be estab-
lished, for each thirty thousand inhabit-
ants, one court not of record of police
and civil causes, with jurisdiction not ex-
ceeding one hundred dollars; such courts
shall be held by magistrates whose term
of Office shall be five years, and they
shall be elected on general ticket by the
qualified voters at large; and in the cleo
tion of the said magistrates no voter
shall vote for more than two-thirds of
the number of persons to be elected when
more than one are to be chosen; they
shall be compensated only by fixed sala-
| fo ha hxyc nd hoII
exercise such jurisdiction, civil and crimi-
nal, except as herein provided, as is now
exercised by aldermen. subject to such
changes. not involving increase of
civil jurisdiction or comforting political
duties as may be made by law. In
Philadelphia the office OF alderman is
abolished" so as to read as tollows:-
In Philadelphia there shall be estab-
lished, for each thirty thousand inhab-
itants, one court, not of record. of police