Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-08-20

the Senate before their final adjourn
ment, proper person to fill said vacancy;
but in any such case of vacancy, in an
elective Office, O person shall be chosen
to said office at the next general election,
unless the vacancy shall happen within
three calendar months Immediately pre-
cedng 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 Sem
ate shall sit with open doors. and. in con-
firming or rejecting the nominations of
the Governor the vote shall be taken by
yeas and nays, and shall be entered OH
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-
perintendent of Public instruction for
four years, and such other officers of the
Commonwealth as he Is or may be au-
thorized by the Constitution OF 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 Superintendent of
Public instruction. in a judicial office. or
in any other elective office which he is or
may be authorized to fill; if the vacancy
shall happen during the session of the
Senate, the Governor shall nominate to
the Senate before their final adjourn
ment, a proper person to fill said va
cancy, but in any such case of vacancy
in an elective Office, a person shall be
chosen to said Office on the next election
u lit,,r
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
ton 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
ton Twenty-one.
Section 3. Amend section twenty-on of
article four. which reads as follows
The term of the Secretary of Internal
Affairs shall he 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 conSccu~
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 shah be elected al 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 L. 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
al 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 or alder
men without the consent of a 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 or 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 term
of six years. No township, ward, dis
trict or borough shall elect more than
two justices OF the peace or aldermen
without the consent of a 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 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 Four-To Article Five, Sec
tion 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 fve 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-
ries, to be paid by said county; and shall
exercise such Jurisdiction, civil and crimi-
nal, except as herein provided as is now
exercised by aldermen, subject to such
changes. not involving an increase of
civil jurisdiction or comforting political
duties as may be made by law. In
PHILADELPHIA the office of alderman Il