The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-10-07


A MENDMENr TO THE CONsT1Tu.
"A TION PROPOSED TO THE CITI.
lens OF THIS COMMON ON\NEA1.TH FOR
THEIR APPROVAL OR REJECTION
BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENN
SYLVANIA, PUBLISHED BY ORDER
MONWEALTH, IN PURSUANCE OF
ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITU,
TION.
NUMBER ONE
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendments to the Constitu-
ton of the commonwealth of Pcnnsyl-
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 II separate
court in Philadelphia county, with Grim
inal and miscellaneous jurisdiction.
Section l. BE it resolved by the Senate
and House of Representatives i'm General
Assembly met That the following amcnd-
ments to the Constitution of Pcnnsylva-
MIA be, and the same are hereby, pro-
posed in accordance with the eighteenth
| article thereof
That section six of article five be amend
| cd by striking out the said section and
| Inserting in place thereof the following:
Section 6. In the counties of PhilndCl-
| phia and Allegheny all the jurisdiction
and powers now vested in the several
| numbered courts Of common pleas, shall
| be vested i'm 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 CX-
| tend to all proceedings Mt law and in
| equity which shall have boon instituted
| In the several numbered courts, ana shall
be subject to such changes as may be
made by law, and subject to change of
venue as provided by law Tho president
Judge of each of the said courts shall he
selected as provided by law. The number
of judges in each of said courts may be,
| by law. increased from time 10 time. This
| amendment shall take effect on the first
Monday of January succeeding its adop-
| tion.
Section 2. That article ffe. section
eight, be amended by maHinS rr addition
| thereto so that the same shall read as
| follows:
| Section g. The said courts in the coun
| ties of Philadelphia and Allegheny re-
| spcctivcly shall, from time to time, in
| turn, detail one or more of their Judges
| to hold the courts of oyer and tcrmincr
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
| n separate court, consisting of not more
| than four Judges, which shall have eS-
elusive jurisdiction in criminal cases and
in such other matters as may be provid-
| cd by law.
| true copy of Joint Resolution No l.
ROBERT NcAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
A MENDMENT TO THE CONsTITU-
"A TON PROPOSED TO THE Cl'rI-
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-
TON.
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
Incorporated districts, to increase their
| Indebtedness.
Be 1t resolved by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania in General Assembly
met, That section eight, article nine, of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, read
Ing as follows:-
Section 8. The debt of any county,
city, borough, township, school district,
UT OtueT OF ulS-
trlct except as herein provided shall nev-
Ell 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 Il 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-
cordance 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 or Incorporated dis
trict except as herein provided, shall ncv
er exceed ten per ccntum upon the as
sessed value of the taxable property
therein; nor shall any such municipality
or district incur any now debt or in
crease its Indebtedness to an amount OK
ceeding two per centum upon such as
sessed valuation of property without the
assent of the electors thereof at n public
vided by law.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 2.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.