Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-09-17

election shall always be held in an even !
numbered year.
Amendment Six-To Article Eight Sec
tion Three.
Section 7. Amend section three OF arti-
Gle eight which reads as follows
IAN elections for city, ward, borough
and township officers, for regular terms
OF service. shall be held on the third
Tuesday of February" so as to read:-
All judges elected by the electors of the |
State at large may be elected at either a
general or municipal election. as circum- |
stances may require. All elections for
judges of the courts for the several Judi |
cial districts, and for county. city, ward, |
borough. and township officers, for regu-
lar terms of service, shall be held on the
municipal election day; namely, the Tues
day next following the first Monday of
November in each odd-numbered year,
nut the General Assembly may by law
fix different day, two-thirds of all the
members of each House consenting there
to: Provided. That such election shall al
ways be held in an odd-numbered year.
Amendment Seven-To Article Eight, Sec
ton Fourteen.
Section S. Amend section fourteen of ar
ticle eight, which reads as follows:-
District election boards shall consist
Of judge and two inspectors. who shall
be chosen annually by the citizens Each
elector shall have the right to vote for
the judge and one inspector. and each in
Spector shall appoint one clerk. The first
election board for any new district shall
be selected, and vacancies in election
boards filled, as shall be provided by law.
Election officers shall be privileged from
arrest upon days of election, and while
engaged in making up and transmitting
returns. except upon warrant of a court
of record or judge thereof for an cleo
tion fraud, for felony, or for wanton
breach of the peace. In cities they may
claim exemption from jury duty during
their terms of service" so as to read
District election boards shall consist of
judge and two inspectors. who shall be
chosen biennially, by the citizens at the
municipal election; but the General AS
sembly may require said boards to be ap-
pointed in such manner as it may by law
provide. Laws regulating the appoint
ment of said boards may be enacted to
apply to cities only: Provided That such
laws be uniform for cities of the same
class. Each elector shall have the right
to vote for the judge and one inspector,
and each inspector shall appoint one
clerk. The first election board for any
new district shall be selected, and vacan-
cies in election boards filled, as shall be
provided by law. Election officers shall
be privileged from arrest upon days of
election, and while engaged in making up
and transmitting returns. except upon
warrant OF court of record, or judge
thereof, for an election 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 9. Amend section one, article
twelve, which reads as follows:-
"All officers whose selection is 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-
vided for in this Constitution. shall 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 u municipal election day, eX-
cept when, in either case, special cleo
tions may be required TO fill uneXpired
terms.
Section Two.
Section TO- 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 the 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 January
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 H. Amend section seven arti-
1 Gle fourteen. which reads as folows:-
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 seventy-five and every third year
thereafter; and in the election of said
officers each qualified elgCtnr shall Natt
/ for no more than two persons, and the
/ three persons having the highest nu~7h""
of votes shall be elected; any casual va
cancy in the Office of county commits
siOner or county auditor shall be filed,
/ 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 filled" so as to read
/ Three county commissioners and three
/ county auditors shall be elected in each
county where such officers are chosen, in
] the year one thousand nine hundred anG
/ eleven and every fourth year thereafter
and in the election of said officers eact
qualified elector shall vote for no NOR,
/ than two persons. and the three person,
I having the highest number of votes shall
/ 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'
pointment 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 -. That no Inconvenience may
arise from the changes in the Constitu-
/ tion of the Commonwealth, and in order
/ to carry the same into complete opera
/ tion, it is hereby declared that
/ In the case of officers elected by the
/ people. all terms of Office fixed by act OF
/ Assembly at an odd number of years
shall each be heightened one year. but
/ 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.
/ eIal election of one thousand nine hun
! dred and eight nor any city ward. Dor
/ ough, township, or election division Off
/ 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
I 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
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