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a. appoint he shall havs powef 81 90 ali
vacancies that may hspHgn. 81 Offices g.
which he may appoint during the feeeat
- th- Senate ~ Erantine commissions
which shall expire ~ the end - theit
next session. he shall have fsawet 10 nii
any Vacancy that naY happen. during she
recess ~ the Senate " the once % Audi.
tor General. State Treasurer. secfstarY ~
Public Instruction. IN Judicial oftre or
~ any other elective offcs which De BE- ~
may to authorized 20 on " the vacancy
shall happen during the session % the
Senate. tho Governor shall nominate 20
the Senate. before thsIr nuai adjourn
mont q proper person g. hl said wa
caueN. hut in auf such case ~ vacancy.
~ an elective office n prfHun shall he
chosen e. said ofire on the mrxt eiurtinn
dav appropriate 60 such office according
90 The provisions ~ tbls Constitution. an
lees the v1rtrry shall hFHr.u Within two
calendar months Immediately preceding
such election d1F iu which uIrr Tho riae.
ton for said office shall hn hold on tho
SECOND succeeding election d1v apuro-
rrIfa Co such office 10 Hrtius on ex-
srutlvp nominations the sgnatr fh1ll alt
with open doors. and iu confirming or
rejecting th. nominations Ui thU Gov
pruur the vote shall be flk.n Uy ya1s
and nays. and shalt ho entered ou tho
journal
Amendment Two-To Article -Four. Sec
tion Twtnty-oun.
Section 3 Amend section twcrfv-oue Of
article four which reads as follows
"Tho term ~ tho Secretary uf Internal
Affairs shHn he four years. uf the Audi
tor General three years. and Uf the stats
Treasurer two wears These officers shall
he chosen hv the qualified electors az the
state az general elections. No person
elected 20 tho office ~ Auditor General
or State Treasurer shall boz capable of
holding the same Office for two Cuusecu-
tive terms" so as TO read
Tho terms Of the Secretary OF Internal
Affairs. tho Auditor General. ana the
State Treasurer shall each be four years.
and they shall be chosen by the qualified
electors OF the State nj general elections;
hut a state Treasurer, elected IN the vesr
one thousand nine hundred and nine.
shall serve for three years and his sue
ccssors shall be elected at the general
election I'm the year one thousand nine
hundred and twelve, and In every fourth
year thereafter No person elected 10 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
tion Eleven
Section Amend section eleven of ar
ticlc five which reads "a follows
Except as otherwise provided in this
Constitution. justices of the peace or
aldermen shall be- elected in the several
wards districts. bOrolEhs and townships
at the time of the election Of constables.
by the uualincd electors thereof. in such
manner as shall be directed by law and
shall hc commissioned by the Governor
for a 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 n majority
OF the qualified electors within such
township. ward or borough: no person
shall be elected 10 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 I'm 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 a.
shall be directed by law. and shah be
commissioned by the Governor for II 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 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 Four-To Article Five, Sec
ton Twelve.
Section 3 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 tern
| of office shall be five years, and they
/ shall be elected on general ticket by th'
| qualified voters at large and in the elec
| ton OF the said magistrates no votel
/ shall vote for more than two-thirds o
/ the number of persons to he elected whef
/ 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 nov
| exercised by aldermen. subject to sucf
/ changes, not involving an increase o
civil Jurisdiction or comforting politica
duties. as may be made by Law. II
/ Philadelphia the office of alderman il
I abolished" /" so as to read as follows:-
In Philadelphia there shall be estah
. lishcd, for each thirty thousand inhab
itants. one court not Of record. of polio
! and civil causes. with jurisdiction not cN
/ ceeding one hundred dollars: such court
! shall be held by magistrates whose tern
/ of office shall be six years and they shal
! be elected on general ticket at the munic
/ ipal election, by the qualified voters a
| large: and in the election OF the sal,
I magistrates no voter shall vote for NOR
/ than two-thirds of the number of person
! to be elected when more than one are q
/ be chosen: they shall be compensated
only by fixed salaries. TO be paid by sal
county; and shall exercise such jurisdic