Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-10-29

, numbered year. but the General Asse1nb,s
may by law fix a different day, two
| thirds of all the members Of each Hous.
csnsenting thereto: Provided, That suct
| election shall always be held in an even
| numbered year.
Amendment Six-To Article Eight, Sec
tion Three.
Section z. Amend section three of arti-
| Gle eight, Which reads as follows -
| "Au 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 u
general or municipal election, as circurn-
! 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
but 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
iion Fourteen.
! Section g. Ac!end 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
| e!ector 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
| Y.h in Iii, ,itf
| returns. except upon warrant of a court
! of record or judge thereof. for an cleo
| ton 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 biennatly, by the citizens at the
| municipal election; but the General AS
| sembly may require said boards to be ap-
| pointed in such manner 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 yacan-
cies in election boards filed, 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 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-
yided 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 municipal election day, ex-
cept when, in either case, special elec
tions may be required 10 fill uneXpred
terms.
Amendment Nine-To Article Fourteen.
Section Two.
Section 10 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, ard until theiI
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 reads
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 filled in such manner as may be
provided by law.
Amendment Ten-To Article Fourteen
Section Seven.
Section II. Amend section seven. arti-
Gle fourteen. which reads as follows:-
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 live and every third year
thereafter; and in the election of said
officers each qualified elector shall Vof'
for no more than two persons, and tho
three persons having the highest numb"
OF votes shall be elected; any casual va
cancy in the Office of county commits
sioner or county auditor shall be filled,
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 and
eleven and every fourth year thereafter:
and in the election of said officers each
qualified elector shall vote for no more
than two persons. and the three persons
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 APP
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 12. That no Inconvenience may
arise from the changes in the Consttu-
tion of the Commonwealth, and in order
10 carry the same into complete opera