Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-09-10

/ to said office at the next general election,
unless the vacancy shall happen within
/ three calendar months Immediately pre-
ceding 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 Sen
ate shall sit with open doors, and, in con-
frmiug or rejecting the nominations of
the Governor, the vote shall be taken y"
yeas and nays and shall be enter
the journal so as to rcaT - t'-'
He shall nominate and - "a ,!:3
advice and consent of ",.,l1r6s of alR
the members of the S--uGtoi e1point d
Secretary of the Commonwealth p aH
Attorney General during pleas':s' 3
pcrintendent OF plic Iue'''' ction Gr
four years, and sucn othe- lIT ~ llal
Commonwealth as he is ~ ~ an~
thorized by the Constitute, % ,a~
to appoint; he shall have pc -" So a.
I vacancies that may happen, la ,-7I--.,
which he may appoint, during -
of the Senate, by granting cor''i.i.T~"n
! which shall expire at the enc heir
/ next session; he shall have power to fill
any vacancy that may happen, during the
/ recess of the Senate i'm the office of Audi
tor General. State Treasurer, Secretary OF
! Internal Affairs or Superintendent OF
Public Instruction, in 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 the next election
day appropriate to such office. according
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
, tion for said office shall be held on the
second succeeding election day appro'
| pirate to such Office. In acting on ex-
ecutivc nominG tons 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 Tvo--To Article Four, Sec
! tCn Twertv-oIe.
Section g. Amend section twenty-one OF
article four which reads as follows-
1.-THE term OF the Secretary of Internal
Affairs shall be 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 consecu-
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 b. the qualified
electors of the State at ger raj elections;
but a State Treasurer, elected in the year
one thousand nine hundred and nine,
shall serve for three years, and his sue
cessors shall be elected at 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
tiOn Eleven.
Section 4. 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
at 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 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 to such office unless he
shall have resided within the township,
borough, ward or district for year
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 tho
municipal election, in such manner as
shall be directed by law, and shall be
commissioned by the Governor for n 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 q 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 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 ;. Amend section twelve of ar
ticle five of the Constitution, which reads
as follows:-
I'm Philadelphia there shall be estab-
lshed, 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 five 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-
q lprGip Ip1 as c Oyy
exercised by aldermen, subject to such
changes, not involving increase of
tivil jurisdiction or comforting political
duties, as may be made by law. In
Philadelphia the office of alderman is
abolished" so as to read as follows:-
In Philadelphia there shall be estab-
lished, for each thirty thousand inhab-
itants one court not of record of police