The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-08-13


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 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
scmbly may require said boards to he an
polluted In such manner as 1t 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 clector 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
now 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. land 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 Q. 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 may he directed
by law" so as to rcad:-.
All officers whose selection is not pro-
vided for In this Constitution. shall be
al, I.I inf I.. .t.tI
by law; Provided, That elections of State
officers shall be held on general election
day, and elections OF local officers shall
he held on municipal election day ex
cept when, in either case. special elec
tions may be required to fill unexpired
| 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 ard 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" 80 as to read:-
! County officers shall he elected at the
municipal elections and shall hold their
! offices for the term of four years. begin
| ning on IN, nrst Mondav Of Lamar
| next inter tboir 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.
! o,s so,,rt.a, ,,'hich reads as ,oIio.,s.
.orbroe co,,rtv con,nIssiorors and tbree
co,,ntv ,udito.s shan he elected In eacl
county whore such officers are chosen
| in the year one thousand eight hundre
and seventy-nve and every third yet
| thereafter: and in the election of sal,
officers each qualified eicc.cr shall
! for no more than two persons and thu
! three persons havirg IT,. highest rruni
OF votes shall be elected: any casual va
cgncy i'm the Office of county commits
| sioner or county auditor shall be filled
by the court of common pleas of tht
| county in which such vacancy shall. oc
cur. by the appointment Of an elector o.
| the proper county who shall have vote,
for the commissioner or auditor whose
| MACE is IN he filled " So as to read
Three county commissioners and three
county auditors shall he elected in each
county where such officers are chosen in
! the wear one thousand nine hundred an
eleven and every fourth wear thereafter
| and In tbe 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 filed bv the court of
| common Dleas 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 TN
commissioner or auditor whose place IL
to he filled
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shall each be lengthened one year b'
we l-eElsiature may Shanse the lehEtn o.
| me term provided the terms Tor whlc
kuch oihcers are elected shai always
Tor an even number OF years
The above extension OF Official term
| shail not ahect oHcers elected at the ger
eiai election OF one thousand nine hul
dred ana eighti nor any city ward BOZ
oush' township. OF eiecllon DIVISION on
GERS, whose terms OF Once under eNisl
| ing law, ehd IN the year one -thousan'
nine hundred and ten.
In the year one thousand nine hundre,
md ten the municipal election shall b'
| held on the third Tuesday of February
As heretofore; but all officers chosen al
that election to an Office the regular tern
Of which Is two years, and also all elec
ton officers and assessors chosen at tha
| election shall until