Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-08-27

consenting thereto Provided. That such
election shall always be held in an even
numbered year.
Amendment SiX-To Article Eight, Sec
ton 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 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,
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
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
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
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 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 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 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 filed as shall be
provided by law. Election officers shall
be privileged from arrest upon days of
N'NNNi'iit anu NAiA4e ch6aEhu III IldhinB 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-
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 a municipal election day, ex-
cept when, in either case, special cleo
tons 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 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 duiy 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
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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-tive and every third year
thereafter and in the election of said
officers each qualified eleCtor shall Vnro
for no more than two persons, and the
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 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 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 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 L.. That no inconvenience may
arise from the changes in the Cunstitu-
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 al the gem
efal election of one thousand nine hun
dred and eight; nor any city, ward. bor-
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
and ten the municipal election shall be
held on the third Tuesday of February,
as heretofore. but all officers chosen at