The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-17
true copy Of Joint Resolution No. l.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary nf the Common W. Ith

A MENpMENT E@g2l M TO THE GoNsTITuTIoN PRO
M9NWEAtT R5TidX IT FOB T9R THEIR APPR9yAL or RE
pJHLISIIED BY oRDER OF THE SECRETARY
OF TIE COMMONWEALTH. IN pNRSUANCE
JOINT REsoLUTIoN
the Commonwealth, Allowing Counties. cities,
hGTousRf T,owInships School Districts or
S mdranS TheT inGebedness DE- o'u''u D'''r'''S 10
lie it resolved by the Senate and House of Rep
resontatiyes OF the Commonwealth OF Pennsyl-
vana in General Assembly met, That section
eight article nine, of the Commonwealth of Penn
syyania. reading as follows:
Section s. The debt Of any county. city,
borough township. school district or other mu-
nicinalty or Incorporated district, except as
centum upon the assessed value of the taxable
or district incur any new debt or Increase lis in.
dCbtodness to an amount exceeding two per
ccntum upon such assessed valuation OF property.
without the assent of the electors thereof at
public election, in such manner as shall be pro-
Yidcd by law: but any city, the debt OF which
now exceeds seven per centum OF such assessed
the same three per centum, in the aggregate,
at any one time, upon sueh valuation" be
amended, in accordance with the provisions of
the eighteenth article OF said Constitution, so
that said section. when amended shall read as
section s. The debt OF any county. city, bor-
ough. township, school district, or other munich
pality or Incorporated district except as herein
provided, shall never exceed ten per centum upon
the assessed value OF the taxable property there
in; nor shall any, such municipality or district
incur any new debt or Increase Its Indebtedness
to nn amount exceeding two per centum upon
such assessed valuation OF property without the
assent uf the electors thereof at n public cleo
tIuu. in such manner shall be provided by law.
true copy Of Joint hSSGq!i2P GGIFiiT Noi MNoi,EE;rr
Secretary uf the Commonwealth.
\ MENUMrNT TO THE CONSTITUTION PRO
N|IN.\ EAIIrII FOR THEIR APPROVAL. OR RE
1EGTio% iH TUE GENERAL iI ~! Assembly, y Or
OF TiIE &C rcoMMoNwEALTH IN IN PURsUANcE
OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITUTION,
Number Three.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing Amendments to Sections Eight and
ana Twelve Of Article rye, sections Two.
Three and Fourteen OF Article Eight, Section
seven of Article Fourteen, OF the Constitution
Of Pennsylvania, and Providing Schedule for
carrying the Amendments Into Eject
Huu.. oi Representatives uf the Commonwealth OF
Penn. yyauia IN General Assembly met That the
,,r. 'lruuuu OF M, Commonwealth OF pcnnsyl-
tHr.a lu accordance Win the provisions OF the
'Ehi''"lh article thcrouf.-
Amendment Ouc-To Article Four,
Section Eight,
section ., Almond section eight Of article four
of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, which reads
''Ic shall nominate and. by and with the ad-
vice and consent OF two.thirds OF all the members
Of the Senate. appoint Secretary OF the Com
monwealth and an Attorney. General during pleas
urc, n Superintendent OF Public Instruction for
four years, aud such other oincera OF the Com
muuwcal IN as lac is or may be authorized by the
Constitution or by law to appoint; he shall have
power 10 mi all vacancies that may happen, In
un ays TO which he may appoint. during the re-
CO.,. ~ the Senate, by granting commissions
which shall expire at the end Of their next @ ses,
ion; he shall have power to MI any vacancy that
may happen, during the recess Of the Senate, In
the oiioo uf Auditor General state Treasurer.
secretary OF informal Affairs or Superintendent OF
Public Instruction, In judicial ohce, or In any
other elective office which he is or may be au-
thOrzcd to hll; II the vacancy shall happen during
the session OF the Senate, the Governor shall nom
mate to the Senate, before their final adjourn
mont, proper person TO hl said vacancy; but In
any such case OF vacancy, In an elective once, a
person shall be chosen to said OlhCe at the next
general election, unless the vacancy shall hap
pen within three calendar months Immediately
preceding such election in which case the election
Tor said once shall be held at the second sue
cccdlng general election. In acting on executive
nominations the Senate shall sit with open doors
and, In confirming or rejecting the nominations
nf the Governor, tho vote shall ho taken by yeas
and nays and shall be entered on the journal,
ru ug 10 read as folluws:-
lie shall nominate aud. by and with tho advice
and consent VI two-thirds OF All the members OF