Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-08-13

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-
1irming or rejecting the nominations OF
the Governor, the vote shall be taken by
yeas and nays. and shall be entered on
the journal" so as TO read as follows:-
He shall nominate and by and with the
advice and consent of two-thirds of all
the members of the Senate. appoint
Secretary of the Commonwealth and an
Attorney General during pleasure, a Su-
perintendent of Public instruction tor
four years, and such other officers OF the
Commonwealth as he Is or may be au-
thorized by the Constitution or by 'aw
TO appoint; he shall have power to MI All
vacancies that may happen, in offices 10
which he may appoint, during the recess
of the Senate by granting commissions
which shall expire at the end of tllelr
next session; he shall have power to M
any vacancy that may happen, during the
recess OF the Senate, in the Office of Audi
tor General. State Treasurer Secretary OF
Internal Affairs or Superintendent OF
Public instruction, in Il judicial o!iico. or
in any other elective office which n" is Or
may be authorized to ill; If the vacancy
shall happen during the session Of the
Senate, the Governor shall nominate to
the Senate. before their tina! adjourn
ment. q proper person to MI sand va
cancy: but in any such case Of vacancy
in an elective cfice a person shah be
chosen to said Office on 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 elec q,
tion for SAID office shall he held on the
second succeeding election day appro-
PIRATE TO sach office In acting on e&-
ecutiye nominations the Senate shall sit
with open doors and. in confirming or
! rejecting the nominations OF the Gov
! ernor. the vote shall be taken by yes
and nays, and shah be entered on tha
| journal
Amendment Two-To Article Four, Sec
tion TNenty-onc.
! Section g. Amend section twonty-Cne of
article four which reads as fOllows:-
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 tn
/ State at general elections, No person
| elected to the office Of Auditor Genera
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 he chosen by the qualified
! electors of the State at general elections
| but state Treasurer elected in the year
| one thousand nine hundred and nine
/ shall serve for three years. ard his sue
| cessnrs SHAH be elected at the general
| election in the year one thousand nine
! hundred and twelve, and in every fourth
| year thereafter, No person elected t" the
| Office Of Auditor General or State Treas
! urer shall be capable of holding the same
| Office for two consecutive terms
1 Amendment Three-'Fo Article Five. Sec
ton 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
| al the time of the election of copstalios