Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-09-10
NUMBER ONE.
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NUMBER ONE.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendments to the Constitu-
tion of the Commonwealth of PennSyl-
vania so as TO consolidate the courts of
common pleas of Philadelphia and Allie
gheny counties, and TO give the General
Assembly power to establish separate
r court in Philadelphia county with GRIM
inal and miscellaneous jurisdiction.
Section /. BE it resolved by the Senate
and House of Representa1Ees In General
Assembly met, That the following amend
ments TO the Constitution of Pennsylva-
MIA be. and the same are hereby. pro
posed in accordance with the eighteenth
article thereof
That section six of article five be amend
ed by striking out the said section and
inserting in place thereof the following:
Section G. In the counties of Phtladel-
phla and Allegheny all the jurisdiction
and powers now vested in the several
numbered courts of common pleas, shall
be vested In court of common pleas
In each of said counties. composed of all
the judges in commission in said courts.
Such jurisdiction and powers snail ex-
tend to all proceedings at law and in
equity which shall have been instituted
in the several numbered courts and shall
be subject to such changes as may be
made by law, and subject to change of
venue provided by law. The president
Judge of each of the said courts shall be
selected as provided by law. The number
of judges in each of said courts may be,
by law increased from time to time. This
amendment shall take effect on the first
Monday of January succeeding its adop-
tiun.
Section 9. That article five section
eight, be amended by making addition
thereto so that the same shall read as
follows:
Section s. The said courts in the coun-
ties of Philadelphia and Allegheny re-
snpptiyalV Shan time time In
turn detail one or more of their judges
to hold the courts OF oyer and terminer
and the courts of quarter sessions of the
peace of said counties, in such manner as
may be directed by law: Provided, That
IN the county of Philadelphia the General
Assembly shall have power to establish
q separate court consisting of not more
than four judges. which shall have eX
elusive jurisdiction In criminal cases and
In such other matters as may be provid-
ed by law.
true copy of Joint Resolution No. l.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
A MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITU-
AZ TION PROPOSED TO THE CITI-
zF,NS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR
THEIR APPROVAL OR REJECTION
BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENN
sYLVANIA. PUBLISHED BY ORDER
or THE SECRETARY OF THE COM
MONWEALTH IN PURSUANCE OF
ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITU-
TION.
NUMBER TWO.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Consti-
tuition of the Commonwealth, allowing
counties, cities, boroughs, townships,
school districts, other municipal or
Incorporated districts, TO increase their
Indebtedness.
Be it resolved by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the Commonwealth
OF Pennsylvania In General Assembly
met That section eight, article nine. of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, read
ing follows
Section s. The debt of any county,
city. borough township school district,
or other municipality or Incorporated dis.
ttict, except herein provided, shall new
er exceed seven per Centum upon the as
sessed value of the taxable property
therein; nor shall any such municipality
or district incur any new debt or increase
Its Indebtedness to an amount exceeding
two per centum upon such assessed Vaiu-
alton of property, without the assent of
the electors thereof at public election,
in such manner as shall be provided by
law but any city, the debt of which now
exceeds seven per centum of such as
sesSGd valuation, may be authorized by
law TO increase the same three per cen
tum, in the aggregate, at any time,
upon such valuation" be amended in ac-
cCrdance with the provisions of the eight
eenth article of said Constitution, so that
said section, when amended shall read
as follows:-
Section s. The debt of any county. city
borough, township, school district
other municipality or Incorporated dis
trict except as herein provided, shall new
er exceed ten per centum upon the
sesscd value of the taxable property
therein; nor shall any such municipality
district incur any new debt in
crease its Indebtedness to amount ex-
ceeding two per centlm upon such as
sessed valuation of property without the
assent of the electors thereof at public
election in such manner as shall he pro
vided by law.
true copy of Joint Resolution No. .
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
A MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITU-
Il TIDN PROPOSED TO THE ClrI-