Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-08-06

WEALTH OF FSYBVANIA, AND
PUBLISHED BY ORDEROF THF SIC.
RETA1fY OF THE COMMONWEALTH
IN PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII
OF THE CONSTITUTION.
AIlINr REVOLUTION
Proposing nmendmpnts 70 sections eight
and twenty-oHe Of article four, sections
eleven and twelve Of article i've. sections
two, three and fourteen Of article eight.
section one Oi article twelve. and aee-
tl,ns two and seven Uf article fourteen.
Of the Constitution Of Pennsylvania. and
providing n schedule for carrying the
amendments into effect
Section 1. Be IL resolved by the Senate
and House OF Representatives. OF the Com
monwealth OF Pennsylvania In General
Asse. bly, met, That the following are
proposed as amendments TO the Constitu
tion OF the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania, In accordance with the provisions
OF the eighteenth article thereof
Amendments One-To Article Four,
Section Eight.
Section 3. Amend section eight Of arti-
Gle four Of the Constitution Of Pennsyl-
vania, which reads as follOws:-
He shall nominate and, by and with
the advice and consent OF twJthirds Of
all the members Of the Sennte. appoint a
Secretary Of the Commonwealth and an
Attorney General during pleasure. a Sup
erintendent OF Public Instruction for four
years. and such other officers Of the Com
InOnwealth as he is or may be authorized
by the Constitution or by law to appoint;
be shall have power to flil all vacancies
that may happen, In Offices to which he
may appoint, during the recess of the Sen.
ate. by granting commissions which shall
expire Mt the end Of their next session; he
shall have power to I'LL any vacancy that
may happen, during the recess Of the SEN
ate. In the otlice-Of Auditor General. State
Treasurer, Secretary Of Internal Affairs or
Superintendent of Public Instruction. in q
judicial Office, or in any other elective
Office which he Is OF may be authorized to
fill; II the vacancy shall happen during the
session Of the Senate, the Governor shall
nominate TO the Senate, before their final
djournment a proper person to I'LL said
vacancy; but In any such case Of vacancy,
In an elective Office, a person shall be chos-
en- to said Office at the next general elcc
ton, unless the vacancy shall happen
within three calendar months Immediate
ly preceding such election, in which case
the election for said Office shall be held at
the second succeeding general election. In
acti og on executive nominations the Sen
ate ahall sit with open doors. and. In con-
flr ing or rejCcting 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 Secre-
tary OF the Commonwealth and an Attor
ney General during pleasure. RSuperinte' :
dent Of Public Instruction for four years,
and such other officers of the CommOnWe.
alth Ms he Is or may be authorized by the
Constitution or by law to appoint; he shall
have power TO fill all vacancies that may
happen, in offices to which he may appoint
during the recess OF the Senate, by grant
ing commissions which shall expire at the
end Of their next session; he shall have DOW
er to fill any vacancy that may happen.
during the recess of tine Senate. in the Off
ice of Auditor General. state Treasurer,
Secretary of Internal Affairs or Superin-
tendent Of Public Instruction, in a judicial
he is or may be authorized to flll; If the
vacancy shall happen during the session
ofsthe Senate, the Governor shall nominate
to the Senate before their hnd adjourn
ment, proper pereon TO fill said vacancy;
but In any such case OF vacancy, In an
elective Office. a person shall be chosen to
said Office on the next election day appro-
pirate TO such office, according to the pro-
visions Of this Constitution, unless the
vacancy shall happen within two calendar
months Immediately preceding such cleo
tion day. in which case the election for
said office shall be held on the second s'te-
ceedinR election day appropriate to such
Office In acting on executive nomina-
tiOns the Senate shall sit with open doors.
and, In confirming or rejecting the nonlin-
atfons Of the Governor, the vote shall be
taken by yeas and nays, and shall be en-
tered on the journal
Amendment Two-To Article Four,
Section Twenty-one.
Section s Amend section twenty-one
of article four, which reads as foilows;-
''The term OF the Secretary Of Internal
Affairs shall be four years; Of the Auditor
General three yearss aud OF the State
Treasurer two years. These officers ahall
shall be chosen by the qualified electors Of
the State at general eiectiOna- No person
elected 20 the Office of Audit r General OF
State Treasurer shall be capAble of hold.
ing the same Of1lce for two consecutive
terms" so A. to read:-
The terms Of the Secretary OF Internal
Affairs, the Auditor General. and the
State Treasurer shall each be four years;
md they shall be chosen by the qualified
'ectOrs OF the State at general electionsi
II State Treasurer, elected In tina year
thousand nine hundred and nine,
vi serve for three gears, and his success
! shall be elected at the general cleo
q In the year one thousand nine hun
DR. and twelve. and I'm every fourth year
the after. No person elected to the ONCE
of tditor General, or State Treasurer
shall be capable Of holding the same Office
for tv , consecutive terms.
Amendment Three-To Article Five,
Section Eleven.
Section T. Amend section eleven OF ar
ticle five, which reads as follOws.-
Except a. otherwise provided in this
Constitution, justices Of the peace or alder
men shall be elected in the several ward,
districts, boroughs and townships at Il .
time Of the eleotit n Of oonstebles, by the
qualified electors thereof, In such manner
as shall be directed by law, and shall be
commissioned BY the Governor for a term
OF i've years. No township, ward, district
or borough shall elect more than two JUS
tices OF the peace or aldermen without the
consent OF a majority Of the qualified cleo
tors within such township. ward or bOr-
ough; no person shall be elec ed TO snch
Office unless he shall have resided within
the township. borough. ward or district
for one year next preceding his election.
In cities containing over fifty thousand
Inhabitants, not more than one alderman
shall be elected in each ward or district, -
so as 20 read:
Except as otherwise provided In this
Constitution, justices OF the peace OF alder
men shall be elected in tho several wards
districts, bOrOuqhH or townships, by the
qualified electors thereof, at the municipal
eleeti "a. In such manner as shall be ti-
rected by law, aud shall be commissioned
BY the Gosornor for a term OF six years
No township, ward. district or Dor ugh
shall elect more than two justices OF the
peaoe or aldermen without the consent OF
q majority Of the qualified electars within
such township, ward or borough no PEI
sOu Ghah be elected 20 su5h oflice unless
he shall have resided within the township,
tOrough. ward or distriot for one year
next preceding hia electlan. In elite cor
taining over nftY thousand Inhabitants,
nut flore than one alderman shall be elec-
3ed 10 each ward or distriot.
Amendment Four TO Article Five,
Section Twelve