Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-08-26

in the year one thousand nine hundred
and eleven and every fourth year there
after: and in the election of said officers
each qualified eiector 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 filed by the court
of common pleas of the county in which
such vacancy shall occur, by the appoint
ment of an elector of the proper county
who shall have voted for the commits
sioner or auditor whose place is 10 be
filled.
Schedule for the Amendments.
Section H. That no inconvenience may
arise from the changes in the Constitu-
tion of the Comm onwealth, and in order
to carry the same into complete opera
ton it is hereby declared that
In the case of officers elected by the
people all terms of Office fixed by act OF
Assembly al an odd nunaber 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 De
| for an even number of years
| The above extension of official terms
shall not affect officers elected at the
general election of one thousand nine
| hundred and eight; nor any city ward
| borough township. or election dlNlsloh
officers whose terms of Office, under eN-
isting law end in tie year one thousand
| nine hundred and ten.
| In the wear one thousand nine hundred
| and ten the municipal election shall be
| held on the third Tuesday of February,
| as heretofore: nut all officers chosen at
| that election TO an Office the regular term
| of which is two years, and also all cleo
| ton officers and assessors chosen ut that
| election. shall serve until the FIRST Mon
| day of December in the year one thou
! sand nine hundred and eleven. All offi-
| GERS chosen at that election to offices the
| term of which is now four years, or is
| made four years by the operation or
| these amendments or this schedule, shall
serve until the first Monday of December
in the wear one thousand nine hundred
and thirteen. All justices of the peace
magistrates, and aldermen, chosen at that
election shall serve until the first Mon
day of December in the year one thou'
sand nine hundred and fifteen. After the
wear nineteen hun lred and ten. and unit
the LEGISLATURE shall otherwise provide
all terms of city ward, borough, town
ship. and election division officers shal
begin on the first Monday of December
in an odd-numhered year.
All city. ward, borough, and township
officers hohdng Office at the date Of tn
, approval of these amendments whos'
| terms of office may end in the year ont
, ! thousand nine hundred and eleven, Shal
) continue to hold their Offices until th
| first Monday of December of that year.
All judges of the courts for the sew
eral judicial districts, and also all count!
r officers holding Office at the date of tn
approval of these amendments, who's
5 terms of Office may end in the year on
| thousand nine hundred and eleven, shal
continue to hold their offices until tn
first Monday of January, one thousan
! nine hundred and twelve.
A true copy of the Joint Resolution.
ROBERT AcAF EfE1,
! sncratarv Of the CnmmonW altf