Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-09-16


and civil CAUSES. with Jurisdiction not
exceeding one hundred dollars; ,uch
courts shah be held by magistrates wose
term of office shall be five years and
they shall be elected on general cket
by the qualified voters at xrge; an in
the election of the said magistratei no
voter shall vote for more than two-tirds
of the number of persons to be elcted
when more than one are to be chsen;
they shall be compensated only by ked
salaries to be paid by said county; and
shall exercise such Jurisdiction, civiland
criminal, except as herein provided as
Is now exercised by aldermen, Subjet to
such changes. not involving an incpase
of civil jurisdiction or comforting polical
duties as may be made by law. In Flila-
delpha the office Of alderman is boil
ished, 80 as to read as follows:-
In Philadelph1a there shall be eSao-
lished, for each thirty thousand inhbit-
ants, one court, not of record, Of plice
ana civil causes, with jurisdiction not
exceeding one hundred dollars; iuch
courts snail be held by magistrates Waose
term OF once Snail be six years, ana they
shall be elected on general ticket a. the
municipal election, py the quainea
voters AZ large ana IN the electi1 ol
the said magistrates no voter shall vote
Tor more than two-thirds of the number
or persons TO be elected when more than
one are 10 De CHOSEN tney shAii Dc ;onh-
psnsated only by fixed salaries be
pald py said county; and snail exercise
such jurisdiction. ciVil ana criminal ex-
cept as herein provided, as Is nov eX-
ercised by aldermen, subject 10 sucn
changes, not involving an increaS OF
civil jurisdiction or conIerrins pouicai
outles. as may De maue py law. III ihiia-
oelphia the once OF alderman Is apoi-
ished'
Amendment rNe-Io AFticle Eish' oec-
tlon Two.
section .. amend sectlon Two OF Stlcle
elght "hlch reaos as IoiioWs:-
The general election snail be nell an
nuaily on the 1uesday next ioiioWihs the
nrst Monday OF November, put the zen
eral Assembly may py law Hx d uiiereh. .
day, two-th1rds OF all the mempe's Oh
each Rouse conSehtinS thereto' So as 10
read
Inc general eleetioh shali pe nen
ehhiahy vi. tho iue"u"9
the nrs' mohoay oi Noteihper III eaeii
even NUMBERED year put tne Seheisi 40
semply may og Jaw I'm uiie' CIV uay
tWo-thirus oi an the hieihpeiS VI ca,
Rouse cohsehtils there'o' TIo'iuea, ,
ihat such eiectioh shaii Always NC "''N
IN an eFeh-huihoereo year,
Amendment "no ZION rhrsa % e'' ~
s.o,;o,, .nara sect;on tbrae Of article
.,sht I,b,ch ,a.ds as foiiows.
g., ,.. e. o;t, ,yara horouob
,a t,,sLir oaoars for reeu,ar terms
0 - san,tan s,au ha hold On tho third
r, IS u,hr,,,r,, co q. 70 road =.
All i,,',aas aIac,aa b,, tho electors of the
,a'rn 80, :. aI.otad ar ether
-, 80, a n,,,nio;n,, election as or
os,,e,,nas 80, ra1,',irs An elections
s9I . 60 ~ ,ayoroI
.a,tai -I;o,.it aOd for oonnty oity
SeN'N'. N'''N'
,.'1,'i, tar,'ss af ssr,,ica shall he held
20 - .,, Ia,ti a.. ,.raIy
~ -, - ,aIIn,,,i,,y tb, tirst Mon
~ 20 S-a',,ahs- 81 saoh oaa -nrn,bsrad
Wy y, - -, asso,ot,,,, no, nv
year, put ,ss siis a.. So th;ras ~ ai,
.a, Ia &c 80 uo,,sa nonsan+ing
t,etS' n',1,,tao,' rrhat s,,oh .lectinT
.er - ~, w ~. tr oaa.n,,n,hsrsd
sia.i @ always NC ie4' III "'' o
~ w.t.,
Aheiiaiheht SeVeh-lo ai'ieie f1's"'' SeS
.ioh roui zen. =,
seclor o. Alnena see,ioii se,,e .n VI
article elsht, whicn ieaus .'', -,
Dstriet eiectloh uoaus snaii upisss ~, "
Judge anu two uspec'oisI WIZ 80 S,a
pe chosen anhuaii! Wy .n. ei'iAes ~.
eieetor snaii Hase 'ne III " syIo ~. ~.
!uuse az, oiI - 80, ,N ~, srst sIs
ton board Tor affy nc 81 ~
selected, and vacancies in election boards
filled. as shall be provided by law. Elec
ton officers shall be privileged from ar
rest upon days OF election and Whiie en-
gagged III making up ana transmitting re-
turns, except upon warrant OF cour'
OF record or Judge thereof Tor an eiec
lion fraud Tor lelony, or lot "ahtoi
sreach oi the peace IN cities they may
claim exemption from jury duty during
thelr terms OF service, SO as 10 reao =
District election boards snail consist OF
judge ana TWO inspectors VINO Shall ot
chosen biennially, by the citlzehs at ths
munlcipai election put the General AS
semoly may require said boards TO DC
appointed in such manner as II may by
law provide: Laws regulating the ap,
pointment OF SAID poards may De ehactec
to apply TO cities only: PROVIDED Iha'
such laws De uniform Tor cities or the
same class Each eiector snall nave the
right TO vote Tor the Judge and one In
spector ana each inspector shali appoint
one clerk Ihe hrst election poard foi
any new dlstrlct shail De selected anc
vacancies IN eiectlon ooArds nlied' as
shall be PROVIDED py law Election ON
GERS snail be privileged from arrest upon