Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-09-02

" EAIN4 FOR THEIR AZ ROYAL C-s
REJECTION. BY THG GENERAL AS
SEMBLY or TIE CCMM0NWEALTli
OF PENNSYLVANIA. AND PUE-
T.lSHED BE ORDER OF THE SECRr-
TARY or THE COMNtoNW EAITH, IN
PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII Or
THE CONSTITUTION.
4 JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendments to sections eight
and twenty-one of article four. sections
eleven and twelve of article five, Sec
tions two three ana fourteen of article
eight, section one of article twelve, ana
sections two and seven OF article four
teen of the Constitution Of Pennsyl-
vania and providing a schedule for
carrying the amendments into effect.
Section l. BE it resolved by the Senate
nud House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania In Cen
eral Assembly met That the following
are proposed as amendments to the Con-
stitution of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania. In accordance with the proVi-
s!ons of the eighteenth article thereof
Amendment Oue-'fo Article -Four, Sec
ton Eight
Section .. Amend section eight of article
four OF the Constitution of Pennsylvania,
which reads as follows:-
He shall nominate and. by and with
the advice and consent of two-thrds of
al the members OF the Senate, appoint
a Secretary OF the Commonwealth and
an Attorney General during pleasure,
Superintendent of Public instruction for
four years. and such other officers of
the Comm cnwealth as 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 OIL
fees to which he may appoint, during
the recess of the Senate. by granting
commissions which shall expire at the
end of their next session; he shall have
RI an u
pen during the recess of the Senate. in
the office Of Auditor General State
Treasurer Secretary of Internal Affairs
or Superintendent Of Public Instruction,
in 2 iudcia! Office. or in any other cleo
tive Office which ne is or may be au-
thorizrd to fiji: II the vacancy shall hap
pen during the session of the Senate,
The Governor shall nominate to the Sem
ate. before their final adjournment
proper person to fill said vacancy; but
in any such case of vacancy, in an cleo
tive office. i person shall be chosen to
said Office at the next general election,
unless the vacancy shall happen within
three calendar months Immediately pre-
ceding such election, in which case the
election for said Office shall be held al
the second succeeding general election.
IN acting on executive nominations the
Senate shall sit with open doors, and IN
confirming or rejecting the nominations
of the Governor, the vote shall be taken
by yeas and NAYS and shall he entered on
tho iourral" " so as to read as folows:--
lie shall nominate and, by and with
tho advice and consent OF tWo-thirds OF
all the members of the Senate. appoint
a Secretary Of the Commonwealth and
an Attorney General during pleasure. a
Superinteudent of Public Instruction for
f3sir wears. and such other officers of the
Commonwealth as he is or may be au-
thorizcd by the Constitution or by law
10 anpoint: he shall have power to M
an vacancies that may happen in offices
10 when he may appoint. during the re-
cess OF the Senate by granting commits
sions Which shah expire at the end Of
their next session: he shall have power
10 ill any vacancy that may happen,
during the recess of the Senate in the
office of Auditor General State Treas
urer. Secretary Of Internal Affairs or
SUPERINTENDENT of Public Instruction, in
q judicial office or in any other elective
office which he Is or may be authorized
10 fill: If tho vacancy shall happen duf-
ing the session of the Senate the Gov