The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-10-21

election day appropriate to such office. |
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 be entered |
on the journal.
Amendment Two-To Article Four, Sec
ton Twenty-one.
Section g. Amend section twenty-one or |
article four. which reads as folows:- |
The term OF the Secretary of Internal |
Affairs shall be four years; OF the Audi
tor General three years; and of the state
Treasurer two years. These officers shall
be chosen by the qualified electors OF the
State at general elections. No person
elected to the office of Auditor General
or State Treasurer shall be capable OF
holding the same office for two Consecu-
tive terms" so as TO read
| The terms OF the Secretary of Internal
| Affairs. the Auditor General, and the
State Treasurer shall each be four years
and they shall be chosen by the qualified
electors of the state at general elections;
but n State Treasurer elected in the year
one thousand nine hundred and nine.
| shall serve for three years. and his sue
| cessors shall be elected at the general
| election in the year one thousand nine
| hundred and twelve and in every fourth
| year thereafter. No person elected to the
Office OF Auditor General or state Treas
urer shall be capable of holding the
same office for two consecutive terms.
| Amendment Three-To Article Five. Sec
tion Eleven.
| Section T. Amend section eleven of ar.
ticlc five, which reads as folows:-
| Except as otherwise provided in this
Constitution. justices of the peace or al
dermen shall be elected in the several
wards, districts boroughs and townships
at the time of the election of constables,
by the qualified electors thereof, in such
m.
shall be commissioned by the Governor
for a term OF five years. No township.
ward district or borough shall elect more
than two Justices of the peace or alder
men without the consent of a majority
of the qualified electors within such town
ship. ward or borough; no person shall
be elected to such Office unless he shall
have resided within the township, borough,
ward or district for one year next preced-
ing his election. In cities containing over
| fifty thousand inhabitants. not more than
one alderman shall be elected I'm each
ward or district so as TO read:-~
Except as otherwise provided in this
Constitution. Justices of the peace or
aldermen shall be elected in the several
wards. districts. boroughs or townships
by the qualified electors thereof at the
municipal election, i'm such manner as
shall bc directed by law. and shall be
, commissioned 10y the Governor for II
term Of six years. No township. ward.
{ district or borough shall elect more than
| two Justices Of the peace or aldermen
without the consent OF a ma jority of the
qualified electors within such township.
ward or borough no person shall be
elected to such Office unless he shall have
resided within the township borough.
4 / ward or district for one year next pre-
c ceding his election I'm cities containing
over hfty thousand inhabitants, not more
i than one alderman shall be elected in
each ward or district.
AmendnSnt Four-To Article Five, Sec
( tion Twelve.
n Section 8. Amend section twelve of arti-
Gle five of the Constitution, which reads
( as follows:-
>, "In Philadelphia there shall be estab
lished. for each thirty thousand mhabit
ants one court, not of record, of police
T and civil causes. with jurisdiction no
} exceeding one hundred dollars. sue
= courts shall be held by magistrates who's
, term of Office shall be iive years an
J. they shall be elected on general tcke
/ by the qualified voters at large; and |
= the election of the said magistrates n
: voter shall vote for more than o-thrd
\ of the number of persons to be electe
+ when more than one are to be CHOSEN
they shall be compensated only by hNe
salaries. to be paid by said county; an
It shall exercise such jurisdiction. civil an
IS criminal, except as herein provided a
= is now exercised by aldermen, subject I
10 such changes not involving an increas
i of civil Jurisdiction or comforting politics
= duties os may he made by law. In Phili
l. deIphia the office of alderman is abo
,r ished " so as to read as follows:-
In pbiIadelnhia there shall be estal
te lshed for each thirty thousand inhabi
70 ants one court not of record. of polio
n and civil causes with jurisdiction NJ
70 exceedinp one hundred dollars: sue
20 courts sbau he hold nv magistrates who's
=, ,or,, n, Ono shall he six wears. and the
T. shall ha elected ON general ticket at II
m,,nicinaI election by the qualfc
o. votors ar ,ar,-e. and in the election
~ soia ,,aaistrotas no voter shall yo
10 Cor wore than two-thirds of the numb,
a ~ narsons to no elected when more tina
" ona are 70 he chosen: they shall be con
IN nansated only bv fixed salaries, to /
~ paid hv said corntv: and shall exerci,
~ s,oh i,r,sdiction civil and criminal, e,
~ oan, os barein nrovided, as is now e,
n ercIsed bv aldermen, subject to sue
or ohangas NOT involvine an increase
y, ,'.u ,,,,s,tntian or conferring polite
na u sn,i.s 90 ,nav he made by law. In Phil