Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-09-23


PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION GJBAlITTED TO
THE CfTIzEN5 Of THIS COMMON
Wr&1f,H FOR THElR APPROVAL or
REJECTION. BY THE GENERAL AS
SEMBBT or TIE CONMOEWEALTit
or PENNSYTEANIA, AND PUT
ljSfiED by ORDER oF THE SEC RE
VARY or THE COaIMONHV EALTtf, IN
rIrR5ITAECE or ARTICLE NVIII OF
THE CONSTITUTION.
\ JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendments to sections eight
ana twentv-one OF article four, sections
eleven and twelve OF article five, sec
lions two, three, ard 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 schedule for
carrying the amendments into effect.
Section l. BE it resolved by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania In Gen
eral Assembly met, That the following
are proposed as amendments to the Con
stitutfon of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania, in accordance with the proVi-
sions of the eighteenth article thereof
Amendment Ouc--To Article -Four, Sec
ton Eight.
Section 9 Amend section eight of article
four of the Constitution of Pennsylvania,
which reads rs folows:-
"IIe shall nominate and, by and with
the advice and consent of tWo-thirds of
all the members of the Senate, appoint
n Secretary of the Commonwealth and
an Attorney General during pleasure, a
Superintendent of Public instruction for
four years and such other officers OF
the Commonwealth 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 Of
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
power to fill amy vacancy that may hap
pen during the recess of the Senate, IN
the Office of Auditor General, State
Treasurer Secretary of Internal AffarS
or Superintendent Of Public instruction,
I'm judicial office. or in any other cleo
tive office which he is or may be au
thorzed to fill; if the vacancy shall hap
pen during the session of the Senate,
the Governor shall nominate to the Sen
ate, before their final adjournment,
proper person to fill said vacancy; but
in any such ease of vacancy, in an cleo
tive Office. a 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 at
"a, IL. ton,
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tne a"NlCe an" c"lIseht % Nv Jim !, ua y.
an lhe members ol l.le o'ila.e, a 'Po,li,
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