The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-08
PROCLAMATION ON
THE AMENDMENTS
1t viii be Issued By Governor Stuart
Within a Few DAYS,

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Within q Few Days.
The ratification by the voters OF
the State OF nine of the proposed
constitutional amendments and the
schedule which is to carry them in.
to effect Will be formally proclaimed
by Governor Stuart within few
days. Under the constitution the
Governor is charged with proclaim
ing results of certain elections, and
Attorney General Todd has outlined
a form in which the results of the
election on the proposed amend
ments will be announced. The proc
lamation is now being prepared at
the Office of Secretary of the Com
monwealth McAfee and will set
forth each amendment as outlined
on the ballot and give the vote for
and against each one. 1t will also
announce that the amendments will
become effective according to the
schedule, as well as noting the fact
that the seventh amendment was de-
feated. This will be the first procla-
nation of the kind issued since
1901, when three amendments were
ratified.
According to the ballot the voters
were called upon to vote for ten
amendments and a schedule which
provided for the carrying into ef-
feet of the amendments. Summed
up, the various amendments revis-
ed certain portions of the state con-
stitution, and had for their purpose
the abolition of the February elec-
tions, and provided that the general
or state elections shall be held in
November in the even-numbered
years and the municipal elections in
the odd-numbered years. Amend
ment seven provided that election
officers shall be elected bi-ennially
but gave to the legislature the right
to determine whether the election
officers should be appointed.
Virtually all of the amendments
are based upon the same thing, and
as outlined by the political leaders
mean nothing more than the aboli-
tion of the February election and
the arrangement of the election of
officers to conform with that prop
osition.
The term of election officers will
be two years, that of assessors, con-
stables, school directors, council
men, supervisors and of all city and
county officers will be four years,
anu that of justices of the peace,
aldermen, and magistrates will be
six years.
County officers elected in 1907 and
1909 will each serve four years, but
those elected n190S will serve only
three years.
The February (municipal) election
will be held in 1910, as heretofore,
but all election officers, chosen at
that election will serve until the first
Monday in December, 1911.
All officers chosen at the Febru-
ary election, 1910, to officers the
the term of which Is made four
years by the proposed amendments,
shall serve until the first Monday In
December, 1918.
All Justices of the peace; alder
men and magistrates elected in
February, 1910, shall serve until
the first Monday in December, 1915,
and therefore the terms of all city,
ward, borough, township and elec-
ton officers shall begin on the first
Monday of December In odd-num-
bered years.
All city, ward, borough and town
ship officers holding Office when the
proposed amendments are adopted
and whose terms end in 1911 shall
continue in Office until the first Mon
day in December, 1911.
State officers, congressman and
members of the general assembly
will be elected at the general elec-
ton in November of the even num-
bered years and all other officers
will be elected at the municipal elec-
ton in November of the odd-num-
bered years. This provision, how
ever, has no reference to elections
of judges of the courts, who may be
elected in any year, nor to special
elections to fill vacancies.
At the general election in 1910
the ballot will be headed by candi-
dates for Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernor and Secretary of Internal At
fairs; in 1912 by the presidential
electors, the state treasurer and the
auditor general. All other officers
county, city, borough, ward and
townships-will be elected in the
odd-numbered years.
Odd-numbered senatorial districts
will elect senators in the year of the
presidential elections, and even
numbered senatorial districts will
elect senators in the year OF the
gubernatorial elections.
Dyberry Rainfall for November.