Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-08-05

RTJECTION, BY THE GENERAL AS
SENtBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH
or PENNSYLVANIA, AND PUB
LISTED BY ORDER OF TEE SECRE-
TARY OF The COMMONWEALTH, IN
PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF
TIE CONSTITUTION.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendments to sections eight
ard twenty-one of article four sections
eleven and twelve of article five. sec
tons two. three, and fourteen OF article
eight. section one of article twelve. and
sections two and seven of article four
teen Of the Constitution of Pennsyl-
vana, and providing schedule for
carrying the amendments into effect
Section /. Be it resolved by the Senate
ana House OF Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Gen
erti Assembly met. That the following
are proposed amendments to the Con
stitution of the Commonwealth of Penn
syivania. in accordance with the provi-
sions of the eighteenth article thereof
Amendment One-To Article -Four, Sec
ton Eight,
Section . Amend section eight of article
four of the Constitution of Pennsylvania,
which reads as follows ~~.-
"fic shall nominate and. by and with
the advice and consent OF two-thirds or
all the members of the Senate, appoint
q Secretary of the Commonwealth and
an Attorney General during pleasure. a
Superintendent of Public Instruction for
four years, and such other officers or
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 or
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 any vacancy that may hap
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 a judicial office or in any other cleo
tive office which he is or may be au
thoriZed to fiji; If the vacancy shall hap
pen during the session of the Senate,
the Governor shall nominate to the Sen
ate before their final adjournment, a
proper person to fill said vacancy; but
in any such case 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-
cedng such election, in which case the
election for said office shall be held at
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 he taken
! by yeas and nays and shall be entered on
! the journal. so as 10 read as IolioWs'-
He shall nominate and. by and with
| the 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
| Superintendent of Public instruction Tor
! four years and such other officers OF the
| Commonwealth as he is or may be au-
! thorized by the Constitution or by law
| TO appoint he shall have power to fill
| all vacancies that may happen in offices
| TO which he may appoint, during the re-
! cess of the Senate by granting commits
! sious which shall expire at the end of
their next session; he shall have power
! to ill any vacancy that may happen,
| during the recess of the Senate in the
| ONCE of Auditor General, State Treas
urer Secretary of Internal Affairs or
| Superintendent of Public Instruction, In
! judicial office, or in any other elective
office which he is may be authorized
| TO fiji; If the vacancy shall happen dur
! inc the session of the Senate, the Gov
| error shall nominate TO the Senate. be-
| fore their final adjournment, proper
| person to nll said vacancy: but III any
| sUrn case of vacancy, in an elective Of
! flee. a person shall be chosen to said Of
| fee on the next election day approprat te
| to such Office, according to the provisions
! OF this Constitution, unless the vacancy
! shall happen within two calendar months
! Immediately preceding such election day,
/ In Willcn case lne election IpF Stlu once
! shall be held on the second succeeding
! election day appropriate TO such office.
| In acting on executive nominations the
! Senate shall sit with open doors. and. in
| confirming rejecting the nominations
! of the Governor, the vote shall be taken
| by yeas ana nays, and shall be entered
| on the journal
! Amendment TWo-To Article Four. Sec.
ton Twenty-one
| Section 8. Amend section twenty-one OF
| article four which reads as follows
! 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 State Treasurer elected in the year
| one thousand nine hundred and nine
| shah serve for three years, and his sue
| cesspIs snail 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
!
| urer shall be capable of holding the
| same office for two consecutive terms.
| Amendment Three--To Article Five, Sec
ton Eleven.
Section 1 Amend section eleven of ar
| tfcle five. which reads as follows:-
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 consta bles
| by the qualified electors thereof in such
manner as shall be directed by law. and
shall be commissioners 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 precet.
ing his election. In cities containing over