The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-22


Judge of the Supreme Court,
CYRUS Larue Munson.
State Treasurer,
GEORGE w. KIPP.
Auditor General,
JAMES WOODWARD CLARK.
Jury Commissioner.
o. e. MILLER.
PROHIBITION.
Judge of the Supreme Court,
HAROLD L. ROBINSON.
State Treasurer,
FRANK FISH.
Auditor General,
C. w. R. SMITH.
SOCIALIST.
Judge of the Supreme Court,
SYDNEY A. SCHWARTZ,
State Treasurer,
ED. MOORE,
Auditor General,
WILLIAM PARKER.
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 1.
Shall Section Eight of Article Four
of the Constitution be Amended
He shall nominate and. by and with
the advice and consent of two-thirds of
all the members of the Senate, appoint
q Secretary of the Commonwealth and
an Attorney General during pleasure, a
Superintendent of Public Instruction fol
four years and such other ofncers 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
kI&k Ix IL. ]fF7,
to which he may appoint, during the re-
cess of the Senate, by granting commits
sions which shall expire at the end OF
their next session; he shall have power
to fill any vacancy that may happen,
during the recess of tho Senate, in the
Office Of Auditor General, State Treas
urer, Secretary of Internal Affairs OF
Superintendent OF Public instruction, in
a judicial Office or in any other elective
ONCE which he is or may be authorized
to fill; If tho vacancy shall happen dur
ing the session of the Senate. the Gov
ernor shall nominate to the Senate, be
fore their final adjournment, a propeI
person to fill said vacancy; but in any
such case of vacancy, in an elective Of
hce, n person shall be chosen to said Of
fee on the next election day appropriate
to such office, according to the provisions
of this Constitution, unless tho vacancy
shall happen within two calendar months
in which case the election for said office
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 or rejecting the nominations
of the Governor the vote shall be taken
by yeas and nays. and shall be entered
on the journal.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 2.
Shall Section Twenty-one of Article
Four of the Constitution be
Amended so as to Read as Fol-
lows?
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 qualined
electors OF the State at general elections
but State Treasurer, elected In the year
enc thousand nine hundred and nine,
shall servo for three years, ana hia 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.
ursr shall be capable OF holding the
same office for two consecutive terms.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 8.
Shall Election Eleven of Article Five
of the Constitution be Amended
so as to Read as Follows?
Except an otherwise provided in this
Constitution. justices OF the peace OF
aldermen shall be elected in the several
wards, districts. boroughs or townships
by the qualified electors thereof, at the
municipal election, in such manner as
shall be directed by law, ana shall be
commissioned BY the Governor for q
term OF six years. No township, ward
district or borough shall elect more thar
two Justices Of tho peace or aldermen
without the consent Of q majority of the
qualified electors within such township
ward or borough; no person shall be
elected TO such ONCE unless he shall have
resided within the township, borough
ward or district for enc year next pre-.
0oding his election In cities containing
ever nifty thousand Inhabitants. not more
than one alderman shall be elected in
each ward or district.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 4.
Shall Section Twelve of Article Five