The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-08-19
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE

sEMBbY or THE COMMONWEALTH
or PENNSYLVANIA AND PUB.
IIsHED BY ORDER OF THE sECRE-
TARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH. IN
PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII or
THE CONSTITUTION.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendments TO sections eight
and twenty-one of article four. sections
eleven and twelve Of article five. Sec
tions 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 Pcnnsyl-
vania. and providing a schedule for
carrying the amendments into effect.
Section /. BE II resolved by the Senate
and House of Representatives of tho
Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania in Cen
eral Assembly met. That the following
are proposed MS amendments to the Com
sttution of the Commonwealth of Penn
syIvania In accordance with the provi-
sions of the eighteenth article thereof
Amendment One-'ro Article -Four. Sec
ton Eight.
Section 2. Amend section eight OF article
four of the Constitution of Pennsylvania.
which reads as follows:--
"1Ie 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. n
Superintendent OF Public instruction for
four years. and such other officers Of
the Commonwealth as he Is or may be
authorized by tho Constitution or by
law TO appoint; he shall have power to
MI oil vacancies that may happen, in Of
fces 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 ve Senate I'm
the office of Auditor General, State
Treasurer, Secretary OF Internal Affairs
OF Superintendent OF Public Instruction
in judicial office or in any other cleo
tive office which he Is or may be au-
thorized to FIJI; IL 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 case OF vacancy, In an cleo
live office, n person shall be chosen to
said Office Mt 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 mt
the second succeeding general election.
In acting on executive nominations the
Senate shall sit with open doors, and in
confirming or rejecting the nomina tions
Of the Governor. the vote shall be taken
by yeas and nays, and shall be entered on
the Journal" so as to read as follows
He shall nominate and, by and with
the advice and consent of two-thirds OF
all the members of the Senate appoint
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 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
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 the Senate, I'm 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
office which he Is or may be authorized
10 fill; IL the vacancy shall happen dur
ing the session of the Senate the Gov
ernor shall nominate to the Senate. be-
fore their final adjournment, a proper
person to fill said vacancy: but in any
such case of vacancy, In an elective Of
flee, a 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 the vacancy
shall happen within two calendar months
Immediately preceding such election day
in which case the election for said office
SNAIL De nelu on tne 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.
Amendment Two-To Article Four, Sec
tion Twenty-one
Section 3. Amend section twenty-one OF
article four, which reads as follows
'"rhe 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, |
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 |
same Office for two consecutive terms.
Amendment Three-To Article Five, Sec |
tion Eleven.
Section 4. Amend section eleven of ar |
ticle 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 constabes, |
by the qualified electors thereof in such |
manner as shall be directed by law, and |
shall be commissioned by the Governor |
Tor 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 |
or the qualified electors within such town
snip, ward or borough; no person shall |
De elected to such Office unless he shall |
nave resided within the township, borough, |
ward or district for one year next preced |
ing his election. In cities containing over |
nfty thousand inhabitants, not more than |
alderman hal kn all ted In,