Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-14

REJECTION. BY THE GENERAL AS
BEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH
oF PENNSYLVANIA AND PUB-
LISHED By ORDER OF THE SECRE-
FAIRY OF THE COMMONWEALTH, IN
PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF
THE CONSTITUTION.
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 fsur-
teen. OF the Constitution OF Psnnsyi-
| vania- and providing . schedule for
| carrying the amendments into effect.
ssotion !. Be It resolved by the Senate
| ard House of Representatives OF the
Commonwealth Of Pennsyivzzia Ia Cen
sral Assembly met. That the following
Ire proposed amsndmsnts 10 the Con
t;tution of the Commonwsaith Of Penn
| pyfvsnia In accordance with the provi-
SONS OF the eighteenth article thereof
Amendment one-To Article -Four. Sec
| tion Eight.
Section 2. Amend section eight OF article
four of the Constitution of Pennsylvania,
which reads as follows:-
! He shall nominate and. by and with
| the advice and consent of two-thirds of
| all the members OF the Senate, appoint
l. Secretary of the Commonwealth and
|
Superintendent of Public instruction for
! four years. and such other officers of
! the Commonwealth as he Is or may be
authorized by the Constitution OF by
| Iaw TO appoint: he shall have power to
! fill all vacancies that may happen, in of
aces to which he may appoint, during
the recess Of the Senate, by granting
| som missions 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 q judicial office or In any other cleo
tive Office which he is or may be au-
thor.Eed to I'll: IL the vacancy shall hap
! pen during the session OF the Senate,
! the Governor shall nominate to the Sen
ate, before their lal adjournment, a
proper person to fill said vacancy: but
| In any such case OF vacancy. In an cleo
| live once. a person shall be chosen to
| sa4d ohios at the next general election,
| unless the vacancy shall happen within
| three calendar months Immediately pre-
| redtng such, election. in which case the
| sisotion for said ONCE shall be held at
the second succeeding general election.
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 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-thrds of
| all the members of the Senate appoint
| n Secretary OF the Commonwealth and
an Attorney General during pleasure.
| superintendent of Public instruction for
| four years. and such other officers of the
| Commonwealth he is or may be au-
| thoriEed 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-
ceGs OF the Senate. by granting commits
sions which shall expire at the end of
their next session; he shall have power
| to NIL any vacancy that may happen.
| during the recess of the Senate. In the
| otice OF Auditor General. State Treas
| urer, Secretary of Internal Affairs or
Superintendent OF Public Instruction, in
| q judicial Office, or in any other elective
Office which he Is or may be authorized
! TO 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 proper
| person to fill said vacancy: but in any
| such case of vacancy. in an elective Of
| nee. 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 the vacancy
| sl-ali happen within two calendar months
| Immediately preceding such election day,
| 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.
! Amendment Two-To Article Four, Sec
ton Twentyone.
Section g. Amend section twenty-one OF
| article four, which reads 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 a 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
urer shall be capable of holding the
same office for two consecutive terms.
Amendment Three-To Article Five, Sec
ton Eleven.
Section 4. Amend section eleven of ar
ticle five. which reads 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 constables
by the qualified electors thereof, in such
manner as shall be directed by law, and
shall be commissioned by the Governor
for 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; person shall
be elected to such office unless he shall
have resided within the township borouph