The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-11

THE CITIZENS OF THIS COMMON
| WEALTH FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR
REJECTION, BY THE GENERAL AS.
sEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH
OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND PUB
LIsHED BY ORDER OF THE sECRE-
TARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH, IN
PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF
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 Pennsyl-
vania, and providing a schedule for
| carrying the amendments into effect.
Section l. Be it resolved by the Senate
| and House of Representatives of the
| Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania in Gen
eral Assembly met, That the following
are proposed as amendments to the Con-
| stitution of the Commonwealth of Penn
! sylvania, in accordance with the provi-
sions of the eighteenth article thereof
Amendment One-To Article Four, Sec
ton 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
Secretary of the Commonwealth and
an Attorney General during pleasure. q
Superintendent OF Public Instruction for
four years. and such other officers Of
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 Of
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 eec-
tive Office which he Is or may be au-
thorized to fill: II the vacancy shall hap
pen during the session OF the Senate,
the Governor shall nominate to the Sem
ate, before their final adjournment n
proper person to fill said vacancy; but
in any such case OF vacancy, in an elec-
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-
ceding 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 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
a Secretary of the Commonwealth and
an Attorney General during pleasure, a
Superintendent of Public instruction fol
four years. and such other officers of the
Commonwealth as he is 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, in the
office of Auditor General, State Treas
urer, Secretary of Internal Affairs OF
Superintendent OF Public Instruction, ir
judicial office, or in any other elective
office which he Is or may be authorized
to fill; If 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 prope,
person to fill said vacancy; but in any
such case of vacancy, in an elective Of
fee person shall be chosen to said Of
fee on the next election day appropriat tC
to such Office according to the provisions
of this Constitution, unless the vacancy
|
Immediately preceding such election day
in which case the election for said office
shall be held on the second succeeding
election day appropriate 70 such office
In acting on executive nominations the
Senate shall sit with open doors. and, ir
confirming or rejecting the nominations
of the Governor, the vote shall be taker
by yeas and nays, and shall be entered
on the journal.
Amendment Two-To Article Four, Sec
ton Twenty-one.
Section 3. Amend section twenty-one o.
article four, which reads as follows:-
1.-THE term of the Secretary of Interna
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 Genera
or State Treasurer shall be capable o.
holding the same office for two coasecu
tive terms" so as to read:-
, The terms of the Secretary of Interna
! Affairs. the Auditor General, and th
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 yea
one thousand nine hundred and nine
, shall serve for three years, and his sue
cessors shall be elected at the genera
election in the year one thousand min
: year thereafter. No person elected to tn
Office of Auditor General State Treas
urer shall be capable of holding tn
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 as follows:-
Except as otherwise provided in thi
Constitution, justices of the peace or al
dermen shall be elected in the severa
wards, districts, boroughs and township
at the time of the election of constables
by the qualified electors thereof, in sucl
q manner as shall be directed by law, an
, shall be commissioned by the Governo
for term of five years. No township
ward district or borough shall elect NOR
than two justices of the peace or alder
men without the consent of a majorit
Of the qualified electors within such town
ship, ward or borough; no person shaI
I be elected to such office unless he sha1
! have resided within the township, borough
. ward or district for one year next preced
ing his election. In cities containing owe
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