Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-05

u CONSTITUTION SUBMITTED TO
| 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
\ 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 / Be 1t 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 > 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
a Secretary of the Commonwealth and
nm Attorney General during pleasure, a
Superintendent of Public Instruction for
four years and such other officers of
the Commonwealth az he is may be
authorized by the Constitution or by
law to appoint, he shall have power to
MI 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 fin 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 Gll: 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 fin said vacancy but
in any such case of vacancy, in an cleo
tive Office 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 small 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
tha 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,
Superintendent of Public Instruction for
four years, and such other officers Of the
as @ ma no al
thorized by the Constitution or by law
TO appoint. he shall have power TO fiji
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 iill any vacancy that may happen.
during the recess Of the Senate, in the
office OF Auditor General state Treas
urer Secretary OF Internal Affairs or
Superintendent of Public Instruction, in
a judicial office. or in any other elective
Office which ne is or may be authorized
TO hH, il the vacancy shall happen dur
ing the session of the Senate. the Gov
ernor shall nominate to the Senate, be
fore Their hnai adjournment. proper
person 10 MI sald vacancy but IN any
sucn ease OF vacancy IN an elecuVe OF
nee " person Nhdll pt CHOSEN 10 Sald OF
INe on 'lr next 'l''t'uh ga! appropriate
10 SgSh "h'e. acc"idlhA To the provisions
Oh thI9 o"a''utioh' "h''sS lhe vacancy
aIl"H h"pF'" "'''''n Two 'alehuar rh"iths
lH'''',"'"'''N P' GUMS S"'H ''e''l"n uaS'
~ MN" y"Sr i'' ,i'''oh '"r Sala oiloe
S'ap "' ''''" "' 'tlt 7''oh" succeeding
yie'H"n "aN appropriate To such once.
~ "N''"E "" 'N',uliNt NoIlllha b"HN Ile
senate S'"H SUI Win open doors. and IN
,"'.' '''"0 VI '''' '''"H 'll' iioilI4H 'i"hs
oi LH' ''''l""'r I'' N"'e Nhatl pe taken
~ .'"N ""' ,'"'N' ANA >""" NE 'l''''u
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.'" "'"'E one.
''"l' OBJ '.t'.'" S''N"H '"'N'N-"he OF
7it-i' I""'. WIG" L''H9 us i"u"WS-
w. '' u" "' 't' seer i''a'E "I ihlernaI
N''.i T"''' '' l"Ni NF"IS' oI Ihv Nhnl-
H vuH ''"'i"I "t''' years. ana "t the state
''',S"''l t"o years. Ihtst oilcers ShaIl
ne yH"S'h ~ lh' qu'Ileu electors OF the
S'",' dl Etii'tdl el''uohS no person
t's'lt" 10 lh' once oi Auditor General
or S'dtt treasurer sha'l be capable or
h"iuIIS lho same once Tor TWO consecu-
tnS terms so as 10 read
IHt i'IinS OF thr secretary or Internal
AHaiis, 'n' Audltot General and the
Stalt treasurer Shal cach be -FOUR years,
ana theN shdIl be chosen by the qualified
electors oi the state at general elections.
uut state treasurer, elected IN the year
one thousand nine hundred and nine,
shail serve for three years, and his sue
'essorS shaH pe elected at the general
election IN the year one thousand nine
huhuItu ana WE'VE ana IN every fourth
year thereafter No person elected to the
ufer shah be capable OF holding the
consecutive