The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-10-14
1,noposrn AMrNpMENTs To Tnr

WEALTH FoR THEIR APPROVAL or |
REJECTION by THE GENERAL As
sEMBLY or THE COMMONWEALTH
or pENNSYLNANlA, AND Pun.
I.IsuED by ORDER or THE SECBE-
TARY or THE COMMONWEALTH, IN I
PURSUANCE or ARTICLE XVIII or
THE CONSTITUTION.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendments to sections eight
md twontv-ouc Of article four. sections
6r-+en and twelve Of article i've SOC =
tions two, three. and fourteen Of ARTICLE
cirht. section one Of article twelve. and
sections two and seven OF article four
tecn. Of the Constitution Of Pcuusyl-
vanln. and providing a schedule for
carrying the amendments into effect
Section T. BE II resolved by the Senate
and House of Representatives. Of tho
Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania I'm Cen
erni Assembly mot. That the following
are proposed as amendments TO the Con
stitution Of the Commonwealth Of Penn
svlvania, I'm accordance with the provi-
.ions OF the eighteenth article thereof
Amendment Ono-ro Article -Four Sec
tou Eight
Section .. Amend section eight Of article
four Of tho Constitution OF Pennsylvania,
which reads as foliows:-
"IIo shall nominate and by and with
the advice and consent OF two-thirds Of
all tho members of the Senate, appoint
n Secretary of the Commonwealth and
an Attorney General during pleasure, a
Superintendent of Public instruction for
four yenrs. and such other officers Of
the Commo nwoalth as he Is or may be
authorized by tho Constitution or by
law to appoint: he shall have power 10
hll oil vacancies that may happen, in Of
fees TO which he may appoint during
the recess Of the Senate by granting
commissions which shall expire Mt the
end of their next session, he shall have
g. a.v,,.,s Hot I1,t,.
pen, during the recess Of ule Senate in
the Office of Auditor General, state
Treasurer. Secretary OF Internal Affairs
or Superintendent OF Public Instruction,
in n judicial office. or in any other cleo
tive Office which he Is or may be au-
thorized to fill; II the vacancy shall hap
pen during tho session OF the Senate,
the Governor shall nominate to the Sem
ate before their final adjournment,
proper person to fll said vacancy; but
In any such case Of vacancy, In an cleo
live 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 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
n 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
n, ha q fill
oil 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 I'LL 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 he is or may be authorized
TO fill; II 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
fee a person shall be chosen to said or
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 otc'
shall be held on the second succeeding
election day appropriate to such Office
In acting on executive nominations tn
Senate shall sit with open doors, and, II
confirming or rejecting the nomination.
of the Governor the vote shall be takei
by yeas and nays, and shall be entere'
on the journal.
Amendment Two-To Article Four, Sec
tiOn Twenty-One.
Section 8. Amend section twenty-one o
article four. which reads as follows:--
'"rhe term Of the Secretary of lnterna
Affairs shall be four years; of the Audl
tor General three years; and Of the stat
Treasurer two years. These officers shaI
be chosen by the qualified electors of III
State at general elections. No pcrso
elected to the office Of Auditor Genera
or State Treasurer shall be capable o
holding the same office for two consecu
tive terms" so as to read
The terms of the Secretary OF lnterna
Affairs, the Auditor General and IN
State Treasurer shall each be four years
and they shall be chosen by the qualihe
electors of the State at general elections
but State Treasurer, elected in the yea
one thousand nine hundred and nin'
shall serve for three years, and his sue
cessors shall be elected at the generi
election in the year one thousand MIN
hundred and twelve, and In every fourt
year thereafter. NO person elected 10 III
office of Auditor General or State Treas
urer shall be capable OF holding tn
same Office for two consecutive terms.
Amendment Three-To Article Five, Sec
tion Eleven.
Section T. Amend section eleven or al
ticle five, which reads rs follows:-
Except as otherwise provided in tn
Constitution, justices of the peace or u
dermen shall be elected In the seVer'
wards, districts, boroughs and TOWNSHIP
at the time of the election Of constable
by the qualified electors thereof, in sue
manner as shall be directed by law an
shall be commissioned by the Governt
for term of five years. No TOWNSHIP
ward district or borough shall elect MOI
than two justices of the peace or aide
men without the consent of majorl'
of the qualified electors within such tow
ship, ward or borough; no person sha
be elected to such Office unless he sha
have resided within the township, DorouS
ward or district for one year next prece
Ing his election. In cities containing oN