The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-10-22

VI ilulNluubl any special or exclusive
privilege or immunity, or to any corpora
tion. association, or individual the right to
lay down a railroad track:
Nor shall the General Assembly indl-
rectly enact such special or local law by
the partial repeal of a general law; but
laws repeating local or special acts may
he passed.
Nor shall any law be passed granting
powers or privileges in any case where
the granting of such powers and priv
ileges shall have been provided for by
general law nor where the courts have
jurisdiction to grant the same or give the
relief asked for.
Proposed Amendment to the Consti-
tuition No. 3.
Shall Section Three of Article Eight of
The Constitution be amended so as 10
read as follows?
Section g. All judges elected by the
electors OF the State at large may be
elected at either a general or municipal
election, as circumstances may require.
All elections for judges of the courts for
the several judicial districts, and for
county, city, ward. borough, and town
ship officers for regular terms of service,
shall be held on the municipal election
day; namely, the Tuesday next following
the first Monday of November in each
year, but the General AS
sembly may by law fix different day,
two-thirds Of all the members of each
House consenting thereto: Provided, That
such elections shall be held in an odd
numbered year: Provided further, That
all judges for the courts of the several
judicial districts holding Office at the
present time, whose terms of Office may
end in an odd-numbered year, shall con-
tinue to hold their offices until the first
Monday of January in the next succeed
ing even-numbered year.
Proposed Amendment to the Consti-
tuition No. 4.
Shall Section One of Article Nine of
the Constitution be amended so as to
read as follows?
Section /.
All taxes shall he uniform upon the
same class of subjects, within the ter
,itorial limits of the authority levying
the tax. and shall he levied and collected
under general laws, and the subjects of
taxation may be classified for the purpose
of laying graded or progressive taxes;
but the General Assembly may, by gen
eral laws. exempt from taxation public
property used for public purposes, actual
places OF religious worship places OF
burial not used or held for private or
corporate profit. and institutions of pure
ly public charity:
Proposed Amendment TO the Consti-
tuition No. 3.
Shall Article Nine of the Constitution
be amended by adding a Section to read
as follows?
Section l5 No obligations which have
been heretofore issued or which may here
I fter be issued, by any county or munich
1ality. other than Philadelphia 10 provide
for the construction or acquisition of wa
terworks, subways, underground railways
or street railways, or the appurtenances
thereof. shall be considered as a debt of
municipality, within the meaning of sec
ton eight of article nine of the Constitu-
hon of Pennsylvania or of this amend
ment. II the net revenue derived from said
property for period of five years. either
before or after the acquisition thereof, or,
where the same is constructed by the
county or municipality after tho compile
lon thereof. shall have been sufficient to
pay Interest and sinking-fund charges
during said period upon said obligations
or II the said obligations shall be secured
DN liens upon the respective properties
ana snail Impose no municipal liability
Where municipalities of counties shall is
sue obligations to provide for the con-
strucuonI of property, as herein provided
said municipalities or counties may also
issue obligations to provide for the inter
est and sinking-fund charges accruing
thereon until said properties shall have
been completed and in operation for
period of one year; and said munlcipall-
Ties and counties shall not be required to
levy tax to pay said interest and sink
Er-f1I nh hp
ten of article nine Of the Constitution Of
Pennsylvania until after said properties
shall have been operated by said counties
or municipalities during said period of one
year Any of the said municipalities or
counties may incur indebtedness In excess
OF seven per centum, and, not exceeding
ten per centum. of the assessed valuation
OF the taxable property therein. il said
increase Of Indebtedness shall have been
assented to by three-ffths of the electors
voting mt a public election, in such man
nar as shall be provided by law
PLACES OF HOLDING ELECTIONS.
The Electors of Barnett Township as
Those residing In the Cooks
burg Election District, to-wit: Those
in the following boundary, viz:
at a point on the Tylersburg
and Clarington road where the said road
crosses or intersects with the west line
IF Barnett Twp, thence In southeast
rly direction by the various courses and
distances of said road to a point where
he said road crosses the East branch of
Coleman Run; thence down the said run
by it's various courses and meanderings
to the Clarion River; thence down the
said river by the various courses and
distances thereof to the southwest cor
ner of Barnett Twp, thence northerly by
the west line of said Township to the
place of beginning, shall vote at A. Cook
sons Co = Shop.
The Electors of Barnett Township as
follows Those residing in the Redclyffe
Election District, to-wit: Those en-
braced in the following boundary, viz:
at point on the said Tylers-
burg and Clarington road where the
same intersects with the northern line
Of warrant No. 1906; thence by the north
srn line of said warrant 1906, easterly to
the west line of warrant No. 3l4S; thence
by the west line of said warrant north
erly to the northwest corner of said war
rant No. 314S, thence easterly by the
northern line of said warrant No. BIAS
and the north line Of warrant NO
31i5 to the eastern line of Barnett Twp.;.l
thence nOrtherly by the east line of said
Township to the northeast corner of Bar
nett Township; thence westerly by the
northern line of said township to the
northwest corner of Barnett Twp.
thence by the west line of said Town
ship southerly to the intersection of said
Township line with the Tylersburg and
Clarington road; thence southeasterly by
he various courses and distances of said
road to the place of beginning, shall vote
It Joseph Halls Carpenter Shop.
The Electors of Barnett Township as
follows: Those residing In the Claring-
ton Election District. to-wit: Those en-
Draced in the following boundary, viz
at a point on the said Tylers-
burg and Clarington road where the said
road intersects with the northern line of
warrant No. 1906; thence southeasterly
along said road by the various courses
and distances thereof TO point where
The said road crosses the eastern branch
IF Coleman Run; thence q wn the said