The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-10-29

Granting To any corporation. association
or individual any special or exclusive
privilege or immunity or to any corpora
tlon 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
be passed;
Nor shall any law be passed granting
powers or privileges in any case where
the granting of such powers and priv
iieges 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 to
read as follows?
Section g. All judges elected by the
electors of the State at large may be
elected at either 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
odd-numbered year. but the General AS
sembly may by law fix a 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 10 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 be uniform upon the
same class of subjects, within the ter.
Titorial limits of the authority leyyipg
the tax, and shall be 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. 5.
Shall Article Nine of the Constitution
be amended by adding a Section to read
as followsp
Section Is No obligations which have
hoo s,,.bg 1,
. fter be issued. by any county or munich
pality. other than Philadelphia to provide
Tor the construction or acquisition of wa
tcrworks, 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 Consttu-
tion of Pennsylvania or of this amend
ment, II the net revenue derived from said
property for a period of five years. either
before or after the acquisition thereof or,
Where the same is constructed by the |
county or municipality. after the compile
tlon thereof, shall have been sufficient to
pay interest and sinklng-fund charges
during said period upon said obligations.
or II the said obligations shall be secured
by liens upon the respective properties,
and shall impose no municipal liability
Where municipalities Of counties shall is
sue obllgations to provide for the con-
structlon OF property, as herein provided,
sald municipalities or counties may also
issue obligations To provide for the inter
est and sinking-fund charges accrulng
thereon until said properties shall have
been completed and In operation for a
period OF one year; and said municipali- |
ties ana counties shall not be required to
levy tax to pay said interest and sink
lhg-iund charges, as required by section
ten of article nine Of the Constitution OF
Pennsylvania, until after said properties
snail 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 |
or seven per Centum. and not exceeding |
ten per centum. of the assessed valuation |
of the taxable property therein, If said |
Increase of Indebtedness shall have been |
assented TO by three-hfth of the electors |
voting Mt public election, in such man
ner ms shall be provided by law.
PLACES OF HOLDING ELECTIONS.
The Electors of Barnett Township as
follows: Those residing In the Cooks
lurg Election District, to-wit Those
in the following boundary, viz:
Beginning at a point on the Tylersburg
md Clarington road where the said road
,rosses or intersects with the west line
If Barnett TWP, thence in a southeast
'ly 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
,y it's various courses and meanderings
% the Clarion River; thence down the |
said river by the various courses and |
distances thereof to the southwest cor
Ter of Barnett Twp, thence northerly by |
he west line of said Township to the |
,lace of beginning, shall vote at A. Cook
sons Co.'S Shop.
The Electors Of Barnett Township as
'ollows: Those residing in the Redclyffe
election District, to-wit: Those en-
,raced in the following boundary viz:
Beginning at a point on the said Tylers-
,urg and Clarington road where the
anne intersects with the northern line
II warrant No. 1906; thence by the north
,rn line of said warrant 1905, easterly to
he west line Of warrant No. 3liS; thence
)y the west line of said warrant north
'rly to the northwest corner of said war
ant No. 314S, thence easterly by the
lorthern line of said warrant No. 3l4S
md the north line of warrant No.
145 to the eastern line of Barnett Twp;
hence northerly by the east line of said
Township to the northeast corner of Bar
lorthern line of said township TO the
northwest corner of Barnett Twp;
hence by the west line of said Town
hin southerly to the intersection of said
Township line with the Tylersburg and
harrington road; thence southeasterly by
he various courses and distances of said
Dad to the place of beginning, shall vote
t Joseph Halls Carpenter Shop.
The Electors of Barnett Township as
ollows: Those residing in the Claring-
on Election District. to-wit: Those em-
,raced in the following boundary viz:
Beginning at point on the said Tylers-
,urg and Clarington road where the said
Dad intersects with the northern line Of
warrant No. 1906; thence southeasterly
long said road bv the various courses