Year: 1864

WHEREAS joint resolution, proposing certain amend
ments to the Constitution Of this Comnonweah has been
agreed to by majority Of The members elected to each
house Of the Legislature At two successive sessions OF the
the FIRST session commencing the first Tuesday Of
January in the year Of Lord thousand eight hnn
dred and sxhree and the second session commencing
the hrs Tuesday in January in the year Of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred aud sxty-four:


Aad krsds is prosided the tenth article Of the
Constitution that any amendment, ngreed upon, shall
be submitted to the paopein such and such times
least three months after being agreed by the
houses the Legislature shall prescribe such submission
to be in such manner and form that the people mayote for
OF against each amendment separately and distinctly;
therefore,


sEcrox l. Be 1t enacted By ne Senate and House Of
Representaffres Of the Commonwealth Of Peaasyteania W
General Assembly met and Il is kereby enacted Jg the


ory Qftke sGe That for the purpose Of ascertaning
the of the people Of this Commonwealth in regard
to the adoption rejection Of said amendments either
Of them, the GoEener OF this Commonwealth shah issue
writ Of election, directed TO each and every sheriff Of this
Commonwealth, commanding them give notice. in the
usual manner, not less than newspapers in each
city and county Provided That so many published
therein and by at least printed handbills in each cleo
tion district of every city and county wherein
is published Aan eleetio viii be held in each OF the
townships boT0ugS precincts and districts therein the


first Tuesday Of August in the of our hord thou
sand eight hundred and sxtyfeur for thepupose Of de-
cding upon the approval and ratification injection of
said amendments which said election shall be opened held
and dosed upon the day last aforesaid at the places and
within the hours at and within which the general elections
Of this Commonwealth directed be opened held and
closed and it shall be the duty oF the udge inspectors
and clerks ofeach ofsaid townships boroughs wards pre-
encs and districts Mt the said election tickets
exceeding the number ofproposed amendments either
written prin partly written and partly printed from
each Of the qualified voters Of the State who may offer the
and deposit them in box boxes be for that
purpose provided By the poperonicers which ticket shall
be respectively labelled the out side First Amend
ment" "Second Amendment, and 'Third Amendment 2;
and those who favorable to said amendments any
Of them, may express their approval thereof by votng
EACH many seperae written printed party written
orparty printed ballots tickets there
approved by them containing, the inside thereof the
words For the Amendment; and those who opposed
such amendments any Of them, may express their
opposition by voting, EACH many seperate, written
printed partly written and partly printed ballots tick
cts as there amendments not approved by them
tanning on the inside thereof the words "a gainst thea
mendment the electors voting for against the amend
shall be considered voting for against the pur-
posed fourth section article three Of the Constitution
extending the right OF suffrage to soldiers electors voting
for against the second amendment shall be considered
as voting for against the proposed eighth section
tce eleven of the Constitution and electors voting for
or against the third amendment shall be considered
ting for against the proposed ninth section article
eleven ofthe constitution


sEo2 That tho election on the said proposed amend
ments SHALL in all respect be conducted the general
elections of this Commonwealth conduced and
shall be the duty othe return judges of the respective
counties and districts thereof first having carefully
taned the number of votes given for against each Of
said amendments, in the aforesaid make out
duplicate returns thereof expressed words at length
and not in figure only one Of which returns so made
shall be lodged in the prothonotay ece Of the court of
pleas Of the proper county, and the ether sealed
and directed to the Secretary of the Commonwealth and
by of said judges deposited forthwith, in the most
convenient post o postage shall be prepaid
at the expense Of the proper county. qae


SEC. That it shah be the ddty Of the Secretary Of
the Commonwealth the twenty third day of August
next before four ocloek post meridan deliver the
Speaker of the Senator the Speaker Hoase Rep
resentatYes the returns of the sand eecton from
eral counties of the Commonwealth; and the same shall
on the same day and hour be opened and published the


presence of the members of the Senate and House Of Rep
rainst said amendments respectively shall be carefully
summed up and assertaned, and duplicate certificates of
the result shall be signed by the Speaker of thetEe hons
es One of said shall be delivered 70 the Sec
retary Of the Commonwealth who shall cause the ia
be recorded filed in his Office and the other of said
certificate shall be delivered to the GoVpncr who shall
forthwith ssue his proclamation declaring whether the
said amendments, eha of them have been approved
and ratified by majority Of the qualified voters Of the
quorum of either house the Legislanre shall not be
present at the day and hour above then the said
votes shall be opened in the presence Of such members Of


said houses as ha be present and in of the absence
Of the Speaker ofether Of said houses the said efca6
shall be signed by the Speaker presents Of the
absence of both Speakers by the Chief Clerks Of both
eher Of them in the absence Of OF the said
clerks na sa2 sgt


SEc.A Thathe several duties required be performed
By the shera, commissioner eonstables judges inspee
tors and ali other officers whatever the gem
erai elections Of this shah be performed by
such officers in and about the election herein provdedfor
and all persuns whether oees others, shall be liable
70 he same punishment for the Dsglec Of any aay erhe