Year: 1864

WHEREAS joint resolution, proposing certain amend
mens to the Constitution of this Commonwealth has been
agreed to by majority of the members elected to each
house Of the Legislature successive sessions of the
same, the first session commencing the first Tuesday of
january in the year of Lord thousand eight hun
dred and sxyhree, and the second session commencing
on the first Tuesday in January in the year Of Lord
one Thousand eight hundred and sixty-four:


And rkereas 1t is provided in the tenth article of the
Constitution, that any amendment agreed upon shall
be submitted to the people in such manner and such times
at least three months after being agreed to by the two
houses the Legislature shall prescribe such submission
to be in such manner and form that the people may
or against each amendment separately and distinctly
therefore,


SECTION 1, Be it enacted Jy the Senate and House of
Representatives Of the Commonwealth of PennsyIrana
Generat Assembly met and Is hereby enacted by the


or c te same, That for the purpose of ascertainng
the sense of the people Of this Commonwealth regard
to the adoption rejection Of said amendments either
OF them the Governor Of this Commonwealth shall issue
writ of election directed to each and every sheriff of this
Commonwealth commanding them to give notice. in the
usual manner in not less than two in each
city and county: PrOedsd, That many published
therein and by at least two printed handbs in each cleo


ton district of every city aud county wherein
is published than election will be held in each Of the
townships boroughs precincts and districts therein the
hrst Tuesday of August in the year of Lord thou
sand eight hundred and sxyfour for the purpose of de-
Gliding upon the approval and ratification injection Of
said amendments which said election shall be opened held
and closed 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 judges inspectors
ard clerks ofeaeh of said townships borough wards pre-
encs and districts to receive at the said election tickets
not exceeding the number ofproposed amendments either
written printed partly written and partly printed from
each of the qualified voters of the State who offer the
same and to deposit them in box or boxes to be for that
purpose provided by the proper officers which ticket shall
be- respectively, labelled the out side Firs Amend
ment" Second Amendment" and "Third Amendment :;
and those who favorable to said amendments any
of them, express their approval thereof by voting
or
orpar printed ballots tickets there amendments
approved by hem containing, the inside thereof the
words For the Amendment; and those who opposed
to such amendments any of them may express their
opposition by voting, each, many seperae, written
printed partly written and partly printed ballots or tick
cts there amendments approved by them con-
tanning the inside thereof the words against the
mendment the electors voting for against the amend
men shall be considered voting for against the pur-
posed fourth section to article three of the Constitution
extending the right of suffrage to soldiers electors voting
Tor against the second amendment shall be considered
voting for against the proposed eighth section to


ce 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.


SEC. g. That the election on the said proposed amend
ments SHALL in all respect be conducted as the eenerpl
elections Of this Commonwealth conducted and
shall be the duty of the judges Of the respective
counties and districts thereof first having carefully
tanned the number of votes given for against each of
said amendments in the manner aforesaid to make out
duplicate thereof expressed in words at length
and not in figure only one Of which returns so made
shall be lodged in the prothonotay office of the court of
pleas of the proper county, and the other sealed
and directed the Secretary of the Common wealth. and
by of said judges deposited forthwith, in the most
post oce upon which postage shall be prepaid
at the expense Of the proper county.


SEC. That it shall be the duty of the Secretary Of
the Commonwealth, the twentythird day of August
next before four ocock post meridian deliver to the
Speaker of the Senate the Speaker House Rep
resentatves the returns of the said election from n
eral counties of the Commonwealth and the same shall
on the same day and hour be opened and published in the
of the members of the Senate House Rep
resentatves and the number Of given for and
gainst said amendments respectively shall be carefully
summed up assertaned and duplicate certificates Of
the result shall be signed by the Speaker of the two hous
One of said certificates shall be delivered the Sec
retary of the Commonwealth who shall cause the same 10
be recorded and fled in his Office and the other of said
certificate shall be delivered TO the Governor who shall
forthwith issue his proclamation declaring whether the
said amendments either of them, have been approved
and ratified by majority Of the qualified voters Of the
State voting hereon Provided That if for any
quorum of either house the Legislature shall not be
at the day and hour above mentioned then the said
votes shall be opened in the presence of such members Of
said houses shall be present case Of the absence
OF the Speaker ofether Of said houses the said certificate
shall be signed by the Speaker present. in Of the
absence OF both Speakers by the Chief Clerks Of both
houses either Of them in the absence Of Of the said
clerks.


SEC That the several duties required be performed
by the sherifs commissioner eonstable judges nspec-
tors and all other officers whatever and about the gen
ea elections of this Commonwealth shall be performed by
such officers in and about the election herein provided o
and all persons whether officers or Others shall be liable
to the punshment fer the neglect e any duty the