"Bellefonte, Pa., October 6, 1922.
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"A BIVALVULAR ODE.
By Berten Braley.
The oyster is a merry bird,
Its ways of living are absurd ;
It opens up its shell full wide
And lets its dinner drift inside;
(Some like it raw—I like it fried).
"The oyster is a funny beast,
With no ambition, not the least.
It sits and waits its whole life through
For any fate that may ensue,
(I like it in a cocktail, too).
The oyster is the quaintest fish,
1t hasn't any tail to swish,
1t doesn’t swim, but stays and stays,
Immobile during all its days,
(I like it roasted various ways).
The oyster is a curious reptile,
Close-mouthed, its secrets are all kept
till
An oyster-man, with manners rude,
Opens it up for human food ;
(I like it raw, baked, fried or stewed.
In fact, these bright brisk days of fall
1 like it any way at all)!
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em ——— A seer
DISCUSSION ON MARRIAGE.
By L. A. Miller.
I went to the county seat the early
part of the week to transact a little
pressing business. While there I
passed the Bush house and was inter-
viewed by an esteemed bachelor friend
who said: “You are the very indi-
vidual I was anxious to see. I want
your advice; it’s a very serious prop-
osition whether to marry or not to
marry.”
This is a question of far more im-
portance than Hamlet’s: “To be or
not to be.” In fact it is not a fair
question at all, since we are not con-
sulted as to whether we will be or will
not be. The first thing we know we
are, and all that is left for us is to
make the best of it.
Whether we do, or do not marry, is
quite a different matter. It is some-
thing we may or may not do, as best
suits our tastes and conditions, and
mankind is justified to do either,
which leaves some in a quandary as
to what to do. Here is my bachelor
friend’s query:
“I am thirty years of age, and have
an income sufficient to support myself
in good style, and a wife, if need be,
but the necessity of the latter is the
question I desire to refer to you for
an opinion. I am perfectly satisfied
with my present condition and consid-
er myself far happier than the ma-
jority of married men.
“Strange to say my female rela-
tives are not content to allow me to
remain in this blissful condition, but
are contsantly bringing up the un-
pleasant question of matrimony. They
seem to think that a bachelor has no
rights which they are bound to respect
and in accordance with this view take
every opportunity to heap reproach-
es upon me. They tell me it is my du-
ty to get married; that I owe it to so-
ciety; in fact, leave my own feelings
and inclinations entirely out of the
question. Am I to become a martyr
and immolate myself on the altar of
matrimony, simply through a sense of
duty, or to please others?
«] know were I to marry I should
be obliged to give up my present
mode of life and surrender all the
joys of my existence; to give up old
friends, my old ways; no more chats
and smokes in the evenings with my
associates; no occasional visit to the
play-house; no more calm and peace-
ful nights devoted to pleasant read-
ing and meditation; nothing of this
kind, but everything reversed. All
from a foolish notion of duty. Please
give me your advice on this question,
and if you feel like calling for assist-
ance, let the young ladies give their
view on this important matter.”
Here is a case worthy of careful at-
tention, as it involves the question of
duty. This gentleman 1s pleasantly
situated, his surroundings are to his
taste, and the life of a bachelor ap-
pears to suit his nature and disposi-
tion. He realizes that he has the
means necessary to keep a wife in
good style, and is probably of an
agreeable disposition, as most bache-
lors of his type are, yet he is not sure
that getting married would not spoil
his present comfort, besides making
some woman’s life unhappy.
From the earliest ages of which we
have any record, marriage has been
regarded as an institution of heaven.
Some nations held it to be a gross vi-
olation of nature’s laws not to mar-
ry, and for that reason it was made
compulsory. During the age of strife,
when men were continually fighting
and killing each other off, thereby
leaving a large excess of females over
males, the laws not only permitted a
man to have many wives, but made
polygamy compulsory. The preva-
lent idea that polygamy of those times
was due to sensuousness 1S not well
grounded. If men had not been per-
mitted to take more than one woman
to wife, fully one half of the women
would have become old maids. Moth-
«ers were what the world needed then,
and the laws were adjusted to meet
the demand. 3
The whirligig of time has carried us
past the point where polygamy 1s a
necessity, as the sexes are now So
easily balanced and each man may
have one wife and each woman one
husband, at a time. At present there
is a slight excess of women in this
country, but it is not sufficient to jus:
tify men Yio Tiione Hoag faring of
olygamy. omen has risen n 2
I YY intellectual level, has doffed
the garb of servitude and donned that
of wife, help-meet, equal associate.
Being differently constituted from
man, she can never usurp his place
in the economy of nature and in social
economy also, for which she is pecu-
liarly fitted, and from which she can
never be ousted. Tt may be conclud-
ed, therefore, that marriage 1s no
longer a necessity in the sense it was
in past ages, yet, as a social institu-
tion it is still, and ever will be, a ne-
cessity. It is so written in the book
of nature, and so specified in the laws
of social economy. These do not say
that men shall marry, but that they
may. The law is not mandatory in
character, but ennobling. As a du-
ty every man owes it to the world to
make himself and everybody else as
comfortable as lies in his power.
The position of our querist is such
that it becomes a serious matter to of-
fer advice either way. He appears to
be comfortable and happy, which are
two of the most desirable conditions
of life. Another is to make others
render the world better for having
lived in it.
As our friend is now, the communi-
ty, and the world at large, are none
the worse for his existence, but if he
were to change his state, and in so do-
ing made a good move, his negative
goodness would be turned into down-
right badness.
There is little doubt that marriage
would make him a much happier or a
far more miserable man than he is,
but which?
—— A eae
Big Midway for Milton Fair.
The Milton Fair Association will
again present the public with one of
the finest and best midways of all
fairs regardless of size. Shows of all
kinds and the best of rides for the
kiddies as well as the grown people.
Pollock’s large carnival will be there
with ten big shows and five rides.
Shows of merit, shows that will enter-
tain the ladies and children. Colored
minstrel show, midget show, dog and
pony show, wild animal show, freak
show, having freaks from all parts of
the world.
The rides are the merry-go-round,
Ferris wheel, the whip, areoplane and
Venetian ride.
The Milton fair has in the past sev-
eral years attained a very high stand-
ard as to their harness races. Some
of the fastest horses of the east have
raced on the Milton track and will be
there again. What better races do
you want to see than what you have
seen at the fair with such horses as
Red November, Lem Ketchem, W. C.
Zeigenheimer, Francis Earl, Harry
Bingen and many others too numer-
ous to mention. They will all be back
again. And those runners! Here they
are and there they go. Isn’t it won-
derful.
The newly organized Elks’ band will
entertain you with the best music.
Remember that Jazz orchestra on the
grandstand? It will be there again
with bells on.
There will also be plenty of free at-
tractions. Highwire acting, novelty
riding, balancing acts, feature acts.
The free acts are worth the price of
admission.
The main building will be filled with
exhibitions of all kinds. Don’t over-
look them. The fancy work depart-
ment, the apples, pears, preserves,
vegetables, poultry, sheep, hogs and
the cattle.
The herd of registered Holsteins,
belonging to ex-Judge Savidge will be
on exhibition, displaying some of his
own breed heifers, which are the pride
of the herd.
Don’t overlook seeing the largest
hog in Union and Northumberland
counties.
The Christ Lutheran church of Mil-
ton and the Lutheran church of Potts-
grove will serve you at all hours with
regular course dinners. You should
not go away from the fair hungry.
Don’t miss a thing. It will all be
there and will all be true.
October 14 will be the automobile
races managed by Walter Hemple, of
the eastern Auto Racing corporation.
Cars of different types and the best
of experienced drivers.
Remember five big days, October
10, 11, 12, 13 and 14. Day and night.
The Midway will be illuminated and
give you opportunity for a big week.
The Whole Truth.
Congressman Mapes, of the Grand
Rapids, Mich., district, tells of a cer-
tain married man who was testifying
in a burglary case.
“Do 1 understand you to say,” an-
grily questioned the judge, “that when
you heard a noise you quickly got out
of bed, turned on the light and went
to the head of the stairs—that a bur-
glar was at the foot of the stairs, and
you did not see him? Are you
blind ?”
“Judge, must I tell the exact
truth?” asked the witness as he mop-
ped his perspiring face, and blushed
furiously.
“Yes, sir, the whole trut ,” barked
the judge. . i
“Well, slowly replied the man, “my
wife was in front of me.”—National
Republican.
PE———
Passenger Trainmen to Announce
Horseshoe Curve.
In order to boost the scenic attrac-
tions of the horseshoe curve, passen-
ger trainmaster John Keiser, of the
Pittsburgh division, has issued an or-
der to his trainmen requesting them
to announce to all passengers on
trains coming east on the mountain
and going west to Pittsburgh the
fact that the train will pass the curve,
five minutes before arrival there. On
westbound trains, passengers will be
told to go to the left side of the cars
and on eastbound trains to the right
side. If an observation car is attach-
ed to the train the trainmen will ad-
vise the passengers of the fact and ex-
plain that a better view may be ob-
tained from there.
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—_A British oil company has com-
pleted near Bristol, England, one of
the largest oil refining plants in the
world. The plant, which cost upward
of $15,000,000, is intended to handle
the erude oil brought in tankers from
the Persian gulf region.
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Some of the cod lines used in
the fishing indusiry measures 7,000
fathoms long, ¢i about 80 ordinary
miles.
happy and contented, and in so doing |
For Congress, Elisha K. Kane.
Something Personal.
Walking briskly to my factory Sep-
tember 5th my ankle turned and I
broke the small bone (fibula) of my
left leg. A very annoying attack of
shingles set in, and is laid by my doc-
tor to nervous distress over busines
matters affected by the coal strike
and shop crafts strike. Three weeks
of pain have held up my campaign. I
am still too lame to travel through the
district to meet my constituents per-
sonally. Please read my articles. Im-
agine me talking to you in my usual
cheery, earnest way. Cut out the item
for reference and thought.
I want to be elected. Like my dis-
tinguished forefathers for many gen-
erations, I have lived for the good of
America and humanity, in peace as in
war. None of us fed at the public
crib; but we were ever active in time
of nead. I think I am needed now.
Having secured Prohibition and Wom-
an Suffrage, I felt like saying “Lord,
now lettest thou thy servant depart
in peace, for mine eyes have seen thy
salvation!” But the social unrest, the
labor troubles, the privations of par-
ents and children and wastefulness of
young folks, call me. There is trouble
ahead. Eight years with Democrats
in complete control brought such a
huge revulsion of feeling that Repub-
licans are now in overwhelming pow-
er. Must they in turn be thrown out
by an indignant people? Or cannot
Some business like peacemaker step
in? ;
The time is ripe. In this 23rd Dis-
trict W. I. Swoope, Republican, and J.
Frank Snyder, Democrat, have pledg-
ed themselves to me in writing to sup-
port the Volstead Act. They are hon-
orable men and will keep their word
even though they don’t seem enthu-
siastic about it. But they are parti-
san-bitterly party bound. Each
claims the glorious infallibility of his
party, the evil-doing of the other.
Must our representative in Congress
be simply the tool of one or the other
of these tribes of office-holders? I of
fer real plans of action, aid for moth-
lawful remedies for Workingmen’s
grievances. I would befriend busi-
ness interests by making strikes un-
necessary. They are odious enough
already. In short I propose peace
and plenty; and I show ways to get
them. Fear not my radicalism—there
will be more than four hundred other
Congressmen who steadily tread the
old paths.
I can be elected. The forces that
put the Washington, Pinchot at the
head of the Republican State ticket,
can put a Prohibitionits in Congress.
When there, I shall not forget how
many Republicans and Democrats
elected me.
ELISHA K. KANE, Kushequa, Pa.
67-39-1t* Political Adv.
New Tuberculosis Record.
The attention of those persons who
do not believe that tuberculosis can
be transmitted from cows to human
beings is called to a case which has
just been found by the United States
Department of Agriculture, a report
of which has been made to the Bureau
of Animal Industry of the Pennsylva-
nia Department of Agriculture. The
report comes from the Farm Bureau
of - Vermillion county, Illinois, and
records a tragedy in Edgar county of
that State. The record reads:
“A farmer had his herd tested for
tuberculosis, and one cow reacted. In-
stead of destroying her the farmer de-
clared the test undependable, removed
the ear tag and sold her to his hired
man for wages.
“Of seven children in the man’s
family five have contracted pronounc-
ed cases of tuberculosis. The other
two did not drink this cow’s milk. A
pig and a cat also contracted disease
after drinking the milk.
“A warrant has been issued for the
original owner on a charge of break-
ing quarantine, and, it is stated,
should one of the children die he will
be subject to a charge of manslaugh-
ter.”
Prosecution of the case will present
an admirable opportunity for the pre-
sentation of a number of theories on
this subject.
Woodrow Wilson at Theatre.
Washington.—When Woodrow Wil-
son goes to the theatre—vaudeville
show—
He doesn’t occupy a box. He sits
with the crowd—in the last row back,
and on the extreme left aisle.
Mrs. Wilson, her mother, her sis-
ter, his secretary (Mrs. Wilson's
brother, John Randolph Bolling) and
a secret service man accompany him.
His auto stops in the alley along-
side the theatre, two attendants as-
sist him through a side door to his
seat which is only a few feet away.
The audience stands, faces him and
appaluds as he comes in, hobbling
heavily on his cane; he smiles and
bows in acknowledgment.
i “At Keith’s vaudeville theatre the
other night,” says a writer, “I sat
less than three feet from the ex-Pres-
ident and watched him enjoy the show.
| He was as happy as a kid at his first
t eireus.”
ers and children in their homes, and |
ROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
P CONSTITUTION SUBMITTED TO
THE CITIZENS OF THE COM-
MONWEALTH FOR THEIR APPROVAL
OR REJECTION, AT THE ELECTION
TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEM-
BER 7, 1922. BY THE GENERAL AS-
SEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH
OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND PUBLISHED
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF
THE COMMONWEALTH, IN PURSU-
ANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE
CONSTITUTION.
Number One.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Propusing an amendment to section one
(1) of article fifteen (XV) of the Con-
stitution of the Commonwealth of Penn-
sylvania.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the Com-
monwealth of Pennsylvania in General
Assembly met, That the following amend-
ment to the Constitution of Pennsylvania
be, and the same is hereby, proposed, in
goeordance with the eighteenth article
ereof :—
That section one of article fifteen, which
reads as follows:
“Section 1. Cities may be chartered
whenever a majority of the electors of any
town or borough having a population of
at least ten thousand shall vote at any
general election in favor of the same,” be
and the same is hereby, amended to read
as follows: .
Section 1. Cities may be chartered
whenever a majority of the electors of any
town or borough having a population of
at least ten thousand shall vote at any
general or municipal election in favor of
the same. Cities, or cities of any partie-
ular class, may be given the right and
power to frame and adopt their own
charters and to exercise the powers and
authority of local self-government, sub-
ject, however, to such restrictions, limi-
tations, and regulations, as may be im-
posed by the Legislature. Laws also
may be enacted affecting the organization
and government of cities and boroughs,
which shall become effective in any city
or borough only when submitted to the
electors thereof, and approved by a ma-
jority of those voting thereon.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 1.
BERNARD J. MYERS,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
ROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION SUBMITTED TO
THE CITIZENS OF THE COM-
MONWEALTH, FOR THEIR APPROVAL
OR REJECTION, BY THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH
OI PENNSYLVANIA, AND PUBLISHED
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF
THE COMMONWEALTH, IN PURSU-
ANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE
CONSTITUTION.
Number One-A.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to article seven-
teen, section eight, of the Constitution
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
authorizing the granting of free passes
or passes at a discount to clergymen.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Sen-
ate and House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Gen-
eral Assembly met, That the following
amendment to the Constitution of Penn-
sylvania be, and the same is hereby, pro-
posed, in accordance with the eighteenth
article thereof :—
That section eight of article seventeen,
which reads as fellows:
“Section 8. No railroad, railway. or
other transportation company shall grant
free passes or passes at a discount to any
person, except officers or employees of the
company,” be amended to read as follows:
Section 8. No railroad, railway, or
other transportation company shall grant
free passes or passes at a discount to any
person, except officers or employees of the
company and clergymen.
a true copy of Joint Resolution No.
BERNARD J. MYERS,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
ant >
NUMBER 2-A.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to article nine,
section four, of the Constitution of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Sen-
ate and House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Gen-
eral Assembly met, That the following
amendment to the Constitution of Penn-
sylvania be, and the same is hereby, pro-
posed, in accordance with the eighteenth
article thereof :— ; :
That section four of article nine, which
reads as follows:
“Sectien 4. No debt shall be created
by or on behalf of the State, except to
supply casual deficiencies of revenue, repel
invasions, suppress insurrection, defend
the State in war, or to pay existing debt;
and the debt created to supply deficiencies
in revenue shall never exceed, in the ag-
gregate at any one time, one million dol-
lars: Provided, however, That the Gen-
eral Assembly, irrespective of any debt,
may authorize the State to issue bonds to
the amount of fifty millions of dollars
for the purpose of improving and rebuild-
ing the Jighways of the Commonweaith,”
be amended so as to read as follows:
Section 4. No debt shall be created by
or on behalf of the State, except to
supply casual deficiencies of revenue,
repel invasions, suppress insurrection, de-
fend the State in war, or to pay existing
debt; and the debt created to supply de-
ficiencies in revenue shall never exceed, in
the aggregate at any one time, one mil-
lion dollars: Provided, however, That
the General Assembly, irrespective of any
debt, may authorize the State to issue
bonds to the amount of fifty millions of
dollars for the purpose of improving and
rebuilding the highways of the Common-
wealth: Provided further, however, That
the General Assembly, irrespective of
any debt, may authorize the State to
issue bonds to the amount of thirty-five
millions of dollars for the payment of
compensation to certain persons from this
State who served in the Army, Navy, or
Marine Corps of the United States,
during the World War, between the sixth
day of April, one thousand nine hundred
and seventeen, and the eleventh day of
November, one thousand nine hundred
and eighteen.
Section 2. Said proposed amendment
shall be submitted to the qualified elec-
tors of the State, at the general election
to be held on the Tuesday next following
the first Monday of November in the year
nineteen hundred and twenty-four, for
the purpose of deciding upon the approval
and ratification or the rejection of said
amendment. Said election shall be
opened, held, and closed upon said elec-
tion day at the places and within the
hours at and within which said election is
directed to be opened, held, and closed,
and in accordance with the provisions of
the laws of Pennsylvania governing elec-
tions. Such amendment shall be printed
upon the ballots in the form and manner
prescribed by the election laws of Penn-
sylvania, and shall in all respects conform
to the requirement of such laws.
true copy of Joint Resolution No.
2- .
BERNARD J. MYERS,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Number 3-A.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to article nine
section four, of the Constitution of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, au-
thorizing the State to issue bonds to
the amount of one hundred millions of
dollars for the improvement of the high-
ways of the Commonwealth.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Sen-
ate and House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Gen-
eral Assembly met, That the following
amendment to the Constitution of Penn-
sylvania be, and the same is hereby, pro-
posed, in accordance with the eighteenth
article thereof i—
That section four of article nine, which
reads as follows:
“geetion 4. No debt shall be created |
by or on behalf of the State, except to
supply casual deficiencies of revenue,
CT EET ER
repel invasion, suppress isurrection, de-
fend the State in war, or to pay existing
debt; and the debt created to supply de-
ficiencies in revenue shall never exceed, in
the aggregate at any one time, one mil-
lion dollars: Provided, however, That
the General Assembly, irrespective of
any debt, may authorize the State fo
issue bonds, to the amount of fifty mil-
lions of dollars, for the purpose of im-
proving and rebuilding the highways of
the Commonwealth,” be amended so as
to read as follows:
Section 4. No debt shall be created
by or on behalf of the State, except to
supply casual deficiencies of revenue,
repel invasion, suppress insurrection, de-
fend the State in war, or to pay existing
debt; and the debt created to supply de-
ficiencies in revenue shall never exceed,
in the aggregate at any one time, one
million dollars: Provided, however, That
the General Assembly, irrespective of any
debt, may authorize the State to issue
bonds, to the amount of one hundred mil-
lions of dollars, for the purpose of im-
proving and rebuilding the highways of
the Commonwealth.
3 4 true copy of Joint Resolution No.
BERNARD J. MYERS,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Number Four-A.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to section one
of article fourteen of the Constitution
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Sen-
ate and House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Gen-
eral Assembly met, and it is hereby en-
acted by the authority of the same, That
the following amendment to section one
of article fourteen of the Constitution of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania be,
and the same is hereby, proposed, in
accordance with provisions of the eight-
eenth article thereof :—
That section one of article fourteen,
which reads as follows:
“Section 1. County officers shall con-
sist of sheriffs, coroners, prothonotaries,
registers of wills, recorders of deeds, com-
missioners, treasurers, surveyors, auditors
or controllers, clerks of the courts, district
attorneys, and such others as may, from
time to time, be established by law; and
no sheriff or treasurer shall be eligible for
the term next succeeding the one for
which he may be elected,” be amended so
as to read as follows:
Section 1. County officers shall consist
of sheriffs, coroners, prothonotaries, regis-
ters of wills, recorders of deeds, com-
missioners, treasurers, surveyors, audit-
ors or controllers, clerks of the courts, dis-
trict attorneys, and such others as may,
from time to time, be established by law;
and no sheriff, except sheriffs in counties
having a population of less than fifty
thousand inhabitants, and no treasurer
shall be eligible for the term next suc-
ceeding the one for which he may be
elected.
i true copy of Joint Resolution No.
BERNARD J. MYERS,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Number 5-A.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to article nine,
section one, of the Constitution of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, so as
to permit the exemption from taxation
of real and personal property owned,
occupied, or used by any branch or post
or camp of the Grand Army of the Re-
public, the Spanish-American War Vet-
erans, the American Legion, the Vet-
erans of Foreign Wars, and the Mili-
tary Order of the Loyal Legion of the
United States.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the Com-
monwealth of Pennsylvania in General
Assembly met, That the following amend-
ment to the Constitution of Pennsylvania
is hereby proposed, in accordance with
the eighteenth article thereof: —
That section one of article nine be
amended so as to read as follows:
All taxes shall be uniform,
same class of subjects,
upon the
within the terri-
models.
smart of style.
Price tags, too,
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Is Here!
—Griffon Clothes for Fall.
A joy-bringing lot.
Graceful of line.
Fashioned of good-
to-look-upon fabrics.
pleasantly. The favorites are $25,
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torial limits of the authority levying the
tax, and shall be levied and col ected
under general laws; but the General As-
sembly may, by general laws, exempt from
taxation public property used for public
purposes, actual places of religious wor-
ship, places of burial not used or held
for private or corporate profit, institu-
tions of purely public charity, and real
and personal property owned, occupied,
and used by any branch, post or camp
of honorably discharged soldiers, sailors,
and marines.
5 3 true copy of Joint Resolution No.
BERNARD J. MYERS,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Number 6-A.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to section one,
article nine, of the Constitution of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Gen-
eral Assembly met, That the following
amendment to the Constitution of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania be, and
the same is hereby, proposed, in accord-
ance with the provisions of the eight-
eenth aritcle thereof :—
That section one of article nine, which
reads as follows:
“All taxes shall be uniform, upon the
same class of subjects, within the ter-
ritorial limits of the authority levying
the tax, and shall be levied and collected
under general laws; but the General
Assembly may, by general laws, exempt
from taxation public property used for
public purposes, actual [races of religious
worship, places of burial not used or held
for private or corporate profit, and in-
stitutions of purely public charity,” be,
and the same is hereby, amended to read
as follows:
All taxes shall be uniform,
same class of subjects, within the terri-
torial limits of the authority levying
the tax, and shall be levied and collected
under general laws; but subjects of tax-
ation may be classified for the
purpose of laying graded and progressive
taxes, and, in the case of inheritance
and income taxes, exemptions may be
granted; and the General Assembly may,
by general 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 purely
public charity.
‘ : true copy of Joint Resolution No.
upon the
BERNARD J. MYERS,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Number 7-A.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to article three
(III) of the Constitution of the Com-
monwealth of Pennsylvania.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Gen-
eral Assembly met, That the following
amendment to the Constitution of Penn-
sylvania be, and the same is hereby,
proposed, in accordance with the eight-
eenth article thereof :(—
That article three be amended by add-
ing thereto the following:
Section 84. The Legislature shall have
power to classify counties, cities, bor-
oughs, school districts, and townships
according to population, and all laws
passed relating to each class, and all
laws passed relating to, and regulating
procedure and proceedings in court with
reference to, any class, shall be deemed
general legislation within the meaning
of this Constitution; but counties shall
not be divided into more than eight
classes, cities into not more than seven
classes, school districts into not more
than five classes, and boroughs into not
more than three classes.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No.
BERNARD J. MYERS,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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