,
I ...Sao. -12 . .. 11, Pridelphis there shall he
eiteblished; tweed thirty thollSallti luttabitnn ts.
on ft court. not of reconl,of pollee and Civil MOWS,
with jtiriedietion note - seceding one hundred dol
lars ; such Courts shall be held by msgistrites
.. whose term of .office shall Wiles years,and they
Vtiell be elected on a general ticket by" the (insti
lled voters at large; and in the election of the
Wet - magistrate no voter shall rife tor e tre nee'
twudhlids of the number of perstins t. be lee
ell, when more than one arts to be chose., ; they
shall be compensated only by Axed salaries,to be
•aid by said county; and shall eYerelse suet
enadictiou, civil and critufnal,except 1. here-
I n
- previded, as IS DOW exercised 'by . Idermen,
. Subject to such changes, not Involving an in
' tit:4,o'of civil Jurisdictiun or conferring ;wilt
lest dutnet,•as may be made by hive. to Philo
-tielphis the (Mee Of alderman is ttholisheth
: S SEC. 13. All f•Ta, flays and penal. iPS in
istd . couris shall be paid into - the county treas.
'EI; ' .
..its:' 14:„In all lures of anrattnirr eon-
L 'yluilan in thiS COMMOnwenith.or of judgment In
lull fi+r a penalty before a magiStrate,or court not
rprissennl.tither party - may appeal to such court
-ef reObrd as mhy he pia-scribed by lsw, Insert al
lowance of the appellate court Or Judge thereof,
• -- upon cause showr...
:- -'
SEc. 15. All judges required to he learn
• ed In the few, except the judges of the Supreme
'Conn, shall be elected by the qualified elcsints
of the respective dist rims over which they are to
preside, and shell bold their °films fi the period
of ten years, ff they shall so long behave them
selves well; hut for any reasonable cause,veltich
shall not be sufficient ground fur impeachment,
-the Governor may remove any of them Jon the
-address pr two-thirds of each house of the Gen
eral Assembly.
_
S . E. 16. Whenever two judges of the
Anpre . me Nun are to be chosen for the same
term of service, each voter shall vote for one
Cully, and when tbreeare to he chostitt, be shall
Vote tor no mots thln t Ail: candidates highest
In voteshall hedeclared elected.
- S. 17. Should tint . two or more 11142
es of the Supreme Court, or any two- or- more
judges of the Court-of Common Please for the
same district he elected at the same time, they
shall, as noon after the election as convenient,
east lots for priority of commission, and cer
tify the result to the Gov. , rnor, who shall issue
---their-commiasion in accordance therewith:
See. IfL: The judees of the Stiprem,
Court and the judges of, the several Courts of
Common Pleas, and all other judges required
to be learned in the -tow, shall, at stated times,
receive for their services an adequate compen
sation, which shall be flied by law and paid by
the State. They shall receive no other cont•
pensation, fees, or perquisites of office fier their
services from any source, nor hold any °lifer
ofilee of profit under the United States, this
State, or any other State.
SEc. 19. The judges of the Snitteme
- Court, diving their continuance in Office, shall
reside within - this Commorw:ealth and the
, other judgea, duringtheir continuance in ofil•
es, shall reside within the districts for which
they shall be respectively elected,
Sac: 20. The several courts of C.tot
• trion Pleas:besides the powers herein conferred,
shall have and exercise within their respective
districts, subject to such changes as may tee
made by lit*, such chancery powers us are now
vestal by law in the several Courts of Common
Pleas of this Commonwealth, or an may here
- after be conferts3 upon - them ley law.
Sae: 21. Na duties shill, be imposed . by
brie.npon they Supreme .Conrt or any of the
judges thereof, except such as are. judicial, nor
shallany of the lodges thereof exercise one
power Of hppointnient. except no herein prorid
-1-..ed:• The Court of Nisi Prima is:hereby nisei
end no court-ce original jurisdiction to
.he itresidettocei by any one tic 'more 01 the
judges-of theliaprettte any
shall be eotnblioli
Pa-
every county Ivherein
population shall exceed one hundred and fitly
thousand the General Assembly shalland in any
other county may, establish a Rept ra t e 0 rpl
Court, to consist of, one or more judges who
shall be learned in, the law, which ...art shall
(Itemise all the jurisdiction and powers now ves
ted In, or tenich may hereafter be conferred up
on, the Orphans'. Courts, and thereuvon •
jurisdiction of the judges of the Court 01 Vont
moerleasavithhi such sasunsy, to cops....
Court proceedings, shall cease and dertermiue
in any county in_ which a separate Orphans
Court shall he established theltegister of Wills
limn be clerk of such Court, and subject to its
direction in all matters pertaining to Lila oftim ;
he may appoint assistant clerks, but only with
the consent and approval of said mart MI nt
counts filed with him as register or as clerk of
the said separate' Orphan's" Court shelt-t+e untt
tcd.hy the Court witLoat expense to pargek,ex
cept where all parties in Intemt. In a - ptirtiling
proceeding shall nominate an auditor whom the
court may, in its discretion, appoint. In every
county the Orphan's Courts shall pos.seits all the
powers and jurisdiction of a Registers' Court,
and separate Registeni Court, :ate hereby
abolished.
SEC.'23. The style of' all prom — Ba shall
be °The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania." All
prosectitions shall be "carried on in the name
and by-the authority of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, and conclude against, the peace
atitS dignity of the liana
- SEC. In all nevi 'or- f.-lootons
homicide, and-in .such other criminal bases as
may be provideltor law,-ttie accused, niter
cenyiction and scntencemay remove the indict
ment, record, andall-proceedings to the Su
preme Court for review. -
SEC. - 25. Any - ratne3r happening by
death, resignation; or otherwise, in any'pourt of
record, shall he filled, hi. appointment by the
Governor, to continue till the- first IdhinlaY of
January next succeeding the first general elec
tion, width shall occur three or camemonths
after the happening ot. such vacancy.. ,
SEC. 26. All laws relating-to.courrs
shall be general and of. uniform operation, and
the organization, jurisdiction and.powers of all
canna of the same class ur grade,so far as regu
lated by lais, and the,force and effect'. of the
process and judgments of suclacourts shall be
uniform: and the General' Assembly-is-hereby
prohibited from.creating other courts to exer
cise the powers vested by this constitution in
the judges of the Courts of Common Pleas and
Orphans! Courts-; . : •
-SEc. 27. The- parties, by aOcenten t
fled, may, In .
any- clval-essedispensti:trith trial
by jury, and submit the decision hi %such' (=se to
the court having jurisdiction 'thereof, and such
court shall hear wad determine. the - Same; and
the indgnrnt . therean shall be . subject to writ
al ',error aim other cases. -• , • • •
_ARTICLE TL
DEPTACHNERT J. 112.110-VAI MOM claim.
iiyEvtio I.• 'The ll.l , 4 'of ftorkt•sen
Wives alkali have thti sole` 'Denier of Impeach
Ciao. 2. All impeachments shall rhe
—tried-by-the - Senate; when - sitting forTlat puPl
pose, the StUlatdlS sitilrbe upfkit osth or stGritia.
the ;no personistiail convicted without the
etinctuTence of two-thirds of the membent pres
ent. ' -
SEC. 3. The*iernar and all °there's.-
officersstall be liable to impearbinirit for any tootistannr in ,ninre, but judgment iu suet
cases shall not extend bather than to removal
from office and, disquitlification to hold tiny of
ace of trust, or profit_ under this Cotrunotfwenltin
the person Itemised. whether convicted or a&
oobtteit IdALlJieveribeiesa. be: liable ltilodiet•
meet trial, and punishment according
Solsw.
8it.4.. All 'otrieerifshell hold . thair of -
,ses on the condition that they bell are themselves
leoftlee;aral reinofea - on
'Conviction of misbehavior in Mace or of soy in
: -famous -enme. - •
- itfipnintedefneets- other- than jruirea Of the
'retort% of,reakel and the Superintendent of Pub
Lostrue,lon, may be removed at thepleuure
of the - power by elicit they shall have been ap
pointed. All of9cera elected ty the prepitytx
,ceplleve
tArnor, Lieutenant Governor.. tnembers
---of she General Assembly; and judges of the
courts of record, leveed in thelaw, shall be re
moved by the Governor tor ratsonab le cause, MI
zterdue.notiee and fan hearing, on the address
- of two-thirds of the Senate. • • '•
_ AUTIPLE VIL
&ern or OFFICE.
. .
, 'S'aCilol!4'.l. &anima and depresntatirea
State, and county onleent,all4l)
--before entering on the duties of their 11.11XLiiTe
offices; take and autiscritte the following oath or
- affirmation: •
- ,,, ,Ldo.solemnly.strear tor..afffrmy that L
,atinv_wt, ober' and defend the Constitution of
the United States and the Co-t-tt•-•0 04.
the_
tonntuanisaalth, and that') will -discheige the
' ditties ormy office with fidelity; that I have
oat .paid l:kr contributed, or pt tutuAi,•or inky. or
'contribute, either directly or indir;•etiy, any
iaasoy or other valuable Wag, to vows ay
nomination or election (or appOlntmentd except
ii2g-T4 2342 7. tOld.PfoPore4Pe,oses---exPresslY
mitherizedhy ; that Clare not knowingly
violated,rm,ycletalorkiaWolltd4 Commonwealth,
or procured it to be done by others in my be
half ; that I will not knowingly receive, direct
'y or indirectly, any money or other valuable
infigfor the perfornsided or -4kolillerldritiance
of - any act or e.titk pertaltiing th My Office; oth
er Olin the - compensation . allotreil-by law."
The foregoing oath shall be administered by
some person authorized to administer oatissmed
in the case of State officers and and of the
Slpreme Court, shall be flied in the o Tice of the
Ba:set/ivy. of.the-Vommonsrealth,.. and In the'
ewe of 'other judieliff and comity' officers, in the
office of the Prothonotary of the county in
which the same is taken; any person refusing
in take said oath or affirmation shall forfeit his
office, and any person who shall be convicted of
having sworn or affirmed falsely, or .of having
violated said oath or affirrnation, shall be guilty
of peluey, and be forever disqualified trom hold
ing mg office of trust or profit within this
Commonwealth.
•• 'The oath to the Members of the Senate and
'loose of Itemserdatives shall be adniinistertsl
by one of the. Judges of the Supreme Court or
of a Court of Common Pleas,lcarneil in the law,
in the ball of the house to which the members
shall be elected.
ARTICLE VIII.
SUFFRAGE. AND IMECTIONIS.
• SECTION 1. Every male citizen tvren
ty•one years of age, possessing the following ,
qualifications, shall be catitlad to vote at all
elactioas,
First_ He shall bare been a citizen, of the
Milled States at least one month. '
Eaatond. He shall have resided In the State
on e vear tor if, having previously been-a quali
fied 'elector or nstive born citizen of the State
he shall have removed therefrom and returned.
.Then six months) immediately proceeding the
election.
• Third. He shall hare resided in the election
district %slier:. he shall Mier to vote at least two
months iinintaliately preceding. thoeleetion.
Rmarth. If twenty-two-vears or ace or up
wanis.he shall hare Pahl twiiyears a Stahl
or eMinty tax, which shall have been assessed
at least two months and paid at least one month
before the election
Sze. 2. The general election shall be
held' nnually on tie. Tuesday next following
the first Monday of November, but the General
scmblv may by law fix a different day, two
thirds of ail the members of 'each house-con
senting threto.
EC. 3. All elections for eitit, ward,
borough, and township officers, tot regular
terms of serviee,sball beheld on the lblrd Tues.
day of February.
Si.c 4. All elections by the citizens
shall be by ballot. Every ballot voted shall be
numbered in the order in which itakall be re
mit-ed. and the - number recorded by the elee
• officers on the list of voters, opposite the
name of the elector who preserea We ballot,-
Any elector may write his name upon his ticket
or CAIN(' the stone to be written thereon and at
tested by a citizen of the district. The election
officers shall be sworn or nitrated not to dis
cle bow any elector shall'have voted 'unless re
quired to do so as witness in a judicial pro
reeding.
Si.C 5. Electors shall in all cases
.ex
cept treason, felony, rind • breach er surety of
the pence, be privileged from arrest during their
attendance on elections and In going to and re
turningilierefrin.
- SEC. 6. Woenever any of the qualified
-electors of thistirmmonwe Ith shall be in actu
al military service, under a requistlon from the
President of the United States er by the author
ity of this Commonwealth, such electors may
-exercise theriglit of suffrage in all electionaby
the citizens, under such regulations as are or
shall be prescribed bylaw, as fully as if they
Were present at their usual places of eleMion.
Ste. 7. All laws regulation' the bolding
of elections by the-•citizeris -or for the registra
tion of electors shall benniforrn throughout the
State, Ind no elector shall be deprived of the
privilege of voting by raison of his name not
being re&iered. _
SEC. f 3: Any 11 , T:ton—Who-shall give, or
pronni-e or offer to give to an elector. any mon
ey, reward or other valuable consideration for
his vote at an election or for withholding the
MUM.. or who 'hall giro or promise to give such
consideration to-stry•Mherpemoo or party for
such elector's vote,or fur the withholding there
of, and'ney elector who shall receive or agree
to receive, ter Himself or'-for another, any mon
ey. ri•tiard or other valuable consideration tor
ins vote at an election, or for withholding the
...awe, shall thereby-forteit the right to vote at
tech election,and any elector whose right to
Vote - shall he challenged for 'Such .cause .fore
the election officers shall be required to swear
or atriam. that the - Rutter ofthe challenge is un
true before fii`vote aluill he-received.
Sec. Q. Any person who shall. while tt
tatululate fin.Nottice, be guilty of bribery, fraud,
or willful violation of any election taw, shall be
forever-disqualified from holding an office of
_cruet or proAt.in this Commonwealth; anti any_
perienvisinvicied of.fiillfatiiolatton of theelec
lion laws,shnll,in addition to any penalties pro
vided by law.be deprived of the right of suffrage
absolutely for a term of tour years.
Sec. 10. In trials of contested elec.- -
. bona, and in: proceedings for the Inves
tigation of elections, no person shall be
permitted to withhold his testimony air_
on the ground that it may criminate
himself or subject him to public infamy;
SrnZ stteh testiinogy.;aholl. riot afteriarGs
he used against him in any judicial ftrii
ceeding, except for perjury in giving such
testimony.
„. SEC. 11. Townships and wards of cities
or b• roughs shall form or bedivid.d into
-lectinifdtatficKof .
and conti
guous territory, in such manner as the
Court of Quarter Sessions of the city or
county in wb oh the same are located
may direct; but aistricts in cities of over
one hundratthansantllnhabitunts
be divided by thd Courts of Quarter Ses
sions haring jurisdiction therein when
ever at the next preceetling election more
than two hundred and fifty. votes shall
have bfeir'polled - theraill= and other el
ection districts whenever-the court of the
proper con nty be...ot .opitt that
the convenience of 'the eleetors., and the
public'hiterelitti will - there-.
Sac • 12. All eledtions by - persons in
a representative capacity shall be, v.ms
tiodE. • • •
SEc. 13. For purpose of voting, no
• person shall-he deemed to 'have gained a
residence by reason of- hit presence. or
lost itliy reason of his absence while em
ployed in the service. either eivitor milt;
turn, or this Slate or of the. United .Statvis
nor while enraged in. the insvigation'of
ilia waters Of the State or of the United
Statee,nr vn the high sea, nor. while 'stn.
dent or any institution of 'learning, 'nor.
'while.kept in. any poor. house:Or .'other
asylum Ap_pvthlie. expense, nor while con
tinedm public prison _ .
—See. /4. -District election boards shall
consist of ii jgdgeend.ttiro ini3pectora,whe
shall be ChOsen annually .by tbe citiz-lia
Each elector shall have the right to vote
for the judge - unit - one inspector, and each
inspector shall appoint one clerk. The
first election -hoard for any-new -district
aball-be!selkted: and •"searieleti In elec
tion boards filled us shall be provided by
law. - .Election_officers_shall he privileg
ed from arrest upon days of election and
while immured in making n? and trans
mitting returns, exeept - tition *arrant of
u court of - recant orludge-thereof for an
election :fratid; for feloriy,"or for' Wan toil
breach of the peace. In cities they may
claim exemption frent.jury . , detriduring
thiiiterins-of service. -
Stc. 15.. No person shall be-qualified
to serve as an 'election officer - whir shall
hold. or Fball wit . bin . two.: months have
_ •
held any any °Mei: iioititment, or em
ployment_ in or under the, Goveruinent Of
the United States; or of -this &ate; or . of
11 ._ ei ! V '° r Ounty, . - r Of 'liar municipal
hiard' eniiimrivion..or.tcust in'. any. city;
save only justice of the peace and alder
useu,suslaxies "LOVA and mans ia the
militia service of the Stale; nor shall
tiny.election officer,beeligildc to any civil
ollicertitte filed dt anvelection at which
lie shall serve, save only to such saber;
dinate municipal or local : officest,below
the grade of city or .county. offices shall
be designated by general law. „
Sac. 16. Tho Courtti of - CommornPleas
of the several counties of the Common-
wealth shall have power within their res
pective jurisdictions to appoint overseers
o f election to supervise the proceedings
of election officers. anittri make report to
the court as may be required; such ap
pointments to be made for any district
in a city or county, upon petition of five
citizens, lawful voters of such election
district, setting forth that such appoint
ment is a reasonable premodern to secure
the purity and fairness of elections ; over
, seers shalt be two in number for an elec.
tion district, shall be residtMts therein,
anti shall be persons qualified to see ye up
on election boards,and in each case mem
bers of different political parties; when
ever the member of an election board
shall differ in .opinion,, the overseers, if
they shall be agreed thereon, shall decide
the question of difference; in appoiuting
overseers of election, all the law judges
of the proper court, able to act at the
time, shall concur in the appointments
made.
SEC. 17. The trial and determination
of contested elections of electors of Presi
dent and Vice President, members of the
General Assembly, and of-all public-oili
.Cers, whether State, judicial, municipal,
or local, shall be by the courts of law, or
by one or more of the law judges thereof;
the General Assembly shall, by general
law, designate the courts and judges by
whom the several classes of eleetiuu.con
tests shall be tried, and titillate' the-Man
ner of trial and all matters incident there-
to; but no such law assigningjurisdic
tion, or regulating its exercises, shall ap
ply to any contest arising out of an el
ection held before its passage.
ARTICLE IX.
TAXATION AND FINANCE.
g*crzoN.:l..All taxes shall te - titiifprm
upon the mile class of subjects within
the territorial hndts of the authority levy
ing the tux, and shall be levied and col
lected under general laws; but the Gen
eral Assembly may, by general laws, ex
empt from tuxati MI public property used
for public purposes, actual places of re
ligions worship, places of . burial not used
or held for private or corporate Profit, and
institutions of purely public charity.
SEC. 2, All laws exempting property
from taxation, other than the property
above enumerated, shall be void.
SEC. 3. The power to tax corporations
and corporate property shall not be cur
rendered or suspended by ally contract or
grant to which the State shall be_a par
ty. -
SEC. 4. No debt shall be created by or
on behalf of the State, except to supply
casual deficiencies of revenue, repel in,
vusion, suppress insurrection, &feud the
State in war, onto pay existing debt, and
the debt created to supply deficiencies iu
revenue than never exceed. in the aggre
gate at any one-tante. one .million of dol
lars.
5E0..5. All laws autborizmg the hew
-miring Money by ant on behalf of the
State shall specify the purpose for which
the money is to be used, and the money
so borrowed shall be usexl for the purpose
apecificll and no other.
SEC. 6. The credit of • the Common-
wealth ihnli not be Fleageil or loaned to
any individual, company, corporation. or
association, nor shall the Commonwealth
become a joint owner or stockholdr r in
any compatiyo association, or corporation.
SEc. 7. The Gorda! Assembly shall
not authorize any county, city, borough,
township of incorporated district be
come a stockholder in any company assn.
elation or corporation, orto obtain or up•
propriate money fur or to loan its credit
to any corporation association, institu
tion or indivithial.
SEc. 8. The debt of any county, city,
- borough, township, schoOl dist rictor °til
er municipality, or corpomted district.
except as herein provided. shall never ex
ceed seven
_per cen turn upon the assessed
value of the taxaLle property therein,nor
shall-any such 'municipality or distriet in.
cur any new debt, or iucreuse its indebt
edness to an amount exceeding tivo per
centum uppn such assessed valuation of
Imo:l , 4U:without assent ;of eke
trim thereof, at a public - eli - iction, in such
manner as shall be provided by law, but
any city; the debttif • which now exceeds
seven per cenuim of such assessed valuu
tion,may be authorized bylaw to increase
the same three per ceninmin the tigizro
gate at any one time upon such
'
SEC. 3. The Commonwealth shall
not assume the debt, or tuiy part thereof.
of any city, county, borough or township
unless such debt shall hme been coutra4-
tetl ta enabt,e the. State to repeal invasion.
suppress doinesio insurrection,. defend
itself in time of war,or to assist the State
in the:dig:flame of :auy portion ofits pres
ent indebfeditesi." • • • '
Se:e l - D.-Any-county, - township, schocil
_district:Air other ranniMpality;-ilicutring
any indebtedness, shall, at or before the
time of so doing, provided for the cot
lection of an
.annual tax sufficient to, pay
the int:en:et and also'llie principal thereof
wt. thirty.
SEC. 11. 'To provide for the payment
of the present-State - debt-end any addi 7
tional debt ? contracted as. Aforesaid, the
'Getteial Avembly - 'shall "rxintinale 'tied
maintain the sinking . hind sufficient to
pay the acerning littered. - on such debt.
and annually . to. reduce the. priticipal
thereof by a sari 'not less ; thon - two hen
'tired and - fiftylhousand dollars;, the-said
sinking food shall .consist the-pro.
reeds of the sales of the publiemorks or.
ithyparitheriintiund '6l the ireenae , or
proceed), of the saleor Afiy.itneite. Owned
by the Commonwealth;. with
:Other-funds 'and resources -that iiiay , be
designated titian.; and _shall he iudreased
freny time to timaby,assigning.to
part of , the taxes or other revenues of; the
State not reneired for - the ordinary. - and
etirrenV. expenses- . of :governat.;- and
Ainleas-in ease of Va; invasion in or ittstir
recti'on,ao•part thil.'E - 4asilling fund -
shall be:need - or npplied Offieryiw than
iii the;extlithishinent of.. the: piddle
debt. -
lisp. 12: - . The mope of -the State,Mier
- and Above the necessary reserve, shell - tie
used in..the,payhientof .the - debt of the
State. either directly or through tlae.sink
ing fund, and: - themoney . s of the sink-.
tag fund shall never,„ be invested in, or
loaned upon the security - ahything
cept,the bonds of thelJnited States or of
• ," Sm. 13.. The 'moneys held.. a.-nee
essery reserve shallbe. -- .limited-by law 'to
.the moan L .- required- tor.: current ;
ses;antliihall be _secured and keptinimay.
be provided by'law:: - Monthlf titaternents
shall be published showing the moo et
Of such moneys, where the same' arir- de- '
'posited; and how secured. • e
SEC. 14. The making of profit but of
• th&publiercnoneys, or itsitig the same for
any purpose not authorized by-• raw, by
any officer of the State or member or
officer of the.. General Assembly, shall be
u misdemeanor and. shall 'be ponisbed us
may he providedl by. law r hut pato( suck
punishment shall be u :disqualification to
hold office for a period of not, less than
fire years.
ARTICLE X.
EDECATiON'..
SEcrioN. 1. The General Assembly
shall provide for the maintenanee and
support of a thorough" and efficient sys
tem of ptib.io sUhools, viherein all the
— eliildrtn of this CoMmonwealth, above
the age of six years, nuiy be educated,
and shall appropriate ut least one million
dollars each year for that puipose.
SEC, 2. Normuney raised for the sup
port of the public schools of the Com
intniivealth shall be' appropriated to or
used for the support af.any seettiriaii
school.
Sec. 3. Women twenty ono years of
age and upwards shall be eligible to any
of of control or management under
the School laws of this Slate,
ARTICE& XI.
. .
•
MILITIA.
•
Stenosz 1. The firemen of this Com
monwealth shall be armed, organized and
disciplined for its defense wlyit and in
such manner aS may be direded by law.
The General Assembly shall provide for
maintaining the militia% by yippi:opr . laitions
from the Taeasnry of - the Cammonwealth,
and may exempt frond military service
persons Having conscientions -scruples
against bearing arms. ' 'Lc
ARTICLE XIL ,
PUBLIC . OFFICERS. ,
- - _ -
SECTION 1. All officers whosci34eClion
is not provided for in this constitution
shall be elected or appoictai us may be
directed by-law.
SEC. 2. No member of Congress from
this State, nor any person holding or ex
ercising any office or appointment of trust
or profit under the United States, shall
at the same limo bold or exercise any of
fice in this State to which u sallary, fees,
or perquisites shall be attaehed. The
General Assembly may by law declare
what offices are Incompatible.
SEC. 3. Any person who shall fight a
duel or send a challenge for that purpose,
or be sitter or abettor in fighting a duel,
shall be deprived of the right of holding
env office of honor or profit in this State,
and may be otherwise punislied as shall be
prescribed by law.
AitTICLE XIII.
NEW COUNTIES.
SEcritox 2. No new county shall be
established which shall reduce any coun
ty to less than four hundred square miles,
or to less than twenty thousand inhabi
tants ; nor shall any county 1)0 formed of
less area, or containing-a leas population
nor shall any line thereof pass within
ten miles of the counts seat of any coun
ty proposed to be divided.
ARTICLE XIV. •
COLISTY orriczus...
SEM°N 1. County officers shall con
sist of-Sheriffs, obroners, pi(ithonoturies,
reF,istere of kills, recorders of doeds,com
rnissioners, treasorers, surveyors, otolitora
or controllers, clerks of the courts,: dis
trict attorneys, and 80ch others as may
from timit to time he t4tahhshoil by law.:
and no sheriff or treasurer shall be elig-
ble for the term next succeeding the one
for which he may be elected: '
SEC. 2. County officera, shall be el
ected at the general elections. And. shall
hold their offices for the term of three
years, beginning on the first Monday of
January next after their election, and
until •their successors' shall be duly
qualified ; all vacancies nut otherwise
provided for shall be tilled in such man•
ner as may be provided by law. , 3
Sc.E 3. No person shall be appOint
ed to any office within any - county who
shall not have been a citizen and an in-
habitant therein one year next before his
appointmeot,.if the county shall have
been so long erected, but if it shall not
have been so long erected, then within
the limits of the county or counties :vat
of which - it shall have been taken.
SEc. 4. ProthOnotaries,clerlis of the
courts, recorders of deeds,
.registers of '
wills, county surveyors, and siienffs shall
keep their offices in the county town of
the county. ; at which they respectively
shall be offiders. . •
SEC. 5. The compensation of county
ofticera shall tie'regulated .by' law, it:Al - all
county officers who are pr - May be salari
ed shall pay all feet which they. may be
authorized to receive into the treasury - of
the county or State, as may be' directed
by law.
...In countieei c9ntatiting over 'one
b nod) ed.and fifty thouiand inhabitants
all county 'officers 'shall be paid by Aalary,
iind the salary of any such officer mind his
clerks. heretufeire paid by fees, Tait
exceed the aggregate amount of fees
earned daring his term and. cUllecte'e
or for him: - ••
,5Ee...6. The general Assembly' Ski' 11
- provide by law for - the. strict -accoUnta
bility-of till county, -township and bore
ougffi officers, as WillSur: the fee's which
may be collected by them as'far all. pub
or municipal nciineys whiph• may , be laid
. Sic. , 7. three enuntjeoinmisiiiniers
and"threii crinnty auditors Shull be' el. ct e
ed in each county where such officers are
chosen,' In the year 'one' - tlieit'satid`ii ht
hnndreil' and SeYentplive,aull,evrry third
year thereafter; and :in the :election or
offfix•ra each, qualified ! elector. ,shail
m
.vote for.no ore than tiro . .perians. surd
the three persons.
.havihg', The'„ highest
number of-votes abaft . bo - clectedl Cay
- casuurstictuiCyln e cc. o ounty
commissioner or Ounty'autlittir[Altiill be
-
fille'd i by the Court of .Comritten Plea 3 of
The Count , / in which . .stfohc.:Tifctifii.Y„sliall
occur, by ihu appoluttnent-of- -an elector
of;.lh'eproper county hince
ed for the oommiasioner or andi;iir,who4d,
place is he' filled.
AIifTCLE xv.
einis 1 m •ctrY CHARTERS..
Sscriox-1. Cities . maybe chartered
wheniver majority of the *eltietdra of
any town or burouglt having a popula
tioa of, at least ten thousand shall.ye_tis, at
tidy ge
llerat Earnee
SW- 2; .lio'debt Shall he - contracted or,
liability incurred: ky any municipal' ip , otn.'
nussiou,:ereePt in par Hans .of
.an ap
,propriation'previodily Made tlieieforl4
the municipal government.
fiE . c. 3. Every city shall create Sink....
ing ShitlL- be ;,ititiolilbly
pledged for - the payment . of its funded
debt._.;
. ..„ ,
-ittrricV.R•XVl.' „` '-
PRIVATE C.OFABATicIiSe. -
SECtiO' ' Alr 'eaten fie cEidrs, or
grants ,of„special.or excluevfo, privileges,
fide - bignbizittioe s , hall
tot harertidten' place and beelines - been
sopmeneed in good feotk at the time of
:. a:..-~~.~e~.~.u:a,...,-a.;_,*-..~~_,.-.a:~,aswK c s~rwaaam.
the adoption ,of this constitution# shall
thereafter have no validiti. • , 7
SEC. 2.. -The -General _.Aiserably slmll
not remit the forfeiture of the.lcharter . of
'anYvorporatilnk,nture_xitititig, or alter or
umendlthe same, or pass any othergeher
al or special law forthe benefit of such
corporation, except' upon the °condition
that such? • corporation shall -."}.hereafter
hold its charter subject to the proviiiting.
of this constitution. .
SEC. 3. The exercise of the right of ,
eminent domain. shall alever• be abridged
or to construed as to prevent...the- Gen
eral Assembly from taking the property
and franchises of incorporated companies;
and subjecting them to public , use, the
same us the property of- individuals; and
the exercise o' the :police power of the
State shall neve: be abridged, or so con.
.strued as - to permit corporations to .con.
duct their business in such manner as to
infringe the equal righti of individuals or
the.general well being of the. State.
Sec. 4. In all elections for directors or
managers, of a corporation each .member
or shareholder may cast the whole hum.
beret his Votes for one candidate, or'dis
tribute them upon two or morecaudidates,
as he may refer..
SEC: 5. No foreign corporation shall do.
any business in this State without having
one or more known places of business,
and an authorized agent or agents in the,
same, upon whom process may be served.
SEC. 6. No cOrporation shall eilage in
any business other than that expressly
authorized in its charter,,nor shall it take
or hold auy real estate, except such us
may by necessary and proper for its legit
imate business.
SEC. 7. - No corporation shall issue
stocks or bonds except fur wail., labor
done, or money or property actually re
ceiv d ; iunl nlf fictitious increase of stock
or indebtedness shall be void•; the' stock
and' indebtedness of corporations' shall
not be increased except in 'pursuance of.
general law, nor without the consent of
the persons holding the latger amount io
value of the stock first obtained at a
Meeting to he held alter sixty days' notice
given in pursuance of law.
SEC. 8. Municipal and other corpora
tions and individuals • invested with the
privilege of taking private property fur
public use shall make just compensation
for property taken, injured or d -stroyed
by the construction or enlargement of
their works, highways, or inipmvement 5,
which compensation shall be paid or se-,
cured before snch taking, Injury, or de
struction. The General Assembly as here;
by prohibited from depriving any peeson
of un appeal from any preliminary 4153‘...
ment of damages against any. suclixor
poretions or individuals, made by viewers
or otherwise; and the amount of such
damages, in all eautes of -appeal, shall, on
the d'-inand of either party, be determined
by a jury according to the course of the
common Inw.
SEe. 9, Every banking law shall pro.
side for the registry, and countersigning
by an officerof the State, of all Rotes or
bills designed for circulation, and that'
ampl security to the Inn amount thereat
shall he deposited with the Auditor Gen
eral for the redemption 'of such 'notes or
bills.
Sic. 10. Tho General Asseinhly . shall
have the power to alter, revoke, aT
any charter of incorporation now exist
ing and revocable at-the adoption of this
constitution,nr any that may hereafter he
created. whenever in their opinion it may
be injurious to the citizens of this Com-.
monwealth, such- manner. howeier,
that no injustice shall be done to the
corporator& 'No law hereafter enacted
shall -create, renew, or extend the charier'
of more than one corporation. --
SEC. 11. No corporate bode to possesi
banking and discounting privilegtei'shall
ho created or organizml in pursuance of
any law without three months' previous
public notice ut the place of the intended'
location, of the intention to
,apply (pr
each privileges,
in such manner as shall'
be prescribed by law, nor shall a charter
fur such privilege be granted for.alunget ,
period than twenty.years. . • •
Sec. 12. Any association o coiriation
organized for .the'puilpose. or any iniltvid
nal, shall have the right to constrneband•
maintain Ames of telex aph within tflir
State, and to connt-et the same with 6th
er lima; and the General Assemhlv shall.
, bv general' law of uniform operation,pro
ride reasonable regulations to give , full
effect to this-section. No telegraph com
pany shall consolidate with or hold It:coM•
trolling interest in the stock or kooli• of
any other telegraph .coinpany nwning
competing .line, or acquire, . hy • purchase
.or otherwise, any other competing kap of
selegraph.
Sac. 13. The term "corporations" - rig
used in this article,' shall tiC 'construed+,
include all joint stock coMpitnies or
associations having • 'vny of the powers 'or
privileges of carporations . nbt messed hYr
individuals or partnerships: . •
AtiTiett
_ Iva kitosir ; up ...Oita!,
. . .
Samoa I: All nallrotib rindmoils phall tiO. public
highway'', and all railroad and rowdrtnenpaitlronhall be
,common catrierir. Any nvietelatlne or corporation or
-ionized Dirthe partiteee 'boll bare Cho r to corotroct
Arid tip. - alma railroad between • sayipolotr withio thin
Kato and to connect et, the Stale line with railroad'. ot .
other Staled. •• EOery ralltbad rotate:My shall beim' tho
- right midrib. epitd to.. Inherent t..-tonnect with-oe cross
"any 'orlon railroad. nod atoll receive and trannporLeach
me 'others, Vanertgero. • tonal:mt. and M arled
empty,
withont delay or dircrimination,
toe. Etery'rallrwid trod canal corponitlon Oronblz
ad In tjhis Slate nhalltudetain alt craltpatiftelri. whin! Van •fers of Ire stock ',hall he matiet,ind where ibittookil
shall be krpt for loopeetron by any nowt:bold' r or nerd
Hoe off 000. corporotion. I n,altich nhell berocon h olUie
amount of capitol *took stibieribcd orpalit In, and' by .
_whom, the itaines.of the OrMerB of Ito stook. trod 'lto
•emonnte owned bY them. reeprctlindy. the 'ranters of
• .Id:stock, gild the tutors hod places, of geeliro..ati of lye
'
S . • rop -
•
`Ste; Aft to. tad ties. agnarialanalm e
od oratlone
11110.1111¢Til witted I'IOIIbAVN ;W1.131 , and property
trininpotted liter railroad'. niot ronatol roof to notion or
ourenitonable nincrimliad lon than he made In enottes
for or jefacilitteetfor :Pariatantntlon of freicht or p
tenger* within-the Stlitte,l3l , chiming, Rom or going to
any tither Mute Penionn and propetty-lianiportrtiover
any ralltmul rteill ha drlitereti at any • [Wino at chiirgro,
not exceeding-time/engin rot tansporintbm of in.r, , on.
and property of the Silo; plan to 'liana= filo:allot+ to,
any motelintint stutliflat.lnit exenr,fots and iphashmto
iron tickets may bq In-tied at special piton-, .; •ti • ;
' Ste. rid condi-cabal:or otherrorpuratien,or the;
Iroscestparetatere, or nnutager4 of any railroad or ea •
moor:Man. shell anneal, ate the.otork, property,Ori
fitinelidnes of loth eroporailt wl th,or lease pine-hare tlia
iltrorke or fronctrokei of or In any war &Mtn. ally .00,0 V
rnilftNia or roust corporation owning or having under
eon p.trall el or colupetlni Itte.ted . shall any Milker
l or each railroad °tenant corporation net IP' an ;Ores or!
I any other railroad or coma corporation owning or ban
" bug tha control d lintraltel or cum petting line. add ihn;
question. edieth rr Willroads or renal, are parallel ur Mica.
tinting linesnikill:wheu demanded "by the party bum
;indiums:be decided by Jar) at lordlier civil. lemma.; • •
Aka ANo Inciirptim ted co adatnydultit tiniotuincsa or.
nic:t
atooo miler shall,direCti7 HriDdiroctli3Orderoitte •
or ,enyoge. in mining or. rosnotictoring • arti fro- for
trannpuriatlen over Its woike; nor ehall such company.;
directy or Indireesthosigige In any Othel•buil tenet ban,
•.that of renarnotrrolTieht. ur huldor 11119/101 400; free,'
or Ironeholdi directly or indirecily,ekeept • obti
'ishall be accissarylbr carrying rol Ire bi1f140 . 641: hot nay
totting tit mantifacturiog company may carry the .proo
'datin or Its minty and mann( triunes fm Its rairniad . ttr
,canarout exceedinallity rat kw Jp trnhtit. • .;
Sae. O. Sri prreldent. director. racer, agent, or am.
ployeo 'or anyratimad'or einalcOmpanyoball lutiir•.
.mated, directly or indirectly. to ttio tern lotting of mater
ial orropallettil'auch company, twin rho: burlaitinf of
transportation no a common ttirrier oftrieght or poren
gem over the works owned, leara?3. Controlteiter-work
ed by inch company. •.'• • • • ,
dbnitimlnetlan sal Ounce pr faMlifircfar.
trierpormtion Oki!' be ynade between traneportation
companies and ,Indliodztalr, tir-In favor or elthet. 4 by -
abatement-drawback, or otherwise, and ha railroad or .
roost coMpany, or troy learee. 'manager, or' employee
thereplonap make arty-prefearocca lo..lamtaking. Cara
. or motive power. - . .•• •
; oyallroad, or • other .trarthiortntlina
amnesty than grant Me parte* of pa/rasa a dirconnt,
tatty,lsit2n . except Delco* or employees of the ea.M.
etto.
Ito street monger nUwaYithall birittnitinc.
ted within the limits of any cloy, boraagO or tows aldp
wiskon the gaunt of Its bal aotterkfph
.
Atte.'lo. !GOAntliiiunt qadinVietiitiatyltraitiPatation
compaby.lll tAbstoppq Ma limiting. of. she, adoption , of
Qua article.shail hay° Ilse beach(' °nayMau leglabt•
non by general Or slicers"! Shiro. except on rendition! o
etoroptete acceptance ur/athSTMOY4 OI : I 7:IIVIMPiIIidh ,
tiro,The existing powers and [Olen e . su:S.
bar Ocnoralbaregaittai Sethi:MlA. cAlleari 9Aft other
Lcannportettoa curnpptles. except pe to the r mimosas.
are hi retry transferrod Yu I ho lancreeaYSCOMAional
Wee. who than bpac F PAWS% IPPqrshildh nveSSOdidi
*object to such rekulariour and auctailoun as =orb°
pros - Wed by lam timid in addition tfribe =ulna Morin
nowt% golfed be Moult, said Secretary - may regent
apccial report, itt ahy tffneopir" tratiyeobject ailietlag to
lobbuptni ,of, fah! colupplyrt., item ,ipanualtSt! or
°nicer* thereof. "
Set. 11. rro denecalhomitably ohall,asitemelAY. AP ,
prop:Aar legjahnion k she pv0,114014 of thinarilcle..
• " irtibt* ttflu .
rtrrtous ANVIOXSIETII.
fiscrtooll. Any anent: nett on amendments to thle
am.titntion may be prepep4 In the fiebatcy ortionsei
f Reprenentatlrravehd IT Ile .1.161136 1 atIONIIO
by a colority or the members. elected to each boost;
suds prop/stela atitchthavolve ameridmehtriottaft ho en.
teseduri Oats, journals-10h the ,yrt out. mistier* taker('
Shemin, Irpd the Bertrellitylif the Conittronwetlrt (hall
, Cenettlhe-lew tobetprlllithltd.r9 Inenthetefoire the
next rats at election In at least act newspapers In arm
ery County- td which Math neVrepapere ehall bet publish
ed A , and It MI the.tioneral..rheentehlyr If eat, nirrtwird
chorea. such proed - aMendnicht or brnettantente
nhall be ears pos
to by. majority of-'the membetielectcd
to each hone°, life Sioretary ol the Commonwealth
*hall ente4 the *nine soil* to se pohlilihed' 113 , thelnen-
Der afocelatn,atkilmieb,pccumetillgiuttulnaqtatalptutil
memo. chap bn sehmitttat to the qualittedelectorc of the'
State tu such mattute, and at Elea atrau.lat least three'
month, after heir,' no agreett,bs hy,,,kwo hon.., as the
General Ateembly met:ribs.; old If nth tatind
meet of .oinalmtuis , elan b._„ePnmreti eriti
~. irn
of, lbting thereon. Mo ra emend:nen. esien -
rnente dbnit'boeomea putiot the coairtilutiort:l but no
atom:moo tor antentmtnis ahall oubutjttort °apnea'
than ohne 10 flee otsri ;later, two otilion• mtlettdruebto
shall be actbmitzedinerarttaitbe ,oted upon oeperately.
rrli7p.•
SCREPAII.E.
That no Ineetventencemayirle;frerwthee changes; In
Um Conetlititlon of the vornmontrealth. and In nr •
der to carry the Sitatelnto COmalateciperatitinNt is
berth/ dethowd s ' •
iscrton . Tittle constitution ' shell takf'effect 00 the
Bret 'day of Janine/. lb-Ihe year one •thtraeand - nigh.
hundred and iteverity•tunr. tut 14 1
wine art:nada tor therein. •
Neu. S. All hoist is force Lb tttlittarellit9nreeitilftna the
time of the adoption of this constitution not irtmirods
tent thereirlth.atid ell rights. actsuit , ,Vdseentaam, and
contracts, obeli centittue l ,
aif 1 11 111COnet4, 11 ,q 11 hail not
:been adiaptsd."
ere. A. At the glue:retain/Jay In I.ll4Fetta oust them
sand eight honored and arventy•tourand one thousand.
• eight hundred and itikebty , fire setretotilhall tat elected
in All whew Altero. *lnn ba•Ylleal= , ingeo '
Meet ed ft, the year tataahouSand'claret nun 'eh coy
enty-foUt shall servelor.two.years, and Mut fait lectnd,h,
the year use !henbane, Oulu hundred mai seveuty,fire '
shall serve for one year: anw•cleetetiosod
:f oanwhoskterms 'are norm:cm. shall represent, the
districts which they rcrille,tintil the end of the terms
for weleb they were - steeled r. I t.
Sec. 4. At the geners44lslloO Sn the year one thou•
sand eight hundred end seventy-1112 i Senators shall be ,
elected trent duseyounumbsird, d trietalo semw Wr
tar -, 7 , an.: and d - front bad iideleta to :two for
sue, 5. The And eleetiOn of fined nor under this
Mit utiOnshallbe aittte gement eleittan therytatlopy
thoneand eight Ittuntred.und, seventy-dye, when a Gov
ernol,hall elected Tot three years: IMO tin entre of
the.Oovernocal , :nted In the ; s, .otti L itlynoan gl lolt
hundred and seventy-eight an dof those there,ifiee elec
ted shall be for four. primate:oiling tattle , punt:dons
of this coustitutiou. ,„
Ste h.' At the geuentl 'erectioteln . the' year Min thou
vane eight hundrednod seventy-four Lialatnannt.. l 4 ,,-
occur shalt he elected according to to the provisloos'or
thinconstitutlon.. . ' ,• z.d.
The tleerrtati inteenslAftdis than be *kit.
ed at the first gantlet clettion after tilUdoption'of tide
constitation and when the amid m all ur dnit
erected a al
tiled. the tee of ntilleyor krenerat thud
he thOdeh and the Survity , in 4.Aionral In otrils'of tai
tame,. t , enatmtlon of.thle cone , llnt ion then comities ,
;0 othre neta the usildnetueof the term for Which lee
nice 8. When the ioperthtendent of raidle Inetritc,
thor . nadir. dot - qualided;the'olliceeihtinerlotendent
of Common denote ..hallestrot, w •,d ..... •
boo a. Nothing cotained - In this ceerniatten tea hi
con•truedin rentlepans.pearow now holding any stain
°Glee fore fret official term b , ellgible for re electron at,
.dad Waal , torte. , .1
th ecae to 'the judges of Viirrenettfirl. in office
when this constitution shall tale caret shall conchae
:untiltheir conamisoloys etre:ally entire, Mao Judges
imachtlttnn to thetrumbernow Cetnyttennt &be RCM evert
shell be elected at the Bret general election rider the'
noontioo of this cousll , mho,.
sue. it. Alocoorte sit inctird add •Critxtetioe court;
which are not specified in this constitution shall
liaise in existence . autilthuerst day cif Dvemober:in the
year eue.t honsso d e feat taunt red and tourenty . ive. wit h•
nf Witeidetnaof fituv.tpreaturstjurbelletkol. ,Ffut no
10ng.., 'the court of rMt Critulee , risnctiou for the'
mom' hs of sk hoc kkill. (ehmon and ItaiikhlniiitarLlay
10°1)4.4, Ind ail souses ere proem-emus ovarian;
therein In tht>ennntY tit Titittyttlil-111111`. trievl and ,
tl . .pewed of ID the Conroe. 01.$lyer ..itted...TntAnner quo
Qa.rter Sessions of the Peace of said Conidy.
•is.ro 16 The.regletrngsonzle,ppw,ln.Farinnep shall.
he .tradirh.d on the Ars; day or,,Tenuarj beat .ohceed.
lie; the addistion OV , thiatOmftnal.lod:rr I •
Six hi 'I he llenend Ateternbl, at the next ace
sloe adriptidn o etas tea:Natant= de..it:nate
the S°lrninlJtibfil,lldiefilMfas or milted J y }file con.t.i•
elation- 71,e - juag.ls t`tntaftreelorr w - tten'sitth deetz.hea
:Moo shall turnodc ehadroLt.llll) , :dUting iheardnnsrdrrtr
term' , jedge• of the itetillitt Hits whieti they rireitle.
- Borsht% - dant . . sbait butanjortger'reritinariathissarne .
Metrict. the President jiMge shall elect to which tits;
tricebe shell 1,0 ashidriedt , irtad rbi eddllional low Judge r
aetdnl , o/400 atter raell fus e tkeenntal cense. nad ant of
de.lguate the re ViialltiChklat dhstrlcie ablaqulr.
of by thiScorndituuno. c • '
See JO. ,Tad;.teall3nrutilhlh'elati.l .l l' ' ine ' rt Or et.-. .
cord holding Munnossumslit Marc nettlte . sdnitinn.
this constltut up rhall hold their reopectire othccr
tit thd er.tdrathin t, rtiteloraehtel
I stalesirteeth and tint' , d+elr tricncreotlP. 4o . b ." l4 4 r i
a .41 The Move. nor than rombillelui. the tni.^4 nt
Judge of the Court of First Criminal Jurisdialasilor
the cnuntlea of,Schttylkill.letaam , and Llautihtn an a
jokige - ok'i hit Cellist Of lltntmah Inetall4 SehtlylkillEoun,
. fur the unexpired temo of Atlrnfiice
bee. id. After the expuuttiln ottlint;ertit tif iiriy'Oree•
'dent feign of any , roart-oi entoftWaTtiewstheote , nia
vlpn at the etiopt ion of this constirutton the Judge 01
such cleurletiened Inllu•lewrtind'nikeita alennihntan
shall he the pre.ldent judge On repfeehd; VOW°. 1 0 9 0 • 01
mere jodgve are else nr the' nano thnein 'any Indio
tat dbtiter•atou terirte lotudfleb, - .hall
Went 111.'is :Ititt whet. the president ju dge of a court
hill Ds ene !rind - Se Shad noviebam-th lationahitint
uilge of tea court. Awoctatejodgen.,,nut Jeered to
the lad, eletled atter the tolopticio of Odin:tote fatten,
ah,)l Iteetumatbrlonce to.huld theirsdlccrjor cheAt rni
ot five yeare 'Fronk tine trot dry 'Onlartolity heat after
diterelectunc. - • '. •..: ^ -1 • 'et , le.,' '
bre:l7 ,T,hc Genersipsemblyul the fret reystonaf. ,
ter tintatiopiliei of this cnitotitatiditlthilltillind filer. ,
mire suseutatootratios,or'the,,liithree.cf.ltic esp.erce
t rt sad nr thejudges'of the errand jealelht Woo riSte
:Or ille!timitmonwettlithittid.' the: titruloileverniAlle At.
tenth semlop thouritcJo ;In pepnlitlPll:llhxli not bi
Occurred ineonslotent nerewith. ittir•eont4lfed ln
obis constitution ybail tnOtehhiddn salvo Ihfccomocit•
tattoo now nA Id towhylaw 341 A ilklhlo tlippmauwealth
now in FornirdteAlen ' 1 ,
le. 11,0,Cuorto of cdctorma Pletts,in the Counties
Phibldel,llll: end Alleghet y abaft lie CoMPtried of the
preeldeut judge s of the. phi der.. Mort: and; CoO.11: sit
t 'ommonnte counlttn emits/Idr ottlemOstiall
et?rernily en .. .Ain - 4rd such otheriudgearmunay from tunn
to tine be releciad., a !cu.'
For the purport. of fret organitittion in Philatlefphld
the Judea-. of the' - Court • lttantiternne shell he
Ailltrao.l4VEca,tald PaX/Val).0(41b1k710-1101Dber twos
Juice,titioronh Miler mtvto'be Meet:
cd , ot .1! the court number three,Tedgesl•adlow,Finiot.
ter oaf' Lynd: and of the equt number •lfoht;Jad,, ,,, ed
Thayer. tired• and otistithidtluditerterili_Selettledl.'`u
Theindgo first named shall be the president Jodie Ott
ettidcutittatispectlcriyand:thrreattnttihozercltletit
Judre shall be the Jedge oldest In couungsine CO3
president Jadmi re-elect eultetire *One Wen. distract
sbell.pitottnue. to he president Jodge thereof. - '
- - The addlibmal . judges for - Venrui.otrintieralisolanti
,htnr han be; retstt,fornitdoulefteth.ritAlte.firsterwital
election after the - adoption of thiPendstitutien an Ulu I /
winie manner as th , two - athillintlnt ilf Oahe& ,
111 , e ,, t 3 r , r i glll .. . l aig . t%ki , p fl h t aLl
r dr i ttleArint=ti c, rti .
ou the drsl3l " en ' ilay..of .lanutr i ftrtho yEtkf. „in1it,,,1110.114,5t
it-et sight litiodiedat.ll skald
In dolcouuty of A fultani. for .thesparkbin'
of list urranfraden under the; cunetlintlon.the Judges
of tfie-Cou - rt of:Cadman 'Habit tbelleteraf.3bMilll l oP
lion oft hb , Corlett ot lon shollhe the ludgcs t , f the , elute
number' ilsiet..Und , the 'the tjedger.
Court at tha saute date .u4l. , fattibflilAtraf fi ekthe..
Contrnen Flum number two. '
1 , -••Thapresidebt Judir or the cOntrind tallsortaliDle-;
trict Coons shad be ; president Judgta of:said:47oaq..
nonitter ant-nte, two veaprettvely uhttr'thele °diets
shall entlAMllhfrenfief theipdmldp.ttllttopfudrelun,
',hell lie 'presiden( Joil;,•et but any prevoimit:Mte re-t
elected In the same court Or distrletstimilringthaelobe'
preti•entlodge thereof: .
ewe: 'rff mghniket hitilni! it* ijniiiii‘brti;Mthani
plea, nniter.thiscoosalintlOns.lott 03droteAlte-b"-
- ttleiphiii and rtlielrecnr , tat , effeht oh '1 it • first.
,Mttiolei_ol.dabiltfivstnot t ll llhundge*htsibantiind.Ml o
.ceeitty•lire2tind existing coon. to said Gauntlet shalT
coutionO with their preseolOtreillienttlarledlitilitti
til [Outdate,. brit tut new edit. shell be Instituted in'
Vint Chiles of .11•1 , Priiiii fitter thf hitOptroli • ofifilebou.l
etc. di. Tne P cauesand prorceillnds_penaing
phh•
, Cauftwf r t of.ConidildllnfiSiAludt !
teat court lo,l t hiladelphio. shelLini tried add dims:self
- dr la littstletwittif ermlnetr rk-ar. 'ret-bfdto and!
dot:lra:is of said courts ,hgjj . be t,raneltititA , ittfAhrt.rflr
thonotary's ~ 'fee of said county.
:It Sao: 04 .. :Tbeatitaw; , ,tand . :PrcrundNiklIeddlifi-li - Albo
.Coort ol ,'tummies. Rows in the. county nr Al • cot s
'shell be tiled and dlototerd'ol' , l4 chtjeriurt
and theesuscanedproceecdm.. plltylte
Coda Outline trine audit lepti , sed lo'utii'cOntr darn,'
, bee TwfUlt-', ,, . r:.:.
tiha. 23., The ProlhanotniF ofihe Capri Pf..Cumiport
Fleas of Fhiledelfbin Shall be : 'hest' Appal utid ,, by'llit
dadamt Pi Auld coutso4 111 . - lii.S Wilda/ Orraluber,
.n - ihe year one thousand hundred o d seventy ,
'die;and the preretit , Wothossoiary,of Enda trict , Unaid
paid (Wanly shell.be. Um- Prolli n nOi s T °l l l Vt ild
Courcof •CounnoW data. w 0.0:
Mlw l lotrehnilextlithbad thefittiTFAt IflttliPTegkftg.F!
of Myer and TCMIIIICP Avid. Quarter bereione of the
•Prace . lll PhlttdistphiPahall be San :Ault talf adelgedurf
owl I thn explratiotrot +la puscotroneandrelan nu.,the
"first' Monday ntat
Member Jr tlitt 'year 'oho `tuouiddd
eicht , nanticod dud serial ti•flve
• I obi "' 'ft te - ' a '
..r. rid.. mon log ov er fl Ousnl _tn .
ltstillanntilexcept.Fhlfathilptdoi allahleniteti omen.
of the time clique adaptientalf,thls..,Mustitation shall
continue los Alec bold' Ufa' ozOleattbn'etheir
elod,rocitid at the election for city and ward ohleer• In
the year (mu thousand els tat ¢lrmires*qtrd,triyakt, Vitro
ouu alderman shell he clotted Id 'nab' laird; pittvb
dett lotide stuitodltutlan.7.-
boo. dd. Philteelpidainagistratas :11 dm of ruder.
tricn.ehall be chosen sa.rapline. to this conLtMollnpef
the .e:ection In wild et) , 44'47 saward tilt
year , tmatha4lllo4l.luiddi 21111 , ,Mischfillse
thelitcrui of t rice shall - commence on ihe_tiret,hiobilai
of lipillattettedln their election,-- ' • •
The term. otniderrotaldermetritrrild rI13"; holding
or entitled hattenutlederte etd,tto , thrte t.
of Is constitotiou shall notbo affect - If Inanity; ; •
- 2r. yEnutosl4ssllll*.fluthreitlaiddlcilatittllti
at the time of ;do ;Optional' t.titaCaartitatlon. and nt.
the aret tlecttear toiler ft. shallbald thciereipettbre of ,
flocs onttl the term forashich theihere been elected or
0•=1111 1 1ret l if
siltation. - i l ea- ,tur!3
bzq.; 7, tTbitolven l2lll llCbtpf thls pro.
teribtegun WMhttif obits; alibil take effect on and after
the drat day of January, one attunelatom.,llt o sitenxt
end saventplire.
Ste. Sid. Tbetertos of °lnce of county COMOttraltiltern
'9 2 4 WWI auditors chows odor to . •
tour one Liman-
:C=
odlrmtagkes,,,,,
_ .
in , 'ttigt i t Iteqn kirtiteit sfialinot bay°
expired before the Bret Mouthy of January, In theyau
one thotrand e t , -ht hundred and Cu veutplitZ; 'hall ex.
ytiriinf Witt flak: "--- • - •
..ti mate; county. city. ward, 12 tothib• an d
„4„or
thtilobi Aelleaula•l, sat - Weide luud Prarlard
for by ealarl alone, • hall motion.. to reecho tile cum
..pettarilonallowee them ry lave dull' Up, ciplratlon of
their rt;pecilettlerrne of offlre.
82c. AO. Alt` tate anrlbullelatidZeera bernto(nraeler
end. aan•rn , fllrtned. ornftiftleolitten aria bonatturtion
aballtaUe.efrret, tihalletyrrally. trlthlnt,ne month after
seat adoption', talut2n4 en Werth& art bath (or ttarita•
Goo) toil:ippon tble I.4nhttitione. • , .
Sic. 11 ,Ita General Aram:lll.ly, Ito Ana aearlon', or
• tolaoholla my-Wafter thitaftanuoi :Of thlunmarltn
tlo4.lthall paps such la rre a* Ml.l tAS.UCCOIIII3I7 to wry
the alma Into fall forte and efft et. . •
,
tizo..ld..ThennOnance.peooell try thieconvictlopien ,
titled ••An ordinance for aubmitilnit the amended woad.
talon et PwanoYhlania Co a vote of :the clectstra There.
gull be bold to be valid for ail the purposes there.
- .100
Sze. ELI. Tievrords _ todnry Commiemioner.." slier
low unit In tido eonatiintion. •111313 any Ordinunce
eiccutonanynocche none., /bail bo held. 40 thdtitte•the
,Gonrdecinnerefor the.city Yniladhie.-
DEldoutqd at ehiladelphb. on the Mi dday of Novell •
er, In the year of our Lord one tboucend eight hon.
died. atal aelenty-fice. . .c. i „
•si '••• • Aar= or
Szcaerans •or Toe
• • HAILAWLIVIRI, Novi•Via 1323-
I,.eeittly that the foroguluaqa • correct , copy of the
aeter_r.itfetftiltitio. proposoditt the - piaipie the Corn ,
mniataealtb••of reenayleania, • for their approv:.) or re.
Jcctlon,ee the same appears of recant le thig office.
fier_retary of Commouwealiti.
. tp)i Ndt . • ' '
fk;illitnilitlip . tlit :amended ebb s tit tion
Peniliyhatuia d'votit theitialified
tltetora thtirivf; us pa.fisvd Erconirmading,
the' Cehetitutionet es:ntentzen
of the Comvioleu'eulthej" l'ennsykania, atiforivica
„ .
1: 'Thlit the timendesl Cocistitution pre
pared, by„,thjs . Cptir7ttoti , 'tieltUbrnitted
to:the qtralifiaelecterS. of the:Common
wealth-fee their _adoption or rejection, at
un election to be held on: the--thiril Tues.
day of December neat;, except as herein
04T prilered.autl s directed,' tli4,4aid;elec
tion shall be lield and Cendlicled,lfy tl e
regular election officers in the several eke-,
tion districts thronehout tho Commen
wealth, tinder all' ifi r d'reg,iilkthinfriiiill pro-
Nisione. , OF fesisticr laws 'relating to gen
orskelecLiotris f and the shetiffsof the soy
,aral comaties,ehall :give fit 1010 :twenty
days notice of said election by proclama
•;,2. ate . r Sjdrela iiOf 'The Cnnontealt
h
I 11,.ts tens„t'aen yl3sle Before the'sold
„. 'elicfio , theCoMmissionerl
of
eaCh con n tv,u sufficient n umber of pr6lier
histrisctiotiss The
Conitrilstiolieriiiif seVeral antra tiesshaill
, ciiiviefteteLprinted• - ist least thrie - times as
many ballots of affirmative votes' as there
-are vorgrain each • county--and-the same
n umber •of..negat i ve• •Notes-; and the said
•Cvsminiti•dozers shall; at least., five days be
fore said election, cads, to be fairly dis
-4fihoteo.„to the several, elections districts
iv their.yespective counties, the said
rr torts. circular_ of in
-1 ructions, and ,Such affi4 hooks chit pap
ers• ” 'Th • shalt
dB may ..._ DeCOSitry. e ots
he printtd t'vtititin in the follociiiig
Vrni•••••: On'ttisi ontaitl4.: :he words . "New
'C.:institution r iti this• inside torall persdn s
:glii•tigliffirattrlve: yeti% the 'words "For
ifielsiewkkingtstutionir find- loralipersons
:living negative cotes the wordS."Against
ill l PNgwol:PP4 l 44l9 ll -7 : •
. ,
oppyat , ri.mUjority of
•3,}iCiflOss,s,ATl,lt'll are, fp: the Lei Got,3titu
t;At}i?rttcltrylioli ke dig pp l i, q ,citiitoi l :of
fhe., cyintrion h n eyya nlit on
awriifterthe 0r.4 shy.. lit' the
year of our 'Lorironelhoilsand's ight hau
dred and seventy-four; Shall an
:peat' that w rieisjority: of7the votes polled
:leered ngainsclthe'new-Consti fusion • filets
;it shall:be .rejeeted and•• ne . null rand cold.
,7.6•:;.Five,Ckintmissioners of Election. viz:
s Edwin-If-Fit ler, Edward Drifivnitig,Joisti
Nierree s Refry S. iLlsigert, and John 0.
Jiltllefr4 Coy
vriqiuri wh.o:eliall,insves direction Of. the
idectiow i tippn„,this,amend4,.Constientiin
93e, CktX t.f,rhiimLielphia. The , fraiti
,OitiittilB:3lo4:o shall , sworn af
'llififeif.fd =iffeir 'du ilei"Wit Is lift
‘Tifel shall also
ithVir to 'WlT'Vitc;theli , ii to their
• ti alba:" It'sfmsbe tliedtity of said Coin
'ttitillititY• of them, and
his4elititheritftwmake a regis
'Fititirin CP - refers •for''the • - seve'ral 4.iettion
d4Jittiiott# Csaitl'eity;-
lisfi•sornitule , 4o • the -electiiin officers of
each precinct or division ; to distribute the
Japlip i tg,fot,,satil oxtyo•proyid.ed. for hy 1 his
inwocc.to lie-tined. 4 „ fhe ,eleetion.; to
pyo„inipectiini,. for
,(I'lliOun t ..,.4y,iiv.hotul l he eb
:olq!ico, and
;:`"
f4tv.l4t). !4'crsetl. o:fhe
election Officers fegarding:thiAr;diities in
naki4;;Otnclis
No„ person . g
. badiditialiPvii on
drjl3'&atioti'B;_.icte,tcie new Con
"iotiettil" 'or the
election in the said city, shall be C.:pitied.
lac niptitedinoda certified ,before the.said
•-Conitnissioners; amiatith -their approval—
itchich•uppraval shall - , be: endorsed upon
They.shall :make:report, di
mected,tp the „President iof. this Cotiven
,tion,,of ,their:•etricial,:action -tinder .this
...;irdiriarkegyip4 concerning' . the ,co n d not of
„the.soliKekethin. within ti e_Faid pity.
I,g4geq, nutl„ Inspectors aforesaid
olioll,conditat the, eleethin „in all respects
enliAirtnaltly, tei,,the,„weneralidection laws
eft this "Commortve shit and With like
pdlecrk.anitoantieft those of ordinary
Offfe;•rs. Ireah Insia.ctor shall
q tint Ode' aleik the Board in
the!. pi?rforittanceW , lits•if tales, add all the
dttly , sworn' or
iallirMeditettording and shall pos.
reqnintd by law
aireltutilon utliderSitttthis Commonwealth'.
At ,said '•eleetion r.:nny. , (llll:y• nhatified
shall.a be --unregiSterei. 3,
-studio be .;,:pormitied • to. /.Tote. upon
right to the
electintruflieces, according ta.the gener.il
'election laws of tilts Commici4malth..lte
,turnattspectors aud,ttheirycler,ks and an
bouriy:epunt pc votes . shall •he die
"ppuotii with.:hut , okersers ot election may
41f ,, ttYloofril lor.tttts p,recinct hy said Elec
tion commissioners,vhOcedµ!lesat:d pow
ors shallhe the sane ,Q 8 those of over
,
4Ch's'''Of Sant. citV'hitUer
hPplienhitltlietetb; Ile•
thirnetif lthe'elgeithfn , tutido in
01114; Oilg i tiS•iii - the cat(tc efilaiitnt Far
(11) ertihr, lint% 'triplicate tg,eneral return
City - sit:ill in 'Made 'out, and , for
uniede;i'M the,Prtisidentt • cif this CenYon
tintli Ilatrieborg.ttas hereinafter yawl&
tidititr case' nrieutt*.Yetnrtis:' - . ti
Ico B.:ln'hach ofethel',Onantil;s of !the Corn-.
trientwealt hit (except ~ : Philtatelph ia.) • .'the
rein - hist of. t hieveletith bin made as
jrbehoicuset.orsan !election for Gorerner.
but the returirjudgesin k.ttelt county shall
rOakeeoutitt triplicate ": c‘tit titr ',return and
transmit the. An mcovit bi Ye_l3 ayA after
thetelection v directeds 40. theflresident.of
lQiinyention„ nt,Tisrrislineg,„ ,
h„Donc,AMOPlivelitink. this ahird.. day Of
Islcirtnniter, irSithe,vear ,of ;any,
find
.."1"t1'
f
Zri !aj,,,fig.Tliol.// - 4,lVALlignirPre - 4141 . •, / iti
xr.ll-1-hTAPTIXEI , CIar,kvo.. , •f. ;+- •
4 1 u trite,SPPYl:.9.P.Putica , , snbmis.
BE6.
M. S. Quir,
Secretart; of the Commontreailk.