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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER S7, 1873.
Jjj LECTION l'llOCL A. M ATION.
C?0 5.1 YE THE COMMONWEALTH.
Whereas, In mid by Uio 13th flection of
the act of flenerel Assembly of Pennsylva
nia, passed July 2d, 18U3, entitled "An
act relating to the elections of the Common
wealth," it is enjoined on tho sheriff of
very county to give notice of such elec
tions to be held, and to enumerate in such
notice what officers arc to be elected, in
pursuance thereof I, D.. C. OYSTER, high
sheriff of t lie county of Elk, do therefore
make known and give this public notice to
the electors of snid county of Elk that a
special election will be held in said county
ou
TUESDAY, DECEM11ER 10, 1873,
(it being (lie third Tuesday of the month),
lor the purpose of
Submitting tlicauio nded Constitution of
Pennsylvania to a vote of tho qualified
electors thereof, as provided by tlio ordi
nance of su'oiniesion adopted by tho con
stitutional convention.
And the qualified electors of the county
of Elk will hold their elcolions in the sev
eral districts, as follows:
lienczettn township, at the house of
Elizabeth Winslow. ,
llenzitiger township, at the school house
on Michael slroet, near the Elk creek
bridge.
Fox township, at tho Centreville school
house.
Highland township, at the house of Levi
Ellithorpe.
Norton township, at tho school house,
near D. C. Oyster's hotel.
Jay township, at the house of Alfred
Teat-sail.
Jones township, at the Wilcox tanning
and limber company's office, in Wilcox.
Millstone town.inp, nt tho house of
Henry Heir, nt Burr's dun.
Kidgwny township, nt the curt lious3.
St. Mary's boiungh, nt tho town hall.
Spring Creek township, at the houss of
Stockdale, Downer & Co.
I also make known tho provision oi' the
ordinance of submission adopted by the
constitutional convention relative, to the
manner of voting, which provides that the
ballots shall he wriiten or primed in the
following form: On tho outside the words
"New Constitution;" iu the inside for nil
persons giving aliirmntivc votes i lie words
"For the New Constitution," and for ad
persons giving negative votea the words
"Against the New Constitution."
A'so, in the 4th section of the act of As
sembly, entitled "An act relating to dec.
tions and for other purposes," approved
April 10th, 1 80'), it is enacted that the
Hth section shall bo so construed as to
prevent any mililia or borough oliicer from
serving as judge, inspector or clerk nt any
general or special election in this Common
wealth. Also, that in the 01st section of said act
it is enacted ''that every general or special
election shall be opened between the hours
of six and seven in the forenoon, and shall
remain without iiiVrrupiiua until coven
o'clock in the evening, when the polls shall
be closed.
No person slmll be permitted to vote nt
any election as aforesaid but a freeman of
the ago of twenty-one years or more, who
shall have resided in thii State at least one
year, and in the ejection district where he
oilers his veto at least ten days immediately
preceding euch election, and within two
years paid n State or county tax, which
uball have been assessed at least ten das
beforo tho election, lint a citizen of liie
United States, who has previously been a
qualified voter of this State, bill, removed
therefrom and returned, and bIiiiII have
resided in tho election district and paid
taxes as aforesaid, shall ho entitled to vote
after residing in this Stato six months:
J'roviilut, that the freemen, citizens of the
United States, who urclietwecn the ages
of twenty-one nud twenty-two years, and
who have resided in Hie election Uisirict
ten days as aforesaid, shall he entitled to
vote, although they have not paid taxes.
Whkrkas, The filteeiith amendment of
the constitution of tho United States is as
follows:
Six. 1. The right of citizens of the
United States shall not be denied or
abridged by the United States ou account
of race, color or previous condition of servi
tude. Sec. 2. That. Congress shall have power
to enforce this article by up propi-iute legis
lation. And whereas, The Congress of tho United
SiMes, on the thirty-first dayjjf March,
1870, passed an net untitle. I "An act to
enforce the rights of citizens of the Uuited
States to veto in the several Slates of the
Union, and for othc purposes," the first
and second sectiot.s of which are as follows:
He it enacted, kc That aii citizens of the
United Slates who are or shall bo other
wiie qualified to vote at any electio.i bv
the people of any State, Territory, district,
city, county, parish, township, t-clioid di.
trict, municipality, or other territorial sub
division, shall he entitled and allowed to
vote at all such elections, without distinc
tion of color, race or previous coudition of
servitude; any constitution law, cui-toiu,
usage or regulation of any State or Terri
tory, or by or under its authority, to the
contrary notwithstanding.
Snc 2. And be il further enacted, That if,
by or under the constitution or laws of any
State, or the laws of any Territory, any act
:b or shall be required to be done as a pre
requisite or qual.hcatiou for voting, and by
such constitution ot laws persons or oliictrs
are or shall be charged with tho perform
ance of duties in furnishing to ciiizens an
opportunity to perform such picrtqiihitej
or to become qualified to vote it shall be
the duty of every sucti person and oli.ceis
to give till citizens of the United ttate.-., the
game and eqftal opportunity to perform
such prerequisite and to become qualitiea
to vote without distinction of race, color or
previous condition of servitude; uuil if uny
such persons or otliceis shall refuse or
- knotv.'iigly omit to give lull tiled to this
sectiou. he shall icr every such offense tur
l'cit and pay the sum of live hundred dollars
to the persons aggrieved thereby, to be re
covered by an action on the case, with full
costs and such allowance fur counsel fees
as the court shall deem just, nud thall also
for every euch effeuce be deemed guilty ot
misdemeanor, and shall on couvictioutheie
of he lined not less than livo hundred dol
lars, or to be imprisoned not less than one
month and not more than one year, or belli,
at the discretion of the couit.
And vrlureai, It is declared by the second
section of the VI article of the constitution
of the United States that "'J his shall be
made in pursuuiico thereof, shall be the
supreme law of the land
anything iu the constitution or laws of urn
Slate to the contrary notuith-jtunJinj."
And wh-uuu, 'ibe Legislature of this
Commonwealth, ou the liih ot April, 1870,
passed an net entitled "A further supple
ment to the act relating to elections in this
Coua-.iouwmlih," the teiith section provides
as follows:
iSrc. ID. That so much of every act of
Ae. tn.bly asprovides that only white free
nun shall be entitled to vote, or be regis
tered us voters, or as claiming to vote at
uuy general or special election of this Com
monwealth, be and the same is hereby re
pealed, and that he rentier till freemen with
out distinction of color sLull be enroled
ttid registered acooidii'g to tho provision
Henry A. Parsons, Jr.
of the first section of the net approved th
17th of April, 1HI!. entitled "An net fur
ther supplemental to nn net relative to the
elections tff this Commonwealth," and shall
when otherwise qualified under existing
laws.be entitled to voto nt all general find
Bpecinl cleotions in this Commonwealth.
No person shall be permitted to Vote
whose ,nnmo is not contained on the Int of
triable Inhabitants furnished by the com
missioners unless he first produces a ro
coipt lor tho pnymcnt within two yenrs of
State or county tax, assessed agreeably to
the constitution, and give satisfactory cvi.
dcuoo cither on his own oath or aillrmation
of nnofher that he has paid such (ax, or on
failure to produce such receipt shall make
oath of the pnymcnt thereof; if ho claims
to vote by being nn elector between tho
ages of twenty one and twenty-two years,
he shall depose on oath or ntiirinntion that
he has resided in the Si:te at least one yoir
before his application, and tnHke proaf of
his residence within his district a 'required
by the act, ond that he does verily believe
from accounts given him, that he is of the
age aforesaid, and give sucli other evidence
as is required by the ict, whereupon tho
nnmo of tho person so admitted to vote
shall be registered in the alphabetical list
by the inspector, and o note mado opposite
thereto by the word "tax," if he shall hnvo
been admitted to vole by reason of having
paid Ux, or the word "age," if ho shall
have teen admitted to voto by reason' of
age, shall be called out to the clerks, who
shall make like notes on the lists kept by
them.
In all cases where the. name of persons
claiming to vote is found on tho. list fur
nished by the commissioners and a-see-sors,
and his right, to vote, whether found
thereon or not, is objected to by any quali
fied citizen, it. shall be the inspectors'
duty to exrimiu such persons on oath as
to his qualifications, and if he claims to
have resided within tiic ttatc or one year
or more, oath shall not bo suliiciaiit proof
thereof, but shall make proof thereof by
at least one competent witness, who shall
ben qualified elector, thai, he as resided
within the district for the purpose of votc
ing therein.
Every person qualified ,n aforesaid, and
who shall make the due proof, ii' qualified
of his residence and payment of taxes
aforesaid iu I hi' township, wurd or district
in which lie shall iv-ide.
If any person shall prevent, or attempt
to prevail, any oliicer of any election under
this act from holding such election or u-c
or thrcnti'ii any violence to any such oliicer,
or siyi interrupt nr improperly interfere
villi iiim in the c.ccutiu:i of his dury, or
shall block up the win. ion or avenue to any
wiudow where the same may be holdiiiir.
or sti-.ui riotously disturb the peace at. such
election, or shail use or practice any in
timidation, threats, force or violence, with
design to influence unduly cr overawe any
elector, or to prevent him from voting, ol
io restrain the freedom of choice, such
persons cn conviction shall be fined in any
sum not exceeding live hundred duti-ir.-i,
and be imprisoned for any time not less
than one mouth or more than one year;
and it be shown that tho person so offend
ing was not a resident of the city, ward,
district or township where Hie said offence
was committed, and not entitled to vote
therein, he shall ou conviction be sentenced
to pay a tine of not less than one hundred
or inure thau one thousand dollars, and be
iuipviuoued n-.-t 1. -; thtin six tnotitiiii or
mure than two years.
V. nnucAs, liy the act of
C)!iirre-i3 of
the United Stai
euMiled
Ct (0
a.iieu l the several act a heretomre p;-ed
to provide for the enrolling and calling out
tho uaiioii.il forces, tin i lor oilier "pur
poses," and approved '.March third, one
ihotisaud eight hundred aud MSty-nvo all
persons who have deserted the military or
naval service of the United Stales, i;n I
who have not been discharged or relieved
from the penalty or di.-.iMloy therein pro
vided, aie deemed and taken to have vol
untarily relinquished and Lote-aed their
right to ciiUeusliip and ihoir.rlg.us to be
come citizens, and are deprived of ciercie
ing any rights of citizes thereof;
And wurcas, Persons not citizens of the
United ttUcsnre not, ULder the constitu
tion aim laws ot i ennsvi.vania,
electors of this Conmiouwei.hli.
qualified
bKCrtox I. He ,t enaeiedoy ... Stlla.'i and
IIo.-c of h,j;-centat,r,)ofiht Commoutteutih
or y.;,,B.j, oi Ue,rt A.ubh, ,;,
and be .- V cM ;l atlt,loril -
Hint in nl elections hereafter to
be held in this tojumoiiwe ,l,h it shall be
unlawful for Iheju.ecr inspectors of any
such election to receive any ballot or bal
lots from any person or p;r. ljr,3 embiwed
in the provisions ami subject to the de
bility imposed by s.ua not of Coi.jnv-is -.p.
proved March third, one thousand e-iirht
hundred and sixty live, and it shall be un
lawful for nny such persons to offer to vot
any bailot cr ballots.
Six. 2. That if any such judge nd in
spectors of cileclion, or any one of them
snau icce.ie or consent to receive unv such
unlawful Ullot or ballots from u
disqualified person, he or t!u.v s0 , ,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, ,a ,,,
conviction there.,! in any con, t of quarter
resworn, uf this Commonwealth cc shall for
each cilencc be sentence J to pay u nne llf
V V. t ,u"c'.1 Uj'iars, and to
n..-ii..v hi: :i'i isuuuieill
proper comity for ni t h-.-
' the jail of the
than sixty days.
, .. person deprucd of
ci.izens.p, anl disqual.hed .-lS U,vM
shall, at a..y election hereafter to be hoi !
in this Cuinmonweait., vul0 0,. ;
the officers there and offer to vote, n ballot
or badots, any person so olt'endin- -ill b(.
deemed gu.hy of a misde-meauoi, and e.
conviction thereof in ,,,-y C0U1.t n,-,,,,.,,..
sessions ot tins Commonwealth Khali for
each oileiiec, be punished In a like manner
as is provided i ,10 p.eceding section of
this act in the ease of ollioji-s of Hec'iou
receiving such unlawful ballot or bf.liolst
Site. -1. That if ,:y fvtsm shllll h
after persuade or advise any ,1ets(, or per-
".T ' v...ruMp nua ti.S iiialifieil
as aforesaid, to ofler any ballot or ballots
to toe eiiiccrs of any election I,
be held in Ibis Common wealth, or shall
persuade or
dvise
any such ofliei- in
I-I IVI. 11 IV l:!'.ll V. .11 . J-
- j ".iuois irom unv vt-r
ballot
di-piivcd ot citiKenship and disqualified as
nu.resaiU, tiuh person so ollendit shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and ,.,,01l convie
lion thercot in any court of quai te-r sessions
oi tli!., commouweali'i sl,ftu be punished in
alike manner a is provided in the second
section of this act in tl,e case of officers of
such clcctiou receiving unlawful ballot
or b illot s.
riirsuunt to the provisions oniainc l in
me j;li section as aforesaid the ju Iges of
.. u.o.isai uisincts shall le.-pectably
ako chariro of the cerlilie,it.. op ii ..
cleciioii to their respective districts and
produce then at a meetimi; of one Judge
. ... vavuuiKiiici iii tue i.ourt House, iii
the twonship 0f Kidgwny, on FK1UAV.
THE 1UT11 DAY OF DECEMlliilt neit,
thtin and there to perforn tlio duties re
quiVed by law ot said Judges; also where
a jiieigo by sickness or unavoidable acci
detit ii unabla to attend such meeting of
judges then a certificate as aforesaid shall
be taken in charge of by one of tho inspec
tors or onrks of the election of said dis
trict who shail do ami perform the duties
of said judge lo iittt-nel; and the return
judgs of the fuid districts aforesaid are
requested to meet iu F.idgway the county
seat of said oounty, on Friday after the
third Tuesday of December next, then and
tbere to discharge the unties required by
law.
"Given under my hand at Ridgway, the
lSthday of November in the year of our
Lord one thousand, ei'ht huudrcd aud
seventy-three, uud of the independence of
the United States tho ninety -seventh
D. C. OYSTER, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Nov. It-it h,' '73
CONSTITUTION.
NEW CONSTITUTION PROPOSED TO
TUG CITIZEN! OK TI1I3 COMMON
WEALTH FOR TIIElll Al't'TOVAL OR
H EJECTION, 11Y THE CONST1TU-
TIONAL CONVENTION.
Publislicd by order of tho Seorosary of
the Commonwealth, in pursunncs of
tbo 4th sectioa of an act of the Gen
cral Assembly cntileJ "An net to pro
videur calling a Convention to nmond
the Constitution," approbud the 11th
day of April, A. I). 1872.
I'ltEAMBLli
Wc, tho people of tho Couimonwcolth
ot Tennsylvanta, gratclul to Almighty
(hul fur the blessintjs of civil and reli
gious liberty, and humble invoking His
guidance, do ordain uud establish this
Constitution.
ARTICLE I.
DECLARATION OF llmHTS
That tho general, great and essential
principles of liberty uud iieo govern
ment may l,o recognized aud unalterably
established, wo deilare that
Suction 1. All men are born equally
free and independent, nud have certain
inherent and indefeasible rights, among
winch aro those oi enjoying und defend
lih nd liberty, of acquiring, pus
ses-sttig uud protecting property and rep
milium, unu ui pursuing tnetr owu iiap-
pilll'SS.
Sec. 1, All power is inherent in the
people, und all free governments are
founded ou their authority uud institu
ted for their peuce, saiety aud happi
ness. For the udvauccniciit of tins?
cndu they have at till times an inaliena
ble ar,d indefeasible right to alter, re
form or abolish their government ia such
manner as ihoy nitty think proper.
Sue. o. All meu have a natural and
indefeasible ritit to worship Almighty
(hid according to the dictates of their
own consciences; no man eao of right
be compelled to attend, erect or suppoit
any place of worship, or to maintain any
nnu:strv against his consent; no human
authority can, iu any case whatever,
eootivl or iiitcribrc with the rights of
c-jtischMiee, and p-'jlcrouce shall ever he
K'.von by law to n i, v relisrious establish-
incuts or iiiO-Ii.'.i of worship.
t"KC 1. ,o persui: who acknowledges
the being of a God and a future state oi
reward.-! nod puuirhiuc-iits shall, on ae'
eount ed his religious sentiment:., be dis
qualified to hold any officii or place oi
trust or profit under this Couimou
wealth. Sec. ii. Kk-ction shall be free and
eqiial nud no pir.vur, civil or military,
shall at any timo interfere to prevent
tho free exorcise of tho right of suf
lrake. Sec. G Trial
Ly jttr-7 shall le as
heretofore, an
tli o rijiht tlirtent reinaiti
inviolate.
Sec. 7. Tho printing pr
free to every peisioi who m
ss ts!iall bo
y u:ii)erlakc
ot the hej.'
s'iivjriiiiicut, ti exauiiiit Liii: prov'ceuit.LrJi
islaturo or anv bii.iieh of j
and no law shall ever be made to restrain
the tight thereof. The free eonnnuui
cation of thoughta and opinions is one o(
U.o invalneble tights of man, and every
citizen may freely spa, I,, vvi ite and ptint
on any subject, being rcsptmsible for the
abuse of that l;b.:ity ,'o conviction
shall bo had iu prosecution for the pub
lication of papers relating to the official
conduct of olliccrs or men in public ca
pacity, or to any other tnatter proper for
public investigation ' of information
where tho lact that such publietitioa was
not maliciously or nesligontly made
shail bo established to tho .satisfaction of
the jut); ur.d in all indictiuco's for
libels the jury shall have the light to
determine the bnv aud the facts, under
the direction of the court, as io other
ca.-os.
Sec. S. 'J he people th.i!l be secure iu
thcT pfcisoos, houses, papurs and pos-SLS-jioiu,
f rom ut,rea:ouuble searches aud
seizure.), aud no warrant to search any
placs or to seize any person or thiuus.
hull issue without describing than "as
nearly as may be, uor without prooabh
cause, supported jy oath or uilirmalton
RUbseribed to by the alii.itit.
Sec. . In nil crimiiial pro-jecutions,
the anc-usetl hath aright to be heard by
himself and his counsel, to demand (he
nature and cause of tho accusation
agaiti-t him, to meet tlio witnesses face
to face, to have compulsory process for
obtaining w itiiessi-s iu his favor, and iu
nrosecutioua bv iu lietmont ur itiforiiiu.
lion, a speedy public trial by au impar
tial jury of the vicinage; he cannot be
compolicd to .live evidence against him
sell, nur can ho bo deprive. 1 of his life,
liberty or property, unless by the judg
ment of liia peers or the law of the
hind.
Sec 10 No person shall for any in-
elictafjle olli'iisc lie proceeded agi.iust
cnuiitialiy, by information, except in
c.ses arising in the laixl or u.tval tuices,
or in the militia, when in actual set-
vice, in timo of war or public danger, or
by h ave of the court, lor oppression or
uiisdeme inor in oiliee. No person shall
ii,r the sumo offense be twice put in
jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall pri
vate property be takeu or applied to
public use without authority ot law, and
without ju;.t compeiis-nion being first
mad a or secured.
Sec. 11. ll courts shall be open, ami
every man for au injury douo hiia in his
lauds, goods, person or reputation, shall
have ri.tueJy by cue corse of law, and
right and jostiic administered without
sale, denial or delay. Suits may be
brought againtt tho Commouwcaltb in
fiueh manner, iu euch courts, and in
such courts, and in euch cases as the
Legislature may by law direct.
Sec. l'J. No power of suspending laws
shall be exercised unless by the legis
lature or by its authority.
Slc. 13. Jixctssive bail shall not be
required, nor scc.-sivo Cuts imposed,
nor cruel punishments inflicted.
Si.c. 14. All prisonets shall be baila
ble by Eiiflicicnt sureties, unless for
capital offenses, when the proof is evi
dent or pn-sumptiou gteat; and the
privilege of tho writ of habeas corpus
shall do! bo suspended, unless when in
case of rebellion or iuvasion the publio
safely may require it.
Sec. 13. No comtnisson of oyer and
termiuer or jail delivery shall be issued.
Sec l(i. Tho peison of a debtor, j
whdre there is not strong presumption
of fraud, shall uot be continued in prisou
after delivering up his estate for tho
benefit of his creditors, in such manner
as phall be prescribed by law.
Sec 17. No ex tost facto law,
nor nny law impairing tho obligation
of contractor making irrevocable any
grant of special privileges or immunities,
shall be passed.
Seo. 18. No person shall be attainted
of treason or felony by the Legislature.
Sec. 19. No attainder shall work
corruption of blood, nor, except during
the life of tho offender, forfeiture of
estate to the Commonwealth; the estate
of such poisons us shall dostroy their
own lives shall descend or vest as in
cases of natural death, and if any person
shall be killed by casualty, thero shall
be no forfeiture by reason thereof.
Sec -0. The citizens have a right
io a peaceable manner to assemble to
gether for their common good, and to
apply to those invested with tbt? powers
of government for redress of grievances
or other proper putposes, by petition,
addtess or remonstrance.
Sec. 21. The right of citizens to
bear arni3 in defense of themselves and
tho Slate shall not be questioned.
Sec 22. No standing army shall, in
time of peace, be kept up without the
conseut of tho Legislature and the
military shall, iu all cases, and at all
timt'3, be iu strict subordination to the
civil power.
Sec. 23. No soldier shall in time of
peace be quartered in any house without
the consent of the owner, nor in time
of war but iu a manuer to bo prescribed
by law.
Sec. 21. The Legislature shall not
grant any title of nobility or hereditary
distinction, uor create any office tho
appointment of which shali be for a
longer term thau dutinggood behavior.
Sec. 2o. Emigration, trom the State
shall not bo prohibited.
Sec. 2li. To guard against transgres
sions of the high powers which we
have delegated, we declare that every
thing iu this article is er.cepted out of
the general powers of government, aud
shall forever remain inviolate.
ATICLE II.
THE LEGISLATURE.
Section 1. The legislative power ot
this Commonwealth shall be vested iu a
General Assembly, which shall consist
of a Senate and a llouse of Representa
tives. Sec. 2. .Members of the General
Assembly shall be chosen at the general
clcctiou every second jcar. Their term
of service shall begin on the first day
of December next after their election.
Wlieuever a vacancy shall occur in
either liouse, the presiding officer there
ol shall issue a writ ot clcctiou to Gil
such vacancy for the remainder of the
term.
Sec. 3. Senators shall be elected for
the term of four years aud Iteprescnta
tivos ior the term of two years.
Sec i. The Geueral Assembly shall
meet at twelve o'clock noon, on the first
Tuesday of January every second year,
and at otlicr times when conveued by
the Goveruer, but shall hold no ad
journed annual session after the year
one thousand eight hundred and seventy
eight. In case of a vacancy iu tlte
office of United States Stuator from
this Commonwealth, iu a recess between
sessions, tho Governor shall convene the
two houses by proclamation on notice
uot exceeding sixty days to fill the same.
Sec. 5. Senators shall be at least
tweuty-Sve years of age, and llcpresen-
tauves iwenty-ouo years ot age. ihey
shall have beeu citizens aud inhabitants
of the State four years, and inhabitants
of their respective districts oue year
next before their election (unless ubsent
ou the publio busiuess of the United
States or of this State), and shall reside
in their respective districts during their
term of service.
Sec. G. No Senator or Lu-piesenta-tive
shail, during the time lor which he
shall have been elected, be appoiuted to
miy civil office under this Common
wealth, and uo member of Congress or
other person holding any office (except
of attoruey-at law or in the militia)
under the United States or this Com
monwealth shall be a member of either
house during his continuance in office.
Sec. 7. No person hcrealfer convicted
of embezzlement of publio moneys,
bribeiy, pi: t jury or other iufamou'i crime
shall be eligible to the General Assembly
or c-apublo of holding any offico of trust
or profit iu this Commonwealth.
Sec. S. The members of the General
Assembly shall receive such salary and
mileage lor regular aud special sessions
as shall be fixed by law, aud no other
compensation whatever, whether fur
service upon committee or otherwise.
No member of either house shall, during
the term lor which ho may have been
elected, receive any increase of salary,
or mileage, under any law passed duriu'
such term.
Sec. S). The Senate shall, at the
beginning and close of each regular
fessiou and at such other times as may
be uecesiary, elect one of its members
president pro tempore, who shall per
torm the duties of the Lieutcuaut Gov
ernor, iu any ease of abseuce or disa
bility of that officer, and whenever the
said office of Lieutenant-Governor shall
be vaeuiit. Tho llouse of lleprestnta
tives shall elect nne of its members as
Speaker. L'acb llouse shall chooso its
other officers, and shall judge ot the elec
tion aud qualifications of its members.
Slit. 10. A majority of each House
shall constitute a quorum, but a smaller
number may adjourn from day to day,
and compel the attendance of absent
members.
Sec. 11. Each house shall have
power to determine the rules of its pro
ceedings and punish its members or
other persons far contempt or disorderly
behr.vior in its presence, t enforce
obedieuce to its process, to protect its
members against violence, or offers of
bribes, or private solicitation, and with
the concurrence of two-thirds, to expel
a member, but not a second time ior the
same cause, and shall have all other
powers necessary for the legislature of a
free State. A member expelled for
corruption shall not thereafter be eligi
ble to either house, and punishment for
con siupt or disorderly behavior shall
not bar an indictment for tbe same of
fense. Seo. 12. Each bouse akall keep
journal of its proceedings aud from time
to timo publish the same, except such
parts m require secrecy, and the yeas
and nays of the members on any ques
tion shall, at the desire of oy two of
them, be entered on tho journal.
Sec 13. The sessions of each house
and of committees of tho whole shall be
open, unless when the business is suoh
as ought to be kept secret.
Sec. 14. Neither house shall, with
out the consent ot the other, adjourn for
nfore than three days, nor to any other
place than that in which the two houses
shall be sitting.
Sec 15. The members of the Gen
eral Assembly shall iu all cases, except
treason, felony, violation of their oath
of office, and breach or surety of the
peace, be privileged from aircst during
their attendance at the sessions of their
respective houses and in going to and
rcturniug from tho same; and for any
speech or debate in cither house, they
shall not be questioned in any other
place,
Sec 16. The State shall bo divided
into fifty Scntorial districts ot compact
and contiguous territory, as nearly equal
iu population as may bo, and 'each dis
trict shall be cutitled to elect one Sena
tor. Each county coutainiu; one or
more rations of population shall bo en
titled to ooo Senator or tor each ratio,
and to an additional Senator for a sur
plus of population exceeding three-fifths
of a ratio; but uo county shall form a
separate district unless it shall contain
four-fifths of a ratio, except where tho
adjourning counties are each entitled to
one or more Senatots, When such county
may be ussinged a Senator on less thau
four-fifths, and exceeding one-half of a
ratio, and no county shall be divided ifu
less entitled to two or more Senators.
No city or county shall be entitled to
separte representation exceeding one
sixth ol the whole number ot Senators
No ward, borough, or township shall be
divided iu the formation oi a district.
The Scutorial ratio shall be ascertained
by d.vidiug the whole population ol the
State by the number fifty.
SEr; 17. The members of the House
of llepreseiitativcs shall be apportioned
among the several counties by a ratio
obtained by dividing the population ot
the State as ascertained by the most re
cent United States ccusus by two hun
dred. Every county containing less
thau five ratios shall have oue representa
tive fur every full ratio, and an additi
onal representative when the surplus ex
ceeds half a ratio; but each oounty shall
have oue representative for every full
ratio, and au additional represeu'ative
when tho surplus exceed half a ratio;
but each county shall have at least one
representative. Every county contain
ing five ratios or more shall have one
representative for every full ratio.
Kvery city containing a population a
equal to a ratio shali elect separately its
proportion of the representatives allot
ted to the county in which it is located.
Every city entitled to more than four
representatives, aud every county hav
ing over oce huudicd thousand inhabit
ants, shall be divided into districts ot
compact and contigous territory, each
district to elect it3 proportion of repre
sentatives according to its population,
but no district shall elect more than four
reprcbcntivcs.
Sec 13. The General Assembly at
its first session after tbe adoption' of this
constitution, and immediately alter each
Uuited States decennial census, shall ap
portion the State into Senatorial and Re
presentative districts agreeably to the
provisions of the two next precediug sec
tions. ARTICLE III.
LEGISLATION.
Section 1. No law shall be passed
except by bill, and uo bill shall be so
altered or amended on its passage
through either house as to change its or
iginal purpose.
Sec 2. No bill shall be considered
unless referred to a cotnmitteo, returned
therefrom, and printed for the use ol
the members.
Sec 8, No bill, except general ap
propiation bills, shall be passed, contain
ing more than one subject, which shall
bo clearly expressed iu its title.
Sec -1 Every bill shall be read at
lengbt on three different days in each
bouse ; all amemdments made thereto
shall bo printed for the use or the mem
bers before the final vote is taken ou the
bill, and no bill shall become a law un
less on its final passage the vote be taken
by yeas and nays, the names of the per
sons voting for and against the same be
entered on the journal, and a majority
of the members elected to each house
be recorded therein as voling in its fa
vor. Seo 5. No amendment to bills by
one bouse shall be concurred in by the
other, except by a vote of a majority of
tho members elected thereto taken by
yeas ami cays, aud the tames
ot those voting for and against recorded
upon the journal thereof; and reports of
committees of conference shall be
adopted iu either house only by the voto
of a majority of the members elected
thereto, taken by yeas aud nays, aud the
names of those voting recorded upou :he
journal.
Seo G. No law shall be revived,
amended, or tho provisions thereof ex
tended or conferred by reference to its
title only but so much thereof as is re
vived, amended, extended, or conferred,
shall be re-enacted aud published at
lenght.
beo 7. The General Assembly shall
not pass any local or special law;
Authorizing tbe creation, extension or
impairing of liens;
llejulatiug tho afioirs of counties,
cities, towdships, wards, boroughs or
school districts;
Changing the names of places or per
sons; Chauging the venae in civil and crim
inal cases;
Authorizing the laying out, opening,
altering, or maintaining roads, highways,
streets, or alleys.
, Relating to ferries or bridges, or in
corporating ferry or bridge companies,
except for the erection ot bridges cross
ing streams which form boundaries be
tween this and any other Street.
Yaoating roads, town plats, streets or
alleys;
' Relating to cemeteries, graveyards or
publio ground not of the State;
Authorizing the adoption or legitima
tion of Idren;
Locating or changing county seals,
erecting new couuties, or changing
county lines;
Incorporating cities, towus, or vilages,
or chan-'inii their charters;
Tor tho opening and conducting of
elections, or fixing or changing the place
of voting ;
Grantiug divorces;
Erecting new townships or boroughs,
changing township lines, borough limits,
or school districjs;
Creating ofneies, or prescribing the
powers and duties of officers in couuties,
cities, boroughs, townships, electiou or
school districts;
.Changing the law of descent or suc
cession; Regulating he practice or jurisdiction
of, or changing tho rules of evidence in
any judicial proceeding or inquiry be
foro courts, aldermen, justces of tbe
peace, (sheriffs, commissioners, arbitra
tors, auditors, masters in chancery, or
other tribunals, or providing or cliaug
iug methods tor the collection of debts,
or tho enforcing of judgments,, or pre
scribing the eilect of judicial sales of
real estate!
Regulatirg the fees, or extending the
powers aud duties of aldermen, justiees
of the peace, magistrates, or constables;
Regulating the management of pub-,
lie schools, the building and repairing ot
school houses, and tho raisiug of moury
for such purposes;
Fixing the rate of interest;
Affecting the estates of minors or per:
sons under disability, except after due
notice to all parties in interest, to be re
cited in the special enactment;
Remitting tines, pcualties and torleit
ures, or tho rctumlii.g moneys legally
pa;d into the Treasury;
Exempting property from taxation;
Regulating laboi; trade, mining, or
manufacturiuur.
Creating corporations,
renewiug, or extcuding
or ameudiug,
tho charters
thereof;
Granting to any corporation, associa
tion, or individual any special or exclu
sive privilagc or immunity or to any
corporation, association or individual the
right to lay down a railroad track. Nor
shall the General Assembly indirectly
enact such special or local law by the
partial repeal ot a general law, but laws
repealing local or special acts may be
passed. Nor shall nny Jaw be passed
grauting powers or privilages in any case
where the granting of such powers aud
privilages shall bavo been provided for
by geueral law, nor where the courts
have jurisdiction to grant the same or
give the relief asked lor.
Sec 8. No local or special bill shall
be passed unless notice of the iutentiou
to apply therefor shall have beeu pub
lished in th" locality where the matter
or the thing to bo affected may bo situ
ated, which notice shall be at least thirty
days prior to the iutroductiou into the
General Assembly of such bill, and in
the lmuuer to be provided by la; the
evidence of such uotice having been pub
lished, shall be exhibited iu tho General
Assemble beforo such act shall be
passed.
S.c 9. The presiding officer of each
house shall, iu the presence of the house
over which bo prescribes, sigu all bills
and joint resolutions passed by the Gen
eral Assembly, after their titles have
been publicly read immediately before
signing, and the fact ot signing shall be
entered on the journal.
Sec 10. The Geueral Assembly shall
prescribe by law the uumber, duties and
compensation of the officers and em
ployees ol each bouse, and uo payment
shall bo made from tho State Treasury
or be in any way authorized to any per
son, except to au acting officer or em
ployee elected or appointed iu pursuance
of law.
Sec lit No bill shall be passed giv
ing any extra compensation to any pub
lic officer, servant, employee, agent or
contractor made, nor providing for the
payment of any claim aiainst the Com
monwealth, without previous authority
o' law.
Sec 12. All statioucry, printing,
paper, aud fuel used iu the legislative
and other departments of government
shall bo furnished, aud the printing,
binding, and distributing of the laws,
journals, depaitmcnt reports, and all
other printing and binding, aud the re
pairing and furnishing tbe. halls and
rooms used lor the meetings of the Gen
eral Assembly aud its committees, s!:a 1
be performed under cotitraet, to be given
to the lowest responsible bidder below
such maximum price and under such
regulations as shall be prescribed by law;
no member or officer of any department
of tin government shail be in any way
interested in such coutracts, aud all such
contracts shull bo subject to the appioval
of the Govornor, Auditor General aud
State Treasurer. '
Sec 13. No law shall extend the
term of any publio officer, or increaso or
diminish his salary or emoluments after
his election or appointment.
See 14. All oills for raising, revenue
shall originate in the House oT Repre
sentatives, but tho Sonate may propose
amendments as sn other bills.
See ,15. The geueral appropriation
bill shall embrace nothing but appro
priations for the ordiuary expenses ot
the executive, legislative and judicial de
partments of the Commonwealth, interest
on the publio debt, aud for public
schools; all other appropriations shall bo
made by spperate bills, each embracing
but one subject.
Seo Id. No money shall be paid out
of the Treasury except upon appropria
tions made by law aud on warraut drawn
by tbo proper officer in pursuance
thereof.
Seo 17. No appropriation shall be
made to any charitable or educational
institution not under the absolute con
trol of the Commonwealth, other than
normal schools established by law for
tbe professional training of teachers for
the publio schools of the Slate, except
by a vote of two-thirds of all the mem
bers elected to each house.
Seo IS. No appropriatious exect for
pensions or gratutudes (or military scr-.
ii, i p i -.1, .
vices snail oe niauo ior onaritaoie, edu
cational or benevoleut purposes, to any
person or community, nor to any denomi
national or sectarian institution, corpora
tion or association.
Seo 19. The General Assembly may
make npproprktions of money to institu
tions wherein tho widows of soldiers are
supported or assisted or the orphans t,f
soldiers are maintained and educated -but
such appropriation ohall bo applied
exclusively to the support of fuch
widows and orphans.
Seo 20. The General Assembly shall
not dclegatal to any fpeciul commission,
private corporation or association, any
power to make, sunervizo or inteitere
with nny niuneipal improvement, money,
properly or effects, whether held in
trust or otherwise, or to levy takes or
perform any muncipal function whuferer.
Sec 21. No act, of tho General As
fcmbly shall limit the amount tc be re
covered for injuries resulting in death,
or for injuries to persons or property,
or property, and in such case of death
srora snch injuries, tho r'ght of action
shall survive, and the General Assembly
shall prescribe for whose benefit such ac
tions shall be prosecuted; no net shall
prescribe any limitations of time within
which suits may be brought againat cor
porations for injuries to persons or prop
erty, or lor other causes diflcreut from
those fixed by general laws regulating
actions against natural persons and
such acts now existing are avoided.
Seo 22. No act cf the General As
sembly shall authorize the investment of
trust funds by executors, administiators,
guardians, or other trustees, iu the bonds
or stock of any private corporation, and
such acta now existing are avoided, sav
ing investments heretofore made.
Sec 23. The power to chiiDgc the
venue in civil and criminal cases shall
be vested in tho courts, to bo exercised
in such manner as shall be provided by ,
law.
See 21. No obligation or liability of
any railroad or other corporation, held or
owned by the Couimouwealth, thall ever
bn exchanged, trunsferrcd, remitted,
postponed, or in any way diminished by
the General Assembly, ner shall such
liability or obligation be released, except
by payment thereof into the State Tresu
ury. Sec 25. When tbp General Assem
bly shall convened iu special session,
there shall bo no legislation upon sub
jects other than those designated in the
proclamation of the Governor, call'ng
such session.
(C'liiitiuuctl in the S: pilcmcvt.)
BUSINESS L'AHDS.
A. HATH BUN, Attorncy-nt-law,
J Ridgway, Pa. 2 2 if.
HALL d- M'CA CLEl
Attorneys-nt-Liw.
Office in Xew Ilrie-k Building, Main St
Rideway, Elk Co., 1'a. viJniitf.
.
J O. IV. BAILEY,
ATTORNEY-.) T-LAW.
vln.yl. Ridgway, Elk County, Ta.
Agent for the Traveler's Life and Acol
dent Insurance Co., of Hartford, Conn.
RUFUS LUCORK, Aitorney-at-Law,
Kidgwny, Elk Co., 1'a. Office iu
Hall's new Brick Building. Claims for
collection promptly attended to.
v3nlly.
EYSOLOS HOUSE,
I.SYNCLESVILLE, JEPFEESOK CO, FA.
II. S. BELSAP, ritoenjETOB .
jami:s a. Fi'LU::i:Tox
Surgeon Dentist, having permanently lo
cated in Kigway, oilers his professional ser
vices to the citizens of Uidgway ami sur
rounding country. All work wnrrauieU.
Otfiee in Serviee & Wheeler's Buil litirr, up
stairs, first door lo the left, 73 n-32-ly
" J. 8. BbRSWELMtDi
Eclectic Physician and Surgeon, has remov
ed Ids otlice from Centre street, to Main t.
Itidgway, Pa,, in tlio second story of tbe
new brick building of John 0. Hall, e( po
sit Hyde's store.
Office hours: 8 to 0 a ro,: 1 to 2 p. in. 7
8 p. m. jail ! 71
G1 G. MESSENGER,
(" Druggist aud l'arnccutisl corner cf
Main and Mill streets, l'.idgway, Pa. A
full assortment of carefully selected For
eign and Domestic Drugs. Prescriptions
carefully dispensed at all hours, day or
night. vln3v.
f p S. HARTLEY, M. D.,
I Physician ana Surgeon,
Itidgway, Pa. Office in Walker's Building.
Special attention given to Surgery. Otlice
house from 8 a. ni. to 10 p. m. Residence
on correrof South and Court streets, op
posite the new School Houso. Ail oalls
promptly attended to. tlu2yl.
tUIAULES HOLES,
I Watchmaker, Engraver and Jeweler,
Main street, Uidgway, Pa. Agent for the
Howe Sewing Machine, and Morton Uold
Pen. Repairing Watches, etc, done with,
he same accuracy as heretofore. Satin
actioa guaranteed. vlnly.
HYDE HOUSE,
Ridowat, Elk Co., Pa,
W. II. SCI1UAM, Proprietor.
Thankful for the patronage heretofore
so liberally bestowed upon him, the new
proprietor, hopes, by paying strict at
tention to the comfort and convenience of
guests, to merit a continuance oi the
same.
Oct SO 18G0.
rpilE OLD BUCKTAIL'S HOTEL,
I Kane, MeKean Co., Pa
' K. E. LOOKER, Proprietor.
Thankful for the patronage heretofoie so
liberally bestowed upon him, the new pro
prietor, hopes, by paying strict attention
to the comfort and convenience of guests,
to merit a continuance of the same. The
only stables fur horses in Kane aud well
kept uight or day. Hall attached to the
Hotel. vln23yl.
1TAL,L. & UllO
Attorneys at Iav
ST. MARY'S,
' ELS COTOTY PKNSYLYAHA.
IOiIM 0. HALL...
.JA8. K. V. Hill
KERSEY HOUSE,
Ckntugvillk, Elk Co., Pa.
John Collins, Proprietor.
Thankful for the patronage hcretotor
bo liber illy bestowed upon him, the uevt
proprietor, hopes, by paying strict at
tention to tbe comfort acd conveuieuc
f guests, 11 merit coutiuuuuce of iht
oauie.