r
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J
. hu UtliHI ft Ilia fmrfw., tb Pfnntr nhnll
tiHu ontii or nlttrttiMtMti ; no rrii coti-
l'u-i wUhrtil Iht muvtinvtu' of twiMbiM rf It
sw. :i, y rtvfnor ni all mh-pf Hfl nffir .
pbntl Ik IkvSg linM4i-hniMni rrany ml lr!iiir
In oft-iv. l'fnHlirni'nl In ihji-Ii rn phall riH ri
ttnl hirlhiT thnn ft ntmn 1 fm.m1trt.nr mil l .-tii.l-tVull.tn
In ht't'l any o(ln i f tmt or imrttt un r iltta
CoinmomvoAllli ; thr imtnmi itu-t-i, whtitirr shi
frtft of arii'llllril, Rlmll tit t-tttioliiM bi llMbl la
Ini1li tm-nt, Uiul, ju-lnmeul ami puiiUhuirhl iiwH
litfr lu ItiV
Sk 4. nrHvr h'Od Oirrnf'n Or ren
dition itiat Uuy tH-hivt'lhfm-lvi vll whlh- In tiltltv,
and lmll ! mum ft, n -iltvt t.tii mMwha 1
In ofMt ur nf mi InUnmu '''x1!
ApiMiinli-d nrtWr t,hrr ihAtt- of ih crnrt
of ivi-mM it ml lit KiirtiiU'ii'iftMi 'nl!. - lntrii
llnu, m-y t-t n tiiiv'l mi I lie ,itt Murv nf liir iHiwr
by wtitrii t.i-y r.li;ill linvi- In ii ;. .im-l. All irl
tvn I'lt-t-iitl 1 y lite f itm ivfmr, l.tvti
tcnntit iitvTttir, inm.!M.TP ttif i'iM'rl Armtly,
ami JuiK'i itl ilMMMiru of rwortl. lrtHt In tho
luw, dim 1 1 , ri'inoved by Uiv fvi-mr l n-a-m-atiti
ckiim. afwr (tin nil an-1 fnll hearing-, on th
aiMmm of Iwu-thlnlof the hvuattt. .
ARTMLK VII.
oath ur orru r.
Rf Tinx I. ftnator amt KfprvnUtf vw an1 all
Judicial, Slate, ami ronmy nt1irr. hnil. iwf.rrt rti
t'rinnn Un- il ultra of thi'lr riM'ltv tiffirw, lake
ml miIiwtiIkj ttiu fti'lnwln onih ir flirmtlon :
"I ilo miliMinily awi'iiTtor affirm llntt I will futT'ft
otcsanit tlt'ft nd thrCotiMllultonnf ih I'nlU'd HUlna
ami tlu' i '4intltii(lon of Uiln Cnmmottttfaltli. ami
tlmt I will ili linryi' the (liitUn of my urtt-t with ll
(U-llty ; that I havi ut jtl or mntrllmuHt, or irotn
iw to fmy or roiitritniu, Pilhrr rtmflly or ttnlinH-l-ly.
any titonry or other valimli e UiIiik. loprorure my
iiouiiniitioii or c let i it mi or aMinim-uti, exriM lor
lie ewurv aii'l nmpi-r Fi'nwcxptvw!r authtirlnl
liy law ; that 1 Iiavp not knowttiKty vlolnu miyrU t
lou lw of lh' roTnniitimcallli. otpncurel U t Itr
rliiiolyotlivrlii nv Iwhall : Iliat I will in k now Inn I y
n'tvlvc, iltrvi'tly or iinllm-tly. any monoy or othrr
Talunhle lhin fr Hit' performative or lion ierftirm
auro of anv act or duty portntnlnit to my oillcu, otlt
it than the oomention nllnwM by law."
The fonyoltiK oiih hall le atlminfMtvrvfl by aoroe
)Mrwtn aiitnorlil toadintnUlt'roalhfi.and In tin cawe
f Htaw oiUVatm and Judjfefrof the Kuprenie Court,
Plmll be tik d In the ofHceof theHci n Ury of lhv('m
m on wealth, and in the rai nf other Judh'lal anl
county ollhvra. In thf ufltee of the Froth "notary of
the roiinty In whtrii the Mtine In taken ; any 'rtton
i'fu-tn(f to take Mild onth or amnnutlon Khali forfeit
hit otTlee, and any person whofhall be cnnvt''trd ui
liavliiK KWttrn or affirmed falsely, orof bn - vio
iHtetl uttd oath or alllrniatioii. nhall I gut! ( jn r
jtiry, and te forever dlfunallfled froin lioldlni: itny
office of trttt or profit wiibln thin romiuoimtBitii.
The ontii Ui the member o( the Keuat and llonae
of Itt'prewntnlivefi wliaK Iw ailmliilMierel by one of
Ihe juilKin of the Supreme Court or of a Court of
Common l'lvaw, lenriu'd hi the law, in the hall uf the
lionvc to wlileh the memhera aliall be eleetrd.
ABTICI.K VIII.
arKTRAUK AND Kl.WTIONrt,
Prction 1. Every male eltheen twenty-one yearn of
iMWMfwInit the followiiiK MMlit'AUoiitt.rhaU le
vhtmrd to vote nt all elwtioiut :
Kind. He hhall have been a cltlxen of the United
StatvR at leat one mnuth.
hemn d. He thai) have resided In the State one
year for if, bavin previously lMen a qualified elite
lor or native horn cllien of the Hmte, he hhall have
rt'inoviHl ihorvfrom ami rotururd, then alx montliKi
Immediately prvi-ediiiK the eleetiou.
Third. He shall bare reiiidetl in the election din
trlt l where he nhail otter tu vole at leant two inouihti
immedintely prtivdinn the eliM'tlon.
Fourth. If twenty-two years of or upwards,
. he Miall have laiid within two yearn a State or coun
ty tax, which Khatl have bern vwem'il at leant two
months and paid at least ono mouth before the elec
tion. 8w. 2. The general election shall be held annually
on the Tuesday next following the Una Monday of
hiovemler, but the (iemtral Aasembly inny by law
flx a ditfureiit day. two third of all the members of
eaeh lloue eoiiNentiliK thereto.
8m:. :i. All eUH-tloiis fr city, ward, borough, and
townsliip u Ulcers, for r'gular tenna of he r vice, sliall
be held on the third Tuettday of February.
Skt. 4. All eieetiomt by the eilizt'ii nhall he by)bal
lot. Kvery ballot voted shalltw numbereil In the
onler In which It nhali be received, and the ntunter
jTeeonled by the election otlbvra ou the lint if voLent,
op im ite the name of the elector who prevent the
ballot. Any elector may write his name upon his
ticket, or cauw the name to be written thereon and
attested by a citiwn of the diMrict. The eliM'tltm of
ttivm shall be woni or atHrmed not to diaelwe how
any elector shall have voted in i low required to do so
tut wiuietwi in a judicial proceeding.
5. KlectorsHhall In all eaaea except treason,
felony, and breach or surety of the peace, be priv
ileged fnm arrt during their attendance on eloc
tuuu and In going to and returning thurefrom.
Wax;. 6. Whenever any of tle qualified ehx-tora of
this Commonwealth shall be lu actual mtlmiry aer
Vh e, under a requisition fnm the Tresldent of the
Vnltcd Hatun or Vy the authority of this (Vmmon
w ealth, such electors may exercine the right of suf
frage in all electious by tite eiUawns, uudur such rvg
uhaions an arc ur hhall Ini prescribed by law, as fully
as if they were present at (heir usual places of elec
tion. hro. 7. All laws regulating the holding of elections
by the citizens or for the registration of electors Khali
be uniform throughout tho state . but no elei-tor shall
bo dcrived of the privilege of votiug by reason of
bin name not being registered.
bKi h. Any perhon w ho shall glvo or promise or
offer to give to an elector, any money, reward ir oth
er valuable comuleraiion for his vote at an election
or for w ithholding the same, or who nhali give or
promise to give Mich eon si deration to any other per
son or party for such elector's vote, or lor the with
)to.ldUK thereof, and any elector who hhaH receive or
Hgruu to receive, lor hnwelf or foraiiothur.any mon
ey.rO wartl or other valuable consideration for liUvote
al an ehnition.or for with holding the same .shall there
, by forfeit the rinht to voU at such election, and any
eliH'Ur whose right to vote fchall Ins challenged for
such cause before the election olhcers shall be re
f. quired to kwear in atllrm that the matter of the ehal
' leugo is untrue before hU vote shail lo received.
Mr, it. Any person who shall, w hile a candidate
for oftire. be guilty of bribery, fraud, or willful vio
lation uf any electlou law. shall be forever disquali
fied from holding au omce of trust or profit in Hits
Commonwealth : and any person convicted of will
ful violation of the election laws, shall, in addition
W any penalties provhtod by law. be deprived ol the
riirht of sullraifu absolutely for a term of four years.
Hkc hi. In tiialhof eon tested elections, attd iu pro-
reeOiugs for the investigation oi eiecitons, no peroon
shall be permitted to withhold his testimony upon
the irruutid that It may criminate himself or subject
him to public infamy ; but such testimony shall not
a iter wart is bo usetl against him in any Judicial pro
ceeding, except for perjury in giving such testimo
ny
Kgr. 11. Townships and wards of cities or boroughs
shall form or be divided into eluctlou districts of
pomKn l Hij i contiguous territory, in such manner
in which ihe tuime aro licatod may direct i but dis
tricts iu clues of over one huudred thouaand inhao
itan s shall be divided by the Court ol Quarter
Kewioiu having jurisdiction tlieretn whenever at the
next preceding eltHJtion more than two huudretl and
flltv voles shall have bee u polled therein; and oth
ir eltu-tiim tlistricts whenever the court of the proper
trinity shall be of opinion that the convenience of
the electors ana uie puono luieresu wiu ue promoi
eil thereby.
Kk-, 12. All electiotu by pcrsous in a representative
nuiuii'ilv shall Ik viva VOt'K.
Sw. IS. For the purpose of Toting.no person shall be
deemed to have gained a residence by reason of his
nresencu. or lost it by reason ol his alseiice, while
cmplovcdinthe service, either civil or military, of
thi- sute. or ol the United Slab's, nor while engaged
in the navigation of the wuters of the Htale. or of
the I'nitcti states, or on tne nign seas, nor wnne a
Undent of any institution ol learning, nor while kept
In any poor house or other asylum al public expem,
lior wnne counneti in puouc prison.
SKc, 14. DUtrh t ebM-iion I h. an la Mhall consist of
1 in lire and two inspectors, who shall be ctnu-en annu
allv tiv th eitlens. Ka h elector shad have the
right to vote for the Judge and ono inspector, and
each inspector shall appoint one clerk. The first
feleetiim hoard for anv ucw district shall be selected,
and vacancies iu election boards filled an shall be
provided by law. Election uilioers shall be privil
eged from arrot Upon days of election, and while
hiutij1 in n.ikiicr iiiiMiol t iniidin it tiiiif n!.oriiH. ex
cept upon warrant of a court of reoord or judge
thereot forauelectiou fiud. for felony. ur for wanton
bnach of the peace, lu cities they may claim ex
emption from jury duty during their terms of service.
bKc 16. No pc-rsou shall bequaiihed to serve as au
election orticer who shall hold, or shall within two
months have held any omce, appointment or em
nUtvment in nr under the (lovemment of the United
Hates, or ot this Mate. t ol any city or county, or of
any Ktuimipui ooani, vomHiisiou, or irusi many
I'itv, sa.ve ouly jusiiccs ol the feai;e and aldermen.
liotarieH public and itersous in the militia, service
itl the 61 ate ; nor sliall any election emccr beoligible
ft any civil orticu to be tilled at an elcctio'i at hich
he shullhei ve, wive only to such sulHrdiuate muni
cipal or ha'al oihcea tie low the gnwle of city orcouu
lv tUii i:s as hhall be deMuunled by KCiieral law.
' Sii' m The t'uurts of t oiuiuon rleus of the sever
al counties of the (VminonweuHh shall have power
within their respective Jurisdictions to appoint over
hecih of election to supervise the prfa-uedings of
I'l.-etion otlii'ers. and to make reiMirt to the court iw
may be required ; such pHintmeiiU to lie made lor
any district in a city or eoiiuty, uiaui petition of live
cUufi:s, lawful voters of such eUi liu district, set-
tiiiv fni ih that such appointment is a ntasonahle pre
eaulioii tosecimt the purity and fairneasol elections;
nverMMtrs slm 11 be two iu number lor an election dis-
ti ict hall be residents ihoiciu, and shall be persons
ual Med to serve uiam election Uiards, and lu each
(AM) members oi dineient political paittes ; whencv
tax membui of au cUi:tion board sliall dlHVr L
opinion, the overseers, if they shall be agreeil there
on, shall decide the qucstiou ol diflereuce ; iu a
iHtinting ovcri-evrs of election, all the law Judges of
the proper court, able to act at the time, shallcom' ir
in the uppointxneuUt made.
rkA It. ihw irial and determination of eonteated
fliH-tioiis of elector of I'rcsideut and Vice 1'nsideut,
lueiubers of the (ienetal Assembly, and of all public
otlu ei, whethei Slate, judicial, lminii tpal or local,
sqall be by Uweounaof law. or by one or more of
ItfTWt)
I law.
r fft iwral law. d-Unate the etmrU and liidiren iv
Whom tb nrvrrwl rlnwuM Uptl cnfitHis slinll lft
lrtd, and n-golaifi thi mtmrMT of trtal and all mat-ti-r
hi' t.Wm ibento . hut no wh law asignlna Jur-t-.li1l"fi,
ir ffulstihg iih mrHv, si. all apply to
any t"titc4 arising out of au rtc turn held before Its
pAMAgf.
ARTIf 1,E IX.
TAlATIOSj AMD rtA-F.
NrTTTl. All tai shall rx uniform upon the
MTitv cla f vol ltd t within the terrltitrtal limits of
ih a'tihority t -log tl i-ut, and shall tie Icrh-d
aud iMllrtiil under gfM-ra latrr ; but the Itrm-ral
AtMtMtti.lv may by tn nrral law, r tempt frei 1st a
tt.m pnt.lM' pt i-ny l ft ihiMh- purtoar-t. actual
plat il rvlitf'ou woffhtp, plai-es nf burial not nw
mil iif hntiif or f,n,M(i irom. anl institu
ttoiiN of urvif pllU'lut.tii.
Aii et-t-owiitt pr-nrn rfm tatt!rn.
fHi'er than Ue ptany alKv eituiawfaUid, shall be
B The po In tat rnnvwa tb-rtn and mmof.
aw prtif-rri y shall nw hm nnrrn'k'rvd r sopii'1-d
by any -4tinu:l or granl h whh h the HUito ahaJI be
ai-any.
hm . 4 No ileM shall It ematnl by or nn In-half of
th Matt, rlrrpt tnnifly rsiiat deti-lrticb-a of IV
riniw. r-p-l invasl'-n npr- tusurre tlu. diT ud
turn Htau In war or li par eiWilog it-lt. and tin debt
rrt-aul tfi supply Vtt h-ih'M- In rvrrtiiif sliall rt-v
er rt4M in ih aggregate al any one time one mil
lion of dollars.
hw. f. All Irws aothoriKlufr the KrTwlna of mon
ey by and on Iwbair of the uu shall siwtfy tlt
pur-.se for which th mmey in in be urd. and the
money mi txtrrowpd shall ! uard lor llu uuriMMtt
nMN-lrU-d and no other.
nA a t he cniiti ui me (unninnweaMn snail not
bv pi fluted or I'm i ted to any individual, rompany,
isirp-rratHiii oc aMM-lAUei, nor nOaU the Oenmosi-
wealth iMHttin. a j'ltui imnniif n alMibter iu any
eoniany, a-w-rlaitun or 4-oriMirwttoa,
HYt.i, i ne iienerai Awnoiiy noaii not an in on ne
any county, Hty, httronah. biwnahlb r ItMrorfHirated
district Ut lifetime a stia kholder iuan c4iuiHiiiy.
anMM'latton oreorisiramm, fir Utotrtalnor appr-prtaus
money for or b bsiu tu credit any ooiHiratlu,
awMM'iatlou, inmitutlon of Individual.
Hw. h, I he d-i of any tnatntv, city, hornus-h.
tow nship. nchool dl'-trict or of her niunicltlity, or
lucorporahHl district, esft mn herein provided,
nhall never ex wd seven per eeiilum uinh Um a
aeed vsjs of the laxahle pmperty therein, nor
shall any such mun(Hwliiy or dutrb-t Incur anv isrw
ueol, or HicftHwe im iiHienitwinena loan amouiit ex
cevdlngtwo tier cent um iiihiii rueh anM-SMHl vitliiathai
at proierty without the awrnl of the ebi MirsUvrnof,
of a public election, in n h manner as stiail be pn-
vitieu iy law, nut any riiy, me ncotoi which now
ex4veds neven lKr entuui ot such stMMtl valua
tion, may lie authorised by law to Increase the anme
three ar centum In Uie aggregate at anyone time
upon Mien valuation.
iEt . ine i ommonweaiin nnnn not assume the
debt, or any part thereof, of any city, county, bor
ough or township, unless sueh debt sliall hate been
oontraeUHl to enable the Kate to rvfiel itivasKMt.sup-
presN uomestie insurrei iiou, ocionu iiaeii in time of
war. or to assist the Htate hi the discharge ul any
ptmlonof Its prenenl iinhkb1eIne-a.
pw, io. AiiTcotiniy. vmusuip, bcimmsi nisinri or
her municIisAlity incurring any ind hudneM.
nhall. at or befure the time of no ifofng pnivnle for
the collection of an annual tax numetrnt to iy the
intereet and also the principal thereof wlthiu thirty
yearn.
Hw.lt. To provide for the laiyment of the trewnt
State debt and any additional debt eoiitnoli
as uforvaid. the (ieneral AnMMnbly shall continue
and maintain the sinking fund sunVIt lit tn y the
accruing Interest on rueh debt, and anituaily t re-
luce the prliM-kiuil thereof by a sum not tew than
two hundred and fifty thounaid dolbtrs; the said
sinking fund shall consist ol the priMi-ed of the
sales of the public works or any part thereof, and of
the Income or pnieoed of the sale of any U ks own
ed by the Commonwealth, together with other funds
and rcftources that may lie deauniatetl by law, and
sliall tie Increased from time to lime by assigning to
it any part of the taxes or other revenue ni the MMte
not required for Ihe ordinary and current exiwhsc
oi government ; and unlcm in case of war, invasion
or Insurrection no part nf the said sinking fund hnf)
lie usea or applied otherwise tnau iu the extinguish
ment of the pubiie debt.
kc. 12. The motievsof theHtate over and almve
the neivsaary re nerve, shall lw used lu the latynteiil
of the debt of tho Mate, either directly or through
the sinking fund, and the moneys of the sinking
fund shall never be invested In ur loaned noon ihe
security oi' anything except the hood of the Cuitcd
stales or oi tins riaie.
Kw, IS. The money held as ncceiinarv reserve
shad lie limited by law to the amount required lor
current expenses, and shall be secured and kcK as
may be provided by law. Monthly ataU'iuenu shall
be pubpahed, showing the amount ufsiich inoisvys,
Where the same Is deposited, and how secured.
rc. M. ihe making or profit out of the iMib) r
moneys, or using the name hirauy nurpoae n au
thorized by law.by any ofllcemf thenuut or memler
or officer or the (General Asaembly, sit all be a mis
demeanor, and shall be punished as may be provid
ed by law, but part of such punishment shall tie a
uisquaiincaiioh iu noia omco lor a tajriou ol not iws
tliau live years.
ARTICLK X.
DtCATlOM.
8kt 1. Thefteneral Aaserablv shall provide fur the
mstntainauce and snpiHirt of a thoniurhaud 4 ihc
lent system of public sctiiNils.whercin all the children
of tills Commonwealth, above Ihe age of six years,
may be educated, and shall appropriate at lcat one
million dollars each year for that purpose
nw. i. no money raiseu lor ine support or Ihe
public schools of toe Commonwealth shall lie ap
propriated to or uaed for the support of any sectariau
IIOOl.
Hkc. 8. Women twentvoue years of aim and u it-
wards shii.ll be eligible to any ofhee of eon mil ur
management under the school laws of this tfiate.
ARTICLE XI
MILITIA.
RWTIOK 1. The freemen of this Commonwealth
hall be armed, organised and disciplined for It de-
iensta wueo i n id hucji manner as mav um uinwtiii
by law. The ttencra! Assembly shall pmvile for
maintaining the militia by appropriations from the
Treasury of the Commonwealth, and may exenig
from military service persons having conacieuiious
sent pie against oeariug arms.
ARTICLE XII.
, pi'buc or n riR.
Sectiom 1. All officers whose selection la not Pro
vided for iu this constitution shall be elected or ep
pouiteu mm may oe uirecieu iy law.
Htu-. 2. No member of ConsrcsH from this Htata. nor
any person holdluir or exerx'uunir any ottice or an
point men i oi trust or prut it unuer ine t nthvn Htau-!,
shall at the same time hold or exercise any omce iu
this State to which a salary, fees, or perquisite shall
lie attached. Thettcneral Assembly inav bv law de
clare what otlcu are Incompatible.
sbt, . Any jierson w no snau iigut a auei or seua a
cnaiieugu lor tluK purptaa;, or ue anier ur alsyttor tn
nghting a duel, shad be deprived of llw right of bold'
ing any onice of honor or profit in this Hiate. and
may be otherwise punished a shall be prescribed by
law.
ARTICLE X11L
new txrtuniw.
Rkctioh 1. No new county shall be established
which shall reduce any county to lens than four hun
dred suuare mile, or less than twenty Ihousaud iu-
habiunis; uor shall any county be formed of i
area, or comauuioj aiewi popuiauou. uor uisu any
line thereof pass w ithin ten miles of ihe county sea '
of any couuty proposed lo be divided.
ARTICLE XIV.
OOUKTY OFFICE EH,
Ration 1. County ofneera shall consist of sheriffs
coroners, protlionotariea, register of w ills, recorders
of deed, couimii-idoher, tremturcrs, surveyors audi
ton, or controller, elcrksof the courts, district at
torneys, and such others as may from time to time
be etlablistted by law ; aud uo sheriff ur treasurer
shall be eligible for theU'rm next succeeding the one
for which ue may lie ekcied.
riicu. 2. County umccrs shall tie elected at the gen
eral elections, and shall hold theiromceslor the unn
of three years, beginning on the tlrst Monday of Jan
uary next after their electlou, aud until their suc
cessors shall be duly qualified: ail wtutncle uot oth
erwise provided for shall be Idled lu such a uiauuer
a may be provided by law.
Hb . a. No persou nhall be appointed tn any office
within any county who shall u have been acltixen
aud au inhabitant there in one year uvxl beloie his
appointment, If Uie county shall have beeu so loiig
erected, but if It shall uot nave been so long erects I,
then within the limit of the county or couiiUc
out ofwhich it sliall have been taken.
Hkc. 4, I'nithoiiutaries, clerks of courts, recorders of
deeds, registers uf wills, couuty surveyor, aud slier
ill shall keep their olticvs lu ihe coni.iy hm u uf Hie
iMMinty in which Uiey respective!) shall beoilicer.
Hk'.a. b. The com pensniion for county officers shall
be regulatt'il by law, and all county utile-m who are
or UP-y be salaried shall pay all fees whieh they may
be authorised to receive into the treasury uf the
county or Mate, a may be directed by law. In coun
ties eoutaining over one hundred aud nlty thousand
Inhabitants all county officers shall lie -a id by sala
ry, and the salary of suy such officer aud his clerk.,
hcretoiorw puid by fit s, sliall not exceed the uggrw-
;aie amount of fee earned during his term andcol
ei-ted by him or for him.
Hiu ti. The tienenil Assembly shall provide by law
for the strict accountability of all county, toMiiship
tild borough oUicr. a well for the tee which uiuy
e collecu i b llu-iu as for all public or muulclpal
umucys whieh may be jiaid to them.
fcK T. 'Ihree coauly txiiumissionera aud three
county audluirs shail be elected in each county
where such olhcers are chuseii. ill tlie Veur uue toou
wild eight huudiett aud setcuty-live, and uveiy
thud seur thereatter; and lu the election ol said ol-
licers each qualified elector shall viae lor uo more
than two persons, and the three persons ha ing the
highest nunibel' of vote shall be elected ; any casual
vacancy iu the oiticv of county coiumissiouer ur
county auditor shall lie tilled by the Court of Com
tnou i'ieas of the couuty luwhuhsuch vacaucy sJiU
occur, by the apuoiuiiueut of an elector of thtt prupvr
county who shall have voted for the uouuuisatuuar
r audHor witune place is to ue ft 114.
KaapBMM
ARTICLE XV.
rittrai ahu citt miabieiu.
PrcTtng 1. CIHc msy be chartered whoneve a
majority of tho elcc'orsof nny town or borough hav
ing a xipiilnt!on of nt b-n-4 b:n thuaand shail tote
al anj general election lu favor of the same.
Hki . j. No rleht lall be contracted or liablHtv in
curred by any municipal commission, except iu
pursuance of an appropriation previously made
therefor by the municipal government.
hec. a. Krery city nhnIL create a sinking fund,
w hich nhall la Inviolably pledged for the payment uf
iu funded debt.
ARTICLE XVL
PRIVATE tlKPoRTIOM-l.
H ei Turn 1. Atl exlntlne chartem.or grftntnof npotv
lal or xeluNlve piivilerit. under which a bona ride
orgaulnitton sliall not baveUikcn place and busim-aa
been coniineiiced In irsl faith nt the time of the
aiftiption nf this Constitution, shall thereatter have
no vaiuiny.
hk;. 2. 1 lie flenernl Assembly shall not remit the
forieitureof the charter of any corfmratlnn now ex
isting, or alter or amend the same, or pass ar.y other
general nr sta-rlal law for the Itcneflt of.nuch corpor
ation, except uisiii the condition that uch corpora
tions haU iheivaftcr hold it charter subject to Uie
pn v ish ins ot th tn 'onstltut hm.
Hm-. I he exeM of the rleht of eminent do
main shall never Ihi abridged or no construed a to
prmcut the dencral Assembly from taking Uie prop
erly and franchises of Incorporated companies, aud
suTijf-iiing them to purine use, the name a the prop
erty of Individuals; and the exercise of the po
lice t lower of the HtaU shall never be abridged or no
conMrued as bi permit coiioratio!in to conduct their
uusitN-Mi in mien manner as louiiruige the equal
nhta uf Individuals or Uie general well being of the
elate. -a
Hii',1 In all ele'tlonn for directors rr managers of
a eMrrtnratlon each mvmlx.T or shareholder may east
ihe hole tiiimiier ol lit voles lor one cammiate. or
diMritmie them upon two or more candidates, as he
m pre ler.
r . isoRireiwn corpora it on snaiiiiio any bust-
neas lu this suae without halng one or more known
iiacen oi uusyies. auu an autnonzest agent or s gen is
n ihe name, upon w hom pmcetw may Iw served.
Hn .fi. No corporation shall engage ltt any hunl
fiesM oilier than lit at exnresftlv anthtirixetl in itachnr-
h-r. nor shall It take or hold any real estate, except
such an may be necessary and proper for its leglti
UiaW bulteB.
hkc. i. No (ortoration shall lsnne stocks or bonds
exctqg for money, lutsir done, or money or property
many re,eiveo: ; ami an net mon s increase oi spk'KS
ur mdetslednuss shall be void; the stock and iudebt-
ncs of ivrMiraiUiiia shall not he increased except
In pursuance of general law, nor without the consent
of ihe persons holding the larger amount iu value of
the nux'k hrt obtained at a meeting to be held aft jr
sixty d)s' notice given lu purs nam of law.
hki . h. MunciiHil and tuber corairationr and Indl
V dune fuvetil with tin privilege of taking privato
property ba-public Use, shall make Just cuiupeiisa-
ion lor properly utxeii, iiijureti or uesiroyeu ny (tie
'on-tru tii til or eniaruvment of their works, bivh-
wnysor Improvements, which compensaUoh shalfbe
-aii or at-i-ureu Ueiore nucn taking, injury, or uea
tructioti. 1 lie to neral Afwmbly 14 hereby prohib
tlcd from deprlvinr anv la-rwin of an aoia'al from
any preliminary a-stment if damages against any
wirh eiiffHiriitions or tndivtdnni, made by viewers or
otherwise ; and the aim u tit ul such damage Iu all
t-aes of apiM-at, shall, on the demand ot cither trty.
b determined by a Juiy aorordinu lo Uiu course of
the common law.
"St.. Kveiy banking law shVI provide for tlie
tvgMry and mitntersigiilTig by an nmcerof the State
of all now or bills deurftied bar i m ultlu, and that
ample security lo the full amount thereof shad be
de-siied wiih the AudituTtiencral lor the rcdemp-
iion or nam uiaen or inns.
Ha , lo. Thet-eiieraJ Assemblr shall have Uie Dow
er lo alter, revoke, or annul any charter of Imurpor
Htiou iiiw existing and revocable at th- adoption of
thi const Pmton, or any that may hereafter be crtf
su'i. win ieer in uieir opiniou it may ne injurious
to ihe i ittchs of this c-miutoiiwealth. in such man
lier, however, that ho injustice nhall he done to the
rorrsirauwa. No law Im-re iter enacted nhall create,
renew, or exteuu tne charter ot luuiu luogi one cur-
Sfci. 11. No corporate body ttKret bank hie and
di-cnutOug prtvilcyt shall lie c rented or oiyaiiircd
iu pursuance of any law without three moiitiii' pre
vious puniic nonce at tne iiaee ot tne mii-ii'ici io
tim. ot the Intention tn apply for such privilege.
In such manner a shall he preM-ritted by lw, nor
shall a hi ter for such privilege bo granted for a
longer ieritMi man iwcnty years.
Kir. U. Any nsMH-iatHin or iMsrpnnitlon organ lied
for the puriM-M1. orany individual, shall have the
right lo construct and luamutiu hues of telegraph
w it li t it this Htstw, s i iJ u e4nmct the name with oth
er lines; and the I teller! HsmMiib;y shall, bv gener
al law ol uniform operMiinn, pnivule reonable rcg
uUlloiis iu give lull elleel lo tins see t ion. No U-le-graph
ciuipany shall cunstHldale with or hold a con
trolling iiiU'reH in the toekor tamds of any other
telegraph couiiainy tiwiong a competing line, or ai
tjum', by un-ii-tfv or uthcrwit-t. auy oilier coioik-I
lug line ul telegraph.
hw. m. The u-nu "cortHiratHins, as wed In this
article, sliall be construed to Include all joint stoek
ctiuqauii-s tir aMH-iaiioiis having auy of the aiwers
ur privileges id corporations uot pon eased hy indi
viduals or MUtnershiai.
ARTICLE XVII.
HAU.ROAM A Nil CANAL,
Hn-TinM. I. AH milroals and canals shall Isa public
highways, and all railroad and cauai couitules shall
be tommoii carriers Any awoeialloii or corisiralion
orgaufied fM the purpuse shall have Uie right to
construct ami oarate a railnaid lietweeu any point
within this fetaU' and to connect at Uie HiaUi line
w ith railnaid of other Htati-. Kvery railroad coiu
pniiy shall have the right with It road IO intersect,
eiiineet with, or vrmm any other railroad, and shall
receive and transport each the others' passengers,
tonnage, aud cars, loaded or empty, without delay or
diM-Timlnation.
HtA.2. Kvery railroad and canal corporation or
ganised in this Khtie shall maintain an otllce therein
w here transfers ol it sbs k shall tie made, and where
It iHsiks shall be kept lor iiuq-ection by any sUK-k-holder
or creditor of such corMirtlou, lu which
shall lie recorded the amount ol capital slock subscrib
ed or iald in. and by w horn, the namcsof the owners
of lis st oca and the amounts owned by them, respec
tively, the transfers ol said lUht, aud Uteiuuuesaud
place uf residence of iu officers
hm . s. All individuals, aws'latmns aud corpora
tions nhall have equal right to have person and
proR'rly lransMirU'd over rallrtals ami canals, aud
liu uiitlue far unreaMinatile discrimination shall be
made lu charaes tor or lu facililie for trans lairutliou
ol freight or past-vuger wlthiu the nute, or coming
from or going to any other Mate. iVrsoiis and prop
erty trauspiiiied over any railroad shall Ik? delivered
at any statitiii at charge not eaeeettiiig ihe charge
for transportation uf pvnams and poqarty ol the
same cli lu the name dir-iitiy to auy uiire distant
spmioii ; but excursion and commuUllou tickets may
be issued at speiiai ralos
HK. 4- No railnstd, canal, or other mrporatlon, (r
the let-sees, pun hHscra, or managers of auy railroad
or canal corpnralinti, shall ciusolilaie Ihe stin k,
friperty, or IrauchUe sl such corporation with, or
ease or purchase the works or fnuiehises of, or In
any way control any other railroad or canul corsr
ation owning or having under ll control a arilel
or comH'tiii linti. nor shall auy olheer uf such rail
rtMul or canal coriMiraiiou act a an officer ol any oth
er railroad or canal crMra!loii w ntug or having
the coultol of a iNsraJlel or comatlng line, and the
question whether iailnailA or canal are parallel or
coiueHhg Him's shall, when deuutuded b uie l-ny
compUiuaul, be decided by a jui) a iii oHmmt uvQ
issues.
bu'. ft. No incotnorated coui!atiy doing the inil
m of a common can icr-hall. dm cily or imiirvlly,
iiruMViite or cnusue lu inihiim or utaiiutaetoroiK ar
ticle for IraUMsiruiUon over it works, nor sits.il such
company, dtrw Uy or lieiireetly, cuage iu any other
numiu'ss tnau ii"i oi couiuiou lArno, or now or
acquire lands, fret hold or leasehold, tllnvtly im In
directly. exceW such as shall he nccrary 1 cany
lug on its biksiiie ; but any mining ur mauulaclur-
iiiK company umy carry the iroduct of it mine
aim inaiiuiu. tofit ou iu ruiiruo! or numi im c
citniK rtU miU-s lu length.
. bkA .6. No !viidt nt. dipt tor. oirlcrr. aeetit, or em
ployee of any mil rood or canal couiiiaht shall be ln-
tereste.1. duvi-tly or lndirvt ii, lu tlie finnuhiug iT
materials or siioolie to such ouiuimiii. or iu the
buuieiw f traiiNirtaiioii a i 'iiiuea carrier of
freight or paMciiireni ott f lte wlks owped, tatucd,
controlled nf worked b oh cotu(uy.
hm . T. No dl-rrtiniiiailou in ehurgcj or facilities
for lllfc"SMittaUill sbaii tie uo.de bttuevil trMlisir-
latioii iiiu-uies and ludiv itluals. or lu tsvr f
either, by alMileiuent, drawliot'k, or otberwist. and
Uo tailnmd or tmnal tHtiiii-any, or any Um, ii
ger, or employe du rvol. shall uutstan) prelriu
Ul iiiriiisoiim tkra ua ui'imiv ivtu.
Bi.i. a. N4i rmtio. i, ra.iwsy or tber trausMiitalloii
coiunanv shall uioiit free imsm-s or i n i
ctamt ui f ty j-rrtotM ex.ept Oi1.ce m of iiii4otva of
uie coui-Hii
So street tauawngtir railway shall be ri
strut U'd w i lion the hunts f any t .ty. tn.n;igh
township m ithout the oii-4-nl ! lu b al.autbut itt
iu . ltt. So iailnaI, nii or other ritM".rU-ti
l4tUiakliy. iu eklsUrtM e al the ttlue ol the B.tAUiU il
tins article, siisil uav ine ueiw ih oi njr iiiruiej ht
U Ih in at by gt-uerai or h il l- i i4 uu li
lioll ol complete A'4-plaUvv uf U ibe pio ulotis of
this arth lc
ei . II. '1 he existing p-iwer and dutW-a of the
Auditor delteral lu fvaid In salU-i-nds. mukU, aod
uther Uausuortaitou t-ouianie eiept ms to tli.r
aecollliU, Mfw brfvl y llMii-lelii'l lo ti.v Siu U') of
IuUthkI Allans, bu riisil bsre a Seovrai soit-rvU-ion
oer tbci,t sut'ject p- m. U rulAii'ta ai d au r
atlolis as shall tw proVPhd by lw ; id In adil.lioii
to lite Mtinual n unU um h-ouoed lo W uaW, muI
hecteUUy o rUire sp. ul l polls t i) Knur
Um1i any sohjoi't letaiiog lo H" htiollM-M of iJ
coiiipaiiUs lioin any oft.t er or offleer tit-re-f
riSA. IJ. Ihe luuiial A-m.lt sUall ri. (!- by ap
propriate) leglslAUoli the Plot isui4 vl lliUitlu
AKTH I K X ill
Fill Sk AUlkl'S-XT.
euTioN 1. Any auu-nduu nt o aioeitdnurnt t Ibis
colinlltulloll Uiay te proposetl ih (he i--i,ste of llu-
of Hepreaeutulivi. and II tn snioe sliau W gied
W by uisjoniy of tUe uwuiUn cje.ud to rwli
xtoUse, sut h pfupoMd uieiiUtiul or u tidu-uu
sha.l be euteiwd olt U.lf Jwuri.i. 1th U
uys taken tlieieoii. and iber retary of the t oiuiuuti
, wilh hU cause the U U pubooUvd IhitM
Otoliths befbrt the nvt trr-iscml ebctlon,1tt at knut
two iiewtpcrs in every eiMiutv in which such newn
piiH!rs nhall be puhlihcd ; and if, lit the General
Assendtly next afterwards tiroten. such pnipoaed
Binemlment or ainnndmenw -hHll lie agreed to by a
in.'JnrPy nfthe lueinber elected to each bouae, the
Secretary of the Common tvcullh shall cause thennino
Rgalu to be publKbcd In tlie iiiniincr aforesaid, and
Filch proposed amendment or aiiionilinent mIiaII bo
submitttHl to the 4tial tied nlector-i of the Mate iu
such uiituner and at aueh time, at least three months
alter being so agreed to by the two house, on the
Uene'al An-embly shall prewrlbe ; and if such
amendment or amenduienti sldl lit nppnived by a
majority of thowe voting thereon, such amendment
or nine mlincnifc fchall Iktojiic a part of the comtltn
tloti ; but no mnemlment or amendnienui shall be
submitted oftenor ihnn onto tn five years; when
two or more amendment shall be submitted they
shall be vote! upon separately.
-SCHEIHI.R.
That no Inconvenience may arise from the changes
iu the Con-iiMitlo'i ol the Commonwenlth, and in
onler to curry the wtme Into complete operation, If
in hereby declared that :
Betion I, This constitution shall lake effect on
th llrwt day of January, iu the year one thousand
efghr hundred ami seventy tour, for all purpose not
otlierwir-e provided for therein.
Skc. 2. All laws In force In this Com mon wealth at
the time of the adoption of this Com-tiluthin not in
consistent therewith, and a'.l rlghts.&cviom, prosecu
tions and contract f-hRil continue a il UU ooiiNti- ,
tutlon had not been Hdoptctl. I
HM'. 3. At the fenernl election in the yennt one
thousand eight hundred and seventy -lour and one
thousand tight hundred and seventy live. Hen at or
shall bceli'cledinalldistrlcU w here then-shah by va
cancies. Tho elect! In the year one tliouwind
eight hundred and seventy four shell Nerve for two
yearn, and those elceted in tho year one thousand
eight hundred and ar.veiity-flve nhall servt for one
year. Senators now electee!, and thoM whose term! ,
are iinexptnd, shall repreaent the districts in which i
they reside until the end of I lie lerint fur which they
were elected.
heo. 4. At the general election In the year one
thotiaand eight hundred and seventy-six, Senators
shall be elected from the even nutnU-red districts lo
serve for two years, and from odd humhereddirtrict
to serve for four yearn.
hM. ft. The Hrst election of Governor under this
constitution shall lie at the general election in the
year one thousand eight hundred and seveuty five,
when a Governor nhall Ins elected for three year ;
end the term of the Governor elected in the year one
thousand eight hundred ami seventy-eight and of
those thereat ler elected shall be for tour jeare.accord
lng to the provision of thin const ilutluii.
Kx 0. At the general election In the year one
Uioic-aud eight hundred and seventy -four a Lieuten
ant Governor shall be elected, according to the pro
Vinton of thin constitution,
rfn:. 7. The Secretary of Internal Affairs khall be
elcted at the first general election after the adoption
of this constitution ; and when the said officer siiall
be duly elected and qualified, the olhoe of Surveyor
General shail be abolished, and the Surveyor (iener
al in ohVe at the time of the adoption of this consti
tution nhnU co itinue in omcuutil the exptraliou uf
the term for which he was elected.
Hk.c. 8. When the superintendent of Public In
struction shall la duly-qualified, the olllce of Huajr
lntciidcnt ol Common ScIksiW shall ceae.
Hp-. V. Nothing contained in this constitution hall
be con: trued to render any person now holding any
Mate onice for a lirst ufhcial l-na Ineligible fur ic
election at the end of sue h term.
ck;. 10. The Judge of the Supreme Court lu ofhee
when thi constitution tdiall lake eilect shall contin
ue until their commissions severally expire. Two
Judge In addition to the number now eomponing
Uie said court shall lie elected at UnMlrt geueral
election alter the adoption ol this couftitutiun.
Sw:. 11. All courts of record and all exisiing courts
which are not s(ieci tied inthlw constitution shall con
Urine In exbiU'iiee unti". the Jirst duy of lemtar, Iu
Uie year one thousand eight hunuieu anu wveiity
five. without abridtrmentofthelr presx'iit jurisdiction,
but no longer. The (uirtof Finn Criminal Juris
diction lor the counties of tichuylkilh iebauon aud
Dauphin Is hereby abolished ;aud all causea and
I.ricceding pending therein In the couuty oi riirhuyl
iii shill lay trie! and disnoeed of in Uie Courts of
(Her and Terminer auu Quarter dessloua of the feme
of said county.
Hm:. The reg1-!terii courts now In existence
shall be abolished on Uie tlnt day of January next
succeeding tlie aduptiou of this cout-liuuioii.
Him:. 13. iheuciun'i Asseniniy snail, ai uie next
WHMon aft'Tthe nd'tfitmn ot xhw coiisitution. desig
nate the several judicial du-trie is as rciiired by thin
eiiHtiLiiti.m. The iudtres lu commhvsiou when such
designation shall io; niude sl.nll continue tlurin?
their unexpired terms Judge of the new districts iu
which they runtue. uut wiicii incru snail in tuo
udgu reituiug tn tne same uimiici, rue presiucui
udkfe shah eliM t n which li strict he shad be assign-
ed ; and the additional lawjutie "hall be assi-uv-d
to the oUier district.
sn:.u. Tliel-encr.u Aascmniv suaii.at tue ucxt
Miccvvdlug scNilou alter each doccruiid ccumis, and
not otteuer, aesignaie tno several juuieuu uuuricuj
a reiulred hy tiuscontitiiUin.
Hei l.'i. Judge learnetl iu ttie law of any court of
rrcord holdimr commisslou.-i in force at the udontlou
of thin cotistitution shad hold their reiive othcoa
until the expiiation uf the teripn for w hich they
weie commissioned, and until their puecesors fhall
be duly qualitied. The G iveinnr shall c-iniiui-iun
the pivsldent ludgc of the Court of Fint Criminal
Jurisilictiou lor the counties of Schuylkill, Lebanon
aud lMuphiu as a jide ofthe('ourt of Common.
PleaM of Schuylkill couuly tor the unexpired t-rtu oi
his ottice.
Hie;, lfi. AfterUieexpiratlonotUieU;ruiofmiyrehi
dent iudireof uuv Court ol Common 1'leas lu commis
sion at the adoption of this eou-ititutl ui.the judge of
such court learueu in tne law anu on test in coiuiuin
sion sliailbethe president judge thereof, and when
two or ue ire indites are elected rtt the came time hi anv
judicial diMrict. they sliall decide by lot which shall
be president judge ; but when the president judge of
a court snail oe re-eiccieu uu aiiau lhiuiiuuc io ov
firesident Judge of that court. Associate Judges, not
earned in the I ft w. e lee ted after the adoption of this
eonstiiutiou. shall Ui commissioned to hold their of-
liee fir the term of rive years from the first day of
January next inter tneir election.
He. 17. Tin General Assembly, at the first etwl on
after the adoption of this constitution, sliall lixand
diteriuiue the coiupciisation of the judge of the Su-
Sreiuo Court ami nf the Judges or the -4C vend hidlcial
istrictji of the Commonwealth, and the provisions uf
the rttteeiitii section of the article ou Leuiblutiou
shall not be deemed inconsistent herewith. Nothing
Cdmained lu this com-tittUlon shall be held to reduce
the compensation now oid to any Igw Judgt- of this
(.ommouwcaiiu now iu eoiuuiiasioo.
ski'- in. i ne lAJurw oi omiuuu rn
tiesofPhlladeliihla and Allegheny i
ed of Uie prenldeiit Judge ol the iU
Court ol inumon Pleas of said cjui
Skc, lh. 1 he (Ajurt ot ijommuii rieas in tne cous-
fuiaii te compoa-
lUtrlct Court and
untie uutu their
otlice shall severally cud, aud of niicu other Judges
as may iroin time to time iw neiecuM.
For the niiruone ol first omauiwition in Philadel
phia Use iuilgeaof the Court numlier one siiall U
Jiniwea Allison. 1'ierce and Pax son : of the Court
nuinU'r two, Jude! Hare, Mitchell and one other
I in l V to lie eleeU'd : of Hie Court iiuiuber three,
Judges Ltstlow, Fiuletter and Lynd, aud of the
Court unuiiier four, .ludea Thayer, Htiggs and one
other Jutlge to be elected.
The Judge llrst named shall he the president Judge
Ol sani iiuru iepe'iiveiy. aim iiiereauer iuu in-i
dent ii lire shall oe the fuik'w obbft ill coumi.ion
but any president Judge re-eiiM ied in the same court
or (inintl Si) Mil iwiuuug io picni'ii in juol ocv'
ot
The additiotisl judges for rntirta nnmlier-i two und
four shall lie votil tor and elccPid at Ihe llrsi gener
al eh turn after the adoption of till const iiutioii. in
tiie sain mauuer a ihe t o add'tioual iiii'et. of the
Ktniri'iikH
oiirl, ami nicy f lail uecnie iy uu
to
whti-lt niiin titer .h.ll IkIi.iii. Thwir rrni cif Ui.o
.li.ll iniiuiii'n'i'U l ho 11m M.m u.y ul Jjuuary. iu
Bf.
Hu .14. In III ronnlv of Alli-uhenr, for tho Mir.
d.w mI tint urvutiliUou uu.li'r liii. t'oiiMiliuiuit, ilio
iiuW(l li-' 1"M il t'..iiiu...li Viviv. ul via' tiui'' uf
l.c .d ...linn of ;!ik mi.litulli'll kIi.II Iw Uio JuiI" .
f il.r t'ourl tiuiuU'r one. mi. I ll Itnliii'. ol uiv uu-
trltrl l ourl l lltw Mlue uutu fttutU be litu iuugc. of
til? t i.UtU.i.ll 11.-.. IHIIIIIMT two.
Mm- .riMri jii.lm oftlic Common PIhm and
ltMrH-l 4'oiiri. .hall be iirv.4at.-ni juuga ot m.u!
I'. uru iiuiuUt ono auit Imu r.'iici'itvvly until I)
odn. .I..l vii'l. anil th.Tvuiior tlu) Ju'U'o ollt( lu
imiiiiiiim.ii.u .It.ll Uv nr..i.li-iil l.t.lv ; i.ul auy awai
lU-iil iu.Ikv ra .Uh-u. I in lliv .muo vou.i orUwU'tcl
.li.tl i ..n.lt.ut' lo Ik.' l.nl.l.'llt Jil'lh'ii tm'l. ol
i.i . 3) Tlie nr fMii.Atll'.li the I oiiia nf t'oiumon
yu a., mi'li-r Iti u. ii-lilulion, lor liiu iAiiiutlaaof
-tiila.U li.hu. auu AliKlirliy, t-hall Uiko vi:ccl ou
tlko t Moii.tu oi jiioiiiy, ono tli'.n.a -.1 ciM
bmi'lr-. aii) n-Vcnly live, an I rvWllr.K roun. ill
am.! t-ouuiU'. .ball roiitiimu with their HK.ot pow
lr auu l.irlMtU'llou ulilll llw.lil.ao; l.ui l.o im-w
kuit. .Iu.il 1 lutuun-.l iu the t'oiiru ol It'Ui l'liua.
all r ti.i a l'-.'ioii ot tin. roii.titnnoii.
i Jl 1 lu mil.. aal (ti.ii a-lluK tou.llliK III
Ihe l i.nrt ul ISi.l I'rin., i i.uil ol i ouuuoii l'U-a, ami
In.tri. t i ourt iu riiii.lili.lia .liatl ho tn. tl aitil uu-
.m.I i. flu 11. . Court o I .lom ill I'l..... 'I hfjlrior. 1.
i.u.1 .ItM-.i l. itf Mi. tf.Miru .h.U Ih Uau.li-rruu to llio
l'n'lliwlttai .oitl.i- ol 11 '.uiily,
ft I Ik-i u'. aiit .r.M .-viitiK. Ui1!llK 111
thi-1 iturt of i IIIUI.I..U li a. iu lite i-ounly' of All-Ktu-i.y
.Itall h.' unti auil itu..a i in lit court
huu.l: vli'- al.'l I.- I llwi v-il .lov'lu.a l'Uil-
. lot; in Uiv 1J . : f I S I'.'un .wall itc tll;.l anil u-li.M-1
' .. ii.... I d t Lu
fa Ji. I in- rriiM ury wf tho I tuit uf i'oim-
iii I'lva. "4 I I..U. I. lolna lUtall la' M y--ll.U.
lt ll.-li.-li . ol mii I i-'.ri on llto ftiM M.tii l.y of
W.t u.Im r ii llio i-.r iiiiv Ui..iMint ei.'lil liunilrvil
auil -a. . ami Ilia lrt-Mut -ioiliou.lry o
in. I.ii i. i ouil ii. Mol loitiiiy kIimiI li llik- I'r1
II. .-kjry of inv o I l "tin .f l '. :t ii. .ii I'li-u. until
l.o- alt. it hi. ii.M.iuiii.n Ua1I r.(.lr., au.
tl.i- r.B'iil l Una -l lliv lHj.nl oy-r aii-1 .-i
a. im an. I ifunui n... o. oi lo- Ii.. In I'hila l-i-(.1
.a I I. ' l.i ..:!. I i h -.ii rl uut 1 1 ll..- r V'lia
I ou .l Im. .n-.oi t-u.lti..iu on !. Iirl M..u..t
oi lti.iiti.. :u uc .-a: oni. lhoi.Mu4 atalii Uuu
.1
m .' In i iiub t oil Lai i ii ' ii if vt-r tiny uuutil i
1... a. - I a....... i, '
t0r mi Hit lisa i l li. l'.t"U 4 lui tnvMul.uii
aj. 1 uiuiiiuv ill "IU- r (ii.li. U.v . 1'tli t'.tj tj lilt it
oiiuiia..i.. mini al i lit '-- tt.iu ).. 4.Hk mu'i rtl
uit v I lu ll Vnvrff u ljlt.w-ii'l i. ttUl UUItdlv. nl
WUty DV Hm- l tftlu4li tU itv rit Utl IU ll
ward, as t rwrtdci In tht iiuj-tltuUon
S' 2A. In Philatbiahia insKtf.traie in la-u of
aldermen, shall he rtHs-en as reqiiire In Hits i-Mittt
tutlon at the election hi said city for city and ward
olheer in the ycai oo Uiousand eight hundied anil
seventy Iht ; ihelrb-nu of oltb-e shall tomiTMnee on
the ilrst Monday of April succeeding thefr lr-tiou.
The terms of ofhee of abiermcn In naid city, hold
ing or entitled to ttommla.too nt the lli.te't'f the
adoption of thiacomtuutton hH not be articled
Uurabv.
Wuc.iSi. All person In omr? m thSC Tn mon wealth
at Uie time of the adoa:u-u of Ui c-ittst toiton, and
at the Ilrst eiccdoti umler it, shall hold Their respec
tiveothcea until Ue ttrm fr n hi h tlH-r have U-eit
elected or apsiiiiicd stmll evie, i-nd uiml ti.elr
suocessors sb:ill be duly qualified, unU- ot Her Im
provided In thin eontituuu.
Hw, '17. Thencventli artitie of this comtlintlnn.
prewrildng an oath of ofTicc. shall take ctiWt on ad
after the tirwt day of January, oiiu thousand eight
hundred ami seventy-liTe.
Sfa . "is. The terms of office of county mwimi
nlonem and county auditor chosen pri?r"to th'yi-r
one thousand elghrtinnilml and seventy Jtre. e nich
si i All nt have expired Ik fore the first MoutUy of
January, in Uie year one thousand right huudred
and seventy -ix, shall expire on that day.
Kw All state, couniv, cltv.waM, borough, and
township omcer In ottice at the time or the a-toptlon
of ibis constitution, whose compensate tn is me pro
vided for by salaries alone, shall continue to re. ivv
Uie compeiisatiou ailoweil them by law uui'l the ex
piration of their respective terms of office.
Hex:, uo. AllHtateand Judicial officer hi-Ptofore
elected, sworn, amruied, or In office w hen this con
stitution shall take etlect, shall nuvemlly, within one
month after such adoption, lake and subv rtbe an ,
onth (or uHirmatioii) to support thin const Itutlou. !
r.c. "1. The General Assembly, at it first "e-winn,
or as noon a may be after the adoption of this coo
dilution, shall pa such laws as may be n we wry
to cany ihePHiae Into lull frce and effect.
Mm . The ordinance panned by lira convention
entitled "An ut-Huhiicm for nuhmhtfiigthe amended
eoiiHtltytlon of HeiinylvMnla to a vote nfthe elector
thereof," nhall be held to be valid for all the puns i
thereof.
hK'. 38. The words "County Cummi-iloncr' " where
over tited In this cn oil tutlon. mid iu any -ml iuan on
Bccompanylng the nnme. shall be tn-ld to include Uie
Commissioner for the city nf Philadelphia.
Adopted at l'hiladelphia, ou the third day of No
vember, in the year of out Lord one thousand eight
huudred cud ncvuuy-ttm o.
Ofc'FICK of ")
FKCv.ETARY o! THC CoMMoNV. 'EAIYiH, r
IlARKlSBL'Rti, NOV. VMU, )
I certify that the foregoing correct copy of the
new Coiistttutton, proposed to the people of tne Com
monwealth of Feitusylvauia, for their approval or
rejection, an the same appears of record iu thinottice.
M. 8. Wl AY.
Secretary of Commoiiwcahh.
AX ORDINANCE
TOR BI BMITTINO THK A VKNOKlJ lXNTTTITtO!l OF FH
fYl.V.lWIA TO A Virm OP THK il AMKIr.D SLUCTOM
T1IKKKOP, AH PAB.Cn KKlOMl 1KA1HN0.
ntUtMniimt by tht lmJ)1iiHomit Cnurtntion ttf f.'iC
Oimm'tnwaJth of ItotrttHvania, w follow :
1. Tbai the auwiuleil Cnutitituiiou pri'taroil ty
this Coiivouiiou, ho eubnilttail to llio qunliii .-d eirii
tors ol the Commonwoiiltli for tholr Aintpiton or re-jci-llon,
atnn t-lwllon to Iwliold on Hip thlril Tin?
titty nf UfcemlnTii'.'Xi ; exrvpt 11a hcrcinatu-r onirj'l
mnl i1ir:l"il, trie aaot cli-ctmu shall lv hold
ouiiijuctod by llio n-ifuiar i.-lfctlun orticera in tl.e
several olcr-tiuu ili'trics throuifhnut Iho Oiiumon
wcHlih, uinli r all IhoreiriilHtloin ami iir.iW-.inin of
pxi-.tlnr; Iax.n riUatuii; tjt) froncrml eU'ctimni: aud the.
uhvritfii of th4 aeveral umutiea itliall j 1-v.j at lat
twenty duy. uutino of haid oluelluu by jinK-lamatiun.
'2. Iliu .-oorotiiry of thi' CoiumulMvcaltb .hell, at
least twenty lays before the siid elerlloti, furnish lo
the Coinral-'slonoM of oaeb cwu'.y, a mifoelent num
ber of properly jmjpa red clreulera of iimructlona.
I'l.C MOtlll.lil mikf lhMVlnt I 1.11 111 Itttl .11.II...IIU.
r to be riTtiitetl at t'ftut llireo timea an tnatiy ballot, of
arnriuuiive vuios tui inoie are vuwn in uacn county
and the same iiiimhemf noKAtlrevnu-a ; ami the said
eornnilmloiieni abnll, at leaitt live day. la-fore fiatd
ele:-tiiiu. eanac Ui he fairly deatribute'l to the several
elei:liou district, iti their resiueilve euuutierj, ilieaaid
balluU. tally-listt. returns, eireulnra of hutruetlon.,
aud sU'h other bonkff and ueri a mny be ueeesiMi
ry. 'i he l-inllotM shall te priniil or written In th
loiluwiiiK form: on the oH9id the worua "New
Contituiioii In tho iituide for ul teraou giving af
firmative volea the words "Forthe New Coiisiittitinii'
and fur all persone giving m-Kuiivn votea the words
Aafltnst tin New Conmitution.
:i. li it .hall aupeur tliat a uinlnritr of the Totea
lolled nro tor the uuw cou-u;uiijii.tlienU shall bo Urn
eou&liiulion of tlie Lnminonwealth uf reuuaylvauia
nn and after the fip-tdayuf January, in the yeurofouc
i.'jni one iiiousauu ei-ni nuuureii ail.l sevelity-lonr;
but II it shall appear that A majority of the vol-
puiiM vt-iv Against the new Coustftulion, Uien il
atiall lie rejei-u-it aud be nuil ami void.
4. rtv oomiuisitiouera of Klei-tion, via: EJwln il.
Fltler, Eilwar.l Jjrowiiiug lohu V. Verrec, Henry H.
lia:;eii, aud John O. James, ate hereby appointed by
tills eon volition, who Hhall have ilireetlonof lueelei'
lion upon this amendetl Constitution in the city nf
HhlUaelphiii. The aid (lUiiniiHiiuiiers shall bo duly
sworn or iiilirui.'d to perform thefr dutiea with im
partiality ami lideltty. The) shall alno litive power
to 1111 rtieniK-lii in their own number. It shall be the
duly of alu Coiuiuia&iouers, or a uiiijority of theui,
ami they shall have aiiiliorily to make a registration
of voter, for the several election divisioua of baid
eily, uiul to furnish the lisu. so uta.le lo the election
oflicors of each precinct or division ; tn distribute the
tickets for suitl city provided for by this ordluanro
U be used at the eloctiuii; to apiKiint a ndpe and
two iii.-iK-i.-tor. fur wieli electiou itivislon, by whom
the eloi.4i.iii therein shad be helil and cuudueted.and
to give all ne -essary insrruetlons to the election ol
ticers reuardliig their duties in holding tho election
and in making returns thereof. No nonon shall
serve as au election otticer who would be disquali
fied under section lr, article 8, of the new Constitu
tion. The general return of the election lu the said
city shall be oened, eom uted aud oertlrieil before
the said Commissioners, and with tbeir apprnval
which apiiroval shall be endorsed ujniu the relttrA.
They sluill make reisirt, directed to liio freaidcul of
this Coiivcnlian, of ihcir tirliclal action under thia
ordinance una concerning the coudnvt of said eloo
tioii within the said city. i
The Judges and Inspectors aforesaid sliall conduct
the eloc.liou in all rc.pc-is ouiil'oruialily to the gen
eral election laus of it. Is commonwealth, and with
like powers and duties to thiMO of ordinary election
omcent. Kach lustre-tor shall appoint one clerk to
assist the Board in the performance of iw duties, ami
all the election olllcers sliall be duly sworu or stunn
ed according in law. and shall possess all Ihe quali
fications reipilrcd by law nf electiou ort'.oeis in
this Commonwealth. At said election any duly qual
itied elector who shall be uiiruKtslcred. auall tie er
milted to vote uiani making prtMif of his right to liio
electiou ofneets, aci-ording lo tho general election
laws of this Coiuinouwcalth. Heturu Inspectors and
their clerks and an houny count of the vot,iai sliall
be dispensed with, but overseers of eleellnit may 1
selected for any preciuct by snid W'tiun Commis
sioners, whose duties and vyon .hall be the same as
tiiose of overseers uf election in said elty under ex
Istlnr clcc',iu4 laws applicable thereto. Iteturua of
tjie ul.tioii aha U be made in .aid eily a iu the case
lun unu'tiuu lor CiijVeruor, but a triplicate general
return for said city sli.il be made out aud lorwartled
to the President of this tkiuveutioii at llarrisburg, as
is liereinalter provided In case ol count) returns.
b. In eat h of the couuliea of the Coutmun wealth,
(csceni 1'iiiladelphin.) the returns of llio election
shall be made as iu the case of an election for Cov
entor, out Uie return judges in each county shall
make out a triplicate county mttirn and tiansmlt
the same, within five days after the election, directed
to the Preaident of this Couveutton, at Harrisbnry.
Uuuo lu (kiiive-utiott this 'i'tiuu day uf Muyomber.
In tlie year ui'oui Lonl, uue ihousaud eight hiuidrtd
and fyvamtf-tiilvQ.
JXO. n. WAI.KKR, President
D. U IMnltlK, Clerk.
A (rue copy of uidiuancc of subiuisaiau.
M. B. Ql'AV,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
E
KIB AND PITTSUTRC1II RAILROAD.
on and after Monday. May 28. 1871, naeaensjer train
will ruu ou this road as follows:
UIIINU SUI'TH.
Kaiirei. Eirrcsa. Accon.
r.no ( i.i a in
liirurd 7 60 a m
Jamustow u 9 85 a sa
4 26 p m
4 6.i p in
8ft p m
7 p m
1 12 f si
oo p m
A. at O. v. . Tmufcrl on a m
Hliaratvllle
10 2t a ni
11 i.'i a ui
1'.! fo p ui
2 26 p m
2 J n
t 0.1 a in
7 ''ii 111
7 M a m
tlOlu
isots tMtla
liouiea.rwl
H.R-ti si-r
1'itl.burgU
v in i in
it) '.si p ia
11
ColNIi WottTII
Ks press. fx
r x press.
Accou.
Hitsiiurgh
Ho uiiiaUJ
lloinewiKid New Castle
biiarsville
7 ii a m
7 10 a in
8 4o a in
0 4.i a at
4 2.'. I
u m
6 62 p m 1 b ( HI
4 1J p ui 880pm
7 W) p m 4 16 p in
8 2.1 p m 6 i p m
8 4 . U Ul
ti 02 a iu
A. k i. W. Tf&uaful 11 17 a u
JaiuosUtWU
frard
11 V am 8 ly m
2 oil p in 11 li p m
'i 86 p u 11 ipia
T. 11. A1VKK.1,
Geu. Pasaeugex aud T ickut Agt
1 IANO H
Carefully Tuned,
CHARLES SIIULTZ.
of OU City, Penu'a.'
Hud o.der. to truitibergers Mtule Htow, 0U City,
u si ly
l IM.iSDrt CULM AS, Kcal Eslate Agefita, Con.
O v.anceii,.ajUd AixjuuuiaUla. UI'l.1) hfrri,
I luukiui. !
iucha-'7l u.
fpn B ATLANTIC 4 UklAI WlrsbfttV
Railroad.
GREAT BROAD QADQB ROUTE.
BETWEEN
The X2at and the Weit,
TIMK FASTWARD.
TATlONd.
Leave
Kranklln
ifiMidvIl
Cony
.'a me tow u
balamama
Arrive
H.irnellrrllle
Vol
wo. n
p m
11 :) p in
1 40 a m
1 u6 a m
4 K a m
I 0 am
11 liim
U t; p m
1 p a
? W V
ft 13 a m llra
lo ij a m A oo p m
Mam S pm
1J IV pu 10 62 pm
2fi p ui 7 10 a m
Coming
r.'unrm
Plnifhsmton
New York
Albany
SKiptn l0D
Ihisiou vieBlnch'mtnG ti a m
n 40 p m
4 CO p m
Bnou, via N. V. 3 Jo p ra
TIUK WESTWARD.
8TATION9;
Leae
Pranklln
UHsdville
leavitthhurg
Arrive
A k ruti
Cleveland
Man.t)ei(t
'xnllnii
rrlittra
laytoii
CuieiNiistl
Louisville
ri. Uinta
Kansas City
Toledo
Chicago
Uiiaaukee
No I
9 10 m
(mm
1 40 p in
1 ."c pm
:j i: p m
e 40 p oi
1 m p rt 7 'jn p m
ii ro p m 7 4' j m
lu : p m
i: I.1 pm
: Of a m '
41 oo a m
11 4Vi a m
"Wpm
U 15 a m
It r pm
S v mm
U ti P ra
P 40 a m .
FRaKKLIN branch.
Omaha
Trains will arrive at Fraukllu from Mead.Ule a
fitn: T Ms bi ; 12 23 p m ; t S5 p m ; and
arrive from Oil City at 9 08 km; ls± Ul
p in : and 4pm.
Eastward ImmiiuI paiptrni bare no chAr.R of earn
by 1 rains Nn. 12 and i between Mesulville and Kaw
York. , .. . .
lXinuectlonsatConiA.'ia for Korheeter end point on
'the New York Central Koad ; and at IfinghamtoB for
Albany, Hprlngfleld. Wortyvatcr, Boston andaii points
lu New fr.nglaiid.
Westward rrund passcuaen hy Traina Vo. 1 or S to
through from Mead i'i lie toCiuciuuati wituout change
making i-onnci-tions with tlie lou(sville Hhnrt Line
Kailmad or the Mall Kt earners rtr liuf.ville, and
points in the Houth autl iriouihwpft. Also with neat
em HiiCM at Cleveland tvircbieiiijoJUilweukouiOtmab
and iKiints In the Kar Wet. .
I1 or additional intori.u,tlon a.UitiiAe.nireaniin
net?tioiis. appl) to thi- Iocal Arenta. askhic for tk-k-;
rWTia the A IT. ANTIC AND OBaUT EblKHN
BKOADGATUK KfilTK.
No "skip-over ' alloned npon l.s-al tirkata. Ixioa
paaMnKers must purchase tioketa to their first stop
inc place, and may llieu repurchase from thatpolii
o destiuatioo.
W. B. 8H ATJ I'C. Ocn'l. l'anetmor aad Ticlnt
tancinustL O.
P. D. MluPfcfr, Gen. Knp t., CleveUsrd, O.
A LLKUUENY VALI.KT RaTlROAD.
i. JULY 7TH. 173.
Pitta
ltxp
a. m.
.... 6 w
....11 PA
....12
1 no
2 00
... 2 23
.... 4 H
.. 4 UU
KUrht
Lsp
p. m
I 00
A H)
7 -JO
8 4U
II U6
0 :ui
l i 20
12 37
1 40
3 -M
4
I
O. C BkVl
BOUTUWAJU).
Kjiii
Aecin Acu
. m. p. m. . a.
HufTolo..
Corry
Titusvllle
OU City....-
Houth Oi) City.,
Franklin
Pox burg
Parker's -.,
Brady's Bend..
is
7 4a
06 -
40
10 07
12 80
12 40
1 42
S It
4 20
re
p.J.
I is i ......
4 M
4 tO
7 4
5 20
8 i
40
8
10
10 ft
11 10
12 00
am
6 1.
Itlttauntiur t UU
West 1'vitu Junction 7 20
Piiubuiuh ,
, s v
p. m.
Bit ft". Night Day 0. r. irkv'
Kpa, hip Kst-s. Ave A cm
IZORTirWAUD.
il u.
R.
a.m. a. la. p.m.
Pittabunrli...
. 7 3n
Ld io ..... . M..
2 04 .. .
West Penu Junction if,
KiitannluK in 20
Brady's Ueud..... 11 30
t'arker's...... 12 11
11 15
12 . si
2 2&
8 20
8 o-l
J 10
01)
6 13
7
7 60
8 m
7 in
in 44
Wain
I K6 4 18
Poxburg....,. 12 80pm' 28
lit
r ransllu -j rxs &ii
11 80
u a
12 20
83
88
1 16
Kouth OU tlty.......... 3 li-
0o
Oli City 8 ao
20
7 8. .
II fin
I 10
Tttusvillo.....
Curry
Hutlalo .
, 4
.... B Vi
....lu :
p. tn
p. m
n. m. fi, iu, p. m
J. J. I.AWKKNUK. G.cu'1. Hup't
AGENTS WANTEDi
to bki.l ran
Light Humiing
DOMESTIC'
" AUOVT ,
10,000
told ltut year,
60,000
Thli year.-
And now behif sold at (bo rate of
The "1X)U K3TIO" mfimiMiri oUieni bocitw ttmir
puMMt Ihuui In tbe evci y dy urvlti it rrnit tH'
In tho wm k-bhun aud ftuuiiy : aud Immaum li k
equally uwhil tot vry fin-vi aud veiy btavy work,
A TmAi.ninn. wm vm turiuiitM uor wiai) w rtwimn
ilt W ituUew wllh aU liiaixuvtur (.wtUioul fLarfi up
on appltiatiou at our
Warfroomi. t SlUi Stmt, PitUbarh Ni l
The wTVra.tie" llakon mow prwialuwa tbl
teaMin than any rnlu r Macblaa. aud in w-aiiia'l)
ruouuiut.mdtwl Fir (auiily uo ai;i iuaiiufa)iiiuii. I
i MiuiM-o InotMinv Uow. utAiMiitw an-1 Xly run.
UrKf UM-k uf Ihrvad.tt. K., Ao alwayM an hairf.
1 HP -XjOMfcyTW i. U. COMAKY,
M Kuth atnwi, Ilirtrnri. fa.
Best in Use
James Reno.
11 I CDEKiL ST.;! ALl.CtillEMV
GENERAL AGENT
FREEMAN BRO S ,
VlrlMl Newer Plavs t'l4 I.lala
lasasl Trrrs C4ta wark 0iraAI.
- A'1.M0 : :-:
A'iCNT 0K THIS rKlKBBATFJ)
Beaver Round Cookiaf
Stoves.
(lend for PtU- 1. ,ll sud ?Ues. audit,--!
1APKit bonis. Hand Mil., aid tVtutlBf at era
48aaurtialuttajiMa)i4iT'iie at ajaiea ne.
TtlANCY Job work JViieTo the Ul anil M
X? proved stytsa a Omi c:tuh o4ta.
4B