tUi.a; iiw that-tmrfKMo, th Sonatnr ahall i -nih nt ulllrmallon : no fKruti ahall b ron- i iiliimt ih- ciiiH'urri'Mci' of two-Uilnli of lhi if. a. Tim ilovnriior anil ill ntlirr rlvil Pdlcffru hall hi) llitlile t Inii'ftAchmcut fnr any misdemeanor in iHlicn, lint luilxiiivnl In S'.li'h ruses shall liot in (nil fiiriluT (linn inr'm.vsl fritiillit- ami iliUii1l f'ration ti luiM any nllli'd of Irust or nmtlt uihIit this Common wealth : Ihr ern armson, svheUipr con vU'li-d or ftctiitUMl, shall ncvc'tllo'lena liu lliiblff lo Indii-ttm'til, ttinl, JuilKiiivnt and mnLshment aciord Ing to law. Hk i. i. All nfflrvrs shall hold IliOlrnflWsnn the rnn ilultni Hint they lM'hat'tln-inai'lvoswi'll while in otlw-e, ami shall Ih removed on ronvli.'tloli of iiililnihavlnr in olliro or ill' any Infamous crime. AiMtiitc1 ntth-ur oilier tlmn Jmltfrs of the court of ri'eoril nuil llio Kiippriiitciiilent o? I'uhll ' Instruc tion, msy In remoiM at Ihe pWMiiv of the fiower ly wliii i'i tlu-y IihII huvf licin arvlnted. All otll citi I'lci-lcl hy the I'fopli', uxi't'i'l iinvertior, Lieu tenant (lovcrmtr, members of the Iteneral Asaemhly, enil Judges ot the enurta of rcconl, IcHriieil In the lnw, sliall Im removed hy the llovernor for renaon lilc cansu, After due notice ami roll hearing, on the suliUras of two-thirds of the fcenale. ARTU'I.K VII. ovrn or OFrtCR. Hrr-rms 1. Senators and Iteprwentatlves nil nil Jndlelal, stale, and enmity otfii'ers, shall, Iteforu en tcrlnir on the duties of their rwMcllve nfllees, take ami nuliif rihe the following oath or affirmation : "1 iln solemnly swear (or atllrm) that i will support nhey ami defend the Constitution nf the 1'nlteil hihUh and the Constitution of this Commonwealth, and that I will dips harire the dullesof my nlnen with fi delity ; that 1 havw not nid or contrthnuil, or l.rom. lied to pay or contribute, cither directly or Indirect ly, any money or othr raluah e thln. to procure, my nomination or eleelnti for upiinttneiil, except for neeesaary and proper expenseaexpreasly authorized hvlaw ; that 1 nave not knowing)- violated anyelect liinliwv nfthis Commonwealth, orproeured it to lie done hyntherslii mr hehall : thatl will n knowlnitly reeelve, directly or Indirectly, any money or other valuable tlilnn for the performance or non-perfnrm-nuco of any act or doty iartalnlnic to my oftu'O, oth er than the compensation allowed hy law." The foregoing: oath ahull tie administered hy Rome person authorized to administer oaiha.and In the ease of stale ntneen and Judiren or the Kupremu Court, ahull be tiled in the olHceof the Secretary of the t'otn luonwoalth. and 111 the cnoo of other Judicial and county oilli-rra, In the olllee of the Hrotfmiiotary of (he county In which the name In taken ; any person reluslnti to take aalil oath oralllrmiitioli ahall forfeit his oillee, and any ihtsuii w ho shall t convicted ot IiaviitK sworn or affirmed falsely, or of havlnjr ylo liited Mild oath or affirmation, aliall tie ffullty of tier jury, and la' forever dfeutiattttcd from lioldliiv any ptllcv of truHt or prollt within thin Commonwealth. 1'ne oath to the mcmbcra of the Senate and Houne of ItepreHcnlatlvea shall lie aduiiiiitcred hy one of the jiidirea of the Supremo Court or of a court of Connnou rieaa. learned in the law, In the hall of the Iioum to which the rueuibera ahall be elected. ARTICLE VIII. arfTEAOIt AND KI.TIOI. " SurnoN 1. Kvery male cltlnen twenty-one yearn of age. poNMi'-wliiK the followliiK iiialinuatiQtia, ahull be untitled to vote at all clcclioha : UrsL He Khali have lievu a cltlien of the V lilted PlaU'a at leant ono mouth, S4-cond. He ahall have reiideil In the state one Tear (or If. havliiK pn'vloui'ly bien a oualllled elec tor or native born citizen of the state, lie hall have frmoved therefrom and returned, then aix laoutliKi inmediaU'ly pnocdlnjf the elwlion. Third. He ihnll have realdeil In the election rlla trict where ho Khali oiler to vou at leant two months im mediately prcccdttiK' the election. Kourth. If twenty-two yearn of aire or upwardi, be uliull have paid within two yenra a State or coun ty tax, which ahull liavt been oaMwaod at least two mouth anil id ui least one mouih before the elec tion. ST 2. The ircncnil election ahall be held annually on the TtioMluy next following the tint Monday of Kovcmlier, but the ttencral Ansembly may by law fix a dillerunt day, two thinla of all the Diemberi of each house connciiting thereto. htr. :l. All clectlonn far city, ward, borough, and towutliip ufliccn, for regular tenna of aervice, iliall be held on the thfrd Tuesday of Kebruury. Skc. 4. All election by theeitizeua hal be bybal lot. Kverv ballot voted nhall lie numbered lu the order In which It ahnli be received, and the number recorded hy the election ofllceni on the list of votern, I oppixlte the name ofthe elector who preacuta tho ballot. Any elector may write hli name iiHin lu ticVct, or chum-the Maine to 1h wiitu n thereon ttud BIUnu-4 hy a citizen of the illatrit't. The election tif B er niiall Im aworn or aritrmtd not to dtKiliwe h,ow any elecuir ahall have voted unleaa required to do so a w 'itiieaw in a Judicial proofedinx. Sm'. 6. Kleciorn ahall ill all caaea except treason, fulotir, and breach or aurety of the pi-ace, be prlv lliuwl fMin arrest during their attendance on eloc tlons and In going to and returning therefrom. Hoc . Whenever any of the qualified elector! of this Commonwealth shall b la actual military aer vice. under a requisition from the Tresideut of the I'niled States or by the authority of this Common wealth, such electors may exercise the right of suf frage In all elections hy the citizens, under such reg ulations as are or shall be prescrllied by luw, as fully as If they were present at (heir usual places of elec tion. HKO. 7, All laws regulating the holding of elections by the citizens or for the regisirutlou ol electors shall be uniform throughout the Male, but uo elector ahull be deprived of the privilege of voting by rcasju of his nwne not heinL' rcglst-ired. " v Sec: A'lf pepSn w ho shall give or promise or oif'"r to' give UI an elector, any money, reward or oth er valiial'lc consideration for his vole at an election or for withholding the same, or who shall give or promise to give such consideration lo anyHher per- Eu or party for such elector's vote, or for the w ith ,1, Iii'd ilicujuf, uod uiiy eluctof whu shall ruueivu Mr ii-ti w receive lor hliivell or loriuiotlicr.any nion i!f,re'iird or other vnlnable i-onidr-( ioti for his Vote LI an ii.'j:il.t."i'n.: fflthliulding Ihi wMie shall lllcru bf Inriult tin) tilil to voto at such c-lcetlou, and any elts'tor whose rllit to vote shall lie challenged lot . tiich cause before the election oAloera shall lie re quire.) rosnear oratllnn Unit the matter ui Hie cbttl lunuo is untrue iK-foie his vote shall bu received. ' aMki'. W. Any person who shull. while a i-audidatc for office, be guilty of bribery, rra.id. or willful vio lation of any election law, shall be forever disquali fied fr.un hi l ling ail ottiee of trust or protit lu this Commonwealth : and any person convicted of will ful violation ol lttu oli-ctioii hw a. shall, lu addltloii p. guy iitiialties VfOflded by law, be deprived of the liulinfiuatrui' ubsolulcly lor (erui of four years. ' ki:. lir. In tilala ul ismuisted elections, and In pro ceedings for the investigation of elections, no (mrson shall be pernnltcd to withhold Ills testimony upon the ground that It may criminate hliaself or subject hi in ui public Infamy; but such testimony shall not aticrwanls tie used against him in any judicial pro ceeding, xeept (or js-'ury n givjitK iitct) risliuu- ' Vc'. 11. TowushlpJ and wards ofcltsea or boroughs hull roml or lie divided iuui elecllnn dlstricu of coninoct and contlgunua territory, 1st awch maimer It the Court of Quarter Measiona of ttlovity or oouuty In which the same are locau-d- ulav direct : but dis- tricta In cities of over one hundred thousand lnl,at iihii v sll li divided by the Courts ol)ilarter Ks)idiia ha . Ing JurKllcljon therein whenever at the next precediuirclectioi! more than two hundred and lillv votes shall have been polled therein; and olh sr election districts whenever tlie court uf the pniia'r County shall be of opinion that the eonveuiouce of the electors aiu ins mouc (mcrciiis wu( yv jiroflu( Ail eiuotiQiit tiy nuu4au in a ronrosonutlvo fup;.t'liy sIihII Ik5 viva V(k . ..i.u.:.ii, nf ltu.t it lnr ruAMiti ul ilia bK'm. while tmitl'iymUnllie ktvu-c, wilier civi; or miliury, f lliU siHto or ot iho liiiua btule. nor while eu44Ktd in tho imvK'tUlm. ol (be wh1t of Iho Biuto, or of the I iiiUMl.siaU'H,oron inc itiju Mtui, nor wnne hudunt of tiny insMui.oi.of U HniliiK. nor while kept in Hiiy ifHtr house or outer oyiuui i nuutiu uiinjuw. . j 1. ih.'rrh' cUiion U-ui-U fthtil cotr;lt of a jndife u.iil lw4 tnhNviora, vfhonhaU Lechowu aitim hllv Lir Hie eitlA-n- Ka:h -Hlecut 8h;l iUVe tho liliKo vote, lor' tl.JuilijO 'bj "hb IhiJHlnr. iipy'etoj- ti&n uifrf)iui oito U:rk- Tho nrh jv.i.ltin hoiir4 fvir any nbw dlstriet hlikU be neh-eleil, i.r.ivfih-.l hv kw. Kk'C-iion olHireni fchftll bo orivU- iLCii from erm-t Ihh Uy of ele r;ion( ajul a.n.-tit'f.i it. inn kin j1 no ami tnuLkinliiiiia rjl.iruK. ei- ili jtif lor hii ultH liun iruuJ, f'r (eiony.or ior wttuvou ii-.'it.:h uf Hie iK'.iro. In i-iiiuH tiiey may chtim ex- oiiiption from jury duty during their terms of service. hi: No prw)H tshuU h- qualiiied to M-rve a an ekviioii oltieer who haU hold, or fliull within two umhilin have heKI any dtitee. aiMitiiiiiient or ni . t.IuvinuiiL in or under the Uuveniinent ol tlie United hi-Lies, or of w siute. or of any e.Uy or oouniy. or of Hii m-i . in1s' ioa'M-'ti ol llie tk-ace aiifi alderiofii. Iit-tiri.-a- iH'.Hic tnid in the milina nerviee til ihoniaie; iioi-hhall arv eleetiob ofttver boelnfible to miiv civil ottU t Lh lilled at auoleellouat whu h btl serve, ftive only tn tiueh mibortiiuate muni tijml or loenl ollli ea heiow the Kle of eily urtoim t i.rtieei a hall oe desiiiiialcd hy KHieral law. ' .-.I.- ii. 'I h.- Ctpiirts nf loitiiiiuii i'leu! of iha ntver- el I'ouiuie of tho iNrininoii.viilIh nhull have pocr Viii(ln i heir ieetlvo iuiiniieitm; to apolnt over ii i.- ti t ier.iuiji Ui t;H'.vi!J lniJ lr'-'t!dliK' of .ia.'.!: M-...,'r ' U...I tn !..' Ps-ltorL Ut ilia) i-t.t.rt taJt iiiy te r ititrei ; hh Ii a.Mi:itmontii ip he in(ne tor any (UMnei m eu in i-ajuiii; , i nv rUueiit, hiTl'nl volein of fciieh cleelim 4iifiii't. el tlna loi ill that Mjeh aiiointu'eiit i a reasonable pre- .in.i. nk,.iiitiilii' i.oritv Hiid lmnu'-wof 'lei-iioim: .-, ..i. !.i. si'Mil 1m iii't. ill iiuiiiiiLT foi- uii elet lion dia - trir. '.nil 1m' ii-i.l.ii( liirein. and iliall U iicrMUin ,,.,:.,Li: 'l hi erve uim.h vW tioii hoanlM, and iu each raw men.H-raot'diileriU MliUc.l imrlii ; wiienov. i i.e. iiicisjlji-ik oi mii i ltH-iioo ho4iiil khU UiUer iu ooiuiuli. tl.e oveiLH-ia. it they tdiall he agroel thce n, shall decide I he tiieiion of tlitferenee ; in af jH.n.i.ng ovi-iM in ot tleeUon, ah iho law judgeii of the or.H r eoiirt, ally to m l t the time, shuUeom nr Ju the iLLp'.)!n(uu id Htude. Hk . 1. . 'I he inul and deterinhiution of eonteted fleeliohi. ol elet l-irs ol J'reMdeiil and Viet I'l-emdrhl, iu "iu bni of liie iieiieral AweinMy. and of all pul.tlu ollu em, wlivtlier iUile. jiulteiul, Uinnieipal or hn al, tUU bby thv eotiiiv 4 Uw. w by oim ut U"e oi' Dm law JitdafM hmrt i lha Owiaral Aaawmblr ahall, by fr"neral law, deffnato the rnHrta and jinkf by whom tin aiTrrnl clMiRof elertton rontet-t dFinII be tried, and reirii1aU Iho manner of trial and all mat tern ftirident thorrto : but no mi oh liw aisnliiK Jur kdiclion, or nnilating il exercHfio. thall applv tn any I'outeat arising ontof tu election held htl'-rulU puMitairtf. AUTirLK IX. TAXATIOM AND flMAKt'K. KCTTnivl. All tHTtv lhall be uniform unon the name clan of aubjert) within the territorial linilta of the anlhortlv levym llirtat, and ahall be levied and rolltK'ted under r'neral lawn ; but the tieueial AKWiubly inny, by Keneml lawn, eiempt from taxa tion ruhlic pr-'perty used lor public purprxtea, actual place of rellloun womhit plaoes of burial uot uaed or held for private or Corporate profit, and institu tlonH of purely publicehiinty. Hw:, 'J, All lawn exempting property frflm taxation, other than tlie property above uuiuerHUd, atiall be void. hw. 8. The power to lav corporal I on and oorpor atti property Hiall not tm mirn ndereii or Mixpeuded Ity any contractor grant lo which iheKtate ltali be a pnrty. hw-. 4. Nr debt fhall created by or on behalf of the Mate, except to supply carnal Aellclcnrlea of rev enue, rvel luvaafon, Hiipprom liunrre'tiofi, defend the Htate in war or to pay exinttntf debt, and tho debt created tontipnly defteieneiee in revenue tthall nev er exieed In the aggregate at anyone time uue mil lion of doll are. Hue. 5. All lawn authorirfnff the borrowfufr of mon ey by and on behalf of the Htato ahall aueolfy the purfxm for which the money hi to be lined, and the nxney ao borrowed tdiall be ud for the purpotoi ftpeKied and no other. Hto. 6. The credit ol the Oomm on wealth Khali not be pledired or loaned to any itidividuaU company. corHirntlon or aHWK'tation, nor ahall the Common wctilth Iteeome a Joint owner or Ho4tltholder in any coniaiiy. aiaortHilon or corporation. Hva: 7. The General Ameuihly fhall not authorise any county, city, borough. townhlp or incorporated dlnrlct to leeome a Mtocaholdur in any company, awoclatlon oroorporathin, or Pi obtain ur appropriate money for or to loan ltacndlt to any corporation. awiK'tation, iiiKtitnlion or individual. Hux. R. The debt of any county, city, borough, towiiKhlp, achool diNtrlct or other niuiuclpallty, or incorporated district, except aa herein provided, ahall never exceed aeven per centum upon the as aewed value of the taxable property therein, nor shall any mk'h innnlcipulity or diMrirt incur any new debt, or ineraaae lta ludebtedneaH to an amount ex ceeding two per centum uKin mich aMMwved valuation at pro-erty without tlie awent of the electora thereof, of a public election, in auch manner aa Khali he pro vided by law, but any etty, the debt of w hich new exceeds aeven ier centum of auch aMeaKed valua tion, may tie authorised by law to lncrcHe the aame three per centum In tho aggregute at anyone time upon xuch valuation. - Hue W. The Ooramonwenlth ahall not awutmc the debt, or any part thereof, of any city, county, thor ough or town hip, un lew auch debt idiall have been contraeted to enable the Kiate to reiiel invasion, nup preaH domestic insurnH tioulefond ttaelf in time of war, or to amlfft the Hinte In tlie discharge ot any portion of ita present indebtedneea. riEC. 10. Any county, town hip, achool district or other municipality incurring any fudt bu-dneaa, ahall, at or before the time of so doing provide for thecollectlon of an aunnai tax aumeioui to pay the Interest and also the prinelial thereof within thirty years. 8ra 11. To provide for the payment of the present fitaio debt and any additional debt contritclcd aa uforeHHid. the (ieneral ANHunbly ahall continue and maintain the Mnking fund aunlclent to pny the accruing Interest on Mich debt, and annually to re-, duce the principal thereof by a mim not lew than i two hundred and fifty Umumnd dollara; the aid dliiking fund ahull coiimIH ofthe prrKtevds of the aalea ofthe public works or any part thereof, and of the ineomeor proeodH of the mile of any stocks own ed by the (kunmonwealih, higether with other funds and resources that may le detiignated by law, and hli all be iucreiwd from time to time by aaHlgninK to it any part of the luxe or other rvvenuca of the Hinte not required for the ordinary end current expejiM of government ; and miles in cose of war, Invasion, or liiHirrection no part ofthe raid Unking fund "hull bo iiaed or applied otherwise than iu the extinguish ment of the public debt. xr, VI. The money of thefftate, over and above the iieoewary reserve, ahall e uwil in the payment of the debt of the Htate, either directly or through the niiiking fund, and the money of the Kinking fund shall never he invented in or loaned uiHin thn aeciirity of anything except the bonda of the Tnlted dihwi or oi in u roue. HKt', IS The molievn held aa neccMKarv nwrvn hail Ui 1 1 in i led by h,w to the amount required for current expemtea, and Khali bo tHKiured and kept aa may he provided bv law. Monthly atatumenu bhall Ih publiHhed, showing the amount of Mich moneys, where Uie an me la depoaltcd, and now aecured. Hkc, 14. Tho nif king of profit ontof the public nrnnoyn. or oning the aame lor any nurpoaenot au thohactl by law.by any oftleerof the State or member or officer of the iteneral Aiwmbly, ahall le a mis demeanor, and ahall be punished aa may be provid ed by law, but part of inch pun lh me nt nh all be a diBqualttlcatlou lo hold oftlce for a period of uot leas uiau live year. ARTICLE X. KDrCATIOlf. Bec 1. ThofJeneral Amembly shall provide for the maintai nance and iupiart of a thorough and vlhc ieutKyKUmi of public M-hoolti.whcrlu tlit children of thwCommonwealth, above 'the KVf years, may oe emicKi-i, uuu miuii aoproprjii at icaai one million doUttVieftcti yearn that puriHwe. Ha 2. No money rained for the mpuort of the public aehoola of the I'ommonwealth Khali be np pnpriated to or uaed for the aupiairt of any acctariau Khtatl. tSEc. 3. Women twentv rone Teavs of aiM and iitv- wards shall by ligHili: to any office of contnd or manage, me ut vinier (fie mdul luwn of this Hutte. AKTICLE XI I i WUTU. Pkctiom 1. The freemen of thU Commonwealth ahall be armed, organiaod and diaeiplined for iu de fense when and In mich maimer as may be directed by law. The Genera! Awembly nhall provide for maintaining the intUtia by appropriations from the Treaaury of the Commonwealth, and may exempt from military aervice pemuu having eouscicuUu. scruplea agaiuat beaHnj?-;. " AHTIULK XK. ri'Buc orncERM. SrrrioN 1. All ofllcera whoae selection la not tro- Thled for in this coiiKtitution shall be elected or up- poinieu as may oe tureciea oy iaw. 8 w. 2. No meintHjr uf (Jongreaa from this State, iu7 any person hold In ij or exiaiis,;' Oil omeooT ap poinnuontot trui or iiroht under rue l liited Htatei, shall ai uiy same fliutthoM oV exert'M any o slice in this Htate to which a ea'ary, fcea, or perquibitea shall be attached. TheOeueral Asaeuibly may by law de clare what offices are incompatible, Hki-. H. Any permm who bhall fight a duel or send a challenge for that purpose, or be a'der tu- fttctlur ip irig anf cfhrt of irmor or prirt tn this Htate, and may be otherwise phnbihed as aliall be prescribed by law. 1 ARTICLE XIII. Ckiffii n I. VP 1 VPMidy shall be psUtblhhod whtch shall refluce uuy cuiiniy to leHHtnaiuouriiuu dred wiuare miles, or less than twenty thousand iu habiuthu; nor shall any county by lor mod uf hws ?rtf, ur cp.iUtihiug a Wm population, uor nhatl any lua thereof pass whhio ten miles ofthe county .tea. of any couuty proposed to be divideJ, ARTICLE XIV. OOI NTY OFFICE Kg, Pfction 1. Countv omcers shall corals', of Lu.rlira coroner. MrothouoUues, icioU'm "Of Wills VeCoVderH Of UeCdrt, co-.TimiMrflteril, froaAurers, surveyors audi- ior, or roi!iniiern, cmtkhoi 14. p couri, qittirut at uiriie.1. utid jutrh oiucra as mav from tin 11 to limo be ehtubliche-i by law ; aud uo shuriil' or trcamrv-r pe ciy;.t mr me term uexi succeeding tuc one fur w hich he may be eh chtl. ISkc. .i. Oiunty oiHii shall be elected at tho jren eral elections, and shall hold their ollice for the term of three years, beginning ou tlie llrt MtipdV of Jau uary next af'vr their el-Jt;tiou. and uutil their ue vpuors viiall b(i duly iialitied: all vacuneies not oth erwise, piovided ha- slmll be tilled In auch a mauuer us may be uxovidinl bv law. ,Si-,i . 0. No perMin ahall be appointed to any office within any county who bliull uot have been aclUM-n and an iuhaldtaut therein one year next beforo his appointment, if the county bhull have been so long erecUnl, but if it shall uot have been eo long eretieil. tiieu wiui hi me liniiu 01 me county or tiouMiiy out of which it shall have bun tsib.;,. 'kc. l;,-v(.'.nt.i. v'ieriti of cU, reoordnrs of (ItH'os, TcgiKicrs or w ins, county surveyor, aim sner Itts khall keep tlielr omees in the county town of the county hi which they rcMpecttvei shall icotmer. ' 'rr. it. I ho couiueiikation lor eonniv oihccrw shall ho regulated by law, and all couuty officers who are or may be salaried bhall pay all fees which they muy be aulhoiixvd to receive into the treasury of the county or Kiate, as may he directed by law. In mnpi iteH containing over oue hiindtwl and hby tho.uuiud lotmbltauis ad uuiuty .jilh.uts s)i,ll be paid by uFi ry. uud the salary of any sttch otl'icerand hia clerlcs. hrelolore itld by lees, shall not exeed the a-grc- caic amouiii mi lees curneu qumi nu aii) ml- (v.n tcu iv mm uf iur fiuu, hk:. 6. TLik i.eiitirui Adsomblv i.h.Jl nrovido bv law for the strict aei'oiu(ability ol all county, ttiwliship una 00 mug n oqicere, at wt'ii iur ine ieo wtiu u iMuy hi; collected by tin m as for all nubliu ur uiuuicip.il moneys which luay he paid o nuii. U.T, 'Ihrtiw county umuuu I .oners and three Cuunt auditors sliail be ehn tud iu each county w ucn men oincen are cuutuu, 111 ine year one 111011 sand eight huudred and keveuty-tive, and eery third year therealler; and lu the eleetlou of Mtid of lU ers each quaMned elector siiail vote for uo more than two ienons, and the thrt-e ptrsous having (tie hitrheMt nuintxer of vili- sliall be dec led : any eoitual vacancy in the oflire of county coiumissiuuer ur county auditor shall be rilled by the Court of Com mon Pleas of the county in w hich such vacancy shall occur, by the sppoiuuueut uf au elector of the urupvf (ouuty who shall huvu VMUy fut Vh0 VAiUUJiissioucr 1 liditur fhMse place iatoe olWct WkRTIlI,BXV rtTifca Attn citv ritAttTra. FiVTtowl. Olth-a may b chartered whenevar a majority nf the electors of any town or Iforoogh hav ing a population nf at lenH ten thousand shall vote at any general Miction in favor of the same. Km, l. No debt shfill b contractcfl or liability In curred by any mnidclpal commission, except iu Cunniance of an appropriation previously made ercfor by the municipal government. Hkc. g. Kvery city shall create a sinking fund, which sliall le inviolably pledged for the payment of Ila funded debt. ' r ARTICLE XVI. trivatk cohiimATioNa. SwTioMt. All exiMttug charters, or grants of spec ial or exclUHlve privileges, under which a b(ma fide organisation shall not have taken place and butncH been commenced lu goxi faith at the time of the adoption ol this Couttitmtoti, shall thereafter have no validity. Hfx .2. 'IheOencrnl Assembly shall not remit tho forfeiture of the charter of any corMraiion now ex isting, or alter or amend the same, or paw ni.y other general or special law for the benefit of suchS:orpor atlon, except iion the condition that such corpora tions shall thereafter hold It charter subject to the provision of ihln Constitution. Hr 3. The exerefxo of the right of eminent do main ahall never lie abridged or so construed aa to prevent the General Awunbly fnm taking the pmp erty and franchises of Incorporated companies, and subjecting them to public iim, the same as the prop erty of individuals; and the exercise of the po lice power of the State shall never bo abridged or so construed ax hi permit conizations b induct their buslueeiH in sucli manner as to Infringe the equal rights of Individuals or the general well being of the Htate. tirA 4. In all elections fur directors or managers of a oororatton each member or shareholder may caft the whole number of his votes for one candidate, or distribute theiu upon two or more candidates, aa he may prefer. Sac. 6. No foreign corporation shall .do any busi ness In this state without having one or more known places of business, and an authorised agent or agenta in the same, ut-on whom process mav lv served. Bkc. . No corpoiatlou sliall engage In any buat- I neas other than that expressly authorized In itaclmr ter, nor shall it take or nold any real estate, except such aa may le necessary and proper for ita legiti mate business. Kk:. 7. No corporation shall Issue stock or bonds except for money, latior done, or money or property actually reveiveu: and all fictitious Increase of stocks, or Indebtedness shall he void : the stock and Indebt edness of corporations shall not te increased except lu pursuance of general law, nor without tlie consent ofthe (HTsons holding the larger amount In value of the stock ft rt obtained at a meeting to be held afUr sixty days' notice given In pnrsuauce of law. Hv.c. h. Munclpaland other corporation- uud Indl v duals Invested with the privilege of taking private property for public use, shall make fust coiupeiiHa lion for property.tuken, injured fir destroyed by the coustntctloii or enlargement of their works, high ways or improvements, which compensation shall tie laiit or secured before such taking. In.iury, or des truction. The General Assembly Is hereby prohib ited from depriving any person of an apeal from any preliminary assessment of damages against any such corporation or Individuals, made by viewers or otherwise ; and the amount of such damages, in all coses of appeul, sliall, on the demand of either party, be determined by a jury according to tho course of the common law. Wrc. i. Kvery hanking law shall provide for the registry and countersigning by au ollkcer of the Htate ol all notes or hills deigned for circulation, uud that ample security to the full amount thereof tihall be deposited w itn the Auditor iteneral for the redemp tion of such notes or bills. 8k:. lu. The General Assembly shall have the pow er to alter, revoke, or annul any charter of incorpor ation now existing and revocable at the adoption of tills constitution, or any that may hereafter be cre ated, whenever In their opinion it may bo injurious to the citixens of this commonwealth. 111 such man ner, however, that no injustice shall be done to tho corporator. No luw hereafter enacted shall create, renew, or extenu tne charter ot more tliau one cor poration. HEt:. 11. No'corporate body to possess tanking and diwoMnilng prtvitugcs shall lie created or orgunized in purstmrn e of any law w ithout three mouths' pre vious puhdc notice at the plax- of the Intended lo cation, oi the intention to apply for such privileges, in such manner as Mmll lie prescribed by law, nor shall a charter for such privilege lie grunted for a longer teriod thau twenty years. Hkc, 12. Any association or corporation organized for the purpuM. or uny indivfdurtl, shull have the right to coiietiuct.and malntitiu lines of telegraph within this Ststu, and to connect the same with oth er lines; and the General Assemb;y shall, by gener al law ot uniform operation, provide reasonable reg ulations Ui give full etlect to this section. No tele graph company shall consolidate with or hold a con trolling inU'rest lu the stocks or bonds of any other lehtgruph com puny owulug a 1 tun pe ling line, or ac quire, by purchase or otherwise, any other eomvt liiff Hue of telegraph. Hkc, I'd. The term "corporations,1 aa used lu this article, shall be construed to include all jolut stock com 1 van i cm or associations having any of the powers or privileges of corporations uot possessed by indi viduals or partucishipa. ARTICLK XVU. HA111HUD3 AND CANALS. P&Tioy. . AU rllrouds apd canuh khall lie public hlgii ways, and all railroad and canal eomiaiuies shall be commou carriers Any OMSociuiiouor corporation organized for Hie pqrptuai ahall havu the right to con.-lruct and operate a ruilroad between any jminis within this dilate and to cinnect at the hiuto Hue with railroads of other Ktutea. Kvery railroad rom uuuy shall haye the rluht with lis road lu intersect. kjpihjV wilh, ur viNass any other railroad, ami shall receive ttud transport each the others' iiassengcrs, touuage. and cutrs, loaded ur empty, without delay or discrimination. Fe i. hvery railroad and canal corporation or ganized In this .Stale shall maintain au office therein woe re truitMcrs ot lis kukk Mian be made, and where lu iKKiks shall be kept for inspection by any stock holder or creditor of such cornoration. in which shall be recorded the amount of capital slock subscrib ed ur paid in. and by whom, the uumeof iuovuers ui iu Mm anu ur muiouim o y vy iiicoi, respec tively, the transfers 'A said viock, aud theuames oud tacc resraience 01 11s uiticcrs. ikx:. a. AH Individuals, assox-iatloni and co mo ra tions shall have equal rights to have persona aud projmrty transsiried over railroads and cannls, and no undue ur unreasonable discrimination shull be made iu charges lor or iu facilities for irah-sporiulioH ol freight or passengers within the State, or coming from or going to any other State. P;r8;.;ii. anu prop erty transported over ,i,y ,anruad shall be dellveretl at a" Y s,,v4 a chnrgus uot exceeding the diarges mr transiiriat 011 or oerbons ami uroiHriv ol the same clns In the anmu direction tn uuy more distant station : but excursion and commutation tickets msy be lbsuea ai seeiai rates. bBr. 4. fto ruiiroaa. vanai. or other coronratiou. or the lcfssces, purchoseni, or uaiUMer of liny railroad or canal cortMsmtien, $h& cnsolidate the sbn'k, ! 11, ir haUchi-sl (Vf tsgch Ooriufuiioii wltli, or! use or purcTiase the! works or fmuchibes of, or lu ! an way control any other murtiad or canal cormr- ation ownipg or having under tut fomrul a puraUel or coviiH'Uutf llitu. uur thail anj oAuvv of such tall- ixid orLYjiai co.poi.oh uv asanotticerof an ih ec ruiir-md of camd ctiriKiratiou owning or having1 the coutioi 01 a parallel or couriering Hue, and the question whether railroads or CHPttis uhi paiaild or cumiating lipes shall, when demanded by tlie party 1 (HJiujiluUmtil, be Ut oi Jed by a jury as iu ut.tvi civil Im llCS. boc, 0. No lncoroorateu (K)muauy doing the busi ness of a common carrtcrshall, diiectly 01 iinlirecily, rosecuie or engage in mining or uiauuiaciuring ur leb's tor trauKiMirtution over its work, nor shall Mich company , directly or Indirectly, engage iu any other business tli an that of cnmmoq cai rttiv ur held 'or acquire lauds fieehoul ov li ushohl, ilirectV or in- il.-L I . X. s Ill WM1-II "llntl, vy HCVMBi J UK I " 1 1 J - ltift"of ;WusniVs; biii uty luiuing or pianut'nciur lug c.'juipaiiy aiuy canT iho pKlucU of iu mines jlUl h.suufaV(ori oa railroad or cauid nut ex ceediiiH llliy mileit lu length. Kw. il. No president, director, offtcer, agent, or em ployee of any railroad or canul com puny hlmll bv in U'resti 1. directly or indirectly, iu the uinmhil'g f materials ur supplier to such C'U(.un) , or in the buciness ol traiHrtailou a a eommou carrier of freiKl'1 'U; po-MKiugor over the Work oaucd, leased, CuiiVrollud or worked by such oompuiy. 7. No di-vcriminutiou lu cnurHe or facilities ir tra sportutiou hall )e made between trm.spor tiUion eonianiet and Individuals, o. in favor of either, by abaleuieut, draw buck, or otherwise, aud no railroad or cat ml company, or any lessee, mana ger, or employee thereof. Khali make any preference in furnishing cars or motive uow' fcKC. K No rsiU'ntil, raiKvtt ur otlu-r trausiHrtatIou Coui,:i sltatt grant five pa-ssek or paMK-a at a di ( t(iui, to a-iy iivtons except otUccrs or vuiphiyeea of the company. btx:. U. No Ktroet passenger railway shall be con structed within the limiu of any city, borough or township . ithout the coiihent of it ha al.au tb 'l inen. Kn . lu. N ruilntad, canal ir other tiuii-NiinUiii company, in exiuce at the time of Uie adoption f thih article, shall have the belie tit of viny hit the r leg 1h4hi.oii bv ifciienil nr uiMoiul luvs. txceoi on etndi- tioq ol complete acceptance of all the pruislou of mis arncie. tfKc H. The exiting powers and duties of tho Auditor GvuiTulin regard hi ruilpsuls. rauabt, and otliei tiaUHitoriation cuuiiliies, except as P ibeir ceoituth, me hvreby tiunnlerreil tu the KcieUry of lpUq'Mai Aihufs, wu chall hae a general supervik hm oer lliem, subject toMf-h resuh'.liuii and uller utioiiM as shall be provided l hm ; and in aldi(iou U Uie anuual rcsrU. now required to be made, said secretary may require kpociul reioiUi at any time Upu any subject relating to the business of said cuiuiHtiifeN troin uiiy oll.t er 4iromcer thcieof. toki 2. The Gci nnil A km. nib I y hs)l enforce by ap pivpriulu legiKlauon the brovihiuiis of ihUartu le. ARTICLE XV11I. FlTl RE aunumlmts, Pf.'TIon 1. Any amendment or amendments to this roiiKtilutiou may be propuM-d In ihcheimlc or lioune of liepresentaiives, uud if the km uie shull te ugicvd to by a umjuiily of the pieinhprs lc4ea to euch sioUMi, such piupuicd ameudiueut or MiueiidmeJils sad be cuu-ied ou their journals, with the yen and uays taken Uieiettii. aud tbef-eereutry uf the Couimou wwaltu ahali cue Ute aawe t be puUJuhi-d tliiae beff rw the wrt renrral eWtlnn. In atleinti: two newspapers in every county hi which nch ncu fafiS'rs shull lie piibliNhed ; aul if, in tin? 'rencrul Assembly next afterwards chosen, such propo -f nmeudTncnt fr aincinlnien' vfinii e SKfccn toby a mujorily ofthe memlieff cle 'cd to each liousc, (he Secretary of th-' tmnnoii'vciilih shull run thenmo agnin Pi be puhll-hcd iu the liiauncr slop suit). nn sin h pro(KKel sincnditicnl or iniu ndmenl shall lie sututitted to the qual lied ctectois of the Siafe in such manner nnd nt such time, at leftst three mtnt!is alier being m agret'd to by the two house, as the Gfietal AHStmbly shall preserlbrt; and If such amendment or amendment shall be approved by a majority of those voting I hereon, such amendment or umcnduicntM -hall become a pail of the coi.Mitu tlou ; but no amend?nent or ajocnlnieut -bull h submitted oftcner than otfe Tu live years: when two or more amend inetits shall be submitted they ' shall be voted uoon separately. , sniuni r. That no Inconvenience mny arise from thoclmngc in the Constitution of the Commoowcuhh, nnd In order lo enrrv the mime into complete opemtton, Il k h reby dcclari'd that : blUTioN 1. This eoiihtitutloii shall take ctlect on the tlnt day of January . in the year one thoinuno eight hundred and wventy lour, for all purpose not otherwise nvidi;d for therein. Hw. J. All laws in fon:c in this Commonwealth at the time ol the adoption of this Constitution not in oonslyteut therewith, and a'.i rights, actions, prosecu tion and contract shttil continue a if this consti tution had not been ndojrted. Hkc. S. At the general election in lb a yenrs one thoiiKand eio(lit hiiud retl and seventy-tour and one thousand eight hundred and seventy-live, henutors halt Ik elected In ell districts where there shah be va cancies. Those elected In the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy four shall serve for two years, and those elected In the year one thousand eight hundred and sevenly-tlve Miall nerve for one year. Sens' or. now electel, and tlione hoe terms are uncxpinvl, "hnll repre-s-nt the district (n which they reside until the end of the terms for which they were elected. (Sku4. At the general election iu the year one thousand eight hundred ami seventy-six, Senators shad be elected from the even numbered districts lo serve for two years, and from odd nuuiM-red distrh ts to crve for four years. (!i: . j. The first election of Governor under tb' constitution fliali be ut the general chetioniulhe year one thousand eight hundred Ami seventy live, when a Governor shall be elected for three years : and the term of the Governor elected in the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight and of those thereafter elected shall bo for four jears.aceord lhg to the provisions of this const it ut tun. SFc.;. At the general election lu the yrar one thousand eight hundred and seventy-foura Lieuten ant Governor shall l-e elmed, according to the pro visions ol this constitution. Sf.j. 7. 'i he Secretary of Internal AfVaira shall be elected at I he l)rt general election after the adoption of this constitution ; and when the said officer shall be duly elected and quulirled. the office of Surveyor General bhall In abolished, and the Surveyor (iener al iu ollice at the time of the adoption of this consti tution shall co'iiinue iu ollice until the expiration of the term for w hich he whs elected. Hkt. 8. When the Superintendent of 1'ublic In struction shall lie duty qualified, the office of Sujier inteiident uf Common Sehooh shall cease. Sec, y. Nothing contained iu this constitution shall tie coiiMrucd to render uny crsou now holding any State ollice for a first official term ineligible lor re election at the end of such term. Sko. IU, The Judges of ihc. Supremo Court in office when this constitution tdmll take ell'cct kIihII combi ne until their coinmiions severally expire. Two judges lu addition Pi the number now composimj the said court shall he elected ut tire tlrvt general election alter the adoption ot thin constitution. Hkc. 11. All f-ourts tu record and all existing court which are not hiteciiied in this constitution t-lmll con tinue In existence nnti. the first day oflicc.ember, in the year ow thousand eight hundred and seventy five, without abridgment of their prennt Jurisdiction, but no longer, 'ihe Court ot 1-irsl Ciuninut Juris diction for the counties f Schuylkill, liClmnon and Uauphm 1h hereby anonsned ; anu an causes ami proceedings jiending tlien In in the county of Si huyl kill siuill If tried and disposed of in tho Court's of oyer uud Terminer and yuurtcr Sessions of the Peace of said county. Skc. li The refzisterK' courts now in existence shall be abolished uii the first day of January uext succeeding the udoptbm of this comi lotion. Skc. b". The General Assembly shall, nt the next session ufUrthe udoptiuii o ihi con;-iitutlun, desig note the sevcrul judie;al districts as retpiired by tl.m conKtitutiou. The iu'lj'cs In commi-s-sion when such designation shull be irudc xl all continue during their unexpired terms juiges ol the new dStiictf in which thev reside, lint when ther. shall be two Judges residing in the same district, the prcidenl judge shah elect to which disUlet he had be ax-ign-ed ; and the udditiouul lawjmlgo shall be nigned tit tlu oiluT ilittrit'l. PwM4. The G'.uirral AwmMy sbuU.at the next sneoeedingaossiuu alter each dowmilal census and not oltener, doignate the tieveral, judicial districts as requiretl by thioonsiuuiion. Skc. 1'). Judges learned in the law of any court of record holding commissions in forcu ul the udonttoii of this constitution ahad h'ld Cieir ie-iieolive olliccs until the expiiution ofthe t-vms i-ir vhich they were eomiriK-ioneJ. and until their smceKuri shidl be duly ipialiheo. t ovori"ir s'wii c. -nimiioii the president judyo o' the Couit of Kiit t'rounml Juriwliction for the eouuiies of .s l.uvll.il!, lA Ikuioii and prtiiphin as a jud.ee id'liieCoiut ot' "nuie n Pleas oi (Schuylkill county lot the uncxpircil Ufiui oi his oihee. Hw Hi. After the expiration ofthe term ofuny presi dent judgenf any Court of Common Pleas tncouimis sion at the adoption of this constituiioii.the jul;e of such court learned iu the law and olden iu commis sion shullbclho president jude ibcreof, uud when two or mure judges arc eiecled at thoame time in uuy judicial district, they shall decide by lot which shall be president judge ; but w heu the president jude of a court shall la re-elected he shall continue ,o bo f .resident jmliic uf that court. AtkHHHa'o ud:es, not earned In tlie law. elected after tlij ii'lopuon of this constitution, shsl1, r soxmilloned to hold Uieir ol flcvT Pur oi It'iiu of ilCe years from the lirst duy of January next a iter their election. Kf.c. 17. The General Assembly, at Ihc flr;t seKslon after the adoption of ihifi coUhiiiution, shall tix uud determine the cuinpeuutum ot the judL-s of (lie Su preme Court and ol the judges of the several judicial districts ofthe Comiuonweullh, and the provision 01 tlie Ul teen th section of the article on .ishition ahall not be deemed incuhsUlcu) aurea itb.. Nothing couuincl lu i -'U ri tiuJiutuin shall lc held tu reduce the t..iueuwiff6u iiovv paid to uny law judge of tlis Commonwealth now lu commission. Six:. IS. The Courts of Common Pleas iu the coun ties of Philadelphia and Allet-'heuy shall he compos edof Uie ttrusUlvut judge ol the li-tru.i cotnt ami Court ol Common Plea of ?U oouuiies uuil th 'ir offices shall seveniV-i' ciuV ivul of sucli, oth.r judgea as mar Voa lhae to tfuic be selected. Por lie purlHise of th-sl organization In Phllndcl- Jihia the juagesof the Court number one sliall i;o luiges Aliisou, Pierce and Paxoii ; of lie (tuu nniuhcr two. .niukes ijnre. .Mitchell niia mm otacv judge tu be elected ; uf the fu.ift nmuber three, JUOges IhUOIOW V 'OiC'lU n ttll ij 111 I, Ml Of. Comt uuu;b.r fui;r, .luilc 'iiuiyor, HriuM' tll-d one other judge tu be t leelo (. The judge first named shall be the president judy" of said MurUutvN ciivelv. and liu icalter tiio pie.-l-ihuit jadgu slnUl oe the judge oldi st iu commission : but any prenidcut judge rci IcelcU iu the same comt ordiblriel shall conliuuo b bv preside m judg.1 ibcre of. The addltlonnl fir1gft for Couri" numlH i two end four shall he voted for and clccid at the ml gener al election a tier the :i lopiK-n ot ttiis coiisittt.uii. tu thcMitno maimer a-s the two uihi1 ,11.,.: ic.i ofthe Supreme t'nuU, aud they t-hull ". by lot M widefc v'-urt they hnll belitng. '1'hetr term ot (,i'ice t-liall commence' ou the lir-t Moii.lt v of January, in the vear 0110 Ihuusund eight bundled and seventy five. sko, I".i. Iu the county of Allegheny, fur thj pur post Of 1hs oitinlKiiwu under xh's cot.-tit';;l"i, y.w judge uf ihc Court of Common I'lcis1 m.f ot the uiioplion of in 18 coiisi itutiop m'1 i-e the .uidten ol thi -Court uuinUr olio, uud llu- judge ol tne Lus trict Uiurt ut tho - dUtf "hall be the judges ui the Comiuon pleas number two. The pre-Meut iudge.i ofthe Common Pleas aud Idstrict I'tiuils shall bo president jmiges oi suid CourU mnnUTom! uud two retpectively out' their othceasslia 1 cud, aud liiereu.ioi' Ute Juuo odei i eommSMou si. jil be pr.Mdcnt iu Uc ; but any jthvsi dentjude re elected in Ihc w.hic court uid:.-ul shall coti.h ue t be luv-i'telit hid", th?.,'. hKc .1). The orjautzuUon id the ta. ot Coiumoit I 1 lean. Olio 1 u 1 ci"M',, .ii'ni, im; ( uuiiuci ui Phihiocl c .i vau Allegheny, shtdl luke 1.. "Wa on tho first ti idiiy of Jtihiiuiy. one ihoui d e!'iht humitvd uid scveutv -live, and exiMiiig coin u to suid count it .all e-nlinue wuh tbeii pie-cnt p iw- en aud juiic-licUou uuUl thutd.iie; but no t:v w auits siiall Ik- instituted in Uie Coiuia 01 Nii prni-t : utter the udopiion ol this conuuuiun. j simM'1. TKec.tusiiMd priH-ecdinc! pomllng in 1 the Court of Nii Prins, Crmri o( (louiuioii Plis, and lUKtrict Court iu Philadelphia bu.l he tried and d ptscd ol 1(1 ihf Vou, I ol I oiuui'-h Pleas. '1 he'.iecird.s and diakcta oiiMiid ciurt shall be irunsfcrrcd lo the Pitilhoiiotary'soihcu of sunt e-miuy, Si.c. -JJ. '1 hecaiL and pn cetliu; pending lu the Court td' Commou P.eas in ihe coiuuy of Alle gheny Khali be tried uud d.hiM.M.d ul 111 Iho cuuit number oin: ui.d the cuusw ami pUKvuiingi pend ing in the District Court -diall be tried uud dii-ed ol 111 the 1010 1 iitiuiher U. SMi'. -:i, The Proihoiioinry of the Court of Coin iiion Picas oi 1'hiladvlphi shull Ix liisl a(i"iiilc t l.y the juutie of ah uoui'l 011 tile hi -I M-.ici.iy ot lieeeiiiUT 111 ihc year one thousand ciglii iouelrcd and iH'cuiy-live, ; and Uie pic-d-ut Piothoiiota:y 01 Ihe luiriel Couit in said count)' shall be (Im I'ro-tli-iiiuUiy ofthe Ha id t.uiirl of i.mii toil i'icti.s untU si d oule, hen hit -o:iMuioMon l.nl i mid the prewi.t Clerk of tlie Court oi Oyer un-I Pr UJ-hcl uud IplurhT SeK-lolii ol the Pe.iee in Pblh'. U V phia hh.ill bu the -U rk ot such ( ..urt ui tll'.'.i. i jp:ia l ott ul ins prcM ui eoiniii.M-u the btl Moiel .;. ol lieceli'ber m the yey,- IXC thuUsaiid citfhl. I01.1 dred uud seve Uj IiVe. .lb in i'.K cohtiiiiiln over fifty tlm i-and iid.aibitautsHXcpi Plm.idi -ipl.Ut all uMnui'-n in olhce ut Uie lin.e ol the ado.iiou ol t li im uiulioit hJiull continue n otiu-e unul lilt e phntioii oi Un it comiAMsioiis. and at the election for c:ty uud ward oll.ivrs in the cn one UiouiMiid eight iiui.uivd an I aeeuty-hve oue ul li'tmun shall la' rleele.i lu each ymr, as fovlda.i in wi rvsiiriiiiion " Sec. 2 lu Philadelphia mitrrtraU In Hen of aldermen, hall he choxen n reoulred in tbi conli tulionatthe election in - I city for city inul ward ottu-er In the year one th.of.md ehr'nt hundied and e'.ciity i e , 1 heir term of uilci- s-hmi 'Mnmciice on the ritt Monthly of Apr. 1 sucfe-edui their electbm. The terms of office nf aldermen in said city, hold It'ff or entitled to e m mission at the time of the adoption 01 this t'oifsiituiloii shall nut be affected thereby. Hrrjti, All peron; In office in thlsCommoriweallh at the time of ih" ad plum oi tbb coutituM mi, and at Uie first elfcdon under it. shall hold their re-icc live oillces until the term for which they have been clei ted or upjohited shad cx;;re, ;ii, unul their successor.- shml he duly (pudilied, unhsa otiierwise pniv'dcdiu this constitution. HM'SJ. Thewveuth nrti'c of Ibis- ( ouutmtion, preHcribinv an ontli ol "ollic. shall mkc ellect 011 and ai'er the hi.-t biy of Junuaiy, one thoieaud vcht hundred ami seventy live. 1 K' af. Tiie terms (' oili c iif r,.i'ii'v ("mini loners and county lontHm chfi n pr.or to Ut vc.ir one 1bon-nml eiirhi hundred nnd sev n!v five Wuch shall not haw exphed lu ft.re the (it-; M.-ndnv 01 January, in (he year one thousand cicbl hundred and seventy-six, siMl expire on thut day. Sw. Ly. All s-iiiie. county, clty.wurd, borough, nnd township officer in office at Uii- time ofthe adopt on of this constitution, whose comiM-nsmi-m is not pro vided for by salaries alone, shull continue to receive the cnmiH'iisutioh allowed them by I.iw uulil llicex plrntion of their resist live terms of office. Hfv. ;), All suite and judicial officers licrchmu-o elected, sworn, athnn'd, or in office when this con stitution shall take etfeet, shall severully, w hhin one monih alter sueii u'loptloii, lake and subveiibe uii oath uir affirmation) lo support this eoiiMitution. Six. 31. The (ieneral Assembly, nt its tiiT seion, or a K.sm as may be after the adoption nf this con stitution, tthall pass such lnws as muy Im- me"-aiy to cany tho name into full force and effi.ct. Sre:. 1 he onlin-Hice pio4-i hy thi convention entitled ''An ordinance for suhmiftiiu the amended com-tlnttlen nf ivun-s Ivarda to a vofe ofthe electors thereof," shall be belj to be volld for eHtbcpurpccs thereof. 4 Sx The words "Comity Commissioners." wherc ewr used In ihb eonsuiuiion, anil lu nuv 'dfTmoe ccconipiiiiy;? the .-.une, fli.tll t.-c held to' ha ludcthc ('unmusioiiers for th" city of l'h!ls'li ;.tia. Adopted n' Philadel(hta, on the tlnrd day of N,i. Vember. In the year ot out Lord one thou-ond eight hu mired aud cvcnt) -three. ofhci; ok t MXIlE'llY ol' IHI". CoXMoNW MM.lll. 1!ai:iiisj:l it., Nu. l"th, IST.'t. I I eertify thr.t the foregoine, iw a correct co v of tic new Cuii.-tituti on, prop fSed u the iMop!eol tli 1 m monwenlth of Pcnn-ylvanhi, for their approval or rejection, as the saine apiears of rcord in thi office. M. H.tjCAV. . Secretary of Comuiouucttlth. AX Oiilil SANCK FOB 81 ItMITTlVO Uti: A.MI.NJ l h iKNsri fl'l ION OF FKNN SVI.VAM.V TO A VOTK OF TDK ip'.M.IFIHU M.f.c rMP.S TIIKRKOF, AS PAWK1 .Kas.h UKAIUNO. Jlr t' Onhurtt-ff h;i thr ('ntiUt!inn l (uurrntifM of V,t OrtunuHttvetilth of I'wnwttnini'i, ft ('', u-n : 1. That the amended Constitution prepared by this Convention, bu submitted to the uualiiied elec tors of the Cuminunwcilih for their uuopiioti or re jection, at an election to be held ou the third T ie.--dny of December next : except us hereinafter ordcied and directed, the said election shad held nnd conducted by tiie reulur election otiiCTH in the several Hocnon diMrie s tiinmnhoiit the ommoii wealth, under all the regulations an I provi.sitMis of cxi-tiu law.t relating Lo oiicrul eleeii'-n-i; and the sherills of the several counties shall j.ive at leu-1 twenty d.iys notice of'smd election ty prhtntnaliuu. 'J. 'ihe ecrehiry of the Commonwealth shall, ut least twenty da before the siid election, furnish to the Comm.s.doiiers of each conuly, a sufficient man her of properly prepared eircuiers of if,-tructions. The commissionerot' the several eoiuuh's slml I ctuise lo be printed at least Uir.-e tunes asnidtiy ballots of alliruiative vuIckus there nre vh r in each county and the same no inner of tier.' itivu voh-s ; ami ihcsai1 commls-sioiiers shall, ut lea. si five days hefote said eieei 1011. cause to be hiirly dotrihiitcii to the scverui election diKtriciK in ih ir n'spneiive c:unties.ihcsfthi bulloi-., laily lists, retiirhii, 1 n -1 1 1 i-s of in.struclii'ii. nnd such other book un-.i pa pecans may be uei-Wii-ry. he ballots halt in ini".! ,,r wniteii iu iho f-ilhiwiu form: On tlie otusMe the word.s "New t 'onstitimon in the hiide for all poison glvlnj uf tlrmative votes Uie words Kur th ew Constitution" and tor all n,'rsuns(riviiig nc.-.ive votes Ihy Wurds .Against tlu .Sew ConMiiutiou. ' 11 it shall uppeiir timi a in 'jorfiy of the votes pilled nre for tlie new condi'iui n then it shad be the eoii-iuu(ioii of t.'onnaouweallh of Pennsylvania on and n:'ur the fir Uiayoi January, in the yet. r of our hord one ihoii-ond eignt bundieu and seventy-four; but if it shull upiK'ur ihui a niajority of ihe vous polled w re unn;iii i!m new Constitution, then it shall lie rejected and be null and void. 4. Pive ootumi fioncrs of Kleeiion. vU: Kdwln H. Killer, inward hrowiiiuar, John P. Vcrree, lleurv S. Ihwcrf. mid John o. James. n hereby upioiuted by this coiivenlioii. who siiuil have direction of the elec tion nit in ini-- amended Con:-titmion in the city nf Phil'.idelphi". '1 he said Commissioueix shall lie lluly svoru o: i.ilnui.'d to Krforin ilnur ilutics with im parCaiiii.. unil lideliiy. 'I hey -brill aU.i have power U nil vueuiic't- iu tl.clr ouu number. I . Hinli be the dr.fy of sa.d C. ;i.: n.-Moners, or u no.hi'ii.y uf them, and they shall have authority to make 11 registration of voters for ! he scvrrul t. !ee tit in dtvhi.ai- of said cite, uud lo furnUh tlie liMs t-o made li tho election olhcers of euch precinct or divir-ion ; to disiribute Uie tickets lor wti.l i iiy provided lei l.y this ordinance Ui be used ul the election ; Ut appoint i Judo uud two in )'etoi fur each eleetion t '-ion, by whom the tlrciion therein shall be b- 'd hik! caiducUjd.and ti give ul; necessary Induction- to il." tU-ciioii of licers regarding ilu.-iv duties in hiddin-; the elei-tiou and in mukiug relurns thereof. No Ki.'n shall serve -w an election 1 rliuor alio wouldte ilis.ituli tii d under Kcei,ioii 1 ", article K, of the new Coiuiim tioii. i he ueiierul return of U.e eleciion in the sai1 city shall be opened. cotn iited auil ectillicd htforo tin said Coinmisvioiicrs, and with their approval which ui'provul shull be er dorse d 011 the i. uirn. They shall make report, dir-'etd to the Pre.-idcnt of this Coitveuiinii, ol the..' uheial action under this ordinance and cuicntin the conduct of said elec tion within si 1 city. '1 he. .lwdi;'.s and Inspectors affiivsnid shull c.mduct tUeclcclioii tl ,1)) respects conformably to the gen eral election luuoi tiiit. CoiumoiiHcl'lh, and with like power uud duties 10 iho-e of ordinary vhs'tiou otliccrs. J-jich Iii-mctor thidl ap.ioihl omi clerk to isii the lioai-l in die periormauee ! I;- dntle-. nnd all the election officers mi nil tn. duly sworn ot uiim ed aeenniing 10 luw. ami shull posns. ad the tiuuli-ticati-Ho, reouirci b lav of eh'ellou oPicci.s iu this Couiinon-Aeal'h. At said eh . i:,u any diuy ijuul iiled elector who shall be i:iirr.iii ivd, lie "per mittiul lo vr.te u;.in m.iUing proof of his r!;.iit to the elwlion otheers, according to ihe ui'in-ml' election law h uf ihu Common wcallh. lU tnru luspccturij aud thvh i-teiks and un hour.y count of the vole shall le dispensed with, but oversccru uf clc-iinn iuay bo Noieettd for any precinct by mid Election Commis sioners, hij.se duties and powers shall be the same lis IIiom: of overseers of election hi uid city under rv election iuws applieiihle thereto, ller.rns of th- election t-hr. 11 i-e made tu f-aid city as tu (lie ce-e ot 1111 election tor (ioveriior, but a triplicate jeueml reltirn for said city shill tie made nut tuid lot'iirded to Urn PreMioeiit of to; Cornxoiiou i il.amimi, as is h reiualter provided iu cumj J ti.ni) leiiirin-. '). I;i e;. I. of ihe cuiuitif of the i ' niiiion', cull h, (except PliMadeiphU. t ihc return of ihu e!eci;.ni sinill lo Made As in the e-e ol an election for 1 iov ov;.u. bin Ute return Jndes in each county i-l all mulicooia tr!olicne county return end Pau..ui:t tne -uin :, a im in live days ullcr the -vie, lion, directed to the Pre idem of thK Couv:uiioe, ut llaiii.-'jate. L'o iu- in Convention this 'Uudd.y of Nowmhcr. In the year of our I.ot., .ue Uouaud oinht bundled and fce7eiitv-.i.ivo. JNO. U. W.Vl.KKt;. I'reMdem. t. i, llinitlK, Clerk . A true t-upy ofor liaamo nf ubinivl-:i. M. s. 'j PAY. Sci re Uuy of ihe Comuvuiwcuiih. E HUB AND PITTSbTJWH RAILROAD. On and after Monday. Mny 2H. 1&T1, pawucer trains VU, run uu Ihit load as 11..U; OolNfi SOI 111. l-xple-oo. 7 1 a m 7 i'! a m Express. A ecu m. Krle 4 -'j n iu 4 "t m b ;-i ( iu 7 ... pm 7 42 p m y 00 p m V 4M p ut 10 U p III i 1 ui p Ul JamesViwn i' u m A. a ii. . Trapifcr'o rs a m blmrpfville I' H iu fi if a m 7 o.'i a ti 7 " j a 01 Ho uiu r e a cat j Jhin-e'A'M'4.1 Keeiisv; i'UUaJtaViU Pittsburgh PK'hC!lOl HolueuKHl New i bl.uip-vilie ll 1 UL III p m 'i i t p iu I'otso fiojtlll J'M'I.'!. I l"v.pn. A'vom. 4 '.' p ill b Ui j) m 1 T p m 1 p m a :u p m 7 uo p m 4 b 1 iu p in b 2') p m h4'i p nl 't ' It 1.1 V P 11 iu h L-'i u tu 0 u ) m 1 1 t -'. a m A. At i. W 1 rangier 11 1 . u iu .laiaotov. u dirard Lio 11 fo u in v P.i in (o 111 111 ' 1 M 1 60 p HI 11 -i ' IU V. It. il VKIC4, icii. Pusw iuit und 1 i ket Ajil I I A TV O W Cavefulljr Tuned, CHARLES SIIULTZ. of Oil City. Petm'a. pie nd orders tn tSleinbcrxer Muhic HUfu, Oil Cfly. aui; .':,-ly , .V l vJ.iiAN, licul lUllc Ak1iU, Coil a.v.ew a.id ALcoUliUliU. i-.letly Mieet, I J N u-Mts'iu, la. ui lu'i .i ll. rjlHK ATI.ASTTC 1 OrIaT WKSTBBN Railroada T II K GREAT BROAD GAUGE ROUTE. BKT WEEN The East and the West, TIME EASTWARD. STATIONS. No 2 Ko. 11 T.cave ss I'-Miiklln Si p m s o n tn M-adille 11 p ta It r. a m t oi ry I 4u u 10 t .' U p 10 .hthu.stowu :i o.-. n m I -"i n m Kilsmanca 4 40 11 in ;K p m A rrive llonieHsville ft IT ft in r. 10 pm CoruihK lu am 8 'w p ui Klmira in M a m H X p m HiiiKhamton 1:' 49 pm In pm New Voile h -.'li p m 7 It a m Albany Mipm R 40 a m Boston vinTHnTh'mtn 6 .vi u m 6 40 pm Bosu.n, via N. Y. ;l so p m 4 00 p m TIMR WESTWARD. BTATI0X8. Lenve KrHiikl'ii Mend i lie? Lcnv!tlsburf Arri i-e Akron Cleveland Minstield fin I ion I rbsna 1'aytuii Ciucinnntl Louisvilh: K. aiU Ksiisnciiy 'loledo Chicago Milu iMil;eo NoS No 3 n 10 a m b 1 t'a m 3 fo p m 1 p m " b't p m it in p in 4 iW p m ;ppm n w pm 7 10 pm iu "0 pm I i r p m ' W a m :t l." m 111 f a m I I l. ;i m 7 ru p m 1 I " a m II I p m s 71) ft in 45 p m 'J -(0 a m Oun.ha FIlANRLIN BtlANCII. Train v. iil arrive at FrankKn fron Vendvlllo at 7 oj a m : 7 vNi a m : Yi 2 : p m ; r m ; and orrive from Oil City ai 0 03 a in ; 1 ?A p tu; 9 p in : nnd 4 's p m. l.ii ;tvird luaiod pcssiiiRers have no dinner of cr by 1 rains No. r.' ;iinl 2 between ilcadvilio tiitd New Coniiecftou. al Cornluff for Koeheter and rxilnts ou the New Yovk Ceutrnl Koad ; and at Dlnhninton for Albtmy, Spriiiijiicld, W orcester, Boston uud all toints in New Kii Maiid. Westward bound pfi"sencrs by Tro;ns No. 1 or 8 tyo throuli from' Mer.dvl'le to Cincinnati Ithontchango making counectii us with the Louisville Mmtt Line iiailnmd or the Mail steamers for hc'Uis' illc, and im lints in the Kouth and .Saiihwesi. Also with West ern lines at Cleveland for Chicago, Milv oukee, Omaha and Hints in the Far Vet. For additional InfonmuifUt as to time, fare and con ncctions.aiiplv to tli" t. h iii Aeeutt. asi;tiur for tick cloHvin the AlbAVflc AND UliKAT WETaUtS imtlAHOACCF P H'TK No ".-top-over" allowed upon local tlrlrrts. I .or a asePL'crs inust'purchnM' ti( kcls to their 1' r.-t :U pint- place, uud moy then lepurcbase from ihfd poin to destination. W. B. HH ATI TP. cn. I'assenpcr and Ticket Agont Cineluintl, It. ). C0( tPEil, en. h'up't., Cleveland, 0 LLE0UNY VALLKT RAILROAD. CY JULY 7TJI, 1S73. I'Utfs HOUTHWARD. Kxp a. m. UnrTalo ti 21 luriv 11 "ft TiUiHTllle 12 X Oil City 1 ; Houth Oil City J tn Fmnklln v 2 a.1 Foxhunt tr!. 4 14 Pai kct k 4 Hii Hrady's licnd o l' KittanuiiiK G West Penii Junvthn 7 W Ni;;!ll p. m 1 un A .VI 7 vu b 1 U (kj 9 w 12 Vtl 12 .H7 1 40 U 2 I 2. a. m Day Kxp n. m. O.C. b kv'1 Ac-cm Ace p. m. 11. 111. 2 bb 4 :t0 4 W 7 40 tt 1.) 7 4i ti U y 40 10 " pj no 11! 4U 1 42 a 10 4 a G u5 p. m. 5 'JO H l'l 8 1.1 11 PI y ;ki i to am PilUsburh . 8 45 p. in. a. m. o. r. p. ui IiulV. Nii.'ht Day nkV NORTHWARD. Ace Accm a.m. p.m. p. ui. IX. n. m rit(burcb P ,v 31 4.'i 1-2 10 '2 l ) 2 M 4 10 fi hO r 13 7 i 7 r.o 8 115 7 10 VI l West I'enn Junciioii 'J M Kutannitig 10 'A Jiredv'a Pend 11 :SJ 6 f uaui k rvi ft if. Parkir - 2 1 8 J0 Fnxburu 1J ipmS .tn Pi-Hiikliii X t2 To 40 South Oil City.... a l' 6 oft Oil City .. :V) u .;o TitiiMvilk 4 i J 7 iCi Otirry fi 1 U 'V. Hultulo hi . I 10 ft so 6 m cS 9 f H 10 10 11 yu u 20 IV til. in. p. m. p. in deu'l. Hup't J.J AUENT8 WANTED! TO gKM. TIIK Light Himning 'DOHESTIC'jVa SSWXHGMAGHINE! AliOVT 10,000 bo! I Ir.st year, AUOfT i c 0 , 0 0 0 I TUs ynr, I Anil in. Lading auld al Vlie rate of I .7 5 -0 O OS ! I'i.U YPAIt. i The "DOM ICSTI' Min-Mhs other bciaauc' il mir- naH? iheia in the evc.y day n vice It rt iidcn. Uaii u tl'o wi,: ;:-f.)u p and lamiiy ; i.nd beciejjyu it in j ciujtlv useful for very flu- uod veiv heavy wor!:. A M -clll NT. will u- I'.riii-he.Hlor tnal - lo i.-i-poii-j ythle j'U.iieM with nn insLi ucuir (.without ci:rKc) ut1 I on a.p,.itJuhm at out- j WiiftTuoms., :i Sixti Sfrrtt, PltWrnrsU Prua'a. iTho "Domc-lic" l.ustn'tcn more premium thi M.-i!.tu than any other ilu.'h'uc, end is nceiall' rei-Jijumcuited f ;r family uie auu niuiiulk4urin., 1 1. , it .iiwie in coi'.sirueiieu, ut .dovi uud ctd:'y run. A h.ij;c i-k uf ihicud,:-. It., x alv.fc ; on 1 miu. 1 Atidi's j 'iUK'DOMFTIC'S. M. COMPANY, 21 Mxth Htivet, Pnusbui-h P:v ! Best in Use James H c n o. II FKI1KKVI. sr., Ai.i.roii:r, GKNK11AL AUKNX FREEMAN BRO S , Vt'lrMlvtl NvMrr I'lpo, Flue l.inluc un J Tt-riH t tillu hui k iieut.raillj . A I. - O A'.tKNT yn i nr. : 1 khhatko Deavcr Round Cooking Stoves. "lei.d for Price J.'M ant. Si-t I)PKK book", Han i uiu- Ue1 I'.iiuiiof ofev?r Jtiv ri;tiou moiiif l v'u ...C t Mil n(tlc. 1.1ANCY Fob work d..t.i In the Uiesc and uo t im ' proved i Iw i vbvt . ilfaji vtitt. : . . 1 i P-IH "SV.. 1
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