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CLOSING SERVICES
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tVIo»t Successful Meeting Ever Held
There Ends With Interest
ing Ceremonies
Special to The Telegraph
Stoverdale, Pa., Aug. 10. —Last even
ing on® of the most successful camp
meetings ever held at Stoverdale came
,to a close. The early morning wor
ship at 6.30 was led by the Rev. Jo
seph Welrich, of Middletown. At 9.15
a prayer and praise service was con
ducted by the Rev. O. G. Romig, of
Hershey. This was a very enthusiastic
service and a large number present
jgave their testimonies. At 10 o clock a
'practical sermon on "Foreign Mis
sions" was preached by the Rev. I. H.
I Albright. Ph. D., of Middletown. For
[nearly an hour the speaker held the
close attention of the large audience
as he defined his theme, "The Field Is
the World." At the close of the dis
course a free-will offering for mis
sions was taken, which amounted to
1*18.49. _
I The regular Sunday school session
i-was held at 1.30 and was In charge of
the pastor. An address on the lesson
was delivered by Evangelist Shelhorn.
At 2.30 the large auditorium was
Willed, many having come from a dis
tance. A very earnest sermon was
[■preached by the Rev. John Brinser,
!of Elizabethtown, on "The Beati
tudes."
The Christian Endeavor service at
i 6.30 was conducted by the Rev. C. A.
I Lynch, of Harrisburg. The address
was delivered by Elmer Schilling, of
"ilarrisburg.
At 7.30 the closing service of the
icamp was held and the sermon was
preached by Evangelist Shelhorn,
®fter which the campers formed a
*ircle under the auditorium and bade
forewell. This custom has been ob
served at Stoverdale camp for many
jyears and is always a very impressive
service. 4 _ _ „
The pastor, the Rev. O. G. Romig,
submitted the following financial re
'port at the close of the camp: Offer
ings at preaching services. S4O; Chris
tian Endeavor services, $6.40; Junior
services, $20.28; for home missions,
[517.52; for foreign missions, $18.49;
, total, $102.96.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NOTES
Mrs. Howard Eichelberger. Mrs.
Martin Eshenauer. Webster Kohlhaas,
Currv Smithe and F. E. Engle were
guests at the Idylwyld cottage.
The members of the Hershey Young
Women's Christian Association held a
corn roast on Saturday afternoon in
the woods. Miss Alice M. Elder and
Miss Mary G. Kurch chaperoned the
party.
Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Brininger spent
Saturday with friends in the grove.
Misses Anna McCord, Emma Mor
ris, Ethel Horner, Kathryn Bishop,
Fredith Eichelberger and Mary Nlss
ley are enjoying a two weeks' vaca
tion at Idylwylde cottage.
Miss Ardelle Froyd, of Camp Hill,
visisted friendß in the grove.
Miss Grace Barnhart spent the
■week-end at Clyfrest cottage.
George Hibshman, Miss Anna Bren
neman, H. Brenneman, of Harrisburg;
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Rodfong and
John Rodfong, of Middletown, wert
at Utopia yesterday.
Guests at Chelsea cottage during the
week-end were Miss Sara Bratten,
Mrs. John Shettel, of Harrisburg, and
George Bowers, of Harrisburg.
Miss Sadie Christ, Alice Straub, Ella
Wilson. Luella Lehman and Mr. and
Mrs. A. G. Lehman occupied the
Oleander on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sutch. Miss
Katherine Sutch, Frank Beatfy, Misses
Edna Landis, Mary Landis, Miss Annie
Hoover, of Harrisburg, were week
end guests at the Prince Albert.
Raymond Book, Harry Marks, of
Harrisburg; Miss Margaret Bender, of
Selinsgrove; Mrs. Alice Zimmerman,
of Mechanicsburg, and Miss Esthet
Fink, of Annville, are spending sev
eral days with Mrs. George Henry at
the Ruhelm.
The week-end guests at Pine Lodge
were Miss Mabel Holtz, of Camp Hill;
Augustus Ebner, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Loban and Miss Esther Loban, of
Harrisburg.
Mrs. E .A. Shoop and A. E. Swartz
bach were at Emory Villa on Sunday.
The Forest Glade guests were Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Deimler and family,
of Hummelstown, and Mrs. Emma
Juillard and Miss Bertha Coupland,
of HarrUburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Caveny and
Allen Boyer and Kenneth Boyer, of'
Harrisburg spent Sunday at the
Rajah.
Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Leese and son
Walter, John Buck, Miss Eva Daniel.
Mrs. Annie Buck, Ezra Strohm, of
Linglestown; Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
Buck, of Harrisburg, and Mr. Yates
and Mr. Harlacker, of Steelton, were
recent guests at Kamp Komfort.
The Tooya Camp Fire Girls, of Her
shey. held a cornroast on Thursday
evenin*. Miss Mary Burch, guardian
of the fire, chaperoned the girls, Misses
Ethel Foltz, Uhe Mauyan, Josephine
Hershey, Goldie Haback, Verne
Stuckey, Carrie Smith, Katherine Leit
hiser, Martha Keeney and Sara Han
ehue.
ARM AND COLLARBONE BROKEN
Special to The Telegraph
Halifax, Pa., Aug. 10.—Samuel, the
8-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward E. Koones, of this place, fell off
the front porch at his home in Front
street on Saturday evening and broke
his left arm near the shoulder and
his collarbone.
WILL REPAIR CHURCH
Special to The Telegraph
Halifax, Pa., Aug. 10.—Membars of
the United Brethren Church of Fish
erville have decided to repair the in
terior of their edifice with a fresh
cot of paint, new carpet, stoves and
windows.
TENTH ANNUAL PICNIC
Special to The Telegraph
Halifax, Pa., Aug. 10.—On August
15 the tenth annual picnic of "the
Fisherville Lutheran pastorate will be
- held in Miller's Grove, near Fisher
ville. The Rev. S. S. Games, of Me
chanicsburg, the Rev. J. B. Swope,
of Kalamazoo, Mich., and J. Frank
Matter, of Everett, Bedford county,
are expected to speak. The Halifax
band will furnish the music.
TEACHERS OF LYKENS SCHOOLS
Special to The Telegraph
Lykens, Pa., August 10.—Teachers
have been elected for the ensuing vear
by the Lykens school board as "fol
lows: Supervising principal, C. Toole;
first assistant, C. Jarret; second as
sistant. Miss Jones; music and draw
ing. Miss Knofeher; A grammar, W. R.
Zimmerman; B grammar, Delia Ulsh;
sixth grade, Grace Matter; fifth grade,
Anna Forney; fourth grade, Misses
Reeher and Kinley; third grade. Misses
Jones and Ralph; second grade, Edith
Grill; primaries. Misses Shyre and
Kerr.
MONDAY EVENING,
| WEST SHORE NEWS |
Thieves Steal "Good Old
Country" Ham and Sausage
Lemoyne, Pa., Aug. 10. —Robbers
gained entrance to the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Moses Palmer, in West Hum
mel avenue, on Friday evening by
breaking the screen on a cellar win
dow. The thieves managed to get
one shoulder and two "good old coun
try" hams and three yards of smoked
sausage. The robbers had several
dozen jars of canned peaches ready to
take when it is thought that they were
frightened away. The robbery was
not discovered until the next morning.
DEATH OF MRS. DRAYER
New Cumberland, Pa., Aug. 10.—
Mrs. Michael Drayer died very sud
denly yesterday morning at her home
in Market street, from a stroke, of
paralysis. Mrs. Drayer was 80 years
of age and is survived by her aged
husband. Funeral services will be
held on Wednesday morning at 9
o'clock from the Evangelical Luth
eran Church, Silver Spring township,
the Rev. A. G. Wolf, pastor of St.
Paul's Lutheran Church, New Cum
berland, officiating.
GIRLS CAMPING OUT
New Cumberland, Pa., Aug. 10.—
Misses Stella Urich. Elmira and Car
rie Mentz, Esther Miller, Edith Tay
lor and Sara Mentz went to Williams
Grove to camp for a week. The party
was chaperoned by Mrs. David An
derson, of Lemoyne.
HEALTH BOARD ORGANIZED
Marysville, Pa., Aug. 10.— Marys-1
ville board of health,' recently ap
pointed by borough council, has or
ganized as follows: President, W. T.
White; secretary. Dr. E. W. Snyder;
health officer, S. A, Shope. Other
members of the board are George M.
Fisher, Jacob D. Carmlchael and W.
T. Whltmyer.
STATE TRACING TYPHOID
• Marysville, Pa., Aug. 10.— W. J.
Morris, of the State Health Depart
ment. in an effort to trace the cases
of typhoid fever, existing in this place,
has sent six samples of water taken
from the mains for examination at the
State Labratory at Philadelphia. The
Marysville Water Company-has had
men busy cleaning out their reservoir
at the top of Valley street.
CIVIC CLI'R MEETING
Marysville, Pa., Aug. 10.—Marys
ville Civic Club will hold a special
meeting in the Board of Trade rooms
in the Flatlron building on Friday
evening, August 14. Mrs. F. W. Getb
has been elected secretary.
CHURCH FESTIVAL WEDNESDAY
Marysville, Pa., Aug 10.—The Mite
Society of the Church of God wil
hold a festival on tha church lawn on
Wednesday evening, August 12. Ice
cream, cake, sandwiches and candy
will be on sale.
BOYS CAMPING OUT
Special to The Telegraph
Lykens. Pa., Aug. 10.—The Ureka
Boys left Thursday for a ten-day
camping trip at Newport. Those in
the party were Augustus Hoff, James
Smith, Frank Troxell, Weldon Davey,
William Evans, George Martin, Allen
Deibler, James Hoffman and Francis
Oakes.
To Detect Eavesdropper
on Telephone by Little
Electrical Cut-in Device
A motor-driven tell-tale device for
party-line telephones has been pat
ented, according to the Electrical
World, which will give conversing
parties the location of any subscriber
who may "listen in" while they are
using the line. The rising receiver
hook at the interloping station stavts
a. motor-driven signal wheel which
gives the code of the station attempt
ing to use the line. The motor cannot
be stopped or the circuits interrupted
until the signal is completed.
Six Grandsons Carry Body
of Court Crier to Grave
The funeral of George W. Barnes,
who was for more than thirty years
crier in the Dauphin county court, took
place thiß morning. Services were con
ducted at the home of Mr. Barnes'
daughter. Mrs. J. W. Hawthorne. 110
South street, with whom he lived for
the past several years. The Rev. Dr.
William N. Yates, pastor of the Fourth
Street Church of God, officiated.
Many beautiful floral tributes from
friends and from the Masonic frater
nity, of which Mr. Barnes was a mem
ber, and also from members of the
Dauphin county bar and Courthouse
attaches, were received at the home
yesterday and this morning, although
the funeral was .quiet. Six grandsons,
the number that survive, carried the
casket, they being George N. Barnes,
Howard Barnes, R. Edgar Barnes and
Charles H. Barnes, all of Harrlsburg;
Thomas P. Hawthorne, Philadelphia,
and Howard H. Hawthorne. Pittsburgh.
Burial was made in Harrlsburg Ceme
tery.
BURY J. G. RIFE
Funeral services of Jefferson G. Rife,
246 Maclay street, who died at a Phila
delphia hospital, were held at 2 o'clock
this afternoon from his home. The
Rev. E. E. Snyder, pastor of St. Mat
thew's Lutheran Church. Seneca and
Green streets, officiated. Burial was
made at the East Harrlsburg Cemetery.
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RELIEF FROM DYSPEPSIA
All conditions of depressed vitality
ter<l to disturb the processes of diges
tion. There is not a disturbed condi
tion of life that may not affect diges
tion.
Few causes of indigestion are so
common as thin, weak blood. It af
fects directly and at once the great
processes of nutrition. Not only Is the
action of the gastric and intestinal
glands diminished but the muscular
action of the stomach Is weakened.
Nothing will more promptly restore
the digestive efficiency than good red
blood. Without it the normal activity
of the stomach Is impossible.
Thin, pale people who complain of
Indigestion must improve the condi
tion of their blood to find relief. The
most active blood-builder In such cases
Is Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. They
make rich, red blood which quickly
restores the digestive organs to their
proper activity and the first result is
hunger. The dyspeptic who has hated
the sight and smell of food now looks
forward to meal time with pleasurable
anticipation. Care now in the selec
tion and quantity of food will put the
patient well on the road to health. A
diet book, "What to Eat and How to
E.at." will be sent free on request by
the Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Schen
ectady, N. Y. All druggists sell Dr.
Williams' Pink Piilo. — Advertisement.
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28-30-32 N. 3rd St. 28-30-32 N, 3rd St.
Ilttrl Schleisner's Final Sale |™r|
c Cr UNIQUE IN ITS METHOD '
Unlike most sales —this store will only place on sale merchandise from one department each
day during this sale —every department will have a day—
It is well known that this store never offers merchandise from a previous season, therefore
the prices are so extremely small to insure a clearance of every article —The enormous assort
ment always carried makes this sale the talk of Central Pennsylvania—
The three factors —advance styles—elegant qualities—low prices.
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Entire Stocks in Our Store Will Be Disposed of.
Each Day Different Articles Will Be on Sale.
Starting Tuesday, Aug. 11, Dresses Only T Offered.
To Be More Explicit To-morrow We Sell Dresses—Wednesday Some Other Article of Apparel Will Be on Sale and
So on Till All Departments Will Be Heard From.
Fully 1000 Dresses of All Kinds to Be Sold.
150 Ladies' and Misses' Dresses, of linen, voiles 150 Ladies' and Misses' Dresses of crepe de chine 25 Ladies' Skirts in black and navy, oi serges and
and crepes; value $9.90. d|l QP in navy, black and Copen with Rus- Qf\ poplins; values to $9.90.
Special sian tunic; value $22.50. Special.. Special
I-K T J- ' J r> r . • . .. , ~ 200 Ladies' Skirts of white cordelaine, long Rus
1< a Ladies and Misses Dresses of striped voiles 300 Ladies and Misses Dresses of crepe, voile sian tunics and sport skirts; values ai qj
and white with flaring Russian and white; value up to $29.50. Q/\ up to $6.95. Special 1 cJ/O
tunics; values to $15.00. Special .. . Special Udies , a „ white; values up tQ
175 Misses' Dancing Frocks in taffeta and »lace 125 Ladies' and Misses' Dresses of crepe de chine $4.95. Special */OG
and net; values to $25.00. (t»£ qj- and taffetas, only one of a kind ; d»Q Qf\ 25 Ladies' Coat Suits of linen ; values
Special *&%}•&%} values up to $39.75. Special up to $18.50. Special
28-30-32 North Third Street.
Recent Deaths in
Central Pennsylvania
Special to The Telegraph
Marietta. —James D. A. Trego, 82
veare old, died Saturday from heart
failure. During the Civil war he serv
ed two enlistments, first in the infan
try and later In cavalry, and was with
Sherman on the march to the sea. He
was a member of the Odd Fellows at
Hahnstown.
Quarryvllle.—Enos F. Jones, 31
years old, died Saturday after a long
illness. He was a hotel keeper.
Marietta.—Mrs. Rebecca Gable. 81
years old, died at the Lancaster Gen
eral Hospital yesterday, having been
in that institution since 1893.
Columbia. —Dr. M. W. Raub, cura
tor of Franklin and Marshall College,
Lancaster, and for many years health
officer of the city, died at his home
on Saturday afternoon.
Columbia. —Mrs. Ida J. Hunsicker,
61 years old, mother of Mrs. G. W.
Kenszler, and wife of the pastor of
St. John's Lutheran Church, died from
the effects of a stroke of paralysis
East Lampeter.—Daniel R. Doner,
89 years old, died Saturday morning
from apoplexy. He was a retired
nurseryman and farmer.
BOY SCOUTS' FESTIVAL
New Cumberland, Pa., Aug. 10.—
Next Saturday evening. August 15, the
Boy Scouts will hold a festival on the
school grounds, corner of Fifth and
Bridge streets.
A False Standard of Culture
has gained ground in this century
which looks upon the bearing and
rearing of children as something
coarse and vulgar and to be avoided,
but the advent of Eugenics means
much for the motherhood of the race.
Happy is the -vlfe who. though weak
and ailing, depends upon Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to
restore her to health, and when head
aches and backaches are a thing of
the past, brave sons and fair daugh
ters rise up and call her blessed. —Ad-
vertisement. i
LEGAI/ NOTICES
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO 'THE
CONSTITUTION SUBMITTED TO
THE CITIZENS OF THE COMMON
WEALTH FOR THEIR - APPROVAL.
OR REJECTION. BY THE GENERAL,
ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMON
WEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND
PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE COMMON
WEALTH. IN PURSUANCE OF AR
TICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITU
TION.
Number One.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to section
one, article eight of the Constitu
tion of Pennsylvania.
Be it resolved by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania In General
Assembly met, That the following
amendment to the Constitution of
Pennsylvania be, and the same is here
by, proposed, In accordance with the
eighteenth article thereof:— •
That section one of article eight,
which reads as follows:
"Section 1. Every male citizen
twenty-one years of age. possessing
the following qualifications, shall be
entitled to vote at all elections, sub
ject, however, to such laws requiring
and regulating the registration of elec
tors as the Genert.l Assembly may en
act:
"First. He shall have been a citizen
of the United States at least one month.
"Second. He shall have resided in
the State one year (or, having previ
ously been a qualified elector or na
tive-born citizen of the State, he shall
' HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH?
have removed therefrom and returned,
then six months) immediately preced
ing the election.
Third. He shall have resided in the
election district where he shall offer
to vote at least two months immedi
ately preceding the election.
"Fourth. If twenty-two years of
age and upwards, he shall have paid
within two years a State or county
tax, which shall have been assessed at
least two months and paid at least one
month before the election," be amend
ed so that the same shall read as fol
lows:
t Section 1. Every citizen, male or
female, of twenty-one years of age,
possessing the following qualifications,
shall be entitled to vote at all elec
tions, subject, however, to such laws
requiring and regulating the registra
tion of electors as the General As
sembly may enact:
First. He or she shall have been a
citizen of the United States at least
one month.
Second. He or she shall have resid
ed in the State one year (or, having
previously been a qualified elector or
native-born citizen of the State, he or
sh* shall have removed therefrom, and
returned, then six months) Immedi
ately preceding the election.
Third. He or she shall have resid
ed in the election district where he or
she shall offer to vote at least two
months Immediately preceding the elec
tion
Fourth. If twenty-two years of age
and upwards, he or she shall hsve paid
within two vears a State or county
tax, which shall have been assessed at
least two months and paid at least one
month before the election,
i Fifth. Wherever the words "he."
"his," "him," and "himself" occur in
any section of article VIII of this Con
stitution the same shall be construed
as If written, respectively, "he or she."
"his or her," "htm or her," and "him
self or herself."
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 1.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Number Two.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to section
eight of article nine of the Constitu
tion of Pennsylvania.
Section 1. Be It resolved by the
Senate and House of Representatives
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
in General Assembly met. That the
following Is proposed as an amend
ment to the Constitution of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania, in accord
ance with the provisions of the eigh
teenth article thereof: —■
Amend section eight, article nine of
the Constitution of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, which reads as fol
lows:
"Section 8. The debt of any county,
city, borough, township, school district,
or other municipality or incorporated
district, except as herein provided,
shall never exceed seven per centum
upon the assessed value of the tax
able property therein, nor shall any
such municipality or district Incur any
new debt, or Increase Its indebtedness
to an amount exceeding two per centum
upon such assessed valuation of prop
erty, without the assent of the electors
thereof at a public election in such
manner as shall be provided by law;
but any city, the debt of which now
exceeds seven per centum of such as
sessed valuation, may be authorized by
law to Increase the same three per
centum, In the aggregate, at any one
time, upon such valuation, except that
any debt or debts hereinafter Incurred
by the city and county of Philadelphia
for the construction and development
of subways for transit purposes, or for
the construction of wharves and docks,
or the reclamation of land to be used
in the construction- of a system of
wharves and docks, as public Improve
ments, owned or to be owned by said
city and county of Philadelphia, and
which shall yield to the city and county
of Philadelphia current net revenues In
excess of the Interest on said debt or
debts, and of the annual Installments
necessary for the cancellation of said
debt or debts, may be excluded In as
certaining the power of the city and
county of Philadelphia to become oth
erwise Indebted: Provided. That a
sinking fund for their cancellation
shall be established and maintained,"
so that It shall read as follows:
Section 8. The debt of any county,
city, borough, township, school district,
or other municipality or incorporated
district, except as herein provided, shall
never exceed seven per centum upon
the assessed value of the taxable prop
erty thereto, nor shall any such mu
niclpallty or district incur any new
debt, or increase its Indebtedness to an
amount exceeding two per centum upon
such assessed valuation of property,
without the consent of the electors
thereof at a public election In such
manner as shall be provided by law; but
any city, the debt of which on the first
day of January, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-four, exceeded
seven per centum of such assessed val
uation, and has not since been reduced
to less than such per centum, may be
authorized by law to Increase the same
three per centum In the aggregate, at
any one time, upon such valuation. The
city of Philadelphia, upon the condi
tions hereinafter set forth, may in
crease its indebtedness to the extent of
three per centum in excess of seven
per centum upon such assessed valu
ation for the specific purpose of pro
viding for all or any of the following
purposes,—to wit: For the construc
tion and Improvement of subways, tun
nels, railways, elevatfd railways, and
other transit facilities; for the con
struction and improvement of wharves
and docks and for the reclamation of
land to he used In the construction of
wharves and docks, owned or to be
owned by said city. Such Increase,
however, shall only be made with the
assent of the electors thereof at a pub
lic election, to be held In such manner
as shall be provided by law. In ascer
taining the borrowing capacity of said
city of Philadelphia, at any time, there
shall be excluded from the calculation
a credit, where the work resulting from
any previous expenditure, for any one
or more of the specific purposes here
inabove enumerated shall be yielding
to said city an annual current net rev
enue; the amount of which credit shall
be ascertained by capitalizing the an
nual net revenue during the year im
mediately preceding the time of such
ascertainment. Such capitalization
shall be accomplished by ascertaining
the principal amount which would yield
such annual, current net revenue, at the
average rate of Interest, and sinking
fund charges payable upon the indebt
edness Incurred by said city for such
purposes, up to the time of such ascer
tainment. The method of determining
such amount, so to be excluded or al
lowed as a credit, may be presented by
the General Assembly.
In Incurring Indebtedness, for any
one, or more of said purposes of con
struction, improvement, or reclama
tion, the city of Philadelphia may Is
sue its obligations maturing not later
than fifty years from the date thereof,
with provision for a sinking-fun/ suf
ficient to retire said obligation at ma
turity, the payments to such sinking
fund to be in equal or graded annual
Installments. Such obligations may be
in an amount sufficient to provide for
and may include the amount of the in
terest and sinking-fund charges accru
ing and which may accrue thereon
throughout the period of construction
and until the expiration of one year
after the completion of the work for
which said Indebtedness shall have
been incurred; and said city shall not
be required to levy a tax to pay said
Interest and sinking-fund charges, as
required by section ten of article nine
of the Constitution of Pennsylvania,
until the expiration of said period of
one year after the completion of such
work.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 2.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Number Three.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to section
twenty-one of article three of the
Constitution of Pennsylvania.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Sen
ate and House of Representatives of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in
General Assembly met. That the fol
lowing amendment to the Constitution
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
be, and the same is hereby, proposed,
In accordance with the eighteenth ar
ticle thereof:—
Amend section twenty-one, article
three of the Constitution of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania, which
reads as follows:
"No act of the General Assembly
shall limit the amount to be recovered
for Injuries resulting In death, or for
Injuries to persons or property, and In
case of death from such Injuries, the
right of action shall aurvlv«,'and the
General Assembly shall prescribed for
whose benefit such actions shall be
prosecuted. No act shall prescribe any
limitations of time within which suits
may be brought against corporations
for Injuries to persona or property, or
lor other causes different from those
AUGUST 10, 1914.
fixed by general laws regulating ac
tions against natural persons, and such,
acts now existing are avoided," so that
It shall read as follows:
The General Assembly may enacf
laws requiring the payment by em
{iloyers, or employers and employees
olntly, of reasonable compensation for
njurles to employees arising in the
course of their employment, and for
occupational diseases of employees,
whether or not such injuries or dis
eases result in death, and regardless
of fault of employer of employee, and
fixing the basis of ascertainment of
such compensation and the maximum
and minimum limits thereof, and pro
viding special or general remedies for
the collection thereof; but in no other
cases shall the General Assembly limit
the amount to be recovered for injuries
resulting in death, or for injuries to
Sersons or property, and in case of
eath from such Injuries, the right of
action shall survive, and the General
Assembly shall prescribe for w.hose
benefit such actions shall be prosecut
ed. No act shall prescribe any limi
tation of time within which suits may
be brought against corporations for in
juries to persons or property, or for
other causes, different from those fixed
by general laws regulating actions
against natural persons, and such acts
nows existing are avoided.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 3.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Number Four.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the Con
stitution of Pennsylvania abolishing
the office of Secretary of Internal
Affairs.
Be it resolved by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania In Gener
al Assembly met. That article four of
the Constitution of Pennsylvania shall
be amended by adding thereto section
twenty-three, which snail read as fol
lows:
The office of Secretary of Internal
Affairs be, and the same is hereby,
abolished; and the powers and duties
now vested in, or appertaining or be
longing to, that branch of the execu
tive department, office, or officer, shall
be transferred to such other depart
ments. offices, or officers of the State,
now or hereafter created, as may be
directed by law.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 4.
ROBERT McAFEE.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Number Five.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the Con
stitution of this Commonwealth In
accordance with provisions of the
eighteenth (XVIII) article thereof.
Section J. Be It enacted by the Sen
ate and House of Representatives of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania In
General Assembly met, and It Is hereby
enacted by the authority of the same,
That the following Is proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in ac
cordance with the provisions. of the
eighteenth (XVIII) article thereof:—
AMENDMENT.
Laws may be passed providing: for a
system of registering. transferring, In
suring of and guaranteeing land titles
bv the State, or by the counties there
of, and for settling and determining
adverse or other claims to and Interests
In lands the titles to which are so
registered, transferred, Insured, and
guaranteed; and for the creation and
collection of Indemnity funds; and for
carrying the system and powers here
by provided for into effect by such ex
isting courts as may be designated by
the Legislature, and by the establish
ment of such new courts as may be
deemed necessary. In matters arising
in and under the operation of such sys
tem, Judicial powers, with right of ap
?eal, may be conferred by the Leglsla
ure upon county recorders and upon
other officers by It designated. Such
laws may provide for continuing the
registering, transferring, insuring, and
guaranteeing such titles after the flrst
or original registration has been per
fected by the court, and provision may
be made for raising the necessary
funds for expenses and salaries of of
ficers. which shall be paid out of the
treasury of the several counties.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 5.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Number Six.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to section
eight, article nine of the Constitution
of Pennsylvania.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Sen
ate and House of Representatives of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in
General Assembly met, That the fol
lowing is proposed as an amendment
to the Constitution of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania, In accordance
with the provisions of the eighteenth
article thereof.
Amendment to Article Nine. Section
Eight.
Section 2. Amend section eight, ar
ticle nine of the Constitution of Penn
sylvania, which reads as follows:
"Section 8. The debt of any county,
city, borough, township, school dis-
I trlct, or other municipality or incor
porated district, except as herein pro
vided. shall never exceed seven per
centum upon the assessed value of the
taxable property therein, nor shall any
such municipality or district incur any
new debt, or Increase its indebtedness
to an amount exceeding two per centum
upon such assessed valuation of prop
erty, without the assent of the elec
tors thereof at a public election in
I such manner as shall be provided by
;law; but any city, the debt of which
I now exceeds seven per centunj of such
assessed valuation, may be authorized
by law to Increase the same three per
centum, in the aggregate, at any one
time, upon such valuation, except that,
any debt or debts hereinafter incurred
by the city and county of Philadelphia
for the construction and development
of subways for transit purposes, or for
the construction of wharves and docks,
or the reclamation of land to be used
in the construction of a system of
wharves and docks, as public Improve
ments, owned or to be owned by said
cltv and county of Philadelphia, and
which shall yield to the city and county
of Philadelphia current net revenue in
excess of the Interest on said debt or
debts, and of the annual installments
necessary for the cancellation of said
debt or debts, may be excluded in as
certaining the power of the city and
county of Philadelphia to become oth
erwise Indebted: Provided, That a
sinking-fund for their cancellation
shall be established and maintained,"
so as to read as follows:
Section 8. The debt of any county,
city, borough, township, school dis
trict, or other municipality or incor
porated district, except as herein pro
vided, shall never exceed seven per
centum upon the assessed value of the
taxable property therein, nor shall any
such municipality or district incur any
[ new debt, or Increase Its Indebtedness
to an amount exceeding two per cen
tum upon such assessed valuation of
property, without the assent of the
electors thereof at a public election
In such manner as shall be provided
by lav. but any city, the debt of which
now exceeds seven per centum of such
assessed valuation, may be authorized
by law to increase the same three per
centum !n the aggregate, at any one
time, upon such valuation: except that
[any debt or debts hereinafter incur
red by the city and county of Philadel
phia for the construction and develop
ment of wharves and docks, or the re
clamation of land to be used In the
construction of a system of wharves
and docks, as public improvements,
owned or to be owned by said city and
county of Philadelphia, and which
shall yield to the city and county of
Philadelphia current net revenue In ex
cess of the-interest on said debt or
debts and of the annual Installments
necessary for the concellatton of salri
debt or debts, may be excluded
In ascertaining the power of the
city and county of Philadelphia to be
come otherwise Indebted: Provided,
That such indebtedness Incurred by
the city and county of Philadelphia
Bhall not at any time. In the aggregate,
exceed the sum of twenty-flve million
dollars for the purpose of Improving
and developing the port of the said
city and county, by the condemnation,
purchase, or reclamation or lease of
land on the banks of the Delaware and
Schulvklll rivers, and land adjacent
thereto: the building bulkheads, and
the purchase or construction or lease
of wharves, docks, sheds, and ware
houses. and other buildings and facil
ities, necessary for the establishment
and maintenance of railroad and ship
ping terminals along the said rivers:
and the dredging of the said rivers and
docks: Provided, That the said city
and county shall, at or befora the time
of so doing, provide for the collection
of an annual tax sufficient to pay the
Interest thereon, and also the principal
thereof within fifty years from the In
curring thereof.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. <L
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth,