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"Freckles," Popular Book
Play at Majestic Theater
Thursday, Mat. and Night
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The attraction at the Ma,
Thursday matinee and night will be
" Freckles," dramatized from the
popular novel by Gene Stratton-Port
er, with special incidental music and
song numbers by Anatol Friedland,
the celebrated Viennese composer, in
terspersed throughout the action of
the play. "Freckles," the play, is a
faithful dramatization of this popular
story, and follows closely the story of
the book, all of the characters being
reproduced in the stage version. It
is said to be even wider in its appeal
than was'the novel which has had an
enormous sale. —Advertisement.
MAJESTIC
To-night—"The Hound l'p."
To-morrow, afternoon and evening
"The Hound Up."
Thursday, afternoon and evening
"Freckles."
Friday, afternoon and evening "The
Charming Widows."
Entire week of November 2—Myrkle
Harder Stock Co.
ORFHEIM
Every afternoon and evening—High-
Class Vaudeville.
CO 1,0 VIA I,
Daily—Vaudeville and Pictures.
"THE BOUND VP"
The posters for "The Round l'p" and
the photographs in the lobby of the Ma
jestic Theater recall many a scene and
character in the play. "SlirA" Hoover
in activity. "Slim" in meditation, the
ranchmen amusing themselves and the
ranchmen absorbed in the various
business that falls to them In the piece.
Largest of all among the photographs
is that which shows the steep side of
the canyon, with the body of the dead
Indian hanging over it. and curiously,
it is the picture that does least justice
to what it represents. Indoors, in the
actual performance, the sudden fall of
the Indian by an invisible bullet and a
smokeless Hash, the arrest of tlie fall,
and the limp figure, head downward
above the gorge, make the most graphic
moment in the melodrama. As the old
play bills used to say, it must be seen
to be appreciated. "The Round Up" Is
the attraction at the Majestic for two
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Darkens Beautifully and Restores
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Common garden sage brewed into a
heavy tea, with sulphur and alcohol
added, will turn gray, streaked and
faded hair beautifully dark and lux
uriant; remove every bit of dandruff,
stop scalp itching and falling hair.
Mixing the Sage Tea and Sulphur re
cipe at home, though, is troublesome.
An easier way is to get the ready-to
uso tonic, costing about 50 cents a
largo bottle, at drug stores, known as
"Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com
pound,' thus avoiding a lot of muss.
While wispy, gray, faded hair is
not sinful, we all desire to retain our
youthful appearance and attractive
ness. By darkening your hair with
"Wyeth's Sago and Sulphur, no one can
tell, because it does it so naturally, so
evenly. You just dampen a sponge or
eoft brush with It and draw this
through your hair, taking one small
strand at a time; by morning all gray
hairs have disappeared. After an
other application or two your hair be
comes beautifully dark, glossy, soft
and luxuriant and you appear years
younger.—Advertisement,
MONDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH OCTOBER 26, 1014,
If There Judging by Existing Cities
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ygf jf ? M M N° Churches No Public Schools No Praying Mothers
ft § § I. S T / f 1 No Sunday Schools No Hospitals No Noble, Exemplary Fathers
No Bible 2° ? r f ni " d . Charities No Christian Homes
tmm UK mm m± mm m _«-i jf-m. mu ma jam No P ra y er M° i*l ° r * 11101,8 No Moral or Religious Training
If|- namShUra No Moral Restraints NHY!M.c"A.orY.W.C.A. Personal Purity
2# No Social Clubs For Men or Women or y. W. L. Justice in Public Life
No Church Fellowship No Public Decency No Honesty in Private Dealings
No Philanthropic Lodges No Sanitary Sewers No Sympathy or Help in Trouble
Our Whole Population Would Lie in the Unspeakably Loathsome Slime of
THE STOUGH rT
Evangelistic Campaign Debauchery and B^tmhty
OPENS NEXT SUNDAY * Would You to Live
In Tabernacle Tf Ynil'rp Ct r> Your Influence Counts
STATE AND COWDEN STREETS, HARRISBURG, PA. II IOU 1C iNOI d Twards Making Such a City!
nights, commencing: this evening, with
a special popular matinee to-morrow. —
Advertisement.
MVRKI.G-HAKDEH STOCK CO.
The Ma.testie offers to ItH patrons for
the entile week beginning next Mon
day. the Myrkle-Harder sto<k Co. This
poplar organization will present a line
of high-class plays never before seen in
this city at popular prices. The open
ing play selected for Monday afternoon
and evening. "Elevating a Husband,"
will be presented with the entire New
York production. The repertoire for
the balance of the week includes Cohan
and Harris' mystery farce, "Stop Thief ;"
Paul Armstrong's greatest success,
"The Escape:" David Belasco's beautiful
production of "The Girl of the Golden
West;" "What Happened to Mary," and
"Under Southern Skies."—Advertise
ment.
ORI'HELM
Such a galaxy of stars has not been
seen at the Orpheum this season as the
new week serves to bring forth. If
they were the kind of stars that can
twinkle. Locust street would look more
like a Armament than theatrical thor
oughfare. Hut they don't happen to be
that kind of stars. No. The Orplieum's
stars glitter in daytime as much as
night, they're stars of many moods and
temperaments, and those that come
here this week are as well known to
theatrical magnates as the Important |
starlights are known to the astrono
mer. Names like Sophie Barnard, a
start to admire; like Ixiu Anger, a Ger
man comedy star, who knows more about
war then Germany does; Mrs. Gene
Hughes, the star of "Youth," with a fine
cast, who will make us laugh in spite
of ourselves at her new vehicle, "Lady
Gossip;" the Six Military Dancers, a
sextet of terpslchorean stars; and John
Henshaw and Grace Avery, of musical
comedy fame, who will have a clever
vehicle of song. dance and clever
nonsense. Asido from these five head
liners there wilV be two other Keith
hits of almost equal importance and
merit. The names, however, are new
to local vaudeville devotees, being
Swain Ostman Trio and Kolb and Har
j land.—Advertisement.
COI.OMAI,
"The Fun Shop" is the title of a rol-
Icking juveniel musical comedy with
pretty and youthful girls and clever
comedians, that comes to head the fes
tivities at the Colonial for the first half
| of the week. The act is a whirl of song,
beauty and fun and a fitting attraction
| to crown the second week of improved
I vaudeville at the Busy Corner. Dorothy
! Brenner and company will offer a flir
tation skit with songs called "At the
Candy Shon," and the other two at
tractions of merit include Bernard and
Scarth. the somewhat different enter
tainers, and Joe Kennedy, (he clown
on roller skates. A fine moving picture
program is slated for to-day also.
Advertisement.
"THE HOI SK NEXT DOOR," AT THE
PHOTOPLAY TODAY
"The House Next Door," produced by
L.ubin, is a five-act feature featuring
Ethel Clayton. .Tuesday and Wednesday
we will present "The Plum Tree," with
Francis X. Bushman in the leading
role. "The Plum Tree" is the first
; serial published in the Ladies' World
■ Magazine, of the SIOO prize contest, for
the missiiig paragraph. Watch Fran
cis Bushilan say the Missing Para
graph. wntest closes December 15.
j Advertisement.
' "THE TREY O' HEARTS" AT THE
PALACE"
I At the opening of the instalment
I Alan's engine comes to a standstill in
the-Kansas prairie. The fireman and
engineer balk at going ahead or re
turning, as It is a single track section,
i Judith stands aside, outwardly indlffcr
: ent. Alan attempts to bribe the engine
I crew* -followed by blows. When the
I fight is finished the engineer is a pris
, oner and the fireman lies at the side
I of the engine, insensible.
' Marrophat, aboard Trines special,
! overcomes the crew. The special is up.
•on Alan party before they realize it.
i Taking advantage of the natural fea-
I tures of the land, Alan and Hose reach
I the special. Barcus and Judith come
|up on the other side. The brakeman
gives the signal and the special, now
I carrying Alan's party, also Trine, is
I again west-bound. Trlne's men, in the
lone engine, give chase.
Judith Is willing to attend her father.
Through her Jealousy for her sister.
Hose, Judith is finally reconciled. Later
Judith promises to carry out her vow
of vengeance.
Alan, Rose and Barcus suspect and
plan to lose Judith and Trine. The op
portunity comes when the social is
side-tracked in New Mexico. The en
gine crew mutinies, uncouples the en
gine and leaves the Pullman stalled.
Alan secures a handcar. On this the
three start off down the track.- Later,
a freight train passes and Judith, dis
guised as a man. Jumps on.
The special passes the freight on a
siding and soon comes within sight of
the hand car. Coming to a spur, Alan
throws the switch; Trlne's special is
sunted off.
This enables the freight to pass.
When It overtakes the hand car, Alan,
Rose and Barcus flag it and climb
aboard. Judith, secreted In the box car,
watches this. As the freight starts
Judith Jumps and swings up between
the caboose and the next car forward.
Some miles farther on the special
comes into view of the freight. As the
freight crosses a trestle, she climbs
down and uncouples the cabonse.
Startled to find the caboose blocking !
the trestle, the engineer of the special !
whistles and applies the brakes. Mar- |
rophat opens the throttle wide. Warned i
by the whistle, Alan and Barcus pile j
out and help Rose down to the trestle. |
They lack time to make solid earth, so j
drop between the ties and hang by their
arms.—Advertisement.
WEDDING AT LANCASTER
Special to The Telegraph
Marietta, Oct. 26.—Miss Mabel F.
Hlmelwright was married yesterday to
Charles H. Morton, of Lancaster, by
the Rev. Dr. C. E. Haupt. pastor of
the Grace Lutheran Church, Lancas
ter.
Savage Lynx Killed by
Seven Mountain Trapper
Special to The Telegraph
Lewistown, Pa„ Oct. 26.—Recently
the most dangerous beast of the Seven
Mountains, a mountain lynx, fell a
victim to the trapping prowess of
W. H. Hassinger, of near Keedsville.
The beast was killed near what is
known as Cooper's Gap. While stroll
ing in that section a few days ago Mr.
Hassinger, came upon the animal feed
ing on the carcass of a deer which it
had most likely killed. At the ap
proach of the man the beast ran into
the forest. Hassinger returned home
and secured a large steel trap which
he set near where he had seen the
animal feeding. On Saturday morning
when he visited the trap he found the
animal fast in the steel jaws of the
trap. A shot from a rifle put an end
to this wild animal and the carcass
will be mounted by a taxidermist. The
animal weighed 25 pounds and was a
beauty, measuring four feet in length.
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Mrs. Wm. F. Reed Hostess
For Dauphin Aid Society
Special to The Telegraph
Dauphin, Pa., Oct. 26.—Mrs. Wil
liam F. Reed entertained the Ladies'
Aid Society of the Lutheran Church at
her home on Thursday afternoon.
After the regular business meeting tht.
afternoon was spent socially and then
dinner was served to Mrs. W. H. Ege.
Mrs. John Q. Kertig, Mrs. Smouse, of
Harrisburg; Mrs. W. B. Sanford. of
Washington; Miss Anna Hoffman, Mrs
Frederick Dewalt, Mrs. Harvey B.
Greenawalt, Mrs. Edward Fleager, of
Wililamsport; Mrs. H. I. Oerberich,
Mrs. Kathryn Jackson and Mrs. W. F.
Reed.
HAND CAUGHT IX SAW
. Special to The Telegraph
Marietta, Pa., Oct. 26.—When about
ready to finish the day's work Satur
day, William Kibler, employed at
Hiestand's lumber mills, had his hand
caught in the saw he was using by
the board slipping, and badly lacerat
ed his hand.
LEOAI.. XOTICKS
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- 1
WEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND j
PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE I
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- :
Hon of Pennsylvania.
Be it resolved by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Com
monwealth of Pennsv'vania 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 t
eighteenth article thereof:—
That section one of article eight,
which reads as follows:
"Section 1. Every male citizen
twenty-one vcars 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 eloc- |
tors as the General Assembly may en- I
act:
"First. He shni! have been a citizen i
of the United States at least one month. !
"Second. He shaJl have resided in
the State one year (or, having pfevl-:
ously been a qualified elector or na- ]
tive-born citizen of the State, he shall |
have removed, therefrom and returned,
then six months) immediately preced- |
ing the election.
"Third. He shall have resided In the I
election district where he shall ofTer 1
to vote at leas.t two months Immedi
ately preceding the election.
"Fourth. If twenty-two years of i
age and upwards, he shall have paid 1
within two years a State or county ;
tax, which shall have been assessed at i
least two months and paid at least one i
month before the election." be amend- j
ed so that the same shall read as fol
lows:
Section 1. Every citizen, male or'
female, of twenty-one ) sars of age, \
possessing the following qualifications,
shall be entitled to vote at all elec- I
tlons, subject, however, to such laws |
requiring and regulating the registra
tion of electors as the General As- j
sembly may enact:
First. He or she shsll have been a
citizen of the United States at least 1
one month.
Second. He or she shall have resid
ed in the State one year (or, having
previously beer a qualified elector or j
natlvc-borr. citizen of the State, he or j
she shall have removed therefrom, and j
returned, then six months) Immedi
ately preceding the election.
Third. He or she shall have rcsld- J
»d 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 have paid
within two vears a State or county!
tax, which shall have been assessed at |
least two months and pftid at least one ■
month before the election.
Fifth. Wherever the words "he." i
"his." "him," and "himself" occur In |
any section of article VIII of this Con- I
stitutlon the same shall be construed
as If written, respectively, 'he or she,"
"his or her," "hlin or her," and "him- |
self or lUTfielf."
A tiue copy of Joint Resolution No. 1.1
ROBERT MeAPKE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth. |
Number Two.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to section i
eight of article ninS of the Constitu-1
tlon of Pennsylvania.
Section 1. Bo It resolved by the j
Senate and House of Representatives i
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania {
In General Assembly met, That the.
following is proposed as an amend- I
ruent to the Constitution of tiie Com-1
nionwealth of Pennsylvania. In accoid
anee with the provisions of the eigh
teenth article thereof:—
Amend section eight, article nlr.e of j
the Constitution of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, which reads as tol-1
lows:
"Section S. The debt of ar.y county,
city, borough, township, school district,
or other municipality or incorporated
district, except as herein provided, I
shall never exceed seven per centum j
upon the assessed value of the tax- !
able property therein nor shall any j
such municipality or district incur any!
new debt, or increase its Indebtedness |
to an amount exceeding two per centum I
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 tiny city, the debt of which now
exceeds seven per centt'm of such as- |
sessed valuation, may be authorized by
law to increase the same three per |
centum, In the aggregate, at any one i
time, upon such valuation, except that ;
any debt or debts hereinafter incurred '
by the city and county of Philadelphia I
for the construction and development i
of subways for transit purposes, or for |
the construction of whanes and docks, j
or the reclamation of land to be used |
In the construction of a system of i
wharves and docks, as public Improve- ,
ments, owned or to be owned by said i
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- j
erty therein, nor shall any such mu
nicipality or district incur any new
debt, or increase Its indebtedness to an
amount exceeding two per centum upon
such assessed valuation of property,
vlthout 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, elevated railways, and
other transit facilities: for the con
struction and improvement of wharves
and docks and for the reclamation of
land to be 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 elecMon, 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 tht. 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 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 tno completion of such
work.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 2.
ROBERT McAFEE.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Numt>er 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 lierepy, proposed.
Amend section twenty-one, article
ticle thereof:—
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
injurlos to persons or property, and in
case of death from such injuries, tne
right of action s'uuii survive, and the
General Assembly shell prescribed for
whose benefit 'such actions shall oe
prosecuted. No act shall prescribe any
limitations of time within which suits
may be brought against corporations
for injuries to persons or property, or
for other causes different from those
fixed by general laws regulating fic
tions against naiurai persons, and such
acts now existing are avoided," so that
it shall read as follows:
The General Assembly may enact
laws requiring the payment by em
ployers, or employers and employees
jointly, of reasonable compensation for
injuries to employees arising in the
course of their employment, and tor
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
persons or property, and In case of
death from such injuries, the right of
action shall survive, and the General
Assembly shall prescribe for whose
benefit such actions shall be prosecut
ed. No F.ct 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, ulfferunt from those fixed
by general laws regulating actions
against natural persons, and such acta
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 01 Internal
AfTalra.
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 ba
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-
Ftltutlon of thlg Commonwealth in
iccordnnce , with provisions of the
eighteenth (XVIII) article thereof.
Section 1. 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 tha
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
by 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 eiTect 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
peal, may be conferred by the Legisla
ture upon county recorders and upon
other officers by it designated. Such
laws may provide for continuing tha
registering, transferring, insuring, and
guaranteeing such titles after the first
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 Si*.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to section
eight, article nine of the Constitution
of Pennsylvania.
Section 1. Be It rt«olved 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
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 centum
upon such assessed valuation of prop
erty without the assent of the elec
tors 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
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 ot
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 revenue in
excess of the interest on said debt or
debts and of the annual Installments
necessarv for the. cancellation of said
debt or 'debts, may be excluded in as
certaining the Power of the city and
Irnuntv 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,
I city, borough, township, school dis
trict or other municipality or incor-
IDO rated district, except as herein pro
vided. shall never exceed seven per
centum upon the assessed value of the
; taxable property therein, nor shall any
I 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
nroperty, without the assent of the
electors thereof at a publio election
in such manner as shall be provided
by law; 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 in the aggregate, at any one
time, upon such valuation; except thac
any debt or debts hereinafter incur
red by the city and county of Philadel
phia for tho 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 ol
Philadelphia current net revenue In ex
cess of the Interest on said debt or
debts and of the annual installments
necessary for the conceilatlon of said
debt or debts, may be excluded
in ascertaining tne 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
shall 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
Schulyklll rivers, and land adjacent
thereto; the building bulkheads, and
the purchase or construction or leasa
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 before 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. •,
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.