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LUCKNOW BRIDAL
THURSDAY NIGHT
Miss Effie Cramer and John
Mehargue Are United in
Marriage at Home
There was a pretry home wedding
solemnized Thursday evening at 5.30
o'clock at Lucknow when Miss Effie
P. Cranrwr. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles N. Cramer, and John W. R.
Mehargue were married by the Rev.
A. O. Harries, minister of the Coxes
town Methodist Church.
Ferns and lilies made an attractive
setting for the bridal party as well as
for the dining room, where an elabo
rate supper was served.
The bride wore a dainty white silk
frock with draperies of shadow lace
and carried bride roses and fern.
Miss Carrie Cramer was maid of
honor for her sister, wearing white
■v oile and lace and earn ing a sheaf of
pale pink carnations and fern tied
•with tulle streamers. William Gleen
I.ynn. of Greenhlll. was best man.
After the supper Mr. and Mrs. Ma
hargue left for their wedding trip to
New Tork. Buffalo and Niagara Falls
and will reside at Lucknnw on their
return. Mr. Mehargue is the eldest
ron of D. B. A. Mehargue. the grocer,
at Lucknow, and has a wide acquaint
ance in this vicinity.
Among the wedding guests were
Mr. and Mrs. Charles X. Cramer. Mr.
and Mrs. D. B. A. Mehargue, Mr. and
Sirs. Clarence Cramer and son, Charles
Nelson Cramer. Charles Mehargue and
the Rev. and Mrs. A. G. Harries and
daughter. Miss Belle Harries.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross R. Fisher and
family, of Johnstown, are visiting
their relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Brown, or North Third street, during
th» week's festivities.
Miss Annette Reader, of Philadel
phia. Is visiting her cousin, Miss Mary
Bender, of Green street.
Miss Rachel Pollock, who spent the I
summer al her country place. Crooked j
Acres. Cumberland county, is in town j
for a few days.
Mrs. John B. Keefer, of Front and!
Hamilton streets, who has been con
fined to the house for a month by a
fall, is able to be about again.
Years
in use.
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A Mother's Experience
Mrs G. Justus, of Jersey City,!
■ays Father Johns Medicine always
cures her seven children when thev
are run down in health or have a cold
or cough. "We always recommend it
to everybody."
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Mrs. Laura Reede
Announces her return after a sea
son at New York and Atlantic City. |
All the new Metropolitan ideas in
Hair Dressing, Manicuring and
Facial Massage. A full line of
French Toilet Specialties at reason
able prices.
La France Beauty Shop
816 CHESTNUT STREET
Dell Phone 3638-J.
A • * The fact that we have kept this an ex-
Jtf'jflf- 1 clus * ve Victor store, is the best proof
fig 11 of our belief that the Victor is supreme.
1 *> Permit us to explain and demon
strate to you why we made such a de
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MAfißlSfiUOa P(!NNA
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Arthur I. Rubin
TEACHER OF THE VIOLIN
Diploma London Royal College of Music
STUDIO 1324 N. 2ND ST.
• Bell Phone 3275-M
STRING ORCHESTRA
furnished for Receptions, Dances, etc. Moderate rates. .
SATURDAY EVENING, HARSUBBURG &&& TELEGRAPH SEPTEMBER 25,1915.
PRETTY HOME WEDDING
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MR. AND MRS. JOHN W. R. MEHARGUE
Third Match in Series
For Boyd Golf Trophy
The third match in the series of six
for The Boyd trophy will be played at
the Country Club links between the
golfers of that club and the Reservoir
Park Golf Club. Each club has won
one match.
The teams will be captained by
Robert McCreath and H. C. Terry and
include:
Country Club Robert McCreath,
Payne, Boyd. Ely. Bent, William
McCreath. Leslie McCreath, Evans,
Wright, Hickok, Gould, Davis, Hos
ford. Brown and Gaither.
Reservoir Park—Perry, T. Devine,
Longenecker, Zimmerman, Miller,
Pavord, H. Nugent, H. Shreiner, J.
Harris, H. Gilbert, Richards, Carl,
Vint, Souers and Nlssley.
George Bennothum, of Cottage
Ridge, has resumed his studies at Yale
University.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralj)h Weston and
small daughter Alice have returned
home to Pittsburgh after spending a
week in this city among relatives.
Miss Marie Bender and Miss Helen
Bender left to-day for Washington,
D. 0.. to take a course in art and
domestic science.
Mr. and Mrs. David Schlosser have
gone home to Germantown after
spending ten days with relatives In
this vicinity.
Miss Phoebe Wilson left to-day for
Chicago to remain for ten days with
her aunt, Mrs. Philip Kay Wilson, of
Glencoe.
Edward Baum, 92 2 North Second
strete, will return Monday to his stud
ies at the Wharton school. University
of Pennsylvania.
Miss Nelle Preston and Miss Lucy
Preston, of Tyrone, were guests during
the week of their aunt. Mrs. Walter
Martin, of Penn street.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel F. Smith have
gone honv3 to Jersey City after a
month's stay with friends in this
vicinity.
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Gotwalt, of
York, are spending the week with
relatives in North Third street.
Miss Elsie Fuller, of Pittsburgh, is
a suest of her aunt. Mrs. Martin H.
Fuller, of Market street.
Miss Sarah K. Mengle, of Steelton,
left yesterday for Hood College, Fred
erick. Md.
Mrs. S. K. Furman and daughter.
Miss Catharine Furman.of 27 North
Sixteenth street, are home from Rcyn
o!dsville, where they spent the past six
weeks.
Miss Edna Heller, a trained nurse,
has gone to Philadelphia after nursing
Mrs. Isaac Boyer through a three
weeks' illness.
H. Kinnard, of Philadel
phia. was in the city yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Rogers and
family, of Pittsburgh, spent the week
with Harrisburg relatives.
David Fleming, 3d. of the Elphin
stone. a recent Princeton graduate,
has accepted a position with the
Bridgeport Brass Company, of Con
necticut.
Miss Mildred Buttorff, of 904 North
Second street, has gone to Philadel
phia to resume her studies in domestic
science at Drexel Institute.
Mrs. Mary J. Sourbier, of 122 Boas
street, is expected home this evening
after a week's visit at the home of her
son. William J. Sourbier, at Allentown.
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Farnutn and
their daughter, Mrs. Frederick Harris,
of Buffalo, are enjoying a week's stay
with their relatives, Mr. and Mrs.
Albert J. Smith, of Market street.
Mrs. George W. Mindll, of Walnut
street, leaves Monday for Washington,
D. C.. to attend the D. A. R. festivities.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Roundsley, of
Oswego. N. Y„ are visiting their rela
tives. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Houston, of
Calder street.
Mrs. Raymond Fairchllds, of New
York city, is a guest of her daughter.
Mrs. Herbert Willis, of North Fif
teenth street.
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Voice Culture and Singing
Mr. H. S. Kirkland
Teacher at the Philadelphia Musi
cal Academy; Pupil of Manuel Gar
cia, London, Eng., and of Charles
Lunn, London, Eng.
Lessons resumed Wednesday. SeD
tember 29.
STIDIO, 1010 NORTH SECOXD ST.
j
Miss Gramm Is Hostess
at Cards This Afternoon
Guests of Miss Esthem Galbralth
Gramm this afternoon at her home,
2201 North Second street, enjoyed
urames of bridge, followed by a supper.
Cosmos and asters in the shades of
purple graced the cardroom. with pink
roses and fern in the dining room.
In attendance were Miss Marie
Stucker, Miss Carolyn Reilv. Miss
Dorothy Black, Miss Helen Rinken
bach. Miss Jane Mac Donald, Miss Alice
LeCompte, Mrs. Ross Snyder, Miss
Elinor Copelin, Miss Mabel Wolbert,
Miss Constance Beidleman, Miss
Gladys Sieber and Miss Maude Wolfe,
of Lancaster: Miss Lillian Fisher. Mrs.
Ross Barrett. Miss Ethel Bosteat, of
Philadelphia: Miss Gertrude George,
Miss Elizabeth Dohoney and Miss
Florence Eckert.
COL LEG F ROMANCE ENDS
IV HARRISBURG BRIDAL
Special to The Telegraph
Carlisle. Pa., Sept. 25.—A Dickinson
College romance culminated yesterday
when Miss Elizabeth Arnold. Carlisle,
and Clarence R. Young, West Chester,
were married In Harrisburg. Cards
sent to friends here to-day was the
first intimation that the marriage had
taken place. Mr. Young is a graduate
of the Dickinson school of law and it
was during the time he was a student
here that i;e met Miss Arnold..
NEW RLOOMITELD WEDDINGS
Miss Florence A. Peck, of Elliotts
burg, and Harry G. Bernheisel, of
Blain, Pa., were married at the par
sonage of the Lutheran Church of
Nt-w Bloomfleld on Tuesday, Septem
ber 21, by the Rev, Dr. John W.
Weeter.
Miss Ida D. Fenickle, of Carlisle,
and Lester A. Spoher, of Mechanlcs
burg, were quietly married Friday,
September 24, at the parsonage of the
Lutheran Church. New Bloomfleld, by
the pastor, the Rev. Dr. John W.
Weeter.
SEE TRAVEL PICTURES
Sirs. Roy E. Bignall, of Walnut
street, had a little theater party this
afternoon, taking her Sunday school
scholars to the Orpheum to see the
Howe travel pictures. Among the
guests were Miss Helen Hoffman, Miss
Charlotte Crabbe, Miss Lorna Brandt.
Miss Isabelle Phillips. Miss Elizabeth
Lloyd and Miss Reese.
AT WASHINGTON WEDDING
Mr., and Mrs. Darwin C. Deen and
son. Edwin Deen, of 430 Boas street,
with Mrs. J. W. Deen, of Salida, Cal.,
who is their guest, have gone to
Washington, D. C.. to attend the mar
riage of Miss Dorothy Lantz, their
relative, who will be the bride of
Frank Evans to-day.
OFF FOR THE WEST
Mr. and Mrs. David E. Bentzell, of
440 Crescent street, with Mr. and Mrs.
Edward E. Springer, of 649 Harris
street, start to-morrow for an ex
tended western trip including Chicago,
Milwaukee and Detroit.
GOING TO WASHINGTON
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph J. Dunn and
their children, Arthur, Kenneth and
Ralph Dunn, Jr., started to-day for an
automobile trip to Baltimore and
Washington, remaining away until the
middle of next week.
LEAVES FOR MICHIGAN
Miss Elva M. Forncrook, daughter
of the Rev. Jay C. Forncrook, of Pen
brook, started yesterday for Kala
mazoo, Mich, where she is on the
faculty of the Michigan State Normal
School as a teacher of expression.
Dr. and Mrs. John H. Houston, of
Carlisle, and Mrs. John Fithian. of
Philadelphia, motored here yesterday
end were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles S. Crabbe at 116 South Second
street.
Mrs. Almira Long and Mrs. Edward
Long, of Easton, spent the week witli
their relatives, Mr. and Mrs. B'rancis
Andrews, of Third street.
Miss Elizabeth Dill, of Crescent
street, has taken up her second year's
work at Drexel Institute, Philadelphia.
Miss Carolyn Reiley has returned to
the city after spending the summer at
Buffalo and Atlantic City.
Mr. and Mrs. Winfleld Harrlsr, of
Philadelphia, are guests of friends in
Walnut street for the week's festivi
ties.
Mrs. Horace Turner, of German
town, returned home to-day, accom
panied by her niece, Mrs. Walter H.
Arnold, whom she has been visiting.
Miss Hester Perkins and Miss Emily
Perkins, of Brooklyn, are stopping for
a while with their schoolmate. Miss
Helen Haskins, of North Second street.
Miss Faith Winters has gone home
to Baltimore after a week's stay with
her aunt, Mrs. Fred F. Grant, of Penn
street.
Miss Bessie Jackson, of 647 Boyd
street, has returned after visiting "in
New York and Elizabeth, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Boob. 442 Cres
cent street, entertained Thursday
evening in honor of the latter's grand
mother, Mrs. Allen Saylor, of New-
I port.
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Andrews, of
Pittsburgh, former Harrishurgers. an
nounce the birth of a daughter. Sara
Belle Andrews, Thursday, September
2S 1915.
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Loudenberger,
of 1620 North Fourth street, announce
the birth of a son. John Samuel Lou
denberger, Saturday, September 18,
1916. Mrs. Loudenberger was formerly
Miss Irene Mellon, of this city.
RELATE STORIES
OF KING ARTHUR
Guests Arc Invited to First
Meeting of the Story
Telling Club
Members of the Story Telling: Club
have chosen a program of stories from
the King: Arthur cycle for their first
ir.eeting, to be held Tuesday evening,
September 28, in assembly hall of the
Public Library, Walnut street. Every
one interested tn the modern art of
story telling is invited to be present
punctually at 7.30 o'clock.
A most interesting program includes
n talk on - The Involution of King Ar
thur in Literature" by the club presi
dent, Miss Lois Kammerer Booker;
"How Arthur Won His Sword, Excali
bur," Mrs Harry G. Keffer; "How
Arthur Won His Queen." Miss Mary
Snyder; "The Gift of the Mystic Ta
ble." Miss Booker: "Sir Galahad and
the Holy Grail," Miss Florence Oar
roll: "The Passing of Arthur," Miss
Ella Yost.
SUNBI'KY VISITORS
P. J. Vastine, of Sunbury, is visiting
at the home of his son, Dr. H. M.
Vastine. 109 Locust street. Miss Ellen
Ryan, of Sunbury. a niece of Dr. Vas
tine's. is also his guest.
WAI/TERS- BROOK HA RT BRIDAL.
Announcement is made of the mar
riage of Miss Alma C. Brookhart. of
Millerstown. to John Walters, of this
city, Friday, September 17, at the Lu
theran parsonage. New Bloomfleld,
with the Rev. Dr. John W. Weeter
officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Walters will
reside in this city.
I/CNCHEOX OX THE PORCH
Miss Gertrude Hilliard, of North
Third street, gave a little porch party
yesterday afternoon in honor of her
guest. Miss Marie Burkhart, of Phila
delphia. Tha young girls sewed and
chatted and after supper viewed the
river carnival from an automobile on
the bank.
Mrs. William J. Ettinger, of 122 Cal
der street, is visiting her sister. Mrs.
F. W. Pratt, of Pittsburgh, at her
summer home in Tyrone.
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE is hereby given that the
Board of Directors of the Merchants
Ice Company of Harrisburg, Pa., has
called a special meeting of its stock
holders, to be held at the general office
of the said company at the plant, cor
ner of Cameron and Berryhill Streets,
Harrisburg, Pa., on the fourth day or
October, nineteen hundred and fifteen,
at 2:30 o'clock P. M., to take action on
approval or disapproval of the proposed
increase of the indebtedness of this
company.
R. W. WOODS. Secretary.
Harrisburg. Pa.. July 31. 1916.
I .EGA I. NOTICES
CHARTER NOTlCE—Notice is hereby
given that an application will be made
to the Governor of Pennsylvania on
October 4„ 1915, under the Act of As
sembly entitled. "An act to provide for
the incorporation and regulation of
certain corporations." approved April
29, 1874, and the supplements thereto,
for the charter of an intended corpor
ation to be called Department Reports
Company, the character and object of
which is the transaction of a println*
and publishing business, and for these
purposes to have, possess and enjov all
the rights, benefits and privilege's of
said Act of Assembly.
GEORGE ROSS HULL
Solicitor.
EXECUTORS' NOTICE
tamentary upon the Estate of W. H.
"Huutz, late of the City of Harrisburg.
Dauphin County, deceased, having been
granted to the undersigned, all persons
having claims against said estate are
requested to present the same without
delay, and persons Indebted to said es
tate to pay the same to
ADAM D. HOUTZ,
MARY E. HERR,
ELIZABETH E. HOUTZ
Executors,
FREDERICK M. OTT, Attornev.
222 Market Street. Harrisburg, Pa.
NOTICE
NOTICE is hereby given that the
Auditors appointed by the Court of
Common Pleas of Dauphin County to
audit the accounts of the School Dis
trict of Harrisburg. Pa., have filed
their report which contains the follow
ing:
Receipts—to cash balance
July 1, 1914 $81,209 05
Receipts from all sources,. 695,223 70
Expenditures, all sources.. $667,386 12
To cash balance 109,046 63
General Frnd
Receipts $486,122 56
Expenditures and trans
fers 562,482 01
Shlmmell Building: Fuud
To balance on hand July
1. 1914 SBI,IBB 00
To interest on daily bal
ance 540 00
By expenditures 74,883 06
Balance July 1, 1915 6,844 94
The Sinking Funds
To cash In Funds July 1,
191 $177,294 00
To appropriation to funds, 42,966 65
To city bonds redeemed, . . 600 00
By bonds cancelled $74,000 00
Balance In funds, July 1,
191 $146,860 65
Cash on hand 102,201 69
Division of Treasurer's cash
balance. Including Shlm
mell Fund. 255,907 28
Audit of account of Sinking Fund
Commissioners showing worth of Sink
ing Funds:
To cash present worth
(total) of bonds $162,360 65
Teachers' Retirement Fund
To cash on hand July 1.
1914 $13,614 35
To. receipts 26,663 23
By expenditures 29.541 33
Investment of Teachers' Retirement
Fund
Mortgages, bond, notes—
total $32,200 00
Assets —total 1,849,407 28
Liabilities—total 1,244,500 00
Excess of assets over lia
bilities 604.907 28
That the aforesaid Auditors' Report
was presented to the Court of Common
Pleas of Dauphin County on September
10, 1915, and by the said Court ordered
to be filed: that the said Auditors' Re
iport was filed on September 10, 1915, to
No. 184 September Term, 1915; that the
same will be confirmed absolutely un
less an appeal Is taken therefrom with
in thirty days after the filing thereof.
HENRY F. HOLLER,
Prothonotary.
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION SUBMITTED TO
THE CITIZENS OF THE COMMON
WEALTH FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR
REJECTION. BY THE GENERAL AS
SEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH
OF PENNSYLVANIA. AND PUBLISH
ED BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
OF THE COMMONWEALTH. IN PUR
SUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE
CONSTITUTION.
Number One.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to section
one, article eight of the Constitution
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 Penn
sylvania be, and the same is hereby,
proposed, in accordance with the
eighteenth article thereof:—
That section one of article eight,
which reads aa 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
electors aa the General Assembly may
enact:
"First. He shall hava been a citizen
of the United States at least one
month.
"Second. He shall have resided In
the State one year (or. having previous-1
ASTRICH'S
Four Phenominal
On Sale This
Something entirely unheard of in the history of the Millinery business at the
beginning of the season, demonstrating what our unlimited buying power will ac
complish.
BARGAIN NO. 1
Genuine LYONS SILK Mond< *
VELVET HATS $0 ftQ
worth positively $5.98 to $6.98, in five
of the best large sailor shapes. Only \
one sale—this Monday /[ s
BARGAIN NO. 2
ELEGANT SALT'S Monday
VELVET HATS AQ
J Beautiful quality, guaranteed to he I
worth $3.98; the best large Sailor Shapes.
\l Only one sale of these —this Monday
BARGAIN NO. 3 s- n
Silk Velvet Hats 0 "fi»
Sailors, Pokes. Mushrooms, Turbans, Small Tri- 3. "m -T 7
cornes. etc.; actual value at any time $1.50 and $1.98 ff / ®
BARGAIN NO. 4
fT Velvet Hats
■ \ J LARGE SAILOR SHAPES—Splendid Hats For Girls 4|i(
\ J and Women. Value 98c
Sale begins 9 o clock. No C. O. D. No phone orders. Cash sales only.
In Our Suit Department
Greatest Values Ever Offered For This Monday Offering
Coats in Mannish Mixtures
with loose full back, deep pockets and up-to-date model for general wear
Special Value at $5.00
Crepe de Chine Waists
A big new shipment of lovelv crepe de chine waists, white, flesh and pink, splen
did quality, simple style with long sleeves and correct collar for Fall.
Monday Special at $1.98
lv been a qualified elector or native
born citizen of the State, he shall have
removed therefrom and returned, then
six months) immediately preceding the
election.
"Third. He shall have resided in the
election district where he shall offer to
vote at least two months immediately
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
tihall have been assessed at least two
months and paid at least one month be
fore the election," be amended so that
the same shall read as follows:
Section 1. Every citizen, male or fe
male, of twenty-one years of age, pos
sessing the following qualitications.
shall be entitled to vote at all elections,
subject, however, to such laws requir
ing and regulating the registration of
electors as the General Assembly 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 re
sided in the State one year (or. having
previously been a qualified elector or
native born citizen of the State, he or
she shall have removed therefrom and
returned, then six months) Immediate
ly preceding the election.
Third. He or she shall have resided
in the election district where he or she
shall offer to vote at least two months
Immediately preceding the election.
Fourth. If twenty-two years of age
and upwards, he or she shall have paid
withi.i two years a State or county tax.
whlc'n shall have been assessed at least
two months and paid at least one month
before the election.
Fifth. Wherever the words "he,"
"his," "him," and "himself" occur in
any section of article VII of this Con
stitution the same shall be construed
as if written, respectively, "he or she,"
"his or her." "him or her," and "him
self or herself."
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 1,
CYRUS E. WOODS,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Number Two.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to section
eight of article nine of the Consti
tution 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 Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, in accordance with the
provisions of the eighteenth 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 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 property,
without the assent of the electors there
of 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 val
uation, 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 sub
ways 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
itnd docks, as public Improvements,
owned or to he owned by said city and
county of Philadelphia, and which shall
yield to the city and county of Phila
delphia current net revenues In excess
of the Interest on said debt or debts,
•nd the annual Instalments necesaary
for the cancellation of said debt or
debts, may be excluded In ascertaining
the power of the city and county of
Philadelphia to become otherwise in-
debted: Provided, Thai a sinking-fund
for their cancellation shall be estab
lished 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 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,
without the consent of the electors
thereof at a public election in such
manner as shall he provided by law:
but any city, the debt of which on the
first day of January, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-four, ex
ceeded seven per centum of such as
sessed valuation, 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 ag
gregate, at any one time, upon such
valuation. The city of Philadelphia,
upon the conditions hereinafter set
forth, may Increase its Indebtedness to
the extent of three per centum tn excea*
of seven per centum upon such as
sessed valuation for the specific pur
pose of providing for all or any of the
following purposes. to wit: For the
construction and improvement of sub
ways, tunnels, railways, elevated rail
ways, and other transit facilities; for
the construction and improvement of
wharves and docks and for the re
clamation 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 public election, to be held
in such manner as shall be provided
by law. In ascertaining the borrowing
capacity of said city of hiladelphia, at
any time, there shall be excluded from
the calculation a credit, where the work
resulting from any previous expendi
ture, for any one or more of the
specific purposes hereinabove enumer
ated shall be yielding to said city an
annual current net revenue: the amount
of which credit shall be ascertained by
capitalizing the annual net revenue
during the year Immediately preceding
the time of such ascertainment. Such
capitalization shall be accomplished by
ascertaining the principal amount
which would yield sucl\ annual, cur
rent net revenue, at the average rate
of Interest, and sinking-fund charges
payable upon tho indebtedness incur
red by said city for such purposes, up
to the time of such ascertainment. The
method of determining sucn amount, so
to be excluded or allowed as a credit,
may be prescribed by the General As
sembly.
In incurring Indebtedness, for any
one, or more of said purposes of con
struction, Improvement, or reclamation,
the city of Philadelphia may issue its
obligations maturing not later than
fifty years from the date thereof, with
provision for a sinking-fund sufficient
to retire said obligation at maturity,
the payments to such sinking-fund to
be In equal or graded annual Instal
ments. Such obligations may be In an
amount sufficient to provide for and
may include the amount of the Interest
and sinking-fund charges accruing 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, aa required by
section ten of article nine of the Con
stitution of Pennsylvania, until the ex
piration of said period of one year after
the completion of such work.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. J.
CYRUS E. WOODS,
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:
■ "S°.. ac A °. r ,he 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 survive, and the
General Assembly shall prescribe 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 persons or property or
for other causes different from those
fixed by general laws regulating
actions against natural persons, and
such acts now existing are avoided "
uo that It shall read as follows:
The General Assembly may enact
laws requiring the payment of employ
ers, or employers and employes joint
ly, or reasonable compensation for In
juries to employes arising in the course
of their employment, and for occu
pational diseases of employes, whether
or not such injuries or diseases result
in death, and regardless of fault of em
ployer or employe, and fixing the basis
of ascertainment of such compensa
tion and the maximum and minimum
limits thereof, and providing 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 prosecuted. No act
shall prescribe any limitations of time
within which suits may be brought
against corporations for injuries to per
sons or property, or for other causes,
different from those fixed by general
laws regulating actions against na
tural persons, and such acts now exist
ing are avoided.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No.
CYRUS E. WOODS,
Secretary of the Commonwealth,
Number Four.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con
stitution of this Commonwealth in
accordance 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 Gen
eral Assembly met, and it is hereby en
acted by the authority of the same.
That the following is proposed as ar
amendment to the Constitution of tne-
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in ac
cordance with the provisions of the
eighteenth (XVIII) article thereof:— W
AMENDMENT W
Laws may be passed providing for a
syßtem of registering, transferring, in
suring and guaranteeing land titles by
the State, or by the counties thereof,
and for settling and determining ad
verse or other claims to and Interest In
lands the titles of which fu-e so regis
tered, transferred. Insured, and guar
anteed: and for the creation and collec
tion of indemnity funds: and for carry
ing the system and powers hereby pto
vlded for into effect by such existing
courts as may be designated by th«
Legislature, and by the establishment
of such new courts as may be deelhed
necessary. In matters arising In and
under the operation of such system,
judicial powers, with right of appeal,
may be conferred by the Legislature
upon county recorders and upon other
officers by It designated. Such laws
may provide for continuing the regis
tering. transferring. Insuring, and
guaranteeing such titles the first
or original registration has been per
fecUd i, the court, and provision may
be ma<iu for raising the necessary funds
for expenses and salaries of officers,
which shall be paid out of the treasury
of the several counties.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 4.
CYRUB E. WOODS.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.