lor INIERESI I ! 10 MOTORISTS I * •> AUTO OWNERS OBJECT TO BEINCIAXEO BY UNCLE SMI State and Local Clubs of the Ameri can Automobile Association Almost Unanimously Respond to Call of Special Legislative Committee Automobiliste throughout the coun try are thoroughly aroused at the evi dent desire oil the part of certain na tional legislators to place upon motor car owners a large percentage of the amount to be derived from the war tax measure. State and local clubs of the Ameri can Automobile Association almost unanimously respond to the call of its special legislative committee, of which Dr. H. M. Rowe, of Maryland, served as chairman, to make known to mem bers of Congress their positive objec tion to being seized upon anew as a source of attack for purposes of rev enue. The protest sets forth the unfair ness of any legislation which singled out motor cars from other road ve hicles. If gasoline motor cars were called upon to pay, it was assorted, all horse-drawn vehicles should be taxed, frankly admitting that their mileage is less and the tax should be accord ingly graded. The situation presented an oppor tunity to A. A. A. clubs to emphasize to the national legislators the just posi tion which the association has taken in contending that all road vehicles should pay or none should pay. In his communication to the Senate finance committee. Dr. Rowe set forth the following: "In many States motor car owners now pay two and three taxes, and fur themore. are discriminated against as a special class of road users in that other vehicles go untaxed. If it is right to tax one class of road vehicles, all vehicles should be similarly t-eated. "This would be equally true in the imposition of any war tax, for it must now be apparent to all that automo biles have an equal right with all other vehicles to the free use of pub lic highways, built and maintained by general taxation. Furthermore, the self-propelled vehicle has become of such common use that an extra tax at this time would be a and detrimental to the interests of the peo ple at large. Moderate priced and mod erate-powered cars greatly exceed the comparatively small number of multi powered motor cars. "It is a conservative estimate to say that over half of the 1,600,000 automobiles in use have a positive commercial value, and the larger part of the remaining fifty per cent, are partially employed seriously; carrying men to business or people to railroad stations, and otherwise serving those who abridge distance by road. "We would coll your attention to! the fact that as citizens we shall pay I with ail others whatever general taxes may be imposed in anv war measure ; adopted. But we do vigorously protest again any legislation which passes on to us an unfair proportion of the bur den. and also carries with it a dis crimination against one class of road vehicles." • AUTOSINTHEEUROPEANWAR Good Substitute When Continental Railroads Are Put Out of Busi ness in Conflict M::nv ontinental railroads have been deliberately put out of commis sion to prevent their use or seizure bv the enemy. Bridges have been blown up. road bets destroyed and much of • the rolling stock crippled beyond re- | ;iair. (.treat numbers of horses have: been slaughtered an 1 there has been a wholesale destruction of motor vehicles thus materially decreasing the number of automobiles and trucks on the con tinent The cessation of hostilities will find all the countries at war without i adequate transportation facilities. Motor trucks have proved themselves invaluable in transporting supplies and ammunition, aud in contributing to- 1 wards the rapid movement of troops. ! But no mechanism, however stronglv constructed, could withstand the ter-: rible treatment they have been receiv-1 ing in the field. War has left neither the time nor the facilities for giving the care necessary to keep the trucks at their high point of efficiency. In the ' continual rush of the campaign, drivers cannot stop to replenish the oil sup ply or adjust small mechanical dif- • Acuities. They keep the car going just as long as they can and then are forced to desert for another. On roads used by the big armies, deserted motor trucks are found at frequent intervals. AUTOIBILE DEVELOPMENT H. M. Jewett, Paige President, Shows Why Motor Car Expenditures Are Not Wasteful Extravagance ''Anything that gives us quicker and mnre economical transportation a boon to civilisation and the auto mobile has certainly contributed its share to this advancement," said H. M. Jeirett. president of the Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company, in an address he tore a recent gathering of automobile dealers. 'The Automobile industry— What of Its Futuref" He took the"oc casion to show the fallacy of the i lea that the millions spent each year for motor cars representel wasteful lux ury. ••The prejudice against the automo bile is being fast eliminated. When motor cars first appeared upon our i-treets and roads, every owner of a horse felt that each automobile owne vi a<t an enemy. "Today there is still prejudice in the minds of some people wh > reailv do not understand the existing condi tions. "I have even heard some ill inform-1 ed men state that they are a real mcu I : aoe on account of the enormous amount ' of money that is being .pent for them. " us look into this subject for a moment and see. comparatively speak j ing. the relative amount of money that 1 is beinji spent each year by the people j of the United States in luxuries. "There are $409,191,852 spent for tobacco; $265,(M10.000 spent for chew i insj gum and candy; $260,700,000 spent in moving picture shows; $134. T96.000 spent in carriages and wagons; and only $2 49,202,000 spent for au ! tomobiles, of which $31,254,000 is exported abroad, which leaves net, in 'the year 1913, $217.945,000 expend cm for automobiles in the United States. , "The automobile has increased land values in the United States a hundred fold more than ail the money spent i on them. Think of the wonderful in -1 crease in real estate values of subur ban property, farm (lands, etc., that | is attributable to the automobile, be i cause it gives quick transportation. "The automobile alone is responsi • ble for 73 per cent, of the betterment of roads in the United States." TEST IF AUTOCAR AND TIRE ;S,»MM»-Mile Trip With a Reo Machine Equipped With Miller Rubber Company Tires For a te«t of far and tire ertdur j anve, Henry J. Adams, of Fostoria, 0., | complete.! a turee -fhousan-1-mile trip ! through the northeastern section of ttic t country with n Reo car equipped with Miller tires maiie by t'he Miller Rubber Company ait Akron. Ohio. Adams ma«le ; the following route which he recent ! mends as being an ideai tour. Cleve ! land to Buffalo, to Rochester, down the | State road to Montreal. ba*k through j Rouses on l<a!;e -Champlain, across Ver ! inont an<l the Green niounta'ins up iuto | New Hampshire and the White mown (tains: across Maine to the Atlantic i coast; then down the cost to Boston. 1 through Rhode Island and Connecticut to New York City and across New Jer sey to Philadelphia and on to Delaware, Baltimore, Md„ from there to Washing ton. P. C., over into Virginia and I Mount Vernon. Washington's old home, i over the Blue Ridge mountains t-o Get I tysburg, Pa.; Harrisburg. Bedford, Cum ! norland, >fd., across the Allegheny j mountains into West Virginia and back | into Ohio. The tour lasted twenty five days and I Mr. Adams, upon his return home, sta* i ed they were good for another trip. The I Sterling Auto Tire Co. are the local j representatives of IMnller tires at Har risburg. MOTORCYCLE NOTES The Motorcycle Club of Milwaukee, ! Wis., has recently been incorporated- The Freeport Motorcycle Club of } Freeport, 111., recently opened its win - ter season with a banquet in its club 1 rooms. Prominent in the parade given under | the auspices of tly> Keystone Motor I Cycle Club were both Mr. Ray Heagv, I carrying six people on his single ! cylinder, and Mr. Harvey Heagv, with a side car and two passengers—both I machines having the mark of Har ley I Davidson. The parade attracted a j iarge amount of interest of the many I visitors and firemen. To-morrow the j I club will run to Sunburv and return. : stopping in the mountains for a ehest- I nut hunt. SIMPLICITY OF CHALMERS Important Points of the Popular Auto mobile Explained Simplicity, speed, non-stallable mo- : tor, silence, abundant power, one op eration in starting, reliability, inde pendent ignition. This startling system is built com [ plete. except the storage battery, in 1 1 the Chalmers shops. More than $60,- 000 have been invested in a thoroughly j modern and completely equipped elec- ; trical department. "We build," says Robert 1.. Morton, manager of the Keystone Motor Car Company, the local distributors, "every part of the gen erator. This one fact alone is convinc-, ing proof of our absolute faith in the j superiority of the present Chalmers ! i starting system." Perhaps the most striking quality of 1 : this system is its simplicity of opera- j tion. While running, the starting motor is constantly in connection with the mo tor of the car. This gives a positively non-stallable motor. Whenever the I : speed of the engine is so reduced under I labor that it would ordinarly stall, the j .-tarter at once takes up its operation. ! I The instant the clutch is released to ' hange gears the motor spins away on electrical power, starting again with out any perceptible intermission. Recent Winners of Prizes doe Woltere, in the recent 250-mile 1 sweepstake, captured first prize in 3 1 hours, 15 minutes and 52 seconds audi the fastest lap in 1 minute and 29 sec onds. Carl Gottndy, running 102 miles without a stop, won the longest non- j stop prize. AH remarkable records made with Excelsior 7. FOLLOW THE GAME IN HALL Baseball Fans Enjoy Baseball Contest Reproduced on "Wizard" Board The large crowd of fans that saw : tihe first game between the Athletics and Boston Nationals reproduced in ■Chestnut street hall yesterday after-! noon, went away satisfied that the genius who invented the "Wizard'' 'board has produced a device tJhat gives every fan in the country a chance to take in the big series. Before the first inning was half over the members of t'he audience had for gotten they were watching a mammoth mechanical toy. To them it was the real thing. They applauded, yelled at the players and expressed satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the turn of the ! game in the usual vehement language | of the bleacherite. It was as much fun to watch the crowd as it was to i follow the game. (hi Monday the board will be re move,! to the Boar,l of Trade audi torinin to make room for the food show ' to i>e held in the Chestnut street hall • luring the coming week. The Rest Cure First Bridge Fiend—Caroline is suf fering from nervous breakdown. The! physicians say »he must positively rest more. Second Bridge Field—ls she doing so * first. Bridge Fiend—Yes; she no longer watches the game when she's i dummy.—Puck. I TT QT \T?-T"NT)EPENT)EyT. SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 10. 1914. NEWS OF L V. SCRUBS TOP CENTRAL , Absence of Bote From Lineup Weakens Local Team, Who Lose First Game, 28 to <i Feeling the absence of Rote, the siat j quarterback, Central High school put: j up a weak game against the Lebanon j I Valley scrubs yesterday afternoon at: i Antiville, the latter team winning by ] the score of 2S to 6. Central was out -j played in all but the third quarter of ' the game when the locals carried the i , hall over for their only score in an un interrupted succession of plays after re ceiving the kick. The collegians knew more football and'were able to diagnose plays better when oil the defense.-Two of the scores ! made against them were because of poor handling of punts. It was here! i that Rote's loss was felt the most. | Roth, Bingham and Byers | played Central's best game, while Wal ter. 'Venrich. Race and Loomis, a for- j mer Teh star, played best for Leb-1 anon Valley. The lineup and- summary: Lebanon V. S. Central High. j P. Snavelv L. B flout/ I 1.00-mis 1.. T Byers j ! Vingst L. G Rmuckerl Inman . Diffenbadi | Bach man R. G Sel'heimer Wenrich R. T Winn Morrison R. R Hilton Rave Q. R Zeigler Kvans 1,. H. R Bingham Walter R. H. R Roth A. Suavely F. B Smelf/.et Touchdowns, Ra,-e. 2; Walter, Swart:', Bingham. Goals from touchdowns. Wal ters. 4. "substitutions. McCalley for \\ enrich. Rlouoh for Vingst. Rupp for, Morrison, Ki.helberger for Evans,' Swart/ for Suavely, Wenrich for CMvOal- j lev. Referee. Bntterwick. Ufbuw Val j lev. 1 mpire. Strickler, Lebanon Val i ley. Head linesman, Jaeger, Spring field Training. Time of quarters. 10' minuter. PLAY FOR GOVERNORS' CUP Three Sixteen? Start Fall Tourney On Links at Harrisburg Country Club The match play tournament at the j Harrisburg Country Club for the board of governors' trophy, started this aft ! ernoon. Piav will continue until Octo- I ber 24. Three sixteens have been ar ; ranged, the drawings for which fol low; First Sixteen—W. P. Macguire vs. S. ('. Todd. Carl B. Elv vs. W. Mc : ("rcath, G. W. Reilv vs. A. M. Sides, R. MeCreath vs. L. MeCreath, C. Pull vs. - B. H. Evans. P. McCormick vs. •!. P. i Pohonev, Jackson Boyd vs. W. K. j ' Wright, Frank Payne vs. J. A. Hem- 1 ent. Second Sixteen—R. G. Goldsborough vs. A. B. Hamilton. W. H. Gaither vs. i W. W. Davis, H. M. Stine vs. E. j Kiester, H. L. Hosford vs. E. J. Be-, van, C. E. Ryder vs. R. G. Cox, C. B. j j Miller vs. F. J. Brady, J K. Tener vs. N. E. Saisicb, G. If. Brown vs. R. A. ; Hickok. Third Sixteen—Paul Hocker vs. i John Fox Weiss', F. J. Hall vs. T. J. j Gould, B. F. Rover vs. R. B. Abbott, j i L. E. Johnson vs. J. V. W. Revnders. R. V. McKay vs. J. L. Shearer. Frank Bell vs. T. C. Baldwin, J. E. Ericsou ' vs. C. W. Davis. W. C. Wright vs. D. R. Palmer, W. B. M.cCaleh vs. R. Davis, i FEDERAL LEAGUE At Pittsburgh—First game. R. H. E.' Buffalo 115 4 > Pittsburgh 0 5 2 i (Sixteen innings). Ford and Blair; Knetzer and Ber ,*• Second Game— B. H. E.J j Buffalo 0 1 2 ! I Pittsburgh 3 6 0' j (Six innings, darkness). Anderson and Allen; Lerlair and | Roberts. At Baltimore- R. H. E. Brooklyn 4 15 01 j Baltimore 511 4' Bluejacket and Watson; Smith and , Jacklitsch. INTER-LEAUIE SERIFS Yaults Win OveT Giants New \ork, Oct. 10.—Jeff Tesreau and Jack Warhop engaged in a stir ring pitchers' duel here yesterday in | the second game of the series for the Manhattan championship. The Nation als' big moist ball t wirier became fa-' tally erratic in the ninth inning while (the diminutive little American Leaguer' with tile underhand delivery emerged t in a 2 to 1 victory. R. H. E. Nationals .. 01000000 o—l 6 1 1 ! Americans . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2—2 8 1 Tesreau and Meyers; Warhop and ! Sweeney. Cubs Take Lead Chicago. Oct. 10.—The Chicago Na tionals went into the lead for the city ■championship yesterday when they de- ! I i'eated their American League oppo-! i nents. 2to 1. The game was a pitch-i 'ers' duel between Humphries and Benz,! ■ with the latter having a stade the bet-! ter of the argument, even though his : side was defeated. The serie< now!, stands two to one in favor of the Na-'' tionals. ' i R. H E, i Nationals .. 0 0 020000 o—20 —2 4 1 ! : Americans .. 00100000 o—l 5 3 Humphries ami Bresnahan; Benz.! Wolfgang and Schalk. , ACADEMY TENNIS TOURNEY First Round Will Be Completed By Next Friday Drawing for the tennis tournament c at the Harrisburz Academy which will open next week have been made. First j ] < round matches must be played by Fri-! day. The drawings follow: B. Rutherford vs. Tate, Holmes vs. ! 1 Gurnette, Smiley vs. R. Shreiner, L. j llart vs. llorton. Broadhurst, a bve,' Jeffers vs. G. Shreiner. Wallis vs. .1. • Hart, J. Strouse vs. Dunkle, I). Lescure ] vs. Ebberts, Ross, a bye. LAWYERS' PAPER BOOKS Printed at this office in best style, at 1 i lowest prices and on short notice. ' i SPORTING WORLD STATISTICS OF THE FIRST GAME IN WORLD'S SERIES Played at Shibe Park, Philadelphia. Winner—Boston, National League. Loser —Athletics, American liengue. Score —7 to 1. Pitchers—Rudolph. Boston; Bender l an.l Wyckoff, Athletics. Umpires—iJineen, American league, behind plate; Klem, National Ijeague, on bases: Byron, National League, left field; Hildebrand, American League, i right field. Paid Attendance—2o,s62. Receipts— $4 9,6 39. National Commtasion'g Share—s4,- 963.90. ' Players' Share—s26,Bos. Clubs' Share —$17,570.10. Each Club's Share —$3,935.05. Standing of Clubs W. U P.O. Boston 1 0 1.040 I Athletics 0 1 .000 The official score; BOSTON. AB. R. H. TB. O. A. K. I Moran, rf.. 5 0 0 00 0 1 I Evers, 2b.. 411 1221 Connolly, If 3 111110 j Whitted, cf 3 2 13 10 0 Schmidt, lb 4 1 2 211 1 0 ! Gowdy, c. 323 6910 I Maranvl'e ss 402 2230 | Heal, 3b ... 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 j Rudolph, p 4 0 11030 Totals, .. 34 7 1 1 16 27 13 2 ATHLETICS. AB. K. H. TB. 0. A. E. Murphy, rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 Oldring, If 3 0 0* 0 2 0 0 ! Collins, 2b 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 j Baker, 3'b . 4 0 1 2 3 4 0 | Mclnnes, lb 2 1 ft 010 1 0 j Strunk, cf 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 Barry, ss. 4000330 c. 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 I Lapp, ft ... 1 0 ft 0 2 1 0 ! Bender, p . 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 Wyckoff. p 10 12 10 0 Totals. ..30 1 5 7 27 13 0 Boston 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 1 o—70 —7 Athletics 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 o—l Two-base hits, Gowdy, Wyckoff. Ba-j kcr. Three-base hits, Gowdy, Whitted. Sacrifice hit, Oldring. Hits, off Bender, jS in 0 innings (and 5 batters in the ■ sixth); off Wyckoff, 3 in 3 innings 1 (and to 3 batters in the sixth). Stolen i bases. Moran, Schmidt, Gowdy. Struck out, by Rudolph: Barry, 2; Murphv, Oldring, Baker, Mclnnes, Schang; by Bender: Connolly, Moran, Rudolph: by Wyckoff: Evers, Maranville. First base on balls, by Rudolph: Collins, Mclnnes, 2; bv Bender: Whitted, Connolly; by Wyckoff: Gowdv. First base on errors, ! Athletics, 1. I<eft on bases, Boston, 3; Athletics, 6. Double plays, Schmidt and Deal; Barry, Collins and Mclnnes; Bender, Barry and Mclnnes; Bender 1 and Mclnnes; Baker and Mclnnes; Lapp. Collins, Lapp ami Baker. Time, lh. 58 m. Umpires, Dineen behind i plate, Klem on bases. Hildebrand iu right. Byron in left. His Genius "Why do people think he's a geni us? Nobody can understand what he's! talking al>out," "No, but he can make people be lieve that he does."- Exchange. j i- N IIEABOt ARTKRS Flin SHIRTS SIDES & SIDES r~ Non-greasy Toilet Cream—Keeps the Skin Soft snd Velvety in Rough Weather. An Exquisite Toilet Prep aration, 25c. (iOHOAS mil G STORE* I J« X. Third St.. find P. H. n. station ' *• r _____ _ - ; CHICHESTER S PILLS . THIS DIAMOND lIKANrt. a fri Tike it «ther. Bay tf jmmr V m r«M» »1 B«rt. S»fo«t. Al»«y« SOU BY PHIKtGiSTS CVEBYWMEJtt | f Legal |i v* NOTICE —letters testamentary on the estate of R. Catharine Byrem, late of i | the borough of Steelton, Dauphin coun- I ty, Pa., deceased, having granted 1 !to the undersigned, residing in En- 1 ! haut. Pa., all persons indebted to said estate ahe requested to make immerli- | ate payment, and those having claims i will present them for settlement, to JAMES S. BARNES, Executor. Or H. U DRESS. Attorney. Steelton Trust Co. Bldg., Steelton, Pa. \OTICB Notice is hereby given that applica- ' tion has h*en made to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Dau phin County, by the following person j and corporations for licenses to engage j in the business of lending money, in ac- ! ( ordance with the provisions of *the act l of Assembly of June sth, 1913, entitled An act regulating the making of <er- I tain loans, etc.," and hearing thereon i will be had October "Oth, 1914, at 10 o'clock a. m., at the Court House, Har risburg. Pa.: that the. said applications; are now on file in the office of the clerk ! of the Court of Quarter Sessions of ! Dauphin County: Name and Place of Business: No. 1. Profit-sharing Loan Society, No. 9 N. Second St.. Harrisburg, Pa., No, i 337 June Sessions, 1914. No. L\ Pennsylvania Investment Com pany, No. 132 Walnut St., Harrisburg, Pa.. No. 33$ June Sessions, 1914. No. 3. Claude T. Davis, doing bust-I ness as "Employees Discount Com- ! pany," No. 3fi N. Third St., Harrisburg, I Pa., No. 233, September Sessions, 1914. HENRY K. HOLLER. Clerk of pourt. j "PROPOSED AMKN'I iMK.VTS TO THE I - L CONSTITUTION SUBMITTED TO THE f'TTI/.ENS OK THE COMMON WEALTH FOR THE IK APPROVAL OR RKIKCI IO.V RY THK GENERAL. AS-I SEMBLY OK THK COMMONWEALTH OK PENNSYLVANIA. AND PUBLISH- I El) BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH. IN PUR- ' T Hon. William Jennings Bryan SAYS, Grape Juice is a IF YOU WANT A MILD DRINK, j —»-DRINK-*—««« RIEKER'S FAMOUS LANCASTER —BEER^= It is LOW in Alcohol and HIGH in Quality JOHN G. WALL, Agent, <th & Cumberland Sts. Hamsburg, Pa. Both I'hon.s iSUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITUTION. Number One A JOINT RESOLUTION i Proposing an amendment to section J one. article eig-ht 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 eight eenth article tfc That section one of article eight, which reads as follows: "Section 1. Kvery male citizen twen ty-pne years of age. possessing the following qualifications, shall be enti tled to vote at all elections, subject, however, to such laws requiring and regulating the registration of electors as the General Assembly may enact: "First. He shall have been a citiaen of the United State* at least one month. '•Second. H»> shall have resided in the State one year (or, having previous ly 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 be 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 with in 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 amended so ■ that the same shall read as follows: Section 1. Kvery citizen, male or fe male. of iwenty-ono years of age. pos sessing the following qualifications, shall be entitled to vote at all elections, I subject, however, to such laws re qui r ; ing and regulating the registration of electors as the General Assembly may j enact: First. He or she shall have been a citizen of the United States at.least one month. Second. He or she shall have resided in the State one year (or. having pre viously been a qualified elector or na tive-born citizen of the State, he or she shall have removed therefrom, and returned, then six months) immediately preceding the election. Third. He or she shall have resided l in the election district where he or she : shall offer to vote at least two months I immediately preceding the election. I Fourth. If twenty-two years of age | and upwards, he or she shall have paid I wMthln two years a State or county j tax. which shall have been assessed at least two months and paid at least one i month before the election. ... Wherever the words "he." ' his," "him," and "himself" occur in any I section of article VIII of this Cons tit u'- ; tion the same shall be construed as if written, respectively, "he or she." "his l or her." "him or her," and "himself or herself." A true copy of Joint Resolution Xo. 1, ROBERT McAPEE, 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 Sen- 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: t Amend section eight, article nine of * _V on8 tltpti° n of the Commonwealth of - Pennsylvania, which reads as fol lows: 'Section R. The debt of anv county, «ty, 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 ei*ty therein, nor shall any such munici pality 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 eleotorß there of at a public election In such manner as shall be provided by law; but anv 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 bv the city and county of Philadelphia for the con struction and development of subways for transit purposes, or for the con struction of wharves and docks, or the reclamation of land to be used In tile construction of a system of wharves and docks, as public improvements owned or to be owned bv said citv 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, and of the annual installment* neces sary for the cancellation of said debt or debts, may be excluded in ascer taining the power of the cirv and coun ty of Philadelphia to become other wise indebted: Provided. That a sink ing fund for their cancellation shall be established and maintained," so that it shall read as follows. Section M. The debt of anv 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 anv such munici pality or district Incur anv 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 bv 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 cenutm, 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 in excess of seven per centum upon such assessed valuation for the specific pur pose of providing for all or any of the following purposes,-T-to wit: For the construction ami improvement of sub ways, tunnels, railways, elevated rail ways, ant! other transit facilities; for the construction and improvement of wharves and docks and for the recla mation of land to be used in the con struction of wharves and docks, owned or to be owned by said city. Such in crease. 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 bv law. In ascertaining the borrowing capacity of said city of Philadelphia, at any time, there shall he excluded from the calculation a credit, where the work resulting from any previous expendi ture, for any one or more of the spe cific purposes hereinabove enumerated 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 such annual, current net revenue, at the average rate of in terest, and sinking-fund charges pay able upon the indebtedness incurred by said city for such purposes, up to the time of such ascertainment. The meth od of determining such amount, so to he excluded or allowed as a credit, may be prescribed by the General Assem bly. In incurring indebtedness, for any I one or more of said purposes of con struction, improvement, or reclamation, ! the city of Philadelphia may issut its obligations maturing not later than fifty years from the date thereof; with I provision for a si-king-fund sufficient |to retire said obligation at maturity, ' the payments to such sinking-fund to S be in equal or graded annual install i ments. Such obligations may be in an ! amount sufficient to provide for and j may include the amount of the inter -1 est and sinking-fund charges accru ! ing and which may accrue thereon of ascertainment of such compensation ' and the maximum and minimum limits > thereof, and special or gen j eral remedies for the collection thereof; j but in no other cases shall the General Assembly limit the amount to be re j covered for injuries resulting in death, : or for injuries to persons or property, ! and in case of death from such iniur | ies, the right of action shall survive, i and the General Assembly shall pre ! scribe for whose benefit such actions , shall be prosecuted. No act shall pre scribe any limitations of time within I which suits may be brought against .corporations for injuries to persons or property, or for other causes, different j from those fixed by general laws regu lating actions against natural persons, throughout the period of construction I 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 i 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. ROBEIIT Ale A PEE, Secretary of the Commonwealth. Numbei Thrf > 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 he 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 prosocuted. 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 ac tions against natural 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 employ ers, or employers and employes jointlv, of reasonable compensation for injur ies to employes arising in the course of their employment, and for occupa tional 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 and such acts now existing are avoided. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 3. ROBERT McAKEE, 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 General Assembly met, That article four of the Constitution of Pennsylvania shall be amended by adding thereto section twenty-three, which shall 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 mav 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 1. Be it enacted by the Sen ate and House of Representatives of tlie 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 (XVlll) article thereof:— AMENDMENT I<aws 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 inter ests In lands the titles to which are so registered, transferred, insured, ant guaranteed; and for the creation and collection of Indemnity funds; and for carrying the system and powers hereby provided for into effect by such exist ing courts as may lie designated by the Legislature, and by the establishment of such new courts as mav be deemed necessary. In matters arising in and under the ope/Htion of such svstem, judicial powers, with right of appeal, may be conferred by the Legislature upon county recorders and upon other officers by It designated. Such laws mav provide for continuing the regis tering. 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 officers, 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 sectioi eight, article nine of the Constitu tion of Pennsylvania. Section 1. Be it resolved by the Sen ate and House of Representatives of the Common wealth 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. Amendment to Article Nine. Section Eight. Section 2. Amend section eight, artl cle nine of the Constitution of Penn- i sylvanla, which reads 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 munic ipality 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 thereof at a public election in such manner as shall be provided by law; but any city, the debt of which no*y exceeds seven per centum of such as sessed valuation, maybe 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 couh ty of Philadelphia current net reve nue in excess of the interest on sajfl debt or debts, and of the annual In stallments necessary for the cancella tion of said debt or debts, may be ex cluded In ascertaining the power of the city and county of Philadelphia to become otherwise indebted: Provided. That a sinking-fund for their cancel lation shall be established and main tained," so as to read »s follows: Section 8. The tieot 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 munic ipality 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 elector* thereof at a public election In such manner as slid 11 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 increuse the same three per centum in the agjjreßaU", at any one time, upon such valuation; except that any debt or dehts hereinafter incurred by the city and county of Philadelphia for the construction and development of wharves and docks, or the reclamation 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 Phil adelphia, 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 an nual installments necessary 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 indebted: Pro vided, That such Indebtedness Incurred by the city and county of Philadelphia shall not at any time, in the aggregate, exceed the sum of twenty-five 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 Schuylkill rivers, and land adjacent u.-'veto; the building of bulkheads, and the purchase or construction or lease of wharves, docks, sheds, and ware houses and other buildings and facili ties, necessat.v for the establishment and maintenance of railroad and ship ping terminals alons 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 col lection of an annual tax sufficient to pay the interest thereon, and also tlj« principal thereof within fifty years from the incurring thereof. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. &. ROBKRT McAFKE, Secretary of the Commonwealth. 5
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