PROPOSES AMENDMENTS TO TOT
CONSTITUTION SUBMITTED TO
THE CITIZHNS OF THIS COMMON
WEALTH FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR
REJECTION, BY THE GENERAL. AB
- OF THE COMMONWEALTH
OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND PUBLISH
ED BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
OF THE COMMONWEALTH, IN PUR
SUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF TOT
L'ONSTITUTION.
Number One.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to section twra
ty-six of article Ave of the ConstltutlM
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Resolved (If the Senate concur). That
the following amendment to section twen
ty-six of article Ave of the ConstltutlM
of Pennsylvania be, and the same Is here
by, proposed, In accordance with the
eighteenth article thereof:—
That section 26 of Article V., which
reads as follows: "Section 26. All laws re
lating te courts shall be general and of
uniform operation, and the organization.
Jurisdiction, and powers of all courts of
the same class or grade, so far as regu
lated by law. and the force and effect of
the process and Judgments of such courts,
ptmll be uniform; and the General Assem
bly la hereby prohibited from creatine
other courts to exercise the powers vested
by this Constitution In the Judges of the
Courts of Common Pleas and Orphans'
Courts," be amended so that the same
•hall read as follows:
Section 26. All laws relating to courts
•hall be general and of uniform opera
tion, and the organization, Jurisdiction,
and powers of all courts of the same class
or grade, so far as regulated by law, and
the force and effect of the process and
Judgments of such courts, shall be uni
form; but, notwithstanding any provi
sions of this Constitution, the General
Assembly shall have full power to estab
lish new courts, from time to time, as the
same may be needed In any city or coun
ty, and to prescribe the powers and Ju
risdiction thereof, and to Increase the
number of judges In any courts now ex
isting or hereafter created, or to reorgan
ize the same, or to vest In other courts
the jurisdiction theretofore exercised by
courts not of record, and to abolish the
same wherever It may be deemed neces
sary for the orderly and efficient adminis
tration of justice.
A true copy of Resolution No. 1.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Number Two.
RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Consti
tution of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania, so as to eliminate the require
ment of payment of taxes as a qualifi
cation of the right to vote.
Resolved (if the House of
lives concur), That the following amend
ment to the Constitution of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania be, and tho same
Is hereby, proposed, In accordance with
the eighteenth article thereof:
That section one of article eight be
amended, by striking out the fourth
numbered paragraph thereof, so that the
Baid section shall read as follows:
Section 1. Every male citizen twenty-
Dne years of age, possessing the follow
ing qualifications, shall bo entitled te
vote at all elections, subject however to
«urh laws requiring nnd regulating the
registration of electors as the General
Assembly may enact.
First. Ho shall have been a citizen of
Ihe United States at least one month.
Second. He shall have resided In the
State one year (or If, having previously
been a qualified elector or native-born
citizen of the State, he shall have re
moved therefrom and returned, then six
months). Immediately preceding the elec
tion.
TMrd. Ho shall have resided In tho
election district where he shall offer to
rota at least two months Immediately
preceding the election.
A true copy of Resolution No. 2.
ROBERT McAFEE,
i Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Number Three.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Const!*
tution of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania. so as to consolidate the
courts of common pleas of Allegheny
County.
Section 1. Be It resolved by the Senate
end House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania In Gen
eral Assembly met. That the following
amendment to the Constitution of Penn
■ylvania be. and the same Is hereby, pro
posed, In accordance with the eighteenth
article thereof:—
That section six of article five bo
amended, by striking out the said sec
tion, and inserting in place thereof the
following:
Section «. In the county of Philadel
phia all the Jurisdiction and powers now
vested In the district courts and courts of
common pleas, subject to such change*
HS may be made by this Constitution or
by law. shall be In Philadelphia vested In
five distinct and separate courts of equal
and co-ordinate Jurisdiction, composed
of three Judges each. The said courts In
Philadelphia shall ho designated respect
ively as the court of common pleas num
ber one. number two, number three,
number four, and number Ave. but the
number of said courts may be by law
Increased, from time to time, and shall bo
In like manner designated by successive
numbers. Tho number of Judges In any
of said courts, or In any county where
the establishment of an additional court
may be authorized by law, may be In
creased, from time to time, and when
ever such Increase shall amount In the
whole to three, such three Judges shall
compose a distinct and separate court as
Aforesaid, which shall be numbered ae
aforesaid. In Philadelphia all suits shall
be Instituted In the said courts of com
mon pleas without designating the num
ber of the said courl, and the sever*!
courts shall distribute and apportion the
business among them In such manner as
shall be provided by rules of court, and
each court, to which any suit shall bo
thus assigned, shall have exclusive Juris
diction thereof, subject to change Of
venue, as shall be provided by law.
In the county of Allegheny all tbo
Jurisdiction and powers now vested to
the several numbered courts of comrnn
pieas shall be vested In one coxirt of com
mon pleas, composed of all the Judges to
commission in said courts. Such Juris
diction and powers shall extend to all
proceedings at law and in equity which
shall have been instituted in the several
numbered courts, and shall be subject to
such changes as may he made by lawi
and subject to change of venue as pro
vided by law. The president Judge of
said court shall be selected ns provided
by law. The number of Judges In said
court may be by law Increased from
time to time. This amendment shall tola
effect on the ilrst day of January sn*«
ceeding Its adoption.
A true copy of Resolution No. S.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Number Four.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to section tlfM,
article nine, of the Constitution of PHM>
sylvanla.
Section 1. Be It resolved by the Benate
and House of Representatives of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania In General
Assembly met. That the following is pi*,
posed as an amendment to the Constitu
tion of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva
nia, In accordance with the provisions «C
the eighteenth article thereof:—
Amendment to Article Nine, Section
Eight
Section 2. Amend section eight, artU*
nine, of the Constitution of Pennsylvania,
which roads as follows:
"Socttoc a. Tb» debt of aajr
city, borough, township, school district, or
other municipality or Incorporated dis
trict, except as herein provided, shall nev
er exceed seven per centum upon the as
sessed value of the taxable property there
in. 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 val
uation 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 now ex
ceeds 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," so as to read as follows:
Section 8. The debt of any county, city,
borough, township, school district, or oth
er municipality or Incorporated district,
except as herein provided, shall never ex
ceed seven per centum upon the assessed
value of the taxable property therein, nor
shall any such municipality or district In
cur any new debt, or increase Its Indebt
edness to an amount exceeding two per
centum upon such assessed valuation of
property, 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 exefeed*
seven per centum of such assessed val
uation, may be authorized by law to In
crease 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 coun
ty of Philadelphia for the construction
and development of subways for transit
purposes, or for the construction of
wharves and docks, er the reclamation ef
land to be used in the construction of a
system of wharves and docks, as pubtla
Improvements, owned or to be owned by
said city and county of Philadelphia, and
which shall yield to the city and county
of Philadelphia current net revenue In ax
cess 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 ascertaining the pow
er of the city and county of Philadelphia
to become otherwise Indebted: Provided,
That a sinking fund for their cancellatloa
shall be established and maintained.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 4.
ROBERT McAFEE.
Secretary of the Commonwealth j
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Proposed Amendments to the Constitution.
t Srosa s & a r sss srg anaaUt
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION NO. 1.
SHALL SECTION EIGHT OF ARTICLE NINE OF THE CONSTITUTION BE AMENDED SO AS TO READ Ah FOLLOWS .
Section 8. The debt of any county, city, borough, school district, or oth w™rnunicipXtv" o r'district'in cur any new debt. or increase its
never exceed seven per centum upon the assessed value o! the taxable property therein. "° r without the assent of the electors thereof af a public election in such
indebtedness to an amount exceeding two per centum upon such assessed valuation of P r <>P e _ r ? .. j aßsesse d valuation, mav be aiiiliori/.t-d by law to increase
manner as shall be provided by law ; but any city, the debt of which now exceeds seven pe debts j, ere inafter incurred by fbe city and county of
[the same three per centum, in the aggregate, at any one tune, upon such valuation, except tha. j . w |, ftrv es and docks, or for the reclamation of land to be .
Philadelphia for the construction and development of subways for transit purposes, or for the c and countv of Philadelphia, and which shall |\|Q
I used in the construction of a system of wharves or docks as public improvements, owned or , of the annual" installments necessary for the can
'yield to the city and ceunty of Philadelphia current net revenue in excess of the interest on said'. j to beCo n.e otherwise indebted Provided, That a I I I
1 cellation of said debt or debts, may be excluded in ascertaining the power of the city and county of Philadelphia to oecon.e o
j winking fund for their cancellation shall be established and maintained. ———.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION NO. 2.
SHALL SECTION SIX OF ARTICLE FIVE OF THE CONSTITUTION BE AMENDED SO AS TO READ YES
Section 6. In the county of Philadelphia all the jurisdiction and powers now vested in the , dl^ euuaVand C co-onliiiate jurisdiction, composed of
as mav be made by this Constitution or by law, shall be ... Philadelphia vested in five number one. number two. number three, number
three fudges each. The said courts in Philadelphia shall be designated respectively as the court cl con "V mHimpr lle sig,.a-el by successive numbers.
four and number five, but the number of said courts may be by law increased, from time to t ' l "*; " nd . Rl^' l nI(4V be (l „ t homed by law, mav be increase.!! from time
The number of judges in any of said courts, or in any county where the establishment of * n add't o co ti ,; ct a „,| Generate court as aforesaid. In 1 hiladelphia
to time, and whenever such increase shall amount in the whole to three, such three judges shall compo e several courts shall distribute and apportion
all suits shall be instituted in the said courts of common pleas without designatng the uumber of tbe said cour , assigned, shall have exclusive jurisdiction
the business among them in such manner as shall be provided by rules of court, and eaeh cour to which i wv su.tel.W em g |he , ever ,, nulnl >ered 0
thereof, subject to change of venue, as shall be provided by law. hi ihe county o A legheny all ihe n i|( Baid colirtH< Such jurisdiction and powers
courts of common pleas shall be vested in one court of common pleas, composed ol all the judges c ' and shall be subjected to such chanaes as may
shall extend to all proceedings at law and in equity which shal have been instituted in the.ieveral , nu bv law. The number of judges in
be made by law, and subject to change of venue as provided by law 1 lie president judge ol said co»,, J ail be selected apr J
said court may be by law increases! from time to time. This amendment shall take ettect on the firsl day of January
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.
by I * WB ? f the Comnl ° , » Cherrv I'ownship, at the new township Uieketts Precinct at the P(> Sot A U isftirthar directed that the election
wealth of Penn.yly.nio it shall be the ~m IHP ' _ , )118 , ' ~ , " ' P*> lls of several district* .hall be open
uuty of the Sheriff of every county at "all in Ricketis. Ed at seven o'clock in the forenoon and
least ten (lays before anv election to be Colley Township at the Colley House. <<i, ... ... continue open without interuption or
held therein (except for township and n „ / T i- ... ir n .? y ,S Stackhouse adjournmen t until seven o'clock in the
borough officers) to give notice of the , Dav,dßon rownsh.p, at the pul.l.c Dance Hall. evening, when the polU shall be closed,
same by proclamations posted up in the house ol llarrv Basley in Sonestown. . Notice is hereby given that every person
moat public places in every election dis- Dushore Dorougb at the town hall in /t wh.ch tune and place the qualified e , cept) Justice of the Peace who.hall
iriot and by advertisements iu At least i i . ° ' elvM,torrf will elect by ballot the following hold an office or an appointment of profit
two new.papers if there be .0 many pub- 8a " ' oro "K '• County officers, to wit: or trust under the United States of this
lished in the county representing so far as Eagles Mere Borough, at Hotel Kagles state or city or corporated district, whetb
practioable the political parties which at Mere. One person for er a commissioned officer or otherwise, a
the preceeding election cast the largest , , ~,. ~T mT„ . «übordinate officer or agent, who is or
and next largest number of votes and to Mkland lownslnp, at the new election CUUN I1 1 ItIt.A!SU KLK. .shall be'employed under tke Legislative,
enumerate the officer, to be elected and house at. Kldrednvilie. Executive or Judiciary Department of
give a list of all the nomination* except ~ , ~, ... , .. . ~ .. this State or of the United States or of
lor election officers and assessors-to f>e torks * the Section house. One person tor
•iny city or of any incorporated district
voted for in .aid county so far a. may be Forksville Borough, in rooms known SHERIFF, and also that every Member of Congress
in the <orns in which they .hall appear as council rooms in said Borough. _ and of the State Legislature and of the
upon the ballot and to designate the places , ~ .. One person for select or common council of any city or
al whiab the .lection is to be held. Fox Township at the township house pROTHONOTARY REGISTER c ° m,u . ißß ' onerß ® f an y incorporated dis
at Shunk. ' 4 k trict, is by law incapable of holding or
Therefore I, J udson Brown, High Sheritl TT . n ~of WILLS and CLERK of the exercising at the same time the office of
of Sullivan Count,, Jo ,„.k, ' """"" "« v " ral COURTS of SULLIVAN of «Ob*
i , i . . i-*s j i school House.of an election of this Commonwealth and
known and proclaim to the qualitied elec- COUNTY. that no Inspector, Judge or other officer
tors of Sullivan county that an election - ' „ of any sucn election shall be eligible to
willl be held in the said County on ot can in l * ie »«lage ol Jamison Iwo persons for be then voted foi. The Inspectors and
m , __ - - ci| y- ASSOCIATE JUDGE. Judge of the election shall meet at the
TUESDAY Laporte Borough, at the ladies' wait- respective appointed for .holding
* w Tlirep tiorsnnß for the election in the district, to which they
ing room in the Court {louse. I j • ~,T aaT„ .T rl respectively belong, before seven o'clock
NHVFMRFR 7 Laporte Township, at the House of COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. in the morning and each Inspector shall
LIVIDLn /, . Mclntire appoint one CTerk who .hall.be a qualifi-
F 1 hree persons for ed voter of such district.
IQII Lopez Precinct, at the new township COUNTY AUDITOR ~l r, A Ai,
I5?ll » house in Village of Lope/.. JUDSON BROWN
at the ssveral election places in the Mt. Vernon Precinct, at the township nt P p,son
county, to wit: house. CORONER. High Sheriff
Bernice Precinct, at the Knights of Ringdale Precinct, at the house of One person for Sheriff's office, Laporte, Penn'a.,
Labor Uall in Bernice. John Walsh. MINE INSPECTOR October 23, 1911.
To vote a straight party ticket, mark a cross [X] in the square, in
the first column, opposite the name of the party of your choice.
A cross marked in the square opposite the name of any candidate
indicates a vote for that candidate.
PROTHONOTARY, REGISTER ASSOCIATE JUDGE CORONER
f A li rmn OF WILLS, RECORDER OF (Mark Two) . (Mark One)
nrSl tOlVmn. deeds, and clerk OF the ~
SEVERAL COURTS. Anthony B. Kilmer, Rep. Republican
To vote a straight <>•■*<**) __ c. m. Bradford,
party ticket, mark a , _
. i • Albert I. Heess, — —• ... p t m, ta
cross [X] in this i*™*™ 11PmoOTrt
Column. O. N. Molyueux, rrolii.l Charles A. SHUT, Democrat
REPUBLICAN I I \~ " Mu '- rro, H COUN^™ ITOR
m VV. L. Norton, Prohibition
13" high SUKUIKF Oliver S. Bender, Rep.
I (MarkOnu)
■ Tho.u«B R. Crimmiuß, Rep.
■ Lloyd McCarty, Republican
. ____ D. F. McCarty, Deomocratie
J, G. Cott, Democrat
I COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Michael McDonald, Deuio.
I Bovillo Mulnix Prohibition (Mark Two)
Joseph Sick, Republican E - Jennings, Prohibition
COUNTY' TREASURER
» (Mark one) George Broschart, Democrat
Joseph A. Ilelsmaii, Rep. ~
* F Willis B. Snider, Democrat
Frank Magargel, Democrat _ , T .., „ .., ... „
John Kilmer, I rohibition MINE INSPECTOR. EIGHTH
T i \f * x> i i INSPECTION DISTRICT.
Job McCarty, Prohibition „ , T> , •••»•„ „ ,
•" T. W. McCarty, Prohibition (Mark oup
Republican
I * Benjamin Maxey, —-
Democratic