FULTON COUNTY NEWS Published Every Thursday. B. W. PECK, Editor and Proprietor AkCONNELLSBURG, PA. SEPTEMBER 14, 1916 Published Weekly. $1.00 per Annum in Advance. E .lered at the Postoffloe at MoCoonsllsburg Pa., as second-olass mall miner. NOT THE ONLY ONE. There Are Other McCoonellsburg Peo ple Similarly Situated. Can there be any stronger proof offered than the evidence of McConnellaburg residents? Af ter you have read the following, quietly answer the question. John P. Conrad, deputy post master, Main St., McConnella burg, says: "I had terrible pains across my back and I didn't sleep well at u'ght. I was very ner vc'is mid when I got up in the moi-niri'', I was more tired than whoo 1 went to bed. Doan's Kid ney I'tils soon freed my back from pain." Oor Four Years Later, Mr. Co..rad said: "1 haven't needed any medicine for backache of kid Ey trouble since 1 used Doan's Kilney Pills. Price 50c. at all dealers. Don't simply ask tor a Kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pills the same that Mr. Conrad has twice publicly recommended. Foster-MUburn Co , Props., Buf falo, N. Y. Advertisement. LAUREL RIDGE. September 9. Mr. and Mr?. Rc bert Mellott attended the Rays Ililland Southern Pennsylvania Conference at Gapsville. Satur day and Sunday, and visited in the home of Robert's sister, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Sbaw in Bedford County. On their return they were accompanied by Mrs. Melott's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Strait, of Saluvia. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Douglass and Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Doug lass and little son Harold, spent Sunday with their mother, Mrs. Jacob Clouser. Mrs. Rachel Shives and daugh ter Flora, visited the family of Ceo. E Clouser Sunday. Levi Shives was visiting rela tives '.n this community quite recently. Miss Flora Staves and mother spent a "few hours Saturday in the home of Robert Mellotts. The many Iriends of Mrs. Rachel Shives will be glad to Know that she is able to be about again after a long ill d ess. Geo. Keefer and family attend ed church at Laurel Ridge Sun day and spent the rest of the day with Mrs. Keefer 's parents. Our farmers are busy hauling phosphate from Hancock, pre paring for fall seedmg. Quay, Jacob, and Obed Mellott, and John V. Gordon, attended Old Home Week in Hancock last Friday. Mrs. Grace Bivens and little son, and Jessie Keefer and little daughter, spent a day last week WjVi tbeir parents. N!r2. Job Harr spent a day ? itb l.er sister last Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs Geo. B. Evans V!i',eJ Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bran n:r. last Sunday. PLEASANT GROVE. Uirry Parlett and wife, of Great Capon, W. Va., returned home after having visited sever al days in the home of the latter's Btepfather, William Truax. Mrs, Date Gantz, of Philadel phia and Mrs. Bert Mellott, of Darbj, Pa., are visiting in the home of their father W. H. Lake Need more R R 1. J. Frank Layton had the mis fortune to lose a valuable cow last week. Oliver Divel purchased a good horse from Job Truax last week. John Mellott is busy planing lumber for the new school house. The farmers in this part of the county are under many obliga tions to Mr. Frank R-inck for as Bisting them to get their pno phate at a greatly relueed pnc" this season. They are irettine 16 per cent acid delivered i Hancock for $13 25 a to-, th same that dealers want $13 and 119 for. Subscribe lor the "New' only 11.00 a year. NEW GRENADA. J. S. Black, wife and son Fred spent Sunday with Henry Black and family. Bert Heeter, wife and family, spent Sunday out of our little town. Wm. Shaw, wife and daughter Delia, spent Sunday with John Shaw. L L. Cunningham is spending a few days in his home. G. G. Mills is getting along nicely. Killa Houck, who was in Roar ing Spring Hospital for appen dicitis, has returned to her home much to the gratification of her numerous friends. Dr. Campbell, wife and daugh ter Erma Grace, spent Saturday and Sunday in Everett. Quaen Houck, Glenola Thomas and Edith Sharpe took dinner at O. L Houck's last Sunday Russel Keith, wife and daugh ter Helen, spent Sunday with Mrs. Thomas Ford. J. 0 McClain and wife spent a few days in Carlisle. M. R. Bergstresser and wife and family spent Sunday after noon with S. A. McClain and family. S. A. McClain, who has been working in Mt Union, came home and spent a few days. Curt Aukerman, wife and fam tly, spent a few days with S. A McClain and family, also with Mrs. R. L. Allow ay. Cecil Thomas E".hel Bolmger, and Zila Bohnyer took supper at John Thomas's Sunday evening. It will not be long till S. S At loway will commence building his house. Laura Bolinger is working for her grand mother, Mrs. William Alloway. Roy Shafer is home now spend ing a few days. Alice McClain is spending a few days in New Grenada with her relatives. Geo. Alloway has purchased a new Saxon car. WELL TANNERY. Dr. Dixon's decree may be wise as applied to children in the lar ger cities, but there was without doubt, a greater mingling cf our children on the dusty streets last Sunday than would have been the case had they been permitted to be m Sabbath school. Harry Dodson, Harold Kirk, and Mr. and Mrs. Shepherd and son, of Pittsburgh, were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. J G. Kirk. Eiitor and Mrs. B. W. Peck were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Har ry Spanj ler last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. William Berlin of Greensburg, were guests in the W. L. Sprowl home last Sun day. Mrs W. L Sprowl, and Mrs George Sp'owl alter ded Frank Sprowl's sale at Everett last Sat urday. Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Greenland md Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Kirk, at tended the funeral of Melvin La hsr at Everett, last Monday. Mr. anl Mrs. James Truax moved into their new dwelling house at west et.d of town, last Wednesday. 0K GROVE. Mrs. Tri Cornelius, Ruth Cun ningham, a' d L.ura Edwards were recut guests in the home of G W. Barnett. After having spent a pleasant vacation at home, Miss Vera Shore returned to Huntingdon recentk. Mr. Luy McCUiu, of Yuuags town, Ohio, returned home a few days ago after having enjoyed a tvo weeks' visit in this commu nity. Miss Beatrice McClain is em ployed at the Robertsdale Hotel. Misses Alice and Mae Shore were guests in the Daniel Black home last Sunday, and on the same day G. W. Barnett and fam ily enjoyed the hospitality of the Clyde Plummer home in New Grenada. SHARPE. PA. John Fisher is very poorly with cancer of the face John R. Paylor is quite ill at this writing. Jacob Waltz is suffering with a severe attack of dysentary. Amos Sharpe is erecting a nice little bungalo on his farm for his non Virgil. R C Gordon is getting the foundation dug out for his new house, which he expects to build in the near future. We wish you THE FULTOH success Clifford. Elizabeth, daughter of Mrs. W. C. Peck hn bn " v"-y wU with bilious iiysti.t.ry i'Ui U some bett r at t.Ms vrtt tijr Constab! E M C v i i h-. r,u ken ground fur hw n-'W bam which he Xjcts to ' ui d ll.l fall. Last Tuf"day there wn-q i e a number of ft iend a- d i eV ivi3 gathered at Howard 'n. It's o n' Jacob Wal z, t.in oi.e P 'S nt were Mrt Job" II Ptcw, Mrs. Henry Wa1 z and rl aoghtar and granddaugtit'." ; Mrs-. Wilson Waltz and farui!., Eu, pzie Bessie and G.i1-; m r. Til i- Riue dollar. Jo! r, Peiif'fn. Mm Mm nie Lynch ami gi & ildauglite Freda. The Stork visited in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sou ders week before last and left a bouncing baby girl. Ei is sing ing a luljaby 6ong Those that visited at the home ot Wm. Stone last week were John H. Peck and Mr. and Mrp. Oliver Peck, to see Thelma the little daughter of Miss Ethel Stone. James I. Peck of Ayr. is visit ing his father and Oliver Peck of Sharpe. THOMPSON. Mrs. Clara Weller and family, in their auto, and David Gregory and family in bis auto motored to Gettysburg last Saturday for a day's sight seeing in the great out-of doors. Mrs. Frank Socey continues very low with cancer. Her con dition is critical. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Dyer, Eirl and Walter Dyer and their moth er, Mrs. John Dyer, spent Sun day in the home o! Mrs. Dyer's son Martin. Will Keefer son of Emanuel Keefer, is helping John Brewer to cut corn. Mac Litton repsrts having bulled 38J- bushels of clover seed this fall. Hurst Brewer is busy engaged in hewing crossties and hauling them to market in Hancock. That is good healthy exercise to give you a good appetite, Hearst. Willard Litton got a big doll as a prize at the Carnival in Han cock last week and has decided to call him Uncle Sam. Tnere was the largest crowd of people in Hancock during Hone Week that the little town has ever seen. Everything moved along very peaceably and was a pleasure to everyone. BRUSH CREEK. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Hixson of Cumberland, spent Saturday and Sunday in the home of Amos Hixson. .. V. M. Lodge and son Marshall, and Mr. and Mrs Tbeo dore Fletcher, spent Sunday with friends in Maryland ..Thoiewho were entert ined in the home of N B. Hixson last Sunday by Miss E'izaoeth Hixson were: Misses Carrie Barkman, Minnit Lynch, Lna Williams, Enily Ball, and Celia Barton, and Mor ton and Percy Hixson, Merle and Harold Akers, and Ca- Rohm. .Mrs. Maggie Bartor. spent Sunday with her daushte' Mm. John Mellott at Gapsville. . .Blaine Hixson wife and family visited in the home of M. J. 11 x son on Sunday ..Jesse Barton wife and family spent Sunday io the home of W. H. Mellon a' Gapsville. . .Air. and Mrs. N. B Hixson and two children spent Saturday and Sunday with Rossi Hixsod at Clearville . .Those who visited in tlie home of Amos Du vall last Sunday were, Misses Belle Mellott and Bessie Akers, M. E Barton and wife, and Clyde Akers and Ross Mellott . . Prof. J Etnery Thomas, wife, daugh ter Geraldine, visited in the home of M A Barkman last Saturday. ..Mr and Mrs. J. R. Jackson spent Sunday in the home of Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Akers. LOWER BELFAST. Seeding and coracutt'ng are now on the program. ..Buck wheat cakes will be a little scarce next winter. The hot sun of Au gust caused thebl 88om to blight ..George Strait, of Pleasant Ridge spent Saturday evening and Sunday with his sister Mrs. T. K. Downes. . ..Rev. Jobii Tompkin of Virginia, who has been spending the last two weeks visiting among bis old friends and preaching at Pleasaat Grove, has gone to another locality. . . Henry Plessinger, ot Hancock Bpent part of last week visiting his brother Job near Need more, and his son Frank in Whip Cove. Benson Akers is employed in the Cohill orchards. He reports ap pies plentiful. . . Miss Beryl Ma son, of Harrisonville, is spending some time in the home of Mr. COUNT"? KEWS. Hc00KHELL8BPM. tk. in goodness and in pipe satisfaction is all we or its enthusi astic friends ever claimed for it! It answers every smoke desire you 'or anv other man ever had! It is so ,cool and fragrant and appealing to your smokeappetite that you will get chummy with it in a mighty short time ! Will you invest 5c or 10c to prove out our say so on the national joy smoke? R. J. REYNOLDS T03ACCO CO., Winton-Salem, N. C FALL MILLINERY SHOWING Grand Display of Fall Friday, September 21st and 22nd We have a complete line of good-looking Hats, includ ing models from some of the best house i in New York, . Philadelphia, Cincinnati and Baltimore; also, some from our own work-room. Our Prices are right. We employ Trimmers from the City. Give us a call. Miss Edith Losman, Mhs Maky K. Ilr ke, Trmrier. Head Saleswoman MRS. S. MANNING, 111 North Main Street, Chambersburg, Penna. and Mrs. Anderson Mellott. .. On account of the scarcity of- ap ples, there will not be very many barrels of cider rolled into the cellar for winter consumption. SIDELING HILL. Mr. Riley Garland and friend in Hagerstown, Md., motored to this place one day last week and got the former's son Marvin who has been spending the summer here. . .Mr. and Mrs. John W. Al lemony of Berkley Springs W. Va., and Chas. W. Booth and his mother of Warfordsburg visited the family of F. B. Hill last Sun day. . .Willard Palmer and fami ly of Pigeon Cove spent a day last week with Mrs. Nora Akers. ..Frank Fost and family visited recently with the family of Ells worth Hendershot near Warfords Burg. . . Mrs. Cassie Winter spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Amos Layton. . .Mrs. Wil liam G'fTin, who has been quite sick is improving slowly. Bought 150 Tons Phosphate. About fifty farmers of Big Cove co-operated in the purchase of. 160 tons of acid phosphate good9 this fall. After having looked up the matter, it was fourd that from three to four dollars a ton could be saved by ordering in this large quantity. The 16 per cent goods were deliv ered to Fort Loudon for $14 per ton, and for about a week, a doz en or more wagons have been engaged in hauling it over the mountain. This h but one in stance of the benefits of co-operation. $3.00- Autumn Excursion Round Trip PITTSBURGH Saturday, September 23rd IV jfular Trains leave- Hancock 2.17 p m. September 23 and 1:40 a. in. Sept. 24. ReturDln? leave Pittsburgh not later than 9:60 p. m. Monday, Sept. 25th. Western Maryland Ry. Sptnd a Week-end In Pittsburgh! See the Great Exposition. RMHBE AL the national joy smoke YOU'LL find c-Wry howdy do on tap no matter how much of a franrfrr you an in thm nock or tho wood you drop into. For, Princm JUhmrt tm nJhi therm at thm firat olaoo you paaa that amllm tobacco! 1 h bog for a nickol and th tin for a dima; thmn thra'a com pound and half-pound tin humidorm and tho pound eryntal'tiana humidor with tponfe-moiatanar top that kapa tho to- baccn in auch bani-up trim athth Millinery, Thursday and Public Sale of Real Estate, Saturday, September 16, 1916. Th undersigned executors of the will ot Martha McCachran, deceased, will sell at public sale on the premises, thf farm situated In West Pennsborc township, Cumberland County, Pa., one mile east of Newvllle, on the Mount Rock road, and alone the C. V. Railroad. The farm contains 166 acres, more or less, of limestone land. and Is Improved wlh a stone house bank barn, and other outoulldines, good fences, and two good wells ot A'ater. Anyone deslrinp to see th property can do so by calling on tht tenant. Sale begins at 2 p. ni. when terms will be made known" by MARY McCACIIRAN, JANE McCACIIRAN, Exors., N'ewville, Pa. W. I. Spaneler, Auct. 6t Western Maryland Railway. In Effect June 18, 1916. Tralna leave Hancock at follow! : No. 71.40 a. m. (dally) for Cumberland, Pitts burgh and west, also West Virginia polti la. So.8-S.38 a. m. (dally) (or Hagemown, Get tvfuri H.inovur, York (except Sunday), and llaltlmore, So, 18.81 a. m. (dally except Sunday) (or Cumberland and Intermediate polnia. No. 4 R OT a. m. (dully except Sunday) (or HuKenuown, liultlmort' and Intermediate points, Wasblnnton, liulllmure and New York Ho, t K..7 p. Hi (dliy) Western Express (or Cumberland West Vlrfrlni polnw, and riusburid, ChicuKO Mir tbe West. No. I t.W p m. (dally) Express (or Hagers town, Wayresboro, Chambereburir, Uei tynbury, Hilt more, Washington. Ful d'uloma and New York, (or York dully except Sunday. O. F. STEWART1 S. F.SNES, Oen'l Passenger Ag't.c General Manager. KATAW a memedy for4 Asthma We will it-fund the money to any person who l not benefit ed by the use of one bottle: 4 ounce bottle, 32 dose 4tc. St nt post paid. Brindle Miarmacy 13th & Derry Sts., Htrrlfcbury, Pa. CHICHESTER S PILLS TIIK DIAMOND IIRANu. A.Ko. in.( HKx-Tcn-a n MKAM, ll...io, 15 x.whM Hf.1, Sar.it, AU.rtkelial.k SOLO BY DKIGGISIS EVLRVWHLIiL J I.B.1IF4I Ah JitHP Umiffl.t foe i t4 'M-i'b.trr, IHanond Ilpand0 yi&Ji I'HU In Nrd ami bi.ld mcl.iliAV "fcv 7J '" Ril4m. V T Tate alkrr of ..,,p V Prince Albert gives smokers such delight, because it flavor is so different and so delightfully good ; it can't bite your tongue; it can't parch your throat; you can smoke it as long and as hard as you like without any comeback but real tobacco hap piness 1 On the reverse side of every Prince Albert package you will read : " PROCCS3J PATENTED JULY 30tm, 1907" That means to you a lot of tobacco en joyment. Prince Albert has always been sold without coupons or premiums. Wo prefer to give quality ! BERT Coprriftitwt it K. J. Remold! TobftoouCtt. KB loppy ra tidy rod the hand' TOBACCO IS PREPARED FOR SMOKERS UNDERTHE !: 'PROCESS DISCOVERED IN I MAKING EXPERIMENTS TO );! PRODUCE THE MOST DE r LIGHTTUL AND WHOLE cnuc rnoArrn moric. ttuia I KiARETIEAH PROCESS PATENTED JULY 30? 1907 I KjJ.KtTNOLUilUttAUUVUNKWU WuustonSaiem.KC.USA, i DO ES NOT BITE THE TONGUE I.;,-.'' 'l"ffill t Tku U lb mm && of th Prioe Albert tidy nd tin. Raad Ihk Pstralad Proem" ntiui. to-jrou and raaliu what it maaaa la makia Princa Atbart ao nock to your lilting. "PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO A THE CONSTITUTION SUBMIT TED TO THE CITIZENS OK THE COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR AP PROVAL OR REJECTION, BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYL VANIA, AND PUBLISHED BY ,ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH, IN PUR SUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIU OF THE CONSTITUTION. Number One. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to article IX of tho Constitution of Pennsyl vania. Soctlon 1. Be It resolved by tbe Senate and House of Representatives In General Assembly met. That tbe following amendment to tbe Constitu tion of Pennsylvania be, and tbe ame Is hereby, proposed, In accord ance with the XVIII article thereof:- Section 16. The State, or any mu nicipality thereof, acquiring or appro priating property or rights over or In property for public use, may, In fur therance ot Us plans for the acquisi tion and public use ot such property or rights, and subject to such restric tions as the Legislature may from time to time Impose, appropriate an excess of property over that actually to be occupied or used for public use, and may thereafter sell or lease such excess, and impose on the property so sold or leased any restrictions ap propriate to preserve or enhance the benefit to the public ot the property actually occupied or used. A true copy ot Joint Resolution No. 1. CYRUS B. WOODS, Secretary of the Commonwealth. Number 'Two. A JOINT RBSOLUTION ' Proposing an amendment to the Con stitution of the Commonwealth ot Pennsylvania so as to consolidate the courts of common pleas of Philadelphia County. - . Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva nia In General Assembly met, That the following amendment to the Con stitution of Pennsylvania be, and the same la hereby, proposed, In accord ance with the eighteenth article thereof: That section six of article five be amended so as to read as follows: Section 6. In the county of Phila delphia all the Jurisdiction and pow ers now vested In the several num bered courts of common pleas of. that county shall be vested in one court of common pleas, composed of all the Judges In commission In said courts. Such Jurisdiction and pow ers shall extend to all proceedings at law and in equity which shall have been Instituted In the several num bered courts, and shall be subject to such change as may be made by law and subject to change of venue as provided by law. The president Judge of the said court shall be selected aB provided by law. The number of Judges In said court may be by law Increased from time to time. This amendment shall take effect on the first day ot January succeeding Its adoption. - In the county of Allegheny all the Jurisdiction and powers now vested In tbe several numbered courts ot common pleas shall be vested In one court of common pleas, composed of all the Judges in commission in said courts. Such Jurisdiction and powers shall extend to all proceedings at law ana In equity which shall have been Instituted In the several numbered courts, and shall be subject to such change as may be made by law, and subject to change ot venue as provid ed by law. The president Judge of the said court shall be selected as provided by law. The number of Judges In said court' may be by law Increased from time to time. This amendment shall take effect on the first day ot January succeeding Its adoption. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 1 CYRUS B. WOODS, Secretary of the CommonwealUk m 11MJ r 1 Number Three. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to artlci, nine, soctlon four of the Constitu. tton ot the Commonwealth 0f Pennsylvania; authorizing the State to Issue bonds to tha amount of fifty millions of d0u Inrs for the Improvement of th highways ot the Commonwealth Section 1. Be It resolved by th. Senate and House ot Representa tives of the Commonwealth of Penn. sylvanla in Genera) Assembly njet That the following amendment to the Constitution of Pennsylvania be. and the same Is hereby, proposer, in accordance with the eighteenth an tide thereof: That section four of article nine, which reads as follows: "Section 4. No debt shall be era ated by or on behalf of the State except to supply casual deficiencies' of revenue, repel Invasions, siippres!, Insurrection, derend the State c war, or to pay existing debt; and the debt created to supply deficiency In revenue shall never exceed in th( aggregate, at any one time, one mn lion dollars," be amondod so as to rena as iouows: Section 4. No debt shall be ere ated by or on behalf ot the State except to supply casual deflcienclet of revenue, repel invasion, suppresr Insurrection, defend the State ir war, or to pay existing debt; and tho debt created to supply deficien cies in revenue shall never exceed In the aggregate, at any one tim, one million dollars: - Provided, how ever, That the General Assembly, ir respective ot any debt, may author lie the State to issue bonds to th amount ot fifty millions ot dollars for the purpose of Improving and rebuilding the highways ot the Com monwealth. Section 2. Said proposed amend, ment shall be submitted to the qual ified electors ot tbe State, at th general election to be held on the TuoBday next following the first Monday of November in the year nineteen hundred and eighteen, tor the purpose of deciding upon the approval and ratification or the re jection of said amendment Said election shall be opened, held, and closed upon said election day, at th places and within the hours at and within which said election Is direct ed to be opened, hold, and closed, and In accordance with the provi sions of the laws of Pennsylvania governing elections, and amend ments - thereto. Such amendment shall be printed upon the ballots In the form and manner prescribed by the election laws of Pennsylvania, and shall in all respects conform to the requirement ot such laws. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. . CYRUS E. WOODS, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Number Four. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to section eight, article nine ot tbe Constitu tion of Pennsylvania. Section 1. Be It enacted by the Senate and House ot Represents- i tlves of the Commonwealth of Penn sylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the au thority of the same, That the Con stitution ot the Commonwealth o, Pennsylvania, In accordance with tbe provisions ot the eighteenth article thereof:- Amendment to Article Nine, Section Eight That section eight of article nine of the Constitution be amended by striking out the said section and In serting in place thereof the follow ing: Section 8. The debt ot any coun ty, city, borough, township, school district, or other municipality or In corporated ' district, except as pro vided herein, and in section fifteen ot this article, shall never exceed seven (7) per centum upon the as sessed value ot the taxable property therein, but tbe debt ot the city ot Philadelphia may be increased In such amount that tbe total City debt ot saldclty shall not exceed ten per centum (10) upon the assessed value ot the taxable property there in, nor shall any such municipality or district lnour any new debt, or increase Its Indebtedness to an amount exceeding two (2) per cent um upon such assessed valuation of property, without the consent of the electors thereof at a public election in such manner as shall be provid ed by law. In ascertaining the bor rowing capacity of the said city ot Philadelphia, at any time, there shall be excluded from the calcula tion and deducted from such debt so much ot the debt of said city as shall have been Incurred, and the proceeds thereat' Invested, in any public improvements ot any char acter which shall be yielding to the said city an annual current net revenue. The amount of such de duction shall be ascertained by cap italizing the annual net revenue from such Improvement during the i year lmmouiaieiy preceaing me iiuio of such ascertainment; and such j capitalization shall be estimated br ascertaining the principal amount which would yield such annual, cur rent net revenue, at the average rate ot Interest, and sinking-fund charges payable upon the indebtedness in curred by said city for such pur poses, up to the time of such ascer tainment. The method of determin ing such amount, so to be deducted, may be prescribed by the General Assembly. In Incurring indebted ness for any purpose the city ot Philadelphia may Issue Us obliga tions maturing not later than fifty (50) years tt;om the date thereof, with provision for a sinking-fund sufficient to retire said obligations , at maturity, the payment to such sinking fund to De in equal or grad ed annual or other periodical instal ments. Where any Indebtedness shall be or shall have been incurred by said city of Philadelphia for the purpose ot the construction or im provement ot public works of any character from which income or rev enue is to be derived by said city, or for the reclamation of land to be used in the construction of wharves or docks owned or to be owned by said city, sucTi obligations may be In an amount sufficient to provide 'or, and may include the amount of, the interest and sinking-fund chareen accruing and which may accrue thereon throughout the period of construction, and until the explr tloti ot one year after the comple tion of the work for which snld l debfedness shall have been Incur red; and said city shall not be re quired to levy a tax to pay snld In terest and sinking-fund charges required by section ton, article nln of the Constitution of Pennsylvania. until the expiration- of "said period of one year after tbe completion of aid work. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 1 CYRUS B. WOODS, flecretary of ,h Commonwealth.
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