FULTON COUNTY NEWS
Published Every Thursday.
B. W. PECK, Editor and Proprietor
McCONNELLSBURG, PA.
OCTOBER 26, 1916
STATKMKNT In oonipllunre with the Act
of Aumit it. IW. the (nllnplug l puhilnhed;
'The editor, muimKinK eiliro . bualnemi man
ager, pubiiHher. and owner of the Kulion Coun
ty Not, weeklv newijmper puhilahrd at
MoOmnollaliurtf. !.. la Ht-uoett W. Peck,
whOH pohtoSlce addrea Is MoConnellnbur,-,
Pa."
(Slimed) B. W. PECK
Sworn and milworltied before me this Win
day ol St-ptemlier. IUID.
J. P CONRAD. J, P. (sial
Mj eouimimlon expires January I, Itfii.
Twice Proven.
II you suffer backache, sleep
less nights, tired, dull days and
distressing urinary disorders,
don't experiment. Read this
twice-told testimony. It's Mc
Connellsburg evidence doubly
proven.
Mrs. D. Keyser, McConnells
burg, says: "My back ached
constantly and the pains in my
loins were so severe that it was
almost impossible for me to
bend over. I bad little strength
and my housework became a
burden. One box ot Doan's
Kidney Pills, procured at Trout's
Drug Store.cured me."
DOAN'S MADE A CURE.
Over two years later, Mrs.
Keyser said: "Djan's K'dney
Pills, ccmrletely cured me ol
kidney trouble. 1 am in good
health now."
Price 50c, at all dealers.
Don't simply ask for a kidney
remedy get Doan's Kidney
Pills the same that Mrs Keyser
has twice publicly recommended.
Foster Milburn Co., Props.,
Buffalo, N. Y.
ENID.
A party of hunters from Port
age were at James Lockards last
week. ..Dr. G. S. Edwards, of
Greencastle, spent a few days
with parents last week, looking
after turkeys. ..Mrs. Nettie
Thornley returned to Philadel
phia on Wednesday. . . Mrs. Lau
ra C. Dickson, who had been vis
iting her brother, E A llorton,
for some time, left Saturday
morning for Philadelphia. ..Mrs
Chas. Earley has appendicitis
and will likely enter the Altoona
hospital on Monday. . . A. G. Ed
wards is the lucky man in this
neck of woods, having gotten a
turkey. ..Mr. and Mrs. Isaac
Cromer, of Broad Top City spent
Saturday night and Sunday with
their daughter Mrs. Axon ..Mrs
Hattie Barcroft and Mrs. Levi
Truax were calling in New Gre
nada on Friday. ..J. M. Schenck
visited the County Capital on Fri
day.
FORT LITTLETON.
Mr. and Mrs. Aikena are vis
itincr the latter'a mother, Mr.
Wesley Fn.ker. . .Rev. John Mill?,
Edward Mills, John K. Slate?,
and Charles Grove all of Johns
town visited Thomas Husler
and wife last Thursday and Fri-,
1 T-l 1 J r M .
oay. ..jonn nirs ana lamny, 01
Pigeon Cove, were guest of Mr.
and Mrs. F. C. Bare, last Satur
day and Sunday. . . George May ne,
of Altoona, and Samual Mayne,
of Duncannon, recently visited
their father in this place. . .Geo.
in goodness and
in pipe satisfaction
X
is all we or its enthusi
astic friends ever claimed
for it I
It answers every
.or any other man
icool and fragrant and appealing to your
smokeappetite that you will get chummy with
it in a mighty short time !
Will you invest 5 c or 10c to prove out our say
so on the national joy smoke?
R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO., Win.ton-S.Iem, N. G
.Sheffield and Thomas Husler
made a business triD to Broad
j Top last week. . . Mrs. Katharine
Locke was on the sick list during
the past week.
WARFCRDSBLRU.
George Uess, of Pine Village
Ind , is spending two or three
weeks with his brothers and
sisters near Warfordsburg. lii
looks as if the western climate
agreed with him ..Mrs. Jane
Smith, o. Green Spring, W. Va ,
is visiting her sister and other
friends ..Ot's Mellott, of Tiffin,
Ohio, 16 visiting bis parents, Mr.
and Mrs Mason Mellott.. Dan
Garland and wife and Allen
Smith and wife spent the week
end in Everett . .Allen Smnh
who has been as busy, as a
beaver this summer providing
for his wintef quarters, moved
into his new house last week ....
The school house that is being
erected at Pleasant Grove will be
the finest in our township..
Mrs. Peter Morton and daughter
Joan, of McConnell8burg, visited
in the home ot John Spade last
week. . . Messers. Seville and
Denison, of Seneca county, Ohio
are visiting in the home of M. L
Smith and other lnends. They
contempla'e u ingtwor three
car loads of apples. . . r rank Uess
and wife spent a few days in
Bedford county visiting the
atter's mother, Mrs. Markle,'
vhoisvery poorly ..Erra Clev.
tiger, of C eir Ridge, spent the
veek-end visiting in this section.
..Oscar Garland who has been
employed in Huntingdon county
is spending soma time with his
father atNeedmore ..According
to reports and disturbances,
Germany and the Allies broke
'oose on our mountains recantly.
..Lai oaiuroay, rrsus utytuu
shot a horned owl measuring 5
feet from tip to tip.
PLL'M ' RUN.
Mrs. John II Brewer and son
and Mrs James Bishop are
slowly recovering from attack of
sickness ..Virgil Sharpe, wife,
baby, mother, Flossie and
Glaydes motored down to see
Mrs Sharpes' mother, Mrs.
Martha Peck, recently.. Mrs.
Shade Truax returned from Ohio
last Saturday. She bad a fine
trip ..R C Gordon is getting
ready to build a house on Timber
Ridge ..Charlie Fisher has re
turned home after having made
a trip to see his father who is
suffering from cancer of the
face.
BIO COVE TANNERY.
Many hunters got the limit of
squirrels and turkeys, Monday.
. .Last Sundav calls were as fol
lows: Charlie Reeder and Bessie
Johnson at Harry Bivens'; E'sie
Pittman with friends at Sharpe;
Edmond Uneer and wife atRowe
Mellott's, Biddis Lynch and liar
ry Bivens at A. V. B. Souders',
who is sick.
Ac os Layion.
Amo9 Lavton, aged about 83
years, died October 23, 1916
Interment was made in Cedar
Grove Cemetery. His wife, who
was Esther Mellott, survives,
together with two children,
Reuben, of Dott, and Mrs.
Job
Hill, near Sideling Hill.
Mrs. Emma Rexroth went to
Chicago to remain several
months.
the national joy smoke
y'OU'LL find m rhry howdy-do on
mfer how much of m trsngtr you mro
nock of thm mood you drop into. For,
Albert i rm therm mt thm hrnt
$ thmt mmll tobmccot Thm
06 swia for a mckml mnd thm
fin form (jtmm; thmn therm thm hmnd
momm pound and hmJf-pound tin
flnmidora mnd thm pound
crymtml-timmm humidor with
mpongm-moimtmnmr top
thmt kmmpm thm to-
Mcco en
bmnH
smoke desire you
ever had!
It is so -W-
THE rULTOK
THOMPSON.
Mrs John II Brewer and son
Hearst who have had typhoid
fe-'er for s' vo-nt -toIi arc C"i
valescing Mi IJ epr hut a
cropofovc 2'W iiv i'Uof Hpo't-H
this year h- tnpjitd 80 uhhUs
to Isaac Mil'er il (l enviltc
Ohio last Monday . ,M Hint
Mrs. John Evw is fM, an j
seeing tbra of uor dud v
come homo to rn-i.ii Soitiity
with tnem-IMir man. J in hih
Joseph . . 11 ward (J u I e r of
Cumberlai d cauiu ho inn to
spend sevcal duvn wild hi
mother, bi other- and hi-ter
Mrs. Cullei ban pu cont'd new
Bush auto so Win 1im y cm
have lots of p tiiMiie .. '"th
Etta Bishop Is tmp-ovii.g aflur
an attack of fever
SII CLI.NO HILL.
Miss Gress, teacher ot W'arfords
burg Primary spent Saturday
night with her sister Miss Vergie
Gress at this place.. Mrs.
Lavina Charlton and son William,
of Warfordsburg, spent last
week with the family of Mr. John
Bowers ..Mrs. Job Hill, who has
been on the sick list, la improv
ing ..Oliver Plessinger and fami
lyof Warfordsburg R R , a nd
Oliver Hill wife and daugh er of
Pigeon Cove, spent a day recent
ly with Andrew Mellott and wife.
..Amos Seville, of McConnells
is visiting f net ds here.
P. F. Black's carpenter shop
received a new roof this week.
Rev. John Mellott will preach
at Mt. Zion M. E. church Sun
day, October 29th, at 10:30.
Rev. Lewis Duvall will preach
at Sideling Hill Christian church
Sunday October 29, at 2:30 p. m.
The fill at each side of the
new bridge on north First
street is being put in this week.
Mrs. J. . Irwin and little boy
Robert expect to go to Hagers
town to-morrow for a few days.
Patrons of the Needlework
Guild are reminded that articles
for that worthy cause should all
be in by first Saturday in Novem
ber. The fellow who was seen tak
ing a jug of cider from the cellar
the day of David E Strait's sale,
will save himself trouble and fur
ther exposure if he returns the
jug and makes the matter right
with Mr. Strait.
The unusual press for advertis
ing, together with the election
advertising this week and next,
cuts the space for reading mat
ter down to the minimum. We
beg the indulgence of our corres
pondents and readers for a week
or two, after which we will be
able to give the usual attention
to live news and interesting read
ing matter.
HAVE YOU WEAK LUNGS?
Do colds settle on your chest or in your
bronchial tubes ? Do coughs hang on, or
are you subject to throat troubles?
Such troubles should have immediate
treatment with the strengthening powers
of Scott's Emulsion to guard against
consumption which so easily follows.
Scott's Emulsion contains pure cod liver
oil which peculiarly strengthens the res
piratory tract and improves the quality of
the blood; the glycerine in it soothes and
healr the tender membranes of the throat.
Scott's is prescribed by the best special
ists. You can get it at any drug store,
Scott & Bo wee, Bloomfitld, N. J.
Prince Albert gives
smokers such
delight, because
its 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 !
On the reverse side of every Prince
Albert package you will read :
" PROCESS PATENTED
JULY 30tm, 1007"
That mean3 to you a lot of tobacco en
joyment. Prince Albert has always been
sold without coupons or premiums. Wo
prefer to give quality
CovrrifK till
br a. 4. K.rnoua
tap no
in thm
Prmcm
plmom you
toppy rmd
tiay rma
TOBACCO IS PREPARED
FOR SMOKERS UNDERTHE
PROCESS DISCOVERED IN
MAKING EXPERIMENTS TQ
PRODUCE THE MOST Dt
IIGHTFUL AND WHOLEjj
- up fntn
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COUNTY NEWS, McCONNELLBBUEO. PJu "
A Barrel orCoro.
A barrel of corn contains three
bushel of par hv measure. Not
ail vesjels maile of barrel staves
hold a barrel. Many of the so
called "barrels-" were made for
ppecinl purp 'Pe "hpr than that
c f h )!di ga s a a I barrel of
fl ur. Hone'sly and justice de
mand that the standard barrel
Le used. Aidther very good rea
son why care should he used in
the selection of a barrel is, the
law calls for a standard barrel
and the penalty for the use of a
smal er vessel when selling corn
is very heavy. Still another rea
son for the use of honest weights
and measures is the fact that an
inspector may "drop in for din
ner" at any time and greatly em
barrass you by confiscating all
weights and measures that do
not measure up to a standard fix
ed by law. Fulton county is now
being prosecuted by the State for
not providing for the inspection
of weights and measures.
We were led to speak editori
ally on this m ltter because com
plaint was made that barrels
holding but two and one-half
bushels are being used to mea
sure corn. Also, men who hon
estly thirk they are giving full
measure may be reported for us
ing short weights and measures
and thereby gain a bad name, if
it should be proven that-their;
scales, or measures, are not up
to standard. not only honest
but be sure your weights and
measures are correct.
itlouutaiu Soil Productive.
Extensive plans for a State
wide reclamation of more than
twelve million acres of unpro
ductive mountain land in Penn
sylvania were outlined to two
hundred farmers who went to
Snow Shoe October 12th to inspect
the fertilizer experiments con
ducted thereby the Pennsylvania
State College. The visiting
agriculturists were the guests of
the college authorities on the
occasion of the first annual
field day.
It was announced by Pro
fessor J. W. White that the field
experiments show beyond a
question the possibility of re
claiming this waste land at a
cost of a few dollars to the acre.
The soil in question constitutes
almost one-half of the surface
of the State of Pennsylvania,
and is technically kown as De
Kalb soil.
Institute Committeemen.
As announced some time ago,
Farmers' Institutes will be held
this year as follows: Enid, De
cember 1819; McConnellsburg,
December 20-21; Needmore,
December 22-23. Committee
men for Enid who are getting
out the program are: W. L. Cun
ningham, chairman: H. L. Wish
art, Joe Edwards, Charley Earley
andJohnGib oi. ForMcConnells
burr". J. L. Patterson, chairman;
Ge rg Comerer, James H. Ken
dal , J. C. Brewer and Peter
N'orton. for Needmore, Floyd
Hart, chairman; Harry L. Peck,
Samuel Hess. Dr. J. J. Palmer,
and Jeff C. Mellott. These men
will arrange the details of the
meetings and they desire the
co-operation of all interested in
making this year's institutes
"the best ever."
The Kansas Waj.
Here is the way a Kansas pa
per duns its subscribers: "If you
have frequent fainting spells, ac
companied by chill, cramps corns
bunions, chilblains, epilepsy and
jaundice, it is a sign you are not
well, but liable to die any minute
Pay your subscription in advance
and thus make yourself solid for
a good obituary notice."
If a man points an empty gun
it you, he may be prosecuted
and feverely punished. The law
is plain on this. Sportsmen
should see to it that the law is
respected by a few in every
community who think it "smart"
to point emp'y guns. Someday,
.Ten Per Cent. Discount.
i
This advertisement clipped from the Fulton County News Is woith
ten per cent, of your purchase at
YEAGER'S BOOK AND STATIONERY STORE
29 South Main Street, Chambersburg, Pa.
Books, Periodicals, Fine Stationery, Fountain Pens, Trunks, Suit
Cases, Traveling Bags, Etc.
Take This Advertisement Along.
rVwVVVvrwrwrvvVwwvAwA'
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FORMERLY THE WOLF STORE
Men's and Boys' Hats and Furnishings
Telephone orders given prompt attention. No extra
charges on Parcel Post packages
Memorial Square,
Great Chance to
Buy Fine Stock.
Moses G. Miller, Mercersburg, Pa., R. R. No. 2,
has for sale 4 SPRING SOWS ready to breed, and
40 FALL PIGS -big, strong, husky fellows, bred
from good big litters-and two of the finest big, type
Poland Hogs,
Franklin County ever looked on. LYDON'S GIANT,
No. 248,947 and HIGHLAND BEAUTY, No. 235,
843, and MAMMOTH QUEEN, No. 579,724, and
BIG LADY WONDER and others.
Pirst Premium
at Hagerstown Fair this year. Come and see our
stock. 1 mile from Mercersburg.
Ringlet Barred Rock
pullets and Cockrels or hens, from birds with great
size and quality combined- the kind everybody
wants. ROSE COMB RED COCKRELS of the best
of breeding. For full particulars, call on or address
MOSES G. MILLER,
Mercersburg, Pa., R. R. 2.
Lubrication
Thtre'i no'Mng mor Important to n
ntomoblle than (nod oil. "Warerly
Bpaclftl" 1 free from carbon It li light
HUtbln-lt fed a eaallr It will notoon
goal. Tha Mnl oil for either alr-oooled
or water-cooled can.
YotirdmloTitltelt. II not, write to u.
A Wat will ooDTlnce jon.
WAVCRLY OIL WORKS CO.
Minl MINI rlTIUU6, ft
Aaeeltnee lllumlnairiev lubrleinU
FDPP 8,40 ,look
riL,k tclla all about oil
Wavarty Product Sold by
B. II. SHAW, Ilustonfown. Pa.
they will make a mistake.
Mr. S. L. Wink brought Mrs.
Mary Puck and her son in law an
daughter, Howard Martin to
town in hia automobile yesterday
for a little shopping.
Administrator's Notice.
Estate or Mm. Susan Rumel late of Ayr
township, deceased.
Notice la hereby riven that letteraot Admin
Intrailoo upon the almve estate have been
f ranted to the underpinned AU persona hav
ng olalma against aald efttute will present
them properly authenticated (or ettlement,
and those owing the same will please oall and
settle.
A. J. ROTZ.
Administrator.
.$3.00-
The last Round Trip Excursion to
PITTSBURGH
Satafday, October 28th
Regular Trains leave Hancock 2.27
p.m. October 2S and 1:40 a. m
October 29. Returning leave Pitts
burgh not later than 9:50 p. m.,
Monday, October 30.
Western Maryland Ry.
Spend a week-end In Pittsburg!
LastOpnortunlty this Season.
Western Maryland Railway.
In Effect Septemoer 21, 1916.
Trains leave Hanooosas fol'owi:
No.T I.Ma, m. (dally) forCumberland, Pltte
burxh and west, alsoKlklnr, and West
Virginia points.
No. 8 I Ji. m. (dally) (or Hagerstown, Get
tysburg Hanover, York (except Sunday),
and Baltimore.
Ne, 1 SO a. m. (dally except Sunday) (or
Cumberland and Intermediate point.
No. 4 t in a. m. (dally except Sunday) (or
Hageraton. (iettysburg.Hanorer, York
Baltimore and Intermediate points, Wash
ington, Philadelphia, and New York.
No, .S7 p. m (dally) Western Exprese (or
Cumberland Went Virginia points, and
Pittsburgh, Chicago ion the West.
No. -8.57p m. (dally) Express lor Hagers
town, Waynesboro, Chamberaburg, Bal
timore. Washington. Philadelphia and
New York.
O. T. STEWART
S. ENNES, Oen'l Passenger Ag't
Gn. rai Manager
CHICHESTER S PILLS
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SOLD 8Y DRUGGISTS EVCRYWHLRE
Chambersburg, Pa.
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TROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
THE CONSTITUTION SUBMIT
TED TO THE CITIZENS OF 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 XVIII OF
THE CONSTITUTION.
Number One.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to article
IX ot tha Constitution of Pennsyl
vania.
8ectIon 1. Be It resolved by the
Senate and House of Representatives
In General Assembly met. That tha
following amendment to the Constitu
tion of Pennsylvania ,be, and the
same 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
theranca of its plans for the acquisi
tion and public use of 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 of the property
actually occupied or UBed.
A true copy ot Joint Resolution
No. L
CYRUS E. WOODS,
Secretary ot the Commonwealth.
Number Two.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con
stitution of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania so as to consolidate
the courts of common pleas o
Philadelphia County.
Section 1. Be It resolved by the
Senate and House of Representatives
of the Commonwealth ot Pennsylva
nia In General Assembly met. That
the following amendment to the Con
stitution of Pennsylvania be, and the
same Is hereby, proposed, in accord
ance with the eighteenth article
thereof:
That section six of article five be
amended so as to read as follows:
8ectlon 6. In the county ot Phila
delphia all the Jurisdiction and pow
ers now vested In the several num
bered courts of common pleas ot 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
auch 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 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 of January succeeding. Us
adoption.
In the county of Allegheny all the
Jurisdiction and powers now vested
in the several numbered courts of
common pleas shall be vested in one
court ot common pleas, composed of
all the Judges In commission In aald
courts. Such Jurisdiction 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
change as may be made by law, and
subject to change of venue as provid
ed by law. The president Judge of
the said court shall be selected as
provided by law. Tha 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 Us
adoption.
A true copy ot Joint Resolution
No. 1
CYRUS B. WOODS,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
. y Number Three.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to artlM.
nlue; section four of the Conatlu!
tlon ot the Commonwealth fi
Pennsylvania; " authorising iv
State to Issue 1 bonds to th
amount of fifty millions of dof
lars for the Improvement of tha
highways of the Commonwealth
Section 1. Be It resolved by th.
Senate and House of Represents!
tlves of the Commonwealth ot PenT
ylvanta In General Assembly met
That the following amendment to
the Constitution of Pennsylvania hi
nd the same Is hereby, proposed In
accordance with the eighteenth ai
tide thereof:
That section four of article nin.
Which reads as follows:
"Section 4. No debt shall b
ated by or on behalf of the State,
except to supply casual-deflclencles
ot revenue, repel Invasions, suppre8
Insurrection, defend the State n
war, ur m j. eaiauug aeDl; ,n(j
the debt created to supply deflcian.
In revenue shall never exceed in the
aggregate, at any one time, one mil
lion dollars," be amended ao as to
reaa as luuuwa.
Section 4. No debt shall be era
ated by or on behalf ot the Bute
except to supply casual deflclenclei
of revenue, repel invasion, suppresl
Insurrection, defend the State lr
war, or to nay existing debt: and
the debt created to supply deflcUo,
cie in revenue shall never exceed
In '.he aggregate, at any one time,
one million dollars: Provided, how
ever, That the General Assembly, U
respective ot any debt, may author
lie the State to Issue bonds to th
amount of fifty millions ot dollar
for the purpose ot Improving ant
rebuilding the highways of the Com
monwealth. Section 2. Said proposed amend
ment shall be submitted to the qual
ified electors ot the State, at the
general election to be held on the
Tuesday next following the first
Monday of November in the year
nineteen hundred and eighteen, tot
the purpose ot deciding upon tha
approval and ratification or the re
jection ot 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, held, and closed,
and In accordance with the prorv.
sions of the laws ot Pennsylvania
governing elections, and amend
ments thereto. Such amendment
shall be printed upon the ballots la
the form and manner prescribed by
the , election laws ot Pennsylvania,
and shall In all respects conform to
the requirement of such laws.
A true copy ot Joint Resolutloa
No. L
CYRUS E. WOODS,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Number Four.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to section
eljht, article nine ot the Constltu.
- tlon of Pennsylvania.
Section 1. Be it enacted by th
Senate' and House of Representa
tives of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania In General Assembly met,
and It Is hereby enacted by the au
thority ot the same, That the Con
stitution ot the Commonwealth o,
Pennsylvania, In accordance with the
provisions of the eighteenth artldt
thereof:
Amendment to Article Nine, Sectlor
Eight
That section eight of article nin"
of the Constitution be amended b
striking out the said section and in
sorting in place thereof the follow
lng:
Section 8. The debt of any coun
ty, city, borough, township, schoo
district, or other municipality or In
oorporated dUtrlct except aa pro
vided herein, and In section fifteer
of this article, shall never eiceeo
seven (7) per centum upon the as
sessed value of the taxable property
therein, but the debt ot the city ot
Philadelphia may be Increased In
such amount that the total city debt
ot said city shall not exceed ten
per centum (10) upon the assessed
value of the taxable property there
in, nor shall any suah municipality
or district Incur any new debt or
Increase Us Indebtedness to an
amount exceeding two (2) per cent
um upon such assessed valuation ot
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 ot the said city ot
Philadelphia, at any time, there
shall be excluded from the calculv
tlon and deducted from such debt
so much ot the debt of said city
as shall have been Incurred, and the
proceeds thereof Invested, In any
publlo 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
year Immediately preceding the time
of such ascertainment; and such
capitalization shall be estimated by
ascertaining the principal amount
which would yield such annual, cur
rent net revenue, at the average rat
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 Usue Its obliga
tions maturing not later than fifty
(50) years from the date thereof,
with provision for a sinking-fund
sufficient to retire said obligations
at maturity, the payment to such
sluklng-fund to be in equal or grad
ed annual or other periodical Instal
ments. Where any Indebtedness
shall be or shall have been Incurred
by aald city of Philadelphia for the
purpose ot the construction cr lm
provement of public works ot 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 ot wharves
or docks owned or -to be owned by
said city, such obligations may be in
an amount sufficient to provide for,
and may Include the amount of, th
Interest and sinking-fund charges
accruing and which may accrue
thereon throughout the period of
construction, and rfntll the explra-j
tlon of one year after the comple
tion of the work for which said ln-i
debtedness shall have been Incur-!
red; and said city shall not be re
quired to levy a tax to pay said in
terest and sinking-fund charges at
required by section ten, article nlnr
ot the Constitution ot Pennsylvania,
until the expiration of said period
ot one year after the completion oi
aid work.
true copy ot Joint Resolutlos
No. 4.
CYRU8 E. WOODS,
Secretary pt ,h CommgnweiJtlVu