Montour American
FRANK C. ANGLE, Proprietor.
Danville. Pa , AUR. 13, 1<*)8.
WILL Nil
SMIi PLANT
O. P. Kloss the representative of
the company that lias asked for a fran
chise to transmit heat light and pow
er to Danville and to furnish the same
to onr citizens, was in this city yester
day on business connected with his
venture
Now that it seems understood that
council will grant a franchise to the
new company Mr. Kloss feels much
encouraged, and to a representative of j
the News yesterday he outlined the
company's plans for the future. He
stated that it is possible that the new
plant may be putin operation this
fall. Nevertheless as time is so short
it is unsafe to predict and it is quite
within the range of probability that
the starting up may be postponed un
til next spring.
The company,he said,has options ou
several water rights, among others
those involving the famous Muncy
dam. Matters of title, &c .cause much
delay in negotiating for water rights,
be said, and it has been decided in
starting up tho plant to depend upon
steam. Iu this way the business can
be developed while negotiations lor
water rights are still in progress. Be
sides, as an auxiliary to assist during
low water or other emergencies, a
steam plant will have to be installed
anyhow.
This steam plant, Mr. Ivloes said,
■will be installed.either in Danville or
in Milton—lie was not prepared to say
at which place yesterday. Work on it
will probably begin in a very short
time; certainly just as soon as the
franchise is granted by council.
Mr. Kloss explained that there is no
question but that the plant will suc
ceed, if granted an ordinance. Four
out ot every five business men of Dan
ville, he said, have already signed a
contract giving the new company their
business.
A Mot Campaign.
The Presidential campaign is now
on and from the present indications
will be the hottest fought and most
interesting campaign for many years.
Both great national parties are work
ing hard for the success of their can
didates, the interest will increase from
day today and will continue until the
voter has cast his vote and the election
has been decided. Every American
citizen will want to keep in touch
with the campaign as it progresses.
"The Philadelphia Press," the great,
reliable, metropolitan daily, will pub
lish the campaign news completely
and accurately and will keep you post
ed up to the minute. Tell your news
dealer to serve. "The Philadelphia
Presß ' to your home,get it at the new
stan l or seu.l in your subscription di«
rect, addressing it to the
Circulation Department," The Press,"
7th and Chestnut Streets,
Philadelphia
j PERSONALS! !
Miss Anna Lloyd returned to Phila
delphia yesterday after a visit with
her father, William M. Lloyd, Front
street.
Miss Lois Williams is visiting
friends in Wilkes-Barre.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Deleainp left yes
terday for a visit with relatives in
Shamokiu.
Mrs. Clara Wilkinson ana Miss R.
Titley spent yesterday with friends in
Suubury.
Mr. *ud Mrs. A. F. Spitler,of South
Danville, left yesterday for a visit
with relatives iu Shamokin.
Mrs. Mary Nuss and daughter Es'th
er.of Riverside,attended the G. A, R.
reunion at Shamokin yesterday.
Miss Loui-e Mann, Cherry street,
left yesterday for a visit with friends
in Shamokin.
Miss Rose Gallagher, and Messrs
Francis and Thomas Grogan, Charles
Beyers and P. H. McCaffrey attended
the funeral of Thomas Gallagher, at
Johnstown, yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Clayton, of the
south side spent yesterday with friends
in Shamokin.
Alvin Spade, of Philadelphia, Who
lias been visiting friends in this city,
spent yesterday in Sunbury
Samuel Mills and G. A. Hoffman at
tended the G. A. R. reunion at Sha
mokin yesterday.
Miss Anua Ashton, of Harrisburg,
will arrive today for a visit at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Shepper
son, Nassau street.
Mr Hugh Pursel and daughter, Mrs
W. J Williams, attended the Pursel
reunion at Rupert yesterday.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD »
TO I
Atlantic City
CAPE MAY
Anglesea Wild wood Holly Beach
Ocean City Sea Isle City Avalon
New Jersey
THURSDAYS, August 13 and 27
TICKETS GOOD FOR TEN DAYS
SUNDAYS, August 16 and 30
TICKETS GOOD FOR FIVE DAYS
$ £ 75 Round Trip. $4 5Q Round Trip
Vi i De'aware River Bridge Via Market Street Wbarf
FROM SOUTH DANVILLE.
STOP-OVER ALLOWED AT PHILADELPHIA
IF>r full information concerning leaving time of trains, consult
small hand bills or Ticket Ageijt.
J. R. WOOD GEO. W. BOY'D
Passenger Traffic Manager General Passenger Agent
Too Exalted Tastes.
A well known family In Catholic cir
cles, blessed with three very small
daughters, spent last winter In Rome,
where the small daughters were sent,
to school. The family, being quite
hospitably inclined, entertained quite
lavishly some of the dignitaries of the
Vatican.
Returning to Philadelphia, they re- j
celvcd a hearty welcome, and among!
others some of their priest friends j
called to bid them welcome home. The !
mother, always proud of her three |
small daughters, senior them to l>e ,
brought downstairs to see a father, j
After awhile they came, the three lit- |
tie golden haired girls, but tlie.v only j
6tood in the doorway of the spacious i
room and refused to come any far- i
ther.
The mother, very mortified at such j
behavior, said to the eldest: "Come'
hero, dear. Don't you remember good j
Father , who used to come and see .
us from the cathedral?"
There they stood, the three little I
blond tots, and, looking most disap- j
provlngly at good Father , the eld-1
est spoke. "We like cardinals," is what j
she said.—Philadelphia Ledger.
New Union Depot.
A new Union station is to be built at
Winnipeg for the Canadian Northern
and the Grand Trunk Pacific railways. !
It will require three years to com
plete it.
T I WIT '
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
PERSONALLY-CONDUCTED EXCURSIONS
TO
NIAGARA FALLS
August 19, September 9, 23, and
October 7, 1908
Round-Trip <£<7 :j|"| From
Rate h > S »O\J South Danville.
Ticket* good going on train leaving 12.10 noon.connecting with SPECIAL
TRAIN ot Pullman Parlor Cars. Dining Car, an i
Day Coaches rntning via the
PICTURESQUE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY ROl TE
Tickets good returning on regular trains within FIFTEEN DAYS, in
eluding date of excursion. Ntop-< 11 within limit allowed at Buf
falo returning. Illustrated B oklet mul fall informa'ion
may be obtained trom Ticket Agents.
J. R. WOOD, ' GEO. W. BOYD,
Passenger Traffic Manager. General Passenger Agent.
The Game of Bowls.
Although bowls is an ancient Brit
ish game, it is still popular, says an
English writer. It is played on a
smooth, level piece of greensward, gen
erally about forty yards long, surround
ed by a trench about six inches deep.
Edinburgh is believed to liave the lar
gest bowling greens. In that city there
are numerous clubs, each with its own
separate bowling green. There is a fine
bowling green at Magathy, near Shef
field. This green has existed since 1081.
The game is the same as that played
by Sir Francis Drake In 1572. Bowlfe
can be traced as far back as the twelfth
century. Formerly the game was un
lawful, but the restriction has been re
moved.
Waiter—We have clams in every
style, sir. Diner—Then bring me a
dozen in sheath gowns and Charlotte
Corday hats.—Boston Transcript.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
ELEVEN-DAY EXCURSION
TO
OCEAN GROVE
CAMP MEETING
Asbury Park or Long Branch
FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1908
■"> $4.50 South DanWlle
Tickets good going only on train leaving 8:58 A. M. Good returning on
all regular trains.
COVERS CLOSING SUNDAY AND MONDAY
AND
LABOR DAY AT THE SEASHORE
Consult nearest Ticket Agents
J, R. WOOD GEO. W. BOYD
Passenger Traffic Manger General Passenger Agent
Corn Eating Device.
Americans fond of good eating enjoy
Finking the teeth deep In a steaming
ear of sweet corn. Yet for the very
habit American taste is misunder
i stood. In England a popular idea pre
vails that field corn is generally eaten
in the United States, a thing the Eng
lishman could not do without offend
-1 lng his national pride, and the French
! man considers the mode of eating it
j iuart.Y.tic. However that may lie, as
] everybody knows, the flavor remains
j delicious when the com is properly
| cooked. A new device for eating corn
j is In use at a well known American
j cafe. It is tho invention of one of the
I proprietors, Jacques Bustanoby. A sil
! ver prong is inserted in either end of
i the cob by a waiter, and the cob rests
| In a sort of silver trough of soft but
! ter. By turning the cob several times
} it is evenly buttered without any In
' convenience.
One Way to Look at It.
Cornish humor is often unconscious.
| a writer in the English Illustrated
I Magazine says, and proceeds to fur
i nish a concrete example.
I "Gwaln to larn your boy the fiddle.
| are 'ee?" asked one Cornishtnnn of
another.
' "Iss," was the reply.
: "He wain't never play the fiddle
; 'tall."
| "Ow shouldn't aw?"
" 'Cos his head's too big."
"Goon with 'ee. The liiggcr the
head the more tunes he'll hold."
A Restaurant Don't.
Those persons who eat in restaurants
learn many little bits of wisdom that
home keeping mortals are ignorant of.
Here is one of them:
"Never," said the restaurant habitue,
"preface your order for a meal with 'X
think 1 will have this.' Especially if
you are in a hurry don't think audibly.
It will take you twice as long to get
waited on. Besides lowering you in
the estimation of the waiter, the inde
cision gives the impression that you
haven't made up your mind what you
do want, and he gives you time to
think it over while waiting oil some
body else. All that time you may be
j «juite sure of your choice of food you
j may be fuming and fretting because
you are neglected, but really you have
I no right to blame the waiter, lie neg
i lefts you because you said 'I think.' "
New York I'ress.
Proposed Amendments to the Pennsylvania Constitution
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITU- !
TLON PROPOSED TO THE CITI
ZENS OF THIS COMMON WEALTH Full
THEIR APPROVAL OH REJECTION
HY THE GENERAL ABSEMULY OF
THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENN
SYLVANIA. PUBLISHED BY ORDER
OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COM
MONWEALTH. IN PURSUANCE OF
ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITU- |
TLON.
NUMBER ONE.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendments to the Constitu
tion of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl
vania so as to consolidate the courts of
common pleas of Philadelphia and Alle
gheny counties, and to give the General
Assembly power to establish a separate
court in Philadelphia county, with crim
inal and miscellaneous jurisdiction.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate
and House of Representatives in General
Assembly met. That the following amend
ments to the Constitution of Pennsylva
nia be. and the same are hereby, pro
posed in accordance with the eighteenth
article thereof:—
That section six of article five be amend
ed by striking out the said section and
inserting in place thereof the following:
Section 6. In the counties of Philadel
phia and Allegheny all the jurisdiction
and powers now vested in the several
numbered courts of common pleas, shall
be vested in one court of common pleas
in each of said counties, composed of all
the judges in commission in said courts.
Such jurisdiction and powers shall ex
tend 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 law. and subject to change of
venue as provided by law. The president
judge of each of the said courts shall be
selected as provided by law. The number
of judges in each of said courts may he.
by law. increased from time to time. This
amendment shall take • ffe< ion the first
Monday of January succeeding its adop
tion.
Section 2. That article five, section
eight, be amende ! by making an addition
thereto so that the same shall read as
follows:
Section 8. The said courts in the coun
ties of Philadelphia and Allegheny re
spectively shall, from time to time, in
turn, detail one or more of their judges
to hold the courts of oyer and terminer
and the courts of quarter sessions of the
peace of said counties, in such manner as
may be directed by law: Provided, That
In the county of Philadelphia the General
Assembly shall have power to establish
a separate court, consisting of not more
than four judges, which shall have ex
clusive jurisdiction in criminal cases and
in such other matters as may be provid
ed by law.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No 1.
ROBERT MCAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
1 MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITU
TION PROPOSED TO THE CITI
ZENS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR
THEIR APPROVAL OR REJECTION
BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENN
SYLVANIA. PUBLISHED BY ORDER
OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COM
MONWEALTH. IN PURSUANCE OF
ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITU
TION.
NUMBER TWO.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Consti
tution of the Commonw< alth, allowing
counties, cities, bor< ughs. townships,
school districts, or other municipal or
incorporated districts, to increase their
Indebtedness.
Be it resolved by the Senate and House
ol Representatives of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania in General Assembly
met. That section eight, article nine, of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, read
ing as follows
"Section 8. The debt of any county,
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
therein; nor shall any such municipality
or district incur any new debt or Increase
its indebtedness to an amount exceeding
two per centum upon such assesse d valu
ation of property, without the assent of
the electors thereof at a public election,
iu such manner as shall 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 increase the same three per cen
tum. in the aggregate, at any one time,
upon such valuation," be amended, in ac
cordance with the provisions of the riarht
eenth article of said Constitution, so that
said section, when amended, shall read
as follows:
Section S. The debt of any county, city,
borough, township, school district, or
other municipality or incorporated dis
trict, except as herein provided, shall nev
er exceed ten per centum upon the as
sessed value of the taxable property
therein; nor shall any such municipality
or district incur any new debt or In
ciease its indebtedness to an aino .nt ex
ceeding two per centum upon such as
sessed valuation of property without the
assent of the electors thereof at a public
election, in such manner as shall be pro
vided by law.
A true copy of Joint R solution No. 2.
ROBERT Me A FEE.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
4 MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITU
TION PROPOSED TO THE CITI
- ENS OF THIS C(»M Mi)N\VHA I,T 11 FOII
THEIR APPROVAL OR REJECTION
BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENN
SYLVANIA. PUBLISHED BY ORDER
OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COM
MONWEALTH, IN PURSUANCE OF
ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITU
TION.
NfMnr.it THREE.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendments to sections eight
and twenty-one of article four, sections
eleven and twelve of article five, sec
tions two, three, and fourteen of article
eight, section one of article twelve, and
sections two and seven of article four
teen, of the Constitution of Pennsylva
nia, and providing a schedule for carry
ing the amendments into effect.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania In Gen
eral Assembly met. That the following
are proposed ns amendments to the Con
stitution of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania. in accordance with the provi
sions of the eighteenth article thereof
Amendment One—To Article Four, Sec
tion Eight.
Section 2. Amend section eight of arti
cle four of the Constitution of Pennsyl
vania, which reads as follows:
"He shall nominate and, by and with
the advice and consent of two-thirds of
all the members of the Senate, appoint a
Secretary of the Commonwealth and an
Attorney General during pleasure, a* Su
perintendent of Public Instruction for four
years, and such other officers of the Com
monwealth as he is or may be authorized
by the Constitution or by law to appoint;
he shall have power to till all vacancies
that may happen, in offices to which he
may appoint, during the recess of the
Senate, by granting commissions which
shall expire at the end of their next ses
sion; he shall have power to fill any va
cancy that may happen, during the recess
of the Senate, in the office of Auditor
General, State Treasurer, Secretary of In
ternal Affairs or Superintendent of Pub
lic Instruction, in a judicial office, or in
any other elective oftice which he is or
may be authorized to fill; if the vacancy
shall happen during the session of the
Benate, the Governor shall nominate to
Device to Save Figuring.
Edward Craycroft of KansaH City,
Ma, has compiled n multiplication
table by means of which the sum of
any nnmber from 1 to 100, multiplied
by any number from 1 to 100, may be
obtained at a glance. He has applied
for a copyright
the Senate, before their final adjourn
ment, a proper person to till said vacancy;
but in any such case of vacancy, in an
elective office, a person shall be chosen
to said office at the next general election,
unless the vacancy shall happen within
three calendar months immediately pre
ceding such election, in which case the
election for said oftice shall be at the
second succeeding general election, iu
acting on executive nominations the Sen
ate shall sit with open doors, and.in con
firming or rejecting the nominations ot
the Governor, the vote shall be taken by
yeas and nays, and shall be entered on
the journal," so as to read as follows:
He shall nominate and with the
advice and consent of two-thirds of all
the members of the Senate, appoint a
Secretary of the Commonwealth and an
Attorney General during pleasure, a Su
perintendent ct Public instruction for
four years, and such other officers of the
Commonwealth as he is or may be au
thorized by the Constitution or by law
to appoint; he shall have power to fill all
vacancies that may happen, in offices to
which hi* may appoint, during the recess
of the Senate, by granting commissions
which shall expire at the end of their
next session; he shall have power to till
any vacancy that may happen, during the
recess of the Senate, in the office of Audi
tor General. State Treasurer, Secretary of
Inttrnal Affairs or Superintendent of
Public Instruction, in a judicial office, or
in any other elective office which he is or
may be authorized to fill; if the vacancy
shall happen during the session of the
Senate, the Governor shall nominate to
the Senate, before their final adjourn
ment, a proper person to fill said va
cancy; but in any such case of vacancy,
in an elective office, a person shall be
chosen to said office on the next election
day appropriate to such office, i according
to the provisions of this Constitution, un
less the vacancy shall happen within two
calendar months immediately preceding
such election day, in which case the elec
tion for - :11 offW • shall be held on the
second succeeding election day appro
priate to such office. In acting on ex
ecutive nominations the Senate shall sit
with open doors, and, in confirming or
rejecting the nominations of the Gov
ernor* the vote shall be taken by yeas
and nays, and shall be entered on the
journal.
Ann ndment Two—To Article Four, Sec
tion Twenty-one.
Section 3. Amend section twenty-one of
article four, which reads as follows:
"The term of the Secretary "112 Internal
Aff shall four years; of the Audi
tor G« neral t! r. •• years: and of the State
Treasurer two y< nrs. These officers shall
he chosen by the qualified electors of the
State at general elections. No person
elected to the o'*le • of Auditor General
or State Treasurer shall be capable of
holding the sain- offie • for two consecu
tive terms.'* so as to rend:—
The terms of the Secretary of Internal
Affairs, the Auditor General, and the
State Treasurer shall each be four years;
and they shall be chosen by the qualified
electors of the State at general elections;
but a State Treasurer, elected in the year
on** thousand nine hundred and nine,
shall serve for three years, and his suc
cessors shall be elected at the general
election in the year one thousand nine
hundred and twelve, and In every fourth
year thereafter. No person elected to the
office of Auditor General or State Treas
urer shall be capable of holding the same
office for two consecutive terms.
Amendment Three—To Article Five, Sec
tion Eleven.
Section 4 Amend section eleven of ar
ticle five, which reads as follows:
"Except as otherwise provided in this
Constitution, justices of the peace or
aldermen shall be elected in the several
wards, districts, boroughs and townships
at the time <»f the election of constables,
by the qualified electors then of.in such
manner as shall be directed by law. and
shall be commissioned by th" Governor
for a term of five years. No township,
ward, district or borough shall elect more
than two justices of the peace or alder
men without the consent of a majority
of the qualified electors within such
township, ward or borough; no person
shall be elected to such office unb ss he
shall have resided within the township,
borough, ward or district for one year
next preceding his election. In cities con
taining over fifty thousand inhabitants,
not more than one ald» rman shall be
• lected in each ward or district," so as
to read:—
Except as otherwise provided in this
Constitution, justices of the peace or al
dermen shall be elected in the several
wards, districts, boroughs or townships,
by the qualified electors thereof, at the
municipal election, in such manner as
shall be directed by law. and shall be
commissioned by the Governor for a t« rm
of six y* ars. No township, ward, dis
trict or borough shall elect more than
two justices of the peace or aldermen
without the consent of a majority of the
qualified t lectors within such township,
ward or borough; no person shall b€
elected to such office unless he shall hav»
resided within the township, borough,
ward or district for one year next pre
ceding his «lection. In cities containing
over fifty thousand inhabitants, not more
than one alderman shall be elected in
each ward or district.
Amendment Four—To Article Five. Sec
tion Twelve.
Section Amend section twelve of ar
ticle five of the Constitution, which reads
as follows:
"In Philadelphia there shall be estab
lished, for each thirty thousand inhabit
ants. one court, not of record, of police
and civil causes, with jurisdiction not ex
ceeding one hundred dollars; such courts
shall be held by magistrates whose term
of office shajl be five years, ami they
shall be elected on general ticket by the
qualified voters at large: and In the elec
tion of the said magistrates no voter
shall vote for more than two-thirds of
the number of persons to be elected when
more than one are to be chosen; they
shall be compensated only by fixed sala
ries. to be paid by said county; and shall •
exercise such jurisdiction, civil and crimi
nal. except as herein provided, as Is now
exercised by aldermen, subject to such
changes, not involving an increase of
civil jurisdiction or conferring political
duties, ns may be made by law. In
Philadelphia the office of alderman Is
abolished." so as to read as follows:
In Philadelphia there shall b. estab
lished. for each thirty thousand inhab
itants. one court, n<H °f record, of pollc
and civil causes, with jurisdiction not ex
ceeding one hundred dollars; such court!
shall be held by magistrate s whose term
of office shall be six years, and they sha 1
be elected on general ticket at the munic
ipal election, by the qualified v iters .it
large; and in the election of the said
magistrates no voter shall vote for more
than two-thirds of the number of persons
to be elected when more than one are to
be chosen; they shall be compensated
only by fixed salaries, to be paid by said
county; and shall exercise such jurisdic
tion. civil and criminal, except as herein
provided, as Is now exercised by alder
men, subject to such changes, not Involv
ing an increase of civil jurisdiction or
conferring political duties, as may be
made by law. In Philadelphia the offic
of alderman Is abolished.
Amendment Five—To Article Eight. Sec
tion Two.
Section 6. Amend section two of article
eight, which reads as follows:
"The general election shall be held an
nually on the Tuesday next following the
first Monday of November, but the Gen
eral Assembly may by law fix a different
day, two-thirds of all the members of each
House consenting thereto," so as to
read:—
The general election shall be held bien
nially on the Tuesday next following the
first Monday of November in each even-
Ilans Andersen, the great Danish
writer, was an excessively nervous
man, and he had a very great fear of
being buried alive. So great was this
dread that every night when he went 1
to bed he would place by his bedside a |
large piece of paper on which was
written, "I am only apparently dead." j
numbered year, but the General Assembly
may by law fix a different day, two
thirds of all the members of each House
consenting thereto: Provided. That such
election shall always be held in an even
numbered year.
Amendment Six—To Article Eight, Sec
tion Three.
Section 7. Amend section three of arti
cle eight, which reads as follows: -
"All elections for city, ward, borough
and township officers, for regular terms j
of service, shall be held on the third'
Tuesday of February," so as to read:— ;
All judges elected by the electors of the
State at large may be elected at either a
general or municipal election, as circum
stances may require. Ail elections for
judges of the courts for the several judi
cial districts, and for county, city, ward,
: borough, and township officers, for regu
lar terms of service, shall be held on the
municipal election day; namely, the Tues
day next following the first Monday of
November in each odd-numbered year,
but the General Assembly may by law
fix a different day, two-thirds of all the
members of each House consenting there
to: Provided. That such election shall al
ways be held in an odd-numbered year. I
Amendment Seven—To Article Eight, Sec- j
tion Fourteen.
Section 8. Amend sec tion fourteen of ar
ticle eight, which reads ns follows:
"District election boards shall consist
:»f a judge and two inspectors, who shall
he chosen annually by the citizens. Each j
•lector shall have the right to vote for
the judge and one inspector, and each in
ipector shall appoint fine clerk. The first
election board for any new district shall i
be selected, and vacancies in election
boards filled, as shall be provided by law. j
Election officers shall be privileged from
arrest upon days of election, and while |
engaged in making up and transmitting
returns, except upon warrant of a court <
of record or judge thereof, for an elec
tion fraud, for felony, or for wanton
breach of the peace. In cities they may
claim exemption from jury duty during
their terms of service," so as to read:—
District election boards shall consist of j
a judge and two inspectors, who shall be
chosen biennially, by the citizens at the j
municipal election; but the General As
sembly may require said boards to be ap
pointed in such manner as it may by law
provide. Laws regulating the appoint- i
mcnt of said boards may bo enacted to j
apply to cities only: Provided, That such j
laws be uniform for cities of the same I
class. Each elector shall have the right
to vote for the judge and one inspector. !
and each inspector shall appoint one
clerk. The first election board for any '
ru w district shall be selected, and vacan- j
eies in election boards tilled, as shall be
provided by law. Election officers shall !
be privileged from arrest upon days of .
election, and while engaged in making up
and transmitting returns, except upon
warrant of a court of record, or judge 1
thereof, for an • lection fraud, for felony,
or for wanten breach of the peace. In j
cities they may claim exemption from
jury duty during their terms of service, 112
Amendment Eight —To Article Twelve, j
Section One.
Section 9. Amend section one, article j
twelve, which reads as follows:
"All officers, whose selection is not pro- I
vhled for in this Constitution, shall be I
elected or appointed as may be directed 1
by law," so as to read:—
All officers, whose selection is not pro- j
vided for in this Constitution, shall be |
elected or appointed as may be directed j
by law: Provided. That elections of State
officers shall be held on a general election
day.and elections of local officers shall j
he held on a municipal election day. ex- ;
cept when, in either case, special elec- !
Hons may be required to fill unexpired j
terms.
Amendment Nine—To Article Fourteen, I
Section Two.
Section 10. Amend section two of article j
fourteen, which reads as follows:
"County officers shall be elected at the
general elections and shall hold their
offices for the term of three years, begin
ning on the lirst Monday of January ;
next after their election, and until their |
successors shall be duly qualified; all j
vacancies not otherwise provided for, ;
shall be filled in such manner as may be 1
provided by law." so as to read:—
County officers shall l>© elected at the
municipal elections and shall hold their
offices for the term of four years, begin
ning on the first Monday of Jam\tr\
next after their election, and until their
successors shall be duly qualified; all
vacancies not otherwise provided for.
shall be filled in such manner as may bt
provided by law
Amendment Ten—To Article Fourteen.
Section Seven.
Section 11. Amend section seven, arti
cle fourteen, which reads as follows: I
"Three county commissioners and three
county auditors shall be elected in each
county where such officers ire chosen.
In the year one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-five and evcy third year
thereafter; and in the election of said
officers each qualified elector shad > •
for no more than two persons, and the
three persons having the hignest nur:l i
of votes shall be elected; any casual va
cancy in the office of county commis
sioner or county auditor shall be tilled,
by the court of common pleas of the
county in which such vacancy shall oc
cur. by the appointment of an elector of
the proper county who shall have voted
for the commissioner or auditor whose
place Is to be filled," so as to read:—
Three county commissioners and three
county auditors shall be elected in each
county where such officers are chosen, in
the year one thousand nine hundred and
eleven and every fourth year thereafter;
and in the election <>f said officers each
qualified elector shall vote for no mort
than two persons, and the three persons
having the highest number of votes shall
be elected; any casual vacancy in the
office of county commission- r or county
auditor shall be filled, by the court of
common pleas of the county In which
such vacancy shall occur, by the ap
pointment of an elector of the proper
; county who shall have voted for thf
commissioner or auditor whose place is
to be filled.
Schedule for the Amendments.
Section 12. That no Inconvenience may
arise from the changes in the Constitu
tion of the Commonwealth, and in order
to carry the same into complete opera
tion, it is hereby declared, that-
In the case of officers elected by th«
people, all terms of offh e fixtd by tct ol
Asst mbly at an odd number of years
shall each be lengthened one year, but
the L< felslature may change the length of
the term, provided the terms for which
such officers are • lected shall always be
for an even number of years.
The above extension of "th' ial terms '
shall not affect officers elected at the gen
eral election of one thousand nine hun- i
dred and eight; nor any city. ward, bor- j
ough, township, or election division offi- |
cers, whose terms of office, under exist
ing law, end in the year one thousand ;
nine hundred and ten.
In the year one thousand nine hundred j
and t- n the municipal election shall be :
held on the third Tuesday of February, |
as heretofore; but all officers chosen at j
that election to an office the regular term
of which is two years, and also all elec
tion officers and assessors chosen at that
election, shall serve until the first Mon- j
day of December in the year one thou- !
sand nine hundred and eleven. All offiW
cers chosen at that election to offices the
term of which Is now four years, or is
made four years by the operation of these
amendments or this schedule, shall serve
until the first Monday of December in
the year one thousand nine hundred and
thirteen. All justices of the peace, mag
istrates. and aldermen, chosen at that
election, shall serve until the first Mon
day of December in the year one thou- ,
sand nine hundred and fifteen. After the
The flesh of young giraffe, especial
ly that of a young cow, is extremely
good, somewhat like veal, with, a
gamelike flavor. The tongue, from
j eighteen to twenty inches long, is also
i very good. But the marrowbones af
ford the greatest luxury to the South
African hunter.
I year nineteen hundred and ten. and until
the Legislature shall otherwise provide,
I all tonus of city, ward, borough, town
i ship, and election division officers shall
begin on the first Monday of December
in an odd-numbered yc :ir
j All city, ward, borough, ani township
ofllci r■ hold I*. • .•->!. d&te of tho
approval of these an itn r.ts, whose
terms of office may end 1m the year one
j thousand nin<- hundred and eleven, shall
continue to hold their "is until the
, first Monday ot i 1 c<mb<r •! that year
All judges of the courts for the several
Judicial districts, and also all county offi
cers, holding office at the date of the ap
proval of these amendments, whose terms
of office may end in the year one thou
sand nine hundred and eleven, shall con
tinue to hold their offices until the first
Monday of January, one thousand nine
hundred and twelve.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 3.
ROHERT McAFEE.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
'PHONE COMPANIES
FORM BIG MERGER
ALLENTOWN, Pi. Aug.
One of the greatest industrial deals
ever brought to a head in this section
was consummated here today, when
the American Union (Independent)
Telephone Company, with headquart
ers at Harrisburg, Pa., absorbed the
Consolidated (Independent) Tele
phone Companies of Pennsylvania,
with headquarters in this city
The Consolidated operat
ed forty-saven exchanges controlling
eight of the richest counties of the
State, namely: Lackawanna, Luzerne,
Carbon, Northampton, Lehigh Berks.
Montgomery and Bucks,as well as the
territory in New Jersey east of the
Delaware river from Belvidere to
Trenton. The principal exchanges are
Allentown, Carboudale, Scrauton,
j Wilkes-Barre.Hazletou.Maucli Chunk,
Slatingtou, Bethlehem, Easton and
Reading. In the Consolidated system
are over iO.OOO telephones and nearly
ten thousand miles of toll circuits.
LARGEST IN AMERICA.
The American Union is the largest
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dependent, in the world. With the
Consolidated system under its owner
j ship,the American Union now lias 234
exchanges with t!s,ooosubscribers' sta
i tions connected extending over the en
tire State of Pennsylvania and into
Ohio, Maryland, Virginia, West Virg
inia, New York, New Jersey and Del
aware.
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Reduced Rates Via Pennsylvania
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For the Grangers' Picnic at Wil
liams Grove, Pa., August 24 to 29,
tlie Pennsylvania Railroad will sell
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from stations in Pennsylvania and
from Baltimore,Elmira,Frederick and
intermediate stations on the Northern
Central Railway, August 18 to 28, in
clusive, good to return until Septeiu
ber 1., inclusive, at reduced rates.
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