Montour American
FRANK C. ANULE, Proprietor.
Danville, Pa., Aug. 20. I9W.
THE FLOWERS AT
MEMORIAL PARK
At no time perhaps has Memorial
park presented as pleasing an appear- |
ance as now. The broad velvety sward
dotted here aud there by tiuts of bloom
ing flowers of many colors, aud the
imposing sofdiers' monument in the
center is indeed a beautiful sight. The
park is visited daily by hundreds of
people who do not hesitate to speak in
the most glowing terms of Danville's
beauty spot.
Much of the credit for the well kept
oonditiou of the park is due to the
caretaker, Adam Hornberger, who lab- j
ors from early morn way into the j
night to improve its appearance. The i
residents who live in the vicinity and
who take a deep personal interest iu
the welfare of tiie plot, complain bit
terly of the depredations of boys and |
even young men. who, uuthiukingly
perhaps, break off the flowers. Iu sev
eral instances, whole plants have been
taken. When we consider what pains
have been exevciaed to plant the flow
ers and cultivate them by the borough
aud various benevolent citizens, it
seems that the offenders should be
dealt with very severely.
There are at present six large beds
and several smaller ones. The prevail
ing flowers are cannas, geraniums,
colens and scarlet sage. Iu the large
bed opposite the Grove Presbyterian
church the flowers stand over four feet
in height. The upper end aud side of
the park are lined with flowers. The
triangular bed at the foot of Upper
Mulberry street, laid out as it is, on
an incline has the appearance of a high ;
shield from a distance.
Iu spite of the recent dry spell not a |
patch of burned grass is to be seen.
It would seem that the objections of
those wiio hesitated to see the old un
used cemetery changed into a public j
park, must by this time have been !
Bwept away. So complete is the trans
formation that it seems as though
nothing less than a fairy wand has
touched the old eyesore aud changed 1
it into a place of beauty.
Good Looking Brides Wanted.
Shortly after an angry looking couple
flounced out of the chapel the pastor
of an uptown church presented a per- j
3>lexed countenance before the busy j
eexton.
"As you know," said he,"l am new j
In this parish and new In the city, |
Perhaps there are a few things I ought !
•to know. Why, for instance, do so j
ttnany people who never attend service !
•n this church wish to be married!
fcero?"
"Because our church," said the sex- j
(ton, "has the name of turning out the
youngest and handsomest brides in
New York. Our reputation for good
works is dwarfed by our reputation
for beautiful brides. To say that a
woman is married here is equivalent!
to saying that she is a 'good looker.'
We are not supjiosed to deal in brides
of any other description."
"No wonder." groaned the pastor,
"that plain looking woman went
awajWi a huff. I earnestly advised
her to be married in her own parish."
—New York Globe.
Wonders cf a Japanese Hamlet.
Perhaps the most astonishing presen
tation of "Hamlet" ever seen on any
Btage was a Japanese version given by
native actors at Kobe. The Kobe ller-:
aid describes it as "a wonderful mix- J
ture of the beautiful and the gro
tesque. With an Ophelia sometimes in
graceful kiinono and sometimes in
western evening costume and a king
who at one time appears in the pic
turesque costume of a Japanese noble
man and at others dons a silk hat and
a swallowtail coat, the effect is so
kaleidoscopic that a spectator has the
sensation of being perpetually trans-1
ferred from one phase of civilization
to another. The climax is reached in
Hamlet himself, who In the earlier
scenes wears the uniform of a student
of the Imperial university, in the third
act makes his appearance on a bicycle, I
clad in a bright blue cycling suit and j
striped stockings, and at the finish is j
seen in conventional evening dress j
with a flower in his buttonhole."
The Sixteenth Century Carver.
> At the formal bauquet of the six- j
teenth century the man who carved I
the meat was bound with the red tape
of precedent. When carving for dis- j
tlnguished guests he had to remem- I
ber that certain parts of the birds or
meat must be set aside. In carving |
for liis lord and lady he was expected
to exercise great discretion in the I
size of the pieces he sent round, "for j
ladies will be soon angry and their '
thoughts soon changed, and some lords j
are soon pleased and some not, as they |
be of complexion." He was expected
to have the rules both of the kitchen
nnd the peerage at his knife's end.
A pike, for instance, must be dished
up whole for a lord and in slices for
commoner folk. The rank of his din
ers, too, determined whether a pig
was to be served up whole, sliced, j
plain or with gold leaf or whether;
new bread or bread three days old j
Should be eaten. ,
While Wheat Soars.
I must not throw upon the floor
The crust I do not eat.
For many a hungry millionaire
Would think It quite a treat.
Eheu! Our tears fall thick and fast;
Tbey dim our eyes for old time's sake;
No more we know, except In dreams,
The biscuits mother used to make!
One a penny, two a penny,
Hot cross >uns.
Each one costs a dollar straight.
Now the rhyming mn».
—Ella A. Panning tn New Yorlti W(rtl4.
Curious Old London Clubs.
The days of quaiut and queer clubs
•re days of the past. We do not hear
at present of a "No .Nose club," or
"Club of Beans," or a "Mau Killing
club," whose titles are suggestive; of
the "Surly club," whose object was the
practice of contradiction and of foul
language, so that the members might
not be wanting in impudence to abuse
passengers on the Thames; or of the
"Man Hunting club," established once
by young limbs of the law; or of the
"Lying club," every member of which
was required to wear a blue cap with
a red feather in it; or of the "Scatter
Wit society," consisting of wits; or of
the "Hum Dum club," whose members
were to say nothing till midnight; or
of the "Twopenny club," a member of
which, if be swore, was to be kicked
on the shins by the other members; or
of the "Everlasting club," which has
not lasted long; or of the "Kit Cat
club." known after its toasts of "Old
Cats and Young Kits;" or of the "Beef
stead club,"of which the following
amusing description was written by
one of its illustrious members:
Ldke Britain's island lies our steak.
A sea of gravy bounds it.
Shallots confusedly scattered make
The rockwork that surrounds it.
—London Scraps.
Status of the Deadbeat.
No man is wholly free from sin, but
so many lessor evils are tolerated that
a man should hesitate long before be
coming a deadbeat. Criminals are
despised and abhorred, but to the dead
beat all that is coming, as well as the
contempt of his fellow men. There is
something at once so mean and so lit
tle in taking advantage of the con
fidence which comes with friendship
that the hand of every man is turned
against a deadbeat as soon as his rep
utation is well established. The dead
beat may fondly imagine he is living
easy and making money without work,
nnd of course he takes no account of
the confidence he violates and the
hardships he inflicts on others. But,
that aside, he really has a harder time
than the man who is honest and fair.
He is compelled to move a good deal
and peace of mind he knows not. Like
other types of crooks, he doesn't pros
per, and his finish is more unpleasant
than the beginning.—Atchison Globe.
Rounded Knife Blades.
Until the seventeenth century knife
blades had pointed ends, as can be
readily understood when the knife of
those days was used for hunting and
table purposes indiscriminately. The
rounded end was introduced from
France in a curious way. It happened
that Cardinal Richelieu was compelled
to entertain at his table a certain Chan
cellor Sequier—a vulgar and unmanner
ly man, who at the close of the meal
proceeded to use his knife as a tooth
pick. This vulgar act so upset the
cardinal that he ordered the end of
every knife in his possession to be
rounded, and so great was Richelieu's
influence that the fashion was soon
adopted all over the country. This is
the vulgar, but nevertheless interest
ing, origin of the rounded knife of
today.—Pearson's Weekly.
Javelle Water.
Wherever water is used In preparing
bleaches it should be soft. The alkali
111 hard water affects all chemical sub
stances. Javelle water Is a standard
preparation fur bleaching white things
and removing spots and stains, but it
must not 'nucli colored surfaces. To
make it dissolve half a pound of wash
ing soda in a pint of boiling water and
mix it with a quarter pound of chloride
of lime dissolved in a quart of boiling
water Stir well, let settle, pour off
the clear liquid and keep closely corked
in a dark place.
A Nose For the Truth.
Exact truthfulness, according to a
writer in the London Sketch, had its
proper reward in the following In
stance :
Teacher—Now, can you tell me what
the olfactory organ is? Boy—Please,
sir, no, sir. Teacher—Quite right.
Tough Skin.
Gunner—And now comes a professor
who declares that fruit is just as
healthy with the skin on as it is peeled.
Guyer— ll'm! I'd like to see somebody
start him on a diet of pineapple.—
Chicaco News.
The Hater of Quietude.
"That man says he will create some
real excitement if he gets into con
gress."
"Yes," answered Senator Sorghum,
"he is one of those peculiar patriots
who want to climb on board the ship
of state simply for the pleasure of
rocking the boat."—Washington Star.
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Passenger Traffic Manager General Passenger Agent
FATALLY BURNED
BY EXPLODING LAMP
With tier clothes a mass of flames
from an exploding lamp. Miss Mame
Rudder, of Northumberland, sustain
ed terrible burns from her head to iier
feet at her home on Water street at
' 7 :80 o'clock Tuesday evening. She had
1 been to the residence of Hugh Joliu
' sou, a few doors away, to get- souie
magazines a short time before.
\ After going home she took a lamp
. and started up the stairs, intending to
' I goto her room to read. When she was
' a short distance up the steps the lamp
' | exploded and the blazing oil splashed
1 j over her clothes. Frantic with pain
J j she rushed from the house into the
j street.
. ] Outside were Harry Smith and Mr.
| Cleveland, who board at the Johnson
residence They rushed to the blazing
wouian and tore off her clothes and
carried her into the house.
! The uufortunate woman was taken
in care by Dr. Hileman. She was
i blackened beyond recognition by the
| flames. She was swathed iu bandages
an 1 plaster from head to feet. Her
sufferings were almost unbearable. On
Wednesday morning she was still alive,
though very low, and little hope was
entertained for tier recovery.
Miss Rutter's father was badly burc
| ed about the hands and arms while as
| sisting to remove the burning gar
ments from Iter body. Several of his
fingers were so badly burned that it
was at first thought that amputation
wculd be necessary, but an effort is
being made to save such a measure
j being resorted to.
j After great suffering, Miss Rutter
passed away at 12:30 o'clock, sur
| rouuded by her family. The funeral
j arrangements have not as yet been an
j nocnced.
| The deceased was aged about 25
years, and is survived by iier father
and mother, Mr. aud Mrs. Harry Rut
; ter, and by two brothers aud a sister,
Dr. Clinton Rutter, Harry and Kath
: erine, all of Northumberland
r
! THE PENGUIN.
J His Solemn, Laborious Hop and His
Stone Lined Nest.
The penguin does not fly—he hops,
' balancing himself by his flippers, or
I j rudimentary wings. He is about two
i feet tall. 111 some cases, however, reach
% ' ing nearly four feet, and he has a sol
f I emn and heavy style of hop which is
, ! immensely l'unny to look at. It is not
' ft bit of fun for the penguin, though,
* for when the ice is rough, as it almost
i always is. his webbed, clumsy fee'
soon become raw and bleeding. When
j, ever he reaches a snow slope he drops
down aud toboggans, urging himself
on with his flippers, but for the most.
I part he hops laboriously mile after
; mile when the nesting season comes,
j seeking a home that satisfies penguin
' j requirements.
| A penguin is mode of sterner stuff
1 | than to need soft lining for a nest. A
s I heap of Irregular stones around a de
t J pression scratched iu the ground is all
> l that each pair asks for. Some pen
! gulus are industrious-and collect stones
1 all day. Others are lazy and steal
* J theirs whenever a worker's broad
-• ; black back is turned. It is a trifle
112 i hard to escape with the plunder, for
1 i a slow waddle is the best the thief can
■ do. But the owner cannot pursue any
faster, and the chase is very funny
to see. Sometimes the thief is over
i taken, and in that case there is a
i lively fight, while a third pengufn, lin
gering near, usually bears away the
coveted stove while the light is on.—
t ) Forward.
Men and Their Feet.
The Frenchman's foot is long, nar
i row and well proportioned. The
r Scotchman's foot, according to anthro
* ] pologists, is high and thick, strong
. muscular and capable of hard work.
* The Russian's foot possesses one pe
- | culiarity. the toes being generally
' "webbed" to the first joint. The Tar
tar's foot is short and heavy, the foot
i of a certain type of savage, and the
- toes are the same length. The Span
i lard's foot is generally small, but fine
.; ly curved. The Englishman's foot is
? in most cases short and rather fleshy
i : and not, as a rule, as strong propor
f tlonally as It should be.—Argonaut.
ENGINEER COM
PLETES SURVEY
Engineer Charles E. Collins, wlio
has the contract for preparing plans
(or a system of sewerage and a sewage
disposal plant for the borough of Dan
ville completed the field work yester
day msrniug. In all Mr. Collins has
beeu on the ground about two weeks.
Oaring this time the engineer with
his corps covered the entire borough.
Mr. Collins stated that in his com
plete design which he expects to have
ready for submission to the borough
in about two months' time, the pres
ent system of sewerage as far as it
extends will be nsed. The few changes
necessary can be made at small cost.
The sewage disposal plant will be
located in the vioinity of the creek'u
month at the lower end of the bor
ough. While tlje exact spot has not as
yet been fully decided, Mr, Collins
favors the locating of the plant un the
other side of the creek's mouth just
outside the borough limits, the laud
there being higher and in every way
more desirable for the purposu. The
representative of the State board of
health who conferred with Mr. Col
lins last week, favored that location
in preference to the land ou this si.ie
The septic tanks will stand ou tiie
borough line.
The engineer will recommend the
construction of eeptio tanks with
sprinkling filter as the method of sew
age disposal best suited to the npeos
of Dauville.
Mr. Collins with his wife will leave
today for his homo office at Philadel
phia, where the design will be com
pleted.
The Fire Worshipers.
Azerbaijan, a province in northwest
ern Persia, Is the home of the descend
ants of the Gbebers, the ancient fire
worshipers of Persia. The whole coun
tryside is admirably adapted to the
propagation of a fire worshiping creed,
for earthquakes and caverns vomiting
fumes from subterranean conflagra
tions abound in the neighborhood of
Tabriz. One of the most remarkable
caverns in the world is that of Secun
dereah, whose character resembles the
Grotto del Cane of Naples. It gives off
noxious fumes, which at certain times
are certain death toman and beast.
But the most astonishing place in
Azerbaijan is tli* ruined city of Takht
i-Suleitnauu, or Solomon's temple. The
city stands ou a hill 150 feet high, with
a wall of thirty feet embracing the
crumbling remains of temple and
shrine. In the midst Is a "lake of
deepest azure." Although most of the
buildings are of the Mohammedan pe
riod, there is one striking mass which
has been identified as the temple of
the tire worshipers.
What a Memory!
One rainy day in spring an old York
shire fisherman returned to his native
village after an absence of fifteen
years and fearfully sought the house
which sheltered his deserted wife. En
tering without knocking, he seated
himself near the open door, took a loug
and vigorous pnll at his dirty clay pipe
and nodded jerkily to "t'owd woman."
"Mornln', Maria," he said, with af
fected unconcern.
She looked up from the potatoes she
was peeling and tried to utter the
scathing tirade she had daily rehearsed
since his departure, but it would not
come.
"Ben." she said instead, once more
resuming her work, "bring the sen
o'er tot' fire an Ah'll darn that hole
1' thy jersey. Ah meant doln' t' day
tha went away, but summat put me
off!"— London Answers.
Customs In Public Dining Rooms.
"Have you ever noticed persons en
ter a restaurant—how the women Inva
riably select a center table, while a
man will linger or glance about in the
hope that he may find a comfortable
Beat in some corner or against the
wall?" said a proprietor of a fashion
able restaurant. "It's almost always
sn and Is always amusing. The wo
men like to show their gowns, while
the men—well, my theory of it is that
the habit Is a relic of the cave days,
when a man preferred a position
againßt the wall BO he could fight his
enemies to advantage." New York
Herald.
Proposed Amendments
To Penn'a Constitution
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THIS
CONSTITUTION SUBMITTED TO
THE CITIZENS OF THIS COMMON
WEALTH FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR
REJECTION. BT THE GENERAL AS
SEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH
OF PENNSYLVANIA. AND PUB
LISHED BY ORDER OF THE SECRE
TARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH. IN
PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OP I
THE CONSTITUTION.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendments to sections eight I
and twenty-one of article four, sections
eleven and twelve of article five, sec
tions two, three, and fourteen of article 1
eight, section one of article twelve, and
sec tions two and seven of article four
teen, of the Constitution of Pennsyl
vania. and providing a schedule for
carrying the amendments into effect. !
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
are proposed «'is 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, Soo
tion Eight.
Section 2. Amend section eight of article
four of the Constitution of Pennsylvania,
which reads as follows:
"He shall nominate and. by nnd with
tho advice and consent of two-thirds of
oil the members of the Sonate, appoint
a Secretary of tho Commonwealth and
nn Attorney General during pleasure, a
Superintendent of Public Instruction for
four years, and such other officers of
the Commonwealth as he is or may be
authorized by the Constitution or by
law to appoint; be shall have powr to
fill all vacancies that may happen, in of
fices to which he may appoint, during
the T# • 112 tli.' Senate, by granting
commissions which shall expire at the
end of their next session; he shall have
power to fill any vacancy that may hap
pen, during the recess of the Senate, in
the office <t' Auditor General, State
Treasurer. Set retary of Internal Affairs
or Superintendent of Public Instruction.
In a judicial office, or In nny other elec
tive office • 1 h he is or may be au
thorized to if the vacancy shall hap
pen during the session of the Senate,
the Governor shall nominate to the Sen
ate, before thetr final adjournment, a
proper person to fill said vacancy; but
in any such case of vacancy, in an elec
tive office, a person shall be chosen to
said cfilce 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 office shall be held at
the second succeeding general election.
In acting on executive nominations the
Senate shall sit with open doors, and, in
confirming or rejecting the nominations
of tho Governor, the vote shall be taken
by yeas and nays, and shall be entered on
the journal," so as to read as follows:
Ho 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
Superintendent of 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: lie shall have power to fill
all vacancies that may happen, in offices
to which he may appoint, during the re
cess of the Senate, by granting commis
sions which shall expire at the end of
their next session; he shall have power
to fill an> * i m< y that may happen*
durir ' th< i i of the Senate, in the
office of Auditor General. State Treas
urer, Secretary "1 Internal 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 tic vacancy shall happen dur
ing the session of the Senate, the Gov
ernor shall nominate to the Senate, be
fore their final adjournment, a proper
person to fill said vacancy; but in any
such t ase of vacancy, in an elective of
fice. a p* rson shall be chosen to said of
fice on the n> xt election day appropriate
to such ofli<•••. according to the provisions
of this Constitution, unless the vacancy
shall happen within two calendar months
Immediately preceding such election day.
In which ease the election for said office
shall be held «»n the second succeeding
election day appropriate to such office.
In acting on executive nominations the
Senate shall sit with open doors, and. In
confirming or rejecting the nominations
of the Governor, the vote shall be taken
by yeas and nays, nnd shall be entered
on the journ.il.
Amendment Two—To Article Four, Sec
tion Twenty-one.
Section 3 \mend section twenty-one of
article four, which reads as follows
"The term of the Secretary of Internal
Affairs shall be four years: of the Audi
tor General three years; and of the State
Treasurer two years. These officers shall
be chosen by the qualified electors of ihe
State at general elections. No person
elected to the office of Auditor General
! or State Treasurer shall be capable of
holding the same office for two consecu
tive terms," so as to read:—
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
one 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:
i "Except as otherwise provided in this
Constitution, justices of the peace or al
dermen shall be elected in the several
wards, districts, boroughs and townships
at the time of the election of constables,
by the qualified electors thereof, in such
manner as shall be directed by law, and
shall be commissioned by the Governor
for u 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 town
ship, ward or borough; no person shall
be elected to such office unless he shall
have resided within the township, borough,
ward or district for one year next preced
ing his election In cities containing over
fifty thousand inhabitants, not more than
one alderman shall be elected In each
ward or district." so as to read:—
Except as otherwise provided in this
Constitution, Justices of the peace or
aldermen 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
term of six years No township, ward,
district or borough shall elect more than
two justices of the peace or aldermen
without the consent of a majority of the
qualified electors within such township,
ward or borough; no person shall be
elected to such office unless he shall have
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
tiian one ;>i !• rman shall be elected In
each ward or district.
Amendment Four—To Article Five, Sec
tion Twelve.
Section 5 Amend section twelve of arti
cle five of ihe Constltuton, 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 eausee. with jurisdiction net
exceeding one hundred dollars; sueh
courts shall be held by magistrates whose
term of ofTUe shall be five years and
they shall ie elected on general ticket
: by the pw'.i • d voters at large; nnd in
the elect'• » j the said magistrates ne
| voter »hn.'! \ !l for more than two-thirds
jof the i -f.U'r of jptrsons to tf? elected
wheTT mrTfW"TTian oTTe 'are' to be cTiopcn,
they shall be compensated only by fixed
salaries, to bo paid by said county; and
shall exorcise such Jurisdiction, civil and
criminal, 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, as may be made by law. In Phila
delphia the office of alderman is abol
ished," so as to road as follows:
In Philadelphia thero shall be estab
lished. for each thirty thousand inhabit
ants, one court, not of record, of police
and civil causes, with jurisdiction not
exceeding one hundred dollars; such
courts shall be held by magistrates whose
term of office shall be six years, and they
shall be elected on general ticket at the
municipal election. by the qualified
voters at 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 com
pensated only by fixed salaries, to be
paid by said county; and shall exercise
such Jurisdiction, civil and criminal, ex
cept as herein provided, as is now ex
ercised by aldermen, subject to such
changes, not involving an increase of
civil jurisdiction or conferring political
duties, as may bo made by law. In Phila
delphia the office of alderman is abol
ish* .1
Amendment Five—To Article Eight, Sec
tion Two.
Section r». 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 tho 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 bi
ennially on tho Tuesday next following
the first Monday of November in each
even-numb* red year, but the General As
sembly mis by law fix a different day,
two-thirds of all the members of each
House consenting thereto: Provided.
That such election shall always bo held
in an even-numbered year.
Amendment Six—To Articlo Eight, Sec
tion Three.
Section 7. Amend section three of article
eight, which reads as follows:
"All elections for city, ward, borough |
and township oflicers. for regular terms
of servh« . be held on the third
Tuesday of February," so as to read:—
All judgt s elected by the electors of the
State at large may be elected at either
a general or municipal election, as cir
cumstances may require. All elections
for Judges of the courts for the several
judicial districts, and for county, city,
ward, borough, and township oflicers for
regular terms of service, shall be held I
on the municipal election day; namely,
the Tuesday next following the first Mon
day of November in each odd-numbered
year, but th< General Assembly may by
iaw fix a differ* nt day, two-thirds of all
the members of each House consenting
thereto: Provided, That such election
shall always be held in an odd-numbered
year.
Amendment Seven—To Article Eight, Sec
tion Fourteen.
Section * Amend section fourteen ot j
article • ight, which reads as follows:
"District «lection boards shall consist of
a Judge and two inspectors, who shall
be chosen annually by tho citizens. Each
elector shall have the right to vote for the
Judge and one inspector, and each inspect
or shall appoint one clerk Tho first elec
tion board for any new district shall be
selected, and vacancies in election boards
tilled, as shall be provided by law. Elec
tion officers shall be privileged from ar
rest upon days of election, and while en
gaged in making up and transmitting re
turns. except upon warrant of a court
of record or judge thereof, for an elec
tion fraud, for felony, or for wanton
breach oi" 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
a Judge and two Inspectors, who shall be
chosen biennially, by the citizens at the
municipal *1» lion; but the General As
sembly may require said boards to !»•
appointed in such manner as it may by
law proviu. . Laws regulating the ap
pointment • i said boards may nacted
to apply t*» cities only: Provided. Thai
such laws 1" uniform for cities of the
same class Each elector shall have tin 5
right to vote for the Judge anil one in
spector. and « ach Inspector shall appoint
one clerk The first election board for
any new district shall be selected, and
vacancies in election boards filled, ns
shall be provided by law. Election offi
cers shall be privileged from arrest upon
days of election, and while engaged in
making up and transmitting returns, ex
cept upon warrant of a court of record,
or judge thereof, for an election fraud,
for felony. <»r for wanton breach of the
peace In cities they may claim exemp
tion from jury duty during their terms of
service.
Amendment Eight—To Article Twelve,
Section One
Section 9. Amend section one, article
twelve, which reads as follows:
"All officers, whose selection is not pro
vided for in this Constitution, shall bt
elected • r appointed as may be directed
by law." so as to read:—
All officers, whose selection is not pro
vided for in this Constitution, shall be
elected or appointed as may be directed
by law Provided. That elections of State
officers shall be held on a general election
day.and elections of local officers shall
be held on a municipal election day. ex
cept when, in either case, special election*
may be required to fill unexpired terms
Amendment Nine—To Article Fourteen.
Section Two.
Section 10 Amend section two of article
fourteen, which reads as follows:
"County officers shall be elected at the
general elections and shall hold their
offices for the term of thiee years, be
ginning on the first Monday of January
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 be
provided by law." so ns to read:—
County officers shall be elected at the
municipal elections and shall hold their
offices for the term of four years, be
ginning on the first Monday of January
next after their election, and until their
successors shall be duly qualified; all
vacancies not otherwise provided for.
shall be fill, d In such manner as may be
provided by iaw.
Amendment Ten—To Article Fourteen.
Section Seven.
Section 11 Amend section seven, article
fourteen, which reads as follows:
"Three county commissioners and three
county auditors shall be elected in each
county where such officers are chosen, in
the year one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-five and every third year there
after; and in the election of said officers
each qualified elector shall vote for no
more than two persons, and the three
persons having the highest number c.f
votes shall be elected; any casual vacancy
in the offic- of county commissioner or
county auditor shall be filled, by the
court of common pleas of the county in
which such vacancy shall occur, by the
appointment of in 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 am!, is shall be elected in each
tounty wh< • e such officers are chosen,
In the year one thousand nine hundred
and eleven and every fourth year there
after; and In tho election of aaid officers
• each qualified elector shall vote for no
more than two persons, and the three
persons having the highest number of
votes shall be elected; any casual vacancy
In the office of county commissoner or
county auditor shall be filled by the court
of common pleas of the county In which
1 such vacancy shall occur, by the frppoint
* county
who s. I« v«'i» '. for the commis
sioner or -liter whose place is to be
filled.
Schedule for the Amendments.
Section 1- That no Inconvenience may
ft .. the changes jp the.Constitu
fT6n of Yfie TommnnwFalr.i, fcnd Tn *or?ler
to carry the same Into complete opera
tion, it is hereby declared that—-
In the case of officers elected by the
people, all terms of office fixed by uct of
Assembly at an odd number of years
shall each be lengthened one year, but
the Legislature mav change the length
of the term, provided the terms for which
such officers are elected Khali always be
for an even number of years.
The above extension of official terms
shall not affect officers elected at the
general election of one thousand nine
hundred and eight; nor any city, ward,
borough, township, or election division
officers, whose terms of office, under ex
Isting law. end in the year one thousand
nine hundred and ten.
In the year one thousand nine hundred
anil ten the municipal election shall be
held on the third Tuesday of February,
as heretofore; but all officers chosen at
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
day of December in the year one thou
sand nine hundred and eleven. All offi
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,
magistrates, 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
year nineteen hundred and ten. and until
tho Legislature shall otherwise provide,
all terms of city, ward, borough, town
ship. and election division officers shall
begin on the tlrst Monday of December
in an odd-numbered year.
All city, ward, borough, and township
oflicers holding office at the Jato of the
approval of these amendments, whose
terms of office may end in the year one
thousand nine hundred and eleven, shall
continue to hold their offices until the
first Mnndav of December of that year.
All ,lud"f! -s of the courts for tho sev
eral judicial districts, and also all county
oflicers, holding office at the dato of the
approval of these amendments, whose
terms of office may end in the year one
thousand nine hundred and eleven, shall
continue to hold their offices until the
first Monday of January, one thousand
nine hundred and twelve.
A true copy of the Joint Resolution.
ROBERT McAFEE.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Bridge Letting.
Plans and specifications are ou tile
at tho County CotnmiesionerV office in
Danville, Ha., for two Steel Bridges
witli concrete floor. One 50 leet long
Ijy 14 feet wide. Oue 4'.' feet long by
l-J feet wide. Bids will be received
until 12 o'clock noon, Saturday, Sept.
4th, 1909, said bids to be opened at
1:30 P. M. A certified check for *400.00
must be deposited with the Commis
sioners' Clerk at or before 10 o'clock
A. M., Saturday, September 4th by
each bidder for each bridge.
The County Commissioners reserve
the right to reject any or oil bids.
By order of the County Commis
sioners.
Attest: —Horace C. Blue, Clerk.
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