Montour American
FRANK C. ANGLE, Proprietor.
Danville, Pa., Oct. 28, 1909.
10 PRESERVE
OUR URGES
NEW YORK, Oct. 27.
Nation-wide in its scope and backed
With the enthusiastic endorsement of
President Taft, a movement was
launched here today the object of
Which will be to appeal to the reople
of the United States-for concerted ac
tion in preserving the natural re
sources of the country.
The National Conservation associa
'•tipn, with general offices here and in
W&ahiugton, will carry on the propos
ed vigorous campaign under the lead
ership of Dr. Charles W. Eliot, presi
dent emeritus of Harvard university.
This association is to be an active,
militant organization with the general
-object of securing i ractical application
through legislative and administrative
measures by the States and by the
Federal government of the conserva
tion principles adopted by the Govern
ors of the United States at their con
ference with President Roosevelt at
■the White House in May, 190s.
- Tho association is the outcome of a
plan on which men of national promin
ence have been at work with former
President Kliot for many months.
President Tuft evinced his interest by
giving the organization his hearty ap
proval and by being enrolled as its
first member. Included among its
officers and membership arc some of
' -tlie most prominent men of affairs in
"the country.
General offices were opened in the
Fifth Avenue building in this city to
day, where it was announced that the
Association already had its organiza
tion well under way and that applica
tions for membership were pouring in
from all parts of the country.
The Room Was Full.
Rev. Daniel Isanes once alighted nt
an inn to stay the night. On asking
for a bed he was told be could not
tiave one, as there was to be a ball
that evening and all tho beds were
engaged.
"At what time does the ball break
-up?" asked Mr. Isaacs.
"About 3 in the morning, sir."
"Well, then, can I have a bed until
that time?"
"Yes, certainly, but If the bed is ask
ed for you will have%> remove."
"Very well," replied Mr. Isaacs, and
ntvay he went to get between the
sheets.
" About 3 in the morning he was
•Wakened by loud knocking at his
Chamber door.
"What do you want?" ho asked.
"How many are there of you in
there?" inquired a voice.
"There's ine and Daniel and Mr.
Isaacs and an old Methodist preach
er." was the reply.
"Then there's plenty of you." And
the speaker passed ou, leaving Mr.
Isaacs to enjoy Uis bed.
fc*** Belat»d Logic. l: ,
"Put yourself in my place, young
man. Would you want your only
daughter to uiarry a penniless .»outh?"
"* "Put yourself in my place, sir.
Wutild you want to remain a penni
less youth when there are rich men'-'
daughters to marry?"
"You confess, then, that you marry
my child simply for her father's
■wealth?"
And you confess that you withhold
her from me simply because of my
poverty?"
"What other reason do 1 need?"
"What other reason could influence
you ?"
"This talk is quite useless."
"Quite."
"We have nothing to gain by It."
"Absolutely nothing."
"You take it philosophically."
"Why shouldn't I? Your daughter
mid 1 were married quietly a month
HgO."
"Great Scott!"— Puck.
Insanity In London.
Costermongers and engineers, one
notes, rival each other in heading the
list of maniacs provided by the com
missioners in lunacy. If you don't
want to be road, be a clergyman. You
will have about a one to a thousand
chance of not dying in a lunatic asy
lum. It is a hit risky to bo a literary
or scientific person, but if you put
your science into practice and become
an engineer your prospect of lunacy
jumps to the top, with only coster
mongers as your real rivals. Why
this is is a mystery. It can't be intel
lect or hurry. Costermongers do not
hurry, aud they are not noticeably in
tellectual—l.oudon Chronicle.
Tho Test.
Nell—But how is a girl to know
when she is in love? Belle—l suppose
when she thinks as much about a man
xis she does about her dressmaker she
may know it.—Philadelphia Record.
entrancing View.
"What do you think of the view
from the hotel veranda?"
"Magnll! iMitl 1 can see four heir
esses right from where 1 sit."—Pltts
iburg Post.
He Dared.
Mother—Flow dared you let him kiss
you? Daughter—l didn't, mamma. I
told him that if he kissed me he'd
Lave to do it without my consent.-
Borrowing Trouble.
Kenneth, who views the future from
the eminence of seven summers, was
looking very woebegone.
Asked why. he hesitated for a mo
ment, then, bursting Into tears, "I've
been wondering," he said between
sobs, "when mother's dead—and nurse's
dead-and my wife's dead—who'U look
•Iter me when I'm sick!"
TOWN'S POLICE
DEPARTMENT
Few persons have any just concep
tion of the importance of or the variety
of activities embraced in the police
department of a town even the size of
Danville. A visitor to city hall, who
should remain in touch with the offi
cers during their daily round of duties
might learn some interesting facts.
One of the misconceptions that peo
ple labor under is the fact that the.
officers' duty consist solely in patrol*"
ing their beats, arresting au offender
now and then but for the greater part
of the day having au easy time of it.
It is not generally known that, tlie
United States mail brings the cheif
of-police quite u budget daily, which
directs not the least of the activities
of the department during the day.
There are communications from the
police departments of other cities, en
closing warrants for the arrest of per
sons, together with detailed descrip
tions, which have to be closely noted
and impressed on the memory.
At the present time there is in city
i hall a drawer full of matter of this
; sort, including portraits enough to
stock up a "rogues' gallery." The
1 faces depicted as a lule are of a vil
lainous tpye, which together with the
depressing record of the man wanted
and 11 io crimes committed cause the
circulars to linger in the memory like
a nightmare. Some of the communica
tions relate to lost men—who have
broken down under the strain of wor
ry and hard work and have wandered
away from home. The portrait on
these circulars, or probably a worn
photograph accompanying a plain let
ter, in striking contrast to the hard
countenance of the fugitive from jus
tice, reveal a kindly and benevolent
face, although seamed with the lines
of care aud weariness. Relating to
this class the letters that accompany
or the bit of reading on the circulars
tell a sad and tragic tale, which
causes the practical and unsentiment
al officer to heave a sigh as he folds
up the paper and lays it away with
j the score or so of others that at all
times claim his attention,
j The'officers can not reniemter fie
{ details of description in all cases, but
I they can carry in their minds all the
I salient features. To illustrate the ten-
I aeity of their memory in this respect
j we have only to revert to the case of
"Blinkv" Paul, of Shamokin. who
' was arrested in this city by officers
j Mincemoyer and Voris a couple of
, weeks ago. The fellow, never seen by
j the police before, was detected on the
I street after midnight. All the officers
I luid to direct them was a description
J received through the mail two months
' previously and which they were able
(to apply at the first sight of the man.
NEARLY 500 HOBOES.
' Last, but liof least Is the record of
| hoboes that voluntarily seek the lock
! u]) for a night's lodging. This record
| is very faithfully kept and there is
t not a person who lodges in the bastile
I but whose name, or alleged nauie,
I along with the proper date, goes into
! the big book.
' In this connection the interesting
j fact might be cited that since January
j !, 1909, 483 hoboes have sought shelter
in the lock-up and they are still com
ing at the rate of half a dozen a night
At th . same date last year during the
i same length of time but 27'.' hoboes
were sheltered. It might be useful to
! know what causes the increase—
i whether the number of tramps in the
I country is growing, or, as the result
jof the uniformly good treatment ac
corded them, only an increased nnm
i her is coming this way.
Foote and the Lawyers.
Being on an excursion into his na
i tive county, Samuel Foote happened to
; meet with a simple minded farmer,
who. having just buried a rich rela
tion. who was an attorney, was full of
complaints about the great expense of
a country funeral, instancing the
amount he had spent on scarfs, hat
bands. carriages, etc.
"Why." asked Foote, "do you mean
i to say that you bury your attorneys in
i this part of the country?"
j "To be sure." said the puzzled farm-
I er. "What else should we do?"
"Oh. we never do that in London."
j "Really! What, then, do you do with
1 them?"
"Why. when one happens to die we
lay him out iu a room by himself over
| night, lock the door, open the window.
and in the morning he is gone."
! "Extraordinary!" cried the other in
amazement. "What becomes of him?"
| "Oh. that we can't exactly tell." re
plied Foote solemnly "All we know
is there's a strong smell of brimstone
in the rooms the next morning."—
"Wits. Beaux and Beauties of the
Georgian Era."
The Breeches Bible.
I One of the books which a biblioma
niac handles reverently is the famous
Geneva Bible, better known as the
! "Breeches Bible." This name is due
to the rendering of Genesis iii, 7,
where Adam and Eve are said to have
"sewed fig tree leaves together and
made themselves breeches." This had
been the reading of the first English
Bible, Wycliffe's version, but later
translators had substituted the word
"apron" for "breeches," and the Gene
i va Bible reverted to the original. The
fact that one edition of the Gene
va version contained this sentence
makes tlie limited number more pre
cious to the book gatherer. The title
page of this edition announces that it
| was "imprinted at London by the dep-
J uties of the queene's most excellent
majestie" iu 1599. The first edition
appeared in 1560, and for sixty years
| this was the favorite Bible with the
, people, who reluctantly laid it aside
I for the authorized version in ICII.
DEATH CLAIMS
OLD RESIDENT
Benjamin Benzbach dieil lit the fami
ly homestead, comer of Ferry and Wat
er streets,at 8:30 o'clock Sunday night
following a brief illness. His death re
moves a familiar figure and one of the
oldest and most highly esteemed of our
Jewish residents—one, who for nearly
sixty years came and went among our
citizens and was known over a wide
section of the State.
Benjamin Benzbach was aged 81
years, (i months and 14 days. He was
born in Baden, Germany, and came to
America in 1851. Age had impaired
none of his faculties. He distinctly re
membered and was fond of recounting
tlie incidents of the long voyage over
the ocean, which was maile in a sail
ing vessel.
It is interesting to note that Ben
jamin Benzbach and Henry L. Gross,
another well-known townsman anil al
so a native of Germany, wen* compan
ions on the same voyage. The two men
were nearly of the same age, Mr.
Gross being the older by six months.
On arriving in America Mr. Benz
bach came directly to Danville and
has since resided here. He first em
barked in the lothing business, and
conducted a store on Mill street. About
forty years ago he began to invest in
wool, hidesTifid pelts of fur bearing
animals. He soon built up a large anil
lucrative business,maintaining a ware
house in Danville. It was on the oc
casion of his business trips during his
long residence in Danville that he be
came so well known over several coun
ties of the State. His dealings were
always characterized with fairness and
lie was accounted an exceptionally
good judge of furs.
He was a kindly man, tolerant to
ward others who differed from him on
important issues. He was a pleasant
companion and had many friends. His
memory will linger for years to come.
Time dealt kindly with the aged man
and up to within a comparatively re
cent date he was in the enjoyment of
good health. Death was due to a nerv
ous breakdown. As late as Saturday
afternoon he was on the street and in
company with his son, Philip Benz
bach, enjoyed a trolley ride. He was
in a serious condition Sunday and at
8:30 o'clock serenely passed away.
The deceased was a widower, his
wife dying thirty-three years ago. He
is survived by a son and a daughter,
Philip Benzbach,of this city,and Airs.
Robert Goodman of Jersey City.
The deceased was one of the. oldest
members of the B'liai Zion congrega
tion. He. belonged to Montour Lodge
No. 109, I. O. O. P.. and also to the
B'uai Frith Lodge, a Jewish organiza
tion of Philadelphia.
The Monkey and the Pie.
I All Indian faker had a monkey that
j he had brought up from babyhood.
| says an English writer. The pair were
| fast friends, the monkey being a faitb-
I ful attendant on his master and a«
j good as a watchdog. One day the
faker made a pie for dinner and left
it to cook on a charcoal fire while he
, went for a walk. As the cooking pro
' cecded the savory smell was 100 V.ilieh
I for the monkey. It raised the crust
| and fasted ttie chicken. Finding lh<
I food very tasty. It ate more and more
j until nothing but the crust remained
i Then it remembered its master, who
I would shortly return hungry and ready
to enjoy his meal. What was to he
done? The sharp eyes oft lie monkey
I detected some crows not far away, so
j without loss of time it lay down on
| the ground as If dead. By and by :i
' crow came along and pecked nt the
monkey, which seized the bird In a
j twinkling, strangled it, stripped off the
I feathers, placed It in pieces in the
1 dish, covered it over with the erust
and then contentedly awaited tTfe re-
I turn of the faker, to whom the whole
I incident was related by an eyewitness.
Left Handed Vituperatives.
Most counties in England have their
Idiomatic expressions to denote left
handedness, and they are often pre
fixed to the unfortunate left handed
j child's name. In London the term Is
| kack handed, the word being also
equivalent to awkward. In IJinca
shire it is k-pawed, in Yorkshire gal
lock or gawk handed, an expression
dating back to at least the seventeenth
century. In Derbyshire are used the
I terms keg handed, cork handed and
corky handed, while in the Teesdale
! district cuddy handed is common and
In Nottinghamshire wallet handed.
I In the south of England special
| terms to denote left handedness are
also found. In Dorset it is serame
handed and in Devonshire cooeh.v
handed. In Scotland we Dnd gawk
handed and in the west eawry handed.
In Ireland a left handed man is called
j a kitbogue. -Tim Ilealy used this word
j in a speech at East Wicklow. in which
j he said that Mr. O'Kelly could fight
| with his left hand and had already
I given his opponent some "kithogues"
that would spoil his political beauty
during the contest.—London Chronicle.
"Ox Eyes" For Two.
The drawback of fancy names for
dishes is their tendency to be deficient
in prosaic information. Would you
order "angels on horseback," for iu
| stance, if you did not know what sort
of thing it was'.' And to appeal to the
waiter to interpret is humiliating. A
, correspondent recalls his own fate in
the matter of "ochsenaugen" (ox eyesi.
Having repeatedly seen them on the
menu among the pudding class during
i a tour in Germany, he and his wife
eventually ordered them. "Two por
tions'j" asked the woman waiter. "Oh.
yes. two portions." It proved that two
portions of ox eyes meant six fried
! eggs—as the final course of a hearty
meal. And, as the wife had the moral
j courage to refuse to eat more than
one. the cowardly husband, unwilling
to give away that he had not known
: what he was ordering, had to worry
| down the five others.
SPANISH WAR
VETS REUNION
The committee in charge of tlie ar
rangements for the seventh annual re
union of the association of Twelfth
Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers,
which will bo held in Williamsport |
Friday, has completed the program j
which has been prepared for the en- I
tertainment of the visitors during their
stay in that city. The reunion cele- '
Urates the tenth anniversary of the j
muster-out of the regiment, which in- j
eluded three companies from Williams- i
poit and one each from Danville,
Lewisburg, Milton,Sunbury and Lock j
Haven,comprising a total of about 900
men. An effort has been made to get 1
an invitation to attend the reunion in!
the hands of every member of the regi
ment, but this,of course, lias been im- I
possible, the committee being unable '
to get the addresses of all.
One of the features of the reunion i
will be a parade in the evening head- !
ed by the Twelfth regiment Repasz
band. This will be followed by a
eampfire, at which there will be ad
dresses,music and a general good time.
A request has been made that business
places and residences be decorated in
honor of the visitors, especially along
the line of the parade. The Williams
port Turn Verein hall on Basin street
will he headquarters for the associa
tion. The day's program as decided
upon is as follows:
Reception and registration of mem
bers, 1.15 to '■}. 15, at Williamsport Turn
Verein hull.
Business meeting at 3:15. —Prayer,
Rev. Charles G. Bikle; address of
welcome, Mayor Wolfe; response, Col.
.Tames B. Coryell; general business,
election of officers, selection of next
place of meeting,etc. ; supplying mem
bers with complimentaiy tickets to
amusements in city.
Supper—Served at Pine Street M.
E. church, from 5:30 to 7.
Parade.—To form on Pine street, in
front of city hall, at 7 p. in., headed
by the celebrated Twelfth regiment
Repasz band. Line of parade, up
Fourth to Elmira, to third, to Basin,
to Turner's hall,for evening eampfire.
" Oainpftre program.—Music, reports
of deceased comrades of each com
pany: taps; address, Brigadier Gener
al .1. P. S. Gobill; address. Col. .1. B.
| Coryell; general entertainment for
balance of evening.
Ari.mgemonts have been made by
the entertainment committee for the
free admission of all visiting members
of the association to the Family theatre
and all of the moving picture theatre*
• in the city.
Too Attentive.
"People who write begging letters
are entirely too persistent," said a
charity official. "They remind me of
a summer resort episode. A young
man went there for his two weeks' va
cation He put up tit a cottage. He
paid about $*J a week. Well, when he
came to depart this young man said
to the boarding mistress:
"•Madam, you have been most atten
tive !•> me during my stay here.'
i '•'Thank you, s|r; thank you very
• much.' said (he lady.
" 'Yes,' continued the young roan,
'you have been most attentive, and
not only you. but everybody—every
body in the house, if I may say so—
has been uiost perseveringly attentive
to ine day and night, and. madam, to
show my appreciation i am going to
offer you a small present.'
"'How very kind!" said the landlady,
and a bright, expectant smile lit up
her face. Then ihe young man
into her extended hand a packet of in
sect powder and retired hastily."
Puzzling Orchid Imitations.
Orchid imitations are a puzzle to
flower scholars The whole appear
ance of the flower is suggestive of
some insect, sometimes to quite a re
markable degree. It does not seem
easy to find any real purpose that
could be served by th's resemblance,
yet no oue imagines that it c-au be
accidental. Any one who knew of the
bee orchid, a native of Europe, and
came upon it for the first time would
at once recognize it. It seems to bt
a large, velvety brown backed bee
variegated with yellow. The two pet
als might serve well for the wings of
the iusect. In the center of the lip ot
the fly orchid there is a small bluish
spot like the body of a fly. The two
lateral petals are slender and curiously
like the antennae of an insect. The
whole illusion is complete and sug
gests to the casual glance that a few
tlies are hanging on the stem of some
plant which has cast its flowers.—Chi
cago Tribune.
TOO MANY KISSES A DAY.
Forty More Than Any Woman Should
Stand, Says West Virginia Judge.
Declaring that forty times a day is
more kissing than a woman can stand,
the police judge of ISluefield. W. Va..
recommended that Edward Schneider
and his wife seek separation. Schnei
der first had his wife arrested because
she allowed him only twenty kisses a
day when for years lie said he was
getting forty.
Later Mrs. Schneider had Schneider
in court, charging that he threatened
to kill her when she refused to allow
him the forty kisses. The court dis
missed the case after advis.uj the cou
ple to break away for good.
The First Firearms.
The early history of firearms in the
sense of tubes from which missiles are
thrown by the action of a detonating
compound of the nature of guupowder
is wrapped in obscurity, though it may
be inferred from the few early records
that such weapons were first employed
in warfare soon after the beginning of
the fourteenth century, if not some
time before. The country of their ori
gin remains uncertain, but it was most
probably Italy.
Proposed Amendments
To Perm' a Constitution
■pßorosrcn AMENDMENTS TO THB
* CONSTITUTION SI 'HMITTED TO
THE CITIZENS OF THIS COMMON
WEALTH FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR
REJECTION. BY THE GENERAL AS
BEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH
OF PENNSYLVANIA. AND PUB
LISHED BY ORDER OF THE SECRE
TARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH. IN
PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF
THE CONSTITUTION.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendments to sections eight
and twenty-one of article four, sections
eleven and twelve of article Ave, 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 Pennsyl
vania. and providing a schedule for
carrying the amendments into effect.
Section 1. lie it resolved by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Oen- i
eral Assembly met. That the following ,
are proposed as amendments to the Con- I
Etltution 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 article
four of the Constitution of Pennsylvania,
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
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; bo shall have power to
fill all vacancies that may happen, in of
fices to which he 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 nny # vacancy that may hap
pen, during the recess of the Senate, in
the office of Auditor General, State
Treasurer. Secretary of Internal Affairs
or Superintendent of Public Instruction,
In a judicial office, or In any other elec
tive office which he Is or may be au
thorized to All; if the vacancy shall hap
pen during the session of the Senate,
the Governor shall nominate to the Sen
ate, before their final adjournment, a
proper person to till said vacancy; but
In any such case of vacancy. In an elec
tive office, a person shall be chosen to
said offlc* at the next general election,
unless the vacancy shall happen within
three calendar months immediately pre
ceding S'jcjj election, in which
election for ««id office shall be beld 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 the Governor, the vote shall be taken
by veas and nays, and shall be entered on
the Journal." so as to read as follews:—
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 AttornoN General during pleasure, a
Superintendent of Public Instruction for
four years, md such other officers of the
Commonwealth us he is or may be au
thorized to> the Constitution or by law
to appoint ; he shall have power to All
all vacancies tii.it 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 ar\ vacancy that may happen,
during tl I-.HSS of the Senate, in the
office of * : "»T General, state Treas
urer. Se(i«»ar> of internal Affairs or
Superintend r»t of Public instruction, in
a i idii off! OI In any other elective
office which lie is or may be authorized
to fill; if tie vacancy shall happen dur
ing the wlon of the Senate, the Gov
ernor shall nominate to the Senate, be
fore their hnal adjournment, a proper
person to fill said vacancy; but in any
such case or vacancy, in an elective of
fice. a p» rso»i sh II be chosen to said of
fice on t • \t election day appropriate
to such off • according to the provisions
of this < orst-itution. unless the vacancy
shall happen within two calendar months
Immediate !v pre. . .ling such election day.
In which ia* the election for sitt<l office
shall l»e he'.i on the second succeeding
election da* appropriate to such office
in acting >»n executive nominations th«
Scnat** shall sit with open doors, and, in
1 conflrmi.i* or rejecting the nominations
of the Governor, the vote shall be taken
by vcas and nays, and shall be entered
on the Jrturr* •!
Amendment Two-To Article Four, flec
tion Twenty-one.
Section \mend section twenty-one of
article four, which reads as follows:
"The term, of the Secret ar> of Internal
Affairs shall be four years; of the Audi
tor General three years: and of the State
Treasurer two years. These officers shall
he chosen b> the qualified electors of the
State at general elections. No person
elected to the office of Auditor Genera!
I or State TIN asurer 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 bv 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 hi 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 he capable of holding ths
same office for two consecutive terms.
Amendment Three To Article Five. Sec
tion Eleven
Section ♦ Amend section eleven of ar
| ticle five, which reads as follows
| "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 >hall be directed by law. and
shall be commissioned by the 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 town
ship, ward or borough; no person shall
be elected to such office unless he shall
have resided within the township, borough.
I 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 ns 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 ns
shall be dm t ted 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
*▼o Justici > of the peace or aldermen
without the • onsent of a majority of the
qualified electors withip such township,
ward or borough. no person shall be
elected to such office unless ho shall have
resided within the township, borough,
ward or di trlct for one year next pro
ceding his election In cities containing
over fifty th ousand Inhabitants, not more
•Jaan one alderman shall be elected in
each ward or district.
Amendment Four—To Article Five, Sec
tion Twelve.
Section 5 \mend section twelve of arti
cle live of ie Constituton, 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 excee
ing one hundred dollars: such courts shall
be held by magistrates whose term of office
shall be flvje years and they shall be elected
on general ticket In* the qualified voters at
arge; and In the election of the said magis
trates no voter shall vote for more than two
thirds of the number persons to be elected
w"hort mf?slV TTian oTTe fire .o Ke
they shall be compensate'! only by fixed
salaries, to be paid by said county; and
■hall exercise 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, us may be made by law. In Phila
delphia the office of alderman is abol
lsfied." so as to read as follows:
In Philadelphia there shall be estab- I
llshed, for each thirty thousand Inhabit- |
ant 3, 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 j
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. civ Hand 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 be made by law In Phila
delphia the oflice of alderman Is abol
Ished.
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 on- 1
nually on the Tuesday next following the |
first Monday "112 November, but the Gen
eral Assembly may by law fix a different 1
day. two-thirds of all the members of
each House consenting thereto," so as to |
read:—
Tho general election shall he held bi- :
ennially on the Tuesday next following
the first Monday of November in each {
even-numbered year, but the General As
sembly may by law fix a different day, I
two-thirds of all the members of each :
House consenting thereto: Provided. I
That such election shall always be held
in an even-numbered year.
Amendment Six—To Article Eight, Sec- 1
tion Three.
Section 7. Amend section three of article
eight, which reads as follows
"All elections for city, ward, borough 1
and township officers, for regular terms j
of aerviee. 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 cir- I
cumstances may require. All elections j
for judges of the courts for the several
Judicial districts, and for county, city,
ward, borough, and township officers for
regular terms of service, shall be held
on the municipal election day; namely,
the Tuesday next following the first Mon
day of November in each odd-numbered
year, but the General Assembly may by
law flx a different day, two-thirds of all
the members of each House consenting
thereto Provided. That such election j
shall always be held In an odd-numbered
year
Amendment Seven—To Article Eight, Sec
tion Fourteen.
Section S Amend section fourteen of
article eiglit, which reads as follows: j
"District election boards shall consist of j
a Judge and two inspectors, who shall ,
be chosen annually by the citizens Kach j
elector shall have the right to vote for the ;
Judge ami one inspector, and each Inspect- j
or shall appoint one clerk The flrst elec- 1
tion board for any new district shall be !
selected, and vacancies in election boards
filled, 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 ludge 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 eloctlon boards shall consist of
a Judg* and two Inspectors who shalj be
biennially, by the citixens at* the
municipal elertion; but the General As
sembly may r« quire said boards to be
appointed in such manner as it may by
law provlib- l«amrM regulating the ap
pointment of said boards may be enacted
fo apply to 4'itles only Provided. That
such 1 iw« uniform for cities of the
same clas* Each elector shall have the
right to vote for the judge and one In
spector. and each inspector shall appoint
one clerk The first election board for
any new iMstrict shall be selected, aiul
vacancies in election boards filled, n.*
■hall be provided by law. Election
cers shall 1»~ privileged from arrest tipot.
days of election, ami 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, or for wanton breach of the
peace in cities they may claim exemp
tion from jui> 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 f.i this Constitution, shall be
elected or appointed as may be directed
by law so as to read:—
All officers, whose selection Is not pro
vlded for In this Constitution, shall be
elected or appointed as may be directed
by low 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 elections
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 three 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 as 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 filled In such manner as may be
provided by law.
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 qualifi' 1 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 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 an elector of the proper
county who shall have voted for the
commissioner or auditor whose place lf>
to be tilled so as to read:—
Three <0 :ty commissioners and three
county aud.fors shall be elected in each
eounty wi.< e such officers art chosen,
in the year one thousand nine hundred
and eleven and every fourth year there
after; and in tho election of said officers
each qualified elector shall vote for no
more than two persons, and the three
persons having the highest number of
voteji shall be elected; any casual vacancy
In the office oT county^commUsoner or
county auditor shall be filled by the court
ef common pleas of the county In which
such vacancy shall occur, by the appoint
ment of an elector of the county
who shall have voted for the commis
sioner or auditor whose place is to be
filled
Schedule for the Amendments.
Section 12 That no inconvenience may
from lha changes In the^Constitu
tloh of f?se Commonwealth, and In oFTer
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 act of
Assembly nt an odd number of years
shall each be lengthened one year, but
the Legislature may change the length
of the term, provided the terms for whicb
such officers are elected shall always be
for an even number of years.
The above extension of official terma
■hall 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
and ten the municipal election Hhall be
held on the third Tuesday of February,
as heretofore; but all officera 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 flrst 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 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 Morv
day of December in the year one thou
sand nine hundred and fifteen. After the
year nineteen hundred and ten, and until
the Legislature shall otherwise provide,
all terms of city, ward, borough, town
ship. and election division officers shall
begin on the first Monday of December
in an odd-numbered year.
All city. ward, borough, and township
officers holding office at 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 December of that year.
All Judges of the courts for the sev
eral judicial districts, and also all county
officers, holding office at the date of the
approval of these amendments, whose
terms of office may end in the year one
thousand nine hundred and eleven, shal*
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.
LAY MISSIONARY MOVEMENT.
Nation Wide Plan to Be Followed
From October Until April, 1910.
From October until April. 1910, a
campaign of education on a nationui
scale will be conducted by the Lay
men's Missionary movement. The plan
has the indorsement of the organized
foreigu missionary agencies of Ameri
ca and will have their active co-opera
tion. A similar plan has been used iu
Canada, culminating in a Canadian
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Dominion.
The plan in America involves the
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tions iu about, fifty of the most impor
tant centers in the United States from
the Atlantic to the Pacific. It is ex
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assist them in conducting special meet
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by which any city or community in the
nation may share actively in the ben
efits of this general awakening. The
culminating feature of the campaign
will be a rational missionary congress
at which 5 (XX) or more of the most rep
resentative Christian men of America
will meet in April. 1910.
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