THE COTZEN, FRIDAV, SEPT. 20, 1011.
FAOB
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR
COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
JOHN MALE.
Cherry Ridge.
Candidate on tho ltcpublican Ticket
for Nomination for
REGISTER AND RECORDER.
AIiL FAVORS APPRECIATED.
Kepublican Candidate for the Nom
ination of Register and Recorder.
V. H. LESIIER, Sterling, Wayne
County. Pn.
A. O. BLAKE
Forty-fifth Birthday of Candidate.
As this kind of an anniversary Is
only observed by men, his friends all
over Wayne county will have a
splendid opportunity to give him a
vote as a souvenir of the occasion.
FOR TREASURER.
lIBBBBjfiBjjW
Ilcpublicnn Candidate for Prothono
tary.
GEORGE P. ROSS.
Honosdale, Pa.
THE FARMERS' CANDIDATE.
V WOOD.
I mwi rfsectl'dlly solicit your
suppon at tt-e primal ms September
30. 1U1J
FOR SHERIFF
L. P. STARK.
Candidate on Republican Ticket,
Primaries Sept. i$0. Your Sup
port Earnestly Solicited. GSeitf
THOMAS J. CAN IVAN
Candidate for
the office of
County Commissioner
Subject to the
Democratic Primaries
Sept. 30, 1911
Mark your ballot thus:
For Prothonotary,
JOHN N. SHARPSTEEN.
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
For
COUNTY COMMISSIONER,
Primaries Sept. 30.
1, F rdlnand Kroll, a Republican
of tho -)orough of Honesdale, and a
supporter of the party, hereby give
notice to tho voters of Wayne coun
ty tbjt I announce myself a candi
date 'or tho office of County Commissioner.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
NEVILLE HOLGATE.
I carnestjy solicit your vote for the
primary election Sept. 30.
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR
COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
Clarence I. Hpklns is a candidate
for the office of Register and Recor
der subject to the Democratic voters
of Wayne county at the primaries.
CLARENCE I. HOPKINS,
Farmer, Labanon township.
FOR TREASURER
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
THE CONSTITUTION SUB
MITTED TO THE CITIZENS OF
THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR
THEIR APPROVAL OR REJEC
TION, BY THE GENERAL ASSEM
BLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH
OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND PUB
LISHED BY ORDER OF THE SEC
RETARY OF THE COMMON
WEALTH, IN PURSUANCE OF AR
TICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTI
TUTION. Number One.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania, so as to
consolidate the courts of common
pleas of Allegheny County.
Section 1. Be It resolved by tke
Senate and House of Representatives
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva
nia In General Assembly, met, That
tho following amendment to tho
Constitution of Pennsylvania be, and
the same Is hereby, proposed, in
accordance with the eighteenth ar
ticle thereof:
That section six of article Ave be
amended, by striking out the said
section, and Inserting in place there
of the following:
Section C. In the county of Phil
adelphia all the jurisdiction and
powers now vested in the district
courts and courts of common pleas,
subject to such changes as may bo
made by this Constitution or by law,
shall be In Philadelphia vested IB
five distinct and separate courts of
equal and co-ordinate jurisdiction,
composed of three Judges each. The
said courts in Philadelphia shall be
designated respectively as the court
' of common pleas number one, num-
oer two, number three, number
four, and number five, but the num
ber of said courts may be by law
increased, from time to time, and
shall be In like manner designated
by successive numbers. The num
ber of judges in any of said courts,
or iu any county where the estab
lishment of an additional court may
be authorized by law, may be In
creased, from time to time, and
whenever such increase shall
amount In the whole to three, such
three judges shall compose distinct
and separate court as aforesaid,
which shall be numbered as afore-
said. In Philadelphia all suits shall
be Instituted in the said courts of
common pleas without designating
the number of the said court, and
the several courts shall distribute
ana apportion the business among
them in such manner as shall be
provided by rules of court, and each
court, to which any suit shall be
thus assigned, shall have exclusive
jurisdiction thereof, subject to
change of venue, as shall be pro
vided by law.
In the county of Allechenv all the
jurisdiction and powers now vested
in the several numbered courts of
common pleas shall be vested In one
court of common pleas, composed
of all the judges In commission In
said courts. Such jurisdiction and
powers shall extend to all proceed
ings at law and In eaulty which
shall have been instituted in the
several numbered courts, and shall
be subject to such changes as may
be made by law, and subject to
change of venue as provided by law.
The president judge of said court
shall be selected as provided by law.
The number of judges In said court
may be by law Increased from time
to time. This amendment shall take
effect on the first day of January
succeeding Its adoption.
a true copy of Resolution No. 1.
ROBERT McAPEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
r. G. SIMONS,
Sterling, Pa.
VOTERS. TAKE NOTICE!
revenue In excess of the interest on
said' debt or debts of the annual in
stallments necessary for the can
cellation of said debt, or debts, may
be excluded In ascertaining the pow
er of the city and county of Phila
delphia to become otherwise In
debted: Provided, That a sinking
fund for their cancellation shall be
established and maintained.
A true copy of Joint Resolution
No. 2.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of tho Commonwealth.
Mark your ballot thus:
For Prothonotary,
JOHN N. SHARPSTEEN.
X
SPECIAL ELECTION.
of
A. W. liARRABEE.
I hereby respectfully announce my-l
self as a candidate for the office of
County Treasurer on tho Renabllcan
ticket, subject to the decision of the
uniform primaries to be held Septem
ber 30, 1911. As It will be Impos
sible for me to see all the voters of
the county, I take this method of so
liciting your support. If I am the
choice of the people, I have but one
promise to make, viz: that I will dis
charge the duties of the office im
partially and honorably.
A. W. LARRABEE.
57tf Starrucca, Pa.
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR
SHERIFF.
I respectfully ask the Democratic
voters of Wayne county to give mo
their earnest support at the primary
election to be hold Saturday aopt.
30, 1911.
Sincerely yours,
F. C. KIMBLE.
Honesdale, Pa. eoitf.
Mark your ballot thus:
For Prothonotary,
JOHN N. SHARPSTEEN.
X
To the Republican Voters of Wayne
County:
I hereby announce myself as a
candidate for tho office of county
commissioner to be held Sept. 30,
1911. To the voters with whom I
am not personally acquainted will
say, I save been In business for the
last twenty years and have many
friends in Wayne county and will do
all in my power to reduce the taxa
tion of the farmers and real estate
owners. If nominated and elected I
will direct my best efforts. Your
vote and support In my behalf will bo
greatly appreciated.
MINOR BROWN,
White Mills, Pa.
NOTICE.
Notice Is hereby given that an ap
plication will be made to Alonzo T.
Searle, President Judge of Common
Pleas of Wayne county on October
9, at 2 p. m., under the provisions of
tho incorporation act of 1874 and
Its supplements for a charter for an
Intended corporation to be called
the White Mills Fire Department,
the character and object of which
are the support and maintenance of
a fire company for the extinguishing
of fire In tho borough of White Mills
and vicinity, Wayne county, Penn
sylvania, and lor these purposes to
have, possess and enjoy all the
rights, benefits and privileges con'
ferred by the said act and the sup
plements thereto.
SEARLE & SALMON,
72eol Solicitors.
Number Two.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to section
eight, article nine, of the Consti
tution of Pennsylvania.
Section 1. Be It resolved by the
Senate and House of Representatives
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva
nia in General Assembly met, That
the following is proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
in accordance with the provisions of
the eighteenth article thereof:
Amendment to Article Nine,
Section Eight.
Section 2. Amend section eight,
article nine, of tho Constitution of
Pennsylvania, which reads as fol
lows: "Section 8. The debt of any
county, city, borough, township,
school district, or other municipality
or incorporated district, except as
herein provided, shall never exceed
seven per centum upon the assessed
value of the taxable property there
in, nor shall any such municipality
or district incur any new debt, or In
crease Its Indebtedness to an amount
exceeding two per centum upon such
assessed valuation of property, with
out tho assent of tho electors there
of at a public election In such man
ner as shall be provided by law: but
any city, the debt of which now ex
ceeds seven per centum of such as
sessed valuation, may be authorized
by law to increase the same three
per mntum, in the aggregate, at any
one Time, upon such valuation," so
as to read as follows:
Section 8. Tho debt of any coun-
ty, city, borough, township, school
district, or other municipality or In'
corporated district, except as herein
provided, shall never exceed seven
per centum upon the assessed value
of the taxable property therein, nor
shall any such municipality or dis
trict incur any now debt, or Increase
its Indebtedness to an amount ex
ceeding two per centum upon such
assessed valuation of property, with
out the assent of the electors thereof
at a public election In such manner
as shall be provided by law; but
any city, the debt of which now ex
ceeds seven per centum of such as
sessed valuation, may be authorized
by law to Increase the same three
per centum, in the aggregate, at any
one time, upon such valuation, ex
cept that any debt or debts herein
after Incurred by the city and coun
ty of Philadelphia for the construc
tion and development of subways for
transit purposes, or for the construc
tion of wharves and docks, or tho re
clamation of land to be used in the
construction of a system of wharves
and docks, as public Improvements,
owned or to be owned by said city
and county of Philadelphia, and
which shall yield to the city and
county of Philadelphia current net
NOTICE OF UNIFORM PRIMARIES.
In compliance with Section 3, of
the Uniform Primary Act, notice Is
hereby given to the electors of
Wayne county, Pa., of the County.
Township and Borough officers to be
nominated at the Primaries to bo
held at the regular polling places In
each election district from 2 to 8 p.
m.,
Saturday. Scutcmbcr 30, 1011.
For county officers, each of the po
litical parties is entitled to nominate
as follows:
One person for Judge of the Court
of Common Pleas.
One person for Prothonotary and
Clerk of the Courts.
One person for Sheriff.
One person for District Attorney.
One person for Register of Wills
and Recorder of Deeds.
One person for County Treasurer.
One person for Coroner.
One person for Mine InsDector. 8th
District.
Two persons for County Commis
sioners. Two persons for County Auditors.
The terms of all Township and
Borough officers who were elected In
1908 for a three-year term will ex
pire the first Monday In December
and their successors are to be nom
inated and elected as follows:
One person tor Supervisor for 4
years.
One person for Constable for 4
years.
One person for Assessor for 4
years.
Two persons for Overseer of Poor
for 4 years.
One person for Auditor for 4
years.
Two persons for School Directors
for 2 years.
Two persons for School Directors
for 4 years.
One person for School Director for
6 years.
One person for Judge of Election
for 2 years.
One person for Inspector of Elec
tion for 2 years.
One person for High Constable In
each Borough.
Town Councllmen to fill tho place
of those elected in 1908.
Justice of the Peace in place of
those elected In 190C.
One Town Treasurer in Townships
that elect them.
One person for Registration As
sessor in each election district in
townships that have two or more
polling places.
If any Supervisor Is holding office
uy appointment Dy uourt, his term
expires and his successor must be
nominated for a two-year term.
School Director candidates must
designate on their petitions for
which year-term they are candidates.
Petitions for county office can be
obtained at the Commissioners' of
fice. Petitions for Township and
Borough office can be had of the
party committeeman in each district
or at the Commissioners' office.
All petitions for County, Town
ship or Borough office must be filed
In the Commissioners' office on or
before Saturday, September 9, 1911.
Judicial candidates must file their
petitions with the Secretary of the
Commonwealth on or before Satur
day, September 2, 1911.
J. E. MANDEVILLE,
J. K. HORNBECK,
THOMAS C. MADDEN,
Commissioners.
Attest: Geo. P. Ross, Clerk.
C2eoI 3.
To M. Lee Braman. Esquire,
High Sheriff of the County
Wayne, Greeting:
Whereas, Iu consequence of the
death of the Honorable George W.
Kipp, who was a member of the
Sixty-second Congress, from the
Fourteenth Congressional District,
composed of the counties of Wayne,
Susquehanna, Wyoming and Brad
ford, a vacancy exists in tho repre
sentation of this State in the House
of Representatives of tho Congress
of the United States.
Now, therefore, I, John K. Tener,
Governor of said Commonwealth, in
pursuance of the provisions of the
Constitution of the United States
and of an Act of tho General As
sembly of this Commonwealth, en
titled "An Act relating to the elec
tions of this Commonwealth," ap
proved the second day of July, A.
D. 1839, have Issued this writ com
manding you, the said M. Lee Bra
man, Esquire, High Sheriff as afore
said, to hold an election in the
County of Wayne, on Tuesday, the
seventh day of November, A. D.
1911, for the election of a represen
tative of the people of this Common
wealth in the House of Representa
tives of the Congress of the United
States, to fill the vacancy aforesaid,
nnd you are hereby required and en
joined to givejolnedcmfwdywddmfw
joined to give lawful notice, and
cause to be held and conducted the
said election, and make return
thereof In manner and form as by
law Is directed and required.
Given under my hand and the
Great Seal of the State, at the City
of Harrlsburg this fourteenth day of
August In the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and eleven
and of the Commonwealth the
136th.
JOHN K. TENER.
By the Governor:
Robert McAfee,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
I hereby announce mvself as a
itepuDiican candidate for the nom
ination to the office of Countv Com
missioner of Wayne county, and re
spectfully solicit tho support of my
irienas at tne primaries to be held
on September 30, 1911.
J. L. SHERWOOD.
Preston, Pa., Aug. 15, 1911.
CBeoltf.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
I hereby announce myself to the
voters of Wayne county ab a candi
date on the Republican ticket for the
office of County Commissioner, sub
ject to the primaries to be held Sep
tember 30. To those citizens who
do not know mo would say that I
was born in Wayno county, and
have spent my life so far within Its
borders, excepting two years of
volunteer service in the last of the
Civil war. My oceupatlon Is now
and has been chiefly that of farm
ing. This Is my first request for
county office, and if nominated and
elected will discharge the Incumb
ent duties in an honorable, and I
trust an efficient manner.
Respectfully yours,
A. M. HENSHAW.
Indian Orchard, Pa. 66t7eol
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
I hereby announce myself as a
candidate for the nomination for the
office of County Commissioner sub
ject to the decision of the Republi
can voters at the coming primaries.
EARL ROCKWELL,
Lake Ariel, Pa.
Mark your ballot thus:
For Prothonotary,
JOHN N. SHARPSTEEN.
IX
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