THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1912.
PAGE SEVEN
MILAD'YS CORNER
Shampoo For tho Journey.
Every woman has known tho mis
ery of needing a shampoo attor a
journey and not being ahlo to havo
it at onco because of a lack of facili
ties. Tho hot and cold water may bo
handy, but not the shampoo medium.
So preparo this before you leave
homo and carry It along in a tlghtly
etoppered bottle a three-ounco vial
would do. Doll castilo soap shaved
to a powder about two heaping
tablespoonsfuls in a little -water,
putting in about two salt-spoonfuls
of washing soda. When getting
ready to wash tho hair massage a
weo bit of cold cream into tho scalp,
then slightly wet tho hair and work
in tho soap Jelly or liquid into the
Bcalp of course. Klnse as usual, try
ing to keep tho successive waters at
an even toinporature. It is tho sud
den changes from hot to cold wator
-which makes the hair harsh as It Is
bo often found to be after the most
careful shampoo. Tho reason given
by the beauty people for boiling tho
soap used In shampoos is that this
preparation makes It still more
bland; if the hard cake is rubbed di
rectly upon tho hair it is bound to
be harsh and less bright than if the
head is washed by a regularly-prepared
soap as directed.
Apron For Traveler.
For the woman who expects to
spend one or moro nights aboard a
Bleeping car tho traveling apron is
a mighty convenient possession. It
may bo fashioned from the same ma
terial as the tarveling kimono that
is, pongee or china silk or of a
more substantial fabric, such as
cretone or linen. It is a very simple
affair, bound with tape or ribbon,
and fastens about the waist with a
tight-fitting buttoned strap. It Is
fitted up with pockets for toilotte re
quisites of all sorts brush, comb,
hairpins, powder, soap, manicure Im
plements, etc. which are ready to
hand in the confined dressing quar
ters that the railroad companies
place at tho disposal of their femin
ine patrons. When not in commis
sion it is rolled up to a convenient
size for suitcase or grip.
Some Don't for the Summer Girl.
Don't allow the hair to get wet
while in bathing. Cover it with an
oilskin bathing cap. Should the hair
accidentally become wet while bath
ing in the surf, it should bo rinsed as
soon as possible after the bath, as
Bait water has a tendency to make
the hair streaked and rusty looking.
Don't stand, walk or ride In tho
sun without a suitable covering for
the hair. Such thoughtlessness often
is responsible for dry and faded hair,
which will need a lot of labor and a
considerable quantity of tonic to re
store it to Its natural soft glossiness.
Don't be careless in the matter
of regular attention. Shampooing
and brushing must be thoroughly
Hrmn nr ihc rlimr nnrl trtm will mnlro
the hair brittle and lifeless. Then
HICKORY TREES THREATENED
Black Beetle Affects Long Island
Only Remedy is to Burn Down
Affected Trunks.
Long Island's hickory trees aro in
danger of extermination!
According to J. J. Levlson, the
ment of Parks, there Is an insect
enemy abroad Which, unless prompt
ly checked, may prove as destruc
tive as the chestnut tree fungus.
This enemy is the black beetle,
which bores into the bark of hickory
trees and In a short time effects
their death. The beetles multiply
very rapidly. It is an industrious
Insect. It does not waste any time
discussing what it intends to do, but
goes right along and does It. It
employs no press agent or advance
agent; tho first thing tho tree ex
perts know it has Infested the trees
and has bored many aoles right Into
their hearts. But let Mr. Levlson
give some of his experiences in fight
ing this pest:
Hickory llorerb' AVork Can Bo Seen
in Flushing.
"Anyone who will visit Flushing,
L. I., and Inquire for tho dead hick
ory trees will get a very Impressive
object lesson as to What damago can
bo done by tho hickory borer. There
aro a number of line hickory trees
in this village which havo fallen vic
tims to this Insect. The samo may
be said of tho adjoining village of
Douglaston and of Little Neck and
also of Great Neck. Tho whole ror
glon, as far as hickory trees aro con
cerned, has been devastated by this
black beetle.
"Tho trees In 'Prospect and other
city parks have been very carefully
watched and, therefore, aro In no
danger It is tho trees that are out
side of tho jurisdiction of tho Park
Department that are causing anxiety
to all those who wish well for the
rues.
"There are many hickory trees
ouisiue me narKs. especially in tno
Boroughs of Queens, Richmond and
the Bronx. If this black bcctlo is
llnUTfvl in miilHnlv In thnsn cnnflnna
of the city, as it is doing now, It
will make double tho work for those
who aro interested in keeping the
park trees free from destructive in
sects. Hickory Beetle Considered Almost as
Dangerous as tho Chestnut Fun
gus. "Tho black beetle Is lust as dead
ly an enemy as tho chestnut fungus,
because if it gots into a tree it
usually moans tho finish of that tree
But tho black beetles which havo at
tacked tho hickories with euch fury
aro more easily controlled than the
fungus. Tho latter Is carried oy
rile wind, and when it finds a chest
nut tree to light on It is also fatal.
No remedy lias beon found for the
chestnut fungus. Tho boetlo pest Is
different. When wo find a treo in
any of tho parka which has boon In
vaded by tho borer, wo cut It down
and hum it up. It does not make
any difference how beautiful a treo
It Is. or how vaiuanio. ir tno borers
havo really got Into It, the treo bos
sot to go into tho nro. i: toe samo
Practical Fashions
LADY'S WAIST.
Of moro than ordinary attractive ap
pearance, yet etmpla of construction,
(a tho waist shown in this design,
which will 60TVQ equally well for sepa
rato wear or for tho popular semi
Drtncoso development Sorgo, cash
mere, broadcloth or ellk may t used,
tf tho waist Is part of a complete cos
tamo. It Intended for separate wear,
a great variety of fabrics Is avnlW
nolo.
Tho pattern (5794) la cut In sizes 32
to 42 Inches bast measure. Medium
elzo requires 2 yards of 24 Inch
gooda. or 2 V. yards of material 3G
lnchoe wide, of a yard of 24 Inch
BSLtln, of a jxird of 18 Inch all
ofer. To procure this pattern, send 10 centa to
T'atteen Department1' of this piper. Write
name vmd address plainly, And be sure to cve
aise, and number oc pattern.
NO 5724. SIZE..
NAME
TOWN
STREET AND NO
STATE
If you have been neglectful you will
wonder what causes the hair to fall
out during the cold weather.
Don't pull or draw the hair too
much in the same direction nor pin
it too firmly. This is very injurious
to the roots. Old hair may survive,
radical course was followed outside
the Jurisdiction of the -parks tho
damago done by the black borer
would be nil."
Not only have the hickory trees
been killed along the north shore
of Long Island in considerable num
bers, but those on the reservation of
the Russell Sago Foundation at
Forest Hills, Queens Borough, have
been devastated.
"There can be no doubt," said Mr.
Levlson, "that a very great danger
exists with this black borer abroad
in such very great numbers as now
exist. It Is useless to talk of ordi
nary remedies In checking its ad
vance because to use them would
only be temporizing. What is re
quired aro radical methods. This
means tho cutting down of the trees
and tho burning of the wood before
the beetles havo time to movo on to
pastures new. There are many hick
ory trees in private grounds in
Brooklyn, Queens, Richmond and the
Bronx. Those will all go unless
there is something doing, and that
right away. There aro four classes
of hickory trees. What Is called a
pecan Is really a hickory. When a
treo Is not badly enough infected to
I require its total destruction tho in
fected parts of the bark should be
cut out and burned. Anybody with
oven half an eye for trees can see tho
hole made by a borer at a glance
and they can see the sawdust which
tho borers make. There Is no mys
tery about his operations.
Mr. Levlson Describes tho Hickory
Tree Borer and His Habits of
Working.
'In the winter tho black beetle Is
a grub and he assumes a dangerous
stage during tho latter part of May.
At this period lie deposits his eggs
In tho hark of tho hickory trees and
then the trouble begins. The rem
edy is early dotection and co-opera
tive destruction. No training Is re-
quired to detect tho hickory tree
borer. Ho leaves too many tracks
behind him. Wo should havo more
people Interested In saving tho trees:
then wo would begin to make moro
progress In heading oft this pest
If the Infected trees aro allowed to
stand until the beetles get out into
othor treos no end of mischief is
done."
Mr. Levlson is In favor of the es
tablishment of a bureau for tho care
ful supervision of all trees growing
in the city to tho end that such a do
structlvo pest as the black hickory
treo boror, shall not got ahead of
those who would chock It and do
damago that can never bo fully re
paired. Mr. Levlson thinks that
euch a department of treo culture
should bo presided over by a head
who was qualified by training and
experience to fully protect forestry
Interests. The experience with tho
cnostnut tree, -which has beon near
ly exterminated in this part of tho
country, while tho pest spreads to
sun moro distant parts, and tho hick
ory treo beetle, that has already done
great damage, all point, in Mr. Lo
vlson's opinion, to tho need of one
central head for tho direction of all
matters relating to trees in a great
territory like tho City of New York,
where there are probably moro tree
but tho now Is Injured greatly, foe
causo it is tender and delicate. The
scalp is more susceptible in warm
weather and, therefore, tho roots of
the hair nro moro easily affected.
Don't pin pn any unnecessary ex
tra hair in summer. Tho head may
become overheated and hair gets
tired and neods a rost as well as tho
rest of tho body. To keep a good
head of hair, ventllato it often, ar
range It as soft and Huffy as possible
and avoid tension In arranging It.
Don't substitute a dry shampoo for
a wet one, even If your hair is oily.
It will do no good and may do lots
of harm. The summer Is no time for
dry champoolng. Between tho dust
and tho oil already in tho hair and
the addition of a dry shampoo power
you may ruin your hair with such
treatment. When necessary give the
hair and scalp a thorough liquid and
water shampoo. No dry shampoo
can equal a wet one properly given.
However, do not shampoo the hair
oftoner than every two or three
weeks. If the hair Is very oily or
becomes moist with perspiration, it
may bo separated Into strands when
taken down at night, and with a
wide nail brush dipped into equal
parts of wltchhazel, alcohol and rose
water brush the scalp very gently all
over; when finished, if the hair
should feel damp, dry It with tow
els. This treatment, of course, Is for
intervals between shampoos.
Fashion Notes.
The chiffon scarf draped fichu
fashion and with ends cut diagonal
ly makes a very pretty drapery In
sash form at the back of a thin mus
lin frock.
Lace blouses are worn, but they
are no longer veiled with chiffon, al
though trimmings collar and re
vers of chiffon, usually black, are
allowed.
Smart and practical are the high,
soft collars and four-ln-hand ties of
wash silk. Those In white silk, strip
ed In either green or red are partic
ularly striking.
Tho coat of white satin, worn over
a skirt of black satin, cloth or some
other dark material, is smart.
A bolt of black patent leather,
edged top and bottom, with soft
white kid, Is very effective. The eye
lets are white and the small buckle is
of mother-of-pearl.
Small and Hat are tho newest hats,
displaying the hair, and trimmed
with wisps of feathers, flowers and
small 'bows of velvet in a fascinating
manner.
Long coats of ratine or eponge in
white- and black with satin foulard
linings are worn instead of the pop
ular polo coat of last year.
A new garment suggesting a red
lngote has been evolved for wear over
thin Summer gowns. Made of satin,
crepe or taffeta and sometimes of
chiffon, it Is open in tho front fast
ened at a slnglo point usually the
waist line and is usually cut away
downward to the back, where It is
quite long.
lovers than are to bo found In an
other single section of this coun
try. CHESTNUT BLIGHT.
Insects In Helntion to tho Dying of
the Chestnut Trees.
The Importance of having tho best
information that can be secured on
the subject of insects In their rela
tion to the chestnut led tho Secre
tary of Agriculture to project an ex
tensive investigation through the
Branch of Forest Insects of the Bur
eau of Entomology.
General Investigations since isad
havo shown that moro than 450
species of insects inhabit the chest
nut. While all or these are not de
structive, some are especially so
One, the so-called two-lined chestnut
borer, is directly responslblo ror tno
death of moro timber, perhaps, than
all tho others combined. This is a
small, elongated beetle which files in
May and June and deposits eggs on
to bark of living and dying chest
nuts, oak. beech, and ironwood in tno
Southern, Middle and Eastern states.
Tho elongate, slender larvae mine in
tho inner bark and outer wood in
such a manner as to girdle tho trees
When they attain their full growtn
they transform to the adult stage in
tho outer wood, or bark, to emerge
tho following spring and repeat tho
process. Investigations havo shown
that It can be controlled by dlspoS'
Ing of tho Infested trees in such a
manner as to destroy tno baric on
tho main trunks during tho fall and
winter months.
Tho extensive dying of tho chest
nut in tho Southern States during
tho last century, whoro tho chestnut
blight dlseaso was not known to OC'
cur, together with oxtenslve Inves-
t gations in this region, indicate
that there aro a number of agencies
of destruction which must bo lnves
tlgated before tho problem of pro
tooting tho chestnut can bo solved.
In some sections oi tno bourn
where moro than fifty years ago the
chestnut trees were abundant, very
few aro present today. Observations
by Dr. A. D. Hopkins, In charge of
Forest Insect Investigations, during
tho past twenty years in tho appala-
chlans show a widespread neatn oi
both chestnut and chinquapin during
the period.
In order that investigations may
be oxtendod in all sections where
tho chestnut grows, owners of tlm
bor should report to tho Bureau of
Entomology as to tho healthy or un
healthy condition of their tlmhor,
Information is especially desired
from localities representing tho most
northern, western, southern, and
southeastern parts of its distribution
namoly in the North from Maino
Now Hampshire, and Now York, In
tho West from Michigan, Ohio, in
dlana, Kentucky and Tennessee: In
tho South, from Mississippi, Ala
bama and Georgia, and In the South
cast, from South Carolina, North
Carolina, and Virginia.
Immune.
Ella There goos tho luckiest girl
alive. Bella In -what respect?
Ella Nothing she eats makes her
fat. Harper s Bazar.
PIIOPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
THE CONSTITUTION SUBMIT
TED TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS
COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR AP
PROVAL OH REJECTION, DY THE
GENERAL ASSEMDLY OF THE
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYL
VANIA, AND PUBLISHED BY OR
DER OF THE SECRETARY OF
THE COMMONWEALTH, IN PUR
SUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF
THE CONSTITUTION.
Number One.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing nn amendment to article
nine, section four, of the Constitu
tion of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, authorizing tho
State to Issuo bonds to the amount
of fifty millions of dollars for the
Improvement of tho highways of
the Commonwealth.
Section 1. Bo it resolved by tho
Senate and House of Representatives
of tho Commonwealth of Pennsyl
vania in General Assembly met, That
the following amendment to tho Con
stitution of tho Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania be, and tho samo is
hereby, proposed, In accordance with
the eighteenth articlo thereof:
That section four of article nine,
which reads as follows:
"Section 4. No debt shall bo creat
ed by or on behalf of tho State, ex
cept to supply casual deficiencies of
revenue, repel invasion, suppress In
surrection, defend the State in war,
or to pay existing debt; and the debt
created to supply deficiency In reve
nue shall never exceed, In tho aggre
gate at anyone time, ono million of
dollars," be amended so as to read as
follows:
Section 4. No debt shall be created
by or on behalf of tho State, except
to supply casual deficiencies of rev
enue, repel invasion, suppress insur
rection, defend the State in war, or
to pay existing debt; and tho debt
created to supply deficiencies in rev
enue shall never exceed, In the ag
gregate at any one tlmo, ono million
of dollars; 'Provided, however, That
the General Assembly, Irrespective of
any debt, may authorize the State to
issue bonds to the amount of fifty
millions of dollars for tha purpose of
improving and rebuilding tho high
ways of the Commonwealth.
A true copy of Joint Resolution
No. 1.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Number Two.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to section
seven, article three of the constitu
tlon of 'Pennsylvania, so as to per
mit special legislation regulating
labor.
Section 1. Be it resolved by tho
enate and House of Representatives
f the Commonwealth of iPennsyl-
anla in General Assembly met, That
the following Is proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
In accordance with tho provisions of
the eighteenth article thereof.
Amendment to Article Three, Section
Seven.
Section 2. Amend section seven,
article three of the Constitution of
Pennsylvania, which reads as fol
lows: "Section 7. The General Assembly
shall not pass any local or special
law authorizing the creation, exten
sion, or impairing of liens:
"Regulating tho affairs of coun
ties, cities, townships, wards, bor
oughs, or school districts:
"Changing the names of persons or
places:
"Changing the venue in civil or
criminal cases:
Authorizing the laying out, open
ing, altering, or maintaining roads,
highways, streets or alleys:
"Relating to ferries or bridges, or
Incorporating ferry or bridge com
panies, except for the erection of
bridges crossing streams which form
boundaries between this and any
other State:
"Vacating roads, town plats,
streets or alleys:
Relating to cemeteries, grave
yards, or public grounds not of tho
State:
'Authorizing the adoption or legi
timation of children:
"Locating or changing county-
seats, erecting new counties, or
changing county linos:
"Incorporating cities, towns, or
villages, or changing their charters:
"For the opening and conducting
of elections, or fixing or changing the
place of voting:
"Granting divorcos:
"Erecting new townships or bor
oughs, changing township lines, bor
ough limits or school districts:
"Creating offices, or prescribing
the powers and duties of officers in
counties, cities, boroughs, townships,
election or school districts:
Changing tho law of descent or
succession:
"Regulating the practice or Juris
diction of, or changing the rules of
ovldenco In, any Judicial proceeding
or Inquiry before courts, aldermen,
justices of tho peace, sheriffs, com
missioners, arbitrators, auditors,
masters In chancery, or other tribun
als, or providing or changing meth
ods for tho collection or deuts, or tho
enforcing of Judgments, or prescrib
ing tho effect of Judicial sales of real
estate:
"Regulating tho fees, or extondlng
the powers and duties of aldermen,
Justices of tho peace, magistrates or
constables:
"Regulating tho managoment of
nubile schools, tho building or repair
ing of school houses and the raising
of money for such purposes:
"Fixing tho rato or interest:
"Affecting tho estates of minors or
persons under disability, except after
duo not co to all parties in interest.
to bo recited in the special enact
ment:
"Remitting fines, penalties and
forfeitures, or refunding moneys leg
ally paid Into tho treasury:
"Exempting property from taxa
tlon:
"Regulating labor, trade, mining
or manufacturing.
"Creating corporations, or amend
ing, lenewing or extondlng tho
chnrters thereof:
"Granting to any corporation, as
sociation or individual any special
or oxcluslvo privilege or immunity, or
to any corporation, association or in'
dividual the right to lay down a rail
road track.
"Nor shall tho General Assembly
indirectly enact such special or. local
law by tho partial repeal of a general
law; but laws repealing local or
special acts may bo passed:
"Nor shall any law he passed
granting powers and privileges in
any case where the granting of
such powurs, and prlv'leges
shall havo been provided for by gen
eral law, nor whoro tho courts havo
Jurisdiction to grant tho samo or give
tho relief asked for," so as to read
as follows:
Section 7. The General Assembly
shall not pass any local or special
law authorizing tho creation, exten
sion or impairing of lines:
Regulating tho affairs of counties,
cities, townships, wards, Doroughs,
or school districts:
Changing tho names of porsons or
places:
Changing tho venue in civil or
criminal cases:
Authorizing tho laying out, open
ing, altering, or maintaining roads,
highways, tsreets or alleys:
Relating to ferries or bridges, or
incorporating ferry or bridge com
panies, except for the erection of
bridges crossing streams which form
boundaries between this and any oth
er State:
Vacating roads, town plats, streets
or alleys:
Relating to cemeteries, graveyards,
or public grounds not of the State:
Authorizing the adoption, or legiti
mation of children:
Locating or changing county-seats,
erecting new counties or changing
county lines:
Incorporating cities, towns or vil
lages, by changing their charters:
For the opening and conducting
of elections, or flxlng or changing the
p'aco of voting:
Granting divorces:
Erecting new townships or bor
oughs, changing township lines, bor
ough limits or school districts:
Creating offices, or prescribing the
powers and duties of officers in coun
ties, cities, boroughs, townships, elec
tion or school districts:
Changing the law of descent or
succession:
Regulating the practice or juris
lctlon of, or changing the rules of
evidence in, any judicial proceeding
or inquiry before courts, aldermen,
Justices of the peace, sheriffs, com
missioners, arbitrators, auditors,
masters In chancery or other trib
unals, or providing or changing
methods for the collection of debts,
or tho enforcing of judgments, or
prescribing the effect of judicial sales
of real estate:
Regulating the fees, or extending
the powers and duties of aldermen,
justices of the peace, magistrates or
constables:
Regulating the management of
public schools, the building or re
pairing of school houses and the rais
ing of money for such purposes:
Fixing the rate of Interest:
Affecting the estates of minors or
persons under disability, except after
due notice to all parties in Interest,
to bo recited in the special enact
ment: Remitting fines, penalties and for
f -ltures, or refunding moneys legally
paid Into the treasury:
Exempting property from taxation:
Regulating labor, trade, mining or
manufacturing; but the legislature
may regulate and fix the wages or
salaries, the hours of work or labor,
and make provision for the protec
tion, welfare and safety of persons
employed by the State, or by any
county, city, borough, town, town
ship, school district, village, or other
civil division of tho State, or by
any contractor or sub-contractor per
forming work, labor or services for
the State, or for any county, city,
borough, town, township, school dis
trict, village or other civil division
thereof:
Ci eating corporations, or amend
ing, renewing or extending the
charters thereof:
Granting to any corporation, asso
ciation or Individual any special or
exclusive privilege or Immunity, or
to any corporation, association, or
Individual the right to lay down a
railroad track:
Nor shall the General Assembly In
directly enact such special or local
law by the partial repeal of a gener
al law; but laws repealing local or
special acts may be passed:
Nor shall any law be passed grant
ing powers or privileges In any case
where tho granting of such powers
and privileges shall havo been pro
vided for by general law, nor where
tho courts have jurisdiction to grant
the same or give the relief asked for.
A true copy of Joint Resolution
No. 2.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Number Three.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to section
threo of article eight or tho con
stitution of Pennsylvania.
Section 1. Bo It resolved by tho
House of Representatives of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania (if tho
Senate concur), That tho following
Is proposed as an amendment to tho
Constitution of tho Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, In accordance with the
provisions of tho eighteenth articlo
thereof:
Section 2. Amend section threo of
article eight, which reads as follows:
"All judges elected by the olectors
of tho State at largo may bo elected
at either a general or municipal elec
tion, as circumstances may require.
All tho elections for Judges of tho
courts for tho sovoral Judicial dis
tricts, and for county, city, ward,
borough, and township officers, for
regular terms of service, shall bo
hold on the municipal olectlon day;
namoly, the Tuesday next following
tho first Monday of November in each
odd-numbered year, but tho General
Assembly may by law fix a different
day, two-thirds of all tho members
of each House consenting theroto:
Provided, That such elections shall
always bo held In an odd-numbered
year," so as to road:
Section 3. All Judges elected by
tho olectors of tho State at large
may bo elected at either a general
or municipal olectlon, as circum
stances may require. All elections
for Judges of tho courts for tho sov
oral Judicial districts, and for county,
city, ward, borough, and township
officers, for regular terms of service,
shall bo hold on tho municipal elec
tion day: namoly. tho Tuesday next
following tho first Monday of Novem
ber in each odd-numbered year, but
the General Assembly may by law fix
a different day, two-thirds of all tho
members of each House consenting
thereto: Provided, That such elec
tions snail be hold in an odd-numbered
year Provided further, That all
judges for the courts of tho soveral
judicial districts holding offlco at
tho present time, whoso terms of of
fice may end in an odd-numhored
year, shall continue to hold their of
fices until tho first Monday of Janu
ary in the next succeeding oven
numbered year.
A true copy of Concurrent Resolu
tion No. 3.
ROBERT iMcAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Number Four.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to section
ono of articlo nlno of tho Consti
tution of Pennsylvania, relating to
taxation.
Section 1. Bo It resolved by tho
Senate and House of Representatives
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva
nia In General Assembly mot, That
tho following Is proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of tho
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in
accordance with the provisions of
the eighteenth articlo thereof:
Section 2. Amend section one or
article nlno of the Constitution of
Pennsylvania, which reads as fol
lows: "All taxes shall bo uniform, upon
the same class of subjects, within the
territorial limits of the authority
levying the tax, and shall bo levied
and collected under general laws;
but the General Assembly may, by
general laws, exempt from taxation
public property used for public pur
poses, actual places of religious
worship, places of burial not used
or held for private or corporate
profit, and institutions of purely pub
lic charity," so as to read as fol
lows: All taxes shall be uniform upon
tho same class of subjects, within the
territorial limlta of the authority
levying the tax, and shall be levied
and collected under general laws.
and the subjects of taxation may be
classified for the purpose of laying
graded or progressive taxes; but the
General Assembly may, by general
laws, exempt from taxation public
property used for public purposes.
actual places of religious worship.
places of burial not used or held for
private or corporate profit, and In
stitutions of purely public charity.
A true copy of Joint Resolution
No. 4.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Number Five.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the Con
stitution of Pennsylvania.
Bo it resolved by tho Senate and
House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in
General Assembly met, That the fol
lowing Is proposed as an amendment
to the Constitution of Pennsylvania,
In accordance with tho provisions of
the eighteenth article thereof:
Articlo IX.
Section 15. No obligations which
have been heretofore Issued, or
which may 'hereafter be Issued, by
any county or municipality, other
than Philadelphia, to provide for tho
construction or acquisition of water
works, subways, underground rail
ways or street railways, or the ap
purtenances thereof, shall be con
sidered as a debt of a municipality
within the meaning of section eight
of article nlno of tho Constitution of
Pennsylvania or of this amendment,
if the net revenue derived from said
property for a period of five years,
either before or after the acquisition
thereof, or, whoro the same is con
structed by the county or munici
pality, after the completion thereof,
shall have been sufficient to pay In
terest and sinking-fund charges dur
ing said -period upon said obliga
tions, or If the said obligations shall
be secured by Hens upon tho respec
tive properties, and shall Impose no
municipal liability. Where munici
palities of counties shall Issue obli
gations to provide for the construc
tion of property, as herein provided,
said municipalities or counties may
also issue obligations to provide for
the interest and sinking-fund charges
accruing thereon until said proper
ties shall havo been completed and
In operation for a period of one
year; and said municipalities and
counties shall not be required to levy
a tax to pay said interest and sinking-fund
charges, as required by sec
tion ten of articlo nlno of the Con
stitution of Pennsylvania, until after
said properties shall have been oper
ated by said counties or municipali
ties during said period of one year.
Any of the said municipalities or
counties may Incur indebtedness in
excess of seven per centum, and not
exceeding ten ppr centum, of tho as
sessed valuation of tho taxablo prop
erty therein, if said increase of in
debtedness shall have been assented
to by three-fifths of tho electors vot
ing at a public olectlon, in such man
ner as shall bo provided by law.
A true copy of Joint Resolution
No. u.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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