THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 191 2.
PAGE SEVE1K
STOClUIOLDEnS' NOTICE.
At a meeting of tho directors ol
1i n ttnnnailnln Htmn Tlnnlr finlrl nti
bUU AlWULOU W J iu u t-t it 11 it 1 uviu u tt
Tiitir 9K 1019 flirt frtllrtwlrif Tfan1ll-
null wus uuuuiuiuuaif uuuineu;
"Resolved, That wo recommend
i Vi afnpWIinlrlnrn nf llin TTnnnailnln
X-J I til tl A-J 1 1 1 1 It V t. IUV1VUDU 1 It U V It J' I kit I
stock 01 tho said bank from 175,000
to J100.000."
In nccordnnco with tho nbovo ros-
oiuuon a meeting 01 mo stocKnoiaors
,,,afl o It r 1 Ail, ,1 n nntnhAn
J 11 Lit tJltltT 1 Liitj 1ULM 11 tt t w t
4 o'clock In tho afternoon of tho
Rnlf1 ilnv. fn tnVn nrMnn fin tho nn-
proval or disapproval of tho propos
ed Increase.
Note: In tho event of tho stock
holders approving tho Increase ar
rocommonded. the Doard of DIroo
xors wm ux mo price ior wnicn wo
eald stock shall ho sold at 200 per
share.
DENJ. P. HAINES.
Secretary.
Honesdale, Pa., Aug. 5, 1912.
C3w9.
WHEN THERE
IS ILLNESS
FEAR FISHING METHODS
USED BY CORPORATIONS.
in your family you of course call
a reliable physician. Den t stop
at that; have his prescriptions
put up at a reliable pharmacy,
oven it it is a little farther from
your home than some other store.
You can And no more reliable
store than ours. It would be im
possible for more care to be taken
in the selection of drugs, etc., or
in the compounding. Proserin
tionB brought here, either night
or day, will be promptly and
accurately compounded by a
competent registered pharmacist
and the prices will be most rea
sonable. O. T. CHAMBERS,
PHARMACIST,
Opp. D. & II. Station. IIonesdalk. Pa
g iimi,,llllli,,,,,,!,,!,l,,,,,,,,!,ITTg
MARTIN; CAUFIELD
Designer and Man
ufacturer of
ARTISTIC
MEMORIALS
Office and Works;
1036 MAIN ST.
HONESDALE, PA.
Government to Investigate- Steam
Trawlers With Huge Not.
An Investigation of tho Ashing meth
ods adopted by corporations Is about
to bo modo by tho United States bu
reau of fisheries. In place of set
trawls, which arc lines anchored to
tho bottom of tho ocean wlUi long
baited hooks at cloeo Intervals, other
trawlers aro now In uso. The no aro
Gigantic nets with mouths from 100
to 150 feet In wtdth. kept open by con
trivances known s otter boards.
Theso nets aro dragged by steam
vessels, and the catch of cod, haddock
and other fish that frequent tho bot
tom of tho soa is enormous. Six of
theso steamers haTo recently been
sent out from Boston. The boats cost
$50,000 each, Tho old Ashing smack
of tho Gloucester float represents an
Investment of 15,O0O. Tho mrorma
tion conveyed to tho bureau of fish
eries that another company has been
organized In Now Tork to carry on tho
otter trawling othod In still larger
proportions has aroused tho head of
tho bureau, and the senate committee
on fisheries will recommend an appro
priation with a view to studying tho
destructive effect on PotTllfo.
Tho friends of tho otter trawling
system declare that tho btg catches
will cheapen tho cost of living. Tho
enemies of tho system say it depletes
tho schools of flh bo rapidly that they
will soon bocomo extinct unless steps
are taken to control tho Invasion of
tho steamers.
The question hna token on an Inter
national ospoct becaneo of requests
from Canada and Newfoundland for
a thorough Investigation. European
steam trawling vessels aro beginning
to nppoar on tho fishing grounds fre
quented by Americans. 6omo thirty
I.'roneh trawlers wero operating re
cently to tho eastward of Newfound
land. Representative Gardner Intro
duced a bill forbidding tho entry In
tho ports of tho United States of any
fish caught by othor trawlers. Tho
fisheries coramltteo docldod, however,
that an Investigation of the question Is
deslrablo before any legislation is enacted.
Dr. n. M. Smith, denntr commis
sioner of tho bureau of fisheries, sug
gested that tho beet method to pursue
would bo to detail an ompwyoo or uio
bureau as an observer for an entire
season on board oach ottor trawler.
Tho commissioner of fisheries says tho
nnpstJon of tho destruction of tho flh
on tho Grand banks Is a vory serious
one, and ho urges an appropriation
sufficient to carry on a thorough investigation.
; DR. GEORGE E. MORRISON, k
; s
5 New Political Adviier of Pros- f
J Ident of China Now a Donedict. C
HePUhBGSBh. 4 siH
Dr. Goorgo Ernest MorrlBon, hitherto
correspondent of tho London Times In
Peking, was married In London to Miss
Jeanne Robin, a native of Now Zealand,
who formerly lived In Chlnn. Dr. Morrl
Bon returns Immediately to Poking to
tako up his duties ao political advisor to
tho Chinese president of tho republic, to
which office ho was appointed on Aug. L
MEAN BUSINESS IN NICARAGUA
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO law by tho partial repeal of a general
THE CONSTITUTION SUBMIT- laws but laws repealing local or
TED TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS special actr. may bo passed:
COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIU AI- "Nor shall any law bo passed
PROVAL OH REJECTION, UY THE granting powers and privileges In
GENERAL. ASSEMBLY OF THE any caso where tho granting of
COMMONWEALTH OF RENNSYL- such powors, and prlv'leges
VANIA, AND PUBLISHED BY OR- shall have been provided for by gen-
DER OF THE SECRETARY OF oral law, nor where tho courts havo
THE COMMONWEALTH, IN PUR- Jurisdiction to grant tho samo or give
SUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF tho relief asked for," so as to road
THE CONSTITUTION. as follows:
Niimhnr Onn Section 7. Tho General Assembly
A JOINT RESOLUTION. aw nuMlorizinc tho creation, exton-
Proposlng an amendment to article slon or Impairing of lines:
nine, section lour, oi uio uonsutu- Regulating tho afralrs or counties,
tlon of tho Commonwealth of cities, townships, wards, ooroughs,
Pennsylvania, authorizing the or school districts:
State to isstio bonds to the amount Changing tho names of persons or
of fifty millions of dollars for the places:
improvement or uio Highways or Changing tho venue in civil or
the Commonwealth. criminal cases:
Section 1. Bo It resolved by tho Authorizing tho laving out. oncn-
Senato and House of Representatives ing, altering, or maintaining roads,
of the Commonwealth of Ponnsyl- highways, tsreets or alleys:
yania in ucnerai Assomuiy met. ina; Relating to ferries or bridges, or
i " """ incorporating ferry or brldgo com'
Biiiuuon oi ino t,omraonweaiin oi panle8 excopt for tho eroction of
Pennsylvania be. and tho samo li uuM. noi ,i,ii, f..,
. . - - . u I vo-i' luooiub nit Liiuia nuiuu iuiui
VrT 1 iu uwjuiuuulo uu boundaries between this and any oth-
mu uiilluuiiLii ill liuiu iiiucui. i nr StiltO"
mat section lour oi nrticio nine, vntimf trmia ninio ofrAnta
iwuuu tuuua tia luiiuno. I nr nilpvn
section 4. ISO ieUL Sllall DO Creai- PolnHnn- in nnmntnrlna ttrn vnvn rrl a
i-u uf or uu uuuuil oi i.ib owiic, or puDll0 grounds not of tho State:
cept to supply casual deficiencies of Authorizing tho adoption, or legiti
revenue, repel Invasion, suppress in- matlon of children:
surrecuon, aeiena ino aiaio in war, Locating or changing county-seats,
or to pay existing debt; and the debt erecting new counties or changing
ciuuiL'u iu supiuy uuiiuienuj' iii iuvu county lines:
nuo snau never exceeu, in inq aggro- incornorntinir pIMpa. towns or vil-
Mn n f i . . . ' - - - -
Ktiiu m uiijuuu iiiuu, uuu lu.uiuu ui i jages, by changing their charters
uoiiars, ue amenaeu so as 10 rcau as For tho onenlnc and conducting
follows: I nf plppMnns. nr flvlnir nr h.ini-lni? thn
(- . 1 1 .. I XT- -1.-11 I.- m ., ' - . o w. " 3 C3
by or on behalf of the State, except Granting divorces:
to supply casual deficiencies of rev- Erecting new townships or bor
onue, repol invasion, suppress insur- 0ughs, changing township lines, bor
iKv-iiuu, ubicuu iu oiaic iu ui ough limits or school districts:
to pay existing uODt: and tlie UeOt r.rpntlnp nfflroa. nr nrpsrrlhlni' thn
L-reaiuu to suviny uuuueuuius iu ruv- nowers and duties of olucers In coun
enuo shall never exceed, In the ag- tieS( cities, boroughs, townships, elec
gregato at any one time, ono million tion or SCh0ol districts:
ot aonars; t'roviaca, nowever, -inat changing the law of descent or
wiu uuiiurui iiB&uuiuiy, iri uaiJuuuivu ui I succession:
any ueut, may autnorizo tne btato to Regulating tho nractlce or Juris-
issue bonds to the amount of fifty lctlon of, or changing tho rules of
uuiuuns oi uouurs ioi uio puriJoso evidence In, any judicial proceeding
Improving and rebuilding tho high- or inquiry before courts, aldermen,
Justices of the peace, sheriffs, com
LEGAL BLANKo for sale at The
Citizen offlco: Land Contracts,
Leases, Judgment Notes, Warrantee
Deeds, lionas, Transcnpts, sum
mons, Attachments, Subpoenas, La
bor Claim Deeds, Commitments, Ex
ecutions, Collector's and Constable'
Bonds.
LEAVES 93 DESCENDANTS.
Fifty Great-grandchildren Among
Mourners For Coudno, Ajd 92.
Nlnety-threo direct descendants els
children, thlrty-sovon grandchildren
and fifty great-grandchltdreu wero
left by Isidore Couslno, ngod ninety
two, whoso funeral vrae held recently
at Erie, Mich.
Couslno was donn oC his family,
wealthy landownors, whoso ancestors
were French pioneers In this eectlon of
the country. Ho died n few hours aft
er nix of his ck)8o kin were killed and
ihreo injured wlicn a Lake Shoro train
hit tholr automobile.
Until a year ago Couslno . rodo a
horso and personally oapcrvtsod his
farmlnc.
Arrival of United States Cruisers Ex
pected to Impress Rebels.
Washington, Aug. 27. With the ar
rival in Nlcnrngua of the extensive re
enforcemonts now on tho way thither
from the United States, it is expected
by tills government to tnko such vigor
ous steps In that country as will prove
a salutary lesson not only to tho revo
lutionists of Nicaragua, but to the
neighboring republics of Central Amer
ica as well.
Tho Nlcarnguan revolt is regarded
with such seriousness here that It Is
believed It marks a crisis In the policy
and prestige of tho Unite! Stntes In nil
Central America. Nothing but the most
drastic measures, it is now considered,
can prevont tho United States from n
great loss of Influence in Latin Amer
ica. Information has reached here In
dicating that General Mena attempted
to overthrow tho government largely
because lie was persuaded that the
United States was bluffing and did not
mean business In regard to its In
Blstenco upon the preservation of peace
In Nicaragua and respect for the
pledges of tho Dawson convention re
quiring an open election of the suc
cessor of President Diaz.
ujr of spoiling your jellies und
Mw preserves. Seal them with
1 .Pura Rtfintd Paraffine) 1'
1 Just melt and Absolutely air-light 1
I p?"ervvcsr ,hc No sharp-edged tin covers
I L Easy to use I
h Zbtj pacing canin A v . m
n r- InnvnanrfiM IS
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 t, venf ( n
tion of Pennsylvania, so as to per- J"3""3, r. the P
Shoots Girl Before Crowd.
Chicago, Aug. 27. In sight of hun
dreds of persons going to work Frank
Motls twico shot and probably fatally
wounded Miss Vlasta Musek as she
was entering a State street department
store. Motls then attempted to tako
his own life, but the police wrested tho
gun away from him. Jealousy is given
as the cause of the shooting.
inissioners, arbitrators, auditors,
masters in chancery or other trib
unals, or providing or changing
methods for tho collection of debts,
or the enforcing or Judgments, or
prescribing the effect of judicial sales
of real estate
Regulating the fees, or extending
duties of aldermen,
eace, magistrates or
labor & Regulating the management of
o"w 1 n- i public schools, the building or re-
Cnnnfrt TTn..rtn nP W nntnonn to f lima I 'W"fc, tJ I tJltWW 11VJ iUV 4lt3
r n ,i,v Dr,,,i ing of money for such purposes:
v.nnln In r.onnrnl Assomhlv mnt. Thnt x '"--
the following is proposed as an Affecting the estates of minors or
amendment to the Constitution of Persons under disability, except after
tho rnmmnnwnnith of Pennsvlvanlo. uue notice to an parties in interest
In accordance with the provisions of to be recited in the special enact-
thfi filrrhtppnth article. thereof, mem.
a different day, two-thirds of all tho
moiubers of each House consenting
theroto: 'Provided, That such elec
tions shall bo held In an odd-numbered
yenr Provided furthor, That all
Judges for tho courts of tho several
Judicial districts holding offlco at
tho present time, whoso terms of or
flce may end In an odd-numbered
year, shall continue to hold their of
fices until tho first Monday of Janu
ary in tho next succeeding ovon-
numbercd year.
A true copy of Concurrent Resolu
tion No. 3.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Number Four.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to section
ono of article nine of the Consti
tution of Pennsylvania, relating to
taxation.
Section 1. Be It resolved by tho
Sonato and House of Representatives
of tho Commonwealth of Pennsylva
nia In General Assembly met, That
tho following is proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of tho
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, In
accordance with the provisions ot
tho eighteenth article thereof:
Section 2. Amend section ono of
article nine of the Constitution of
Pennsylvania, which reads as follows:
"All taxes shall be uniform, upon
tho samo class of subjects, within tho
territorial limit3 of the authority
levying the tax, and shall be levied
and collected undor general lawss
but tho 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 corporato
profit, and institutions of purely pub
lic charity," so as to read as fol
lows:
All taxes shal' bo uniform upon
the same class of subjects, within tho
territorial limits of the authority
levying the tax, and shall bo levied
and collected under general laws,
and the subjects of taxation may bo
classified for tho purpose of laying
graded or progressive taxes; but tho
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 truo copy of Joint Resolution
No. 4.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Amendment to Article Three, Section
Seven
Section 2. Amend section seven,
article three of tho Constitution of
Pennsylvania, which reads as fol
lows:
"Section 7. The General Assembly
Remitting fines, penalties and for
f -itures, 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 tho wage3 o
shall not pass any local or special salaries, the hours of work or labor,
Weather Probabilities.
Fnlr and cooler today; tomorrow, fair
brisk northwest winds.
The Ideal Guardian
of the estates of your minor chil
dren. It has the very best facilities
for the profitable and wise invest
ment and re investment of the princi
pal and accrued ncome.-The Scranton Trust Co.
1 BIO Spruco Street.
Market Reports.
Now York, Aug. 27.
BUTTER Steady to firm; receipts. 7.M8
packages; creamery, extras, lb., 20a26Hc;
firsts. 2n25Ho.; soconds, 24a24Ha; thirds,
2Ia23a; state dairy, tubs, finest, 25c; good
to prlmo, 23a24c; common to fair, aa22V4c;
process, extras, 24a4Hc; firsts, 23a23Ho.l
seconds, 21n23c. ; Imitation creamery, flrBta,
23c.; factory, June mako, firsts, 22c.; cur
rent make, firsts, 21V4a22c; seconds, 20Via
21c.; thirds. 19a20o. ; packing stock, current
make. No. 2, lOHaSOaj No. 3. 18al9c.
CHEESE Firm; rooolpts, 1,171 boxes;
state, wholo milk, now, specials, white, 16
alCVlc; colored, 16c; average fancy,
white, lia; colored, 16o.; undergrades,
llalSHo.; daisies, lC&o.; state sklmB, new,
specials, white, 12ttal3o.; colored, 12al3c;
fair to choice, lOallfcc.; undergrades, 4a
EduS General; receipts, iz.sra cases;
fresh gathered, extras, doz., 25a20o.; extra
firsts, 22a24a; firsts, 21Ha22V4a: soconds,
20a21c.; dirties, Mal9c.; checks, lSal7c; re
frigerator, firsts, storage paid for season,
22Ha23Hc; seconds, 20aHc.; thirds. 18al9a;
state. Pennsylvania and nearby, hennery
whites, fancy, large, 31a32c; fair to good,
2!a30c; hennery browns, 2Ca27cj gathered
brown and mixed colors, 22a2Ca
POTATOEB Weak ; Long Island, bbl. or
bag, Jl.75a2.2i; Jersey, round, J1.7Sa2; long,
ft.30al.li; sweets, Jersey, yellow, basket.
Slal.25; southern, yellow, bbl., 2a2.7G.
DHEBSED POULTRY - Fresh killed,
weak: chickens, dry picked, Philadelphia
broilers, lb., 21aSo.j Pennsylvania. 21a22c.;
western. 17o21c: fowls, dry packed, west'
ern. boxes, 14ttol7aj bbls.. Iced. ISalCc:
old roosters, 12c.; spring ducks, nearby,
ISalSHci squabs, wlilto, dor., J2a4; dark,
11.15: frozen turkeys. No. L 21aI3c; No. 2,
14alCc; chickens, roasters, corn fed, 13a
21c; fowls. 4 to 6 lbs. each. 16al7c
Livo Stock Markets.
Pittsburgh, Aug. 27.
CATTLE Supply, 100 cars; market
steady, choice t3.35n9.50; prime, 28.C5n9.10;
good, I7.25a8.25; tidy, ria7.60; fair, J3.50a
610; common to goou lai uuna, u.&uao..a;
heifers, T4a7.25; fresh cows and springers,
125 ofS.
SHEEP AND LAMUS-Supply, 18 double
decks; markot higher; pnmo wotners,
ll.C0a4.75: irood mixed, tl.15a4.50; lambs,
M.50a7.25; veal calves, tl0al0.50; heavy nnd
thin calves, Ga7.
lioas ItccelDts. 30 doublo decks; mar
ket active; prlmo heavy, S.95a9; heavy
mixed, I9.10a9.15; mediums, heavy and
light Yorkers. 13.25a9.30; pigs. 13.50aS.J5;
roughs, J7.50a7.90; stags, 0.50a7.
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 venuo in civil or
criminal cases
"Authorizing tho 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 tho 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 the
State:
"Authorizing the adoption or legi
timation of children:
Locating or changing county-
seats, erecting now counties, or
changing county lines:
"Incorporating cities, towns, or
and mako provision for the protec.
tion, welfare and safety of persons
employed by the State, or by auy
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 fo
the State, or for any county, city.
borough, town, township, school dis
trlct, village or other civil division
thereof
Cieating 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 bo passed:
Nor shall any law bo passed grant
ing powers or privileges In any case
whero tho granting of such powers
and privileges shall havo been pro-
..111- . . .-It. 1 I .l.t)..n
wiiukus, or i;iiauKiuB men cuuimud. .,,,,,, fn. i. n(lrni inu. wi,oro
"For the oponlng and conducting ;,,' : ,, ,..,,,,' .7
jftaLU ui tuiiub
"Granting divorces
"Erecting new townships or bor
oughs, changing township lines, bor
ough limits or school districts:
"Creating olllces, or prescribing
the powers and duties of officers in
counties, cities, boroughs, townships,
election or school districts:
"Changing the law of descent or
succession:
"Regulating tho practice or juris-
A truo copy of Joint Resolution
No. 2.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Number Three.
A. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to section
three of article eight of tho Con
stitution of Pennsylvania.
Section 1. Ho It resolved by tho
diction of, or changing tho rules of I House of Representatives of tho Com-
ovldenco In, any Judicial proceeding monwealth of Pennsylvania (if tno
or lnnulry before courts, aldermen, senato concur). That the following
Justices of tho peace, sheriffs, com- is proposed as an amendment to tho
inissioners, arbitrators, auditors, constitution or tno uommonweaun oi
masters In chancery, or other trlbun- Pennsylvania, in accordance with tho
als, or providing or changing moth- provisions of tho eighteenth article
ods for tho collection of debts, or tho thereof: .
enforcing of Judgments, or prescrlb- Section 2. Amend section three of
ing tho offect of Judicial sales of real article eight, which reads as follows
estato: "All Judges elected by tho electors
Regulating the fees, or extending of tho Stato at largo may bo elected
tho powers and duties of aldermen, at either a general or municipal olec-
iustices of the peace, maclstrates or tion. as circumstances may require,
constables: All tho elections for Judges of tho
"Regulating tho management of courts for tho sevoral Judicial dls
nubile schools, tho building or repair- trlcts, and for county, city, ward,
ing of school houses and tho raising borough, and township officors, for
of money for such purposes: regular terms of sorvlco, shall ho
Fixing tho rato of interest: noiu on tno municipal election uay
"Affect ng tho estates of minors or namely, tno Tuesday next iouowing
persons undor disability, excopt aftor tho first Monday of November In each
duo notico to nil parties In Interest, odd-numbored year, but tho General
to bo recited In tho special enact- Assembly may by law lis a different
ment: day, two-thirds of all tho members
"Remitting fines, penalties and of each IIouso consenting thereto:
forfeitures, or refunding moneys leg- Provided, That such elections shall
ally paid into tho treasury: always bo held In an odd-numbored
Exempting property from taxa- year," so as to reau:
tlon: Section 3. All judges elected by
"Regulating labor, trade, mining tho electors of tho Stato at largo
or manufacturing. may bo elected at olther a general
"Creating corporations, or amend- or municipal oloction, as clrcum
ing, lenowing or oxtonding tho stances may require. All oloctlonB
charters thereof: for judges of tho courts for tho eov-
"Granting to any corporation, as- oral Judicial districts, and for county,
soclatlon or individual any special city, ward, borough, and township
or excluslvo nrlvllego or Immunity, or officers, for regular terms of sorvlco,
to any corporation, association or in-1 snail do hem on tno municipal eicc
dlvidual tho right to lay down a rail- tlon day; namoly, tho Tuesday next
road track. following tho first Monday of Novom-
Nor shall tho General Assembly her in each odd-numbered year, but
indirectly enact such special or local I tho General Assembly may by law fix
Number Five.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to tho Con
stitution of Pennsylvania.
Do It resolved by the Senate and
IIouso 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
tho eighteenth article thereof:
Article IX.
Section 15. No obligations which
havo 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
ot article nine of the 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, where the same is con
structed by the county or munici
pality, after the completion thereof,
shall havo been sufficient to pay In
terest and sinking-fund charges dur
ing said period upon said obliga
tions, or if the said obligations shall
bo secured by Hens upon tho respec
tive properties, and shall Impose no
municipal liability. "Where munici
palities of counties shall issuo obli
gations to provide for the construc
tion of property, as herein provided,
said municipalities or counties may
also Issue obligations to provide for
tho Interest and sinking-fund charges
accruing thereon until 6aid proper
ties shall have been completed and
In operation for a period of ono
year; and said municipalities and
counties shall not bo required to levy
a tax to pay said interest and sink
ing-fund charges, as required by sec
tion ten of article nine of tho Con
stitution of Pennsylvania, until after
said properties shall have been oper
ated by said counties or municipali
ties during said poriod of one year.
Any of tho said municipalities or
counties may incur indebtedness In
excess of seven per centum, and not
exceeding ton per centum, of tho as
sessed valuation of the taxable prop
erty therein, If said Increaso of In
debtedness shall havo been assented
to by three-fifths of tho electors vot
ing at a public olection, in such man
ner as shall be provided by law.
A truo copy of Joint Resolution
No. 5.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of tho Commonwealth.
-M-M--M
t
X
r ri- 1VT-T t-t-
The Jeweler
t would like to see you If I
you are in the market!
for
t JEWELRY, SILVER-?
WARE, WATCHES,!
CLOCKS,
DIAMONDS,
f AND NOVELTIES I
. . "Guaranteed articles only sold." I
A H UA t.t H U.M.M.U.t.1