THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1912.
PAGE SEVEN
rrrn rp
The Dark of the
Honeymoon
Showlna the DlfTlculty of
Worklntf In Double
Harness
uy M. f. ARCHIBALD
4tt4tt4fi . I lit l"-JT
A newly xnnrried couplo hnvo often
UliL"U lUi I II IT llirtL 111 lltflllllt I III I
L'be stnrt is made when the wedding
u rnt'Y is over nnti inn poiinio rnur
lpon tho routlno of ordinary Ufa Their
xpectntlon usually Is thnt tho billing
ind cooing will Inst so long as they
lvc. Hut lovers nro elevated upon 1111
luuiiuuai IMULU Hill. 1.I.UMUI. UU llMlill
nincd any moro than one can listen to
nuslc or look nt beautiful works of
irt or rend poetry dny in and day out
t-lthnllf lining ntlfthlnrr nlcn
........... .w...a uu VWV.
On starting upon it united Journey
hey find that one has boon accus
omcd to go nt one pace, tho other at
nnmnr. i mn nna nun rrnit tfm nrhrv ,
afferent one. Hut It la tho coming
own rmrn I in nnrnnimtini ivumi n
UUUUIUU LUUb UilUU Ullll3 ULH?Ut U1U
urnpike.
Thll 0nn8by and Rosalind Scrinwcr
eturned from tlielr wedding Journey to
liiv. uiuit ui.tr; iivumj ivln 1 1 1 1 1 li
IIIUL ILTU U1IU i- 1111 M IU1 L. 7 I 1 I V-
newly xnnrried person, especially a
uiuuu. lis uul Lirui'uivu lur U BUUUIM1
riill wub naturally practical and old
or his age. The scawn of preparation
or the wedding had come upon him
11V.11 11 1 J ( 111 111 ITUkllMIl 111 iriuti'
ess, and the two together had worn
mm him. Then came tho honevmoon.
nd, though at flrst it brought a de-
nKirwi m i' ir rinrir m snmn in nnrrnnr
Mm rimlllt vn thnt Ti-hnn hn fminil
Itncnlf n- hnmn lin Tr-n a nlniiaul t -...
urn to a normal condition loth In his
rlrntn nnrl mialnncu Urn Tin flru ilnr-
"t
reeted his wife with Just n trillo lew
f n lover's exuberance than ho had
een in the hnblt of showing, ami.
p an evening newspaper nnd began to
ok it over.
His wife eyed him nsknneo. They
ad entered upon tho collapse of the
Inrr nf tho ronl mntrlnmnlnl llfn Tin.
onai oi weir new companionsnip at
r ii kiiiiii til npwir TiiKiwi iirvrsnN. wnnni
If IIIII HUM KfIIIfMl iiiiun ui 11 IITM
...... ...w ,u ...... luiutuiuifl
ad Phil entered upon the affaire of
rhil went on reading hlo rwrTVFpoper.
o war snmownnr tiron run t n i trna
nr. fno nrimo mhtw nr rim nlnrwvmfn-n
nnir pxrwvron rnnr niH Tonne wirn
nil lvK-l on . 1a..
Itosallnd's faoo no bigger than, a
111 II N I Ml 1111
"Anything especial happened during
. .1 . 1 1 t a
"A great deal has happened, but you
irn linnn fcn nwMinlnn" Hth T'.-!i i nnac
nor ttinr mmTWiivi wyi tnav rr in-
"What'a gone wrongy
"Notlilng that would Interest you."
"My dear, how can yen my that?
"So I thought, until you came home
n tni t.'iiiTii' h i nir f ittt mriirn mm
Phil didn't reply to tills nt owe. For
any reproach for any inattention to
9 I flOrt ZtW n r nnnillirYti'l ltri thin
"Tell mo, swootlwart, wliat hon gone
"Oh, nothing that you need worry
"Tell mo ono thing you Iwvo had to
" ell, in tho flrst plnco, I telephoned
"That's too bad. What elser1
"xucro aro mioo in uo house one
-w j UM UVUM LUC
iHifiNinni.
"We'll put traps about."
"Or n ait."
"TlmfH a grxxl Idea."
nb drew her down onto his lap nnd
I'll' uiin ,1 hum rvwiniir. iitit nmnnmir
.t u inii Hwr m it nr nnv mm I'nii
uu ma norrj- wuuu nicy weru trum-
A fortnight pofsod during which
aes, Uiough Ukj husbund did not
iitimii in ii ill in in in i tio- iiiu tuirnnirv ni
vti un aruu tuuii iirai tiny ojmu 7UP
r MUHnnnn (UMwnT mvn rur n Tn inn
One nflernoon, returning from busl
ness, Phil found his abode empty nnd
n note from his wife stating that she
could not Rtnud tho oxlstiug ntntus any
longer. Sho had gone to llvo tho rest
of her life with her mother nnd would
never return to him.
Most men would have looked upon
this kicking of tho matrimonial trace
on the part of Ills running mate nR a
very serious matter nnd would hnvo
gone after his wife to try to pacify her
or to upbraid her; lJt, as I have said,
Phil had an old man's head on
young man's shoulders. Ho did noth
lug of the kind. Ilorsnltnd expected
him to follow her awl either beg for
pardon or reproach lier. Sho looked
for him ns soon as lie hnd hal time to
come nftcr reaching liomo. Rho kept
her eyes on the clock, watching Uio
drngglng minute hand, thinking nt
times that Its movement had ceased,
and every minute nftcr Phil hnd lind
ample time to reach her wns one of
ngony. Sho stood at n window, where
she could look out on tho street nnd
wntch tho clock nt tho snmo tlmo, and
every time she hoard n footfnll on the
sldownlk her heart began to lent llko
n drum. Tho day died, darknona fell
nnd no repentant husband.
When her father conic In ho wns In
formed by his wife that their daughter
hnd been driven wit of hor home by a
brutal husband. Ho had "boon tliere'
himself when n young man nnd did
not tnke so radlcnl n view of tho mat
tcr. When his wlfo urged him to seek
Phil and either bring him to reason
or lwrsowhip him he said:
"I will have nothing to do with the
matter, nnd my ndvlce to you In to
keep out of It yourself."
For two days Mr. Scrimocr held the
two women down he said nftcrwnrd
It was llko sitting on tho lid of n 1k11
Ing kettle nnd then a terrible looking
communication came for Mrs. Ormsly
with, nn awful triplet of names In the
left hand upper corner, "Crawshaw.
IJrlnkorhotT & Snnllleld, Attorneys nnd
Counselors nt Lnw." Rosalind col
lapsed, nor mother fanned her nnd
put n smelling botUo under her nose,
Her father was not In the house.
Finally tho young wlfo started up
nnd toro tho envelope to tatters. There
wns enough of tho contents hnnglng
together to show thnt tho Ann hnd
boon retained by Philip Ormsly, her
husband, to enter n suit ngnlnst her
for divorce on Account of desertion.
Mrs. Ormsby put n hat on her head-
wrong end forward JnblKxl a spike In
It nnd In ns quick timo as she could
gvt there wns In tho offlco of Messrs
Crawshaw, Urinlterhoff & Snnllleld.
.. .
Arter senaino- in nor name
she wns
ushered Into tho prrvnto office of Mr,
Snnffleld, of whom she hnd heard her
husbnnd speak an ono of his acquaint
nnces.
"I come to ask," tf said, plucking
up nn appearance of pevcrity, "tho na
ture of theso proceedings for which
you have been retained."
Mr. Snnffleld tapped a silver bell. A
hungry looking clerk with n complex
Ion as yellow as paper a century old
came In nnd wis Instructed to bring
the papers "In ro Ormsby versus
Ormsby."
"I care nothing nbo-nt the horrid pa
pers,'' sold the lady, knocked from her
cqunnimlty nt tho mere mention of the
"In re." "I wish to know whether this
suit has actually boon begun In tho
courts."
"Our business la very oxtenslvo," re
plied tho lawyer. "It Is impossible for
us to keep track of all our cases. The
jwpers will show
"I wish nn lnterrlow with my hus
band,"
"An interview between yon and the
plaintiff can only Bo arranged with his
consent, nnd we bare, nt present no
Instructions on tho subject. Meanwhile
If you doslro to transmit any proposl
Hon for cither reconciliation or settle
ment out of court to Mr. Ormsby it
can bo done through oar Arm."
"Do yon suppose," cried tho wife
fiercely, "that I would approach my
wedded huslmnd through a llrin con
sisting of three men with BUch a fright
ful string of nnincfl as Crawshaw,
RrinkerhoiT & SnalTleldr
"Pnrdon mo, madam, you forget that
wo nro Mr. OrmsbyB nttorneys nnd
nro in duty bound to protect him."
"Protect him! Do you supposo I wish
to tear him to pieces? Oh, my good
ness grnclous! I shall go wild with nil
tills horrid law formality."
"Ry no means, madam. Rut we mnst
huvo rules of procedure, nnd cannot
havo n special rulo for each cuso. Some
of our clients In tlio divorce courts
would not moot n husband or n wife on
any account. Wo do not know that
Mr. Ormsby would wish to avoid moot
ing you, but"
"I demand to boo my husband. I
don't wish to create n ecene in his of
fice, nnd I would not 1kj likely to find
him at our homo. If you don't ar
range" Tho door opened aikd Phil Ormsby
entered.
'Hello! SnnlT, whnfs required?"
Oh, Phil," exclaimed his wife, "how
can you treat mo so?"
Mr. Snnllleld left Uw room.
"now treat you so?"
"Regln tills horrid divorce business.
Do withdraw it and let's forget nnd
forgive. I daro say lvo boon very un
reasonable." "So unrensonablo, sweetheart," tak
ing her in his arms, "tlwt I havo thought
you should bo taught a lesson. This
divorce business is a put up Job, to
show you what may bo Um result of
domestic quarrels. I usked my friend
Snaflleld to show you how n real di
vorce would feel. Come homo with
mo and we'll forget all about it"
"It will always bo lllio a horrid dream
to mo."
So they kissed and mode up. That
happened ten years ngo. Tho Ormsbys
have long ngo got used to tho humdrum
of llfo nnd with their children make a
happy family.
WILSON WOULD REPEAL ALL
PROTECTIVE TARIFF LAWS.
Tho following is taken from
on address dollvorod by Pro
fessor Wood row Wilson boforo
tho tariff bonrd In 1882, showing
his vlow thon on tho question
of tho tariff nnd tho distinct nn
nouncomont of his position ns
a free trader, opposed to nil
tariffs eoccopt morely for Uio pur
pose of raising revenue:
"Hut Uio dancer of Imposing
protective duties Is thnt whon
tho policy Is onco embarked
upon It onnnot bo easily rocoded
from. Protection Is nothing
more than a bounty, and when
we offor bountloa to manufactur
ers thoy will enter Into Indus
tries nnd build up lntorcsts and
when at a later day wo seek to
overthrow this protective tariff
wo must hurt somebody and of
oouroo there Is objection. They
will my, Thousands of mon win
be thrown out of employment
nnd hundreds of poopla will loeo
their capital.' This secmB very
plnuslhlo; but I maintain thnt
manufacturers aro made better
manufacturers whenever thoy
are thrown upon tholr own ro
pouroes and loft to tho natural
competition of trade."
"Protection nieo hinders oora
meroo Immensely. Tho Bngll&h
pooplo do not send as many
goods to this country as thoy
would If tho duties were not bo
much and In thnt way there is
0 restriction of commerce and
we are building up manufactor
Voo hero at tho oxpeneo of coro
moroa. Wo are holding our
Bolvoe aloof from foreign coun
tries hi off oct and saying, "Wo
aro suflVclont to ourselves; we
WtBh to trade, not with England,
but with oach other.' I main
tain that it Is not only a per
nicious eyotom. but a corrupt
system.
"By Commissioner Garland:
"0. Aro you advocating tho re
peal of an tariff laws?
"A. Of all protective tariff
Jawoi of establishing a tariff for
rovonuo morely. it seems to me
very absurd to maintain that we
shall have froo trade between
dlfforont portions of this country
and at the Dame time shut our
Bolvea out from free communica
tion with other producing coun
tries of tho world. If It Is neces
sary to Impose restrictive duties
on goods brought from abroad It
would eecm to me as a matter
of logic, nooeesary to Impose
similar restrictions on goods
taken from one Btata of this
Union to another. That follows
as a necessary consequence;
there ts no eecapo from It"
HAS CHANGED AS CANDIDATE
Woodrovy Wlteon Speech Now
Those of Office Seeker.
Scattered among tho platitudes of
D. Wilson's e pooch of acceptance are
Borne truths. None Is more significant
than thla
Wc stand la tho prcoenoo of an
awakened nation, impatient of partisan
make bcllevo.
FoOowtng which ho makes bollevo
that ho Is telling tho voters of tho coun
try his position on tho campaign Issues.
No ono has yet been able to determine
Iron) a reading of tho speech precisely
wna that position la. Some Blight en
lightenment comes from time to time
in bis later uteranooe, like, for ex
ample, tho declaration the other day
that Tammany is to bo naf o from his
assaults; but none of It Is satisfying.
Dr. WOaon. In the proconventlon
days, was ropreeentod to the country
as & scholarly gentleman, too lofty of
mind to practice tho wiles of tho pro
fesfikjnaT polltlclttn, too oamoet In the
cauao of good government to bo aught
but frank and foarloes m his expres
sion, too unselfish to put private ambi
tion above tho public wcaL too idealls-
tlo m character to trooklo to the forces
of evil in the nation.
But how singularly ho has masked
all of those qualities since William
Jennings Dry on forced his nomination
at Doltlmoro.
There Is no difference, save In the
purity of tho English, between his
speeches and tho Bpoocooa of the pro
fessional offloo &ookor of tho worst
period in American politics. IIo steps
pussy footed over all tho largo ques
tions of the day. Ho exhibits a sus
piciously brand toloranoo for all ele
ments In tho body politic, oven tho
elements which, to nominate him. Dry
an found It expedient to denounce by
namo in tho convention. There is
none of tho rugged frankness of ut
terance that characterized his writings
In tho days before ho was Inoculated
with tho virus of political ambition.
He is proving over apt as an advanced
studont of practical politics.
It is not a pleasant nor a hoartenlnH
exhibition ho makes of himself. Tho
right mlndod citizen con feci nothing
but sadness In contemplating a man
of education and culture bo intent
upon partisan and personal victory
that bo saorinoefl those idoals of truth
and honesty for which ho has always
stood to fawn upon and bonerfufdo
tho voters.
Dr. Wilson as a candidate Is not In
character with tho Dr. Wilson that
was pictured to ua prior to tho Balti
more convention. This "awakened na
tion, impatient of partisan main bo
ltore," detects tha dLSareoca.
UROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
' THE CONSTITUTION SUBMIT-
lvjU iu TJIH CITIZENS OF THIS
COMMONWHAT.Tlt ti"ni Ttttritn in.
PROVAL OR REJECTION, RY THE
un,iritiii ASaiSllJLiY 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 artlclo
nine, section four, of tho Constitu
tion of tho Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, authorizing tho
State to lssuo oonils to tho amount
of fifty millions of dollars for the
Improvement of tho highways, of
tho Commonwealth.
Section l. Bo It resolved by the
Senate and HnllSn nf DnnrnmnlnMi'ii.
of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl
vania in General Assembly mot, That
tho following amendment to tho Con
stitution or tho Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania be, and tho saino Is
hereby, proposed, In accordanco with
tho eighteenth artlclo thereof:
That RPPflnn fnilr nf nrtlnln tilnn
which reads as follows:
"Section 4. No debt shall bo creat
ed by or on behalf of tho State, ex-
CCDt tO SlinillV rnailnl rlnflMnnM f
rovonue, ropol 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 novor exceed, in tho aggre-
Kinu at. anyone time, ono million of
dollars," be amended so as to read as
follows:
Section 4. No doht shrill hn
by or on bnh.ilf nf hn stnto. nn.,t
to supply casual deficiencies 'of rev
enue, ronel invnnl
rection, defend the State In war, or
to pay existing debt; and the debt
created to supply deficiencies In rev
enue shall never nirooil (n o
gregato at any ono time, ono million
ui uunars; n-roviaeu, however, That
mo uuiiurai AssemDiy, irrespective of
any debt, mnv nnMinrl )h ctn
Issue bonds to tho amount of fifty
millions of dollars for the purpose of
improving and rebuilding tho high
ways of the Commonwealth.
A true ennv nf .Tnlnt niuiMfn
No. 1.
ROBERT iMcAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Number Two.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to section
seven, articio tnreo or the Constltu
tlon Of Pennsvlvnnln. en na in nor-
mlt special legislation regulating
labor.
Section l. nn u roonivoi ;,.
Senate and House of Representatives
of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl
vania In Gnnernl Assomhlv mat Tkoi
"-- 'J AUML.
the following Is nronosed as nn
amendment to the Constitution of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
In accordance with tho nrnvkinno nf
the eighteenth artlclo 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. Tho General Assembly
shall not pass any local or special
law authorizing the creation, exten
sion, or Impairing of Hens:
"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 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 rnjirln. i
streets or alleys:
Itelatlncr to rpmntorloa nrnvn-
yarus, or puniic grounds not of the
State:
w -w awMf QAMU
"Authorizing tho adoption or legi
timation oi cniiaren:
"Locating or changing county
seats, erectlnir nnw cnnnHno nr
changing county lines:
incorporating cities, towns, or
villages, or changing their chartors:
"Fnr th nnnnlnf nnrl nTi,!nnMn
i- n iuu buuuutuub
of elections, or fixing or changing the
placo of votlnc:
"Granting divorces:
"Erecting now townships or bor
oughs, changing township lines, bor
ough limits or school districts:
"Creating ofilces, or prescribing
the powers and duties of olllcers in
counties, cities, boroughs, townships,
election or school districts:
"Changing tho law of descent or
succession:
"Regulating tho practice or Juris
diction of, or changing tho rules of
ovldenco In, any Judicial proceeding
or Inquiry boforo courts, aldermen,
justices of the
'misslonors, arbitrators, auditors,
masters In chancery, or othor tribun
als, or providing or changing meth
ods for tho collection of dobts, or tho
enforcing of Judgments, or proscrib
ing tho offoct of Judicial sales of real
estato:
"Regulating tho fees, or extending
tho powers and duties of aldermen.
Justices of tho peace, magistrates or
constables:
"Regulating tho management o!
public schools, tho building or repair
ing of school houses and tho raising
of money for such purposes:
"Fixing tho rato of interest:
"Affecting tho estates of minors or
persons under disability, except aftor
duo notice to all parties in interest,
to bo recited in tho snectnl nnnrt.
nient:
"Remitting fines, penalties and
forfeitures, or rofnnillncr mnnnvo lni
ally paid Into tho treasury:
"RYnmntlm nrnnnrh- fmm ,
tlon:
"Reculatlnir Inbor. frnilo. -mining
or manufacturing.
urcating corporations, or amend
ing, innnwlni? or nTtnnrllne thn
charters thereof:
"Granting to any corporation, as
sociation or individual any special
ur exclusive privuego or immunity, or
to any corporation, association or in
dividual the rlirht tn lnv rtnwn it roll.
road track.
Nor shall tho General Assembly
Indirectly enact such special or local I
law by the partial ropeal of a general
law; hut laws repealing local or
special nets mny bo passed:
"Nor shnll any law bo passed
granting powers nnd privileges In
nny case where tho - granting of
such powers, nnd prlv'loges
shall havo been provided for by gen
oral law, nor whoro the courts havo
Jurisdiction to grant tho samo or give
tho relief asked for," so as to read
as follows:
Section 7. Tho General Assembly
shall not pass any local or special
law authorizing the creation, exten
sion or Impnlrlng of lines:
Rogulntlng the affairs of counties,
cities, townships, wards, ooroughs,
or school districts:
Changing the names of persons or
places:
Clinnclncr thn vnnnn In MvU
criminal cases:
Authorizing tho laying out, open
Intr. alterlne. nr mnlntninini.
highways, tsreots or alleys:
Relating tn fnrrl
Incorporating ferry or bridge com
panies, except for tho erection of
bridges crossing streams which form
boundaries between this .inn nnv nth.
Vacatlnc rnnils. tmvn nlnfo dtp fr f a
or alleys:
Relating to cemeteries, graveyards,
or public grounds not of the State:
Auuionzing tho adoption, or legiti
mation of children:
Locating or ehanelnir rnnntv-cnntn
erecting now counties or changing
county lines:
InCOrnnmtlni? rltlnn tnn.no n. ,.M-
lages, by changing their charters:
i-or ino opening and conducting
Of elections, nr flrlnir nr ohnnolnn K
' . - 0 " V. ...... ... ta ulu
p'aco of voting:
Granting divorces:
Erectlne nmv tnu-nohlno n v.
u .v ...JU,fJ.J J . U U 1
ouchs. cnnntTlniT Imvnoliln iin..
ough limits or school districts:
creating omces, or prescribing the
powers and duties of officers In coun
ties. Cities, bornlltrhs. tnu-nohlno nlnn.
tlon or school districts:
Chancing the law nf rlnoeont nr
succession:
Regulating Hip nrsnll
ictlon of, or changing the rules of
evidence In, any Judicial proceeding
or Inquiry before courts, aldermen,
Justices of tho peace, sheriffs, com
missioners, arbitrators, auditors,
masters In chancery or other trib
unals, or providing or changing
methods for thn pnllontlnn nf rfnhl.
or tho enforcing of Judgments, or
iiieaunuing uie enect or judicial sales
of real estate:
Regulating thn fnoq nr ntlnnJIno
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 tho rais
ing of money for such purposes:
Fixing tho 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
feitures, or refunding moneys legally
paid Into the treasury:
Exempting property from taxation:
Regulating labor, trade, mining or
manufacturing; but tho legislature
may regulate and fix tho wages or
salaries, the hours of work or labor,
and make provision for tho protec
tion. Welfare and KaffitV nf nnrenna
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
anv contrantnr nr eiih-pnntm.n. na...
forming work, labor or services for
iuo oiaie, or ior any county, city,
borough, town, township, school dis
trict, village or other civil division
thereof:
Cieatlng 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 tho right to lay down a
railroad track:
Nor shall the Gpnnrnl Asonmhlv In.
directly enact such special or local
law bv thn nnrtlnl rnnonl nf n o,mr
al law; but laws repealing local or
apeuiui acis may do passed:
Nor shall any law be passed grant
ing nOWGrs or nrlvllpr.no In nnv .non
" ' - - . . . J X. Mu U
whero tho granting of such powers
aua privileges shall havo been pro-
viueu ior uy general law, nor where
tho courts have Jurisdiction to grant
tue same or give tho relief asked for.
A true copy of Joint Resolution
No. 2.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of tho Commonwealth.
Number Three.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to section
threo of artlclo eight of tho Con
stitution of Pennsylvania.
Section 1. Bo it resolved by the
House of Representatives of tho Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania (If tho
Senate cnncnrl. Thnt thn fnllnti-lnc
Is proposed as an amendment to tho
constitution or tno commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, in accordanco with tho
provisions of tho eighteenth article
thereof:
Section 2. mnm1 enotlnn thrnn nf
artlclo eight, which reads as follows:
"All Judges elected by tho electors
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 several Judicial dis
tricts, and for county, city, ward,
borough, and township officers, for
regular terms of service, shall bo
hold On flip mnnlnlnnl ntnnMnn flnvi
namely, tho Tuesday next following
tho first Monday of November In each
odd-numbered year, but tho Genoral
Assembly mnv hv Inw flr n ,llffnrniif
day, two-thirds of all tho members
of each Houso consenting thereto :
Provided, That such elections shall
always oo noid in an odd-numbored
year," so as to read:
Section 3. All Judges elected by
tho elnptnr.q nf thn Rtfltn nt lnrcn
- - - --- m.h.v . . miu
may bo elected nt nlthnr n fnnm.nl
or municipal election, as circum
stances may require All oloctlons
for Judges of the courts for tho sev
eral ludlclnl rllntrIMn nnrl fno mint
city, ward, borough, and township
oiuture, ior regular terms or sorvico,
shall bo held on tho municipal elec
tion day; namely, tho Tuesday next
following tho first Monday of Novom
ber in each odd-numbered year, but
tho Genoral Assembly may by law fix
a different day, two-thirds of all tho
members of each Houso consenting
thereto: Provided, That such elec
tions shall be hold In an odd-num-b
red year Provided furthor, That all
Judges for tho courts of tho several
Judicial districts holding offlco at
tho presont tlmo, whoso terms of of
fice may end In an odd-numborod
year, shall continue to hold their of
fices until tho first Monday of Janu
ary In tho next succeeding oven
numbered year.
A truo copy of Concurrent Resolu
tion No. 3.
ROBERT iMcAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Number Four.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to section
one of artlclo nlno of tho Consti
tution of Pennsylvania, relating to
taxation.
Section 1. Bo It resolved by tho
Senate and Houso of Representatives
of tho Commonwealth of Pennsylva
nia In General Assembly mot, That
tho following is proposed as on
amendment to the Constitution of tho
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, In
accordanco with the provisions of
tuo eignteentn article thereof:
Section 2. Amend section one or
article nlno of the Constitution of
Pennsylvania, which reads as fol
lows: "All taxes shall be uniform, upon
tho samo class of subjects, within tho
territorial Hmlt3 of tho authority
levying the tax, and shall bo levied
and collected under general laws;
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 corporate
profit, and institutions of purely pub
lic charity," so as to read as fol
lows: All taxes shal' bo uniform upon
tho 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 cornnrntn nrntit nn,i in.
stitutlons of purely public 'charity.
A truo copy of Joint Resolution
No. 4.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Number Five.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the Con
stitution ot Pennsylvania.
Be It rnfintmrl hi- thn c ....... j
House of Renrpspntntlrno nf thn
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania In
ueuerai AssemDiy met, That the fol
lowing Is proposed as an amendment
tO the Constitution rwf Pnnnc..l...l.
in accordance with the provisions of
tne eignteentn article thereof:
Articio IX.
Section In. N'n nhltivntlnnc n'tilnn
have been heretofore issued, or
which may hereafter be issued, by
any county or municipality, other
than Phlladnlnhln. tn nrnvlln fn..
construction or acquisition of wator-
worKs, suDways, underground rail
ways or street railways, or the ap-
ijurienances uiereor, shall bo con
sidered as a debt of a municipality
within the meaning of section eight
of article nine of the Constitution of
Pennsylvania or of this amendment,
if tho net revenue derived from said
property for a period of five years,
either before or after tho acquisition
thereof, or, where the samo Is con
structed by tho 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 6aid obliga
tions, or if tho 6aid obligations shall
be secured by Hens upon tho respec
tive properties, and shall Impose no
municipal liability. Where munici
palities of counties 6hall lssuo obli
gations to provide for tho 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 said proper
ties shall havo been completed and
In operation for a period of ono
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 artlclo nine of tho Con
stitution of Pennsylvania, until after
said properties shall havo been oper
ated by said counties or municipali
ties during said period of ono year.
Any of tho said municipalities or
counties may Incur indebtedness in
excess of seven per centum, and not
exceeding ton npr nnntnm nf fhn no-
sessed valuation of tho taxable prop
erty therein. If nl,l lnnmnn nr in.
dobtedness shall havo been assented
to Dy inroe-urths or tho electors vot
ing at a public olectlon, In such man
ner as shall bo provided by law.
A trUO COnV nf -Tnlnt Ttnonlntlnn
No. 5.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secrotary of tho Commonwealth.
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