PAGE SIX
THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1913.
IN THE REALM
OF 'FASHION
An Old Fashioned Effect.
Tho charming shoulder capo Illustrat
ed Is made of strips of valcnclennes
laco Insertion, some wide, some nar
rower, with n band of pin tocked ba
tiste through tho center of tho shoulder
capo and a wasbablo white fringe on
tho edge, so that the whoto capo, upon
tho removal of the black velvet but
tons, which catch It up in draped effect,
may bo sent to the laundry for an oc
casional freshening. Tho cape slips
over the head and there is no opening
KlSlZ. J8IIOUI.DEH CAPE.
at front or back, tho strips of lace
and pin tacking being mlterod at tho
front and tho upper strips of lace bo
lng drawn In tho least bit over the
shoulders at Its Upper eJgo. M tuo
back of the waist Uneissejnlat bow
of black vclve?, "vhlcn maybe "pTiuu3
against tho back of tho frock to Insure
a good line. Tho capo Is intended for
wear over llngerio frocks of cmbrold'
ery and lace, or It may bo used to dress
up a little silk frock of the sort pic
tured. xl
tLi Metal ornaments,
Bonds, medallions and ornaments of
I metal, especially in the antique shades.
Iaro lavishly used on afternoon and
evening costumes.
EMBROIDERIES ON
TAILORED SUITS
Bulgarian Colorings Are Fea
tured in Such Trimmings.
"In view of the fact that there Is 11
tendency this spring to favor deinl
tailored Buits," says the Dry Goods
Economist, "it has been found necessary
to uso great discretion in tho selection
of trimmings. They must conform
with tho styles, yet not be so eonsplcu-
I pus, as to offend women of refined
taste.
"The Influence of tho Balkan war Is
particularly noticeable In tho trim
mings. In practically every lino are
included a few garments showing the
introduction of Bulgarian colorings,
The bright reds, greens and yellows
nre rather trying 11 noi ubuu uisuiuu'
nately. When they are aiscreety
blended, however, they aro ve- al.
tractive and add mucn 10 iu, offcsctlvo
ness of spring garments .
"In suits, foj csSmpkS, 'sometimes
only tho corners of tho collars and
cuffs "anow Bulgarian embroideries,
either in silk or in wool. Some of the
new silks printed In tho Bulgarian
shades aro used for trimmings. In
some instances, howover, overelabo
rately cmbroldored collars and cuffs or
collars and cuffs of folds of silk in the
Bulgarian shades are being used, but
they detract from rather than add to
the appearanco of a suit
"Tho same is true of other trim
ming ideas. For example, tho cutting
of seams and tho binding of garments
in colored silks aro sometimes very
effective, but when overdone the beau
ty of tho garment Is diminished. Color
ed buttons can bo used discrimroately.
as well as bound buttonholes and loops,
but in every caso tho entire appear
anco can bo spoilt by overloading the
suits with too many bright colors."
Fashion Notes,
Smart cloaks for evening wear are
fashioned of velvet and lined with Per
sian satin.
Vests, collars and cuffs of contrast
ing color aro used to trim somo of the
smartest blouses.
Elaborate buttons of cut Bteci enam
el, rhlnestones or pearl trim afternoon
gowns of moire, velvet and brocade.
Long coats of serge aro complicated
la construction. Their plaited skirts
cause them to be easily mistaken for
toat suits.
New blouses area being displayed
made of brocaded crepe do chine. One
of a rich old bluo color was trimmed
with black chiffon and white lace.
Tho trains which adorn handsome
ovealng gowns hang from the waist
i lino or shoulders. The square cut va-
FEEDING OF BROILERS
Interesting Experiment Ntede at
Cornell Station.
We-Mash Powdered Milk Ration Qavo
tho Best Result With CMcfca
In Weight, Raplti Growth and
Their Development.
Seven flocks of 110 chicks each,
were mado tho subject of a feeding
experiment lasting six weeks, by tho
Cornell station. Tho purpose was to'
aooertaln what feed produced tho best
gain at tho least cost. Tho foods weio
aa follows:
Cracked drain, Dran. Wbcai three
parts Cby weight), corn two, bailed
oats ono (finely cracked), kept before
chicks at all Qmea; bran fed hi dish
with cracked grain Car first few days,
afterward m separata dish; beef-scrap
unmixed with other foods given from
first feeding time. Grain fed in litter
aa soon aa chicles could find it.
Cracked Grain. Wheat three, corn
two, huled oats ono (finely cracked),
kept before chicks at all times; boef-
Good Style of House for Young
ChkcVca Can Bo Placed on Runnera
.and Easfly Moved.
yvirr gp-s h"'t-... '-
Scrap unmixed with other foodB given
from .first feeding time. Grain m lit
ter alter first three daya,
Cracked Grain, Dry Mash. Wheat
three, corn two, hulled oats ono Cflno-
Iy cracked), kept before chicks at all
Urnes; wheat throe, corn two, hulled
oats ono (finely ground) , bran two,
fed in dish with cracked grain for,
first fow days, afterward in bo para to
dish; cracked grain in litter; beef
scrap unmixed with other foods given
from first feeding time.
Dry Mash. Wheat three, corn two,
hulled oats ono (finely ground), bran
two, kept before chicks at alltlmea;
beef-scrap unmixed with other foods
given from tho first feeding time.
Wet Mash, Powedord-Mllk Solution.
Wheat throe, corn two, hulled oats
ono (finely ground), bran two, tho
mixture moistened slightly with pow-derod-mllk
solution; solution being
ono part mllfc-powdcr to nine parts
water, for first week, afterward tho
proportion of tho powder increased
Bomowhat; moist mash fed in such
quantity aa was readily oaten, flvo
times a day for first week, decreasing
tho number of foods as Boomed best;
bocf-scrap unmixed with other foods
given from tho first food lag time.
Wet Mash, Skimmed Milk. Wheat
throe, corn two, bulled oats ono (fine
ly ground), bran two, this ma
moistened slightly with
n,l(1 fln 1r- -UVaiOr ttt
tho first week.
Boomed best; beef-'
,Cli) Unmixed with
other foods g1-
from 'first feeding:
timo,
Tho
aUorwlnfe 'facts wero found:
.-& youngsters relished tho weU
mash feed better than tho dry feed.
Tho chicks seemed to roqulro both
crackod and ground food, and they
cravod a variety of all feeds.
Tho chicks fed wet mash wero tho
largest and plumpest, but tboeo on tho
variety ration the most active.
These latter hud no mortality up to
six wooks. Nasfc to these tho lowest
in mortality W&S w-maah flock.
Chicks rtuwfifl b aaiteiaiod milk
maBh mada a HlfiSt growth for
tho first toea weafca, Tho chicks
reared on pdwdaHulfliUk mash mad
tho greatest grut Itt wools.
Chicks having tlia variety ration
made, during tho fifth week, tho great
est weekly gain of tho experiment.
Chicks having tho wet mash and tho
variety ration made bettor growth
than those having dry mash or
cracked grain.
Chicks having dry mash ma do tho
least gain in weight per chick, at
greatest cost par pound.
Tho wot mash and tho vatoty ra
tion flocks a to less per pound weight.
Feeding Trough for Mash.
end at less cost per pound weight than
tho flock having tho dry rations.
Dry feeding cost loss for labor per
100 chicks than tho wet mash.
Tho variety ration cost more for
labor per 100 chicks for tho first three
weeks, but cost less than tho wot
mash for six weeks.
Considering tho number of chicks
reared, tho vigor of tho chicks, and
tho continued palatahllity of the ra
tion, tho variety ration gave tho beet
results for tho first Blx -wooka.
In total w4glit of flock average
freight et chicks, rapid growth and
aewlopment, -cost per pound gabi'Sud
per pound weight, the -wetjuuh pow-
ABDULLAH
By SADIE OLCOTT
The people of India, passing their
lives without the methods at hand Eu
ropean races have for development up
ward, nre prono to develop downward.
What I moan is that their minds aro
forood into unwholesome channels. In
tboso channels they bocomo very ex
pert Tho Indian Xaklr will do tricks
that to us are Inexplicable. In the
matter of poisons It is doubtful if Ital
ians in tho days of the Borglas knew
a tithe that is known in India. SnaUe
charmers, too, nre plontlful, and ono
cannot pass along a street without see
ing them seatod cross legged doing
tricks with tho reptiles. It Is aston
ishing what vipers may be taught
Captain Oldorshaw of tho Seventy
second regiment of the line was sta
tioned with his regiment In India. The
captain considered himself so much bet
ter than tho dusky natives of India
that ho considered they had no rights
he was bound to respect lie had a
servant Abdullah, a sad faced, unob
truslvo creature, whom bo treated as a
slave. In India white persons usually
havo many servants, each menial for a
different purpose.
One day Captain Oldershaw missed
somo money that lie kept in a drawer
of a desk. He was much disgruntled
at his loss, for ho bad nothing but his
pay And was obliged to mako that go
as far as possible. The first man ho
met after the theft was Abdullah, and,
as was to bo pxpected, bo vented his
wrath upon him. Having accused his
servant and the servant having donled
tho charge, tho nexTsTei)' was to take
tho law In his hands by drying", con
Ictlng and punishing the culprit him
self. Ho tied Abdullah up by the
thumbs with his own hand and sat be
side linn, drinking "brandy and soda
and smoking till Abdullah finally con
fessed tho theft and was, taken down.
But since tho Indian hadn't stolen
the money he hadn't It to return. So
tho eapmm Inagnanlmously permitted
him to work It out Abdullah meekly
consented to this and was oven more
faithful to his master than before.
'One day a brother officer dined with
Captain Oldorshaw and saw Abdullah.
"What aro you doing with that fellow
hi your employ?" asked tho guest of
Oldershaw.
"IIo Is my bootblack," replied Older
Rliaw. "IIo lias been a snake charmer. I
saw him perform ono day on the street
and was so struck with what ho had
taught his snakes that I have not for
gotten him."
"What did ho teach them?'
To charm a bird, then crush it by
coiling about it."
"Upon my word! You don't mef
It!"
"Yes. I do. I wouldn't havo .
low about me for a dukedom ''
Oldershaw seemed a '
tho information and - If out DJ
Abdullah had w Wlsa ttiat when
he had confe- Sm out tho money
sliould be 'to 'haVlng stolon ho
wages 'away. But Abdullah's
, SCCre Very 'small, and tho stun
3atA)b)e, s6 a good deal of time
Toduired In tho matter.
Vrie 'evening a very pretty Indian
'girl came to iJpc captain's quarters an
askcd to 800 him. Ho reeeivod hor and
sat chatting with hor for somo time.
When she was about to depart she ask
ed If tho captain would gtvo her a kiss,
no did so and would havo repeated tho
act but the girl did not seem to caro
for another kiss and loft him. She was
scarcely gone when lie began to foel
strange and In a few minutes sank un
conscious on tho floor.
It happened that tho surgeon of tho
regiment camo in at tho timo and
found Oldershaw being picked up by
his servants. When ho asked them
what tho captain had been doing to
bring on an attack they informed him
of tho visit of tho Indian girl and tho
kiss.
"Great heavens!" exclaimed tho doc
tor. "Ho has been kissed by a poison
girl!"
An Indian poison girl is ono who,
taking a little of a certain poison ev
ery day, increasing tho dose, at length
becomes lmmuno to its effects, but is
herself deadly. Tho surgeon, having
served in India many years, know tho
antidote and, having arrived in the
nick of time, saved tho captain's life.
Oldershaw was in a quandary. He
suspected that somo ono having a
grudgo against him had sent tho poi
son girl to him. Possibly some ono of
his own servants might havo dono so.
no thought of Abdullah and what ho
had heard of him, remembering having
tortured him. But Abdullah had nev
er Boomed so devoted to him as re
cently. Still, tho captain had begun to
distrust blm, and, since tho monoy lost
by tho theft was almost paid, ho re
solved that as soon afl ho received the
last rupee he would part with Abdul
lah. Finally Abdullah worked off the
amount and Oldershaw told him to get
out Tho Indian meekly assented. Ho
tfould go that night
After dinner the captain stretched
Almsclf on a bamboo couch to smoke
and fell asleep. Abdullah stealthily
approached, took a snako from under
hia clothing and started it toward the
slumbering officer. Beaching him, tho
viper began to coll itsolf around tho
captain's neck when Oldershaw awak
ing with a cry, seized it and threw It
awoy. But ho had boen bitten by the
11
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
THE CONSTITUTION SUBMIT
TED TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS
COMMONWEALTH FOIt THEIR AP
PROVAL OR REJECTION, BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYL
VANIA, AND PUBLISHED BY OR
DER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE
COMMONWEALTH, IN PURSUANCE
OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITUTION.
Number One.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to article
nine, section four, of the Constitu
tion of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania, authorising tho Stato to
issue bonds to the amount of fifty
millions of dollars for the Improve
ment of the highways of the Com
monwealth. Section 1. Do it resolved by tho
Senate and House of Representatives
of tho Commonwealth of Pennsylva
nia In General Assembly met That
tho following amendment to the Con
stitution of the Commonwealth of
Pennslyvanla be, and tho same is
hereby, proposed, in accordance, with
the eighteenth article thereof
That section four of article nine,
which reads as follows:
"Section 4. No debt shall be cre
ated by or on behalf of tho State,
exoept to supply casual deficiencies
of revenue, repel invasion, suppress
Insurrection, defend tho Stato in war,
or to pay existing debt; and tho debt
created to supply deficiency in reve
nue shall never exceed, in tho aggre
gate at any ono time, one million of
dollars," be amended so as to read
as follows?
Section 4. No debt shall be cre
ated by or on behalf of tho State,
except to supply casual deficiencies
of revenue, repel invasion, suppress
Insurrection, defend tho Stato in war,
or to pay existing debt; and the
debt created to suppy deficiencies in
revenue shall never exceed, in the
aggregate at any 'one time, one mlN
lron..jf olUjxs: Provided, hqwever,
That tES"ereneral Assembly, lrre
BpecUye of any debt," "may authorize
the Stato to issue bonds to tho
amount of fifty millions of dollars for
the purpose of improving and rebuild
lng of highways of the Common
wealth. A true copy of Joint Resolution
No. 1.
.j.- ROBERT McAFEE.
Secretary of tho Commonwealth.
Number Two.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to section
seven, article three of tho Consti
tution of Pennsylvania, so as to
permit special legislation regulat
ing labor. '
Senate and House of Represo'-
of tho Commonwealth of r -ttf-Sfyea'
nla in General Assemb'' ,?is?msyiva
tho following is pr jWot, That
amendment to tho r .-tfjvosea as an
Commonwealth retihtUutIon of tho
accordance w ft Pennsylvania, in
eighteenth xtitljc) 'provisions of tho
mcnt to , -.jEuIb thereof. Amond
Sp' 5jMcle Tbreo, Section Soven.
&r' Amend section seven,
throe of tho Constitution of
, Pttinaylvania, which reads as toV
lows:
"Sectioa 7. Tho General Assem
bly shall not pass any local or spe
cial law authorizing tho creation, ex
tension, or Impairing of liens:
"Regulating tho affairs of counties,
cities, townships, wards, boroughs,
or school districts:
"Changing tho names of persons
or places:
"Changing tho venuo in civil ox
criminal casea:
"Authorizing tho laying out, open
ing, altering, or maintaining roads,
highways, streets or alleys:
"Rolating to ferries or bridges, or
incorporating ferry or brldgo compa
nies, except for the erection of
bridges crossing streams which form
boundaries between this and any
other Stato:
"Vacating roads, town plats, streets
or alleys:
"Relating to cemeteries, grave
yards, or public grounds not of tho
Stato:
"Authorizing tho adoption or legiti
mation of children:
"Locating or changing county -seats,
erecting now counties, or changing
county lines:
"Incorporating cities, towns, or vil
lages, or changing their charters:
"For the opening and conducting
of elections, or fixing or changing
tho place 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 offloers in coun
ties, cities, "boroughs, townships, elec
tion or school districts:
"Changing tho law of descent or
succession:
"Regulating tho practico or Juris
diction of, or changing tho rules of
evidence in, any Judicial proceeding
or inquiry before courts, aldermen,
Justices of tho peace, sheriffs, com
missioners, arbitrators, auditors, mas
ters in chancery, or other tribunals,
or providing or changing methods for
tho collection of debts, or the en
forcement of Judgments, or prescrib
ing tho effect of Judicial BaJea oi real
estate;
"Regulating the fees, or extending
the powers and duties of aldermen.
Justices of tho peace, magistrates or
constables:
"Regulating tho management ol
public schools, tho building or re
pairing of school bouses and tha rais
ing of money for mich purposoa '
"Fixing tho rato of interest!
"Affecting tho estates of minora or
persons under disability, except af
ter duo notice to all parties In in.
torest, to bo recited in tha special
enactment:
"Itomittins fines, penalties and for
feitures, or refunding moneys legally
paid into tho. treasury:
"Exempting property from taxa
tion: "Regulating labor, trade, mining
or manufacturing:
"Creating corporations, or amend
ing, renewing or extending the char
to', thereof: ' i
any corporation, association or indi
vidual the right to lay down a rail
road track:
"Nor shall tho General Assembly
indirectly enact auch special or lo
cal law by tho partial repeal of a
general law; but laws repealing local
or special acts may bo passed:
"Nor shall any law tp passed
granting powers and privileges in
any caso whero tho granting of such
powers' and privileges shall havo
been provided for by general law,
nor whero tho courts havo Jurisdic
tion to grant tho camo or give tho
relief asked for," so as to read aa
follows:
Section 7. The General Assembly
shall not pass any local or special
law authorizing tho creation, exten
sion or impairing of Hens:
Regulating tho affairs of counties,
cities, townships, wards, boroughs, or
school districts:
Changing the names of persons or'
places:
Changing tbo 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 compa
nies, 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, graveyards,
or public grounds not of the Stato:
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 fixing or changing tho
place of voting:
Granting divorces:
Erecting now 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
tles .cities, boroughs, townships,
election or school districts:
Changing tho law of descent or
Regulating the practico or Jurisdic
tion of, or changing tho rules of evi-
uenoe in, any Judicial proceeding r
inquiry before courts, aldermen, '
tlces of the peace, sheriffs, or J'W
sloncrs, arbitrators, auditors vjftQihr
in chancery or other t-' Waster
providing or changlnp ,ui2aai8, Or
the collection of d' . Ti&theds for
forcing of Judgnr- 'or "the en
tile effect of ' 'or "prescribing
estate: sifiSSitn sales of real
Regula ?"
tho p-- vTiKe fees, or extending
Juf"' vtfS',,and, duties of aldermen,
sdffik 9Jf the, 'peace, magistrates or
..itcnlating the management of pub
Jttc schools, tho building or repairing
of school houses and the raising of
monoy for such purposes:
Fixing the rate of interest:
Affecting tho estates of minors or
persons under disability, except af
ter duo notice to all parties In In
terest, to bo recited in the special
enactments
Remitting Ones, penalties and for
feitures, or refunding moneys legally
paid into tbo treasury:
Exempting property from taxation:
Regulating labor, trade, mining or
manufacturing; but tho legislature
may regulate and fix the wages or
salaries, tho hours of worTt or labor,
and mako provision for tho protec
tion, welfare and safety of persons
employed by tho State, or by any
county, city, borough, town, town
ship, school district village, or other
civil division of tbo State, or by any
contractor or sub-contractor perform
ing work, labor or service for tho
Stato, or for any oounty, city, bor
ough, town, township, school district
village or other civil division thereof:,'
Creating corporations, or amending,
renewing or extending the charters
thereof:
Granting to any corporation, asso
ciation or individual any special or
excluslvo privilege or immunity, or
to any corporation, association, or
individual the right to lay down a
railroad track,:
Nor shall tbo General Assembly
indirectly enact such special or local
law by tbo partial repeal of a gen
eral 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 boon pro
vided for by general law, nor whero,
the courts nave Jurisdiction to grant
the same or give tho relief asked for.
A true oony of Joint Resolution
No. 2.
ROBERT McAFEE.
Sociaaary af the Commonwealth.
Number Throe.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to section
three of article eight of tho' Consti
tution ot Pennsylvania.
Section JL. Bo it resolved by tho
House ot Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (If
tho Senate concur), That the fol
lowing ia proposed as an amend
ment to tho Constitution of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania, in ac
cordanoo with tho provisions of tha
eighteenth ortlclo thereof:-
Section 2. Amend section three ot
article eigb,t, -which reads as follows:
"'All Judges elected by the electors of
tho Stato at largo may' bo elected at
either a general or, municipal elec
tion, as circumstances may require.
All tho elections for Judges pf the
courts for tho soveral Judicial dis
tricts, and for tho county, city, ward,
borough, and township officers, for
regular terms of service, shall be
held on tho municipal election day;
inamoly, the Tuesday next following
tho first Monday of November In
jeaoh odd-numbered year, but tho
iGeneral Assembly may by law fix a
different day, two-thirds of all the
'members of each House consenting
thereto: Provided, That such elec
tions shall always bo held in an
odd-numbered year," bo as to read:
Section 3. All Judges eloctod by
the electors of the Stato at largo
may bo elected at either a general
or municipal election, as circumstan
ces may require. All elections for
Judges of the courts for the several
ice, shall bo held on tao municipal
election day; namely, thd Tuesday
next following the first Monday ot
November In each .odd-numbered
year, but the General Assembly may
by law fix a different day, two
thirds of' all the members of each
House consenting thereto; Provided,
That such elections shall bo hold In
an odd-numberod year: Provided fur
ther, That all Judges for tho courts
of tho soveral Judicial districts hold
ing office at tho present time, whoso
terms of office may end In an odd
numbered year, shall continue to
hold their offices until the first Mon
day of January in the next succeed
ing even-numbered year.
A true copy of Concurrent Resolu
tion No. 3.
ROBERT McAFEE.
Secretary of tho Commonwealth.-
" Number Four". '"1 ,
A JOINT RESOLUTION"
Proposing an amendment to sectlot
one of article nine of tho ConBtl
tutlon of Pennsylvania, relating ttf
taxationv. '.s'CJS
SecUotf 1. Bo it, resolVed DTtha
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 tha
eighteenth article thereof:
Section 2. Amend section one of
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 eollocted under general laws
but the General Assembly may, '
general laws, exempt from tar t.zL
public property used for pub' ,?ZZ
poses, actual places of relic
ship, places of burial r
held for private or cc r ,usea T
and institutions of ao"ato profit,
charity," so aa to - m , purely publlo:
All taxes sh-" T"1 118 follows:
tho same cl- t uniform upon
the terrlto'- o subjects, within
levying ' .ml limits Of tho authority
and c tax, and shall bo levied
tho flocted under general lawsnd'
p' rabjects of taxation m"Sy te clas-
or progressive taxes; but tho Gen
eral Assembly may, by general laws,
exempt from taxation public property
used for" public purposes, actual
places of religious worship, places
of burial hot Used or held for prl-
vate or cbrporate profit, and institU'
tions of purely public charity.
A true copy of Joint Resolution
No. 4.
RdBERT McAFEiE.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
v :
:-"v"' Number "Five.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to tho Con
stitution 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 oC
Pennsylvania in accordance with the
provisions at the eighteenth article:
thereof:-r , .
Articlo IX. '"r
Section 15. No obligations which
have been heretofore Issued, or
which may hereafter be issued,
by any county or municipality, other
than Philadelphia, to provido for tho
construction or acquisition of water
works, subways, under-ground rail
ways or street railways, or tho appur
tenances thereof, shall bo considered
as a debt ot a municipality, within
tho meaning of Section eight of ar
ticle nlno of the Constitution of
Pennsylvania or of this amendment,
if the not revenue derived from said
property for a period of five years,
either before or after tho acquisi
tion thereof, or, whero tho same is
constructed by tho county or muni
cipality, after tho completion thereof,
shall have been sufficient to pay in
terest and Sinking-fund charges dur
ing said period upon said obligations,
or if tho said obligations shall be se
cured by liens upon tho respective
properties, and shall impose no mu
nicipal liability. Whero municipali
ties or counties shall issue obliga
tions to provido for tbo construction
of property, as herein provided, said
municipalities or counties may also
Issue obligations to provido for tho
interest and sinking-fund charges ac
cruing thereon until said properties
shall have been completed and In op
eration for a period of ono year; and
said municipalities and counties shall
not bo required to lovy a tax to pay
said interest and sinking-fund:
charges, as required by section ten
of articlo nine of tho Constitution
of Pennsylvania, until after said prop
erties shall have been operated by
said oountles or municipalities 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 ten
per centum, of tho assessed valuation
of tho taxablo property therein, if
said increase of indebtedness shall
havo boon assented to by three-fifths
of tho electors voting at a publlo
election, in such manner as shall be
provided by law.
A true copy of Joint Resolution
No. 6.
ROBERT McAFEE.
Secretary of tho Commonwealth.
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