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and inspectors, to receive at the said election, tickets, either written or printed, from citizens qualified to vote, and to deposite them in a box or boxes, to be for that purpose provi ded by the proper officers, which tickets shall be labelled on the outside "amendments", and those who are favorable to the amendments, may express their desire by voting each a printed or written ticket or ballot, containing the words "For the amendments", and those who are opposed to such amendments, may express their opposition by voting each a printed or written ticket or ballot, containing the words " Against the amendments"; and a majority of the whole number of votes thus given for or against the amendments, when ascertained, in the manner herein after directed, shall decide whether said amendments are or are not thereafter to be taken as a part of the Constitution of this Commonwealth Provided however, That if the said Convention shall declare it to be most expedient to submit the amendments to the people in distinct and separate propositions, it shall be the duty of the said judges, inspectors, and clerks, to receive ballots prepared accordingly, or in any way which aid Convention may direct.

SECT. 9. The elect on on the said proposed amendments shall, in all respects, be conducted as the general elections of this Commonwealth are now conducted, and it shall be the duty of the return judges of the respective counties thereof, first having carefully ascertained the number of votes given for or against the said amendments, in the manner aforesaid, to make out duplicate returns thereof. expressed in words, at length, and not in figur s only, one of which returns so made, shall be lodged in the Prothonotary's office of the proper county, and the other sealed and directed to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, which shall be by one of the said judges delivered to the sheriff, with the other returns required by law, to be delivered to the Secretary of the Commonwealth.

SECT. 10. It shall further be the duty of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, on receiving the returns of the election for and against the amendments proposed by the Convention, to deliver the same to the Speaker of the Senate, on or before the first Thursday of the next session of the Legislature, after said returns shall so be received, who shall open and publish the same, in the presence of the meinbers of the Senate and House of Representatives, on the next Tuesday thereafter; and when the number of votes given for, and the number of votes given against the said amendments shall have been summed up and ascertained, duplicate certificates thereof shall be signed by the Speaker of the Senate, one of which shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, and the other delivered to the Governor, whose duty it shall be to declare, by proclamation, whether the said amendments have been, or have not been adopted by the freemen of this Commonwealth.

SECT. 11. The delegates to the said Convention shall be entitled to the same pay and mileage to which members of the General Assembly are now entitled, which, together with he

pay of a competent Stenographer, to report the debates of the said Convention, and the contingent expenses of the Convention, shall be paid by the State Treasurer, on the warrant of the presiding officer of the Convention; and it shall be the duty of all officers of this State, and of the State Librarian, to furnish the said Convention with such books and papers in their possession, as the said Convention may deem necessary.

SECT. 12. Immediately after the final passage of this act, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, to furnish the sheriff of each respective county in the State with a copy of said act, requiring him to issue his proclamation, to be inserted in at least two newspapers published in each county, in which two or more newspapers are printed, and in all the papers in each county where not more than two are printed, once a week for four successive weeks previous to the first Friday in November next, directing the inspectors, judges, and clerks, of the preceding general election, to attend at the proper times and places, and perform the duties imposed upon them by the third section of this act, and stating the object of said election, and the number of delegates to be chosen in said county, and the said inspectors, judges, and clerks, shall receive the like compensation for any special election, to be paid them in like manner, as is provided by law for holding general elections.

APPROVED-The twenty-ninth day of March, Anno Domini, one thousand eight hun

dred and thirty-six.

JOS.RITNER.

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and inspectors, to receive at the said election, tickets, either written or printed, from citizens qualified to vote, and to deposite them in a box or boxes, to be for that purpose provi ded by the proper officers, which tickets shall be labelled on the outside "amendments", and those who are favorable to the amendments, may express their desire by voting each a printed or written ticket or ballot, containing the words "For the amendments", and those who are opposed to such amendments, may express their opposition by voting each a printed or written ticket or ballot, containing the words " Against the amendments"}; and a majority of the whole number of votes thus given for or against the amendments, when ascertained, in the manner herein after directed, shall decide whether said amendments are or are not thereafter to be taken as a part of the Constitution of this Commonwealth Provided however, That if the said Convention shall declare it to be most expedient to submit the amendments to the people in distinct and separate propositions, it shall be the duty of the said judges, inspectors, and clerks, to receive ballots prepared accordily, or in any way which aid Convention may direct.

SECT. 9. The elect on on the said proposed amendments shall, in all respects, be conducted as the general elections of this Commonwealth are now conducted, and it shall be the duty of the return judges of the respective counties thereof, first having carefully ascertained the number of votes given for or against the said amendments, in the manner aforesaid, to make out duplicate returns t ereof. expressed in words, at length, and not in figur s only, one of which returns so made, shall be lodged in the Prothonotary's office of the proper county, and the other sealed and directed to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, which shall be by one of the said judges delivered to the sheriff, with the other returns required by law, to be delivered to the Secretary of the Commonwealth.

SECT. 10. It shall further be the duty of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, on receiving the returns of the election for and against the amendments proposed by the Convention, to deliver the same to the Speaker of the Senate, on or before the first Thursday of the next session of the Legislature, after said returns shall so be received, who shall open and publish the same, in the presence of the members of the Senate and House of Representatives, on the next Tuesday thereafter; and when the number of votes given for, and the number of votes given against the said amendments shall have been summed up and ascertained, duplicate certificates thereof shall be signed by the Speaker of the Senate, one of which shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, and the other delivered to the Governor, whose duty it shall be to declare, by proclamation, whether the said amendments have been, or have not been adopted by the freemen of this Commonwealth.

SECT. 11. The delegates to the said Convention shall be entitled to the same pay and mileage to which members of the General Assembly are now entitled, which, together with he pay of a competent Stenographer, to report the debates of the said Convention, and the contingent expenses of the Convention, shall be paid by the State Treasurer, on the warrant of the presiding officer of the Convention; and it shall be the duty of all officers of this State, and of the State Librarian, to furnish the said Convention with such books and papers in their possession, as the said Convention may deem necessary.

SFCT. 12. Immediately after the final passage of this act, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, to furnish the sheriff of each respective county in the State with a copy of said act, requiring him to issue his proclamation, to be inserted in at least two newspapers published in each county, in which two or more newspapers are printed, and in all the papers in each county where not more than two are printed, once a week for four successive weeks previous to the first Friday in November next, directing the inspectors, judges, and clerks, of the preceding general election, to attend at the proper times and places, and perform the duties imposed upon them by the third section of this act, and stating the object of said election, and the number of delegates to be chosen in said county, and the said inspectors, judges, and clerks, shall receive the like compensation for any special election, to be paid them in like manner, as is provided by law for holding general elections.

NER MIDDLESWARTH,

Speaker of the House of Representatives. THOMAS S. CUNNINGHAM,

Speaker of the Senate.

APPROVED-The twenty-ninth day of March, Anno Domini, one thousand eight hun

dred and thirty-six.

JOS.RITNER.