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Proceedings and debates of the Convention of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania Volume 1; to propose amendments to the constitution, commenced at Harrisburg, on the second day of May, 1837 - Softcover
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1837 Excerpt: ... TUESDAY, May 30, 1837. Mr. Bell, of Chester, submitted the following resolution, which was laid on the table: Retolved, That the Secretary of the Commonwealth is requested to famish to uV Convention, a statement showing the number of officers, exclusive of Judicial office, Prothonotaries, Registers, Recorders, and Clerks, of the several county Courts, appointed by the Governor, setting forth their several titles, term of office, compensation, and du places wherein they exercise their offices. Mr. Stevens, of Adams, from the committee to whom was referred the second article of the Constitution, made the following report, which was laid on the table, and ordered to be printed: The committee to whom was refered the second article of the Constitution, reported the following amendments to it: Sect. 3. To read as follows: "The Governor shall hold his office doring three years, from the third Tuesday of December next ensuing his election, and shall not be capable of holding it longer than six years, in any term of nine years". Sect. 8. First line to read, "He shall nominate, and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint all officers", et cetera. Make the ninth section read as follows: Sect. 9. He may, at all times, require from all except the judicial officers, written information concerning their offices. Add a new section, te be called section sixteenth, as follows: Sect. 16. The Prothonotaries, Registers, Recorders of deeds, and Clerks of the several Courts, except Clerks of the Supreme Court, (who shall be appointed by the Court, during pleasure,) shall be elected by the citizens of the respective counties; and the Legislature shall prescribe the mode of their election, and the number of persons to hold said offices in each county, who s...
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