A Compilation and Digest of the Road Laws, and the Election Laws, Together with Certain FormsOffice of the "Reporter", 1828 - 157 pages |
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according to law act of assembly aforesaid agreeably Antea assessor bridge certify citizens city of Philadelphia clerk commissioners commonwealth constable coun county of Philadelphia court house court of quarter court to appoint damages directed dollars erected freeholders governor hands and seals held at day hereby hereunto set house of representatives inhabitants inspectors justice Lancaster county lane or alley manner March Northern Liberties number of votes oath or affirmation opened owners peace person or persons persons to view petition petitioners Place of seal Postea pray the court private road proper county prothonotary public roads Purdon quarter sessions residing respective townships respectively sworn return judges road or highway roads and highways SECT senate set our hands sheriff Smith Southwark subscribers supervisor or supervisors sworn or affirmed testimony whereof thereof tickets tion township or townships vacancy viewers ward or district writs of election written at length
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Page 72 - Congress may direct: A number of electors of President and Vice President equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives in Congress to which the District would be entitled if it were a State, but in no event more than the least populous State...
Page 73 - The returns of every election for Governor shall be sealed up and transmitted to the seat of government, directed to the...
Page 72 - Section 1. The Legislative authority of this State shall be vested in a General Assembly, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives...
Page 107 - Whenever any vacancy shall happen in the representation of this State in the Senate of the United States, by the expiration of the term of service of a Senator, or by resignation or otherwise, the general assembly, • i...
Page 72 - County, in which he shall be chosen ; unless, he shall have been absent on the public business of the United States, or of this State.
Page 73 - Each House shall judge of the qualifications of its members. Contested elections shall be determined by a committee to be selected, formed and regulated in such manner as shall be directed by law.
Page 107 - ... to be duly elected a Senator to represent this State in the Senate of the United States: and...
Page 72 - No person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained the age of twenty-five years, or a Representative who shall not have attained the age of twenty-one years.
Page 123 - An Act to amend and consolidate with its several supplements the Act entitled "An Act for the recovery of debts and demands not exceeding one hundred dollars before a justice of the peace and for the election of Constables and for other purposes.
Page 114 - The governor and secretary, to be appointed as aforesaid shall, before they act as such, respectively take an oath or affirmation before some judge or justice of the peace...