Amended Constitution Open for Pennsylvania Highway Bonds
A joint resolution proposes amending article nine to allow bonds up to fifty million dollars for highway improvement. It preserves existing debt limits while enabling state funding for road construction and rebuilding projects across the Commonwealth. The measure awaits approval by the General Assembly and citizens.
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
Senate
House of Representatives
General Assembly
Robert McAfee
The
Three philosophy students chase hats in windy mishap
A wind lifts three hats as three philosophy students quarrel over life theories. The pessimist, the optimist, and a third unnamed student pursue their hats down a hill. The optimist returns with all hats, while the unidentified student calmly sits and says his hat will come back to him.
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Frederick Moxon
Lipipinoott’s
Neat Retort Among Old Time Quips
A humorous Victorian anecdote recalls Douglas Jerrold and a drunken quarrel. Jerrold meets his sober friend next day, greets him, and learns the friend is apparently dead to him after a misplaced hat. The exchange ends with Jerrold asserting a habit of never failing to bake in his hat.
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Golaude Grahame-White
Lloyd George
Grahame-White
Mechanician
Jon Tick
Tom
Douglas Jerrold
Jerrold
Het
Pennsylvania Amendment Proposal to Allow Labor Regulation
A joint resolution proposes amending Article Three Section Seven of the Pennsylvania Constitution to permit special legislation regulating labor. The draft rewrites sections on local laws, districts, governance, elections, divorces, schools, taxation, and specifically adds regulating labor, trade, mining, or manufacturing as a permissible area for special laws.
Model statute excerpt on local government powers and restrictions
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 2 outlines powers to alter counties towns and school districts, regulate elections charters and offices, create or amend corporations, and fix taxation and labor rules. It emphasizes limits on local and special acts and reaffirmed state authority through general law and court jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clive
Justices of the Peace
Justices of
Minora
Per- Kone
General Assembly
Robert McAfhe
The
Commonwealth
Pennsylvania Proposed Constitutional Amendment Resolution Three
A concurrent resolution proposes amending section three of article eight of the Pennsylvania Constitution. It corrects wording on judges elections and election days, retains offices for current judges, and specifies odd-numbered year terms with a future transition clause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
House of Representatives
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Senate
General Assembly
Ciircumstances
Pennsylvania Joint Resolution Proposes Tax Amendment
The document outlines Joint Resolution Number Four proposing an amendment to section one of article nine of the Pennsylvania Constitution. It aims to allow graded or progressive taxes while preserving exemptions for public property, religious worship sites, burial places, and purely public charities, with general laws governing taxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Senate
House of Representatives
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
General Assembly
Robert McaAryen
The
Commonwealth
Amendment to Pennsylvania Constitution on municipal waterworks debt
The amendment allows municipalities to issue debt for waterworks and underground transport projects if net revenues cover interest and a sinking fund for six years, or if secured by liens and no tax levy is required until after operation. It permits higher indebtedness up to ten percent of assessed value with a three-fifths voter approval, and is signed by Secretary Robert McAfee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Seettan
Pennsylvania
Robert McAfde
Commonwealtt
Notice to Stockholders Indiana County Deposit Bank Meeting
The bank announces an election for five directors on Monday September 1 1913 from 2 to 4 oclock. A second notice states directors meet June 4 1918 to renew extend charter for 20 years from September 9 1018 with stockholders meeting Friday September 5 1018 at 2 PM to vote. Dr Hildebrand cashier.
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Indiana County Deposit Bank
Tom DR. Hildebrand
Tom
Hildebrand
W. L. Neal
Alexander Gilmore
Alexander Cunningham
Pennsylvania
Kent
Jacksonville
Kent Post Office
Indiana
Acta of Assembly
Barry W. PhD
Executor's Notice for George Poole Estate
Letters testamentary issued for George Poole Jatw of Glen Campbell borough. Executors invite creditors to present claims duly authenticated for settlement and debtors to make prompt payment. Alfred Riddell, Executor, 719 Third Ave, Altoona, Pa. or Glen Campbell, Pa. August 6, 2013.
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Peeler & Felt
Altomnega
Nancy Eliznabeth Helman
Cherryhill Township
George Poole
Glen Campbell
Alm
Riddell
Third Ave
Altngen
Qlen Campbell
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