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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1914
Page
7
A long anecdotal piece recounts native superstitions in Hawaii, including mind power beliefs and dangerous sport adventures with sharks and flying fish. It profiles a mysterious white man in Honolulu, later linked to the overthrow era, and ends with reflections on leprosy inheritance and a political constitutional amendment proposal in Pennsylvania.
Public proclamation issued by Lancaster Court of Common Pleas judges to convene a Court of Jail Delivery and a Court of General Quarter Sessions on the third Monday in November 1914 at Lancaster Court House. Mayor, aldermen, justices, coroner, and constables urged to attend with rolls records examinations and indictments. Dated October 15 1914.
A joint resolution proposes amending section eight of article nine of the Pennsylvania Constitution. It sets debt limits for counties cities and others, allows limited increases with electors' consent, and details a Philadelphia exception with a sinking fund requirement. The text is trimmed to replace an 1874 baseline and clarifies aggregate debt limits and conditions.
Joint Resolution proposes amending section twenty one of article three to allow laws requiring employers or both parties to pay reasonable compensation for injuries and occupational diseases, setting how compensation is determined and collected, while preserving who benefits from actions. The measure states that no other acts may prescribe the beneficiary. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 3.
A joint resolution proposes amending the state constitution to abolish the office of Secretary of Internal Affairs. It would transfer the powers and duties of that office to other state departments or officers as directed by law. The text outlines the addition of section twenty three to article four and directs the secretary of the commonwealth to publish a true copy.
A brief notice outlines action on Number Five proposing and merdment to the Constitution of this Commonwealth. The wording suggests a formal legislative or constitutional measure introduced for consideration by a governing body.
A joint resolution proposes constitutional amendment to allow state or county systems for registering transferring insuring and guaranteeing land titles and for determining adverse claims. It envisions new courts or designation of existing ones, funding from county treasuries, and continued title operations after initial registration.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 6 proposes to revise Section 8 of Article Nine. It limits county debt to three percent of property value, except Philadelphia may incur up to twenty five million dollars for port improvements. It requires annual tax revenues to cover interest and principal within fifty years. It preserves Philadelphia wharves docks and reclamation authority with constraints.
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