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19. Secretary of Internal Affairs. 20. Superintendent of Public In

struction.

21. Terms of heads of departments. 22. Seal of State.-Commissions to be signed and sealed.

ARTICLE V. Judiciary.

1. The courts.

2. The Supreme Court.-Tenure of judges.-Chief justice.

3. Jurisdiction of Supreme Court. 4. Court of Common Pleas. - Districts not to contain more than four counties.

5. Judicial districts.-Office of associate judge abolished.

6. Common Pleas courts in Philadelphia and Allegheny.

7. Prothonotary in Philadelphia.Separate dockets for courts. 8. Criminal courts in Philadelphia and Allegheny.

9. Jurisdiction of Common Pleas judges.

10. May issue writs of certiorari to inferior courts.

11. Justices of the peace and alder

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Suffrage and Elections.

1. Qualifications for voters. 2. General elections.

3. Municipal elections.

4. Elections to be by ballot and ballots numbered.-Indorse

ments thereon authorized.

5. Electors privileged from arrest. 6. Soldier voting.

7. Election laws to be uniform, but unregistered electors may vote.

8. Corruption to disqualify voters. -Challenge.

9. Candidates guilty of bribery, etc., disqualified for holding office.-Willful violation of election laws, to disqualify for voting.

10. Witnesses not to withhold testimony in election cases.

11. Election districts.

12. Representatives to vote viva

voce.

13. Residence of voters not gained or lost in certain cases.

14. Election boards. Clerks.- Vacancies.-Privileges of election

officers.

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ARTICLE XVII.

Railroads and Canals.

1. Railroads and canals, public highways.-Shall have connection and use of connecting roads.

2. To keep offices in the State. 3. Discriminations in charges for freight and passengers prohibited.

4. Consolidation with competing

companies prohibited.

5. Common carrier corporations not to engage in mining, etc. 6. Officers, etc., of companies not to engage in transportation business.

7. No discrimination in charges to transporters.

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13. Judicial districts.

14. The same of the census.
15. Judges to hold office.
16. Presiding judge.

17. Compensation of judges of Supreme Court.

18. Courts of Common Pleas. 19. In regard to judges.

20. Courts.

21. Causes pending. 22. The same.

23. The prothonotary of Court of Common Pleas.

24. Aldermen in cities over 50,000 inhabitants.

25. Philadelphia magistrates. 26. Term of those in office to continue till it expires.

27. As to the seventh article. 28. County commissioners and auditors, terms of office.

29. Salaries of officers.

30. All State and judicial officers to take oath of office.

31. Laws to be passed.

32. Certain ordinance to be valid. 33. County commissioners, defined.

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