Smull's Legislative Hand Book and Manual of the State of Pennsylvania

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The State, 1904 - Pennsylvania
 

Contents

Biographical Sketches of State Officers and United States Senators
127
Constitution of the United States of America with Index
141
Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 1873 with Analytical Index
165
Amendments to the Constitution of Pennsylvania
210
Vote on Question of Adoption of the Constitution of Pennsylvania 1873
211
Vote on Amendments to Constitution of Pennsylvania November 5 1901
212
Historical Data Relative to the Several Constitutions of the State of Penn sylvania
214
Data Relative to Former and Present Location of the State Capital
215
Population of the United States
216
Population of the United States according to Sex General Nativity Color and Race
218
Population of the United States by voting school and militia ages
222
Population of the Cities of the United States
224
Area of the United States
227
Population and Area of Pennsylvania by Counties
228
Population in 1900 of each county in Pennsylvania classified as to Color Sex and General Nativity
230
Population of Pennsylvania by counties 1790 to 1900
232
Population of the principal incorporated cities and boroughs of Pennsylvania
234
Classification of the cities of Pennsylvania
237
Population of Pennsylvania by Minor Civil Divisions
238
Date of organization of Territories and Admission of States into the Union
292
Organization of Counties of Pennsylvania
293
Organization of Counties and County Towns in Pennsylvania
295
Number of Congressmen and Presidential Electors to which each State is entitled
296
Act of Congress making apportionment of Representatives in Congress among the several States under the Twelfth Census
297
Number of Congressmen apportioned to Pennsylvania since 1790
298
Apportionment of the State into Congressional Districts 1901 238
298
Apportionment of the State into Representative Districts 1887
303
Apportionment of the State into Judicial Districts 1901
307
Digest of Election Laws of Pennsylvania with Index
311
National Party Officers and Platforms of 1900
450
State Party Officers and Platforms 1903
478
Dates of next Elections in Pennsylvania for State and County Officers
488
Date of next Election for President also dates of State and Congressional Elections in the Several States
489
Popular Vote for President 1856 to 1900
490
Electoral Vote by States for President 1868 to 1900
498
Popular and Electoral Vote of the United States for President and Vice President 1789 to 1900
500
Popular Vote of Pennsylvania for President from 1789 to 1900
503
The Electoral Vote of Pennsylvania 1789 to 1900
506
Popular Vote for Governor of Pennsylvania since 1790
508
Vote of Pennsylvania for President 1900
510
Vote of Pennsylvania for each Presidential Elector 1900
512
Vote for Judge of Supreme Court 1901
514
Vote for Governor 1902
516
Vote for Lieutenant Governor 1902
518
Vote for Secretary of Internal Affairs 1902
520
Vote for State Treasurer 1963
522
Vote for Auditor General 1903
524
Vote for Judges of the Superior Court 1903
526
Vote of Pennsylvania for State Treasurer by Election Districts
528
Vote for Members of Fiftyeighth Congress 1902
643
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650
Vote for Members of Congress to fill vacancies
651
Vote for Senators 1900 and 1902 by Senatorial Districts
652
Vote for Senators to fill vacancies
663
Vote for Members of the House of Representatives 1902 by Legislative Dis tricts
664
Vote for Judges of the Courts of Common Pleas 1903
671
United States Government 1904
673
Principal United States Government Officers in Pennsylvania
681
Members of the Fiftyeighth Congress
682
State and Territorial Governments
689
The Legislatures of the several States and Territories
690
Presidents of the United States
692
Vice Presidents of the United States
693
Principal Officers of the United States Government from Pennsylvania from the First Continental Congress to the present time
694
Deputy Auditor General
710
Land Department under the Province and Commonwealth
711
Secretaries of Internal Affairs
713
Adjutants General of Pennsylvania
714
Superintendent and Commissioners of Banking of Pennsylvania
715
State Highway Commissioner
716
Superintendents of Public Printing of Pennsylvania
717
111 Judges of the Superior Court
719
Speakers of the House of Representatives of Pennsylvania
720
Members of the Senate and House of Representatives of Pennsylvania from 18701904
721
Length of Sessions of the Legislature 1776 to 1903
749
Judges of Courts of Common Pleas of Pennsylvania
751
Judges of Orphans Courts
754
Times for Holding Courts in the Several Counties of Pennsylvania 1904
755
List of County Officers 1904 by Counties
765
United States Postal Regulations Rates of Postage etc
780
Lettercarrier Postoffices in Pennsylvania
790
Presidential Postoffices in Pennsylvania with Salaries of Postmasters
791
Postoffices in Pennsylvania alphabetically arranged
797
Postoffices in Pennsylvania by Counties
826
List of Newspapers Journals and Magazines Published in Pennsylvania
846
Act Designating Days and Half Days to be Legal Holidays
869
Finances of the United States
871
United States Public Debt Statement 1791 to 1903
872
United States Debt changes 1903
873
United States Net and Per Capita Revenue and Expenditures
874
Amount of Money in the United States 1860 to 1903
876
Finances of Pennsylvania
878
Revenue of the Commonwealth 1903
880
Expenditures of the Commonwealth 1903
881
Statement Showing State Debt 1840 to 1903 also Receipts and Expenditures of Pennsylvania from 1791 to 1903
883
State Appropriations 19031905
885
Valuation of Personal Property in the Several Counties of the State
893
Public Loans of the Commonwealth
895
Statistics of the Common Schools
897
Index to Joint Rules
899
Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives of Pennsylvania
900
Index to Decisions of Joint Assembly
902
Decisions of the Joint Assembly 1881
903
Index to Rules of the Senate
905
Rules of the Senate of Pennsylvania
906
Index to Decisions of the Senate on Points of Order
912
Decisions of the Senate of Pennsylvania on Points of Order
915
Index to Rules of the House of Representatives
931
Rules of the Houes of Representatives of Pennsylvania
935
Index to Decisions of the House of Representatives on Points of Order
945
Decisions of the House of Representatives on Points of Order
950
A Chapter on Legislative Practice and Proceedings in the Legislature of Pennsylvania and Law Regulating Election of United States Senator
974
Legislation Prohibited by the Constitution
987
Act regulating the Publication of Application for Local or Special Legisla tion
990
Biographical Sketches of Senators and Members of the House of Represen
991
tatives
997
Members of the Senate of Pennsylvania 19031904
1019
Directory of Members of the Senate
1021
Officers and Employes of the Senate
1023
Senate Standing Committees 1903
1025
Members of the House of Representatives 19031904
1029
Directory of Members of the House of Representatives
1033
Officers and Employes of the House of Representatives
1038
Standing Committees of the House of Representatives 1903
1041
Reporters and Correspondents 1903
1048
Hotels of Harrisburg Location and Proprietors of
1049
General Index
1051

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Page 394 - The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice President, shall be the Vice President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office...
Page 145 - States, to devise such further provisions as shall appear to them necessary to render the constitution of the federal government adequate to the exigencies of the Union; and to report such an act for that purpose to the United States in Congress assembled, as, when agreed to by them, and afterwards confirmed by the legislatures of every state, will effectually provide for the same.
Page 348 - ... that he will support the Constitution of the United States, and that he absolutely and entirely renounces and abjures all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, and particularly, by name, to the prince, potentate, state or sovereignty of which he was before, a citizen or subject," which proceedings must be recorded by the clerk of the court.
Page 172 - The free communication of thoughts and opinions is one of the invaluable rights of man: and every citizen may freely speak, write, and print on any subject, being responsible for the abuse of that liberty.
Page 197 - The stock and indebtedness of corporations shall not be increased except in pursuance of general law, nor without the consent of the persons holding the larger amount in value of the stock, first obtained at a meeting to be held after sixty days' notice given in pursuance of law.
Page 152 - The President shall, at stated times, receive for his services a compensation, which shall neither be encreased nor diminished during the period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that period any other emolument from the United States, or any of them. Before he enter on the execution of his office he shall take the following oath or affirmation...
Page 38 - ... in case of disagreement between the two houses, with respect to the time of adjournment, adjourn them to such time as he shall think proper, not beyond the day of the next annual meeting of the general assembly.
Page 181 - ... and shall not be permitted to withhold his testimony upon the ground that it may criminate himself, or subject him to public infamy; but such testimony shall not afterwards be used against him in any judicial proceeding, except for perjury in giving such testimony...
Page 210 - That it be recommended to the respective assemblies and conventions of the United Colonies, where no government sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs has been hitherto established, to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce to the happiness and safety of their constituents in particular, and America in general.
Page 395 - A ; and said tellers having then read the same in the presence and hearing of the two houses, shall make a list of the votes as they shall appear from the said certificates ; and the votes having been ascertained and counted as in this act provided, the result of the same shall be delivered to the President of the Senate...

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