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Selection of officers not otherwise provided for in Constitution - Constitution Of Pennsylvania § 1

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                                ARTICLE VI
                             PUBLIC OFFICERS

     Sec.
      1.  Selection of officers not otherwise provided for in
          Constitution.
      2.  Incompatible offices.
      3.  Oath of office.
      4.  Power of impeachment.
      5.  Trial of impeachments.
      6.  Officers liable to impeachment.
      7.  Removal of civil officers.

        Adoption.  Unless otherwise noted, the provisions of present
     Article VI (formerly Article XII) were adopted December 16,
     1873, 1874 P.L.3, effective January 1, 1874, and the article was
     renumbered from XII to VI by proclamation of the Governor of
     July 7, 1967, P.L.1063. See also proclamation of the Governor of
     July 14, 1966, 1965 P.L.1945.
        Prior Provisions.  Former Article VI was repealed by
     amendment of May 17, 1966, 1965 P.L.1928, J.R.10. The subject
     matter of present Article VI was formerly contained in Articles
     VI (Impeachment and Removal from Office), VII (Oath of Office)
     and XII (Public Officers).
        Cross References.  Article VI is referred to in sections 16,
     18 of Article V (The Judiciary).
     § 1.  Selection of officers not otherwise provided for in
           Constitution.
        All officers, whose selection is not provided for in this
     Constitution, shall be elected or appointed as may be directed
     by law.
     (Nov. 2, 1909, P.L.948, J.R.1; May 17, 1966, 1965 P.L.1928,
     J.R.10)

        1966 Amendment.  Joint Resolution No.10 renumbered former
     section 1 of this article to present section 4 and amended and
     renumbered section 1 of former Article XII to present section 1.

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