. The government of the people of the state of Pennsylvania. her matters of local government. It has not Ideemed necessary nor even desirable to attempt to explainand to reconcile these minor differences ; they can be bestexamined and considered in the localities in which theyoccur. Under the present Constitution of the State, Bpe-cial legislation—that is, legislation affecting only certaininterests or localities—is forbidden. The advantage of referring directly to the Constitutionfor any information which is therein expressly stated, andthus to study the Constitution itself, rather than to st
. The government of the people of the state of Pennsylvania. her matters of local government. It has not Ideemed necessary nor even desirable to attempt to explainand to reconcile these minor differences ; they can be bestexamined and considered in the localities in which theyoccur. Under the present Constitution of the State, Bpe-cial legislation—that is, legislation affecting only certaininterests or localities—is forbidden. The advantage of referring directly to the Constitutionfor any information which is therein expressly stated, andthus to study the Constitution itself, rather than to studyabout it, cannot be too strongly urged. There is a realityand a freshness in information so gained that is attainablein no other way. The author desires to express his obligations to teachersthroughout the State for the generous welcome accordedto the original edition of this work and for kind sug-gestions which have enabled him materially to improveand to strengthen the book. FKANCIS NEWTON THOKPE. University of Pennsylvania, \Philadelphia, Pa. ) 3. CHAPTER. PAGE I. The Civil Government of Pennsylvania in History . 9II. The Civil Government of Pennsylvania at the Present Time 23 III. How the People Choose their Officers 67 IV. To the People we come Sooner or Later 74 V. Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 76 VI. Appendix 124 ILLUSTKATIONS. The State Flag Frontispiece. Coat of Arms of the State 2 Portrait of William Penn 9 The Old State House in Philadelphia, in which the Con-stitutional Convention met 17 The Capitol at Harrisburg 22 The Great Seal of the State 23
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