Smull's Legislative Hand Book: Rules and Decisions ... Legislative Directory

1878 - Pennsylvania

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Selected pages

Declaration of Independence	1

Constitution of the United States	28

Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania	35

Page	37

Legislation Prohibited by the Constitution	124

Act Regulating the Publication of Applications	130

Enrollment Tax as per Act of May 1 1868	137

Seventh Section Corporation Law of 1874	149

Vote for Members of the House of Representatives 1876	308

Vote for Judge of Supreme Court Auditor General	322

and State Treasurer November 6 1877	323

473	421

Officers of the Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society 71 Electoral College of Pennsylvania 1876	473

Trustees of the State Agricultural College of Penn sylvania 1877	475

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania	476

Associate Law Judges	478

Apportionment of the State into Senatorial and Repre	157

Judicial Districtsdesignated 1874	169

Presidents of the United States	175

United States Senators from Pennsylvania since	182

Members of Congress from Pennsylvania 17871878	188

Popular Vote of Candidates for Governor since 1790	196

Secretaries of the Commonwealth	198

Deputy Secretaries of the Commonwealth	199

Land Department under the Province and Common wealth	200

State Treasurers of Pennsylvania	203

Attorneys General of Pennsylvania	204

Adjutants General	205

Former Speakers and Presidents of the Senate pro tem of Pennsylvania	206

Former Speakers of the House of Representatives of Pennsylvania	207

Chief Justices of the Supreme Court	208

Railroads in Pennsylvania	210

Aggregate Population of the United States by States and Territories	213

Aggregate Population of Pennsylvania for 1850 1860	214

White and Colored Population of Pennsylvania	216

Population Area of Acres and Debt of the several Counties of the Commonwealth	219

Population of Philadelphia in 1870 by wards	220

Population of the Principal Cities and Towns of the State	221

Population of Philadelphia City and County since the Foundation estimated and returned	222

Length of the Sessions of the Legislature 1776 to 1877	223

Number of Taxable Inhabitants in the Several Couutics of Pennsylvania 1870	226

Weights and Measures	233

Stocks held by the Commonwealth	234

Rates of Domestic Postages	236

Distributing Post Offices in the United States	238

Money Order Post Offices in Pennsylvania	239

Post Offices of Pennsylvania	247

County Officers of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for 1878	266

Vote for Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Internal Affairs by Counties 1874	285

193	286

Official Vote for Governor by Counties in 1875	287

Vote for Governor in Philadelphia by Wards in 1875	289

Official Vote of Pennsylvania by Counties for Presi dent of the United States in 1876	290

Vote for Members of Congress by Counties and Con gressional Districts 1876	292

Vote for Senators 1876 by Counties and Senatorial Dis tricts	299

County Surveyors 1878	479

State Governments in 1878	481

Territorial Governments with Area and Population	482

Times of Electing State Officers and Meeting of Legis latures of the several States	483

Valuation of Personal Property	485

Public Loans	488

Statement of the Debt of the Commonwealth	490

Recapitulation of Monthly Receipts and Expenditures December 1876 to November 1877	491

County Tabular Statement for the School Year ending June 1 1877	492

Educational growth in the past ten years	495

City Borough and County Superintendents 1878	496

Orphan School Statistics	500

United States Legations Abroad	501

United States Government 1878	504

Members of the Fortyfifth Congress	505

Senators and Representatives from Pennsylvania in the Fortyfourth and Fortyfifth Congresses	513

Rules and Regulations for the Government of the State Library	514

Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives of Pennsylvania	518

Rules of the Senate of Pennsylvania	521

Decisions of the Senate of Pennsylvania on points of order	534

Rules of the House of Representatives of Pennsylvania	547

Decisions of the House of Representatives on Ques tions of Order	568

A Chapter on Legislative Practice and Proceedings in the Legislature of Pennsylvania by John A Smull	598

The Senators and Members of the House of Represen tativesSession of 1878	620

Governmental and Legislative Directory	648

Directory of Members of the Senate	658

Officers of the Senate 1878	660

Employees of Senate	661

Senate Standing Committees	662

Members of the House of Representatives 1878	665

Directory of the Members of the House of Representa tires	669

Officers of the IIouse of Representatives 1878	677

Employees of House of Representatives	679

Standing Committees House of Representatives	680

Reporters and Correspondents	688

Hotels and Boarding Houses	689

Representatives	691

General Index	711

Members of the Senate of Pennsylvania 1878 656	724