Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1853-09-02
BY AUT H0 RITY .
Resolutions proposing Amendments to the Con-
stitution of the Commonwealth.

Resolutions proposing Amendments to the Con-
stitution of the Comfnohwealth.
SECTION l. Resolved by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania in General Assembly met, that the fol-
lowing amendments be, and the same are hereby
proposed to the Constitution of the Common
wealth. under and in accordance with the provi-
sions of the tenth article thereof, to wit:
PROPOSITION l, TO BE ARTICLE XI.
Sec. l. The aggregate amout of debt hereafter
contracted by the Commonwealth. shall not ex-
ceed the sum of five hundred thousand dollars, ex
cept in case Of war to repe invasion suppress in
surrection, to restore the public debt of the
Commonwealth, and the money raised shall be
applied to the purpose for which the debt may
be contracted, pay such debts, and to no other
purpose.
SEC. g TO pay the public debt of the Gem
monwealth and debts which may hereafter be
contracted in of war to repel invasion, sup
press insurrection, and to redeem the public debt
the Legislature shall at their next Session after the
adoption of this section into the Constitution, pro
vided by law for the creation of sinking fund.-
which shall not be abolished till the said public
debt be wholly paid, to consist OF all the net an
nual income from the public works and stocks
owned by the Commonwealth, or any other funds
arising under any revenue law now existing or
that may be hereafter enacted, far as the same
may be required to pay the interest of said debts
semi-annually, and annually to reduce the princi-
pal thereof by sum not less than five hundred
thousand dollars, increased yearly by compound
ing at rate of not less than five per centum per
annum; ; the said sinking fund shall be invested
in the loans of the Commonwealth, which shall
be cancelled from time to time in a manner to be
provided by law; no portion of the sinking fund
shall ever be applied to the payment of the debt
of five hundred thousand dollars mentioned in the
first section of this article, but the said sinking
fund shall be applied only to the purposes herein
specified;
SEC. s. The credit Of the Commonwealth shall
not in any way be given loaned to or in aid of
any individual, company, corporation, or associa-
tion nor shall the Commonwealth hereafter be-
come Joint owner or stockholder in any company
association corporation in the Commonwealth
or elsewhere, FORMED for any purposes
SEC. 4. The Commonwealth shall never as
sumo the debts of any county, city, borough or
township, or of any corporation or association,
unless such debts shall have been contracted to
repel invasion, suppress nsurrecton, or to defend
the State in war.
PRoPosITIoN 2, TO BE ARTICLE XI.
Prohibiting lhmicipol Subscriptions.
The Legislature shall never authorize any cotn-
ty, city, borough township, by vote of its citi-
zens or otherwise, to become stoclhCldcr in any
Joint stock company, association or corporation,
or to raise money for, or loan its credit to, in
aid of any such company or association
+. b. CHASE,
Speaker of the Hoiise Of Representatives
NJ. McCASLIN,
Speaker of the Senate.
IN Senate, April %, 1854.
Resolved That this resolution pass. Yeas %,
navs 5. Extract from the journal.
T. a. MAGUIRE, Clerk.
In the House Of Reps, April 81, 1854.
Resolved That this resolution pass. Yeas q
nays 20. Extract from the Journal
WIN. JACK, Clerk.
secy's Office, filed April 20, 1854.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
PENNSYLVANIA, SIS:
SEcRETARY's OFFICE,
Harrisburg, July l, 1854. !
I do certify that the above and fore
SEAL. going is a true and correct copy ofthe
amendment of the Constitution as the same re-
mains on file in this office,
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and caused to be affixed the seal of the Sc
cretary's office; the day and year above written.
G. a. BLACK,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
journal Of the Senate.
Resolution No. 562, entitled Resolution pro
posing amendments to the Constitution Of the
Commonwealth was read third time On the
question will the Senate agree to the first propo-
sition, the yeas and nays were taken, agreeably
to the Constitution, and were as follows, viz:
YEAs-Messrs. Buckalew, Darlington, Darsie,
Ferguson, Foullzrod, Frick, Fry, Goodwin, Hal
deman, Hamilton, B. D. Halnlin, E. w. Hamlin,
Heister, Hoge, Jamison, McChntock, M'Farland,
Piatt, Quiggle, Sager, Slifer, and McCasln, Speak
er-23.
NAYs-Messrs. Crabb, Creswell, Hendricks,
Kinzer, Kunkle and Skinner-5.
So the question was determined IN the affirra-
tive.
On the question, will the Senate agree to the
second proposition, the yeas and nays were taken
agreeably to the Constitution, and were as fol-
lows, viz:
YEAs-Messrs; Buckalew. Darsie, Ferguson,
Foulkrod. Fry, Goodwin, Haldeman, B. D. Ham
lin. F. w. Hamln, Hendricks. Hester Hoge ,Ja-