Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-07-15
BY AUTHORITY.
RESOLUTION PROPOSING
Amendments to the Constitution of the
Commonwealth.


SscrroS |. Rcsolrcd BIZ The Senate and House
of Representatives. Of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania IN General assembly MT That
the following amendments lie and the arc hereby
proposed to the Constitution OF The Commonwealth, under
and accordance with the provisions Of the tenth
thereof, to wit:
PROPOSITION 1, TO ARTICLE III.
SECTION I. The aggregate amount Of debts hereafter
contracted by the Commonwealth shn exceed the
sum of FIVE hundred thousand dollars. except OF
rcpe INVASION suppress suIrection, to redeem the
public debt Of the Commonwealth and the money so raised
shall be applied to the purpose for which the debt be
contracted, pay such debts and to no other purpose
SECTION To- pay the public debt of the Common
wealth, and debts which may hereafter he contacted
rcpcl nvason suppress insrrectnn and
redeem the public deis the Legislature shall at their
session after the adoption o this section into the Ccnsu
which shall not be abolished till the said public debts be
wholly paid OF all the net annual income from
the public works and stocks owned by the Commonwealth
other funds arising nner any revenue law now ex
istg that mny be hereafter enacted far the
he required paw the interest Of said debts sema-
nunly and annually to reduce the principal thereof by
not less than FIVE hundred th-ussd dollars increased
yearly by compoundng Mt rate Of not less than fv
cenum per nnnum; the said sinking fund shall be inverted
in the loans Of the Commonwealth, which shall be cancel
led from time to time in to I've provided by law
portion of the sinking fund shall ever be applied to the
to the payment the debt of FIVE hun, ell thousand dol
mentioned in the first section fthis article hut the said
sinking fund shall be applied only to the purposes herein
SncrIoS The credit Of the Commonwealth shall not
in any way be given loaned aid of any nivi.
nal, company corporation association. shpn the
Commonwealth hereafter become joint stock
holder in company, association cooperation in this
Commonwealth or elsewhere formed for amy purposes
SECTION 4. The Commonwealth shall never assume the
debts Of amy country. city, borough township Of
rnrpnarton association, unless such debts shall
been contracted tn repe invasion, suppress insureco
to defend the State in war
PROPOSITION ., pH ARTICLE
Prohibiting 1Innicipal Subscriptions.
The Legislature shall never authorize any county, city,
borough township by vote Of its citizens otherwise
To become n stockhoder any joint stock company,
chiffon corporation, 10 rnise money for. loan its
credit to, or in aid of any such company or ass,eia1Hn
Speaker of the House of Representatives
NJ M'CASIIN,
Speaker of the Senate.
In Senate, April 2s, 1854.
Resolved, That this resolution pass. Yeas %, nays G.
IA, MAGUIRE, Clerk.
In House Of Representatives April q, 1854
Resolved That this resolution pass. Yeas II, nays 90
Extract from the journal
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''''' BLACK,
| Secretary Of the Commonwealth.
srcRKrAnYs orricx,T
! Harrisburg, July I, 1854
(-~) do certify that the above and foregoing is
sxAL true and correct copy Of the original "Resou-
~ tion relative to amendment Of the con,,ita-
! ton" as the same remains on file in this office.
In testimony whereof have hereunto my
| H hand and caused 10 be affixed the seal OF the
secretarys Office the day and year above witt
ten. T. A. DI.ACk,
d. Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Jonrnal of the Senate
"Resolution No. 562 entitled Resolution proposing
amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
was read third time On tho question: will The Senate
to the first proposition the yeas nays were t-
ken, agrceably 10 the Constitution, and FOIL gs
! YEm-Messrs. Buckalew, Darlington Darsie Ferguson
Foulkrod Frck, Fry, Goodwin, Hablenan, Hamilton. r..
ID. Iiamlin, Il w. Hamlin, IiescI, Hoge Jamsun Nc
Cntock Mcfarland Pa,t, Quiggle, sager, slifer and
~.
So the question determined in th- affirmative,
On the question: will the Senate agree 10 the second
proposition the yeas and nays taken agreeaby 10 the
Constitution. and were as follows, viz
YKAs-Messrs. Buckalew, porsie Ferguson, Foulkrod,
Fry, Goodwin, Hademan, ID d. ilamhn, T.. w lamlin
Hendricks, Heister, Hoge, Jamson knzer, McCintck,
Mcfarland plslt Prize, Quiesie, s1sr' wherry, Meca,
N.r-Mes.rs. Csbb, cressweI, Darlington, Hamilton,
kunkle and Skinnet-6
So the question was determined IN the Affirmative.
Journal OF the House Of Representatives.
"Ths ques,lod recurring upon the final passage q the
Resolutions the hrs proposition was agreed to as follows
YxAs-MesM. Abraham, Adams Atheren Bal, Barton,
Boyer, Bisham, Boyd, Bnsh Byefly Caldwell CsNn'
Carlisle Chamberlain, Cook Ciane, cummins Daughsiiy
Evans Foster, Fry GaIl.nilne Gibboney Gnors Gray,
Gloom, Gwin, Hamilton, Hart Herr, H'essahd Hmisf'
Hipple, Horn, Humrnel, Hunsieksf haniei iui ,aes'
man, kilsWe, knight, LanY, ll.ehleh) l!hn Magee.
Mssuire, Mandsfheid, Mconnen, M'kee, Miller Mona
chan Montgomery, Moore Mossi Mu's, ralmsg rsiss'
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