The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1854-09-01
BY AUTHORITY.
Resolution Proposing Amend
IaseEats Co gEse Constitution
OF THE CoR5MCgWEALTH.

OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
SEcrIoy i. Reso7ced by ths Senate anil Hoase of
/ Representatives III the Comm60uuaiM Of Pe,taSyira-
"i1 m General AsNcnsbfy aaft, That the following
mendmeHts be and the same hereby proposed TO
the Constitution of the Commonwealth, under and in
accordance with the provisions OF the tenth article
/ thereof 10 wit:
| PRoposTov l, TO BE ARTICLE xr.
SECTION !. The aggregate amount OF debts hereaf-
ter contracted by the Commonwealth shall never
ceed the OF five hundred thousand doas, except
III case OF war 10 repel lnvaslon suppress surree-
ton, or 10 redeem the public debt OF the Commou-
wealth, and the money raised shall be applied 10
the purpose for which the debt may be conacted
pay such debts, and 10 no other purpose.
SECTION 2. To pay the public debt Of the Common
wealth, and debts which may hereafter be contracted
IN case OF war 10 repe lnvasonS, suppress insurrec
ton and TO redeem the public debt, the Legislature
shall al their next session after the adoption of this
section into the Constitution, provide by law for the
creation OF sinking fund, which shall not be abol
Ished TIL The said public debts be wholly paid, TO
consist Of all the net annual income froni the public
works and stocks owned by the Commonwealth, or
any other funds arising under any revenue law
existing or that may be hereafter enactef far
the may be required pay the interest of SAID
debts semaHnually to reduce the principle thereof
by not less than FIVE hundred thousand dollars,
Increased yearly by compromising at rate ofnot less
than i've per centum per aRnum; the said sinking
tHnd shall be invested n the Commonwealth, which
stdi &c cancelled from IltUe 10 time III manner 10
be provided by law: portion of The sinking fund
shall ever be applied TO The payment of the debt of
five hundred thousand dollars me@;,oned in the first
section of this article, but the sand sinking innd shall
be applied only 10 The purposes herein specified.
SECTION J. The credit of the Commonv eaith shall
not any way be given or loaned 10 or in aid Of any
individual, company, corporation association,
shall the Commonwealth hereafter become a JOINT
owner or stockholder in any company, association
corporation in this Commonwealth or elsewhere,
formed for any purposes.
SECTION 1. The Common wealth Shall never assume
the debts OF any county, city, borough township,
or OF any corporation association, unless such
debts shall have been contracted to repel invasion,
suppress nsurreciun, to defend the State n.war.
PROPOSITION ., TO rp ARTICLE II.
Pyohj5itjne Muaicpaf Subscriptions.
The Legis lature shall never authorize any county
city, borough township, by OF its citizens
otheFwse TO become stakeholder in any joint stock
company, association corporation, or 10 raise mon
ey for, loan its credit to, or in aid ofany such CON
pany OF association.
Speaker Of he House Of Repyessutattres.
VI. MCASLlN,
Sgeaker Of the Setufe.
In Senate, April %, 1851.
Resolved, That this resolution pass. Yeas %,
nays &. Extract from the journal.
L, A. MAGUlRE, Clerk.
In House Of Representatives, April 81, 1851.
Resolved, That this resolution pass. Yeas II,
nays ~. Extract from the Journal
WM. JACK, Clerk.
SFcrrrAry's orrlcr,
Filed April ~, 1851. ! c. a. BLACK,
Secretary OF the Commonw ealth.
PENNSYLVANIA, SIS:
SEcRrrAEY's OrrIcr,
{ ~ Harrisburg, July J, 1854.
SEAL, do certify that the above and forego-
f~~ \ ing is true aud correct copy of the orr
ginal ''lte>oufon relative 10 amendment OF the
Constitution the remains file 10 this of
fee.
In testimony whereof have hereunto set my hand
and caused to be affixed the seal Of the Secretarys
Office the day and year above written.
c. A. BLACK.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Journal Of the Senate.
'sResolution No. 5G2, entitled Resolution propos-
ing amendments to the Constitution Of the Common
wealth. read third time. On the question,
will the Senate agree the FIRST proposition, the yeas
were taken agreeably TO the Constitutions and were
follows VIZ;
YEAs-M-ssrs Bnckalew, Darlington, Dar-
sic, Furguson, Foulkrod, Frick, Fry, Goodwin,
Haldrman. Hamilton, b. d. IIamn, Z. w.
Hamlin, Hester. Hoge, Janison, McCIintock,
Mcfarland, Piatt, Quiggle, Sager, Sliier, and
McCaslin, Speaker-23.
NAYs-Messrs Crabb. CTeSwell, Hendricks,
kinzer, Kunkle and Skinner--G
so the question was determined in the afir-
native.
On the question, will the Senate agree to the
second proposition, the yeas and nays We're Ia
ken agreeabIy 10 the Constitution, and were as
follows, viz:
YEAs-Mpssrs. Buckalew, Darsie, Furguson,
Foulkrod, Fry, Goodwin, HaIdeman, B. d.
Hamlin, f. w. Hamlin, Hendricks, Hester,
Hoge, Jamson, Knser, McClintoek, McFar-
land, Piatt, Price, Quiggle, Sliler, Wherry,
McCaslin, Speaker-22.
NAYs-Messrs. Crabb, Creswel, Darlington,
Hamilton, Kunlde and Skinner-6.
So the question was determined in the atir-
native,
Journal of the House of Representatives.
''The question recurring upon the final pas
sage of the Resolutions, the first proposition was
agreed TO as follows, viz
Yeas Messrs, Abraham, Adams, Athprton,
Ball, Barton, Byer. Bigham, Boyd, Bush, Byer-
ly, CALDWELL, Calvin, Carlisle, Chamberin,
Cook, Crane, Cumnins, Daugherty, Davis, De
France, Dunning, Eckert, Edinger, Edred,
Evans, Foster, Fry, GaIlentne, Gbbonpy, Gill /
more, Gray, Groom, Gwin, Hamilton, Hart, |
Herr, Hiestand, Hitler, Nipple, Horn, Hum
mel, Hunsecker, Hunter, HURT, Jackmon, XII
gore, Knight, Laury, Lehigh,) Linn. Magee,
Mcguire, Manderfeld. Mcconnell, M'Kee. Mil I
Ter. Monaghan, Montgomery, Moore, Moser,
Muse, Palmer, Parkee, Parmlee, Passmore, Pat I
terson, Porter, Putney, Rawins, Roberts, Rowe,
Sallade, Scott, Sidle, Simonton, Smith, (Berks,l |