Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-09-02
BY AUTHORITY.
RESOLUTION PROPOSING
Amendments to the Constitution of the
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Amendments to the Constitution OF the
Commonwealth.
SEcrIoS I. Resoircd By the Senate and House
of Representatives of me Commonwealth Of
Pennsylvania ia General assembly met, That
the following amendments lie and the same are hereby
proposed to the Constitution bf the Commonwealth under
aud in accordance with the provisions OF the teth article
hereof, 10 wit
PRorosiTios |, 70 DE ARTICLE xr.
sKcrIos /. The uggrcgate amount of debts hereafter
sum Of i've hundfed thousand dollars except in case Of war
repel INVASION suppress nsurrection to the
public debt Of the Commonwealth, and the money so raised
shall be applied 10 the purpose for which the debt
contracted, pay such debts, mud to othei purpose
SECTION To pay the pubic debt Of the Commpn.
Wealth, and debts which may hereafter he CONTACTED
case OF to repe nvuson suppress insurtecun and to
redeem public debt, the Legislature shall at their ne xt
session after the adoption Of this section into the Constiu
tlon provide by law for the creation Of sinking fund
which shu not be abolished till the said public debts be
wholly paid Of all the ne, annual income from
any other funds arising under any law now
stng that may be hereafter enacted far the same
NAV he required to pay the Interest Of said debts tem
niniy, and annually to reduce the principal thereof bs
sum not than Ave hundred thsusad dollars nceused
YEARLY by compounding at rate Of less than fv per
centum per annnm the said sinking fund be invested
in the loans of the Commonwealth, which shall be cancel
led from time TO time in manner to bc provided by law
M norton of the sinking fund shall ever be applied 10 he
TO the payment OF the det OF five bundled thousand dol
mentioned in the first section OF This article but the said
sinking fund shall be applied only to the purposes herein
sEcffus The credi, of the Commonwealth shall not
In any way be given loaned to in aid or any dvd-
ual company corporation association nor shall the
Commonwealth hereafter become joint owner OF stock
holder in any company, assoeiaon Q, N ms
Sxr4rnS a. The Commonwealth shall never assume the
dtbis of my country, city borough or township or OF any
copoorn or association, unless such debts shall have
beer contracted repel invasion, suppress nsurreciion
or to defend the State in war.
PROPOSITION ., 10 DIX ARTicLE1r.
Prohibiting Manie'pai SHIseriptions'
The Legislature shall never authorize any county city
borough or township by of its citizens or otherwise
T., become stockhoder IN any joint stock cointrny,
cin or corporation or to raise money for loan its
credit to- in aid of any such company or nss1sn1" S
Speaker of tho House Of Represeaa,iycs.
NJ. MiCASLIN,
Speaker OF the Sennte
In Senate, April 2s, 1854.
Resolved That this res 'stion pass. Yeas 22 nays
l'A''a'' ''''A '"' ' IA MAouIRE, Clerk.
IN House Of Representatives. April 81, 1854.
Resolved That this resolution pass Yeas II, nays 20
-Extact from the journal. ,-,. ,.,,, 81,
sxcRErAnr's OFFICE,
Filed April &c. 1884
- Secretary of the Commonwealth
SEcRErARYs OrrrcE,}
Harrisburg, July !, 1854. )
() do certify that the above and foregoing is
SEAL. true and correct copy Of the original "Resolu
~ ton relative to an amendment OF the Constitu
In testimony whereof have hcreunto set m!
hand and caused to he affixed the seal Of th
Secretarys olice the day and year above wit
ten C A. BLACK,
Secretary OF the Commonwealth.
Jonrnal of the Senate
"Resoution No 582 entitled 'Rcsolution proposini
amendments to the Constitution Of the Commonwealth
was read third time On the question, will The Sena
ken, ngceaby to the CONSTITUTIONS dnd were US foil
WEAKNESSES Buckalew Darlington Darsie, Ferguson
!
d. Hamin, L. w Hamin, Heistcr, Hoge, Jamsn, Nc
Cntock, Mcfarland, Patt, Quigge, Sagcr, Sfer, AM
NAYs-Messrs CraLb Crrs.vacll, Hendricks, Knzer
Kuuklc and Skinncr-6.
So the question determined IN the affirmative.
On the question: will the Senate uCree to the secon
proposition, the and nays taken sgrceaby to tn
Constitutions and were as follows viz:
Fry, Goodwin Haldcmaii B D. IIarriin; L. w Iainir
Hendricks Hessr IIoee. Jamson, Kinzcr, McCiin,Ock
MeEarnnd riatt, prite, Quiggle slite wherry Meca'
NaYs-Messrs. Crabb, Crcsswcll, Darlington, Hamilton
kunkle md Sknncr-e.
! So the question was determined in the affirmative
Journal of the House Of Representatives
rr questiod recurring upon the final passage Of II,
Resolutions the first proposition wns ngreed to follows
| YEAs-Mcssrs. Abraham, Adams Atherton Ball. Barton
Boyer, Bigham Boyd, Bush, Byeriy, Caldwell, Calvin
| Carlisle, Chamberlain Cook CIane, Cummns DuuRh-rty
Davis De France, Dunnng, Eckcrt, Edngcr Eldred
Evans, Foster, Fry, Gaentnc Gibboney, Gilmore. Gray
Groom, Gwin Hamilton, Hart, Herr, Hestnd, IIeI
man, sore. knight, Ianry, Q.ehiehD Linn, Magcc
Mcguire, Manderfeld Mcconnell. M'Kce Miller, Mona
ehan, Montgomery, Moore, Moser Muse, Palmer, Parke
Parmlee, PassmoIe Patterson, Porter Putney. Rawns
Roberts, Rowe, Salade, Scott, Sidlc s;inonton, Smith
(Berks) Smith, (Crawford Stewart, Stockdne Strong
Strutbers Wheeler, Wicklein, Wright, Ziegler Chase
Speaker-s5.
NAys-None.
So the question was determined in the affirmative
On the question will the House agIee the lccoad pro
position, the yeRs aud nays ake,,, ngrecabiy IL
provisions Of the 10Th article OF the constitution, and ar
az follows:
YEA-Messrs Abraham, Ather,oi. Bali, Barton. Beck
Beyer, Bigham, Boyd, Caldwell, Carlisle, Clnmbellair
Co,k Crane, Cummns, Daughcrty, Davis, Deegan, ID
France, Duniug, Edlager Edred, Evans, Fry Galenh,
Gibboney, Gilmore, Gray, Groom. Gwin, Hamilton Hiei
tand, Hitler, Hippe Hunseckei, Hunter, Huit Jackmai
Ksore, Knight, Laury, U.eheh, Lowery, Tiogu) Linn
Magee, Mcguire, AIaiiderlield Mcconnell, M'Kce, Mono
CHAN, Montgomery, Moore, Moser, Muse Palmer Park,
Parmee. PassmoIe, Patterson, Porter Rawlins Rober
Rowe, Sallade, Scott. Simonon, Smith, (3erks,) Smtl
(Crawfora,) Stockdale Wheeler, wckeln, wrigh
Chase, Speaker--71.
NAYs-Messrs Adams, Baldwin, Beansi Bush, Byer
EckeIt, Ellis, Hart, Herr, Horn, Humlhei, M'Coomb
Miller Ponson, Puney Side Stew art, Strong struther
ZegleI-20
So the question was determined in the affirmative.
| SEcREtARY's OFFiCr, ]
| . HARRsBuRG, July I, 1851.
(~) do certify that the above and foregoing,
sEAL. tine and correct copy Of the YEAS and MAY
w. taken the "Resolution relative to an umerp
ment OF the Constitution Of the Common wealtl
as the same appears on the Journals Of the tw
| Houses of the General Assembly. Of this Coz
monweath for the Session of Is5i.
| Witness my hand aud the Seal of said Off
| this first day OF July, one thousand eight hu
dred end h.ty-four.
Secretary Of the ComnionNv eath.
July Is, is5i-3m