The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1854-07-21
BY AUTH HORITY
Resolution Proposing HEaesad-
4.feFgfs eo tsie Constitution
or TEE COMMONWEALTH

or lEAEl A@AN4 S@S@S ~ A&%A&@ - --'
SECTION /. Rss0lrsd dy the Senate end House Of
7, 7,,esegfqtfres Of tie CoAmOHmeaih Of Peh7iSyica-
~ = General 14vsen,biy met, That the following a
,en,Inlens be and the same are hereby proposed 10
.bs Constitution Of the Commonwealth, under and IN
,rcorance with the provisions OF the tenth article
thereof, 10 wlt:
PfoposfrroN l, TO BE ARTICLE III.
serr,oy l. The aggregate amount of debts hereaf-
,1 contracted by he Commonwealth shall never eX-
rrd Tie OF FIVE hundred thousand dollats except
. ease oil war 10 rePei Invasion, suppress htSGTrec-
. or 10 redeem the public debt OF the Comtaon-
,.,sltB and he money raised shall be applied 10
ne aprpo>e FOR which the debt may be contacted, or
raw ,uca debts, and 10 no other purpose.
SFcrloN . To pay the public debt OF the common
rea,tb aad debts whirh may hereafter be contracted
IN case OF war 10 repeI uvasioHs, suppress nsuFree-
f,a and to redeem the public debt, the Legislature
shall al their next session after the adoption oi this
section INTO the Constitution, provide by law Tor The
creation oil a sinking fund, winch shall not be ahoi-
,si,pd an th, said public debts be wholly paid, 10
consist of all the net annual income from the public
works and stocks owned by the Commonwealth, or
any other finds arising under any revenue law now
eytiug or that may be hereafter enacted, so Tar as
the same nay be required TO pay the interest OF sad
debt, serni-auuuay TO reduce the principle thereof
by sum not less than I'VE hundred thousand dollars,
increased yearly by compoundmg at rate otnot less
than five per ceuium per anRun the saW SINKING
fund shall be Invested III the Commonweasth, which
shall he cancelled from tine 10 time IN 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 mentioned IN the first
section OF this article, but the said sinking fund shall
be applied only TO the purposes herein Speched
SErrlox ,. The credit OF the Commonw ealth Shall
not in any way be given loaned 10 or IN AID OF any
Individual company, corporation, or associations nor
shall the Commonwealth hereafter become a JOINT
owner or stockhoder in any company, association or
corporation in this Commonwealth or elsewhere,
formed for any purposes.
Sgcrlov i. The Commonwealth shall never assume
the debt, OF any county, city, borough or townshlp,
OF of any corporation or assoc iaiion unless such
debts shall have been contracted to repel invasion,
suppress insuTFectlon TO defend the State IN war
PROPOSITION ., TO He ARTICLE X.
P,obi5ifiDg Haaicpat Subscriptions.
The Less Iature shall never authorize any county,
city borough township, by vote of its citizens or
otherwise, become sockhoder IN any Joint stock
compauy association corporation, or to raise mon
ey tor loan It's credit TO, in aid ofany such com
lany or association
Speaker Of tie House Of Rrpresf@tat,res.
NJ. M'CASLIN,
.Sgra6er Of tIe Senate.
In Senate, April 2S, 1854.
Resolved, That this resolution pass. Yeas p,
nays &. Extract from the journal.
I. \. MAGUlRE, Clerk.
In House of Representatives, April q, 1851.
Resolved, That this resolution pass. Yeas II,
nays 20 Extract from the Journal.
WM. JACK, Clerk.
SFcRnrany'~ OFFICE,
Filed April %, 1851. ! c. \. BLAGh,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
PENNSYLVANIA. SIS:
SgcRErARY's OFFICE,
(l Harrisburg, July !, lSj4.
SEAL. I DO certify that the above and foreGo-
t~~S ng IS a true and correct copy of the orr
g!ial dissolution relative TO amendment OF the
CoustIlutiou,'' a, the same remems file IN tins Of
fee.
In neStimony whereof hove hereun'o set my hand
and caused to be affixed the seal Of the Secretary
olkce the day ahd year above written.
Secretary Of the Commonwealth.
Journal Of the Senate.
'.Resouton No. 5G2, entitled Resolution propos-
ing amendments to the Constitution OF the Common
wealth. was read a third time. On the question.
will senate agree the first proposition, The yeas
were taken, agreeaby to the Constitution, and Were
follows. viz
Yr1s-Nessrs. Buckalew, Darlington, Dar-
sic, Fnrguson, Fouikrod, Fritk, Fry, Goodwin.
HaIdrman. Hamilton, b. ID. Hamlin, E. W.
Hamin, Hrister, Hose, Jamison, McClmtock
Mcfarland, Piatt, Qugglr, Sager, siiier, and
McCasin, Speaktr-23.
NAYs-Messrs. Cra5b, CfesweN, Hendricks
Kinzrr, KunkIe and Skinner-U.
So the question was determined IN the aillF-
native
On the question, will the Senate agree TO the
second proposition, the yeas and nays were la
ken asreea5Iy to the Constitution, and were a;
follows, VIZ;
YEAs-Mrssrs. Buckalew, Darsie, Furguson
FouIkrod. Fry, Goodwin, H~Idrman, B. d
Hamlin, E. w. Hamlln, Hendricks, HeiSter
H5gc, Jamison, Kinser, McClintock, McFar
land, Piatt, Price, Quigsle, SIlfer, Wherry
MctaslIn, Spea&er-22.
NAys-Alrss,s. Crabb, Creswell, Darlington
Hamilton, Kuuklr and Skinner-6.
50 The question was determined in The aftir
native,
Journal Of the House of Representatives.
''Ihe question recurring upon the final pas
sase Of the Resolutions, the first proposition wa
agreed TO as follows, VIZ:
YEAs-AlesSrs, Abraham, Adams, Atherton
Ball, Barton, Byer. Bigham. Boyd, Bush, Byer
ly, Caldwell, Calvin, Carlisle, Chamferho
Cook. Crane, Cummins, Daugherty, Davis, d
France, Dunning, EckeFt, Ednger, E'dred
Evans, Foster, Fry, Gallentine, Gibboney. III!
more, GRAY, GIoom, Gwn, Hamilton, Hari
Herr, Hiestaad, Hitler, Nipple, Horn, Hum
mel, huHSeCkFF, HuuieT, HuFtl, JdcAl4oH' MI
gore, Knight, Laury, tLehigh,) Linn. Magee
Mcguire, Manderfitld, Mcconnell, M'Kee, Nil
Ter. Monaghan, Montgomery, Moore, Moser
Muse, Palmer, Parkee, Parinee, Passraore. Pat
terson, Porter, Puiney, RawIins, Roberts, Rowe
Sallade, Scott, Side, Simonton, Smith, tBerks.
Smith, (Crawford,) Stewart, Stockdale, Strong
Struthers, Wheeler, Wicklein, Wright, Zeizlel
Chase. Speaker-S3.
NAYs-Nope.
So the question was determined in the aiiir
native.
Onthe question will the House agree TO III
second proposition the yeas and nays were Ia