Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1854-10-07
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Pnowuuoy o. ro pr ,ruurv.
NNvuoN ]. Inne.roslte amount UldoLrb b,r.
NNf contracted hY Che Commonwealth flul up,tr
'N''ed ibo um ul byo huulrod thousand dolan.
except in gt,c %, war, to rar.l invasion. .UUr,r..
.usuuocuvu, OBJ t0 rclocm llo public debit oil Ono
Commonwealth, ANA ,hc money so mirpl shall bo
applied to Che purpose for which ulo debit may be-
contract u or 90 lay su,A dchis, and 30 u1 other
purpose
sEcuoy 2 Topay the public debt Of the Com.
morMealth md debts which may hereafter he'
contracted in case Of war, TO rcpal invasion, sun.
press nsarrccton and to redeem the public debt.
the Legislature shall at thcirucNt session after the
adoption OF this section into Tho Constitution pro.
yido by law for tho creation of q sinking fund.
which shall not be abolished tin the said public
debts bo wholly paid, to consist Of all the ult au-
nual income from The public works and stocks own
ed by the Commonwealth or any other funds ari-
sing undcr any revenue law now existing or that
may 90 hereafter enacted, so far as the same ma,
be required TO pay the interest o! said debts semi.
annually, and annually to reduce the principal
sand dollars, increased yearly by compouudipg M
a rate of not less than FIVE per ceuum per annum:
the said sinking fund shal he invested in tho loans
ol mo Commonwealth, which shall be cancelled
IRON time TO time in manner 20 be provided Ly
law no portion of the sinking fund shall ever be-
applied to the payment of tho debt of five hun
dred thousand dollars mentioned in the first sec
uon OF this article, but the said sinking fund shall
Do GppAed only TO the purpose horoin specified
Nt.a ID.
shall not in any way be given or lUargd 10 or i'm
aid of any individual, company, corporation or as
soclatiou, nor shall the Commonwealth hereafter
become Joint owner or stakeholder in any com
pany, association or corporation in this Common
wealth or elsewhere formed for any purppse.
sEcHoN 4. The Commonwealth shall never as
sumo tho debts of any county. city, borough or
township, or OF any corporation association un-
less such debts have been contracted 10 repcl nva
SION suppress insuuection, oI to defend the State
in wal
PROPOSITION ., TO BE ARTICLE xL
Prohibiting NuHcipul Subscriptions.
Tho Legislature shall never authorize any coun-
~ city, borough township by vote olits citizens
or otherwise to become n stockholdcr in any ioint
stock company association or corporation, or to
raise money for or loan its credit to, or in aid of
any such company or association.
b. B. CHASE, Speaker off the House.
NJ. MCAsLIN, Speaker file Senate.
In Senate, April 2S,-lS54.
Eosolyed, That this resolution pass Yeas, %
nays O. Extract from the Journal
T. A. MAG UIRE, Clerk.
In House OF Representatives, April 21, 1854.
Resolved, That this resolution pass Yoas, 1,
Nays ~. Extract from the journal.
WIN. JACK. Clerk
nECRETARY's OFFICE.
Filed April 29 1854 c. A. BLACK.
Secretary of the IourpnpuauIb
PENNSYL VANLA, SS:
SECRETARY's OFFICE,
Harrisburg, July /, 1854
- do certify that the above and fore
( SEAL going is a true and correct copy Of the
49, original Resolution relative to an
amendment of the Constitution" as the same re-
mains on file in this Office.
In testimony whereof have hercunto set NV
hand and caused to be affixed the seal of the See
retary's Office the day and year above written.
C. 5. BLACK,
Secretary Of the Commonwealth
Journal Of the Senate
"hesolution No. 5G2, entitled Resolution propo-
sing amendments to the Constitution of the Com
monwealth, was read third time On the dues
ton, will the Senate agree to the first proposition
the yeas and nays were taken, agreeably to the
Constitution, and were as follows, viz:
YEAs-Messrs. Buckalow, Darlington. Darsie.
Furguson. Foulkrod, Frck, Fry, Goodwin, Halde.
man, Hamilton, b. d. HamIin, Z. w. Hamlin.
Heister, Hoge, Jamison, McClintock Mcfarland
Piatt Quiggle, Sager Slifer and MCaslin, spea-
ker-23.
SO the question was decided in the affirmative
NAYs-Messrs. Crabb Cresswell Hendricks,
Kinzer Kunbe and Skinner-6.
On the question, will the Senate agree to the
second proposition, the yeas and nays were taken
agroeably to the Constitution, and wero as fol-
lows, viz:
lEAs-Messrs. Buckalew, Darsie Furguson,
toulkrod, Fry, Goodwin, Ialdeman, B. D. Hamlin,
J.. W. Hamlin, Hendricks, Hester, Hoge, Jami-
son, Kinzor, McClintock, Mcfarland. Piatt, Prico
Quiggle, sliier, Wherry, McCaslin, Spcaker-22.
NAYs-Messrs. Crabb Cresswcll Darlington,
Hamilton, Kunlle and Skinner-G.
% question was determined in the affirmative
Journal of the House of Representatives.
The question recurring upon the final passage
of the Resolutions, the first proposition was agreed
to as follows, viz:
IEAs-Messrs. Abraham, Adams, Atherton. Bal,
Barton, Boyer, Bgham, Boyd, Bush. Bverly,
Caldwell, Calvin, Carlisle, Chamberlin, Cook,
Crane, Cummins, Daughorty, Davis, De Frances.
Dunning, Eckert, Edinger. Eldred, Evans. Fos-
ter, Fry, Gallentine, Gibbony, Gilmore, GRAY,
Groom, Gwin, Hamilton, Hart. Herr. Hiestapd.
uIlher' iiipple, Horn, Hummel, Ilunsuckcr, Hun
ter' hurtt, JockmaD, Kilgore, knight, Laurv.
!Lehlgh,( Linn, Magee, Mcguire, Manderfeld.
Mcconnell MKeo, Miller, Monaghan Montcom,
cry, Moore, Moser, Muse, Palmer, Parke. Parm-
lee, Passmore, Patterson, Porter. Putnev. Raw
ltns Roberts Rowe, Sallade, Scott. Sidle, simon
ton, Smith, (Berks,) Smith, Crawford stewart,
stockdale, Strong, Sruthers, Wheeler, Wicklein,
Wright, Zeiglcr, Chase, Spcaker-s5.
NAYS-HUne.
80 the question was determined in the affirmative.
On tho question will the House agree to the
second proposition, the yeas and nays wero taken,
agreeably to the provisions of the 10th article of
the Constitution, and are as follows;
lEAS-Messrs Abraham. Athertop. Ball. Bor-
ton Beck, Boyer, Bigham, Boyd, Caldwell. Car
isle, Chamberlin, Cook Crane, Cummins. Daurb
orty, Davis, Dcegau, De France, Dunning, Edi1c-
er, Iddred, Evans, Fry, Gallentiue, Gibbony. Gil
more, Gray, Groom, Guin, Hamilton, iIicsand.
Hitler, Nipple, Hunseckcr, Hunter, HURT, jack
man, hiigore, Knight Laury Gehigh0 Iowery,
lIloga') Linn, hlagee, Mcguire, Manderfeld, Nc
Conne5 Mckee, Monaghan Montgomery. Moore.
Moser, Muse Palmer Parke, Parm!oe. Passinorr,
Patterson, Porter Rawlins, Roberts. Rowe Sal.
lade, Scott Simonton, Smith, Smith, (Berks)
smith, (Crawford,) Stockdale, Wheeler. Wickein,
wright Chase Speaker--7l.
NAYs--Nessrs. Adams, Baldwin Beans Bpsb
hyery Eckert, Ellis, Hart, Herr, Horn, Hummel,
MNUmDs, Miller pp,leon p,tp,- g;ll..