Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1854-09-30

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10 thn rua.uution I'D ihe COMMONWEALTH, undpr
and IN accordance With tha provisions of the tpnth
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sAcrioy p. Tho aggregate amount ofdetis hcre.
amor eonirao ted ty ihO Commonwealth shull mover
eHcced The sum 90 Eve hundred thousand d ilars,
except 10 case Of war TO rcpc invasion, suppress
insunoc,ion or 30 rodocm The public dcbt ot the
Commonwealth, and the money SO m.nd shall be
applied TO tho purpose for which thc debt may be-
contracted, or TO pay such dcbt' adi lo no other
purpose.
sEcrov ?. 10 pay the public deb, Of tho Com
monwealth, and debts which may hereafter be
contracted ia case OF war. 90 rcpc invasion, sup
press irurrcction and to redeem the public dcbt
the Legislature shall at thcrncNt session after tho
adoption Of this section into he Constitution, pro-
vide by law oT the creation Of sinking fund,
which shall not be abolished TN the said public
debts be wholly paid, to consist Of all the net am
nual income from the public works and stocks own
ed by The Commonwealth, or any other funds ar-
sing under any revenue law now existing or that
may be hereafter enacted so far as the same may
be required 10 pay the interest of said debts semi
annually and annually to reduce the principal
thereof by a sum not less than iivu hundred thou
sand dollars increased yearly by compoundng at
rate Of not less than five per centum per Annum;
the said sinking fund shall be invested in the loans
of the Commonwealth, which shall be cancelled
from time to time in n manner to be provided by
laws no portion Of the sinking fund shall over be
applied 10 the payment of the debt Of five hun
dred thousand dollars mentioned in the first sec
ton Of this article, but the said sinking fund shall
be applied only to the purpose herein specified
SECTION 3. The credit of the Commonwealth
shall not in any way be given or loaned to or in
aid any individual company, corporation or as
sociation, nor shall the Commonwealth hereafter
become a joint owner or stockhoder in any COM
pany, association or corporation in this Common
wealth or elsewhere, formed for any purpose.
SECTION 4. The Commonwealth shall never as
sumo the debts of any county, city, borough or
township, or of any corporation association, un-
less such debts have been contracted to rcpel invo
sion, suppress insurrectiOn 20 defend the State
in war
PROPOSITION 2, TO BE ARTICLE XI.
Prohibiting Maicipdl Subscriptions.
The Legislature shall never authorize any coun-
ty, city, borough township, by vote ofts citizens
or otherwise, to become stockholder in any joint
stock'eompany, association or corporation, or to
raise money for, or loan its credit to- or in aid of
any such company or association.
L. b. CHASE Speaker ofhs House.
NJ. MCAsLIN, Speaker Of the Senate.
In Senate, April 2S, 1854,
Resolved, That this resolution pass Yeas, %,
nays 6. Extract from the Journal
T. A. MAGUIRE, Clerk
In House of Representatives, April 81, 1854
Resolved, That this resolution pass. Yeas n,
Nays 20. Extract from the Journal.
WM JACK. Clerk.
sEcRErARY's OFFICE,
Filed April 20, 1854. BLACK.
Secretary of the Commonwealth
PENNSYL VAYLA, IS:
SEcRETARYs OFFICE,
Harrisburg, July !, 1854.
- do certify that the above aud fore
: SEAL going is a true and correct a copy Of the
49, J original Resolution relative to an
amendment Of the Constitution" as the Same re-
mains on file in this office.
In testimony whereof l have hereunto set my
hand and caused 10 be affixed tho seal of the Sec
rctary's office the day and year above written.
c. s. BLACK,
Secretary OF the Commonwealth,
Journal Of the Senate,
Resolution No. 500, entitled Resolution propo-
sing amendments to the Constitution of the Com
monwealth,' was read third time. On the ques-
houj NAi llc Dendte dEree 10 inc nrsJ lfOpOsluon,
the yeas and nays were taken, agreeably to the
Constitution, and were as follows, viz;
HEAs-Messrs. Buckalew, Darlington, Darsie,
Furguson, Foulkrod, Frick, Fry, Goodwin, Halde-
man, Hamilton, b. ID. lIamin, L. w. Hamlin,
Hester, Hoge, Jamison, McClintock, Mcfarland,
Piatt Quiggle, sager, slifer, and MCaslin, spea-
ker--23.
So the question was decided in the affirmative.
NAYs-Messrs. Crabb, Cresswen, Hendricks.
Einzer, Kunkle and Skinner-6
On the question, will the Senate agree to the
second proposition, the yeas and nays were taken
ngreeably to the Constitution, and were as fol-
lows, viz:
YEAs-Messrs. Buckalew, Darsic Furguson,
Foulkrod, Fry, Goodwin, Haldeman, B. D. Hamlin,
Il. W. Hamlin, Hendricks, Heister, Hoge, Jami-
son, Kinzer, McClintock, Mcfarland. Piatt, Prico,
ouiggle, Slifer, Wherry McCasin speaker-22.
NAYs-Messrs. Crabb, Cresswel Darlington,
Hamilton, Kunkle and Skinner-6.
So oquestion was determined in the affirmative.
Journal Of the House of Representatives
1.-THE question recurring upon the final passage
OF the Resolutions, the first proposition was agreed
to as follows viz:
YEAs-Messrs. Abraham, Adams, Athorton, Ball
Barton, Boyer, Bigham, Boyd Bush, Byery
Caldwell, Calvin, Carlisle, Chambern Cook
Crane, Cummins, Daugherty, Davis, Dc Frances
Dunning, Eekert, Edinger, Eldred, Evans, Fos-
ter, Fry, Gallentine, Gibbony, Gilmore, Gray,
uIOom, Twin, hamilton, Hart, Herr, HieStand
Hitler, Nipple, Horn, Hummel, Hunsucler, Hun.
ter, HURT Jackman, Kilgore, Knight, Laury,
lLehigh,) Linn, Magec Maguirc, ManderRed
Mcconnell Kee, Miller, Monaghan. Montgom.
cry, Moore, Moser Muse, Palmer Parlc Parm.
leo, Passmore, Patterson, Porter, Putney. Raw.
Inns Roberts, Rowe, sallado, Scott, Sidle, simon
ton, Smith, (Bcrks,) Smith, Crawford Stewart
Stoekdale, Strong, Struthers, Wheeler, WicLlcin
Wright, Zeigler, Chase Speakor-s5.
NAYs--nOnc.
SO the question was determined in the affirmative
On the question will the House agree to the
second proposition, the yeas and nays were taken
agreeably to the provisions Of the 10th article O
the Constitution, and are as follows;
YEAs-Nlessrs Abraham, Atherton, Ball. Bar
ton, Beck, Boyer, Bigham, Boyd, Caldwell, Car
Isle, Chamberlin, Cook, Crane Cummins, Daugh
erty, Davis, Dcegan, De Franco, Dunning Edng
or, Eldred, Evans, Fry, Gallontinc. Gibbony, Gil
more, Gray, Groom, Guin, Hamilton. Hiestand
Hitler, Nipple, Hunsecker, Hunter, HURT. Jack
man. kilgore, Knight Laury, (Lehigh,) Lowcry
(Hoga,) Linn, Magee, Mcguire, Manderfeld, Nc
Connel Mckee, Monaghan, Montgomery Moore
Moser, Muse, Palmer, Parke, Parmce, Passmore
Patterson, Porter, Rawlins, Roberts. Rowe Sal
iade Scott, simonton, Smith, Smith, Berbs.
smith, Crawford StOckdale Wheeler Wicklein