Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1854-08-02
Revolutions PROPOSING amendments 10 The
Constitution Of the Commonwealth.


SAcuoN 4. The aggregate amount ofdebts here
after contracted by The Commonwealth shnll neve
exceed the sum Of Eve hundred thousand dollars
except m case OF war, % rcpel invasion, suppress
usurtecuon, or TO redeem the public dobt Of th
Commonwealth, and the money SO raised shall h,
applied to the purpose for which the debt may b,
contracted or to pay such debts, and TO no othc
purpose.
SFcrIoN ?. TO pay the public debt Of the Com
monwealth, and debts which may hereafter b,
contracted in case Of war 10 ropel invasion. sun
press insurrection and TO redeem the public debt
the Legislature shall at their next session after th,
adoption OF this section into the Constitution, pro
vide by law for the creation Of n sinking fund
which shall not be abolished till the said publi,
debts be wholly paid 10 consist Of all the net an
nual income from thepublic works and stocks own
by The Commonwealth, or any other funds ari
sing under any revenue law now existing or thai
may be hereafter enacted. so far as the same may
be required to pay the interest of said debts semi
annually, and annually 10 reduce the principal
lhereof by sum not less than Eve hundred thou
sand dollars, increased yearly by compounding al
rate of not less than FIVE per centum per annum
the said sinking fund shall be invested in the loan,
OF the Commonwealth, which shall be cancelled
from time TO time in manner 10 be provided by
law no portion Of the sinking fund shall ever be
applied TO 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
ana oi any individual, company, corporation or as.
socaton, 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 purpose.
SECTION 4. The Commonwealth shall never as
sumo the debts Of any county city, borough OF
township. or Of any corporation or association nm.
less such debts have been contracted to repeI inva
sion, suppress iusurecton, or to defend the State
in war '-'I
PROPOSITION ., TO DE- ARTICLE VI.
Prohibiipy H,Hicjp1l Subscriptions.
The Legislature shall never authorize anv coup.
~ city, borough or township, by vote ofits citizens
or otherwise, to become a stocholder in any Joint
stock company, association or corporation or to
raise money for, or loan its credit TO- or in aid of
any such company or association.
i. B. CHASE. Speaker oftIe House.
M. MCASLIN, Speaker ofthe Senate
In Senate, April 2s. 1854
Resolved, That this resolution pass. Yeas, %,
nays, q. Extract from the Journal.
r. A. MAGURE, Clerk.
In House Of Representatives, April 81, 1854
Resolved, That this resolution pass. Yeas, II,
N''s' 70 Extract from the Journal.
WIN. JACK. Clerk.
SEcRErARr's OFFICE,
Filed April 90, 1854, c. BLACK.
Secretary Of the Commonwealth.
PENNSYL T.iNLA, IS:
SECRErARY's OFFICE,
Harrisburg, July /, 1884,
(--l do certify that the above and fore
( SEAL. going is true and correct a 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 hereunto set nv
hand and caused to be affixed the seal of the Sec
retary's Office the day and year above written.
C. S. BLACK,
Secretary Of the Commonwealth,
Journal Of the Senate.
"Resoluton No. j62, entitled Resolution promo
sing amendments to the Constitution of the Com,
monwealth,' was read third time. On the aues-
ton, will the Senate agree to the first proposition,
the yeas and nays we're taken, agreeably TO the
Constitution, and were as follows viz:
lEAs-Messrs. Buckalew, Darlington. Darsie.
Furguson, Foulkrod. Frick, Fry, Goodwin, Halde-
man, Hamilton, b. ID. Hamlin, T. W Hanlin.
Hester. Hoge, Jamison, McGlintock. Mcfarland.
Piatt Quiggle, Sager, Slifer and MCaslin, spea-
ker-23.
So the question was decided in the affirmative.
NAYs-Messrs. Crabb, Cresswell Hendricks
On the question, will the Senate agree to the
second proposition, the yeas and nays were taken
agreeably to the Constitution, and were as fol-
lows, viz:
YEAs-Messrs. Buckalew. Darsie Furpuson.
Foulkrod, Fry, Goodwin, Haldeman, b. D. Hamlin.
E. W. Hamlin, Hendricks, Heister, Hoge, Jami- .
son, kinzer, McClintock, Mcfarland. Piatt. Prico.
Qulggle slifer, Wherry, McCaslin, Speaker-22
NAYs-Messrs. Crabb, Cresswell Darlington.
Hamilton, Kunkle and Skinner-6.
So thequestion 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:
lEAs-Messrs. Abraham. Adams, Atherton, Ball.
Barton, Boyer, Bigham, Boyd, Bush, Byerly,
Caldwell, Calvin, Carlisle. Chamberlin Cook. n
orane, Cummins, Daugherty, Davis, De Frances,
Dunnlng, Eckert, Edinger Eldred Evans, Fos-
Ter Fry, Gallentine, Gibbony, Gilmore. GRAY.
.iroom, Gwin, Hamilton, Hart. Herr, Hiestand. Ii
itillier Nipple, Horn, Hummcl, Hunsucker Hun
er Hurtt Jackmah, kilgore, Knight Laury.
Lehgh,) Linn, Magee, Mcguire. Manderield.
VI Connel, Mkee, Miller, Monaghan, Montgom
'ry, Moore, Moser, Muse, Palmer Parke, Parm
zee, Passmore, Patterson, Porter. Putney. Raw
ms Roberts, Rowe, Sallade, Scott, Sidle Simon
on, smith, (Berks,) Smith, (Crawford,) Stewart.
stoekdale, Strong, Struthers, Wheeler, Wicklein,
Wright zeigler. Chase, speaker-S5
NAYS-none.
SO the question was determined in the affirmative.
On the question will the House agree to the
eeond proposition, the yeas and nays were taken ,
.greeaby to the provisions of the 10th article of
he Constitution, and are as follows; ,
IEAs-Messrs. Abraham, Atherton. Ball. Bar
on, Beck. Boyer, Bigham, Boyd, Caldwell. Car
isle, Chamberlin, Cook, Crane, Cummins, Daugh-
rty, Davis, Deegan, De France Dunning, Eding-
r. Eldred, Evans, Fry, Galentne, Gibbony. Gil q
more, Gray, Groom, Guin Hamilton. Hiestand. :
Hitler, Nipple, Hunseeker Hunter, HURT. Jack
nan, kilgore, knight, Laury, Q.ehigh,) Lowery.
Iioga,) Linn, Magee, Maguire Manderfeld. Ne '
onnel Mckee, Monaghan, Montgomery. Moore. .
loser, Muse, Palmer Parke, Parmlee. Passmore. )
atterson, Porter, Rswlins Roberts. Rowe. Sal =
lde, Scott, Simonton, Smith, Smith. Berks. !
NTH, (Urawford) StOckdale, Wheeler, Wicklein,
Wright, Chase, Speaker--7I.
NAYs-Nossrs. Adams, Baldwin, Beans, Bush. !,
yerly, Eckert, Ellis, Hart Herr, Horn. Hummel. :
'Combs, Miller, Poulson Putney, Sidle. Stewart.
trong, Stru hers, Zeigler-2O
So the question was decided in the affirmative
SEcRErARY's OFFICE, =
QAREIsBrRG, July /, 1854.
ENNSTL TA.NIA, IS. :
~ do certify that the above and fore r
SEAL. going. is true and correct eopy of the =.
- ''YEAs" and s.SAYs" taken on the aRes ~
gOlnfiOu relafivc e. ~ r.