Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-08-19
BY AUTHORITY.
RESOLUTION PROPOSING
Amendments to the Constitution Of the
Commonwealth


Commonwealth.
SEcTroS ]. ResOlvss bs the ssaate and Hou,,
~ Representatives. Of hs Commonwealth of
Pennsyfrania in General assembly met, That
Tue iolowns amendment, he and the same are hereby
ed IN accordanee with the provisions Of the tenh tes
hereof, TO wit;
Pnofosirios I, TO ARTICLE xr
sEcTtos The aggregate nmount Of debts bcre,etsr
contracted " ie Commonwealth shu exceed tho
sum Of five hundred thousand doss except in case of vnr
public b, OF te en or to redeem the
shall Cc applied TO the purpose for which the debt may e
contracted, or pay such debts, and to no ohe purpose
SECTION . To pay the public debt Of the Common.
wealth, and debts winch may hereafter he contact ed IN
case of war 10 Iepe Invasion suppress nsurtccio
reeem tue public Debt, the Legislature shall at their next
session after the adoption u this section into the Cos
tibn, provide by law for the creation Of sinking fund
which shn not be abolished till tie said public debts be
wholly paid to consist of nl the net annual income from
the pnbc works and stocks owned by The Commonwealth
any other funds nrising under any law now
stng that may be hereafter enacted far the
may he required To the Interest Of said debts scman
than FIVE hundred tn susad dollars ncr cnscd
yeny by compromising Mt rite Of not less than hv per
in the loans Of the Commonwealth. which shall I've cancel.
led from time TO time in manner to be provided by law
no portion of the sinking fund shall ever be applied TO the
TO the payment o the debt of Eve hun, ed thousand
lars mentioned in the first section this orcie but the said
sinking fund shall be applied only to the purposes herein
SECTION The credit Of the Commonwealth shall moi.
in way be given loaned to or in aid OF any dvid-
Commonwealth hereafter become n joint stock
holder In company, association corporation in this
Commonwealth or elsewhere, formed for any purpo-es
SEcrIoS 4. The Commonwealth shall never assume the
debts of any country, city, borough township Of any
cArpoaron OF association, unless such tebia shall have
been contracted to repel invasion, suppress msurrecion
or to defend the State in war.
PROPOSITION ., 10 DE ARTICLE H.
Prohibiting Munapai Subscriptions.
The Legislature shall never authorize ny county, city
borough township by vote o its citizens otherwise
n t..iu efnrl .,
citation or corporation or to raise money for loan Its
credit to- or in aid OF any such company or nssseiaton
Speaker of the House of Represcniaiges
NJ. MiCASLlN,
Speaker OF the Senate.
In Senate, April 2s, 1854.
Resolved That th. resplstion pa,s Yeus 22 nays O.
-ExtIact from the Journal.
r, A. MAGUlRE, Clerk
In House Of Representatives April 81, 1854.
Resolved That this res?utic pass Yeas II, nays 90
wM. JACK, Clerk.
SrcaErARr's OFFICE,
Filed April 90, 1851 5
, Secretary OF the Commonwealth.
srcRErAnY', orFrcE,l
Harrisburg, July !, 1854. 5
(~) I do certify that the above and foregoing is n
sEAt true and correct copy Of the original "Resolu
~ tion relative to an amendment OF the Consu-
tinn," as the same remains on fiie in this office.
In testimony whereof have hereunto set my
hand md caused to be affixed the seal of the
ten. A. BLACK
Secretary Of the Commonwealth.
Jonrnal of the Senate
'Rcsou;ion No 500, entitled Resolution proposing
amendments to the Constitution OF the Commnmwealh
was read third time On the question, will lhe Senate
agree the first proposition, the yeas and ays were Ia
ken, agreeably to the Consution and foil ,ws,
viz:
Ys.s-Messrs Buckale,y Darlington, Darsic Ferguson.
ID. IIamln, w. Hamin, HeistcI Hoge, Janiscn Me-
Cmtock, Mcfarland, Patt, Quiggc Sager, SIiter and
lPr---
NAys-Messrs Crubb cresswel, Hendricks, Kinzer,
kuuke and Sknner-6.
So the question was determined in the affirmative.
On the quesliom will the Senate agree to the second
poposon the yeas and nays were taken ngreeaby to the
Constitution, and were ns follows. viz
iE,s-Messrs Buckalew, Darse, Ferguson, Foulkrnd,
Fry, Goodwin, Hademan, B ID. Hamlm, +. w. Hamin,
irndTicks, Hester, liose, Jnms,n Knzer McCintoek
Mcfarland Palt, Prize, Quiggic, Sitter, Wherry, McCas
lin, Speaker-22.
N.ys-Messrs c,abb, cresswsl Darlington Hamilton,
kunkle and Sklnner-6.
50 the question was determined in the affirmative.
Journal of the House of Representatives..
The questod recurring upon the final passage Of the
buttons, the first proposition was agreed to as follows
Yras-STessrs Abraham Adams, Atherton Ball. Barton,
Beyer, Bigham, Boyd, Bush, BycrIy, Caldwell Calvin,
Carlisle, Chamberlain, Cook Crane, Cummins Dauehrrty,
Davis De France Dunning, Eckcrt, Edingcr, Edyed,
Evans, Foster, Fry Gallentne. Gbboney Gilmore, Gray
Groom, Gwn, Hamilton, Hart, Herr Hestaid, Hitler
Nipple, Horn, nummel, Hunscker, Huner, Hurtt. Jack
man, Kilgure. Knight Larry, Q.ehgh) Linn, Magee,
Mngure, Manderfeld, M'ComeIl M'Kee, Miller, Mona
PamIee, PassnoIc Patterson, Porter, Putncy Rawlns
Roberts, Rowe, Saade Scott, Side, Sin0ion, Smith,
(Bcrks,l Smith, (Crawfprd,) Stewart, StOrkdae, Strong
Struthers, Wheeler, Wickein Wright, Ziegler, Chase
Speakcr-S5.
NAYs-Nune
SO the question was determined in the affirmative.
On the question will the House agiee to the second
position, the yeas aud take, agreeaby to the
provisions Of the 10th article OF the constitution, and
follows
YEAs-Messrs. Abraham, Ather,on Ball. Barton, Beck,
Beyer Bigham, Boyd, Caldwell Carlisle; Chamberlain,
Cn,ik Crane, Cummins, Dnugherty, Davis, Deegan, De
Frnnee, Dunning, Edager Edred Evas Fry, Galentne,
Gibbrney. Gilmore, Gmy, Groom. Gwn, Hamilton HES
tamd Hitler, pplr HuuseckeI HUNTER HuItt, Jacknan,
Kigore Knight, Iaury, chighA Lowery, (Toga Linn,
Magec Mcguire. Manderled, Mcconnell, Mkce Mono.
CHAN, Montgomery, Moore Moser Muse Palmer. Parke,
Parnlee. Passnoe, Patterson Porter, Rawms, Roberts,
Rowe. Salade, Scott Smonton, Snlth. (Berks) Smith,
tCrawfnrd.) StnckduIc, Wheeler, Wicklem. Wright,
Chase, Speaker-7l
NAYs-Messrs. Adams, Baldwin, Beans Bush, ByeTly
Erkert. Ellis, Hart, Herr, IioTn Hummel, MCoomhs
Miller, Poulso Putney, Side, Stewart, Strong Struthe
ZegleI-2O
50 the question was determined in the Affirmative
SEcRETAnY's OFFicF.
HARRISBURG, July I, ls5i.}
PENNSYLVANIA, IS
() I do certify that the above and foregoing, is
sE.L tue and correct copy of the YEAS and 'SAys
l) taken the ''Kesolution relative to umeiW;
ment OF the Constitution of the Commonwealth
IT. Al, al r t,At,