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sl resolution Proposing Amend
saaents 90 tie Constitution
OF TEE CCNMONWEALTH.

SEcrioN /. Resoired jy tic Senate a@d House of
Representatives, Of Tire Commonwealth of .tSf"SyIoa-
nia ~, GcRerak Assenbfy nisf, That the following "a
mendmentS be ard the same are hereby proposed 70
the Constitution of the Commonwealth, nnder and IN
accordance with the provisions OF the tenth article
thereof, 10 Wit:
PRoposrrIox l, no ARTICLE xI.
SEcrIoN /. The aggregate amount Of debts hereat-
ter contracted by the Commonwealth shall never ex-
ceed the OF five hundred thousand dollars, except
in case of repel invasion, suppress insurec-
lion, or to redeem the public debt OF the Common
wealth. and the money 30 raised shall be applied 10
the purpose for which the dest may be contiacted or
ray Snch debts, and TO 10 other purpose.
SEcrioN 2. To pay the public debt OF the Common
wealth. and debts which may hereafter be contracted
IN case OF repel nvasions. suppress insurfec-
ton and t6 redeem the public debt, the Legislature
shall at their next session after the adoption OF this
section the Constitution, provide by law for inc
creation OF a sinking fund, which shall not be aOoi-
ished TIL the 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
anv other funds arising under any revenue law now
existing that may be hereafter enacted 50 tar as
the may be required 10 pay the interest," ol saa
debts serni-annualy 10 reduce the principle thereof
by sum less than FIVE hundred thousand dollars,
increased yearly by compromising al rate oi mol less
than five per ceRtum per annum; The said sinking
fund shall be invested IN the Commonwealth, which
shall be cancelled from time TO time IN manner TO
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 10 the purposes herein specihed.
SEcrIoN 3. The credit of the Commoh~ ealth >haIi
not in any way be given loaned 10 or IN aid oil any
individual, company, corporation or ASSOCIATION, nor
shall the Commonwealth hereafter become Jont
owner stockholder in any company association OF
corpo.@;ion in thus Commonwealth or elsewhere,
formed for any purposes.
the debts OF any county city, borough or township,
or of any corporation association, unless Such
debts shall have been contracted repel invasion,
suppress insurrecton, TO defend the State III war.
PROPOSITION 9, TO nr ARTICLE ~
P1ohibiting Municipat Subscriptions.
The egis lature shall never authorize any county,
city, borough or township, by voteoi It's citizens or
otherwise 10 become sockholder in any joint stock
copany association or corporation, or 10 raise mon
ey for or loan It's credit 10, in aid tany such COM
pany or association. o,,.c,,
Speaker Of tie House Of Rerresentof,tes. -,
NJ. M'CASLlN,
Steakrr Of tie .Seunte.
In Senate, April 2S, 1851.
Resolved That this resolution pass. cas- y,
nays 6. Extract from the Journal.
T. A. MAGUlRE, Clerk.
In House of Representatives, April p, 1871.
/ Resolved, That this resolution pass cas- i
nays 20 Extract from the journal: tnt.
4 W VI. j AZ ", l lelh-
SEcRETAnY's OFHcr,
Filed April 30, SjI. {. A. bLAOh,
Secretary of the Commonwealth
srcrrrARy's OFFICE,
Harrisburg, July ], 1851.
! } SEAL | do certify that the above and orego
/ \ ng is a true and correct copy OF the orr
ginal "Resoluton relative 10 amendment OF tht
Constitution, as the remains on file ~ this OF
fee.
In testimony whereof have hereunto srt my han'
and caused 10 be affixed the seal of the Secretary
oN''e INV G.. A. BLACK.
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Journal Of the Senate.
ssResoution No. 500, entitled ltesouton propoS
inc amendments TO the Constitution OF the Common
wealth. was read a third time. On the question
will the Senate agree the first propositions the yea
were taken, agreeaby 10 the Constitution, and wer
as follows, viz
YEAs-Messrs. Buckalew, Darlington, Oar
sic, Furguson, Foulkrod, Frick, Fry, Goodwin
Haldeman, Hamilton, b. d. HamlIn, f. W
Hamlin, Htister, Hoge, Jamison, McClrntoek
Mcfarland, Piati, Quiggle, Sagrr, Shfer, an
! McCaslin, Speaker-23.
: NAys-Messrs. Crabb Creswell, Hendricks
! Kinzpr, Kunkle and Skinnrr-6.
So the question was determined IN the atilI
native
On the question, will the Senate agree to tn
second proposition, the yeas and nays We're IL
ken agreeably to the Constitution, and were ;
follows, viz:
YrAs-Mpssrs Buckalew, Darsie, Furgusol
Foulkrod. Fry, Goodwin, Haldeman, b. |
Harlin, r. w HamHn, Hendricks, Heste
t Hoge, Janlson, Kuser, McClintock, McFa
land. Piau, Price, Quiggle, Sliier, Wherr,
f McCaslin Sneaker-22.
y NAys-Messrs Crabb, Creswell, Darlington
Hamilton, Kunkle and Skinnpr-6.
So The question was determined in the afh
\ native,
Journal of the House of Representatives.
= g "The question recurring upon the final pa
. sage Of the Resolutions, the first proposition w
agreed to as follows, viz:
= YgAs-MesSrs, Abraham, Adams, Alberto
9 Ball, Barton, Dyer. Bighan, Boyd, Bush, Bye
*. Caldwell, Calvin, Carlisle, Chamberli
Cook, Crane, Cummins, Daugherty, Davis,
;, France, Dunning, Eckert, Edinger, Eldre
u Evans, Foster, Fry, Galentine, Gibboney, @
more. GRAY, Groom, Gwin, Hamilton, lfa
! Herr. Hipstand, Hitler, Nipple, Horn, Hun
y mel, Hunsecker, Hunter, HURT, Jackmon, K
;, core. Knight, Laurv, u4phigh,) Linn. Mage
- Mcguire. Manderfied. Mcconnell, NJ kee, M
Ter. Monaghan, Montgomery, Moore, Mos
Muse, Palmer, Parkee, ParmIee, Passmore, P;
J. terson, Porter, Putney, Rawlins, Roberts, Row
Sallade, Scott, Sidle, Simonton, Smith, (Berk
Smith, (Crawford,) Stewart, StockdalF, Stror
Struthers, Wheeler, Wickleiu, Wright, Zezl
u' Chase, Speaker-S5.
NAYs-None
30 the question was determined in the afi
Y. native.
a On the question viii the House agree to
second proposition, the yeas and nays were
l.nr nrrr. nhl, L. The 10Ih arficln Of the CnnS