Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-07-29
BY AUTHORITY.
RESOLUTION PROPOSING
Amendments to the Constitution of the
Commonwealth.

SEcTIoS l. ReSoiced by the Senate and House
Of Representatives. Of the Commonwealth Of
Pennsylvania ia General assembly mt, That
the following amendments l,e and the same are hereby
pr Tosed to The Constitution of the Commonwealth under
aud in accordance with the provisions of the tenth Article
thereof, to wit:
PRoPosirioS 1, TO BE ARTICLE
SEcrroS I. The aggregate amount of debts hereafter
contracted by The Commonwealth shall never exceed the
sum o five hundred thousand dollars except of
to repe invasion suppress nsurrecun, redeem the
public debt of the Commonwealth and the money raised
shall be applied to the purpose for which the debt may be
contracted, pay such debts aud Other purpose
sEcfioN To pay the public debt Of the Common
wealth. aud debts which may hereafter he acted IN
of ~ epe invasion. suppress nsurrecirn aud to
redeem the public debt the Legislature shall at their next
session after the ad ptnn o this section into the Csu
ton provide by law for the creation Of sinking fund
which shall not be abolished ill the said public debts be
wholly paid to consist oi n the net annual income from
the public works and stocks owned by the Commonwealth
other funds arising under revenue law nnw e&
listing that may be hereafter enncted, far as the same
may he required tn pay the interest Of said debts se-an
nually and annually t. reduce the principal thereof by
less than five hundred thousand dollars increased
yearly by compromising at rte Of not less than nv per
ccntum per annum the said sinking fund shall he invested
IN the ans Of the Commonwealth which shall he cancel
led from time to time in manner to he provided y law
portion Of the sinking fund shall ever he applied o the
the payment of the debt o five bundled thousand dol
lars mentioned in the first section n this article blt the said
sinking fund shall be applied only to the purposes herein
specified.
SrcrtoY The credit of the Commonwealth shall not
in any be given loaned to or in aid Of any ndvid
Commonwealth hereafter become joint owner or stock
holder in cnmpaHv ass1cntion corporation in this
Commonwealth or elsewhere. formed for any purposes.
SEcTtnS T. The Commonwealth shall never assume the
debts n nny country city, borough or township or m any
cnrpoartinn association unless such debts shall have
been contracted tn repe INVASION suppress nsurecon,
or TO defend the State IN war.
PROPOSITION . TO TT ARTICLE xr
Prohibiting Municipal Subscriptions.
The Legislature shall authorize any county, city,
borough township, by vote of its citizens otherwise.
to become stakeholder any joint stock cmpanv, ass y
citation corporations Or to raise money for loan its
credit to- in aid of any such company ass-ciaton
Speak, ,f the House of Representatives.
NJ. M'CASIIN,
Speaker Of the Senate.
In Senate April 2s 1854.
Res pved That this resolution pass Yeas 90, nays @.
''''''' ~ w. ia. MAGuIRE, Clerk.
In House Of Representatives. April 81, 1854.
Resolved That this resolution pass. Yeas a. nays 30
Extract from the journal.
sEcRs1ARy's OFFICE,
CA. BLACK.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
SrcRETARy's OFFICE,
Harrisburg, July I, 1854. {
(~) do certify that the above md foregoing is n
sN.L. tue and correct copy of the original R esolu
iion,' as the remains on file III this Office.
In testimony whereof have hereunto set my
hand and caused tn he affixed the seal of the
Secre,ary's Office the day and year above witt.
ten. C \. BLACK,
Secretary Of the Commonwealth.
J1nrnal of the Senate
'iResoluon No. 562. entitled Resolution proposing
amendments to the Constitution of the Comm lnweah,'
was read third time On the question, will the Senai
agree to the first proposition, the yeas and nays
KEN agrceaby 10 the Constitution, and as fell
viz:
FOulkTod, Frick, Fry, Goodwin, Haldeman Hamilton, II.
d. Hamin, w. Ilnmlin, Hestcr. Hoge, Jonis,n Me-
Cntock, Mcfarland Patl, Quiggle Sager, Slifcr, and
NAYs-Messrs. Crabb, Cresswel, Hendricks, Kinzcr,
Kunkle aud Skinncr-6
:, the question was determined in the affirmative
On the question. will the Senate ngree to the second
prop snn tine yeas and taken agreeaby to the
CONSTITUTE N, aud follows. viz:
YEAS --Messrs. Buckaew DnTsie, Ferguson, FoukrOd,
Fry. Goodwin, Ialdrman. y ID. HamlIn, +. w ilamln,
Hendricks Heser II 'cc. Janis Kinzer, McCnt"ck,
McForand Piat Prize Quiggie, sler, Wherry, McCas-
lin. Spcakcr-22.
N,Ys-Ness:s Crnhh, Crcsswen Darlington, Hamilton
kunkle and SInncr-G.
81 the questl N was determined in the affirmative
Jurnal Of the II ,usc uf Representatives
Thr quesilol recurring upon the fnni passage Of the
Res uti ms the first proposition was ngreed to as follows
viz:
Beyer, Bgham, i ,yd. Bush Byery. Caldwell. Calvin
Carlisle Chamberlain, Cook Crane, Cummins Dauch-riy
Davis, Dc France, Dunming, Erkert. Edngcr. Eldred
Evans Foster, Fry, Galentine, Gibbouey Gilmore. Gray
Groom, Gwin, Hamilton, Hart Herr, IestaId, Hitler
Hpple. Horn, Hummcl, Hunscker, Hunter, HURT Jack.
mnn, kigTe. Knight, Larry Oehgh) Linn, Magee
Mcguire, Manderhed. Mcconnell M'Kee, Miller, Mona
CHAN Montgomery, Moore, MuseT. Muse, Palmer, parke
PaTmee, PasSmuc. Patterson, Porter, Putney Rawlins
Roberts, Rowe, Salladc, Scott Side, SmOnton Smith
(Berks Smith, iCrawfnrd) Stewart, Siockdalc Strong
Struihers, Wheeler Wckein, Wright, Zieger, Chase
! Speaker-ej.
| NAYs--None.
| So the question was determined in the affirmative
On the question will the House ag to the second pro
position, the aud NAYS take, ageeaby th
provisions Of the 10Th article Of the constitution and
| us follows
| YRAs-Mcssrs Abraham Atherion Ball Barton. Beck
Beycr, Bigham, B,ya, Caldwell, Carlisle Chamberlain
! Cook, Crane, Cunmins DauGhertv, Davis, Drcgan, d,
France Dunuing Edinger Elred Evans Fry, GaIeniine
| Gibhnnev Gilmore, Grny Gronm Gwn, Halniltn' HES
tnnd Hitler. Nipple. IIuuseckeI. Hunter Huit Jackma
K'gnre, Knight Larry. U.ehighA Iowerv, (Tnga) Linn
MaCee, Mcguire MmdeTied. Mcconnell, MKce, Mono
CHAN Mnntc mery, Moore, Moser, Muse Palmer. Parkt
PnTmee. PaSsmnIe, Patterson Porter Rawns. Robert,
Rowe Salndc Scott Simnnton, Smith. tBerks) Smill
tCrawfUd) Stockdac, Wheeler, Wickleln. Wreh
Chase, Sprakcr-7l,
NAYs-NIrssrs. Adams, Baldwin, Beans Bush Dycrl,
Ecker Ehs Hart, Herr, HON, Hummel, M'Coomlr
Miller Pous m, Puney, Sidc, Stewart, Strong, Sruher
| ZeigeT-2O.
50 the question was determined in the affirmative
SECRErARy's OFFICE, }
- HARRISBURG, July |, ls5i.}
PENNSYLVANIA, -
(~) d. certify that the above and foregoing
SEAL tue and correct copy of the YEAS and NAV
(-~~~ taken on the 'Resnlutnn relative To an amen,
mert nj the Constitution of the Commonwealth
ns the same appears IN the Journals of the tw
Houses of the General Assembly Of this Con
monweath l,T the Session pf 1854
Witness my hand and the Seal 81 said ofi6
this first day uf July, one thousand egh, hui
drcd end ity-tour.
Secretary Il the Commonwealth
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