Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-08-05


Pennsylvania IN General ASSemHy mt, That
| the following amendments lie and the same hereby
proposed to the Constitution Of the Commonwealth under
and accordance with the provisions of the tenth Article
hereof, 10 wit:
PROPOSITION |, To BE ARTICLE xr.
SECTION /. The aggregate amount Of debts hereafter
contracted by the Commonwealth shall exceed the
of five hundred thousand doars except IN cnse OF war
to repel nvason suppress surrectiun, or TO redeem the
public debt Of the Commonwealth and The money so raised
shall be applied the purpose for which the debt may be
contracted pay such debts, and to no ohel purpose
SECTION , To pay the public debt Of the Common
wealth and debts which may hereafter he contracted ~
repel INVASION suppress nsurrectun aud to
redeem the public debt, the Legislature shall at their next
session after the pnn Of this section into the Csu-
ton provide by law for the creution Of sinking fund.-
which shall not be abolished Till the said public debts be
wholly paid to consist of all the net annual income from
the public works and stocks owned by the Commonwealth
any other funds arising under any revenue law
listing that be hereafter enacted far the
may he required to pay the interest o said debts semian
nuay, aud anunly to reduce the principal thereof by
less than FIVE hundred tn .usnnd dollars increased
yearly by compromising at rate ot not less than hv per
per the said sinking fund shall he invested
in the lans of the Commonwealth. which shall he cancel
led from time To time in manner to he provided by law
portion Of the sinking fund shall ever be applied the
o the payment of the debt Of five hundred Thousand dol
lars mentioned in the first section Of this article bat the said
sinking fund shall be applied only to the purposes herein
specified.
in way be given or loaned tn or IN aid of amy udvid
nal, company. corporation associations shall the
Commonwealth hereafter become Joint owner or stock
holder in any conpany assocation corporation in this
SECTION 4. The Commonwealth shall never assume the
debts o any country city, borough township, Of any
cnrpoartinn >cann unless such debts shall have
been contracted to rcpel nvas suppress surrcc,iOn
or to defend the State in
PROPOSITION >, 10 uI ARTICLE
Prohibiting Municipal Subscriptions.
The Legislature shall never authorize any county, city
borough township, by of its citizens otherwise
to become sockhOlder any joint stock company,
citation corporation, to raise money for loan its
credit to- in aid OF any such mpany or association
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
NJ M'CASIIN,
Speaker of the Senate.
In Senate, April 2s, 1854.
Resolved. That this resolution pass. Yeas %, nays
ia. MAGUIRE Clerk
In House Of Representatives April 81, 1854.
Res lived, That this resolution pass. Yeas II, nays 30
-fNtTact from the Journal
SEcRETARy's OFFICE, !
Filed April 20 ls5i 5
- Secretary of the Commonwealth.
SEcRErARy's OFricK(
Harrisburg, July I, 1854. 5
, (~) do certify that the above and foregoing is
sE true and correct copy o" the original g nal ,sesola
tom as the same remains on file in this office
. In testimony whereof have hereunto my
hand aud caused 10 he affixed the seal of th,
Secre,ary's Office the day and year above witt
ten. c A. BLACK,
Secretary OF the Commonwealth.
Jonrnal Of the Senate
'Rcsnution No. 5G2, entitled Resolution proposing
E amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth,
read third time On the question, will The Sena
agree the first proposition the yeas aud nays were ia
ken, agrceably to the Constitution, and foil
viz
YE.s-Messrs. Bnckulew, Darlington, Darse, Ferguson
Foulkrod, Frick, Frv Gnrlwn. Halienan, Hamilton, Il
d. IIamlim T. w. Ilnmlin, Hescr, Hoee, Jumsm. Nc
Cminck McFarnnd PhItt: Qulggle, Saser, siier, nn'
NAYs-Messrs Crabb Cresswel, Hendricks, KinzeT
: Kunkle aud Sknner-6
. de
, On the question will the Senate agree to the secont
propositions the yeas and taken agreeaby to tn
G Constitution, and were ms follows, viz
, YEAs-NIcssrs. Bucknew, Darsie, Ferguson Foukrod
Fry, Goodwin, llademan, y. d Hamln, +. w liamln
, Hendricks, Icister Ioge Jamisln knzer, McCntnck
Mcfarland Piatt, Prize Quggc, Siler, Whery, McCas
lin, Speaker-22
. N,ys-Messrs Crahb, Crcsswe, Darlington, Hamilton
. 50 the question was determined in the affirmative.
Journal of the House of Representatives
q ''The qucsnd recurring nplm the final passage Of tn
kesn"iins the hist prop sn was agreed to as follows
viz:
YEAs-Messrs Abraham, Adams Atlerlon, Ball, Barton
Boyer, Bigham, Boyd. Bush Byerly Caldwell, Calvin
Carlisle, Chamberlain, Cook CInnc, Cummins, Daugh-ity
l. Davis, De France Dunning, Eckert Edingcr, Eilred
Gloom, Gwin, Hamilton, Hart Herr, Ihestnnd, IlieI
Ippc, Horn, ilummel, isicker, Hunter, HURT Jack
o man, Kilgnre. Knight, ianrv, Q.ehigh) Linn Mase'
!, ehan Montgomery, Moore, MoseI. Muse, Palmer park
PaIniee, Pnssm1ic Patterson Porter, putney. Rawln
l. Roberts, Rowe, Saade Scott Side, Simomion, Smitl
=, Berks,l Smith iCmwfrrd) Stewart. Sockdae Slron.
; Struthers, Wheeler, wckein, Wright, Ziegler, Chas
Z Speaker-s5.
e NAYs-Nune
il So the question determined in the affirmative.
On the question will the House ag the second pr,
position, the and ake',, agreeaby To n
provisions "f the lOh article of the constitution, and M
ns follows
YEAs-Mcssrs. Abraham, Athcrtoi. Ball, Barton, Bcc
Beyer Bigham, Boyd Caldwell, Carlisle, Chambeai
I. Cuk Crane, Cummins, DaugheTty, Davis Dregnn, Il
France. Dunine, Edlgcr. Ellred, Evans, Fry Gnlrntu
e Gihbnney, Gilmore Cray Groom. Gwin Hamilton HE
nnd Iie Ipplr. IlunseckrI, Hunter, Iuiit Jackma
klgore, Knight, laury. (rhigb,l lnweTv, (rioea lin
Magee, Mcguire. MnndrIiebl, Mcconnell. M'kcr, Nom
CHAN, Montgomery, Moure, Moscr, Muse Palmer. Park
Parmlee. Passnnr, Patterson, Porter Rawlns Robert
Rowe, Snlnde, Scott. Simnnnn, smith. (3erks) Smit
tCmwfHd.l Stuckluc, Wheeler Wicklem, Wrgl
- Chase, SpenkeT-7l.
NAYs--Mrssrs. Adams, Baldwin, Ilrans, Bush. Byefl
EckcTt. En.s, Hart, Herr, Hon, IIumuiel, MCnomt
ed Miller, Pouls'n, puuey, Sije Stewart Strong, sruthe
~, IeieleI--2O
v" SIthe question was determined ia the affirmative.
SFCERTAHY's OFFCF, !
-, - - HARRISBURG, July l, ls5l.
81 PENNSYLVANIA, -
l~-~( do certify that the nbovc and foregoing
sEAL, tue and correct copy uf the was and SAY
- taken uu tho "irslnttnn relative b. an un,e
mrnt uf the Constitution ut the Comnnnw weat
as the same appears un the Journals oi the tM
Houses ut the Genrral Assembly. nj this ca
nonwcnh toT the Session uf I-5l