Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-09-07
BY AUTH o RITY
Resolutions proposing Amendments to the Con-
stitution of the Commonwealth.

Resolutions proposing Amendments to the Con-
stitution Of the Commonwealth.
SECTION l. Resolved by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvana in General Assembly met, that the fol-
lowing amendments be, and the same are hereby
proposed to the Constitution of the Common
wealth, under and in accordance with the proyi-
sions of the tenth article thereof, to wit
PROPOSITION l, TO BE ARTICLE x1.
SEC l. The aggregate amout of debt hereafter
contracted by the Commonwealth, shall not
ceed the sum of FIVE hundred thousand dollars,
cept in case of war to repel invasion suppress in
sUrrection, or to restore the public debt of the
Commonwealth, and the money so raised shall be
applied to the purpose for which the debt may
be contracted, or pay such debts, and to no other
purpose.
SEC 2 To pay the public debt of the Com
monwealth, and debts which may hereafter be
contracted in Of war to repel invasion, sup
press nsurrectiOn, and to redeem the public debt,
the Legislature shall at their next session after the
adoption of this section into the Constitution, pro
vided by law for the creation of a sinking fund,
-,l,ich shall not be abolished tilt he said public
dor, =, wholly pal p:1 to consist Of all the net an
nroi income from, the ,,,,.hlic works all stocks
owned by the Commonwealth, or any other IDS
arising under any revenue law row existing or
that may be hereafter enacted, so far as the same
may be required to pay the interest OF said debts
SeTnl-anlClallY, and tIc
pal thereof by a sum not less than five hundred
thousand dollars, increased yearly by compound
ing at a rate of not less than five per centum per
annum; the said sinking fund shall be invested
in the loans Of the Commonwealth, which shall
be cancelled from time to time in manner TO be
provided by law; no portion of the sinking fund
Shall ever be applied to the payment of the debt
of five hundred thousand dollars mentioned IN thcI
first section of this article, but the said sinking
fund shall be applied only TO the purposes herein
specified;
SEC 3. The credit of the Commonwealth shall
not in any way be given loaned TO or III aid OF
anv individual company, corporation, or associa-
ton. nor shall the Commonwealth hereafter be-
come Joint owner or stockholder in any company
association or corporation in the Commonwealth |
or elsewhere, formed for any purposes.
SEC. A. The Commonwealth shall never as
sumo the debts Of any county, city, borough or
township, or of any corporation or association,
unless such debts shall have been contracted tol
repel INVASION suppress insurrecton, or to defend
the State in war.
PROPOSITION ,, TO BE ARTICLE XI.
Prohibiting Municipal Subscriptions
The Legislature shall never authorize any coun-
tv city, borough township, by vote of Its citi-
zens or otherwise, to become stockholder in any
Joint stock company, association or corporation,
or to raise money for, loan its credit 10, or in
aid of any such company or association;
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
NJ McCASLIN,
Speaker of the Senate.
In Senate, April %, 1854.
Resolved, That this resolution pass. Yeas %,
nays 5. Extract from the Journal
IA MAGUIRE, Clerk.
In the House Uf Reps, April p, 1854.
Resolved That this resolution pass. Yeas p,
nays 20. Extract from the Journal
Secy's. Office, filed April %, 1854.
G. 4. BLACK,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
SEcRETARY's OFFICE,
Harrisburg, July !, 1854 !
I do certify that the above and fore
SEAL going is true and correct copy ofthe
49, original . Resolution relative to an
amendment of the Constitution the re
mains ON file in this Office,
In testimony whereof have hereunto set nay
hand and caused to be affixed the seal of the Sc
cretary's office, the day and year above written.
G. A. BLACK,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Journal of the Senate.
:. Resolution No. 562. entitled Resolution pro
nosino amendments to the Constitution of the
Commonwealth was read a third time. On the
ouestion will the Senate agree to the hrst propo-
sition the yeas and nays We're taken, agreeably |
tn the Constitution and were as follows, viz:
YEAs-Messrs. Buckalew, Darlington, Darse,
Ferguson, Foulkrod, Frick, Fry, Goodwin, Hal |
deman. Hamilton, B. d. Hamlin, E. w. Hamlin,
Holster Hoge. Jamison. McCntock, M'Farland, |
Piatt. Quigge, Sager, Sliier, and McCasin, Speak
er-23.
NAYs-Messrs. Crabb, Cresweu, Hendricks,
Kinzer, Kunkle and Skinner-5.
So the question was determined in the afiirma-
tive.
On the question, will the Senate agree to the
agreeabiy to the Constitution, and fol
lows, viz:
YEAs-Messrs; Buckalew, Darsie, Ferguson
Foulkrod, Fry, Goodwin, II aldcman, b: d. HIM
uE vii. Hamlin Hendricks, Holster HoSea'J