Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-08-26
BY AUTHORITY.
RESOLUTION PROposlNG
Amendments to the Constitution Of the
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Amendments to tho uonsttutlon OF tne
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SEcrIoS l. RsssireS BIZ the Senate ant House
Of Representatires Of the Commonwealth Of
Psnnsviva,na in General AsseoiJty met, That
the following amendments ie and tho hereby
proposed to he CONSTITUTION of the Conmonwenb, under
and in accordance with the provisions OF the tenth ee
hereof 10 wit t sHEilJ ,.Ni
- PaoposirioS l, TO De ARTICLE xf
SECTION The aggregate amount of debs hereafter
contracted by the Commonwealth shall meter exceed c
of FIVE hundred tholsnt dollars except III ease OF war
repe INVASION suppress nsurettm az 10 redeem ths
siai Ic applied to the purpose for which the debt may 10
conrurtcd Oh pas such rels, anu 70 no oihei pcrposs
sEcriosa To- Pay the pildt ,ltm Of the Common; n
wealth, and debts which may hereafter he contacted IN
redeem the public deli, The Legislature shall their
session aftrt the adoption Of this section into the Const-
tion, provide by law for the creation Of a sinking fund,
which shall not be abolished till the said public debts be
wholly paid to consist Of NIL the ne, annual income from
the public works and socks owned by the Commonwealth,
or any other funds arising under any revenue law now ex
istg that may be hereafter cnacted far Us the same
rnsv BE required to pay the interest " said debts seiia,
nuaiy, and hnually to irlGe- he principal thereof by
not less than FIVE hundred tousa: dollss, ircttaEtd
yeary by compoundng at nle Of not less than fv per
ccnum per annum the said sinking fund shall he invested
in the pnns of the Commonwealth which shall be cancel
led from time TO time in inncr TO he provided ly law
portion O the shkdg fluid shall ever be applied To- the
the payment o the debt ni five lnnd ed thousand dol
lars mentioned in the first this article bn e suia
sinking fund shall he applied only to the purposes htfea
specified
sFcrioS Z The credit of the Commonwealth shall not
in any way be given or loaned Ia IN mid of any ndrd
ia tninpcnv. corporation of nbsdrinioi or shall the
Commonwealth hereafter become joint owner OF stock.
holder in any company association corporation In this
Commonwealth or elsewhere formed for niy pntposcs.
Src1oy a. The Common vrealth shall nevef assume the
debts of my country city, borough township or n any
t'rpnrton nssncatiop, unless such debts shall hive
been contracted tn rcpel invasion, suppress nsurcctun
ur to defend the State in war.
PROPOSITION ., 10 DE ARTICLE NJ.
Prohibiting Municipal Subscriptions.
The Legislature shall aulhorzc any county, city
borough township. by vote of its citizens or otherwise
tn become stakeholder ANY ioi, stock company,
citation corporation, to raise money for or loan IFS
credit t" or in aid OF any such Company or ealicn
Speaker Of The House OF REPRESENTATIVES.
NJ. M'CASIIN.
Speaker of the Seliu,c.
IN Senate, April 2s, 1854.
Resolved. That this resolution pass Yeas %, Iays O.
IA MAGriRE, CLERK.
In House Of Representatives. April 81, 1854
Resolved, That tl,s resolution pass Yeas II, nays 20
--hxttect from the journal.
wM. JACK, Clerk
Fi!ed April 20, le5i ..s b..
PENNSYLVANIA, IS.
sEcRErAnY's orrlcr,(
Harrisburg, July l. 1854.
(-) | do certify That the above and foregoing is
sEAL tue und correct copy Of the original "Resolu
(--~- ton relative to an amendment Of the Consttu
tOn," So the sNlIc rcfnains ON tle III thlS plice
In testimony whereof have hercunto M
hand aud caused to be affixed the seal of th
secret"rys Office the day and Year above wit
ten. G y. BLACK.
... Secretary ri the Commonwealth.
.... .. Jnnrln OF the e-rac
"Resoution Nd 500, entitled Resolution proposi
amendments TO the Constitution Of the Commonwealth
was read third time On the question, Will The Senai
agree the first propositions the yeas and nays
ken, agrccay to the Constitution, ond were as foil wv
YE,s--Mcssrs Buckalew, Darlington, Dnrsic Fcrsuso
FouSrod, Frick, Fry, Goilwn, tISlcman, Hamilton,
D. IIamlin, T. w. IIamlin IIestcr nrgc, Jainson, Nj
Clntock -McFarand, Piati, Quigglc Sagcr, Si!cr, III
McCasn, SpeHker-23. ~
NAYs-Messrs. Cratb, Cresswel, Hendricks, Kinze
kunhlc and Skinner--6.
So the question was determined IN the affirmative.
On the question, will the Seatc agree 10 the secol
proposition the yeas ni nays were taken agceaLyt 10 Il
Constitution, nnd were ns follows. viz:
TEAs--McssIs. Buckaew Darse, Ferguson Foi!kro
Fry, Goolwn, ilnldemai,, D. d Iianllm l.. w. IIanli
I-ndricks Hester, IIogr, Janlsjn. kinzer, McCiGn
Mcfarland, Piat, Prize, Quigglo, Sief Wherry, McCa
lin, Speaker--22.
N.Ys--NcEsrs. CT abb Crcsswell, Darlington, Hanio
kunkle and SknineT-6.
81 the question was determined in the affirmative.
Journal Of the House OF Representatives.
Thc questlod recurring upon the fnnl passage Of /,
Res utions the frs: prop soi wns agreed to follow
YEAs-Nessrs Abraham, Adams, Atherton Ball, Barto
Beycr, Bigham, Boyd, Bush ByGry, Caldwell, Cayi
Carlisle, Chamberlain Cook Ctanc, Crunlns, Dargh-ti
Davis, De France, Dunning, Eckert, Edingcr, Ehre
Evans Foster, Fry, Galcntine, Gibboney Gilmore Ora
Gfoum, GwIn liainttn, Hart lieIr. licsaltu, HIM
Hppls, Uom, Hummel Hnnsickcr, Hunter, IIurtt Jac
nun, keore. knight, Larry. Qehgh) Linn, Mage
Mcguire, MnndcTfel, Mcconnell M'kec, Miller, Mon
ehnn, Montgomery, Moore, MoscI. Muse, Palmer, Park
Parmee, PnssnOTc. Patterson, Porter, Putncy Rawlil
Roberts, Rowe, Sallade, Scott Side, Simonlon, Smlt
tBerks Smith, (Crawford) Stewart, Sockdalc, Stron
p Struihcrs, Wheeler, Wckein. Wright, Zegcr, Chas
Speakcr-e5.
NAYs-None.
So the question was determined in the affirmative.
On the question will the House agIee to the second pr
position, the and nays taken agrceably To
provisions Of the 10th article OF the constitutions aI
follows
YgAs-AIessrs Abraham, AtheI.on Ball, Bnrton Bee
Bcyer, Bigham, Boyd, Caldwell Carlisr. Chambca
France Dunning EdIager. Eldrcd Evuns Fry, CiaeiI
I Gibboucy, Gilmore, Gray, Groom. Gwn, Hamilton Hi
tand Hitler, Nipple, HuuseckeI, Iunicr uIit, JacSms
KiIgnre Knight Iaury U.ehish,i Inwery. (foCn,) Lii
|. Aagcc, Mcguire, Manderfied, Mcconnell, M'kcc Mon
/ ghan Montgomery Moore, Moser, Muse Palmer, Parl
Rowe. Sallade, Scott. Simnntn, Smith. (Berks) SmI
tCrawfmdD stnckdale, Wheeler, Wicklem. Wrg
C Chase, Speaker-7l. ..... -.
NAy.-Messrs Adams Baldwin, Beans, Dush, Bycr
Eckert. Ellis, Hart Herr, IInn, Iiumnel, NJ Coom
Miller, Pousn Putney, side Stewart, Strong s!ruth,
c ZciglcI-20.
n s. the question was deter mined in the affirmative.
u SEcRETABN's OFFICE,
HARRISBURG, July I, 1855.
PENNSYLVANIA IS
(~) I do certify that the abrvc and foregoing
sKlL tue aud correct copy Of the YEAS and MA
|~-S taken on the ''Resnuli'n relative to anne
/. meit of the Constitution ni the Cnnmohweal
= as the same appears the Journals nf the L
Houses Of the General Assembly, OF this c.
: monwcnlth for the Session of lS5t
,, Witness my hand and the Seal of s,t of
4 This 6rstd day of ,fulV, thousand claht II