Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-07-22
BY AUTHORITY.
RESOLUTION PROPOSING
Amendments to the Constitution of the
Commonwealth.


Commonwealth.
SEcTIoS |. Resoived 6y the Senate and House
Of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania in General Assemblv mt, That
the following amendments he and the same are hereby
proposed to the Constitution of the Commonwealth under
and in accordance with the provisions of the tenth article
PRsosirios 1, TO BIZ ARTICLE xr.
SEcrIoN l. The aggregate amount Of debts hereafter
contracted by the Commonwealth shall never exceed the
sum OF five hundred thousand dollars except of
INVASION suppress nsnrrection or to redeem the
public debt T the Commonwealth and the money rased
contracted, or pay such debts, and other purpose
SEcTioN2 To pay the public debt Of the Common
wealth, and debts which may hereafter he contacted IN
redeem the public debt, the Legislature shall ut their next
session after the adoption Of this section into the Cons
tion, provide by law for the creation Of n sinking fund.-
which shall not be abolished till the said public debts be
wholly paid to consist Of all the income from
the public works and stocks owned by the Commonwealth
any other funds arising nnder any revenue law now
listing or that be hereafter enacted far the
may be required to pnv the interest Of said debts scmi.an
nuay and annually to reduce the principal thereof by
not less than FIVE hundred tbs sand dollars increased
yearly by compromising at rate Of not less than fv per
cenum per the said sinking fund shall he invested
in tho rans Of the Commonwealth which shall he cancel
led from time to time in to be provided by law
portion Of the sinking fund shall be applied the
to the payment Of the debt of FIVE bundled thousand dol
lars mentioned in the first section this srce but the said
sinking fund shall be applied only to the purposes herein
specified
sEcrioS The credit OF the Commonwealth shall no,
in be given loaned to in mid of individ
unl, COMPANY corporation association, shall the
Commonwealth hereafter become joint owner or stock
holder in company assncaton or corporation in this
Commonwealth elsewhere, formed for any purposes
SECTION g. The Commonwealth shall never assume the
debts Of any country city, borough or township or Of any
corporation associaton unless such debts shnll have
been contracted n repe INVASION suppress nsurrec;ion,
to defend the State in war.
PROPOSITION ., 10 ARTICLE
Prohibiting Mnmcipai Subscriptions.
The Legislature shn never authorize any county, city,
Ia, anl gcift
10 become stockhnlder niy joint stock company
citation or corporation, raise money for loan its
credit to- in aid Of any such cmpany or association
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
NJ M'CASLIN
Speaker OF the Senate.
In Senate, April es. 1854
Resolved. That this resolution puss. Yeas o. nays 0.
IA MAGUIRE, Clerk
Iu House Of Representatives April 81, 1854.
Resolved That this resolution pass Yeas Il, nays 20
wM. JACK, CLERK
sEcRErARY's OFFICE, !
Filed April 90, 1854 5
- Secretary OF the Commonwealth
SFcRErARY's OrrrcR,l
Harrisburg, July |, 1854.
() do certify that the above and foregoing is n
ana correct &c copy of the original % RssG
ion,'' as the same remains on file in this Office.
In testimony whereof have hereunto set my
hand and caused tn he aifiAed the seal Of the
sccretarys Office the day and year above witt
ten. A. BLACK,
Secretary Of the Commonwealth.
Jonrn1l Of the Senate
,.Resoluton No. 562 entitled 'Rcsoution proposing
amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
was read third time On the question: will The Senate
agree the first propositions the yeas and nays ta-
ken, ngrocabiy 10 the Constitution, and were as fol- ws
/ YE.s-Nessrs Buckulew Darlington. Darsc. Ferguson
Foukrnd, Frck Fry, Go dwn, Haldenan, Hamilton, Il.
D. Hamln, f w. Ilanlin, IIestcr, Hoee, Jamisun. Nc
AT,T@a y,1 SguG nYl
NAYs-NItssrs Crabb Cres.we!, Hendricks KinzeI
Kuuke and Sknner-b.
81 the question was determined in the affirmative
On the question will the Senate qgree to the second
proposition, the and HAYS were taken ngreeabyto the
Constitution, md were follows, viz:
YEAs-Mcssrs Buckaew Darsie Ferguson. Fonlkrod
Fry, Goodwin, lIad.!nnr, - D. IIam,!nr E w HNmlin
Hendricks. IIcster II &C., Jamison Kinzer McC!intuck
Mcfarland, rait, Pri' c, uiggle, SeT, Wherry, Mccas
lin, Spcaker-22.
N.Ys-NIcssrs C,abh, Crcssweu, Darlington, Hamilton
s. the questi,n was determined in The affirmative.
Journal OF the II nuse Of Representatives..
''Thc qaesol recurring upon the final passage Of th
Res lut ms, the FIRST proposition was agreed to az follows
YrAs-Mesxrs Abraham. Adams, Atlerton, Ball, Barton
Boyer, Bighaln, BIyd, Bush, Byery, Caldwell Calvin
Carlisle, Chamberlain, Cook Crane, Cummins Doueh-Tty
Davis, De France, Duming, Eckert. Edngcr, Elired
Evans, Foster, Fry, Galleniine Gibboey Gilmore Gray
Hppe, Horn, Ilummel, IiunScker, Hunter, HURT Jack
man, Kilg,Te. Knight, Larry, &-ehghl Linn, Magee
".
CHAN Montgomery, Moore McseT. Muse, Palmer, Parke
Parmlce, PnssnIIe Patterson. Porter, Putney Rowln:
Roberts, Rowe, Salade, Scott, Side, Simont0n Smith
(Berks,) Smith, (CrnwfnrdO Stewart Stockdnlc, Strong
! StrutheFs Wheeler, Wicklein, Wright Zeger, CHASE
Speaker-s5.
NAYs-Nmr.
So the question was determined in the affirmative.
On the question will the House agree to the secoHd pro
posi,i m the yeas mud nays take' agreeaby to til
provisions Of the 10th article OF the constitutions and ar
as follows
YEAs-NIesars Abraham. Atheron, Ball Barton, Bccl
Beyer, Bighhm, Blyd, Caldwell, Carlisle. Chambe, laI
Z Cnik, Crane Cummas. Dnughertv, DAVIS, Deegan
France Dunning Edlager Eldred Evans Fry, Galeniin
A Gibbnnev, Gilmore, Grny, Groom. Gwn, Hamilton Hie
tnnd Hitler, Hipplc HunseckeI, Uuuter HuItt, Jackma
Kignre, Knight, lHury, UehghA Iowery, (ToCa,) Lin
Magee. Mcguire. MRnderieh, Mcconnell, MKce Mon,
CHAN Monig emery, Moore, Moser Muse Palmer. Park
Parmlee. Passmnre PHt-Tss, Porter, Rawins. Robert
Rowe Sallude, Scott. Smont1n, Smith. (Berks) Smit
- tCrawfoId) St'ckdale, Wheeler, WicAlem. Wrigl
Chase, SpsakeT--1l.
NAys-Nrssrs Adams Baldwin, Beans, Bush. Byerl
ErkeTt Ellis, Hart, Herr, IInru Hummel, M'Coonl
Miller, Pousm Putncy, Side, Stewart, Strong, Sruthe
Z XeigeI-2O.
!, 50 the question was determined in the affirmative
s' SRCRETARys OFTIcF, !
q , HARRISBURG, July |, 1854
II PENNSYLVANIA IS.
!. (~) | do certify that the above and foregoing
SEAL tue and correct COPY of the 'YEAs' and NAY
(-~-1 taken on the "ResOluiion relative to an amen
Y meni Of the Constitution Of the COmmOnw weatl
as the same appears on the Journals of the tW
Houses nf the General Assembly, Of this Coz
b. monwealth for the Session of 1851
Witness my hand aud the Seal uf said ofi
- this first day ni July, one thousand eight hu
drcd ind hil -four.
CA BLACK,
Secretary of the Commonwealth
= :, July 10, lsa.-3m.
Sunbury and Erie Railroad Company.
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