The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1854-07-28
RI AUTH HORITY.
l, esoI,sffoEa Proposing q Amend
,,cete 20 the G0natitgstEOEa
70 q1pE COMMONWEALTH.

OF THE COMMON WEALTH.
Resoired by ne Senate and House Of
M ,,;rss Of me CoBllpoafceulM Of PeAnSgica-
M c,s,,i IsscatJiy nqft, That the following "a
E r,spts be and the same are hereby proposed TO
Go,.t,fuiion OF the Commonwealth, under and in
.,,isnce with the provisions OF the tenth article
m .,sol to Wit
peorostrIox l, 70 ARTICLE xI.
,-r,oy l. The aggregate amount Of debts hereaf-
,rracted by the Commonwealth shall never ex-
t,ss ,e1g OF five hundred thousand dollars, except
,,.e Of war 10 repe invasion, suppress insurrec-
r N redeem the public debt OF the Common
,i,.. and the moneyso raised shall be applied to
na[oo.e for which the debt may be contracted, or
N I.ocb debts and 10 no other purpose
N r,oy 2 To pay the public debt OF the Common
Jrb and debts which may hereafter br contracted
case OF war to repel nvasIous suppress lasarrec-
y and 10 redeem the public debt, the Legislature
ii a their next session after the adoption OF this
.,oo into the Constitution, provide by law fer the
,f.oo OF a sinking fund, which shall not be aboi-
d nil the said public debts be wholly paid, 10
,t at all the net annual income from the public
rEs and stocks owned by the Commonwealth, or
E NJ ,fher funds arising under any revenue law now
M tr,c or that may be hereafter enacted, 80 far as
III ssIe may be required TO pay the interest of SAID
En- b,, semi-aunnaly to reduce the principle thereof
a .um not less than five hundred thousand dollars,
ceased yearly by compounding al rate oi not less
a9 i've per centum per annum; the SAID sinking
NH -f shalt be invested IN the Commonwealth, which
MI l be- cancelled from time 10 time IN manner TO
~ b arovided by law portion OF the sinking fund
# taI ever be applied to he payment oil the debt OF
r,. Esndred thousand dollar, mentioned IN the first
III ,roa Of this article but the said sinking nnd shall
% le APPLIED only 10 the purposes herein specified.
~ >.rtay 3. The credit Of the C0mmeaH ealth shall
M, 10 auy way be giyea loaned 10 or ~ aid OF any
individual, company, corporation or association, nor
HI ..a5 The Commonwealth hereafter become Jomt
owner or sturkhoder any company, ASSOCIATION or
.oroofatiou in rhis Commonwealth or elsewhere,
laruei ior any purposes.
I'd Sr-r,ox !. The Commonwealth shal. never assume
e debt. OF any county, city, borough OF township,
OF Of any corporation association, Unless Such
4bt, shall have heen contracted 10 repel invasion,
suppress lnsurectou, to defend the State IN war.
rGorossrIoN 9, TO Ee ARTICLE
P,ohi5itag Msnicjpat Subscriptions.
The Legis lature Shall never authorize any county,
'y. borough township, hy vote OF It's citizens or
oa4.wi>e 10 become 4 stakeholder in any JOINT stock
company, association Or corporation, or 10 ralse mon
eg o or loan Its credit to, in aid OF any such COM
play association.
Speaker Of tie Ho"se ot Representatives.
VI. NJ CASLlN,
1SpeaAer Of fis Seaafe.
In Senate, April IS, ISL
Resolved, That this resolution pass. Yeas %,
nays t. Extract from the Journal.
T. 4. .MAGUIRE, Clerk.
IN House Of Representatives, April p, iS5i
Re>ol, ed, That this resolution pass. Yeas II,
nays %. Extract from the Journal.
WM, JACK, Clerk.
Filed April ~, 1851. c. 4. BLACK,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
PENNSYLVANIA, IS:
sEcRFrARr's orncn,
il Harrisburg. July !, 1854. I
: SEAL. ] DO certify HAT the above and iorcZo-
I~~ \ ny Is a true and correct copy CT the orr
.aal .ir oiutiou relative to an amendment Of the
Constitution" a, tue same remains lie ~ this Of
fee.
ln testimony whereof have hercunio set my band
an' caused to be affixed the seal OF the Seeretarys
c. \. BLACK.
Secretary Of the Commonwealth.
Journal OF the Senate.
"Resoation No. SOP, entitled 'Re>ontiou propos-
iug amendments to the Constitution of the Common
wealth. was read a third time. On the question,
will the Senate agree 10 the first proposition, the yeas
we're iaken agreeably the Constitutions and were
as loows, VIZ:
YEAs-Mrssrs. Buckalew, Darlington, Dar
sic, Furgusou, Fou!krod, Frick, Fry, Goodwin,
HaIdrmaa, Hamilton, B. D. Han,in, E. ".
liamIn, Hristrr, Hoge, JamiSon, McClintock,
Mcfarland, Piait, QuiggIr, Sager, Sliirr, and
McCaslln, Speakrr-23.
NAYs-MrssFs. Crabb, Cfeswell, Hendricks,
hinzer, Kunkle and Skinner-6.
SO the question was determined in the aiflF-
native.
Cn the question, will tbe Senate agree to the
second proposition, the yeas and nays were Ia
Ken agFeeabIy 10 the Constitution, and were as
follows, VIZ
Ygas-Nlrssrs. Buckalew, Darsie, Furguson,
FouIkrod, Fry, Goodwin, Haldeman, B. D.
lIamIin, E. W. HanIin, Hendricks, Hpister.
Hoge, Jamison, Kinser, McCIintock, McFar-
land. Pat, Price, Quiggle, Slifer, Whery,
AlcCasn, Spvaktr-22.
NAys-Messrs Crabb, Creswell, Darlington,
Hamilton, Kunke and Skinnpr-6.
So the question was determined in the afhr-
native
Journal of the House of Representatives.
'Ihe question recurring upon the final pas
sage Of the Resolutions, the first proposition WAS
agreed 10 as follows, viz:
YEAs-MesSrs, Abraham, Adams, Atherton,
Ball, Barton, Dyer. Bigham, Boyd, Bush, Byer-
Ig, CALDWELL, Calvin, Carlisle, Chamberlin,
Cook, Crane, Cummins, Daugherty, Davis, De
France, Dunning, Eckert, Edinger, Eldred,
Evans Foster, Fry, Gallentine, Gibbonry, Gill
more, Gray Groom, Gwin, Hamilton, Hart,
Herr, Hies,and, Hitler, Nipple, Horn, Hum
mel, Hunsecker, Hunter, HURT, Jackmon, XII
gore, Knight, Laury, tLehgh.) Linn. Mage,
Mcguire, Manderfield, Mcconnell, M'Kee, Mil
Ter. Monaghan, Montgomery, Moore, Moser,
Muse, Palmer, Pafkee, Pafmlee, Passmore, Pat
ierson, Porter, Putney, Rawiins, Roberts, Rowe,
SaIIade, Scott, Sidle, Simonton, Smith, (Berks,l
Smith, lCrawlord,l Stewart, Stockdale, Strong,
Struthers, Wheeler, Wicklein, Wright, Zeizler,
Chase, Speaker-S5.
NAYs-None.
So the question was determined in the afiir-
native.
On tho question will the House agree to the
second pToposition. the yeas and pavs Were ta-