Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-09-14
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Resolutions proposing Amendments TO the Con
stitution of the Commonwealth.

Resolutions proposing Amendments TO the Con-
stitution Of the Commonwealth.
SECTION / Resolved by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania 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 provi-
sions of the tenth article thereof, to wit
PRoPosITIoN l. TO BE ARTICLE xI.
SEC. l. The aggregate amout of debt hereafter
contracted by the Commonwealth, shall not eX
ceed the sum of five hundred thousand dollars, ex
cept in case of war to repel invasion suppress IN
surrection, 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.
SIC. .. To pay the public debt of the Com
monwealth, and debts which may hereafter be
contracted in case 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
yided by law for the creation of a sinking fund,
which shall not be abolished tilt he SAID public
debt be wholly paid, to consist OF all the net an
nual income from the public works and stocks
owned bv the Commonwealth, or any other funds
arising under any revenue law now existing or
that may be hereafter enacted, so lar as the same
NAV be required to pay the interest of said debts
:
nal thereof bv 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 frua time to time in a 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 the
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 or loaned to or in aid of
any individual, company, corporation, or associa-
ton. nor shall the Commonwealth hereafter be
come a Joint owner or stockholder IN any company
association or corporation in the Commonwealth
or elsewhere, formed for any purposes
SEC. 4. The Commonwealth shall never as
sume the debts of any county, city, borough or
toyynshp or of any corporation or ASSOCIATION,
rnless sIcb debts shall have been contracted to-
repel invasion, suppress insuTection, or to defend
the State in war.
PROPOSITION >, TO BE ARTICLE xI.
ProhtJitinq Municipal Subscriptions.
The LEGISLATURE shall never authorize any coun-
tv. CITY. borough township, by vote OF It's citi-
Zens or otherwise, to become stockholder III any
Joint stock company, association or corporation,
or to raise money for, loan Its credit to, or in
aid of any such company or association
l.. B. CHASE.
Speaker Of the House of Representatives
NJ. McCASLIN,
Speaker of the Senate.
In Senate, April %, 1854.
Resolved. That this resolution pass. Yeas %,
nays s. Extract from the journal.
T. A. MAGUIRE, Clerk.
In the House Of Reps, April 2l, 1854
Resolved. That this resolution pass. Yeas 2l,
navs 20. Extract from the Journal.
VIM. JACK, Clerk.
Secy's. Office, filed April %, 1854.
G.. a. BLACK,
Secretary of the Commonwealth
PENNSYLVANIA, IS:
SEcRETARY's OFFICE,
Harrisburg, July ], 1854.
/ do certify that the above and fore
SEAL. going is true and correct copy copy Of the the
49, original 50 Resolution" relative to an
amendment of the Constitution" as the same re-
mains on file in this Office,
In testimony whereof | have hereunto set my
hand and caused to he 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.
ss Resolution No. 562, entitled Resolution pro
posing amendments to the Constitution OF the
| Commonwealth was read third time On the
question will the Senate agree to the hrst propo-
| sition, the yeas and nays were taken, agreeaoiy
/ 10 the Constitution, and were as follows, VIZ
| WEAKNESSES Buckalew, Darlington, Darse,
Ferguson. Foulkrod, Frick, Fry, Goodwin, Kai-
deman. Hamilton, B. d. Hamhn, E. w. Hamlin,
Hester. Hoge. Jamison, McClintock, M'Farand
Piatt. ouiggle, Sager, Slifer and McCasin, Speak
! er-23.
NAYs-Messrs Crabb, CresweIl, Hendricks
Kinzer. Kunlzle and Skinner-5.
So the question was determined IN the afiirma-
tive.
second proposition. the yeas and nays were takef
agreeably to the Constitution, and were as tol
lows, viz:
| YEAs-Messrs; Buckalew, Darsie, Ferguson
Foulkrod, Fry, Goodwin, Haldeman, b. ID. Ham
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