Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-07-20
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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 l. Resolved by the Senate and House
of REPRESENTATIVES Of the Commonwealth OF Penn |
sylvania III General Assembly met tl't LLe IUl-
lowing amendments be, and the same are hereby
proposed to the Constitution Of the Common
wealth. under and in accordance with the provl-
sions of the tenth article thereof, to wit:
PRoPosITIoN l, TO BE ARTICLE N.
SEC. / The aggregate anout Of debt hereafter
contracted by the Commonwealth, shall not ex-
ceed the sum of five hundred thousand dollars, eX
cent in case of war to repel invasion suppress in
s1Irrection. or 10 restore the public debt OF the
Commonwealth and the money 50 raised shall be
annIied To the purpose for which the debt may
he contracted or pay such debts, and to 40 other
purpose
rnonwealtb. and debts which may hereafter be
contracted in case Of war to rcpel invasion, sup
rrass insurrection and to redeem the public debt,
the LEGISLATURE shall at their next Session after the
adoption of this section into the Constitution pro
yide1 bv law for the creation OF a sinking iund,
which shall not be abolished till the said public
debt be wholly paid, to consist Of all the net an
nuaI income from the public works and stocks
owned bv the Commonwealth, or any other funds
arising under anv revenue law now existing or
that NAV be hereafter enacted, so FAR as the same
NAV be required to pay the interest OF sad debts
saD1i annualiy and annually 10 reduce the prlncl-
thereof ON sum not IT'S hlltlll NV
thousand dollars increased yearly by compound
ing at a rate of not less than i've per centum per
annIIm; the said sinking fund shall be invested
in the loans Of the Commonwealth, which snail
be cancelled from time TO time in a manner TO be
provided bv law: no portion of the sinking fund
ibalI 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; n
SIC. 8. The credit Of the Commonwealth shall
not in anv way be given or loaned to or III ad OF
any individual. company. corporation, or associa-
tion. 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. T. The Commonwealth shall never as
anne the debts OF any county, city, borough or
toy,-nsIip. or of any corporation association,
unless such debts shall have been contracted TO
rene invasion. suppress insurrection, or 10 defend
the State in war.
PROPOSITION ,. To BE ARTICLE XI
Prohibiting Municipal Subscriptions.
The legislature shall never authorize any coun-
~ CITY. borough or township, by vote of its ctI-
zans or otherwise TO become stOckholder IN any
iont stock company, association or corporation
or TO raise money for, loan its credit 10, or In
aid of any such company OF aFsoIla'tSPi : r CHASE
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives.
NJ McCASLIN,
Speaker of the Senate.
In Senate, April %, 1854.
Resolved. That this resolution pass. Yeas %,
nays ). Extract from the Journal:
. r. A. MAGUIRE, Clerk.
In the House of Reps, April u, 1854.
Resolved That this resolution pass. Yeas u,
uavs 20. Extract from the Journal.
''"' WM. JACK, Clerk.
Secv's. Office. fled April 20, 1854.
G. a. BLACK,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
PENNSYLVANIA, IS:
SECRETARY's OFFICE,
Harrisburg, July l, 1854
DO certify that the above and fore
! SEAL. ! going is a true and correct copy oi the
- original - 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 be affixed the seal OF the BE-
cretary's Office, the day and year above written. I
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
journal Of the Senate.
Z. Resolution No. 562. entitled Resolution pro
,,os;rc, a,nendments to the Constitution OF the
Corroonwealth' was read third time On the
Question will the Senate agree to the first propo-
siition. the yeas and nays were taken, agreeably
10 the Constitution, and were as follows, VIZ
YEAS-MeSsrs- BuckaleW, DdrlIliSt'l ~
Ferguson, Foulkrod, Frick, Fry, Goodwin nal
deman. Hamilton b. D. Hamlin, f. w: Hanliin'
Hester, Hoge, Jamison, McCintock, M'fariand'
Piatt. Qugge, Sager, Slifer, and McCasiin' speak
er-23.
N,vs-Messrs. Crabb, Creswell, Hendricks
Kinzer, Kunkle and Skinner,
So the question was determined IN the aiiirma
On the question, win the Senate agree to tn
second proposition, the yeas and nays were takeI
| agreeably TO the Constitution, and were as loi
| lows, VIZ
! YrAs-Nessrs; Buckalew. Darsle. Ferguson gu %
Foulkrod Fry Goodwin. Haldem@n' 10, - iidIi, T.
| In. Z. w Hamlin, Hendricks, helstef' ho77' %