Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-08-17
By UTH ITY
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 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 ]. TO BE ARTICLE NJ.
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 to repel invasion suppress in
surrectiOn, or to restore the public debt of the
Commonwealth, and the money raised shall be
applied to the purpose for which the debt may
be contracted, or pay such debts, and to no other
purpose.
SEC 2 TO pay the public debt of the Com
monweath and debts which may hereafter be
contracted in case Of war to repel invasion, sup
press insurrection, and to redeem the public debt,
the Legislature shall at their next session after the
adoption of this section into the Constitution pro
vided 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 by the Commonwealth, or any other funds
arising under any revenue law now existing or
that may he hereafter enacted, so far as the same
may he required to pay the interest Of said debts
seIn-annually. and annually to reduce the princi-
pal thereof by not less than five hundred
thousand dollars. increased yearly by compound
ing Mt 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 from time 10 time III 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;
not in any way be given loaned to or in aid of
any individual company, corporation, or associa-
ton nor shall the Commonwealth hereafter be
come a ioint owner or stockholder in any company
association OF corporation III the Commonwealth
or elsewhere, formed for any purposes.
SEC. A. The Commonwealth shall never as
sumo the debts of any county, city, borough or
township or of any corporation association,
unless such debts shall have been contracted to
repel INVASION suppress nsurrection, or to defend
the State in war.
PROPOSITION ., TO BE ARTICLE XI.
Prohibiting Municipal Subscriptions.
The Legislature shall never authorize any coun-
ty city borough township, by vote OF Its clti-
Zens or otherwise To become a stakeholder in 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
+. b. CHASE,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
NJ. McCASLIN,
Speaker of the Senate.
In Senate, April %, 1854.
Resolved. That this resolution pass. Yeas q
nays 5. Extract from the Journal.
r. A. MAGUIRE, Clerk.
In the House Of Reps, April 21, 1854.
Resolved That this resolution pass. Teas q
nays 20. Extract from the Journal.
WM JACK, Clerk.
Secy's Office, filed April 30, 1854.
G. A. BLACK,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
PENNSYLVANIA, SIS:
SEcRETARY's OFFICE,
Harrisburg, July /, 1854.
1 do certify that the above and fore
SEAL gong is a true and correct copy of the
49, original :. Resolution relative to al
amendment of the Constitution" as the same e
mains on file in this Office,
In testimony whereof | have herel.nto set m,
hand and caused to be affiyed 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.
Resolution No 562, entitled Resolution pro
| posing amendments to the Constitution of tn
! Commonwealth was read third time. On tn
question will the Senate agree to the first propC
SltlOn, the yeas ana nays "cre Ithcil, aSIOcAo
to the Constitution. and were as follows, viz:
YEAs-Messrs Buckalew, Darlington, Darsit
Ferguson. Foulkrod, Frck, Fry, Goodwin, Ha
dernan. Hamilton, B. ID. Hamin, +. w. Hamlir
Hester. Hoge, Jamison, McCintock, M'FarlanC
Piatt, Quiggle. Sager, Sfifer, and McCasln, Speal
er-23.
NAYs-Messrs Crabh, Creswell, HendricR
Kinzer. Kunkle and SKINNER.
So the question was determined in the aifirm'
tive.
On the question, viii the Senate agree to d
second proposition, the yeas and nays were take
agreeably ito the Constitution, and were as fc
lows. viz:
YEAs-Messrs; Buckalew. Darsie, Fcrguso
Foulkrod Fry. Goodwin. Haldcman, B. ID. Han
lin. EW Hamlin, Hendricks, Hester Hoge, j