Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-07-27
By AUTEC 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-l
sions of the tenth article thereof. to wit:
PRoPosITIoNF ] To BE ARTICLE XII
SEC. l. The aggregate amout of debt hereafter
contracted by the Commonwealth, shall not eX-
coed the sum of five hundred Thousand dollars, ex
cept in case of war to repc invasion suppress in
surrection. or to restore the public debt Of the
Commonwealth, and the money raised shall be
applied to the purpose Tor which the debt may
be contracted, pay sllch debts, and TO no other
purpose.
SEC. ,. 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 insurrcction and to redeem the public debt,
the Legislature shall at their next session after the
adoption of ths section into the Constitution, pro
vided by law for the creation of a sinking fund.
which shall not be abolished till the 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 be hereafter enacted. far the same
may be required TO pay the interest of said debts
semi-annUaly, and annually TO reduce the princi-
pal thereof by 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 from time TO time in manner to be
provided by law portion of the sinking fund
shall ever be applied to tie 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;
SIC. 8. 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 stakeholder in any company
! association or corporation in the Commonwealth
OF elsewhere, formed for any purposes.
SEC 4. The Commonwealth shall never as
sumo the debts of any county, city, borough or
township. or of any corporation or association,
unless such debts shall have been contracted to
repe invasion, suppress insurrection, or to defend
the State in war.
PROPOSITION 2, TO DE ARTICLE II.
ProhiGiting Maaicipat Subscriptions.
The Legislature shall never authorize any coun-
ty city. borough township, by vote of its cit-
zens or otherwise, to become stockholder 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 q RgPTese9t4tiyes.
Speaker Of the Senate.
Ii Senate, April %, 1854.
Resolved, That this resolution pass. Yeas %,
nays s. Extract from the Journal.
Y. \. MAGUIRE, Clerk.
In the House Of Reps. April 21, 1854.
Resolved, That this resolution pass. Yeas Il,
WM. JACK, Clerk.
Secv's. Office, filed April %, 1854. ~
G. A BLACK,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
PENNSYLVANIA, IS:
r, SEcRETARY's OFFICE, I
Harrisburg, July ], 1854.
do certify that the above and fore
SEAL. going is true and correct cory ofthe
----,J original g Resolution" relative to an
amendment of the Constitution as the same re-
mains on file in this office,
In testimony whereof have hcreunto set my
hand and caused to be affixed the seal oi the Sc
cretary's Office, the day and year above written
/ =. 7.----r.,.. --rs--. q. \. BLACK,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
journal Of the Senate.
:. Resolution No. 562. entitled Resolution pro
nosiug amendments to the Constitution of the
Commonwealth was read third time. On the
question will the Senate agree TO the first propo-
sition, the yeas and nays were taken, aSreeaoly
IN thc Constitution and were follows, viz:
YEAs-Messrs. Buclzaew, Darlington, Darse,
Ferguson, Foulkrod Frick, Fry, Goodwin, Hal
deman. Hamilton. b. D. Hanllin, +. w. Hamlin,
Hester. Hoge. Jamison. McClintock. M'Farland,
Piatt. Ouiggle Sager, Slifer, and NcCaslm, Speak
er-23.
NAYs-Messrs Crabb, Creswell, Hendricks.
| Kinzer. Kungle and Skinner.
| So the question was determined IN the aiiirma-
| tive. sr =.
On the question, will the Senate agree to the
second proposition, the yeas and NAYS were taker
| agreeably to the Constitution, and Were as iot
J lows, viz: @s-
+ yr.s-Ncssrs; Buckalew. Darsc. Ferguson
Forll,rod. FRY. Goodwin Haldeman, B. y Ham
I'm. F. W. Hanlin. TTcndricks. Heister 'llogeJa