Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-08-12
BY AUTHORITY.
RESOLUTION PROPOSING
Amendments to the Constitution of the
Commonwealth.

Commonwealth.
SKcrIoS /. Resolved 5y The Senate and House
of Representation Of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania ia General assembly met, That
the following amendments lie and the same hereby
proposed to The Constitution Of the Cohmonwealth, under
aud in accordance with the provisions OF tho tenth arle
hereof, TO wit:
PRoPosiTios 1, 10 Bf ARTICLE xi
SEcTIoS l. The aggregate amount OF debts hereafter
contracted by the Commonwealth shall never exceed the
of FIVE hundred thousand dollars except of war
public debt Of the Commonwealth and the money rnised
shnl be applied to the purpose for winch the debt may be
srcres ro % nuy ouy" ,Se nnbe d. eb, of the Cpmno
wealth, aud debts winch may hereafter i've contiatted in
Tie g se n"I @ & e % at e
session after the udnpton Of this section into the Constu
% Sc sbo nSt Uy he Sbosed I'm bs said public debts Be
wholly paid to consist OF all the net nnnual income from
the public works aud stocks owned by the Commonwea'
any other funds arising under any revenue law now ex
listing that may be hereafter enacted so far as the same
may he required to pay the interest o. sad de1,s sena
nualy mud annually to reduce the principal thereof by
less than FIVE hundred Thousand dollars increased
yearly y compromising ut rate OF not less INN NV pc.
cenium per the said sinking fund shall be Invested
in the ans Of the Commonwealth which slall be cancel
led from time 10 time in manner to be provided by lazy
portion OF the sinking fund shall be applied TO the
the payment Of the debt Of five hunded thousand dol
lars mentioned in the FIRST section Of this article but the said
sinking fund shall be applied only TO the purposes herein
sEcrrov The credit Of the Commonwealth shall not
in any way be given or loaned to or in aid of any ndvd
ua COMPANY. corporation association shall the
Commonwealth hereafter become joint owner or stock
holder m CO nrauy association corporation in this
Communicable or elsewhere formed for any purposes
SECTION T. The Commonwealth shall never assume the
debts nf any country city, borough township or Of ny
corpoartion association. unless such debts shall have
been contracted 10 repel invaso auprrcss surrecton
or to defend the State in wnr.
PROPOSITION ., De ARTICLE xf.
Prohibiting Municipal Subscriptions.
The Legislature shall never authorize any county, city
borough township by vote of ITS citizens otherwise
10 become s,ockhuder any joint stock company
citation corporation, or to raise money for loan its
credit to. or in aid OF any such company or association
Speaker Of the House of Representatives
NJ M'CASIIN.
Speaker OF the Senate.
In Senate, April 2s 1854.
Ressei. That this resolution pass. Tens %, nays6.
IA MAGUTRE, Clerk
IN House Of Representatives. April 81. 1854.
Resolved, That this resolution pass. Yeas a. nays 20
wM JACK, Clerk
skcRrTARY's OPPrcR,
Filed April ~, 1854 5
,,,,..,......,. Secretary of the Commonwealth
SEcRRTARY's OrrrcEl
Harrisburg, July |, 1854.
(~O~) 10 certify that the above and foregoing is
6jS pg6 GSs'sSt % copy of the Srs@a % @ RcsG
tion," rs the same remains on file IN this office
Ia testimony whereof have hercunto set my
hand mud caused 10 he affixed the seal of the
Secreiary's oihce the day nnd yedI above witt !
ten. c A. BLACK,
Secretary Of the Commonwealth.
Jnnual of the Senate
"Res)luon No. 500, entitled Resolution proposing
amendments to the Constitution OF the CommoIweah'
was read third time On the question, will the Sennte
agree to the first prposi'ion the yeas and nays
Ken, ogreeaby to the Constitution und were az Coll 'ws,
viz:
YE,S-NIcssrs Tucknetv Darlington Dorsic Ferguson.
Fnulkrod, Frick, Fry, Goodwin IIaLlelnan. Hamilton H.
ID. iiamin, T. w. Hamln, Heistcr, Hore, Jamsm Nc
C!intnck, Mcfarland, Pintt Quggc, Sager, Sliie and
McCaslln, Srcaker-23
NAYs-Messrs. Cralb, Cresswell Hendricks. Kinzer !
knnkle aud Skinncr--0.
Sbthe question determined in the affirmative
On the question viii the Senate agree to the second
rropnsn the md were taken agreeaby to the
Cuns'i,uli N, and were as follows viz:
YEAS -Messrs 8nckalcw, Darse. Ferguson. Foulkrod.
Fry, Goodwin, tidldemam, y D. IIamlm w ilnmin, |
Hendricks Hester, Hnge, Janis kirzer, McCntrck
McFnrIand Pia Price, Quigge Sliter, Wherry, McCns-
lin, Speaker-22
Kumkle aud Skmner-6
So She question was determined in the affirmative
Journal Of the House of Representatives
The GlestIOd recurring upon the fna! passage OF the
kesJuIiJs the hrS proposition was agreed TO as follows
YrAs-Ncssrs Abraham Adams, Athcrton Dali Barton,
Boyer, Brham Boyd Bush, Byerly. Caldwell, Calvin,
Carlisle, Chamberlain Cook Cane, Cummins, Daug-rty
Davis, Dc France, Dunning Eckert. Edingcr, Eldrcd,
Groom, Gwin Hamilton, Hart, Herr, H,csard, Hitler
Uipple, Horn, Hummc, Hunsicker Hmtef Hurt Jack
man, kigore Knight, Larry, Q-ehigh) Linn, MaGee
Mcguire Manierfelh. Mcconnell, M'Kee, Miller, Mona
CHAN Montgomery, Moore, MoseI. Muse, Palmer, Pnrke
Parmcc, piissmoIc Patterson, Porter Putnev Rawlins
Roberts Rowe, Sniadc. Scott, Side, Simonton Smith
(8erks,) Smith, (Crawford) Stewart StOckdale. Strong
S,ruthers Wheeler, Wicklem, Wright Xcgcr, Chase
Spenkcf-GJ.
NAys-Noe
So the question was determined in the Affirmative
On the question will the House the second pro-
position, the yeas aud nays take, agreeaby the
provisions OF the 10th article Of the constitution and
follows
NEAs-Messrs. Abraham, AthcTton Ball Barton, Beck,
Boyer, Bigham, Boyd Caldwell Carlisle Chnmrerlain,
Cook, Crane, Cummins, DaugheTty, Davis, Dregnn, De
France, Dunnng, EdHger. Ered Evans Fry, Galrutme,
Gibblney, Gilmore Gmy, Gloom. Gwn, llnmi m HES.
anh, Hier Nipple, IIunsecker, Hunter, Hu Jnckman,
Kignrc, Knight, Laury Q.eigh,l Iowcrv, CfioCa) Linn
Magec, MaPuire, MandeTiei, Mcconnell, M'kec, Mono
CHAN, Montgomery, Moore, Mnser, Muse Palmer. pake,
Parmec PassmoIr, Patterson, Porter Rnwlns Roberts,
Rowe, Saadc Scott. Simouton, Smith. (erks) Smith,
tCmwfnId) St,ckdae, Wheeler, Wicklen. Wright,
Chase SpeakeT--Il.
NAYs-Nessrs. Adams Baldwin, Beans, Bush, Byerly,
Erkert, Els, Hart Herr, HON, Hummel, MCoumhs,
Miller Ponson, Puncy, Si'le Stewart, Strong, Sruheri,
Xrglci-20.
lthe question was determined in the affirmative.
SECRFrARY's OFFCE, !
HARRIsBuRG, July |, 1851
PENNSYLVANIA IS
(-~) d. certify that the above and fIreg sing is
SEAL. uc aud correct copy of the YEAS aud NAYS
~ taken on the 'Resoution relative amend
mcut OF the Constitution of the Common wealth.
as the same appears ON the Journals Of the two
Houses Of the General Assembly, NJ this COM
mllwcalth flT the Session " I-Ii
Witucss hand and the Seal of said Office
this first day of July, one Thousand eight hun-
tired Uud flty-four
c 4 BLACK.
Secretary of the COMMONWEALTH