Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-08-15

That ioiIo~ins propo.cd TO th. Con
slit Of The Common~ In accordance with the
provisious Of the tenth article thereof -.s "a. 81
yrKsf AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional said constitution
10 be desisnstsd q article elsv+n, as follows:
OF PUBLIC DEBTS.
SECTION l. The state may contract d-bte, to supply
not otherwise provided Tor but the aggregate amount Of
surh and contiugnt whether contracted by
virtue of acts Of the general assembly "r At
different p ros of time sha yer -x-ed sven hundred
aud dollars and the money arising FROM the
Of debts shall he ap,ed :" the puro for
which it obtained rrpsy the debit enntract
and to no other pur, osc whatever.
s.cT,ox Ia aiiition the alovs limited power the
.atc may debts rc" invasion suppress insnr
rutsr anding indebtedness Of the rtat- but tn. money
arising cntrarton Of uc tebts shall I've applied
to the purpos. for whrh it lied to repay such
debit. aud to other purpose whatever
S.clioy Except the debts above Tecif in sections
And Of ti article nod ht whatever shall be crra
ted by behalf of the state.
SECTION J. To provide FIR the payment Of the present
bt and additional debt aforesaid the
legislature shalt its first session after tn" adoption of
his amendment Great. sinking fund.- which shall he
sufficient pay the nccrung interest such debt and
annually reiue- the principal thereof b, asum not less
than two Il dred aud nfi thousand dollars; viii sin
king shall consist of the net annual income OF the
pulc works from tim to time owned by the state. or
the Of the sale OF the part throf
and the incon proceeds of sale Of stock owurd by
the state t thrr with other funds "sourcrs that msy
be designated by law. The said sinking fund may r
from time ~ tn. by assigning to il any part
of the taxes Of the state uired
for the ordinary ard current Of government
and uul.s in cxse Il war, n or nsurrection
bart the said sinking md shall ne usci applied
otherwise than in rxtn uishmenf of the public debt
until the amount such d. BIT is reduced below the
of five millious If dollars
SrfTrx s. The credit of the shall in
event i've pledged OF loaned tn any indisid
ua company corporation or association; nor shall the
wealth hereafter hc'De joint ow ner or stock
hold
SrcripN q. The ronmoEw wealth shail not assume the
dcb any part thereof of any county city borough
township corporation citation. nnles> such
shalt have been contracted to enable the state IN REP
invasion suppress domestic insurrrcton def nd itifin
time Of war h. assist the sisi in the discharge of
portion OF its present Indebtedness.
s,crInS :. The legisirtur. s,si. not authorize
county city bor"uh township or Incorporated distrt
t virtue Of vote Of IT. citizens r ofhr~is I" hcomc
stockhodrr in company a-s"cia ion corporation or
money for or loan it, credit any corporation,
association, institution or party.
SECOND AMENDMENT.
There shall an additional article sa,d constitution,
to be designated as article cleven a. follows:
ARTICLE
OF NEW CoUNTIES
No county shall b. diviird i.y line cutting Oft
on t-nth it, population, ii her to form county
othrr~s witbou the express assent Of such county
iy vote of thu .l"ct,r- ih'r-of: nor shall any new
county be -stsbs- aiming less than four hundred
square tiilcs
AMENDMENT.
strike tie words, " o., city ot Pa dd,phii, and of
,dch county .J.ctrely: from section i've article.
.trk, til. words ''of Phi'"d.ha and # u, '-rsd
cOuntss from section Gle. sttkr the
W ris. nea.r the city of iH't.d,phhi. any" ani
pseit lieu thereof the words and M ant strike out
rrtio four. article and in lieu thereof insert the
4 fo.irwirg:
.slc1Ios I. In the year thousand eight hnudrel
and .xty four and in every sev"nth year threatsr
r. pressntat'v.s the number Of hundrd shall b.
apporou.d equally throug the state
b. dstTie. in PROPORTION to the numtr t~x"b niab
tn, several parts thereof except that any county
entaipinc II, ast thru thousand five hunlr'! taxabe'
n be SLOWED sep~ratr presentation; hut niors
TIM. thr. counties -ha he joined. and county shs
he liv;ar In 10 formation Of district Any city
,n;nin snNr, uuhcr Of tSsshles to enttc It to al
least two prr.entaI- sha" have separate r.pr"sen
taton as.gn.d it, and shah lie divided Into convenient
districts Of territory n"Hi popnih
ton ,o~y % each " which DIS. ssa e'ec
one r.pr's ntstiye."
words III, city If Pfndpha 'haH BE- drded into sinst,
sendtoriai district Of oontgu"ns trifoTy nsariy sln
i" rab> p"pnat'on as ss'I,; but no 'odrd shall b.
{ diri. ed an The firmdtion tssTt'f'
The Legislature. at it, f., session after the adoption
this sn-m-nt shall divide the city of Phiatlphn intr
nS sae ~ III" & %
superintendent in the year thousand eight hundred
and sixty four.
! rornra AMENDMENT.
To be !Sction XVII IArticts T.
The Legislature shall have the power to alter revoke o,
annul charter of here rrrd Wv
under amy general s,erial law whenever in thu II
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nwrahh in such manner however, that no ip justice
/ shall b. done 10 the corporafors.
| IL SENATE.
April Il. 1856.
Rsolred That this resolution rass first amend
ment Yeas "a nays s. TN the second am-udmrut yeas
ie, nay. q on the thri amendment. yeas IS, nays l.
On tn" fourth amendment. yeas -, nays I.
/ Extract from the Journnl:
/ THOMAS A. MAGCIRE, Clerk.
IL IIoUsr REraEsgSI.rIvssl
April IL 1856.
Rssofred That this resolution pass On tn. first aueud
ment. yeas ~ 81. On the second ndmcnt
63 rs On the third -ndment yeas Ca nays q
| and on the fourth amendment, yeas 81, nays lG.
| Extract from the Journal:
| WILLIAM JACK, Clerk
sscnsIAirs OFFICE
Secr,tJry Of Hss Commonwealth.
SEcRErARY's OFFICE.
ntRRisBuEG, June -, 1856
| Ftnnsy'pdnin, IS:
10 certify that the above and foregoing is and
corr-e copy Of the original Resolution relative
Amendment Of the Constitution the remains
on file in this Office.
~ In testimony whersc', have hereunto set my
T. s. Shand and caussd to he affixed the seal Of the
t Secrctarys Uce, the day and year sbov. written.
A. q. CURTIN.
Secretary Of Gi, SmnoacedLh