Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-10-10


II te 4, IL mated is article eleven as follows;
ARTICLE Il.
OF PUBLIC DEBTS.
SrcTIaS l. The state NAV contract debts, to supply
deficits or failures IN revenue or TO meet expense.
otherwise provided Tor; but the a-r'sae amount u
sncn debit r ct anl contingent whether contracted b'
acts OF the general assembly, or at
different periods oi time shall never rNcr"l ven huhur
and y thousand dollars and tie money arising from the
creation Of such debts sha h. applied to the rs" ir
whc obtained, rfay the debt 80 e"ntracod
and O. other purio,t whatever.
SECTION > In addition to the above limited poSer the
may contract dbt reprl invasion sHnrrcS IN ur-
recon d-erl ti,r state in To redeem The present
outstanding Indebtedness of the state; bat thr money
arising the contraction Of such cbs, shall bcaTpied
TO the purpose for Whrh it rai ell to repay such
debts. and to 40 other purpose whatrv'r.
SLcIoS D. Ergt the dcbt- above specified IN sections
and two of is article 1T whatever shall be orea-
ted by on behalf of the state.
sLcu1S l. To provide for the pay mt Of the present
debt aud additional debt contracted aforesaid I'll"
legislature shall first after the adoption OF
th> amendment. create sinking fund. which shall he
sufficient to pay the accruus interest such debt and
aunray To reduce th. principal there, by sum not less
than two hundrti and ffy thousand dollars which sin
king fund shall consist of IL" not annual income OF the
public work.. from time tine owned by the state, or
the proceeds Of the sale of the any part thereof
and The income or pr1ceei OF sale "i stock "Nhh oE
The state together with other funds esourrs that may
he designated by law. The said sinking fund may be
increased from time to time y assigning to It any part
of the taxes or other revenues OF the state not required
for the ordinary ard current EXPENSES Of government;
and unless in war, yasiOn insurreCtiOn, no
part cf the said sinking flnd shall be used applied
otherwise tlHn in CAtin4uishmont OF the puhc debt
until tir uni of such debt Is reduced beps the sum
/ Of ivr millions If dollars
S,r,x :. The credit Of the commonwealth shall not in
any prevent be pledged loaned ANY ini il
ual company. corporation, assoeirn: sha!l the
commonwealth hereafter become joint owner or stock
holder in any company, association or corporation.
/ St'HoN L. The commonwealth shall not a-sun" the
db any part thereof any county, city, borough
own-hr any corporation or citation unless such
drt shs have been contracted n enable the state 10 rcpl
invasion suppress domestic ,urrrcfon def nj itself
7 Ur a
| portion Of its present Ia nIeb',incSS.
StrTI1v = The Legislature shall not authorize auy
county. ry, BOROUGH township, or ncorr roratei d tri
b 'rtur Of vote ofits citizens othrrai,e to become
TO oh'n money for loan is credit any crporaton
! association institution or party.
srrnyp ,urypNryr
There hall an additional article 70 said constitution
I to be dcs. snatel ,s article cleScI a. follows.
Article XII
OF NEW CJUNTIFS
! No county shall b. divided 10y g line cutting o1 over
on t,nt o it. rulsiinu .ri her 10 form now county
or otherwise v tolt Tie express g. .cnt uf rl rnuarv
Iy If the electors thrr.of. nor shall any new
county Be r-abislel containing s than four hundred
! THIED AMENDMENT.
From section Of the fir, article If the constitution
strike out The words. 81 t4s cy n Phi odsJtir ant y
zach county Escftsy. from section five. Same araielr
strike the words. .of TbGdd,ipti1 md ef e s.-r
sgt'ss f7"m section seven. article strike ont tLr
words. .ufi-r the c5'g gt PiId., ,iuf nor 4Hy AMI
insert lieu thereof tie words .1ra :. an sri out
section four. article, and in lieu thereof insert the
! following:
.SlCnoN I. In the year thousand eight hun lrel
and sEtl four, an in every seventh year thereafter
rer natives, to the number of one hundred Iall b.
sT Ioronei and distributed equally thrpu "ut the
hS districts in proportion 10 the number Of taNal nhah
liant in the several part, thereof capt lha auy county
containing at least tire" thousand ge hundred taxaLrs
may ~ allowed >eIarat' representation; but no more
than three counties hall be joined ani county hal,
he divided, in the formation Il district Any city
tauii su, lent number of taNatles to rrt tie II to at
We
tann asgn,d it, aud shall he divided into convenient
districts o con uous territory Of equal To- yal Ioqu
ton may lie, each Of which d-trict hail elect
| one Trpress tatiye'
At the eud Il rtion article insert these
words 'fts ciy of fadcpbir sH b. dirifsd into y',
Senatorial dist,et' ef oo"gao tr7i9ry nslry s}pR
I diriled ~ a. formation nsrcJ.'
The legislature it, first session after the alo ion of
this amendment. shall divide tlc city # rhad,lla into
senatorial and rprrcs"u districts in u
prNild such Districts 10 remain urrhana,d unid tho
a1portiJ nnent in the year thousand eight hundred
and siXty-iJur.
FoCETT ,NTypNFNr.
To Js Section yxvI .lrtir's 7.
TIE Legislature shall have the power eltr revoke or
anuu charter ol ncor oraou hereafter conferred y
under any general special law. whenever in Tia, r
opinion it nav tie Injurious to ta thr
m"n"rah' in such manner however, that injustice
shall he done 10 ihe c1Ti9Iators
IL sTv,rr.
April q. $50.
E"s'si II at this resolution pass U the ir,t amend
M mt y"ts =. = ON the ssc0ul uIatt yeas
H. On tn ;hrl am.nirn yeas IS. nays l.
| n' 'A~ four l. am"rdmeut. yeas -, nays !.
! Extract 4, ti.r .lOaruuI:
THOMAS 4. MAGUIRE Cisrt.
IL llOUsE or EGrEEsg NTNTivrs.
April y. 1856.
E.sarsf r. this resolution r,. oa the ,r.t amend
ia a. ,s.l- g, rays p "E th" second amendment yeq,
e.; nay -. uu O. tlri Rm-r meDt. ysa- - nnvs -
aud 'n the i1HEih rIIrnin"nt, yeas g., nays 10.
EytIac, from th- Journal:
WILLIAM JACK, cert.