Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-08-08
RESOLUTION
nROPOSING amendments TO the Censiitu-
tion of the Commonwealth.

Ca. Aaon,pepfh Of IfBRsyrdd General Isse1nMy MT
That III. foiowin. amendments proposed I" the Con
s;itutiou of t in accordance with Inc
provikions Of The tenth artcic thereof ..
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There s, be an additional said constitution,
to lie acsignst,d artele eleven, a. follows:
tF. AKncIE xI .g -,
OF PUBLIC DEET3.
SFcrroy l. The state MAJ contract debts. n supply
csua failures 20 meet
not otherw provided Tor but tb. aggregate amount "f
si,s hts dir AMI coDtng mt whether contracted by
virtue acts Of he general assembly or at
different ~ rifss time shall rxr,si hundred
and dollars and th. arising from the
creation of such debts shat, tc applied to the pur
which obtained repay the debit contracted,
and other purfosc w!iatcv'r.
SECTION In a,iiiou to the above limited power. the
state may debts rep invasion suppress insur
drfnd the rt,te in tn rrsie" The present
outstanding ndritein"ss Of the stntr: but th- money
arising tn contraction Of suc' ehts shall ne appid
the purpose for which it raieI to repay such
debts and to other purpose whatcyrf. -.
). Except the debts above specified in sections
Of this article ht whatever shall bc
ted by behalf Of the state.
I. To rovid" for the payment Of the present
debt and any I'D itiou al debt af,resa the
legislature shall its FIRST session the adoption of
this amendment create sinking fund, which shall be
sufficient pay tho ,rcruins interest sur debt and
annually 10 reuoe the principal th.rs by not le>s
than two hundrcd and M thousand donrr: whth sin
king fund shll consist Of the annual income Of thu
public works, frum time TO time owned by the state.
the proce.is the or any ,art thrr~of
and the incrm. Il Of sale Of stock own by
the state with other funds that
he designated hy Law. The said sii king fund be
increased from time TO time. iy ignina TO it
oi the taxes other Of the state not required
for the ordinary aud rurr~nt exrrnrss Of government
and uBlss ia "f war invasion, in-urrection
part "f tn. said sinking fund shall nc used APPLIED
otherwise than in extingushmsn( of the public debt
until the amount NJ such debt Is duccd below the
of five millions Of dollars.
SkcrIoN s. The credit Of the alth shall IN
any event be pledged loaned indi,i
ua company corporat"n or association: nor sha III"
commonwealth hereafter bc"m- joint stock
holder in any company as-ociaiion or corporation
StcrIpS O. The commonwealth shall hot assume the
a. b. any part Thereof OF cnuntv CITY, borough
township ton assnria tion suh
dent shil have been conr acted tn bic the state
invasion suppress domestic insurrecon. def nj t>f in
Of assist the state in the If
PORTION OF its present indebtedness.
SEc1mS :. The legislature shall not ruthoriz- auy
county. city. horou2 township inrorlorae tirt.
Stoct hoidr in any company or corporation
obtain money fr loan its credit any corporation
association, institution or party
SECOND .xEynNFSr.
There shall hr au additional article To said constitution
to t- d.ssuated as artirlr eleven. as follows:
AEriCLy XII.
OF NEW CJUNTfES
No county shall b. d.ii d ty a line cutting of evrr
tnth Of it. population, lei her to form n county
otherwis whoat the express Of such county
by vote Il the electors thereof; shall any nep
county lee established Containing less than four hundred
square miles.
THIRD AsEsDvESr.
From section two Of the first article of the constitution
strike out the words 1f H.. city Of Pi odehli, and o
s'ch county resiecirsy from section ve article.
strik- the words of Thudf,tia and of TIE srsrri
c"u"t.Ss from section art ee. stIik tn
ri- neither tie CITY IF Phiinoeirtit. any,
in lieu thereof the words "1.d :; an Sink. out
SECTION four. article aud in lieu thereof insert tn.
oil"wing:
..SECrIoSl In the thou nj .ht huntre-i
and >iNty-four and in every seventh year thereafter
rcpre~ntat YES to the number II ore hundrd shall
apportoned and distributed ally trou .ut the rtatr
h districts in proportion t the number inhnh
ants In the several parts th-r of Excerpt connt,
containint at least three Thousand five hundrei able
may fF allowed -~Pnrat- r-rr-r-ntation hut
than tire. rouni"- srn he jone and county shall
Re divided in the form,tion district Any ritv con
tanning surient number II tssahic- to enttie
esst representatives shall have seIuvnte reprrsen
tatnn assign"d it. and shall i divided into caas-neat
ittrici of contiguous territory Of qus popun
one r.prrs faiiys-2 -.---- -
At tn. enl of seron seven same avtice ins.rt ths.
words th' city n Ph'd,ph'o 'h0 be dr,dsd no ans's
,Haf"rnfdrtcf ef oontauons trTifory noory squui
m frb'e population rssf'ss but tcIrd shdii
ohrh ell IN he formaf'on t.r,f"
The Legislature, at its 6-t session after the adoption of
this sneudm. shall ii de the city Il ai.phsa int
.enatnrai and d.,ri in amer
rovhi'd such sricts TO rrmaio unchanged until
in the year THOUSAND eight hundred
and sixty four.
rornrn ,SENpArSr.
To be Sction XVI Arfic't T.
The Legislature shall have the power alter rrroka or
annu charter of INCORPORATION hereafter ronfrr
or under general or ecal law whrnrver in their
opinion il he Injurious to The citizens the
m nw.a h: In such manner however, that no injustice
shall be done to the cOrporators
IL sEy,rr
April 81. 1886
R>sorsi Tha this rcsolution pass On the frt amend
ment Yeas "a nays 5 on the second am"ndmsni. y"ss
-. nays On the third amendment. yeas IS, nays l.
On the fourth amendment. yeas 23, nays L.
Extract from the journal:
Is HcusE or Rrrsssrxr.rivEs)
April Il, 1856.
Rso,r,1 That thf- resolution psss On III. first amend
ment. y nays "a On the sre'nd amendment.
.3 %. On the third 'nimeut. ya- 81 nays 25
ard on the fourth amendment, yeas 81, nays I6.
Extract from the Journal:
WILLIAM JACK, Clerk.
sE'nrT'iI,s r,r orr;,F, o,.,.
Secrtary Of rI Commonwealth.
sEcnrr.rr's orrcr.
HARRISBURG, June %, 1856
10 certify that the above snh foregoing true and
copy of the original 'Re-olntion relative to
Amendrn. Mt uf the Constitution, the remains
on fle in this Office.
~ 10 testimony whereof have bcreunto set my
I l. = hand and causrd to ,c affixed the seal of the
IT, Secretary Office, the day and year above written
A q. CURTIN.
Secretary Of the Commonwealth.
IL SENATE }
April Il. 1855
Resolution proposing amendmsnt. to the Constitution
Of the Cummonw. cath, being under coz alteration,
On The question,
Will thr senate agree to the first amcnimentl
Tn. yeas and tak. serresby to the provis-
ions o the Com stituiinn and wcr" n fJiow. viz:
Yr,s-Nes,r>. Browne, Bucksi.w CrssSwe!I. Evsns.
Ferguson, fleunik-n. Hol-. Ingram. Jsmi.on Knox,
I,uh.rh. Lrwis. MCiintck. rric.. Sellers. >humsn.
sohrr. Sirauh. Tacsar Walton, Welsh. Wherry, VIII
Sins and ristt (Sishkr-21
NNs--Messrs Crabb, Gregg, Jordan, Mellinger, and
Pratt.
80 the question was determined in the Affirmative
On the question.
VIII the senate agree To the second ame ndmeutf
The yeas and nays taken s.rseaty the provs-
ons # the fonsti,ntion, and were as follow. viz:
Yfl--Nrssrs. Browne. Burkal-w, Gr,ssw.ii, Evans, /
Inge. Ingram JaD,son. Knox Laubach. Lewis. M'tiin
ock. Sellers, >hnman, SOuther, Straub, Walton, Welsh
Merry and wilkins-le
N.r-Ncssrs Crabb Ferguson Gregg. Pratt, Price and
'iaft Sis,lsrl-6
So thr question was determined in the Affirmative
On IN. qne-tiop.
viii th. Senate agree tn the third ame endm.nti
The and taken agreeaby to the Const- /
u'inn and a fellow, viz:
YEN-Mersrs. browne. .Buckaiew, Crshb. Cre.sweI,
vans. Ferguson. Flrnnikhn. Hcrs Ingram Jsmison,
urdau, Knox. Lsnbirh, L. wis MCiinio, Mriiiny-r,
yaitou.wrl>h wh.rry, wilkins and Piatt spealerl-2s.
NAYs--Nr. Grcgg-l.
So the QUESTION was determined in the Affirmative.
On the question,
Will the senate agree n the fourth amendrnont,
The aud nays were taken agreeaby To the Const
n'iou. and were a follow. viz:
Y-As-NcsSts. Browne, Burkaew. Crrsswe Evans.
lennikrn, Hogc. Ingram. Jn,ni-op, Jordan. Knox,
aubscb. Lawis. NClirtck, Prirr, Sci cr-. Shuman. !
outhrr. straub. Walton. Welsh, wherry, wilkins and
isrt So ksr)-23.
Nus-yi.ssrs. Crabb, Grccr. Ncilinser and Pratt.
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