Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-10-03
RESOLUTION
PROPOSING Amendments to the Cons,itu
ton of the Commonwealth.

PROPOSING Amendments TO the Constitu-
tion of the Commonwealth.
Resolved by he Senate and House Of Representatives
Com paon,ceath Of Pnnsyrania General assembly met
That the following amendments proposed to the Con
stituton of the in accordance with the
provisions Of the tenth article thereof
FIRST AMENDMENT.
There shall additional article to said constitution,
to be designated as article eleven, us follows:
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OF PUBLIC DEBTS.
SECTION !. The state may contract debts, to supply
casual deficits failures in TO meet eN penses
not otherwise ior the aggregate amount OF
snch debts and contingent whether contracted by
of acts Of the general assembly, or at
different periods of time shall exceed seven hundred
thousand dollars and the arising from the
Of such debts shall be applied to the purpose for
obtained repay the debts contraeted
and other purpose Whatever.
SECTION 2 In addition to the above limited power, the
contract debts repel INVASION suppress insur
rection defend the state in to redeem the present
outstanding Indebtedness of the state; but the money
arising the contraction of such debts shall be applied
to purpose for which il raised, TO repay such
debts, and TO no other purpose whatever
g. Except the debts above specified in sections
and two of this article debt whatever shall be erea
ted by on behalf of the state
To provide for the payment of the present
debt and additional debt contracted aforesaid the
legislature shall at its first session after the adoption oil
this amendment, create sinking fund, which shall be
sufficient TO pay the accrun. interest on suc den anu
annually reduce the principal thereof by sum not less
than hundred ilfty thousand dollars; which sin
fund shall consist of the annual income of the
public works from time to time owned by the state, or
the proceeds Of the safe OF the part thereof
and OF the income proceeds of sale Of stock owned by
the state together with other funds that may
designated by law. The said sinking fund may be
increased from time time by assigning to it part
the taxes other of the state not required
for the ordinary and current OF government
and unless in of war, nsurrection no
part Of the said sinking fund shall be used applied
otherwise than in exringushment Of the public debt
he q stIcl del is
of five millions of dollars
The the commonwealth shall not in
manner event he pledged loaned 10 any indivit
uai company, corporation or associau"n nor sha' e
commonwealth hereafter become joint stock
holder in any company, association corporation.
SECTION 6. The commonwealth shall not assume the
debt part thereof of county city borough or
township corporation association unless such
debt shall have been contracted to enable the state to rpl
suppress domestic defend itself in
time of assist the state in the discharge Of
portion of its present Indebtedness.
SECTIoS = The legislature shall not authorize auy
county, city, borough township or incorporated district
by virtue Of Of its citizens otherwise to become
obtain money for loan its credit to any corporation,
association, institution party.
SECOND AMENDMENT.
There shall be additional article said constitution,
to be designated as article eleven, as follows:
ARTICLE XII.
OF NEW COUNTIES.
No county shall be divided by line cutting OF over
otherwise without the express assent Of such county,
by a Of the electors thereof; shall any new
county be established containing less than four hundred
square miles.
THIRD AMENDMENT.
section two of the first article of the constitution
strike out the words f The city Of iHiddrhii, and Of
each county Tessciiry from section five. article
strike the words of Phiudepbia and ef The Sererdi
" from section article strike out the
in lieu thereof the words dnd :; and strike
section four, article and in lieu thereof insert the
following:
SroTloS l. In the year one thousand eight hundred
representatives. the number of hundred shall be
apporoued and distributed equally throughout the state
by dis rirt in proportion to the number of taxable na
the several parts thereof except that county
containing three thousand hundred taxahes
may he allowed separate representation. but
than three counties sha he joined, and county shall
he divided in the formation OF district Any city
tanning sufficient number Of taSables entitc
least two representatives. shall have separate
taion assigned it and shall be divided into convenient
districts of contiguous territory Of equal ,abe pop ala
on may be, each Of which districts shall elect
one representative"
At the end of section article. insert these
words ''rs city Of Philadelphia shall b. dlrid.d siIglr
toyabis population possible L.t curd shall be
diriaoi IN The formation hereeE'
The legislature. at first session after the adoption of
this amendment shall divide the city of Philadelphia into
senatorial ntative districts in the above
provii.d; such districts remain unchanged until the
aprorionn"nt in the year one thousand eight hundred
ani sixty four.
FOURTH AGENpMENT.
To Ls Sc'ioH xxvI. -irticls I.
The LEGISLATURE shall have the power alter. revoke
annul charter of Incorporation hereafter by
under any general special law, whenever in hir
opinion it be injurious to the citizens of the
monwealti: in such manner, however, that injustice
shall be done to the corporators.
IL SENATE, J
April q, 1856
Reso'rrd. That this resolution pass on the amend
men yeas -. nays ). on the second amrudment yeas
49, mays G. On the third Amendment, yeas IS nays l.
On the fourth amendment. yeas %, nays 1.
Extract from the Journal:
THOMAS A. MAGUIRE, Clerk
Is ilousE Of BErREsENTATIvEs
April II, 1856.
Eso're7, That this resolution pass On the first nd
ment - nays ~ On the second amendment, yeas
ti nays -. On the third udnent. yeas - NAYS .
and on the fourth mendmeut, yeas %, nays 10.
Extract from the journal:
WILLIAM JACK, Clerk.
sEcRETARY's OFFICE.
Filed April ~ 1856 A.. CURTIN
crstdTy Of the C0BtHoRcsdIth
SECRETaRY's OFFICE
HARRISBURG, June -, 1856
Tspnsy'r1ni1, cS:
do certify Tint the above and foregoing and
Of ..,esolution