Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1856-08-09
RESOLUTION
Proposing amendments to The Constitution Of
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Section ]. The state may contrnct debts 10 supply
casual deficits failures III revenues or to meet expenses
not otherwise provided for but the aggregate amount Of
such debts direct and contingent, whether contracted by
virtue of OF the general assembly, or at
different periods of time, shall exceed seven hundred
ana @ thousand dollars and the money arising lIon ,he
creation of such debts, shall be applied to the purpose for
which 1t was obtained repay the debts 50 colracted
and to no other purpose whatever.
Section O. In addition tD the above limited power the
state may contract debts repe nvaso suppress nsur-
recton defend the state in war; to redeem the present
ing from the contracting Of suc debts shall be applied to
no otherpurpqss whatever. IL.
Section Except the debts above specified, in SECTIONS
one andtw Of this aricle no debt whatever shall be
created by, OF ON behalf of the state.
Section L. To- provide for the payment OF the present
debt, and uy additional debt contracted aforesaid, the
Legislature SHALL its first session. after the adoption Of
this amendment, create sinking fund, which shall be
sufficient to pay the accueing interest on such debt and
annually reduce the principal thereof by sum not less
than two hundred and fifty thousand doars which sink
ing fund shall consist of the net annual income of the
public works. from time to time owned by th9 state or
the proceeds of the sale of the same, or any part thereof
and Of the income proceeds Of sale of stocks owned by
,he state together with other iunds OF resources tal
be increased from time TO tmc by assigning to any
part of the taxes other revenues of the state not re-
quire6 for the ordinary and current expenses OF
men and unless in of war invasion irsufrectf,
pal of the said sinking fund shall be used or applied
otherwise than in extingnishmen of the public debt un-
iii the OF such debt is reduced below tho of
hive millions of dollars.
Section 8. The credit of the commonwealth shall not
dvidual company corporation, or assoc'aon nor shall
the commonwealth hereutee Joint owper OF stockhuder
In any company, association, or corporation.
Section 9. The commonwealth shall not assume the
debit or any pat thereof Of any county, city borough
township; oro amy corporation, or associations unless
such debt shall have been contracted to enable the state
repe invasOn suppress domestic insure tion defend
self in time Of to assist the state in the discharge
Of any portion of its present Indebtedness.
Section Z. The Legislature shall not agthorze any
ty ciy borough township incorporated district, by
virtue OF vote Of its czens OF otherwise, to become
s;ockholder in any company association, corporation
to obtain money m or loan its credit to, any corpora
ton, association, Institution, or party.
SECOND AMENDMENT.
There shall be all additional article said constitution,
to be designated as article XII, us foows
ARTICLE XII.
OF NEW COU MITES. y
No county shall be divided bya line cutting of
tenth Of its population, (ether to form new county
oherwse wtbou the express assent of such county, by
of the elector thereof; shall any county
be established containing lees than -four hundred square
miles.
From section two of the first article Of the constitution,
strike out the words, "o the city of philadelphia, and of
strike the words of Philadelphia and of the several
couniiesh from section article strike ont the
w-rds, "neher the city OF Philadelphia nor any, and
insert in lieu thereof the words "and no;' and strike out
section four, same ariice and III lieu thereof insert the
following:
and sixty four and in every seventh year thereafter rep
resenatves to the number of hundrcd shall be appo
toned and distributed equally, Throughout the state, by
districts, in proportion to the number Of taxable phab
tans the several parts thereof except that any county
containing at least three thousand five hundred axabes
may I've allowed separate representation; but no more
than three cosnes shall be Joined and no county shall be
divided, in the formation Of district Any city contain
ing sufficient number of taIables to entte it to at least
two representatives, shall have sepaIate representation
assigned and shall be divided Into convenient districts
of contiguous territory, Of equal table population
be- each Of which district shall elect one epresen
tative." t-
At the end Of section seven, article insert these
words the city of Philadelphia shall be divided into sin
gle senatorial districts of contiguous territory as cary
equal in taxable population as possible but mo wad shah
be divided in the formation thereof" ~
The legislature its first session. after the adoption of
this amendment shall divide the city of Philadelphia into
senatorial and representative districts in the manner above
provided; such districts to remain unchanged until tho
appporonment i'll the year one thousand eight ed
and sixty-fUur.
FOURTH AMENDMENT.
To be section -YSFI Article ]. .....
The legislature shall have the power to alter, revoke or
anu any charter OF incorporation hereafter conferred by
under, any special OF general law whenever III their
opinion may he injurious To the citizens of the common
wealth In such manner, however that no injustice shall
be done to the corporations 90.
Is SENATE April 81, 1856.
Resolved That this resolution pass On the first
amendment, n, nays 5. On the second amendment,
yeas I9 naysc On the third amendment, yeas 2s, nays
/. On the fourth amendment yeas %. uays4.
Extract from the Jonina. -
THOMAS A. MAGUIRE, Clerk.
IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, !
April 81, 1856.
Resolved That this resolution pass On the first amend
meut yeas ~, uays ~. On the second amendment yeas
g. nayss On the third amendment, yeas 6 nays 25
and on fouiih amendment, yeas so, nays 49,
Extract from the Journal
WILLIAM JACK, Clerk
SrcRErASY's OpFIcE,( A. 6 CURTIN,
Filed April u, 1856 Secretary of the Commonwealth
SECRgTAKY's OFFICE,
Harrisburg, June ~, 1856.
Pennsylvania, IS:
Io certify that the above and foregoing is true and
re copy of the original Res ntinn relative amend
ment of the Conlutonn the remains on file in
this Office
80, In testimony whereof have hereunto
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SHG rSM3s. year above written. -
xNSSSS% Secretary nj the Commonwealth
In SENATE, April 81, 1856