Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-07-19
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RESOLUTION
Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of
the Commonwealth.
Resolrsd by the Senate and House Of Representatives.
OF the Communicable of Pennsyirania IN Gene ray 4xse
y met, That the following amendments are propnsed To
the constitution OF the commonwealth in accordance with
the provisions OF the tenth article thereof
FIRST AMENDMENT
There shall he additional article to said constitution
to be designated as article eleven as follows :
ARTICLE
OF PUBLIC DEBTS
SECTION J.. Inc state may contract debts, to supply
casual deficits or failures in revenues or to meet expen
ses not otherwise provided for but the
of such debts direct and contingent whether contracted
by yrtne OF one or more acts Of the general assembly or
at different periods OF time shall seven hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars and the money arising
from the creation of such debts shall be applied to the
purpose Tor which was obtained repay the debts
so contracted, and tn no other purpose whatever
SECTION q In addition to the above limited nnwer tho
state may contract debts to repel invasion suppress in
surrection defend the state in to deem the pre-
sent outstanding Indebtedness of the but the mo-
ney arising from the contracting of such debts shall be
applied to the purpose for which raised or 10 re-
pay such dentI, and to % no other purpose whatever
tions one and two of this article debt whatever shall
be created by, or on behalf Of the state.
SECTION a. To provide for the payment Of the present
debt and any additional debt contracted az aforesaid the
legislature Shall at its first session after the adoption of
this amendment create sinking fund, which shall be
sufficient to pay the accrung interest such debt and
annually 10 reduce the principal thereof by sum not less
than two hundred and fifty thousand dollars which sink
ing fund shall consist of the net annual income of the
public works from time to time owned by the state or
the proceeds of the sale Of the same or any part there
Of and OF the income proceeds of sale stocks owned
by the state together with other funds resources that
may be designated by law The said sinking fund may
Increased from time to time by assigning any part
of the taxes othsr the state not REQUIRED
for the ordinary and expenses of government and
unless in case of war invasion nsurecon no part of
the said sinking fund shall be used applied otherwise
l. shrnap nf fho ,,l1
amount OF such debt Is reduced below the of FIVE mil
lions of dollars
SECTION 5. The credir of the commonwealth shall not
in any manner event, be pledged loaned to- any
dyidual company corporation, association nor shall
the commonwealth hereafter become joint owner. ur
stoc khnide III any company ASSOCIATION, corporation
SECTION o. The commonwealth shall not assume the
debt any part thereof OF any county city borough or
township; or Of any corporation or association unless
such debt shall have been contracted to enable the
to repel invasion suppress domestic nsurrccon defend
Itself in time of war or to assist the state in the discharge
OF any portion OF its present Indebtedness.
SECTION l. The legislature shall not authorize any
county, city, borough township incorporated district
stockhoder in any company association corporation;
or to obtain money for or loan its credit to- corpora
tion, association, institution, or party.
SECOND AMENDMENT.
There shall be additional article to said constitution
to be designated as article XII, as follows =
OF NEW N1G CoGNTIEs.
No county shall be divided by line cutting of
one tenth of its population either to form county
without the Ui
by vote Of the electors thereof nor shall any new con
V be established containing less than four hundred square
miles.
THIRD AMENDMENT.
From section two OF the first article of the constitution
strike out the words Of the city Of philadelphia, and Of
strike the words, Of philadelphia and of the sereTa
counties :; from section article, strike out
the words. neitheT the city Of Philadelphia cny,
and insert in lieu thereof the words, and :: and
strike out section four same article and in lieu thereof
insert the following:
'SECrIoS A. In the year one thousand eight hundred
and and III every seventh year thereafter rep
resentatvcs to the number of hundred shall be APP
poroned and distributed equally, throughout the state
by DISTRICTS IN proportion to the number of taxable in
habtInts in the several parts thereof except that any
county continuing at least three thousand five hundred
taxabes may he allowed separate representation but
than three counties shall bc joined and no coun-
" shall bc divided. in the formation of district Any
city containing sufficient number of taXbles to entite
it To at least TWO representatives shall have separate
representation assigned it, and shall he divided
venicnt districts of contiguous territory OF equal taxable
population may be each of which districts shall
elect one representatives.
At the end of section seven, same article insert these
words the city Of Philadelphia shall be dirided into sin
gle senatorial districts, Of contiguous territory as ncar
equal in tarabe population possible but ,card shall
! be diUided an the formation heTeOf.'
The legislature at 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 remain unchanged un-
til the apportionment in the thousand eight hun
! dred and siXty-Our.
FOURTH AEENpMEHT
TO be section XXvI, AFticiP I.
The legislature shall have the power alter revoke or
annu any charter of incorporation hereafter conferred
bv or under. any special general law, whenever in
their opinion it may he injurious to the citizens Of the
commonwealth in such manner, however, that in
| Justice shall be done to the corporators.
IL SENATE. April 81 1856.
RfSorpf That this resolution pass On the first amend
ment yeas ~ nays ). On the second amendment yeas
49, naIs &. On the third amendment, yeas 2s nays L..
! on the fourth amendment yeas %. nays /.
! Extract from the Journal
THOMAS A. NAGUIRE CLERK.
IL HOUSE OF REPRESENT, ,TIvEs,
dprd q. ls56.
Rcso'red That this resolution pass On the first amend
nnut yeas - nays 24 On the second amendment yeas
g. NAYS - On the third amendment yeas 81 nays 25
/ and on fourth amendment, yeas 80, nay. III.
Extract from the Journal WM JACK, Clerk.
SrcREr.RYS OFFICE. 4. G. CURTIN