The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-08-06
ARTICLE XI.
OF PUBLIC DEBTS.

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1 ARTICLE xr.
! OF PUBLIC DEBTS.
SEC. l. The state may contract debts, to
supply casual deficits or failnrers in reve.
nuss, OF 10 meet expenses not Otherwise pro.
vided for; but the aggregate amount of such
debts direct and contingent, whether con-
tracted by virtue Of one Or more acts OF the
general assembly, or at different periods OF
time, shall never exceed seven hundred and
fifty thousand dollars, and the money aris-
ing from the cfealion of suet debts, shal be
applied TO the purpose for which Ii was OBJ
tanned, or TO repay the debts so contracted,
and 10 no other purpose whatever.
SEC. 2. In addition TO the above limited pow.
| er the state may contract debts 10 repel in.
vason, suppress insurrection, defend the
state in war, or to redeem the present ont.
standing Indebtedness Of the state; but the
money airing from the contracting of ouch
debts, shall be applied 10 the purpose for
which it was raised, or to repay such debts,
| and 10 no other purpose whatever
SEc 8. Except The deb,s above specified,
| in sections one and two of -fiis asiicle, no
debt whatever shall be created by, or on be-
half of the state.
Sec. 4. TO provide for The payment Of the
present debt, and any additional debt con.
tructed as aforesaid, the Legislature shall, at
ils first session, after the adoption Of this
amendment, creaie a sinking fund, which
shall be snfficien, 10 gay the accruing in
terest on such debt, and annually 10 reduce
the principal thereof by sum not lese than
two hundred and fifty Thousand dollars /:
which sinking fund shall consist of the net
annual income of the public works, from
time to time owned by the state, or The pro.
ceeds OF the sale of the same, or any part
thereof, and of the income or proceeds of
sale of stocks owned by The stale, together
with other funds, or resources, that may be
desgnsted by law. The said sinking fund
may be increased, from time 10 time, by as
signing to il any part Of the taxes, or o,her
revenues of the state, not required for the
ordinary and current expenses of Govern.
ment, and unless in case Of war, invasion
or insurrection, no part of the said sinking
fund shall be used or applies. ethervise than
ia extinguishment of the public debt, until
the amount OF such debt is reduced below
the sum of five millions of dollars.
Sec 5. The credit of the commonwealth
shall not in any manner, or event, be plsdg.
ed, or loaned 10, any individual, company.
corporation, or association; nor shall the
commonwealth hereafter become Joint
owner, or stakeholder, in any company, as.
sociation, or corporation.
SEC. 6. The commonwealth shall not as
sumo the debt, or 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 Stale to repel Invasion, suppress domes-
tic insurreciion, defend itself 10 time of war,
or TO assist the state 10 ths discharge of any
portion of lis present Indebtedness.
SIC Z. The Legislature shall not authorize
any county, city, borough, township, or in
corporated district, by virtue of a vote of its
citizens, or Otherwise, 10 become a stock
holder in any company, association, or cor
poraiion or 10 obtain money for, or loan it's
credit TO any corporation, association, insti-
tuition, or party.
SECOND AMENDMENT
There shall be an additional article 10 said
constitution, 10 be designated as article XII,
as follows:
ARTICLE XII.
OF NEW COUNTIES.
No county shall be divided by line cut
ting off over one tenth of lie population,
(eilher TO form a new county or oihefewise)
without the express assent of such county,
by vote OF the electors thereof nor shall
any new county bs established, containing
less than four hundred square miles.
THIRD AMENDMENT
From section Two Of the first article of the
constitution. strike out the words, s'of The eify
of Philadelphia, and of each county respecfueiy;0
from section FIVE, same article, strike out
the words, tof Philadelphia and Of The seUer-
al eotnfies;" from section seven, same article,
strike out the words, 'tneitksf-ths cify of Phil.
adelphid nor any," and insert in lieu thereof
the words, "dnd no." and strike out section
four, same article, and in lieu thereof insert
the following: rr
"SEc. a. In the year one thousand eight
hundred and sixty.four, and in every seventh
year thereafter, representatives TO the num-
Der Of one hundred, shall be apportioned and
distributed equally, throughout The state, by
districts, IN proportion to the number of tax.
able inhabitants IN the several parts thereof !;
except that any county containing al least
three thousand five hundred taxables, NAV
be allowed q separate representation but no
more than three counties shall be Joined,
and no county shall be divided, in the for.
ma,ion of district. ANY city containing
a sufficient number of taxables TO enlille il
TO at least two representatives, shall have a
separate representation assigned it, and shall
be divided iEto convenient districts OF con-
,ieuous territory, Of equal taxable popuIa.
lion as near as may be, each of which dis.
'ricts snail eiect one represaniafive.o
Al the end OF section seven, same article,
insert these words, chs cry Of Philadelphia
shall be divided into single senatorial dis.
tricts, OF contiguous territory as nearly equal
IN taxable population as possible; bu, no
ward shall be divided in the formation there
Of"
The legislature, at iis fret session, after
the adoption Of this amendment, shall d.
vide the city OF Philadelphia into senatorial
and representative districts, In the manner
above provided; such districts 10 remain ON.
changed until The apportionment in The year
one thousand eight hundred and sixty.four.
FOURTH AMENDMENr.
To be section XVI, Article 1.
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