Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1856-09-20
RESOLUTION
Proposing amendments to Me Constitution Of

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RESOLVED THE SENATE AND 4Iiouss OF RrrrE.rr.
| TAriygs OF tue CoMSoNwsAiIn OF PENNSYLVANIA IN
nrspropsed I" the coniaoo tbs "a
nccedaco with the provisions OF tile tenth urtice thereof
| 'r ..H FIRST AMENDMENT. 's
There shall c additional article to said constitution
70 he designated as article eleven, as follows -
| .... ARTICLE xI.
OF PU BLIU ID L rs.
Section !. The state may debts, to supply
casual deficits or faltreb ~ revenues, to meet expenses
not otherwise provided for bnt the aggregate amount Of
such debts direct and contingent whcihcr contracted hy
virtue OF actsof tie geiernl assembly, or at
different periods of time shall never exceed seven hundred
and fifty thousand dollars, and the money arising from the
creation OF such debts, sl be applied t the purpose FOR
which II wns obtained or to sepny the debts 50 connced
and ~ no other purpose whntcver
Section 9. In ad,nion to the above limited power tic
state may contract debts ~ rcpel nvnso suppress sur
ecoii defend the state IN war, or to redcc the present
Outstanding Indebtedness Of the state but the money nris
ing from the contracting of suc debts shall be applied to
Sections Except the debts above specified, in sections
one nn yP ~ tns nrclc no debt whatever shall be
created ly, 'o ni brha.f OF the stn.e. 80 ~ ~
Afct!on 4. To provide foi the pGyhc,,toG III present
ues and AM additional debt contracted a. liurtaal the
g9uure shal at us rst session, after the adoption ~
hls amendment create snking fund, which shall be
snhcie to pay the ncciueans interest such dcl nnd
aAnnay to reduce the principal thereof by not less
t'h Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars; which sink
ing 'nd shall consist of The annual income of the
public works, from time to time owned by tina state
the procecs of the sale Of the snne any part thereof
aud Of the nc'ma proceeds Of sale stocks owned by
the state together with other funds resources, that
may he dcsc 'aed by law. The std 'binkna fund mas
he increased from time TO time, By assrmig to It anI
part of the taxes other revenues of the state not
qured for the ordinary and crrr"n expenses OF eny:IA
mcnt and unless in war, Invasion 6 iEurIcetio,
no Hi of the said sinking fnd shaH be used Or applied
otherwise than in exngrsment of the pubic dem, uii
tii the amount OF such debt is reduced bel ~ tho SUN OF
five millions of dollars
Section 5. The credit of the commonwealth slall not
~ any aniar, or event. he pledged, or loaned TO- niy M
dvidual company, corporation, association; shall
the commonwealth hcreuftee Joint owner, stockhOdcr
IN any company, association, or corporation.
Section O. The commonwealth shall not assume the
debt any pai thereof Of any county, CITY, borough,
township ornt any corporation, or associations unless
such debt shall have been contracted tu enable the state to
repe invasn suppress domestic insure tion, defend It.
self IN time o to assist tnn snte in the discharge
Of any portion oi its present Indebtedness
Section :. The Legislature shall ag,horze any
~, ciiy borough. township, incorporated district by
virtue OF vote OF its citizens or otherwise To become
or to obtain money r, or loan its credit any corpora
ton, association, institutions or party.
SECOND AMENDMENT,
There shall he all additional article said constitution,
to bo designated as article MI follows:
ARTICLE MI.
OF NEW UNTIES.
No county shall he divided by line cutting off over one
tenth OF its population, (ethcr to form county
otherwise) wbou, the express Of such county, by
vote of the elector thereof shall any county
be established, containing less than fon hundred square
miles.
THIRD AMENDMENT
Ftorn section of the first article OF the constitution,
strike out the words, o the city of Philadelphia, aud OF
each equity respectively - from section FIVE arcle
strike out the WORDS o Philadelphia aud Of The severnl
counties " from article strike ont the
words, 'neiter the city OF Philadelphia nor nny.n and
insert in lieu thereof the words ''ad - and strike
section four, article and in lieu thereof insert the
following:
"sectiGn 4 IN the year one t'iouscus eight hundred
and yfou and IN every seveth year thereats= rep
resentatves to the number OF hupdrc shall be Hppor
toned and distributed equally, rolghoit the state by
districts, in proportion to the number Of taxable nhubi
tnnts in the several parts thereof except that any county
containing at least three thousand five hundred txaies
may lie allowed separate representation; bat
than three coantcs shall he joined and county shall be
divided in the formation Of a district. Any city contain
ing sufficient number of nNabes to entle it to at least
two repi csentaves shall have separate representation
assigned IT, and shall he divided into convenient districts
OF contiguous territory, of equal table population MS
ms may BE- each Of which district shall elect reprcsen
tativcn
words, he city Of Philadelphia shall be divided into SIM
gle senatorial districts, of contiguous territory as nearly
equal IN taxable population as possible but no ward sia!
be 'ided In the formation ,hereof" "
The legislature it's first session, after the adoption Of
this amendment, shall divide the city of Philadelphia into
senatorial and representative districts in the above
provided; such districts to remain unchanged until tho
appportionment III the year thousand eght-edgied
and siIty.four
FOURTH AMENDMENT.
10 be section ANTI, irticle l.
The Legislature shall have the power alter revoke or
annu any charter of incorporation hereafter conferred by
or undrr any special or general law Whenever in iheir
opinion may lie injurious to the citizens OF the cpinRo-
wealth in such manner, however that injustice sa
be dong 10 the cOTpoIatOrs.
IL SENATE April 81, 1850
Resolved That, this reroluon pass. On the frst
amendment, 2t hays s. On the second amendment,
yeas 10 naysr On the third amendment, yeas 2s nays
J. On the fourth amendment, yeas y, uaysi.
Extinct from the Jo'unnl,
THOMAS A. MAGUIRE, Clerk
IS HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVE, !
April 81, 1855. {
Resolved. T,a ihisresoluon pass. On the first amend
mcut, yeas ~ uays a. On the second amendment yeas
90, nays On the third amendment yeas 6i nnys 25
aud on fourth amendment, yeas SO, nays 49,
Extract from the Journal.
WILLIAM JACK, Clerk
SFfsd Fled April si ls55 Secretary c(he comnonweuh
SECRETARY's OFFICE,
Harrisburg, June ~, 1856 (
Pennsylvania, SIS:
90 certify that the above and foregoing is true and cor
ret copy OF the original "esplun relative di amend
oi the Conitution the same renlals on file in
this Office.
..,. In testimony whereof have hereunto
.tASzSSs set my hand and caused to be aft xed the
.HNfE& seal oi the Sccrcturys Glce, tile day and
c%SMNc A.G. CURTIN,
vH Secrstary of the Commonwealth
Is SENATE, April 81, 1856.
Resolution proposing amendments to the Constitution
On the question
,WviIl the Senate agree to the first amendment
ihe yeas aud inys were taken agreeably the prov
slois oi the Cdnsitution and were follows, viz:
y eas-Messrs. Browne, Buckalrw, CIesswell Evans
Ferguson, fleniken loge, Ingram, Jolniso knox, Iau
back Lewis NJ Clnock, Price, Sellers Shunan, souher,
PIatt; Speaker-2i.
Nuys-Messrs Crabb, Gregg, Jordan Mclingcr and