Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-09-26
REscLTTIuI
Amendments 20 the r0ns;i.u
ton of the Commonwealth.

REScLETi III
nROPOSING Amendments 20 the rons;i,u-
ton of the Commonwealth.
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Tat the fcl,, alend'ets are proposed :" u" N3ii
st;.utiOn the ca. nonvcalth, IL acaii1e VIA Tie
ployisioEs OF the ten i a-t!rle thereof.
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There ssli ic an s'i;5nsI .ticl sail constitution
to be dessns.ed as art-r'' eieTen, as follows:
OF PUELIC 'sSTs.
srcrr,y The site ,n-y rsl.--- de,ts, to supply
casual dcci.7 'spres in ren"c. 10 srt eTo ses
not other se prov!'a icI: but - gate riount''
debts, diret ant ron.inge whether contacted by
virtue OF one tho general assorIS, ~ u
different 5e-iols time hali .Xcee even htnc.
and ~ ou.and .7.ir;s,d ..s money lEisa from ta
rrea ION Of such lebts shall lie ap led purpose Cor
which obtained tn repay tie debts - oartret,
and other puTposs whatever
srCroS 2. In actton 20 the Htcre l;mted 20 r, he
state may contract debts Te!el supp ess ins
recticn. defend = state in or to redeem he s-se.
uu standiny indebtedness Of lie -aic; Jui it- money
sing the e. Eaetion Of 7n.h De- - sheli Js 9iiet
to ,urpo-e for which Il reei, or % -eray urh
te;5Ls, : nj 70 no other purpose vhateE yer.
Except the dett' atove specie IN seeto!is
md two OF this arti.l hatsver shall DC cTea-
I'D by q on beislG Of the state.
To provide for the payment II the present
debt. aud any additional debt contracted a:ors the
legislature shall, its first session after the rioicn o!
this amendment, create sinking fund, Nah sin!l be
sufficient TO pay the acoruing interest such debt and
than two hundred aai MY thousand dollars; which sin
fund shall consist Of the net annual income OF the
public works, from time to time owned by the STATE OF
the proceeds of the sale of the part thereof
and OF the income proceeds cf sale stock on ny
TIA. ther with other that may
lie designated by Law. The said sn.ing fund may be
increased from time time by assigning 10 !: any part
of the taxes other of thu state not required
for the ordinary aud current of government
and unless N of war; invasion, insurrecton no
part of the said sinking fund shall he used or applied
otherwise than in extingushmena of the public debt
until the Of such debt is reduced below tie sum
| Of five millions Of dollars.
SECTION The credit of the commonwealth shall not in
manner event BE- pledged loaned to any indi'i
ual. company, corporation association shall the
commonwealth hereafter become joint owner or stock
holder in any company, association or corporation. ,
SECTION 6. The commonwealth shall not asSrnc the
debt any part thereof of county city, borough or
township corporation association unless such
debt shall have been contracted to enable the state TO re
invasion. suppress domestic insurrecon- def nd sf IN
time Of to assist the state in the discharge of any
| portion OF its present indebtedness
SEcTIoS :. The legislature shall not authorize auy
county, city, borough township, or incorporated district
by virtue of vote Of its citizens other~is to ec"e
company association or corporation
| association, institution or party.
SECOND .NryrurSr
There shall an additional article said constitution,
to be designated Us article eleyen as follows:
ARTICLE
OF NEW COUNTIES.
No county shall h, divided by l.e cntting OFT
otherwise without the express u such county
by vote Of the electors thereof; shall any
be established containing less than four hundred
square miles.
THIRD AMENDMENT.
section of the article If the constitution
strike out the words 'cf The city Of Phi adeiPhid and 9
zach county yss.ciiuy from srction five. article
strike out the words, of I'li1dsaid and # TIE ssrerc
ootes = from section article strike out the
words. neither The cty .f fHidde'Jtid any, AMI
in lieu thereof the words and : AMI strike
section four article and in lieu thereof insert the
following:
.SEcTIc. l. In the year one thousand eight hundred
sxty-four and in every seventh year thereafter,
representatives To tn. number of hundred shall b.
pOroned and distributed equally throughout the
in the several parts thereof excerpt that
containing three thousand hundred ,axabs
may b. allowed separate representation; but
than three counties shall he joined, county shall
he divided in the formation Of district ANY city
tanning sufficient number Of taSahes to cntite
least two representative, shall have represen
ton assigned it, and shall he divided into
districts of contiguous territory, Of equal sabc popu
ton may be- each Of which districts shall elect
representative"
At the end section seven article insert these
words .tHf city # PaaGIphI s7H b, tr,ds1 into SINGLE
senatorini dr.ai. ef ,-r7rroyg n,.Is s,ii
tirrbis population as P9si'ts bat no card shall ts
d,rjd.d an The formation heTeeC'
The Legislature at irt session after the adoption Of
this amendment shall divide the city If pad-l jhia
and in the
proyicd such districts uncha ng,d until the
apporonment in the one thousand eight hundred
and sixty four.
FOURTH AMENDMENT.
To be- Section XVI, @irticle I.
The legislature shall have the power alter. revoke
annul any charter incorporatn hereafter by
under any general special law. whenever their
opinion it nay he Injurious the citizens OF the com
mpnwea!th in such manner, Eo.ever that
shall be done to the corporators.
II SENATE. !
April Il, 1856
Rso'rsd That this resolution On the first nd
ment yeas 81 nays B. On the srcond ndment, yeas
70, nays ou the third amendment. yeas IS nays l.
On the fourth amendment. yeas q, nays /.
Extract from the journal:
THOMAS A. MAGUIRE, Ciert.
IL House. ~ REPRESENTATIVES,,
April u. 1886.
Essolrsi, That This resolution pass the first amend
ment. yeas - -. On the second amendment
g. nays % On the third .ndnient yeas ~ nays %
and on the fourth anien endnleut, yeas CO, nays 10.
Extract from the Journal:
WILLIAM JACK, Clerk
SEcRET.Dys OFFICE.
Filed April II, 1886 A. q. CURTIN,
S-crttary Of the Commonwealth.
SECRErARVs OFFICE.
HAREIsBuRG, June -, 1856
Psnnsy'rGniu, IS:
do certify that the above and foregoing is and