Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-07-25
RESOLUTION
PROPOSING Amendments to the Constitu'
tion of the Commonwealth.

nROPOSIN; Amendments to the Constitu-
ton of the Commonwealth.
Rssorsdbyfhe enate and Hn'e Of c u.e
Cop,r,np,auh of Pennsylvania ia General sssem@y n''
That the following amendments are PROPOSED % .I .h
stitution of the Commonwealth IN accosoA"eo VIM ~
provisions OF the tenth article thereoi'
rrRsT AMENDMENT.
h an additional article said constitution,
to be designstrd as article eleven as follows:
ARTICLE xI.
OF PUBLIC DEBTS.
s,cr,o, Tn. rtate NAV contract debts, to supply
casual deficits failures in revenue, or 10 meet
not otherwise provided for; but the asgfexaf a" W W
snc ..rbt- and contingent, whether W
virtue acts Of he general o. AZ
different periods of time. shall never exceed se ven
and ffy thousa dollars and the money ariing from Inc
creation Of such debts, shall lie appiicd TO the p
which obtained to repay the debts SO co.,
other Puri ose whatever
SECTION = In addition the above limited power the
state may debts ree Invasion suppress nsur
outstanding Indebtedness OF the state but tne money
arising Of such iebts shall be- applied
the purpose for which it was raied or to repay suc
debts, and to other purpose whatever.
S!cr,ox s. EXCEPT the debts above specified in sections
onr aud tw of this article 1T whatever shall be
ted by behalf OF the state
To provide for the payment OF tn" present
debt additional debt contracted aforesaid the
legislature shall at it, first session after the adoption OF
this amendment create sinking fund, which snail ne
sufficient to the accrung interest on such debt ana
annually REFUGE the principal thereof by sum not less
than and tftN Thousand dollars. SIN
king fund shall of the annual income OF the
public works from tim. to time owned by the stat" or
the proceeds sale of the part thereof
and income proceeis Of sale Of stock owned by
III. her wi h other funds that
be Designated by law. The said sinking fund may be
increased from time to time by assigning to 1t any part
of other Of the state not required
the ordinary ard current expenses nj government
and unless in Of war, insurrection no
part Of the said sinking fund shall be used or applied
otherwise than in extinguishmcnt Of the public debt
the amount Of such debt Is reduced below the sum
of five millions Of dollars.
The credit of the commonwealth shall not in
any manner be pledged loaned 10 any indsid
ua company corporation. association: nor shall the
wealth hereafter becor joint owner or stock
holder in company. association or corporation
SECTION G. The commonwealth shall not assume the
debt, any part thereof city borough
township of corporation or association unless such
shall have been contracted tn enable the state :" rep
suppress domestic insurrecton def mt itself in
time of tn assist the state in the discharge OF any
portion of its present Indebtedness.
SECTION :. The legislature shall not authorize any
county, city, borough township incorporated district,
Of Of its citizens oiher"ise to become
etoc in any company association corporation
money for loan its credit to any corporation
association institution or party
SECOND AMENDMENT.
There shall an additional article said constitution,
to be designated rs article eleven, rs follows:
ARTICLE
OF NEW COUNTIES.
No county shall b. divided by a line cutting of
on- its population, ei'her To form county
or without the express of such county
by n vote Of the electors thereof; >hall any
county he established containing less than four hundred
square miles.
THIRD AMENDMENT.
From section two Of the article of tn. constitution
strike the words ~ the cify Of Phi adephia, and ef
county rsysctry from section five. article
ST k- out the words of Fhddspiia and # the sererai
counties from section article strik. out The
words neither the city If Phso,leipia. any. and
insert lieu thereof the words oDd and strike out
four article aud in lieu thereof insert the
following:
s.SEcrlox T. In the year thousand eight hundred
and and every seventh year thereafter,
to til. number of one hundred shall he
appotioned and distributed equally hroughut the state
by districts proportion tn the num Of taxable inhab
The several parts Thereof excerpt that county
cei, sinin ct ias riSun'r fur nf,rr
than three counties shall he joined no county shall
be divided. IN the formation Of a district Apy ctv eon
tanning sufficient number Of tax ales 10 .utfle n n, ..
least two representatives shall have separate r-cyen
taion assigned It. and shall he divided into
districts Of contiguous territory Of equal popua
on a. near ss may oe each 81 which districts shall
words tss eisy saa ), d;rdsd into ,;"si.
sentoriai csyis c contiguous try''o,y marty equ
M trab'c population as pssibis but soa,d ahaH be
d,riied IN the formation rerecf'
The Legislature. at its first session after the adoption
this amendment shall divide the city Of
fsnaorsi ind districts the
rrovilsd such districts remain unchanged until the
"pportionmcnt in the year thousand eight hundred
sxrynxEsr.
To be Section XVI. article I.
The Legislature shall have the power alter revoke or
annu charter Of Incorporation conferred by
under general special whenr yer in their
opinion he injurious to the of the com.
m"nw.ah' In such manner. however, that injustice
shall he done to the corporafors.
IN sExAry.
April II. 1856 /
Resolved That this resouto pass the fret amend
ment yeas %, S. On the recond mendlent yeas
10, nay. s. On the third amendment. yeas 2s nays l.
On the fourth amendment. yeas q, nays4
Extract from the journal:
THOMAS A. MAGUIRE, Clerk.
IN IIousE REPRESENTATIVES,,
April u. 1856
R>so'red That this resolution pass On the first amend
ment. yeas ~ nays o. the second amendment yeas
g. nays IS. On the third amendment yeas g. nays %
and on the fourth amendment, yeas 90, nays l6.
Extract from the Journal:
WILLIAM JACK, Clerk.
S'''Fa.s filsa apsii Hl':s. j, lsss.} Ac CURTIN,
Seer,sary Of the Commonwealth.
sEcssraRr's OFFICE
HARRISBURG, June q, 1856
/ certify that the above foregoing |. true and
copy Of the original Resolution relative to an
Amendment Of the Constitution" the same remains
on file in this Office.
(--l In testimony whereof. have bereunto set nv
l. hand and caused to be affixed the seal of the
~ Secretary ONCE the day aud above -rtten
Secretary Of the Commonwealth.
1s SENATE.
April II, 1856.
Resolution proposing amendments the Constitution
Of the Commonwealth, being under consideration,
On the question,
Will the Senate agree to the first amendruenti
The and nays taken agreeably t0 the provs
Ions Of the Constitution and wer. xs follow, viz
YEAs-Messrs Browne, Buckxl-w Cresswell, Evans |
Ferguson, fiennken Hoes, Ingram Jamson, Knox,
Lsuhach. Lewis, MClntock. Pric: Sellers, Shuman, |
south-r straub. Targart, Walton, Welsh, wherry Will
kns and riatt (Speak.re21.
N.rs-Messrs. Crsbb, Gregg, Jordan, Meinger, and |
Pratt.
So the question was determined in the Affirmative
On the question:
Will the senate agree to the second amendment?
The and taken ayreeaby to the provis-
ions Of the Constitution, and were rs follow, viz:
YEAs-Messrs. Browne, Buekalew, Cr-ssweli, Evans,
iioge, Ingram JHmisoD, Knox, Laubach. Lewis MClin-
ock, Sellers. shnman, Souther, strsub waiton Welsh
" berry and Wilkns-l9.
NAYMessrs Crabb. Ferguson, Gregg, Pratt Price and
riatt (Sj>aker)-6.
So the question determined in the affirmative.
On thr question.
Will the Senate agree to the third amendment,
The yeas and nays taken agreeabiy Consti