Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-10-17
RESOLUTION
PROPOSING Amendments to the Conslitu
ton of the Commonwealth.

tiiution of III. Commonwealth in accordance with the
provisions of the tenth article thereof
FIRST AxESpNESr
There shall be an additional article said constitution
o be designated as article eleven, as follows;
ARTICLE
OF PUBLIC DEBTS.
SECTION l. The state contract debts, to supply
casual deficits failures in revenue. or TO meet expenses
not otherwise provided but the amount OF
direct and contingent whether contracted by
virtue of one Of the general assembly at
different periods of time shall exceed seven hundred
and y thousand dollars the money arising ruus the
creation such debts shall be applied 10 the purpose Tor
which obtained repay the debts oconraeted
and other purpose whatever. .
SECTION > In addition to the above mitct power the
contract debts to rrpe invasion suppress nsur
defend the state in TO Redeem the present
outstanding Indebtedness of the state hut the money
arising from the contraction OF such debts shall b ap
purpose for which it raised, TO repay such
debts and to other purpose whatever
B. Except the debts above specified in sections
this article, debt whatever shall he erea
ted by behalf of the state.
J. To provide for the payment of the present
debt and additional debt contracted aforesaid the
legislature shall at its first session after the adoption of
this amendment, create sinking fund, which shall be
sufficient to the accruing interest such debt and
annually reduce the principal thereof by not less
than two hundred and rfty thousand dollars which SIN
king fund shall consist Of the annual income of the
public works. from time to time owned 10y the state or
proceeds Of the safe of the part thereof
and the income proceeds of sale Of stock owned by
the with other funds that may
he designated by law. The said sinking fund may he
increased from time to time iy assigning to it any part
OF the taxes other of the state not required
for the ordinary and current OF government
and unless in ease Of war inyasion or insurecton no
part Of the said sinking fund shall he used applied
otherwise than in extinguishmenS Of the public debt
until tn. of such debt is reduced below the sum
Of five millions Of dollars
The credit of the shall not in
event he pledged loaned to any indyid
ua company, corporation. association shall the
ealth hereafter b-come joint stock
hold r in any company association or corporation
hall mt m
debt part thereof of county, city, borough or
township any corporation unless such
debt shall have been contracted enable the state To rel
invasion suppress domestic insurrecon defend itsefin
time i assist the state in the discharge Of any
| portion OF it, present Indebtedness
:. The legislature shall not authorize auy
county city, borough township, Incorporated district
hy virtue Of Of its citizens otberwi-e o. tcome
stockholdcr company, corporation or
10 obtain money for loan it, credit any corporation,
! association, institution or party.
| SECOND AMENDMENT
There shall additional said constitution,
| to be designated as article eleven. a follows:
|
OF NEW COUNTIES
No county shall b. divided by u line cutting of over
on" nth of it, population, (rhe to form new county
otherwis without the of such county,
| by vote Of the electors thereof; shall any
county be established containing less than four hundred
square miles.
THIRD AMENDMENT.
From section two of the first article Of the constitution
strike the words. The of I'm dispti, and
sac county reIectrey: from section five, article,
strike the words, .of IhIdeid and If the sersrai
countes from section article, strike out the
words nsifteT The rlsy cf lti"depha- any,, and
lieu thereof the words and strike
section four, article, aui in lieu thereof insert the
| following
SECTION g. In the year thousand eight hundred
and ixtyour, and in seventh year thereafter,
To tn" number Of one hundred. shall be
apportiOned and distributed equally tbrOu ghout the
by districts in proportion 10 the number of taxable nhab
ant- in the several parts ther Of except that
containing at least three thousand five hundred taxabi.s
may be allowed separat. Representations but
than three counties haii be joine aud shall
he divided, in the formation Of district Any city
tanning sufficient number Of tzxahles entitle
taiion sssgn it and shall he divided into
districts Of contiguous territory of ua taxable popuia
ton be, each of Wich districts shall elect
one pres-n tav.'
At the end Of section article these
words 'te city of ILtfephsI shgH b. d,ried single
sslatoridi districts Of congnou t1fory Heariy e9ai
~ tlJtbe population r"ss''|e Ota Iodrd SHAH be
dirii.i IN he formation Thereof"
The legislature its first after the ABORTION
this amendment, shall divide the city Of Philadelphia
senatorial nd district the above
provided such districts 10 remain unchanged until the
aprortlonment IN The thousand eight hundred
and sixty four
FOURTH AMENDMENT.
10 be Sction xxvI. ATficr l.
The Legislature shall have the power alter revoke OF
charter OF Incorporation hereafter conferred by
or under any general or special law whenever in their
opinion it he injurious to the citizens the
uw"aih. such manner. however, that
shall be done to the corpOraturs.
IN SrSUE.
April q. 1856.
Rso'rsf That this resolution ON the amend
m"nt, yeas -. ) on the second amendment yeas
y, nays D. On the third amendment, yeas IS, nays l.
On thr fourth amendment. yeas -, naysl
Extract from the Journal:
THOMAS A. MAGUIRE, Cierk.
IL HoUsE REPRESENTATIVES
April Il, 1856.
Pesoir,d That this resolution the first amend
ment, ~ nays ~. on the second dment
g. % On the third amendment, yeas a. nays %
and on the fourth amendment, yeas 90, nays 10.
Extract from the Journal:
WILLIAM JACK, Clerk
SEcRETARY's OTYrcE.
Filed April "A, 1856 AG CURTIN.
Ncr't1ry Of he Commonwealth.
sEcRFrtFvs OFFICE |
HARRIsBURG, une -, 1856.
TsnRsy'rnHiy. SS:
do certify thst the above and foregoing true and
copy the original .ResoIution relative an
Amendment Of the Consttution,' the same remains
file in this oiNc".
q In testimony whereof have hereunto set nv
hand and caused to he affixed III. seal of th,.
y Secretary Office, the day and year above written
A. q. CURTIN.
!ScTstrry Of uis Communicable.
Is SENATE. !
April Il, 1856
Resolution proposing amen lments the Constitution
Of the Commonwealth, being under consideration,
On the question,
Will the Scuat. agree TO the first amendment,
The yeas and taken agre.ably to the provs
inps spft he lpu pu.fi i'Ifip and f,if