The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-10-01
y ARTICLE NJ.
OF PUBLIC DEBTS.

supply casual deficits or failurers in reve
4 nuea, or to meet expenses not Otherwise pro
vided Tor; hni the aggregate amount OF suci
debts direct aud contingent, whether con
trac,ed by virtue OF one or more acts Of ID,
general assembly, or at different periods o
time, shall never exceed seven hundred ant
fifty thousand dollars, md the money aris
ing from the. creation of such debts, ihall bt
applied TO The purpose for which il was ob
tanned, or 10 repay the debts so contracted
and 10 no oher purpose Whatever. 80
SEC. 2. In uaddition 10 The above limited pow
er the state may contract debts 10 repel in
vasion, suppress insureclion, defend the
state in war, or to redeem the present ont
standing Indebtedness of the state but the
money arising from the contracting of suct
debls shall be applied TO the purpose fo
which il was raised, or TO repay such debts
and 10 no other purpose whatever.
SEC. 3. Except the debts above specified
in sections one and Two OF this article, nc
debt whatever shall be created by, or on be.
half of the state.
SEC 4. To provide for the payment oil the
present debt, and any additional debt con.
iracled as aforesaid, the legislature shall, al
its first session, aller The adoption of this
amendment, create sinking fund, which
shall be sufficient 10 ray the accrning in
.ferest on such debi, and annually 10 reduce
the principal thereof by a sum not less 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 stale, or the pro-
ceeds of the sale of The same, or any parl
thereof, and of The income or proceeds OF
sale of stocks owned by The stale, together
with other funds, or resources, that may be
designsted by law. The said sinking fund
may be increased, from time 10 time, by as
signing to il any part Of tho taxes, or other
revenues OF the state, not required for The
ordinary and current expenses OF Govern
menl, and unless in case of war; invasion
or insunection, no part of the said sinking
fund shall be used or applied Otherwise than
in exliuguishment 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 pledg
ed, or loaned 10, any individual, company,
corporation, or association; nor shall The
commonwealth hereafter become joint
owner, or stockholder, in any company, as.
socialion, or corporation.
Sec g. The commonwealth shall not as
sume 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 slate to repel invasion, suppress domes-
tic insuuection, defend itself in time of war,
or 10 assist the STALE 10 the discharge Of any
portion OF lis present Indebtedness.
SEC. z. The legislature shall not authorize
any comfy, city, huon2h, township, or in
cofporaled district, by vifueof vote of lis
citizens, or otherwise, TO become stock
holder in uny company, association, or cor
poration or 10 obtain money for, or loan its
credit 10 any corporation, association, insti-
tuition, or parry.
SECOND AMENDMENT
There shall be an additional article 10 said
constitution, TO 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 lis population
{eiIhar 10 form a new county or oherewise)
without the express assent OF such county
by vote OF the electors thereof nor shul
any new county be established, containing
less than four hundred square miles.
THIRD AMENDMENT
From section Two OF The first article Of the
constitution. strike out the words, t'of The Gin
of Philadelphia, and Of eaeh county respectively
from secilon five. same article, strike gu
the words, "cf Philadelphia and Of The sevsr
al couafies;" from section seven, same article
strike out the words, ''neither the city Of Phil
adelphia nor dny," and insert in lieu lhereo
the words, "and no." and strike out section
four, same article, and in lieu thereof nser
the following:
y "SEc. a. In the year ore thousand eigh
hundred and sixty.four, and in every seventh
year thereafter, representatives 10 the mum
ber Of one hundred, shall be apportloned ant
distributed equally, throughout the state, 10y
districts, IN proportion to the number OF tax
able inhabitants in the several parts thereof
except that any county containing al leas
three thousand five hundred taxables, ma,
be allowed separate representation but M
more Than three counties shall be joined
and no county shall be divided, in The ior
mnion of district. Any city containing
sufficient number of iaxables TO eniite
to al least two representatives, shall have
separate repre- senlation assigned it. aud shall
be divided iElo convenient districts of con
,iguous territory, OF equal taxable popula
iion as near as may be, each Of which dis
trcis shall elect one representative"
Al the end of section seven, same article
insert these words, "lhe city OF PHILADELPHIA
shall be divided into single senatorial dis
lricis, oil contiguous territory as nearly eoua
IN taxable population as possible; bu, n
ward shall be divided in the formation there
off,
The legislature. al lis first session, ale
the adoption OF this amendment, shall d
vide the city OF Philadelphia into sena,ori;
and representative districts, in the name
above provided; such districts 10 remain ur
changed until the apporlionment in the yea
one thousand eight hundred aud sixly-four.
FOURTH AMENDMENT.
To be section XVI, Article 1.
p. The legislature shall have the ROVER 10
ief, revoke, Of arnu, any character Of nco
poration hereafter conferred By, or pnde
any special, or general law, whenever
their opinion il may be ininrious 10 The cit
gems of the commonwealth; in such name
however, that no injustice shall be done /
The cofporaiors.
liz senate, April 2i, 1856.
Resolred, Thatihis resolution pass. On III
first amendment, yeas "a, nays g. Uu tn
second amendment, yeas 10, nays 9. o
The third amendment, yeas %. nays l. o
the fourth amendment, yeas 23, nays a.
Extract form the journal.
THOMAS A. MAGUIRE,
Clerk.
II HOUSE, OF REpRssEsTaT,yes.