Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-08-15
RESOLUTION
nROPOSING amendments TO the Consiitu
Il lion of The Cnmmmnweaiih.

RESOLUTION
PROPOSING amendments TO the Cunsiitu-
tion of the Commonwealth.
Resersdhy e Sn. and H'nss # effhe
Ca. ,ceah # Fnnsyiranti IN Gsnerai AsssDty ~'t
stiiution of The Common~ in accordance with tn
provisions Of the tenth article thereof .. .. s
ymsr AxExrxsSr.
There shall he an additional atic said constitution,
to be de.isnstsd article eiev-n as follows:
ARTICLE 's P.
OF PUBLIC DEBTS.
SECTION I. The state contract d-hts, % supply
r.su.l or failures in revenue or TO inert
not otherwise provided for but the aggregate amount "f
snch direct and cuiirgrnt ~heter contracted by
virtue of of the grneral assembly or at
different periods time -hali xr'e1 ven hundred
and fity doll and the arising from tbs
creation Of debts sha he apei tn the purpos for
which it obtained repay the debit 20 contracted,
and to other puri osc whatever
SECTION Ia addition the above limited power. the
.tstr may debts rc invasion suppress insnr
rection defend III. state war; rede the present
,uts anding indebtedness Of the sat- but The money
from the ebt shall I've applied
TO the purpos for which il raied repay such
debit. AID to other purpo-e ~liateser
S.croy s. Except the debts ab,ve sTech "a in sections
one Of th article nod 1t whatever shall be crra
ted by o behalf of the state.
S,cnoS l. To prcvidc fr the payment Of the present
debt and any additional debt coD,raced aforesaid the
shalt at its first session after tn" Adoption of
this amendment ereste sinking !und which shAii oe
pay the Hccruin- interest on such debt anh
priIcilxl ther.a. b, asun not les
than ldred aud nfiy thousand doilsrs wi' sn-
king fund shall Of the net annual income of the
rnLlir works from tim To time ned by the state or
the proce Of the sai of the rsrt th-rof
and the proceeds of sal. :! stock "Surd by
tn. state t hcr with other funas -o'irrrs that m.y
be desyuaird nv law. The SAID sinking fund may i-
from time. by asrniax tc u any part
of the other sf H.. state MT required
for the ordinary ard ~nrrrrt esp.nse- o'
aud unless in e war, in,ssi insurreciion No
part of the said sink.g fund she h usei or applied
otherwise than in "An sui-l,nent Of the public debt
until the amount Of such bit Is ducrd eo~ the sum
Of hv. millions II dollars
sfCr,x s. The credit of the commonwealth shall not in
any nan1r event Nv pledged loaned To indsid
nal COMPANY, corporal association shall the
wrn th hereafter brcnrne joint stock
holder in any cnnrany. ASSOCIATION or corporation
Sfcripx g. The commonwealth slaii rot assume the
db any part Thereof OF any c"unty, borough or
township of corporation "r ass saton unless such
shalt have been rontrnced to enable the state to rer
invasion suppress domestic nsurrrction def nd Itself
tim. the staff in the discharge Of
Dor ton OF its present iuict'.dDeSs.
stcrInS Z The legi-rtur. shah not authorize
county borough township, incorporated dstrir
ty Of Of it, ctiE-ns ohr~s- to tee"me
s.ockholdr in company a-s"ca or corporation or
for or loan its credit corporation
association institution OF party
SECOND AMENDMENT.
There shall additional article tn said constitution,
TO be es;gnated u arth'lc eleven, as follows:
OF NEW COUNTIES.
No county shall b. dyiird by in. cutting of over
Of it, ropu'at"n, (i' her to form county
o. without the assent of such county,
hy n of tn. ,l"ct,rs Ih.r r.of; shall any
county be established aiming less than four hundred
square hiiics
From section two IL. Il the constitution.
strike tie words =" IL. city Of Pa 6d,hii, and of
,nch conn,y ~,s,creIy; :; from i've article.
.trik ou til. words. .nf Phi"d.Jhi0 and # The s,,rd
countes section Gle, strik, out the
ris. .pei,h.r tie e,ty of Phitdsphii. any" anl
ips.rt lieu thereof the words and nn ant strike out
section four. article. and in lieu thereof insert the
fo,hwir-:
.storIox I. In the year thousand eight hundred
and .ixt, -four, in seventh year thereafter.
r. pres-ntatves, to ;i" number of hundrd shall be-
aportionsd distributed equally throughout the stat"
h, In proportion tn the numbr Of tsxnb nab
,rts in the several except any county
clntaipuc at least thru thousand five hundred taxabrs
M, be sllowd ,~pSrrt' REPRESENTATION; hut more
m, thr,- COUNTIES -lal he joiuel and county shall
h. divide. iu -. formation of district Any CITY ron
tanning mr. nu~her Of tssallss to entts it to at
least two prr-sntati, sha nave s'iArate r'pr~h
tiion it, and sbai he divided Into cons@nien'
districts of contiguous territory. OF popuI'
may is, each 5f which DIS. ict' ssa eec'
r-pr.s ntstiye."
words III, cg II Phddpa shH BE- r,ded into sin9i,
natoria district. Of contiguous tritoTy nrariy el,
IN 'rb, I"pniton as n'ssdL,; but no 'oard shall te
dir ed an The formation tLer,.f"
The Legislature. at it, ft session after tho adoption OF
this amendment shall divide the city of Philadelphia" intf
rHS sGen .. % , .,
and sixty four.
YorHra ANLSpNrSr.
To be !SciioR XVI Irficts T.
The Legislature shall have the power to alter. revoke
annul charter of Incorporation here after conferred W
under general o. eeial law whenever in thu
opinion il he Injurious the citizens OF tn.
nwralIh such manner however, that no Justice
/ shall b. done " the corpprators
IL SENATE.
April q. 1856.
Rssolred That this RESOLUTION PASS tn the first amend
ment yeas q! nays s. On the s.cond amendment, y-a,
4 ls nays & IN the third amendment. yeas IS, nays l.
/ On the fourth amendment. yeas 23. nays I.
/ Extract from the Journri:
THOMAS A. MAGUIRE, Clerk
IL House RKpaEsgy1.1,vssl
April u, 1sj6.
Reso,r. That this resolution pass On tn. first au.pd
ment. yeas ~ "a on the second ye.s
63 nays rs On the third -ndm.nt yeas Ca nays 25
and on the fourth amendment, yeas g., nays l6.
! Extract from the Journal:
| WILLIAM JACK, Clerk
s'e'VT.s'. E,iss Av9,, Gsr.s. j, ,sss As 'crn,,x.
| se'r'tlry Of n.s %" mon~eaith.
srcRrr.Rr's OFFICE. |
HtRRisBuEG, June q, 1856
| F.nnsyvdnia, SIS:
corr.c copy Of the original Resolution relative
Amendment Of the Constitution" the remains
file in this Office.
] ~ In testimony whersos. have hereunto my
}L hand and canssd to he affixed the seal Of the
~ Secrctarys Once, the day and year above ~ritten
A.G. CURTIN.
Secretary Of the Commonwealth
IL SENATE,
April Il. 1856
Resolution proposing amendments to the Constitution
Of the Common S.altb, being under consideration,
1 On the lurstion,
| Will tn s.nate agree to the first amcndmentt
The yeas and taken agre-aby the provis
ions of the Constitution, and were follow, viz:
YEAs-Mes-rs. Browne, Buckalcw Cressweil, Evsna.
Ferguson, Flcnnik-p Hol-. Ingram Jamison. Knox,
Lzubach. Lewis, NClintock. Pric- Sellers. shumnn,
Sout-r. Stauh, Tng Walton, Welsh, Wherry, VII.
kins aud Piatt tSietkrj-2&.
NAYs-Mrssrs Cra1b. Gregg, Jordan, Meluger, and
Pratt.
So the question determined In the Affirmative
On the question,
viii the Senate agree to the second amendment,
ions Il the Constitution, and were follow, viz:
Ys,s-Ntssrs. Browne. Burknlew, Cr-ssw-li, Evans,
Hoge Ingram, Jamson, Knox, Laubach. Lewis, Mtiin-
tock. Sell RS Straub, Walton, Welsh,
( wherry and wilkins-l9
NAYs-M.s-rs Crabb Ferguson Gresg Pratt Prics and
Piatt (St.alsrl-6.
So the question determined in the Affirmative
On tn. question.
! Will tn. Senate sgree tn the third amendment,
The yeas AMI nays taken ngreeaby the Cousti
! tn'ion. and were follow, viz:
YEss-M-ssrs. Browne, Buckasw, Crahb. Cresswcll,
Evans. Ferguson. Flennik-n, Hog, Ingram Jamsson,