The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-09-24
ARTICLE II.
OF PUBLIC DEBTS.

SEC. I. The Stale may contract debts, TO
supply casual deficits or failurefs in reve.
nuee, or 10 meet expenses not Otherwise pro-
vided for; but the aggregate omouni Of such
debts direct aud contingent, whether con.
tracted by virtue OF one or more acts of the
general assembly, or at different periods Of
time, shall never exceed seven hundred and
fifty thousand dollars, and the money aris-
ing from The creation of such debls, fhalI be
applied 10 The purpose for which il was OBJ
tanned, or 10 repay the debts so contracted
and 10 no other purpose whatever.
SEC. 2. In addition 10 the above limited pow.
or the stale may contract debts TO repel in
vasion. suppress insurreclion, defend the
state in war, or 10 redeem the present ont.
standing Indebtedness of the state: but the
money arisiug from The contracting Of such
debts, shall be applied 10 the purpose for
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, no
debt whatever shall be created by, or on be.
half of the state.
SEC. 4. To provide for The payment oi the
present debt, and any additional debt con-
irscted as aforesaid, the legislature shall, at
is first session, after The adoption OF this
amendment, create a sinking fund, which
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terest on such debt, and annually 10 reduce
the principal thereof by 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 10 time owned by the slate, or The pro-
ceeds of the sale of The same, or any part
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 ume TO time, by as
signing to il any part of the taxes, or other
revenues of The state, not required for the
ordinary and current expenses OF Govern
ment, and unless in case of war, invasion
or insurrection, no part of the said sinking
fund shall be used or applied otherwise than
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
ell, or loaned 10, any individual, company
corporation, or association; nor shall the
commonwealth hereafter become joint
owner, or stockholder, in uny company, as,
recitation, or corporation.
Sec 6. The commonwealth thall not as
sumo 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 stale 10 repel invasion, suppress domes-
tic insurrection, defend itself in time of war,
or 10 assist the slate ia the discharge of any
portion Of its present indebtedness.
Sec. 7. The Legislature shall moi authorize
any county, city, -horonah, township, or in
corporaled district, by vinue of a vote of lis
citizens, or otherwise, 10 become a stock
poraiion or 10 ob ain money for, or loan its
credit TO any corporation, association, insli
tuition, orparIy.
SECOND AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional article 10 said
constitution, 10 be designated as article XII,
as follows:
ARTICLE XII.
OF NEW COUNTIES.
No county shall be divided by line cut
ting of over one tenth of its population,
(eithsr 10 form a new county or olherewise)
without the express assent of such county,
by vote oil the electors thereof nor shall
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, ''of The city
of Philadelphia, and of each county respectively"
from section five, same article, strike out
the words, '.ef Philadelphia and Of The sever.
al countless" from section seven, same article,
strike ont the words, ''neither The city Of Phil
adeiphia nor any," and insert in lieu thereof
the words, s'and no. and strike out section
four, same article, and in lieu thereof insert
The following:
"SEc. 4. In the year ore thousand eight
b.o eli -fou md In, o,h
year thereafter, representatives 10 the mum
Der OF one hundred, shall be apportioned and
distributed equally, throughout the stale, by
districts, IN proportion to the number of tax.
able inhabitants n the several parts thereof
except that any county containing al least
three thousand five hundred taxables, may
be allowed separate representation but no
more Than three counties shall be Joined,
and no county shall be divided, in the for.
maiion of district. Any city containing
sufficient number of taxables 10 enille il
TO al least two representatives, shall have a
separate representation assigned it; and shall
be divided iElo convenient districts OF con.
tiguous territory, Of equal taxable popula.
lion as near as may be, each of which dis.
tricis 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
tricts, OF contiguous territory as nearly equal
In taxable population as possible; bu, nc
ward shall be divided in the formation there.
off,
The legislature, al its first session, allel
the adoption oil this amendment, shall d.
vide The city Of Philadelphia into sena,oria
and representative districts, in the manner
above provided; such districts 10 remain un
changed until The apporlonment in Ihe yea
one thousand eight hundred and sxly.four.
FOURTH AMENDMENT.
To be section XVI, article I.
The Legislature shall have the rover to al
Ter, revoke, or annul, any character of incor
poration hereafter conferred by, or under
any special, or general law, whenever il
their opinion il may be Injurious 10 ibe cil
,,zens Of the commonwealth; in such manner
however, thai no injustice shall be done L
In SENATE, A. =, 1885,
Resoiped, That this resolul5 55n pass. On tn,
first amendment, yeas "a, nays 5. On III,
: second amendment, yeas 10, nays6. o.
the third amendment, yeas 2s, nay1. Oi
the fourth amendment, yeas 30, nays A.
Extract form the Journal
THOMAS A. MAGUlRE,