Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1856-08-02
RESOLU 10 N
Proposing amendments to he Constitution Of

Proposing amendments TO he Constitution o.
he Commonwealth.
REsoLvsD nv rnR SENATE AND Uouss OF RarRress
TATIyBs Or TBB CoMMoNwKAL1n OY PENSsgLvAklA Is
GsSsRaL AssENrIy MKT, That the following amsndnen
repoP'sed - the cuns ntion o. TIE eonn nwenlth, u
actornce with the ovisons o The tenth hrtiCu here
FIRST AMENDMENT.
There shnu be an additional article Is id conrt,uo,
TO bo designated M article eleven, Us follows:--
ARTICLE XII.
OF PU b LILO ID Il BITS.
Section l. Tha state may contrAct debts, TO supply
casual deficits failures IL revenues or - meet oxpense
not otherwise provided for but the aggregate amount o
such debts direct mud contingent whether contracted by
vItus Of one or acts Il the general assembly
different peds o tme shall exceed huudret
nnd nifty Thousand liars, md the money arising from tbs
creation OF such debts shall be applied to the purpose fo
which 1t was obtained repay the debts contracted
ana 10 no other purpose whntevcr.
Section 9 In addition 10 the above limited power III,
sats may contract debts repel INVASION suppress
recton defend the state IN war, redeem the pes,
outstanding selt dness Of the but the money srs
ing from the nacing of such debts shall be applied tc
Sectio3 Except the dcbts above specr., in secticn
one andtw this article, no debt whaoyos shall bl
cretei by, CO ON behalf of the stnte.
Sections. To provide for the payment Of the present
debt, aud anT sddti nal debt contracted aforesaid, the
leg stature shall at its st session. after the ndpon n
III amendment, create sinking fund, which shoil bC
sufficient to pay the accIrtng eres, ON such debt aud
daunoy t. rsuce Che principal thereof ny sum rot less
than tn hundred and ffv tbousad dhars; which sink.
ing fluid shall consist the net annual income Of the
public works, from time 10 time owned by ,hs state,
the proceeds Of tine sae Of the same, any part thereof
and Of the income proceeds Of sale Of stocks owned by
the state together with other funds resources, that
may be designated by law The said sinking fund may
be increased from time To time, by assigning to il any
part of the taxes other revenues of the state not
qurei for the ordinary aud expenses uf govern
nen aud unless in Of war, invasion insurrectio
no psit Of the said sinking fluid shall he used applied
otherwise than in eXtingushmcnt of the public debt
I'll the of such debt is reduced below ths
five millions Of dollars
Section s. The credit Of the commonwealth shall No,
IN any ann9r event. be pledged, loaned TO- any
dvidual crmpany, corporation, associann shall
the commonwealth heTenfee JOINT owner, stOckhOdeI
IN any company, ass ,cation, or corporation.
Section o. The commonwealth shall not assume the
debt sny pat thereof any county city borough
township; or of any corp matiOn or association unless
such debt shall have been contracted to euhe The state c
repe INVASION suppress drre.tc insure tinn, defend
self in time of to assist the state in the discharge
Of any portion of its present Indebtedness
Section Z. The Legislature sha not agthoze nny
~ cy borough township, or incorporated district, by
virtue o vote of its czens, or otherwise to become
stockholder in any company, association corporation
or 10 obtain r,nney h or loan its credit TO- any corpora
tun, association, Institution, Or party.
SECOND AMENDMENT
There shall he All additional article ,o.said constitution
to be designated US article XII, ns fellows: