Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-07-11
RESOLUTION
PROPOSING Amendments to the Consti,u
ton of the Commonwealth.


stitution Of thu Commonwealth aecord.noe with the
provisions Of the tenth article thereof
! FIRST AxEsbxKsr.
There shall an article to said constitution,
to be designated article eleven, MS follows:
OF PUBLIC DEBTS. 10
SEcrroS I. The state may contract debts. to supeIy
casual deficits failures in 10 meet
not provided but the aggregate amount 81
snch debts and contingent whether contracted bv
virtue of the general assembly or at
different periods Of time shall exce1 hundred
and y thousand dollars and the money arising from u
Of such debts shall he applied to the purpose Tor
which obtained repay the debit so oontrctf
and other purpose whatever. -
SECTION = In addition the above limited power the
may contract debts to rep invason suppress nsur
r,ction defend the state in war or To ricem present
landing indebtedness of the stat-: but the money
arising the contraction Of such debts shall he applied
to purpose for whch it raied, u repay suc
debts, and to no other purpose whatever
srcroS Except the debts above specified In .sat'on'
this article debt whatever shall he crea
ted by or behalf OF the state.
l. To provide for the payment Of the present
debt and any additional debt contracted as a!rsad The
legislature shall NJ its rst session after thr sdopon OF
this amendment. create sinking fund.- which shall he
sufficient paw the accruing interest such debt and
annually to the principal thereof by not less
than hundred and nfty Thousand doiiars which n
king fund shall consist of the net annual income OF the
public works. from time TO time owned by the state or
proceeds of the sale of the part thereof
and the procds sale of stock by
the together with other funds that
be designated by law. Tin; said sinking fund may be
incrcas.i from time to time by assigning to any part
of the other Of the state not inquired
for the ordinary ard current expenses Of government
and unl~ss OF war, insurrecton no
part of the said sinking fund shall be- used applied
otherwise than in extinsuishnen( Of the public debt
until the amount Of such debt reduced below the sum
Of five millions of dollars.
SECTION S. The credit Of the shall not In
any event he pledged loaned 10 indiyl
hereafter become joint owner or stock
holder in any company, association or corporation
SECTION g. The commonwealth shall not assume the
debt any part thereof OF county, city, borough or
shall have been contracted to enable the state To repe
in vasion suppress domestic itself
of assist the the discharge Of any
portion OF its present Indebtedness.
SECTION I. The legislature shall not authorize auy
county, city borough township, Incorporated district
by virtur of vo. Of its citizens otherwise To become
tockho'dcr in company association corratiop or
obtain for loan its credit to corporation
association, institution or party.
SECOND AMENDMENT.
There shall nm additional article said constitution
to be designated article eleven, as follows:
OF NEW COUNTIES.
No county shall BE- divided by line cutting of
tenth of its population, tei'her to form county
otherwise without the assent of such county
by a Of the electors thereof: sha any
county be established less than four hundred
square miles.
AMENDMENT.
strike out the words 'f the cify Of PA di,i, and #
zach county resI~et'rsy from section i've article.
the words .'of Phiod,ptia and If the Sersr
counties from section article strike the
words pet.er the city Of Philadelphia. my, aud
lieu thereof the words d''a " and strike out
four, article and in lieu thereof insert the
following:
.SEcriox l. In the year one thousand eight hundred
and sixty four in every seventh Thereafter
representatives, the number of hundred shall l
,pportone aud distributed equally throughout the state
districts in proportion to the number Of able nhab
ants in The several parts Thereof ezess thai
MT De allowed separat Representations but no NOR,
han three counties haii be join.i and no county shall
be DIVIDED in the formation of district ANY city rom
aiming sufficient number II tasabcs entite ii to at
east two representatives shall have n separate rppresen
anon assigned IT, and shall he divided into
strics Q" contiguous territory. of equa taxable popu
ION as near as may be, each Of which districts elect
ne representative"
AZ the end of section article insert these
'sss SSispiz4 a s.ssasas 1ee1 a. .t.-v .,s;
2 tiTsbs poPntof'on as pass'ie: but Vayd shall be
tr,'ed IN The formation thereof"
TIL. Legislature, at its after the aortion Of
hs amendment shall divide the city Of Philadelphia into
and representative above
rnshied such districts to remain unchanged until tn.
nj sixty four.
FOURTH AMENDMENT.
To be Scfion XVI, .trticle !.
The Legislature. shall have the power alter revoke or
under any general or special law, whenever in their
piniou it he injurious the citizens Of the com
onwealh in such manner, however, that injustice
iaii be done To the corporators.
IN SENATE,
April q. 1856
Resolved, That this resolution PASS On the first amend
nays O. On the third amendment. yeas IS uays l.
! fh" fonrth amendment. yeas y, nays I. Z
Extract from the Journa:
THOMAS A. MAGUIRE, Clerk !
IN fousE OF RtrrEsExr.rvEsl
April II, 1856.
hal rftnur I'm,
INT, yeas u nays ~ On the second amendment yeas
nays -. On the third amendment. yeas 81 nays 2j;
q on the fourth amendment, yeas g., maya lG
WILLIAM JACK, Clerk. a
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'Scrffdry Of The ton, ,mOnueain. n
sEcRrTarr's OFFICE p
HARRISBURG, June -, 1856 e
nr'y'rania, SIS:
do certify the above and orecopg true and
rect copy of the original .Resoiution relative to an
,endment of the Constitution" as the remains
file in this office.
-.-) In testimony whereof I have hcreunto set nv
hand and caused to be affixed the seal Of the 4
- Sccreary's Office, the dag year above written
A. q. CURTIN. I
.Seretary Of Die CommOnreduh. n
IL SENATE .
April 81. 1856. .e
esoution proposing amendments the Constutio. be
he Commonwealth, being under consideration,
Will the Senate agree to tho first amendment!
he yeas and nays taken agreeaby the provis-
Of the Constitution. and wer, as follow, viz:
Eis-Ncssrs. Browne, Buckalew. Cresswell, Evans,
guson, fennik.n. IIoge Ingram. Jamison Knox,
bach, Lewis MClintcek. Price; Sellers shuman,
ther. straub Taggart, Walton, Welsh wherry, vii
and Piatt (SDeakerl-24
.rs-Aessrs Crabb, Gregg, Jordan, M-llinger, and
It's.
So the question determined in the affirmative.
n the question, a..
Will the Senate agree to the second amendment1 o.
ne and taken sgr-eahy to the provis-
Of the Constitution, and were follow, viz:
EAs-M.ssrs. Browne, Buckalew, CressweIl, Evans
2, Ingram Jamson, Knox, Laubach. Lewis, M'Cbn- r
sellers, Shnman, Souther, Straub, Walton, Welsh,
rry and Wilkns-l9. i
crabb, Ferguson, Gregg, Pratt Price and .,
t (Sfedksr)-6 TT
80 the question determined in the Affirmative toy
tn. question, TO
Will the Senate agree 10 the thirl amendment, or
10 yeas and were taken agreeably the Consti-
m. and were follow, viz: toS
.s-Messrs- Browne Buckalew, CrnLb CrcsswelI | vii
rs, Ferguson, f1ennik-n, Hoyc. Ingram. Janiison,
m, Knox, Laubarh. Lws. MCliniock. Mriliug.r
T. Price Sellers Sbuman Southcr. Straub. Tar,yar An
on Welsh Wherry, Wilkins and Piatt (ealer)-2s ha,
ys-Mr. Gregg-l. =.
20 the question determined in the Affirmative 'eh
tn. question. of |
VIII the senate agree to the fourth amendment, ep
ana nays we're taken asreeaby to the Consti- lori
as-Messrs Browne. Buckalew, Cresswell, Evans nc
rken, iloge, Ingram. Jxmison, Jordan. Knox, con
ach Lewis, M'Cntck, Price. Sellers Shuiuau, rio.
'er straub. Walton, Welsh, wherry, Wilkins and ~,
IS eiker)-23. CIt
fs-Messrs. Crabb. Gregg Mcllinger and Prsft-t yet
be rrt,i,>. tI has