Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-07-18
RESOLUTION
nROPOSING Amendments to the Constitu
II lion of tho Commonwealth. ~

RESOLUTION e.
DROPOSTNG Amendments to the Constitu-
ton Of the Commonwealth.
P,o.,bv IN, S,,rf, ard use If Representative effhs
Commonwealth of nnsyiranid General Aaembiy nssf
That the following amendments are propo,e to III. c-
titution Of the Commonwealth In neooruAoee win inc
proyisions Of the tenth article thereof
TrHsr AMENDMENT.
There shall BE- an additional srtic1e tn said
to lie designated - article eleven, as follows:
ARTICLE
OF PUBLIC DEBfs.
SEcrS6S l. The state NAV contract de'As, T. supply
casual deficits failures TO meet
not provided tor but the aggregate amount of
snch debts rct and contingnt whether contracted oy
xirtue acts Of the general assembly or at
different periods Of time shall sxeesi hundred
and ty dolla and the arising from the
creation Of such debts shall he spwe to the purosr fr
which obtained rpay the debts contFneted,
and To other purpose wbztev-r.
SECTION @ In addition the above limited power the
state debts repe Invasion suppress. nsur
rccton defend the state n To ree~m the present
outstanding Indebtedness OF the state but the money
arising contraction Of such dsbt shall be applied
to the purpose for which it raied 70 repay such
debts. and to no other purpose whatever
SfcroN s. Except the debts above specified in sections
one of this article bt whatever shall be
ted by or on behalf OF the state
l. To provide for the payment Of the present
debt and any debt contracted aforesaid the
legislature shall at s frat session after the adoption of
this amendment create sinking fund, which shall be
annually Tsuce the principal thereof by not less
than hunivei and nftv thousand dollars; which sin
king fund shall consist Of the net annual income OF the
public works, from time time owned by the state.
the proceeds of the sale Of the part thereof
the income proceeds nf sale of stock ownd by
I'll. state together with other funds that
he designated ny Law. The said sinking fund may be
increased from time to time hy asgning to IL part
Of other OF the state not required
the ordinary aId current Of government
and unless in Of war; invas"n or insnrrection no
part Of the said sinking fund shsil be used applied
otherwise than in sxtnguishmenf of the public debt
the amount Of such debt is reduced below the
of five millions Of dollars.
SECTION 8. The credit of the commonwealth shall not in
any manner be pledged loaned indvii
ual company. corporat association: shall the
commonwealth hereafter bscoms joint stock
holder in any company, association or corporation
debt or any part thereof CITY, borough
corpors ton association unless such
shall have been contracted to enable the state tn rep'
inv asion suppress domestic defnd it"f in
time Of the the discharge Of any
portion Of its present indebtedness.
SECTION !. The legislature shall not authorize any
county city, borough township, Incorporated district
by virtue OF Of its citizens otherwise to become
stockhoder In company or corporation
obtain money for loan its credit " corporation,
association, institution or party.
SECOND AMENDMENT.
There shall he additional article to said Constitution,
to be designated as article eleven, as follows:
ARTICLE XII.
OF NEW COUNTIES.
No county shall h divided by line cutting of over
trnth its popuation t-i.her to form county
by vote Of the electors thereof; shall any new
county be established containing less than four hundred
square miles.
AMENDMENT.
Prom section two Of article Of the constitution
strike words, ''f the city Of PhiadeI, dd #
eeh county r,spectir,y from section i've article
strik. words of Phiad,phia and IF the sersTd
counts from section same article strike out the
words neihsr the city If PtodeiphiI. any and
10 lieu thereof the words and AMI strike out
section four article and In lieu thereof insert the
following:
.srcrIoS 4 In the year one thousand eight hundred
and sxt, four and in seventh year thereafter,
the number of hundred. shall IL.
apportoned distributed equally throug the state
proportion 10 the number of abl. inhsb
the several parts thereof that comfy
containing at least three thousand five hundred axab
may b allowed scp~rsts rsprvs-Dtation hut more
than three counties .ha be joined ani county shall
,Hinirrg surI uuor tufrvfo eftit,e II In nj
least two shall have s-rarate
taton assigned It and shall be divided into
districts Of contiguous territory Of equal popu
one rrpress ntative"
At the end Of secon seven article insert these
words e eafy u Philadelphia shaH b dr,ded sig.
,nat'r,at d'sfT'cfs ~ contiguous territory nsuriy .ai
in taE0tif sss Sissgs sseseib : =
The legislature nt its first session the adoption
this amendment shall tn. of into
senatorial and
proviid such districts rrmain unchan ged until the
Mt in the thousand eight hundred
aud sixty four
FOURTH AMENDMENT.
To be SctioE XVI. Ayfic'e I.
Tie Legislature shall have the power alter revoke
annul charter of incorporation hereafter rre
under any general special Law. whenever in their
opinion it lie injurious to the citizens tbe
monweaiih In such manner. however, that Injustice
shall be done to the corporstors.
IN SENATE. !
April q. 1856
Es,o'rei That this resolution pass On first amend
msnt. yeas %, s. On the second amendment yeas
~, 8. On the third amendment. yeas IS nays l.
On the fourth amendment, yeas IS, naysA.
Extract from the journal:
THOMAS A. MAGUIRE, Clerk
IN HoUsE OF RErnEsEyTArrvrs,l
April Il, 1850.
Rssnfred That this resolution pass. On rst amend
ment yeas - 81 On the second amendment yeas
81 25 On the third amendment. yeas ca nays %
and on the fourth amendment yeas 69, nays l6
Extract from the Journal:
WILLIAM JACK, Cerk.
sE''rT.s',s r,iss sn9G' Gsnsr 3. ;sss c crr,rx
SECRETARY Of the Commonwealth.
sEcRErARY's OFFICE !
HARRISBURG, June q, 1856.
PeNnsy'conia. IS:
certify that the above and foregoing true and
copy Of the original 'Resouton relative
Amendment Of the Constitution the same remains
on file in this ofice.