The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-08-20
OF PUBLIC DEBTS.

SEC. /. The stale may contract debts, TO
supply casual deficits OF failnrers in reve-
nues, or 10 meet expenses not Otherwise pro.
vided for; but lhe aggregate amount of such
debts direct ind contingent, whether con-
tracled by vrlpe 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, shall be
applied 10 The purpose for which il was OBJ
tanned, or 10 repay the debts so contracted,
and TO no olheIpurpose whatever.
Sec 2. In addition TO the above limited pow.
er the slate may contract debts TO repel in.
vasion, suppress insurrection, defend the
standing indebtedness of the state but thea
money arising from the contracting OF such
debts, shall be applied 10 the purpose for
which it was raised, or to repay such debts,
and 70 no other purpose whatever.
Sec. 8. Except the debts above specified,
in seclions one and Two of this article, no
debt whatever shall hs created by, or on be-
half of the state.
Sec. a. To provide for the payment OF the
present debt, and any additional debt con-
tracted as aforesaid, The legislature shall, at
it's first session, after The adoption of this
mend.nent, create sinking fund, which
shall be sufficient 10 Fay the accruing in
terest on such debt, and annually 10 reduce
the principal thereof by a sum not less than
t1wo hundred and fifty thousand dollars !;
which sinking fund shall consist of the net
| annual income of the public works, from
time to time owned by The slate, or The pro-
ceeds of the sale of the same, or any parl
thereof, and of the income or proceeds of
sale of stocks owned by the stale, together
with other funds, or resources, that may be
designated by law. The said sinking fund
may be increased, from time 10 time, by as
signing 10 il any .paH OF the taxes, or other
revenues of the stale, not required for the
ordinary and current expenses of Govern.
ment, and unless in case of war, invasion
or insurrecton, no part of the said sinking
fund shall be used or rappIied otherwise than
ia extinguishmenl of the public debt, until
! The amount OF such debt is reduced below
the sum OF five millions of dollars.
Sec. 5. The credit of the commonwealth
sn all not in any manner, or event, be plsdg.
ed, or loaned 10, any individual, company,
corporation, or association; nor shall the
comm onweallh hereafter become joint
owner, or stockbolder, in any company, as.
socialion, or corporation.
| SEC 9. The commonwealth shall 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 state 10 repel invasion, suppress domes-
tic insurreclion, defend itself in time of war,
or 10 assist the stale in the discharge of any
portion of lis present Indebtedness.
SEC. 7. The legislature shall not authorize
any county, city, borough, township, or in
corporated district, by virtue of vote of its
ciiizans, or niherwlse. 10 become a stock
holder in any company, association, or cor
poralion or TO obtain money for, or loan its
credit TO any corporation, association, insIi-
tuition, or parry.
SECOND AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional article 10 said
constitution, 10 be designated as article XII,
as follows:
OF NEW COUNTIES.
No county shall be divided by line cut
ting off over one tenth of its population,
(either TO form a new county or otherewise)
without the express assent Of such county,
by vote OF The electors thereof nor shall
any new county BIZ 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 he cif3
Of Philadelphia, and each county respectiveiy;'
from section five, same article, strike Oul
the words "of Phstddsiphia and Of the seper-
al eounties;" from seciion seven, same article,
strike out the words, "neither the city of Phil
adelphia nor any, and insert in lieu thereof
the words, "and no." and strike out section
four, same article, and in lieu thereof insert
the following:
-"SEc. 4. In the year ore thousand eight
hundred and sixty-four, and in every seventh
| year thereafter, representatives 10 the mum.
ber OF oie hundred, shall be apportioned and
distributed equally, throughout the state, by
districts, IN proportion to the number of tax
able inhabitants in 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 ior.
maiion of district. Any city containing
a sufficient number of taxables TO entille il
10 al least two representatives, shall have q
separate repre- ssenistion assigned it, and shall
be divided iEtol convenient districts of con.
,iguous teritery, Of equal taxable popula.
| ton as near as may be, each of which dis.
|
Al the end OF section seven, same article,
insert these words, ''ihe city Of Philadelphia
shall be divided info single senatorial dis.
tricts, OF contiguous territory as nearly equal
IN taxable population as possible; but no
ward shall be divided in the formation there
Off
The legislature, at its first session, after
| the adoption OF this amendment, shall d.
vide the city OF Philadelphia into senatorial
aud representative districts, in the manner
above provided; such districts 10 remain IN
changed until the apportionment in the year
one thousand eight hundred and sixly.four.
FoURTH AMENDMENT.
To be section xxvI, article 1.
| The legislature shall have the power TO al
Ter, revoke, or annul, any character of incor.
| poration hereafter conferred BY, or under,
any special, or general law, whenever in
their opinion II may be injurious 10 the citi-
| zens OF the comni6nweaI eaIh; in such manner,
however, iiIat no injustice shall be done to
the cofporalors.A
liz SENATE, April 2l, 1856.
Resolved, Tha,this resolution pass. On the
first amendment, yeas "a, nays 8. On the
second smendmenl yeas 10. nays 9. On
the third amendment, yeas %, nays !. On