Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-09-12
RESOLUTION
nROPOSlNG Amendments to the consti
zion of the Commonwealth.

Of PUBLlC DEBTS.
SECTION I. The state may contract debts, 10 supply
deficits failures in revenue, to meet expenses
otherwise provided but the aggregate amount Of
snch debts direct and contingent whether contracted by
different periods Of shall exceed hundred
and y thousand dollars and the money arising from the
creation Of such debts sha be applied to the purpose for
which it obtained repay the debts contracted
and to other purpose Whatever.
SECTION q In addition the above limited power the
state may contract debts repe suppress nsur
rection defend the state in redeem the present
outstanding Indebtedness Of the state. but tn. money
arising from the contraction Of such debts shall be applied
to the purpose for which raised, or 70 repay such
debts and to no other purpose whatever
SECTION B. Except the debts above specified In sections
and two Of this article debt whatever shall be
ted by on behalf Of the state
SECTION L. To provide for the payment Of the present.
debt and additional debt contracted aforesaid the
legislature SHALL at its first session afer the adoption Of
this amendment create sinking fund, which shall be
sufficient to pay the accruing interest such debt and
annually reduce the principal thereof not less
than two hundred and my thousand dollars; which sim
king fund shall consist Of the net annual income Of the
public works. from time owned by the state,
the proceeds Of the sale Of the part thereof
and OF the income proceeds Of sale Of stock owned by
the state together with other funds that
be designated by law The said riuking fund may be
increased from time to time, by assigning to 1t any part
OF the taxes other Of the state not required
for the ordicAry and current Of government
and unless In Of war, invasion insurrection
otherwise than in exnguishmenf Of the public debt
until the amount Of such debt Is reduced below the
Of five millions of dollars.
eEcrIoS s. The credit Of the commonwealth all not in
any mannr event be pledged loaned any indivd-
ual company, corporation association; shall the
commonwealth hereafter become joint owner stock
holder in any company, association corporation.
SECTION 0. The commonwealth shall not assume the
debt any part thereof any county, city, borough
debt have been to enable the 70 rsps
suppress domestic nsurrecton, defend itself In
time Of war; to assist the state In the discharge Of
portion of Its present indebtedness.
Il.
county, city, borough township, Incorporated district
by virtue OF vote Of Its citizens otherwise to become
stockhoder In company association corporation
to obtain money for loan its credit any corporation,
association, institution or party.
SECOND AxrSpxrsr.
There shall be additional article said constitution,
10 bs designated - article eleven, ~ follows;
ARTICLE I'll. !. .
OF NEW COUNTIES.
No county shall be Divided by line cutting on over
tenth OF it, population, eher to form county
without the express assent Of such county
by n vote Of the electors thereof; shall spy
county be established containing less than four hundred
From section two Of the first article Of the constitution
strike out the words. f The cy Of Phi iddephii aHd "
each county respectively" from section Eve article
strike the words, .ef Philadelphia and If the s,rerui
countes from section article. strike the
.ora. "ns.nsr es e,,y r.aasPh'a; . nor any, and
section four same article and in lieu thereof insert the
following:
"SEcrIos4 =. In the year one thousand eight hundred
and kxfyfour, and In every seventh year thereafter
representative to the number Of hundred shall be
apporoned and distributed equally throu the
by districts in proportion to the number nhab
anta in the several parts thereof except that county
containing at least three thousand five hundred
may be allowed separate representation but more
than three counties shn be joined and no county shall
be divided in the formation Of district ANY city
least two representative. shall have separate r.presen
vid
s ss
one representative"
words the city ef Philadelphia shall be uided into sn9i,
sennfortdt drscfs Of contiguous rrIoyy nedry equal
trrnbe population rossit. but no soard shall be
dirided he formation tsereoC'
The legislature Arst atsr the adoption Of
this amendment shall divide the city Of Philadelphia
feuatoral and tho
providcd; such districts to remain unchanged until the
spportonment In tho year THOUSAND eight hundred
and sixty four
Younra AMENDMENT
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The Legislature shall have the power to alter revoke or
nnnul charter Of incorporation hereafter conferred BY
or any general or special law whenever in their
opinion il may he injurious to the citizens of the
monwealih in such manner however, that NO injustice
shall be done 70 the corporanrs
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April q. 1855
Reo,ed That this resou utop pass On III. frst amend
mept year r. psys 81 On the second amendment yes.
81 n. 4.