Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1856-10-04
RESOLUTION

IL IL - ~ IL ~ Il L " IN
Proposing Amendments TO he Constitution of
the Commonwealth.
RrsoLvrp by THs SENATE AND uovsr or RErrr.qsx.
rAIIyts or TVS CoasoSwEAlIu or pESS,ylvAMa IN
GENERAL ASSEMBLY ssr, That he following amendments
are proposed 20 the constitution 0f the
accordance with the provisions of the tenth article torc
FIRST AMENDMENT
There shah bc an additional article ssd constitution
to be designated as article eleven, as follows -
ARTICLE XT.
OF PUBLIC DEBTS.
Section l. The state may contract dol.s, /, zurr,y
casual deficits failures in revenues or 10 meet penss
not otherwise provided for but ths aggregate amount
such debts direct and contingent, whether contracted by
virtue OF one acts Of the general assembly, a;
different periods of time, shall exceed scven handrcj
ond nifty thousand dollars, and the money arising from Ii
creation of such Debts s, be applied to III. nrpnso r
which 1t was obnined to re,y the debts contracted
ana to no other purpose whatever.
Section 2. In addition TO the above limited power the
state may contract debts to rerel INVASION suppress
outstanding dstenoss o Ike state but lhs money ais
ing from the contracting Of such debs shall be appied to
no other purpose whatevct.
sections Except the trb.s above specified, in sections
nne and two of this article, debt whatcret shall he
created By, OF on behalf Of the E;ate.
Section 4. Js provide for the payent of the present
debt and NM additional debt contracted ss sorsaid the
legislature SHALL n. its first session. after the adoption o
this amendment, a sinking fund which shall be
sufficient to pay the accIueing nterr, IN such debt and
dAhuay t. reduce the principal thereof by not less
ing fund shn consist OF The net annual income of the
public works, from time to time owned by hs state,
the proceeds of the sale Of the Snne any part thereof
ana n the income proceeds of sale Of scks owned BY
the state together with other fundE, resources that
may be designated by law. The sld sinking fund NAV
be licreased from time TO time, by assigning 10 il my
part o Inc taxes or other revenues Of the state,
CURED Tor the ordnury and current expenses Of govern
nent and unless in ease ef war, invasion 1surrectun
~ pait nt The Ed sinking fund shall be used applied
otherwise than in cxtngushmcnt Of the public debt un-
I'll the amount Of such debt is reduced below tho Of
hre millions Oi dollars
Section s. The credi: Of the commonwealth shall No.
~ an. mannsr, or event, Ge pledged loaned TO,
dlyihna company, corporations association nor su
the commonwealth hcreaitee Joint owner stockhulder
IN ANY company, association, corporation
Section g. The commonwealth shall not assume the
debt or any pat thereof o aTy ,uuy, CITY, borough
township Of any corporation, association; uress
such scbt snail have been contracted enable the state
cpei INVASION suppress domestic insure tipn defend
self IN time OF war to assist in thc discharge
oi any portion of lis present indebtedness
Section T. The Legislature shal not agtnoze any
" cry, Sofo-gh, township, Incorporated district, BY
virtue OF vote OF its citizens or otherwise, to become
aockh|der IN any company association or corporation;
or to obtain money m leah its credit to- any corpora
ZION, asaocia;ion, Institution, or party.
SECOND AMENDMENT.
There shall be sddtlonal a'tcs TO said constitution
TO Be designated ss article XII, as follows!
ARTICLE XII.
NEW UNTIES.
No county shall be divided bvs limo cutting OF over one
tenth of its population, either form county
oherwse( witbou the express assent Of such county, BY
he cS,ablshed containing less than fou hundred square
miles.
THIRD AMENDMENT
From section two OF the first article of the constitution
srke out the words uf the city Of Phidepha ana Of
each county respectively - from section FIVE, article
strike the words. doi Phadephin and Of the several
counties" :" from section seven same article strike out the
wards, "nuther the city Of Phsde 1ha nor any, and
inaett in lieu thereof the words 'ond no and strike ONT
section four, same article, and in lieu thereof insert the
following;
"Scc6n I. In the year one thouserua eight hundred
and -four, and in every seventh year thereafter reg
resentaves to the number of hundred shall be appOr.
toned and distributed equally throughout the state by
districts, IN proportion to the number of taXnb7 inkshi
tants IN the several paris 'hereuf except that
containing at least three thousand FIVE hundred taxRses
may be allowed a separate representation; but more
than three coenteS shall be joined aud county shall he
divided, il the formation of L district. Any city contain
ing Scem. number Of taNabes to entile it to least
representatives shall have a scpaate representation
assigned and shall he divided n,o convenient districts
oi contiguous terEitory of equal table population
MS may be, each Of which d!sct shall elect represen
tativ..p
At the end Of section ,-vcn same article nser. these
words ''thc city Of Philadelphia shall he divided into
gle senatorial districts OF contiguous territory nearly
equal W taxable population rs possible but ward shall
be divided IN the formation thereof"
The legislature az a first session, after the adoption Of
this amendment, shall divide the city Of Philadelphia into
senate -pl and representative i-rts in the manner above
provided such districts to unchanged until tho
appHortionent in tho year thousand eight edsdred
and sxiy.iour.
FOURTH AMENDMENT
70 be ctcfi0n &XJI lirticte T.
The legislature shall have the power to alter revoke or
arnu any charter O Incorporation hereafter conferred hy
or snder, any Special or general law Whenever in Their
opinion II may he injurious to In. citizens ofh- common.
wealth in such however the. injustice sLau
be done to the eOrpOIators
IS SENATE April 81, 1888
Resolved, That this resolution pass, On the srst
amendment, yeas "a, nays 5. ON the second amendment
yeas rs, nayse. On the third amendment yeas 49, nays
|. On the fourth amendments yeas %. uaysi.
Extract from the journal.
X IIousE oV REPRESENT ,rrvEs,
April 81, 1856. (
Resolyed Ths. thsresoulion pass On the fret amend
meut yea, 20 uays -; On the second amendment yeas
63 nays 25 On the third amendment. yeas g., pavs IS
snd on foUIth amendment, yeas Co. nays Is.
Ext.nc; from the Journal.
WILLIAM JACK, Clerk
Fs apr ~ 1855 Secretary otths ccmaonweal.s mon
SrcRErAEy's CFFicR,
Harrisburg June a. 1885. !
Pennsylvania, IS:
do certify that the ab and foregoing is true srd cor
re corv Of the original 2esuuun relative tu au amend
rnt oi the ConItituon" the remains On file in
his otice.
-. In testimony whereof have hereunto
.oSSASSe my hand aud aHscd to Ire affixed the
.J&EHS. seal OF the Secretary's Gfcc, the day and
sSeE3k: A.d CURTIN.
ySSsSS' Secretary Of the Commonwealth.
20, Is sas.rR, Apri' 81, 1850.
Resolution proposing amendments to the Constitution
.! the commonwealth, being under confederation.
Oh the question,
w I'll the Senate agree N the first amendment,
me yeas and nays were taken agreeaby to the provi
sions OF the Cdnsttution and were ne follows viz:
\ llu Nf..at tETaSrt Iuons