Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-08-22
RESOLUTION
DROPOSING Amendments to the Constitu.
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RESOLUTION
DROPOSING Amendments to the Constitu.
Il tion of the Commonwealth.
Reso'rdb House Of Represeniasires ofUe
Commonsceaih IF fsnnsyirdnid General assembly met
That the following amendments proposed
s,ituton Of the in accordance with the
provisions OF the tenth article thereof
FIRST AMENDMENT
There shall he additional article to said
to be derignsted as article eleven, follows:
ARTICLE xI.
OF PUBLIC DEBTS.
| SECTION l. The state contract debts to supply
casual deficits or failures in revenue, to
not otherwise provided for but the aggregate
snch debts direct and contingent whether
virtue Of one more acts Of the general assembly
different periods OF time shall
and fifty thousand dollars and the arising from the
creation Of such debts shall be applied purpose
which it obtained repay the debts so
| and To no other purpose whatever.
SECTION 2. In addition to the above limited power the
state may debts to repe suppress
rection defend the state in redeem the
outstanding Indebtedness of the the money
arising from the contraction of debts shall be applied
to the purpose for which raised or to repay such
debts, and 70 no other purpose whatever.
SECTION Except the debts above specified in sections
aud two Of this article debt whatever shall be crr
| ted by or on behalf of the state.
SECTION To provide for the payment of the present
debt and additional debt aforesaid the
legislature SHALL at its first session after the adoption Of
this amendment, create sinking fund, which shall be
sufficient to the accruing interest debt
annually TO reduce the principal thereof by not less
than two hunared and hfty thousand dollars; which sin
king fund shall consist Of the income the
public works, from time to time owned by the state
the proceeds of the sale Of the part thereof
aud OF the income proceeds sale stock owned by
the state together with other funds
! be designated by law The said sinking fund NAV be
increased from time to time by assigning it part
of the taxes or other of the state required
for the ordinary and current of government
and unless in Of war, INVASION nsurrection.
part Of the said sinking fund shall be used applied
otherwise than in extingushmenf of the public debt
until the of such debt reduced below the sum
| of five millions Of dollars
SECTION s. The credit of the commonwealth shall not in
any manner or event be pledged loaned indid
ual company, corporation. association: shall the
commonwealth hereafter become a joint stock
| holder in any company association or corporation.
SECTION Q. The commonwealth shall not assume the
debt part thereof of county, city, borough
township of any corporation association unless such
shall have been to enable the state rep
invasion suppress domestic nsurrection, def nd itself in
time OF assist the STATE in the discharge Of
portion of its present indebtedness.
SECTION J. The legislature shall not authorize auy
county city borough township. Incorporated district
by virtue Of vote Of its citizens otherwise become
stockhoder in any company association corporation
to obtain money for or loan its credit any corporation
association, institution party.
SECOND AMENDMENT.
There shall be additional article said
to be designated as article eleven, as follows:
ARTICLE
OF NEW COUNTIES
No county shall be divided by line cutting of over
otherwise without the express county,
by vote Of the electors thereof; shall any new
county he established containing less than four hundred
square miles.
THIRD AMENDMENT.
From section two of the first article Of the constitution
strike out the words, ' the city Of Fiadep,i, and Of
each county respsctrey from section five. article
strk. out the words 'of Philadelphia and e the sererH
counties from section article strike the
words, neither the city Of Philddepa, any," and
insert lieu thereof the words aBd y strike
section four article. and in lieu thereof insert the
following:
.sEcrIoS I. In the year thousand eight hundred
and sixty four, and in seventh thereafter
representatives, to the number Of hundred shall be
apporoed and distributed equally throughout the
by districts in proportion To the number of nhah
itans the several parts thereof that
containing least three thousand hundred taxabes
may be- allowed separate representation; but
than three counties shall be joined and county shall
he divided, in the formation Of district ANY city
tanning sufficient number Of taxables entte at
least representatives. shall have separate represen
taton assigned it and shall be divided into
districts Of contiguous territory Of equal taxable popula
ton near as may be- each Of which districts shall elect
representative"
At the end of section article
words rs city cf Philadelphia shall b. dpidd SINGLE
sndtorioi DISTRICTS Of contiguous 7ttory ney squai
IN tdrabe population as possible but ,oayd shall be
dirided IN he formation tiereofD
The legislature at its first session after the adoption Of
this amendment shall divide the city Of Philadelphia
senatorial and districts the
provided; such districts to remain unchanged until the
apporionment in the year thousand eight hundred
and sixty four.
FOURTH sNESpNENr.
To BE- Sction xxvI, .irtice
The Legislature shall have the power alter revoke
annu any charter of incorporation hereafter conferred by
under general special law whenever their
opinion it may lie injurious the citizens the
munwealth in such however, that no injustice
shall be done TO the corporators.
IN SENATE.
April D. 1856.
Rsolrsd, That this resolution pass On the first amend
meDt, ~ 5. On the serond amendment, yeas
-, nays On the third amendment yeas IS, nays 1.
On the fourth amendment yeas q, nays
THOMAS A. MAGUIRE, Ccrk.
Is House or RrPrEsESr,rIvEsI
April y, 1856.
Resorred, That this resolution pass the
ment. yeas ~ ~. on the second amendment yeas
63. nays %. On the third ndment. yeas ~ nays
and on the fourth amendment, yeas 90, nays 10.
WILLIAM JACK, Clerk
s''niz,a',i Tisa ApGil GlF.as j, 1856 Ao CURTIN.
S:crstdry Of ne Commonwealth
sEcRrr,Er's OFFICE.
UARRlsBURG, June q, 1856
do certify that the above and foregoing true and
copy OF the original "ResoutOn relative to
Amendment Of the Constitution as the same remains
file in this office.
o. In testimony whereof. I have bereunto set my
L. hand and caused to he affixed the seal Of the
J. Secretarys Office, the day and above written.
A. q. CURTIN,
&crstary Of The Communicable
IN SENATE, !
April Il, ls56.5
Resolution proposing amendments to the Constitution
| of the Commonwealth being under consideration,
On the question,
| Will the senate agree to the first amendmenti
The yeas and taken agreeably the provis
! ions of the Constitution, and Were follow, viz
fEis-Messrs. Browne, Buckalsw, Cresswell, Evans,
Ferguson flennik.n. Iloge. Ingram, Jamison, Knox,
Laubach. Lewis, MClintock, Price; Sellers, shuman
souther, Straub, TagEart, Walton, Welsh, Wherry, Will