Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-08-01
RESOLUTION
Amendments to the Constitu
ton of the Commonwealth.

RESOLUTION ~
DROPOSING Amendments to the Constitu-
ton of the Commonwealth.
Kesop,dL BY Senate AND HaaS n Representatives. cfta
Comssosveahh Of Pnssytranis IN General As.e1 ~ -
stuion the Commonwealth, In sccofdaacs With shs
provisions Of the tenth article thereof
FIRST AMENDMENT.
There sa be an additional article sad constitution
to be desiyustsd - article eleven, - Sollows:
ArTIcL.
OF PUBLIC DEBTS.
SECTION I. The stats contract debts. 70 supply
casual deficits failures revenue, meet expenses
not otherwise provided but the aggregate
snch drbt dr~ct and whether oootr.csed BY
virtue Of one Of the general assembly
different periods time shall hundred
y thousand dosrs, and the money arising from the
which obtained repay the debts contracted,
and to NO other purpose Whatever.
In addition to the above limited power, the
contract debts TO reps suppress insur
recton defend the state in redeem the present
outstanding Indebtedness Of the etat~ but the money
arising the contraction Of eba shall b~ applied
purpose for which il raied repay such
debts. aud to no other purpose whatever.
stcroS Except the debt. above specified in sections
Of this artre. bt whatever shall 10
ted by oron behalf Of the state.
SIcIIoS To provide for the payment Of the present
legislature shall its first sr.son after the adoption Of
this amendment create sinking fund which shall hr
sufficient pay the accruDc interest such debt snd
annually reduce the principal thereof by not less
than two hundred and Try thousand doars; whirh
king fund hz consist Of the annual income Of the
public works. from time to time owned by the state.
the Of the sale Of the thereof
and the income proceeds of sale Of stock owned by
the together with other funds
iucreasr from time to time, by assigning it any
Of the other Of the state required
for the ordinary ard current of government
and unless In Of aston, insurrection.
part Of the said sinking fund shall be applied
otherwise than in extnguisbmenf Of the public debt
until the amount of such debt Is reduced below the
Of Eve millions of dollars.
SECTION s. The credit Of the shall not in
manner or event he pledged loaned any indvid
commonwealth hereafter become joint stock
holder In any company, association or corporation.
SEcTIoN 9. The commonwealth shall not assume the
debt part thereof OF any county city, borough
township association unless such
debt shall BILE the r~pel
suppress domestic defnd itself in
time Of assist the state in the discharge of
portion Of its present Indebtedness
sEr1icS T. The Legislature shall not authorize any
by Of Of its citizens otherwise To h~ccme
stockhod.r company association corporation
obtain money for loan its credit any corporation
association, institution or party.
SECOND AMENDMENT.
There shall b. an additional article said
TO be designated article eleven, a. follows:
ARTICLE Iii.
OF NEW COUNTIES
No county shall be divided by . line cutting OF over
tenth Of its population, ei' her form county
BY Of the electors thereof; shall any new
county be established containing less than four hundred
square miles.
AMENDMENT.
From section two Of the article Of the constitution
strike the words f the e,fy Of Phi adehGr, and Of
each county rcspecttry from section five. article,
counties from section seven article strike the
Words neither the city If Piade'phid any,"
lieu thereof ths words and and strike
section four article and In lieu thereof insert th.
following:
"srcrIoS t. In the year one thousand eight hundred
nma ~ ~. nn",,, ~ nna hns Ia. r.
apportoned and distributed ~qusv throughout the
DISTRICTS proportion to the natr of inhab
containing least thr-r thousand hve hundred taxablss
may be allowed separate representation; but
than three counties shall be onei and county shall
be divided. in the formation of district
tanning sufcsnt number Of taxsblss il to at
least representatives shall have separate repre.en
tation assigned It. and shall bc divided nts convenient
districts Of contiguous territory Of equal taxable popuI
ton near as be- each Of which districts shall elect
representative"
..sa: z re- & aras% sa LINT .s sas sas
fIrabie poputaon possib'e but ,card shall be
a,riaed ia the formation thereof"
The legislature at its rst s-.sion after adoption Of
senatorial and disrts the
provtird such districts to remain unchanged until
apportionrsnt in the thousand eight hundred
and sixty four.
FOURTH AMENDMENT.
To be Section XVI, Artieler.
The Legislature shall have the power alter revoke or
anuu charter Of conferred
under general special Law. whenever their
opinion It he injurious to tn. citizens Of tho
In such manner, however, that injustice
shall be done to the corporators.
II SENATE.
April 81, 1856.
R,solrsd That this resolution pass On the amend
ment. yeas q, nays On tn. second amendment yeas
10, nays 6. On the third amendment, yeas 2s nays l.
On the fourth amendment. yeas %, nays 1.
Extract from the Journal:
THOMAS A. MAGUIRE, Cte,k.
April q, 1856.
fssnrred That this resolution pass On the first
mcnt. yeas ~, a. On the second amendment
g. 25. On the third amendment, yeas o. nays 25
and ou the fourth endment, yeas 50, nays 10.
Extract from the Journal:
WILLIAM JACK, Clerk
sr'hs,A,r,s r OFFICE, nc a or,-,
Seretdry Of pis Commonwealth.
sEcRrrARY's OFFICE !
HARRsBURo, June q, 1856.
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