Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-07-04
RESOLUTION


RESOLUTION /
PROPOSING Amendments to the Ccns'tu'
ton of the Commonwealth. -- |
by ,, Senate and House IF Rerres ,t's
|,s ,,anpeaih Of Pnnsyirdnia in General Assmey ms
That the following amendments are PROPOSED IN.
etitution OF the Common~eath IN as'o'u""''
prov irons the tenth article tnsreoI
,ms7 AxEypxryr.
Thar. sa be an additional article 10 said copsutuuo"
To be d.siynsted as article eieven' as ioi'ows'
OF PUBLIC DEBTS. /
e-,,~, Ths state NAV contract debts, n supply /
casual deficits failures in revenue, or TO met
not otherwise provided tor but the Agrresae ~
.nch d.bts direct and contingent whether "
virtue Of one acts Of the general assembly, ., ~
p.riois Of time shall never exceed seven hun'o
n NV thou nd dollar and the arising from hs
creation Of such debts shah be applied TO the purose
which obsined or TO repay the debts 30
ana 3, no other purpose whatever. ,
"n I, addition to the above limited power. the
state may debts to repel invasion
raction drfud state in or TO redesIn tne pres
of the state; but tnc money
arising from the Of such debts shall be arp
the purpcss for which is was raied or 70 Np"'
debts aud TO other purpose vhntever
SIcrIoN Except the debts above speened IN ,ecIo"
one aud OF this article no debt whatever sha
ted by behalf OF the stst" ,.
SECTION L. To provide for the payment OF the P, ~,
dt and anv additional debt contracted as aforesaid te
legislator. shall fret session after the o
III amspim.nt create a sinking fund. which shall be
suici.n TO pay tn. accrung interest on such deb am
annually to luce the principal therscf oy asum % re-
than two hundred and rfty thousand do1rs' Wnu % M
kin. fund shall consist of the net annual income OF t
public works. from time TO time owned ny the 49, -
the proceeds Of the sal" OF the same or any h., - h
and tn. proceeds Of sale of stocN own" "
the together with other funds resources my
be- desisuatpd Nv law. The said sinking fnnh may "
increased time TO time by assigning TO 1ny i
Of IN. xes or other of the state not rereu
for the ordinary aud current expenses ot gosernue
an, un,sss in case Of war; invaspn nsurrecticn no
...tl stVl lipa flnI
otherwise than in extingushment OF the pnoie utoe
until the OF such debt Is reduced below 'he sum
of five millions of dollars 80,
any manner he pledged or loaned TO any ind.i
u,l, company, eorporntion or as-riatrn; nor sh' e
hereafter become JOINT owner or s'cH
holder in any company, association or corporation.
stcIioS g. The commonwealth shall not assume inc
debt any part thereof Of any county CITY, bor""sh or
toxnbn or al an association, un ess such
dent have enable the stat" repi
ny,sio ,uppr..s domestic def nj itself in
time Of war OF the state in the discharge oi any
PORTION of its present in'ieh'edncss -
st,rroS I. The Legislature shall not suthnriz' any
.oun,v city borourh. nbip, incorporated u'uct'
bs-yirur ii Of its citizens or Otherwise 10 Jerome
staEkho,d-r in company a-s"ca or
TO obtain money for loan its credit TO any
association, institution OF party.
sEcoSp AMENDMENT.
There shall an additional article to 'ad consttution'
to be designated as article eleven, as folo~s:
ARTICLE XII.
OF NEW COUNTIES.
No county shall b. divided by line cutting OF over
on. tenth OF it, population, (eher to form h." eony
r without the assent "f snch county,
by "A vote of the electors thereof nor shall any new
county he established CONTAINING less than four huhdieu
square miles
r,,r section two of the article Of the constitution
strike out the words. '' n. cay Of m, aadrp' az" :"
county respsctrey from section hse san"
s,rik. ont the words .0f Pt,adphi and y ne S's,dt
eont,, from section SANE art cle siNr our ne
words neither "a, city Of PhL'd,,psh nor any, aht
insert ia lea thereof the words sand no ahh
section four article and in leu theieoi ''e 'H
following: ,, ,-,.,
.sscIioS l. In the year thousand eight hundred
and sixty four aud in every seventh year thcreatsf
prr.rnta,-s To III. number Of one hundred shaia o.
apportioned and sa tEmIcr of inhab
the several pare thereof except that county
containing three thousand fye bundrsi ta1abl-s
may be allowed separate representation, but no more
than thre. counties -hall he joined and county shall
be divided. in the formation Of district Any city
tanning sufficient number Of aides tn ene it to at
esttwo representatives shall have separate represen
tstion assigned IL and shail he divided into convenient
districts territory Of equal able popuis
ton be, each of which districts shall elect
o's fssls' ars,o.-
words h, ely q Pt'aa,a ,hn b lr,ded int ..ng,
tIIab, population J,ssith>; but tolrd shall be
d'riaied IN the formation hsre:f
The legislature. session after the adoption Of
this amendment shall divide the city IF Philadelphia into
senatorial and dstrtt in the shove
provi'd: such districts to r-msin UNCHANGED until the
superintendent in the year one thousand eight hundred
and sixty fur.
yorrrH .NEypxrSr.
To be Serion XVI. Artic's =.
The Legislature shall have the power tn alter revoke
anpu Of Incorporation hereafter conferred hy
under any general special law, Whenever in their
opinion II he injurious TO the citizens of the
wealth In such manner, however, that no injustice
shall BE- done to the corporators.
" SENATE,
April 81. 1856.
Hssored That this resolution ra-s on the first amend
ment yeas -, S On the second amendment. yeas
l9, On the third amendment, yeas %, nays /.
0I the fourth amendment, yeas %, uays l.
Extract from the Journal:
THOMAS A. MAGUIRE, Cerk.
1S House. OF ELPRgsESI,rvEs,l
April ~, 1856
R,sop.3 That this resolution pass On the first amend
ment yeas 72 81 Tn the second amendment,
81, Is. On the third amendnent yeas ~ nays Is
and on the fourth amendment yeas 81, nays 10.
Extract from the Journal
WILLIAM JACK, Clerk
SKcnrr.Rr's 0FTIcE,
Filed april "a, 1856 AG CURTIN.
iscrstury Of Ne Commonwealth.
srcREr.Rr's OFFICE
HARnIspuRG, June -, 1856
Psnnsyf-1nid, IS:
certify that the above and foregoing /. and
COPY Of the original Resolution relative To
Amendment Of the Constitution as the same remains