Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-09-19
RESOLUTION
Amendments to the Consltu-
ton of the Commonwealth.


| PROPOSING Amendments to The Consl,u-
ton of the Commonwealth.
esoredbyts Sarte aud H,us. Of Rspresentd'ir,s cfs
Com of Psnnsyiraria General Asssmby MT,
That the following amendments proposed to the Con-
sttution Of The commonwealth in accordauee with the
provisions Of the tenth article thereof
FIRST AMENDMENT.
There shall be additional article to sad constitution,
to be designated Us article eleven as follows:
ARTICLE xr.
OF PUBLIC DEBTS.
SECTION l. The state may contract debts, 70 supply
dcts failures in revenue or to meet expenses
oiherw provided ior but the aggregate amount "i
snch d. hts, direct and contingent whether contracted ny
Of one acts Of the general assembly or at
different periods OF time sha! exceed seven hundred
and Thousand dollars and the money arising from the
Of such debts shall be applied to the purpose for
which obtained the debts 80 contracted
ana To- no other purpose whatever.
sEc4IoN = 10 nd.tion to the above limited power the
contract debts repel invasion suppress nsur
rectio, defend tn. state in to redeem the present
outstanding indebtedness of the state; but the money
arising the contraction of such iebts shall be applied
the purpose for which il raised or TO repay such
debts. and TO no other purpose whatever.
SECTION Except the debts above specified in sections
and of this article. debt whatever snail be crea
ted BY on behalf Of the state.
SECTION 1. To provide for the payment of the present
debt and any additional debt contracted as aforesaid the
legislature shall its first session after the adoption OF
this amendment. sinking fund, which shall be
sufficient to the accruing interest such debt and
annually reduce the principal thereof by not less
than hundred and tty thousand dollars; which SIN
king fund shall consist of the annual income OF the
public works. from time to time owned by the state or
the prgcee Of the sale of the any part thereof
and the income proceeds OF sale Of stock owned by
the state with other funds lesSurcrs that may
he designated by law. The said sinking fund NAV be
increased from time TO time by assigning TO II any part
of the other Of the state not required
for the ordinary nd current expenses Of government
and unss In case Of war; invasion. or insurrectlon no
part of the -aid sinking fund shall be used or applied
Otherwise than in extnsushmeD( of the public debt
until tns amount Of such debt is reduced below tine sum
of five millions Of dollars.
3. The the shall not in
manner event he pledged loaned to individ-
usl company, corporation associatin shall the
commonwealth hereafter become joint owner or stock
holder in any comrany, association or corporation
SECTION q. The commonwealth shall not assume the
debt any part thereof county, city, borough or
of association. unless such
shall have been contracted to enable the state to rep
invasion suppress domestic insurrecton e nd itself IN
time Of ssis the in the discharge Of
portion OF its present inaeb,ness.
SKCTI0S Z. The Legislature shall not authorize auy
county. city, borough township incorporated district
bv virtue of vote Of it, citizens Otherwise to become
tockholder in association corporation
obtain money loan it, credit corporation,
association, institution party.
SECOND ,MEvpNsSr
There shall h. additional article aid constitution
To be designated as article eleven as follows:
or NEW COUNTIES.
No county shall BE- divided by = line cutting of over
nth population, (ei.her to form new county
otherwise without the express Of such county,
by vote Of the electors thereof; shail any
county be established containing less than four hundred
square miles.
AMENDMENT.
From section of the first article Of the constitution
strike the words. -f the city Of PHI aisJiI and Of
each county reI~ersiy from section FIVE, article
strike out the words, 'cC EadIid and ef he ssreii
Counties from section article strike out the
words asiier the ctiy Of PliildsibiI any. and
in lieu thereof the words ot AMI strike ou
section four article, AID in lieu thereof insert the
following:
!. In the year thousand eight hundred
and sixtyour. and in every seventh year thereafter
representatives, 10 The number Of one hundred. shall he
apportioned aud distributed equally throughout the state
hy districts in proportion to the number taxab nhab
auts in the parts thereof kept that any county
containing at least three thousand five hundred axables
may b.. allowed n se1arat' representation; but more
than three counties shall be joined aud county shall
be divided. in the formation Of district ANY city
timing sufficient number Of taxsbles -nte IL
least representatives, shall have separate repres-n
tation assigned it. and shall he divided into
districts OF contiguous territory of equal taxable popua
ton may lie, each Of which districts shall elect
rcprrs' NATIVE"
the end section article insert these
words .te city Of Philadelphia shall b. dirief into single
sergtoriai diiTs a contiguous t7tory marty eIDal
tIr1he population possible: tut odId shall be
d,ri. .ed IN tis formation b,sreof.'
The legislature, at its first session after the adoption of
this amendment. shall divide the city OF Philadelphia into
EQUATORIAL and d-trirt-n the above
rruVii'd such districts to remain UNCHANGED until the
superintendent in the year thousand eight hundred
and sl&tyiour
FOURTH AxESDaENT.
To be Seeion XVI Artics l.
The legislature shall the power to alter revoke or
annu charter of incorporation hereafter by
under general or special law Whenever in their
opinion II may he HJu;ious to the citizens OF the
munwcah, in such manner, however, that injustice
shall be done TO the corpOrators.
Is SENATE.
April u. 1856.
Essood That this resolution pass on the first amend
ment. yeas p. 5 On the second amendment yeas
T. nays g. on the third amendment. yeas IS, nays l.
On the fourth amendment, yeas 23, nays 1.
Extract from the Journal:
THOMAS A. MAGUIRE, oerl.
Is HOUSE OF REPprsrxr.rIvEs,I
April y, 1856
rs,orsi Tha, this resolution pass On the first amend
nent yeas - ~ On the second amendment, yeas
o. nays 70 On the third amendment yeas - nays 25
and on the fourth amendment, yeas 81, nays Id.
Extract from the Journal:
WILLIAM JACK, Clerk.
si''Fi,t',i Fh,d Apfil Sn'.is' j, 1855 Ao currv.
SerrfaTy Of The cola atoHtcsalG'.
srcHETsnr's OFFICE
HAERIsBtEG June u. lSss.
Pernsyrarir, Ss:
DO certify that the above and foregoing is true and
corrrc copy of the original esoiuton relative to an
Amendment Of the Constitution the remains
file in this ohre.
l. :. hand and Caused Re affixed the seal Of the
u Secretary Office the day and above written
A. e. CURTIN.
Secretary cf the Commonwealth.
Is SFSArr.
April Il. ls56.
Resolution proposing amendments to the Constitution
of The Commonwealth, being under consideration,
On the question,
Will the Senate agree to the first amendment!
The yeas and nays taken agreenby to proys-
ions of the Constitution. and wera follow. viz:
hFAs-Mrs-r-. Browne, Buckal'w Cres-well. Evans,
Fcrgu,on. t!rnuikrn. Ho.e. Ingram. Jami-on Knox
LHHiach. LrWi-, NClint,ck. fric,: SeIrr-. -humau.
tnrr >rraHh. Tt--art. Walton, Welsh Wherry VII
kin, and riatt !SIerL.r-3i.
AsIs-Messrs. Crsbb, Gregg, Jordan, Mellinger, and
Pratt.
So the question determined in the Affirmative.
On thr question.
Will the Senate agree to the second nmendment7
The yeas ani taken srerahiy to the proys
ions # the Constitution. and a. follow. viz
lENs-Nr>srs- Browne, Burkslew, Crrssyell. Evans
H"Ee. Ingram. Jsmson, Knox, Laubach Lewis M'Clin-
took sellers. shuInan, suuther. straub Walton. Welsh
Nlorry and Wilkins-lg
NAYs-lies,rs Crabb Ferguson Gregg Pratt Price and
riatt tS,cIi.rl-6.
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