The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-09-09
ARTICLE VI.
OF PUBI,IC DEBTS,

en-, as iollows:--
ARTICLE NJ
ssy OF PUBLIC DEBTS.
SEC I. The stale may contract debts,
supply casual deficits or failures in revenue
or 20 meet expenses not Otherwise provide
for; but the aggregate amount OF such deb
direct and contingent, whether con racled D
virtue of one or more acts OF the general as
sembly, or al different periods OF time, sba
never exceed seven bundled and MY lhou
sand dollars, and the money arising from tn
creation of such debts, shall be applied /
The pntpose for which il was obtained, or Il
repay The debts so contracted, and 10 no oihe
purpose whatever.
SIC. 2. In addition 10 the above limi,e'
mower the state may contract debts 10 repe
invasion, suppress insurrection, defend ih'
state in war or 10 redeem he present out
landing Indebtedness OF The state; but lh'
money arsirg from the contracting oil suci
debts, shall be applied 10 the purpose 10
which II was raised, or TO repay such debts
and 10 no other purpose whatever.
SEC. 8. Except the debts above specified
in sections one and Two OF this article, ne
debt Whatever shall be crealed by, or on be-
half of the Stale.
SEC. 4. To provide for the payment oi
the present debt ard any additional debt
contracted as aforesaid, the Legislature shall,
at its first session, after the adoption OF this
amendment, create a sinking fund, which
shall be sufficient to pay the accfulng inter
est on such debt, and annually 10 reduce the
principal thereof by a sum not less than TWO
hundred and fifty thousand dollars; winch
sinking fund shall consist oil the net annual in-
come of The public works, from time 10 time
owned by the state, or The proceeus oi Tue
eale of The same, or any part leefeoi, ana
cflhe income or proceeds oil sale oil STOCKS
owned by the stale, together win olhei
funds, or resources, that may be designated
by law. The said sinking fund may be in-
creased, from lime TO time, BY assigning to
il any parl of the taxes, or other revenues oi
the State, not required for the ordinary and
current expenses OF government, and unless
in case of war, invasion or insuneclial, no
saft of said sinking fund shall be used0pI
applied otherwise than in extinguishment q
The public debt, until the amour. OF suciN
debt is reduced below the sum Of five mil
lions Of dollars.
SEC 5. The credit Of the commonwealth
shall not in any manner, or event, be pledg-
ed, or loaned 10, any individual, company,
corporation, or association; nor shall the
commonwealth hereafter become a joint
owner, or slotkholder, in any company, as
sociatior, or corporation.
SEC G. The commonwealth shall not as.
enme The debt, or any part Thereof, OF any
county. city, borough, or township; or oil any
corporation, or associations; unless such debt
shall have been contracted 10 enable the
slale to repel invasion, suppress domestic
.nsuneclion, defend itself in Time oil war, or
10 assist the state in the discharge OF any
portion of its present indebtedr ess.
SEC T. The Legislature shall not authorize
any county, city, borough, township, or in-
corporation district, by virtue OF vote oil lis
citizens, or otherwise, to become a stock
holder in any company, association, or cor
or 10 obtain money for, or loan Ills
credit TO, any corporation, association, insti-
luton, or party.
SECOND AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional article 10 said
10 be designated as arIlcle MI,
as follows:
ARTICLE XII.
OF NEW COUNTIES.
No county shall be divided by line cut
ting off over one tenth OF lis population, telth'
er 10 form a new county or Otherwise with
out the express ossenl oi such county, by
vote Of The electors thereof; nor shall any
new county be established, containing less
than four hundred square miles.
THIRD AMENDMENT.
From section two oil the first article ot the
strike Out the words, "ot the city
OF Philadelphia, and of each county respec-
lively :" from section five, same article;
strike out the words, sol Philadelphia aud OF
the several Counties" from section seven,
same article, strike out the words, "nei,her
The city OF Philadelphia nor any," and insert
in lieu thereof the words, Sand no;" and
strike oul 'tseciion four, same article" aud IN
lieu thereof insert the following:
sSEc. 4 In the scar one thousand eight hun
drcd and xty-four, aud in every seventh
wear thereafter. representatives 10 The num-
Der of one hundred, shall be apponioned and
distributed equally, throughout the slate, by
districts, in proportion to the number OF tax
able inhabitants in The several parts thereof
except that any county containing at least
Ihree thousand five hundred laxables, may
be allowed a separate representation; but no
more than three couc:ies shall be joined, and
no county shall be divided, in the formation
of a district Any city containing suitci.
ent number of ,axables 10 enti;le 1t to a,
least two representatives, shall have sepa-
rale representation assigned it, and shall be
divided into convenient districts OF contlgu-
Gus territory, of equal taxable population as
near as may be, each OF which districts
shall elect one representative"
Al The end of section seven, same article,
insert these words, 'ihe city oil Philadelphia
shall be divided into single senatorial dis.
Iricts, OF contiguous territory as nearl! equal
in taxable population as possible; but no
ward shall De divided IN the formation there
ol.n -. ... .,--,
The legislature, at lis first session, after
Ihe adoption of this amendment, shall di-
vide the city Of Philadelphia hio senatorial
and Representative districts, in the manner
above provided; such districts to remain un-
changed until the apporlionment IN the year
one thousand eight hundred aud sixy-fon:.
FouRTH AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional section TO the
FIRST article of said constitution, which shall
be numbered and read as follows:
SEC. 26. The legislature shall have the
power 10 alter, revoke, or annul, any charter
IF incorporation hereafter conferred by, or
nnder, any special, or general law, whenev-
,r 10 their opinion il may be injurious 10 The
,i0zens OF the commonweallb; in such man.
ler, however, thai no injustice shall be done
o the corpora,ors.
In Senate, Maleh 81, 1857.
Resolued, That ibis resolution pass. On The
,,s, amendment yeaS % nays Z: or Ukau