The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1857-09-04
- a. - 81 = ID.
OF PUBLIC DEBTS.

ARTICLE xr.
OF PUBLIC DEBTS.
Section !. The State may contract debts to supDlv
casual drhclts or failures IN revenues, to meet ex-
penses not otherwise provided for bat The aggre-
gate amouats of such debts direct and contingent,
whether contracted by virtue OF one or more acts Of
the General Assembly, at different periods oftime
shall never exceed seven hundred and ffty-tbonsand
dollars and the money arising from The creation of
such debts, shall he applied the purpose for which
1t was obtained, or 10 repay the debts SO contracted
and 10 10 other purpose whatever
| Section ,. In addition to the above limited power
the State may contract debts 10 repei INVASION sun
press nsurrection defend the State in war or 10 re-
deem the present outstanding Indebtedness of the
State; but the money arising from the contracting of
such debts, shall be applied 10 the purpose for winch
1t was raised, or TO repay such debts and 10 other
/ purpose whatever.
| Section 3. Except the debts above specified in
! section one and two OF this article no debt what
ever shall be created by or on behalf of the State
Section 4. 10 provide for the payment of the pres
ent debt, and any additional debt contracted alore-
said, the Legislature SHALL al its first session, after
the adoption OF Jbis amendment, create a sinking
fund, which shall be sufficient 10 pay the accrung
interest of such debt, and annually 10 reduce The
principal thereof by not less than two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars; which sinking funa shall
consist OF the net annual income OF the public works,
from time 10 time owned by the State, or the pro-
ceeds OF the sale of the same any part thereof,
and Of the income and proceeds OF sale of stock own
ed by The State, together with other funds rcsour
ces that may be desi snatrd BY Law The sand sink
ing fund may be increased, from tine TO time by
assigning 10 It any part OF The taxes other
of the State not required for the ordinary and
current expenses OF governments and unless IN case
OF wa5 invasion or insurrection, part of the said
sinking fund shall be used applied Otherwise than
in the eXtngoishment OF the pubic debt, until the
amount OF such debtS reduced below the sum OF five
millions OF dollars.
Section 5. The credit of the Commonwealth shall
not, in any manner or event, be pledged, or loaned
10, any individual, company, corporation, associa
ton; nor shall the Commonwealth hereafter heroine
Joint owner, sockholder, in any company, aSSo-
citation corporation.
Sec. Is. The Commonwealth shall MOI eeer-n. ~,
debt or any part thereof, of any county, city, bor-
~~sh, toWnsuP; OF Of any corporation, or asSOcl-
ton; unless such debt shall have been contracted 10
enable the State to epe invasion, suppress domestic
insurrection, defend itself in time OF war,
sst the State IN the discharge OF any portion Of its
present indebtedness.
Section 7. The Legislature shall not authorize any
county, city, borough. township, incorporated dis
trct, by virtue of vote OF lis citizens, otherwise
10 become Stockholder IN any company, association
credit to, any corporation, associations institution or
party.
SECOND AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional article to said Con-
sttution, to be destgnaeted as Article hl as fol-
ARTICLE XU.
or NEW COUNTIES
No county shall be divided by line cutting off
over oue-tenth OF It's populations (elther 10 form
new county or otherwise.) without the express
assent OF such county, by vote Of the electors
thereof; shall any new couaty be established,
containing less than iour hundred square miles.
THIRD AHENDHENr.
From section two OF the first article Of the C0asti-
tuition, strike out he words, '.of The CHy oC Pliia-
dsiphia, amt q each conRty repsctirefg; from sec
ton Ave, same article, strike out the words, 'of
Phi}4@ipiia and o i4c sereyat routtiey;" from
tion article strike out the words, ''Hsi
Mer hie CITY Of Pdf1aEsipljz any, and insert in
lieu thereof the words, 'al,a a0;" and strike out
'sscou jour ayttrs," and ia lien thereof insert
the following:
'.Section j. In. the wear thousand eight bund-
red and sixty four. and in every seventh year there
atter representatives, 10 the number OF one hundred
shall be apport,oued and distributed equally through
out the state, by districts. in proportion to he num-
ber oftaxabe inhabitants ia the several parts there
OF; except that any county containing at least Three
thousand five hundred taXables, may be allowed a
seperate representation; but more than three
counties shall be ioned aud no county shall be dIvi
ded, in the formation of distllct. Any city con-
tanning sufficient uumber Of taNabes to entItle il
to at least two representatives, shall have sepeT-
ate representation assigned II, and shall be divided
into convenient districts of contiguous territory, OF
equal taxable population as near as may be, eacA OF
which districts shall elect one representatives,"
At the end of section seven, same article, insert
these words ste c,Iy Of Phi4dsphsa sbaf he dIDded
siele SeNqf0rtz dstritS, Of cotfgH1HS tetto'y
neqyg equqi in farqbie poputafion possJbe; but
no aeard shaH be dtr5dcf in Hie formation heyeof.
The Legislature, its first session. after the adop
ton of this amendment shall divide the city of
Philadelphia into senatorial and representative dis
tricts in the manner above provided such dis
tricts to remain unchanged until the appoTtonment
in the year thousand eight hundred and SIXTY
four.
FOURTH AMENDMENT.
There shall be additional section to the first ar
tcle of said Constitutions which shall be numbered
and read follows
Section 2G The Legislature shall have the power
to alter revoke annu, any charter OF Incorporation
hereafter conferred by, UNDER any special or gen
era law, whenever in their opinion il may be mlnrl-
ous TO the citizens of the Commonwealth; IN such
manner, however, that innstice shall be done TO
the corporaors.
Iv SENATE, March 27, 1857.
Resolcsd, That this resolution pass. On the first
amendment yeas 4, nays 7; the second amend
1uelt yeas 23 nays 6; on the third amendment,
yeas "a, nays on the fourth amendment, yeas 23'
nays i.
Extract from the JourHal.l
GEO. w. aAMMERSLY, CLERK.
liz THE House. OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
AariI 30, 1857.
ResoIVed, That this resolution pass. On the hrst
amendments yeas rs, nays l2 on the second amend
meat, yeas 81, ntys 81; on the third amendment
yeas 70, nays 23 the fourth amendment yeas o''
nays T.
IExtract from the Journal.l
JACOB ZEIGLER, Clerk