Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-09-04
RESOLUTION
Amendments TO the Constitu.
tion Of the Commonwealth.

RESOLUTION
DROPOSING Amendments 10 the Constitu-
i ton Of the Commonwealth.
ResoIredby lI,s and use n Of
Com o"'ncahh ef IsnsyiuaHa General iSsspubiy met
That the following amendments proposed to the Con-
sutut"n Of tn" Commonwealth, in accordance with the
/ provisions Of the tenth article thereof.
TIRsr AMENDMENT
There shall be additional artic. said constitution
/ TO be designated as article eleven, as follows:
,uTicLE NJ.
OF PUBLIC DEBTS.
SFcroS l. The state may contract debts, to supply
cauSal d"iciiS failures in revenue. expenses
otherwise provided tor but tn. aggregate amount Of
such debts direct and contiu-c whether contracted by
virtue of more acts Of the general assembly,
different Prios of time, shall exceed hundred
aud hi thousand and the money arising from the
creation If such debts shall he applied the purpose for
which II Wa obtained repay the debts contracted
/ and 20 no other purpose whatever.
SEy7IpN ,. In addition the above limited power the
state contract debts TO repel INVASION suppress nsur
rectun. defend the state IN redeem the present
outstanding Indebtedness of the state but the money
arising from the Of such debts shall I've applied
to the purpose for which it raised repay such
debts. and TO no other purpose whatever.
SEcoN }. Except the debts above specified sections
aud two Of th- article nodebt whatever shall he
! ted hy behalf Of the state.
SECToN l. To provide the payment Of the present
debt and additional debt contracted aforesaid tn,
legislature shall at its first session after the adoption Of
this amendment create sinking fund, which shall be
sucrnt I" pay the aecruing interest on sIch debt and
annually TO reduce the principal thereof by less
than two hundred thousand dollars: which
king fund shall consist the ual income the
public works, from time time ned by the state
the proceeds Of the sale of the part thereof
aud o The Income proceeds of sale Of stocks owned by
the state together with other funds that
be designated by law. The said sinking fund may be
increased from time time. by assigning part
Of the taxes other revenues of the state required
for the ordinary aud current of government
and unless n case of war invasion, nSurrection.
part of the said sinking fund shall be- used applied
otherwise than in extngushment Of the public debt
until the amount Of such debt is reduced below the
| of five millions Of dollars.
SECTION >. The credit of the eath shall not in
any manner event be pledged loaned To indyid-
ual company, corporaton association shall the
commonwealth hereafter become joint stock
holder in any company, association corporation
SfcToN &. The commonwealth shall not assume the
debt part thereof of any county city borough or
township OF corporation on unless such
debt shall have been contracted to enable the state rep
invasion suppress domestic insurrecton dend itself
time Of to assist the stat. in the discharge Of
! PORTION of lis present Indebtedness.
SECTION . The legislature shall not authorize any
county, city, borough township incorporated district
by virtue Of vote of its citizens oth-rwi-e to ,c"ome
stokholr in company. association corporation,
to obtain fr or loan credit any corporation
/ association, institution or party.
| SECOND AMENDMENT.
There shall be additional said constitution
! 70 be designated as article eleven, as follows:
ARTICLE XII.
OF NEW COUNTIES
No county shall b. divided hy line cutting OF
tnth of it, population, (ei'hrr to form county
otherwise without the assent of such county,
by vote Of the electors thereof: shall any
county be- established containing less than four hundred
| square miles
THIRD AMENDMENT.
From section article the constitution
strike out the words % tI, city Of Ihi ddeiI, and Of
zach county rcectrely: from section five article,
strike out the words, .ef ihadphia and ef tie srrerd
counties; from section article stik. the
words. "nsiiisT the cI.y # ILiadsltt,d any, and
in lieu thereof the words Gnd " strike
section four article and in lieu thereof insert the
following:
"SfcTioS I. In the year thousand eight hundred
and sixtyour, and in seventh year thereafter,
representatives to the number Of hundred shall be
anportoned and distributed equally throughou the state
hy districts proportion To the number of able inhab
tants tn" several parts thereof except that any county
containing at least three thousand five hundred xables
may t~ allowed separate r'r-se Dtation but
than three counties hall lie Joined, and county shall
lie divided In the formation OF district Any city
tsnng sufficient number Of taxahes to enttle 1t e at
least representative. shall have n slarat. r-presen
tstion as,i:nd it, and shall lie divided into convenient
districts territory, Of equal Bile popua
tion near may be- each Of which districts shall elect
representative"
words t' city Of fIbiiodiphd shall be dridsd into single
s'"a"Tiai dtiet "t contiguous troy as marry e2nal
tirabi' population g4sSitls J,at luiJd shall be
dIridsd IN He formation EersaE"
The legislature. at its first session after the adoption of
this amendment shall divide the city of Philadelphia into
senatorial and in the above
proviied sur districts remain unchangd until the
arr"riiunmcnt in the year thousand eight hundred
and sixty four.
There shall he additional section tn the frs. a-ti.ic
constitution, which shall De numberei and read
a follows:
To b. Section xxvI. article /.
The Legislature shall have the power alter or
annnl charter Of incorporation hereafter confrr by
und-r 81 ecia or general law whenever in their
opinion it be injurious to the citizens Of the
mnwcalih in such manner. however, that injustice
shall be done " the cOrpOratUrs-
II srS.1E. !
March -, 1857.
utiopr slr fll,fr
yeas ~ On the second anne udmrnt, yeas
u, nays On The third amendment, yeas u, nays /.
On the fourth amendment. yeas %, nays 4.
Extract from the Journal:
GEO W. HAMERsLEY, tlerk.
In House. REPRESENTATIVES,
April -, 1857
Resolroi That this resolution pass On the first
mcnt. yeas - L. uu III. second ut yeas
81. nays -. On the third amendment, yeas -, nays a.
and on the fonrth amendment, yeas S. nays7.
JACOB zIEGLEE, Clerk
sscRrr,ny's OFFICE.
Scrctary Of tie Commonwealth.
Srcnrr,rYs OFFICE
H,ERIsBuRG, June -, 1857.
dc tortify that the above and foregoing true and
correct copy of the original Resolution relative 10 an
Amendment Of the Constitution" as the zane remains
on file i'll tis ofhc..
(-( In testimony whereof. I have hcreunto Sc. my
l. hand and caused to he affixed the seal If the
y Secretary Office, the day and year above ren
A. q. CURTIN.
Secretary Of Gte t5amonre1uh.
IN SENATE. !
March q, ISL
Resolution proposn. amendments the Constitution
Of the Commonwealth, being under consideration,
On the question:
Will the Senate agree to the first amendment,
The and nays taken ayreea bly, proys
ions OF the Constitution. and werr follow. viz:
YEas-Nssrs. Brtcrr B'.Hne Cbf.y Ely Erans F,fter
F2snpiLsn Fraser Ingram DSrDE kungeT hnor LHui-rcb
L,cis Myer .Sofeld Siers SbnnGn Sesls NrauL Wish
Winins Wright aud T'ggdyt (SI~dkert24
NNs-Msrs trubt tress,c.H ffnuey Gregg Harris Pm
rose and SonthrT-7.
So the question determined in the affirmative.
On the question,
Will the Senate agree to the second amcndmeptr
The and nays taken agrecahly proy;s
ions If the Constitution, and were a. follow, viz:
YEAs-Nessrs Brsrer ET,rHs trss,,cH Ey Er,ns E,,,y
Iinnsy FkBDiLrn Ingrdm JordOB Amor LauiacL y<ris
Ny,r SEsrs Sumup Ssutlrr 2ssc lrauJ Usst II,Ufns
nd Ty (SrsuI,rl-D3