The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1857-08-14
FIRST AMENDMENT .

There shall be additional article to said Con-
stliution 10 be designated as article eleven fol-
lows:
ARTICLE XII
OF PUBLIC DEBTS.
Section I. The State may contract debts, TO supply
casual deficits failures III revenues, 10 meet
Penses not otherwise provided iori bUt the aggre
gate amounts of such debts direct and contingent,
whether contracted bv virtue OF one acts o!
the General Assembly different periods ofttne,
shall never exceed seven hundred aad hlry-housand
dollars. and the money arising from the creation OF
such debts, shall be applied 10 the purpose tor which
il obtained, to repay The debts contracted
and to no other pnrpose whatever.
Section ?. In addition TO the above limited power
the State may contract debts TO rePel invasion, sup
press iHsurrection, defend ne State in war, 10
deem the pTeseat outstanding indebtedness OF the
State but the money arising from the contracting of
such debts, shall be applied 20 the purpose for which
1t was raised or TO repay such debts and 10 40 other
purpose whatever.
Section B. Except ,he debts above specified, in
section aud Two of this article, no debt what
snail be created by or on behalf Of the State
Section L. To provide for the payment of the pres
ent debt and any additional debt contracted a1ore
sald the Legislature sha az It's first session, alter
the adoption OF this amendment, create sinking
fond, which shall be sufficient to pay the accrung
interest of such debr, and annually to reduce the
principal thereof by not less han t"o hundred
and fifty thousand dollars which sinking fund shall
consist of the net annual income OF the public works,
from time 10 time owned by the State, or the pro-
cerds OF the sale of the same, any part thereof,
aud Of the income and proceeds OF sale OF stoc6 own
ed by the State together with other unds, or Iesour
ces that NAV be desg gnatcd by law The said sink
lug fund may be increased, from time 10 time, by
iguInS Il any part OF the taxes or other Ieve-
nues OF the State, required for the ordinary and
current expenses OF government, aud unless III case
Of war, invasion nsurrectjon, part OF the said
sinking fund shall be used applied otherwise than
IN the eXtingusbmeut oi the public debt, until the
OF such debt IS reduced below the sum o. hVe
millions OF dollars.
Section 5. The credit Of the Commonwealth shall
not IN any mauner event, be pledged. or loaned
to, any individual, company, corporations or associa
tion; nor shall the Commonwealth hereafter become
Il oiut owner, or siockholder, any company, asso-
cIation OF corporatIou.
Sec. g. Tae Commonwealth shall not assume the
debt or any part thereof, OF any county, city, boF-
ough, or township; OF corporation, or associ-
tion unless such debt shall have been contracted to
enable the State to repe invasion, suppress domestic
insurFactiop delead itself IN time OF war, or 10 as
Sist the State IN the discharge OF any portion OF ITS
present indebtedness.
Section :. The Legislature shall not authorize any
county, city borough, township, incorporated dis
tncf, by virtue of ote OF rs citizens, or otherwise,
become a stockhoIder in any company, association,
corporation; or 10 obtain money tor or loan lis
credit to, any Corporation, association, institution or
party
SECOND ABaNDsiEvr.
There shall be am additional article TO said Con
stiuon, 10 be des gnatsted Article XII, as fol-
ARrlcLE Xl
OF NEW COENIIES.
No county shall be divided by line cutting oil
over oue-tenlh OF is population, (eiiher to TORN Il
new county or other,vIse1 without the express
assent OF such county by vote oi the electors
thereot nor shall any aelv county be established,
containing less than ionr hundred square miles.
TuI&u AHE%uNENT.
From section two OF ia, FIRST article Of the Consti
tuition, strike ont the words. '.oftae CHg If Pbif7
atighiI. auE Of fpcb coA0tg 5nVscfeaty; from sec
tioa 6v, same article strike out ne words, ''01'
ptYgtsf5iz l7g 9rTLa ssrrrgl cgauttrs;' from sec
ZION seven same article strike ont the words, '51ft-
fhsr e CItv of Ptilafeip5ia any. and insert in
lien thereof The words. ..4al no - and strike ont
.,ciga o,, uo,e lytes - and in e,l thereof insert
The following:
.sSrcf5op 4 In the wear one thousand eight hnnd-
red and slxt, four and in every seventh year there
after representatives 10 the number Of one hundred
shall be appoftoned aud distributed equally through
oC,a,aI. The sry.TaI narfs here-
OK excrpt that any county containing least three
thousand five hundred taxabIes, may be allowed a
seprFate representation; but more IbaH three
counties shall be oned aud no county shall be dlv-
ded, IN the formation oi dIstHcI- any Guy con-
tanning sufficient number Of taxables 10 entIe il
70 at lasf Two rpnrrsrnfat:vps shall have seper-
ata as.ieued H. and shall be divided
;t, c,,o,i,, iisrrirfs of rontiauons territory OF
equal taxable population as near may be, each OF
which districts Shall elect one representatives.
Atthe end OF section sevrn same article, insert
these words st4e cg IF Ph1aleph'a saH be %'Diaea
as qeqrg cguqi ia i1eq5ie goDaiatoa poss5fei BIT
m ,~1. ,5 be d,rt9ea y. the torDsat.ou tAereof
rion Of t6is amendment, shall divide the city Of
Philadelphia into senatorial and representative Dis
tr;cts 10 remain unchanged until the apportionment
in the wear one thousand eight hundred and sixty