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monwcalth, in accordance with the provisions of
| the tenth article thereof.
FIRST AMENDMENT.
| There shall be additional article to said con-
stituton to be designated article eleven, fol-
/ lows
ARTICLE VI
OF PUBLIC DEBTS.
| SECTION l. The State may contract debts, to sup
| ply casual deficits or failures in revenues to
meet expenses not otherwise provided for; but
the aggregate amount of such debts direct and con-
| tingent whether contracted by virtue of one or
more acts of the general assembly, at different
periods of time shall never exceed seven hundred
and fifty thousand dollars, aud the money arising
from the creation of such debts shall be applied
to the purpose for which it obtained or to re-
pay the debts SO contracted, and to no other pur-
pose whatever.
SECTION . In addition to the above limited pow
the State may contract debts to repel INVASION;
suppress insurrection defend the Stale in war,
TO redeem the present outstanding indebtedness of
the State; but the money arising from the con-
tractng of such debts shall be applied 10 the pur-
pose for which 1t was raised, or TO repay such
debts. and to other purpose whatever.
SECTION ). Except the debts above specified, in
sections and two of this article, no debt what
ever shall be created by behalf OF the state.
SECTION 4. To provide for the payment of the
present debt, and any additional debt contracted
aforesaid, the legislature SHALL at It's first ses-
sion, after the adoption OF this amendment, create
A sinking fund which shall be sufficient to pay the
accruing interest such debt, and annually TO
reduce the principal thereof by sum not less
! than two hundred ana lIIN InouSiIu uOlidEs,
which sinking fund shall consist of the net annual
income of the public works, from time TO time own
ed by the State, the proceeds of the sale OF the
same. or any part thereof, and of the income
proceeds of sale of stocks owned by the state to-
gcther with other funds, resources that may be
designated by law. The said sinking fund may be
| increased, from time 10 time, by assigning TO II
| any part of the taxes, or other revenues OF the
| State not required for thc ordinary and current
expenses of government. and unless in case OF var
invasion or insurrection, no part OF the SAID sink
| ing fund shall be used applied otherwise than
| in extinguishment of the public debt, until the
| amount of such debt is reduced below the sum of
| five millions of dollars.
| SECTION s. The credit OF the commonwealth
shall not in any manner, or event, DC pledged, or
| loaned to, any individual. company, corporation,
| or association; nor shall the commonwealth here
after become joint owner, or stakeholder, IN any
| company. association, or corporation.
| SECTION s. The commonwealth shall not assume
the debt any part thereof, of any county. city,
/ borough. or township; or of any corporation,
association unless such debt shall have been con
tracted to enable the State TO repel invasion, sup
press domestic insurrecton, defend itself in time
OF war, TO assist the State in the discharge OF
any portion of its present Indebtedness
| SECTION Z. The legislature shall not authorize
any county, city, borough. township, or incorpora-
ted district by virtue of vote OF Its citizens or
| otherwise, to become stakeholder in any cOmpa-
ny. association, orcorPoration; or to obtain money
for loan its credit to, any corporation ssocia-
| tion, institution, or party
SECOND AMENDMENT
IHere Snall De an aTllctc 10 -al'i tOll-
stitution, to be designated article Nil, fol-
lows =
ARTICLE MI.
OF NEW COUNTIES.
No county shall be divided by a line cutting of
over cne-tenth Of its population either TO form
new county otherwise) without the express as
sent of such county by vote of the electors there
of; nor shall any new county be established, con
tanning less than four hundred square miles
THIRD AMENDMENT.
From section two of the first article of the con-
stitution strike ont the words, 'oftbc city Of Pin
Ia2eiijttE, E7,a Of c2ch cOH1lty rcSpcct'reiy; from
section five. article, strike out the words. .-0j
PhIIaGekti,iD a1,d ffhc sercyaI counties - from
section seven, same article, strike out the words,
| ''meitter tire city Of Philadelphia nor any and
| insert in lieu thereof the words, 'uAl no - and
strike out section four. article, and in lieu
| thoreof insert the following
| SECTION l. In the year one thousand eight hun
dred and sixty-four. and in every seventh year
thereafter, representatives to the number of one
hundred shall be apportioned and distributed
equally throughout the state by districts in pro
portion to the number of taxable Inhabitants in
the several parts thereof; except that any county
containing at least three thousand five hundred
taxabes, may be allowed separate representa-
ton; but no more than three counties shall be
Joined, and no county shall be divided, in the for
nation of district. Any city containing sutI-
cicnt number of taxables to cntite 1t to at least
two representatives, shall have separate repre-
sentation assigned it, and shall be divided into
convenient districts of contiguous territory, of
equal taxable population as near as may be, each
|
At the end of section seven, same article, insert
these words 'he city If FhEiaaetpht4 shaEL be at-
gef into SINGLE Scgatsrfak districts, If cottgs-
territory nearly eqgat ia tErhle population
as possible btt Jr1ra shall be dIUtaea Jn tie
formation thereof"
The legislature, at its first session. after the a
doption of this amendment, shall divide the city
of Philadelphia into senatorial ami representative
districts, in the manner above provided; such dis
triets to remain unchanged until the appOrtion-
ment in the year one thousand eight hundred and
sixty y-tOur.
| FOURTH AMENDMENT
There shall be additional section to the first
article of said constitution. which shall be mum
bered and read as follows
SECTION 25. The legislature shall have the pow
er to alter, revoke or annul any charter OF lncor
poration hereafter conferred by, or under, any
special or general law, whenever in their opinion
il may be injurious TO the citizens OF the common
woalth in such manner, however, that no irjus
tice shall be done to the corpOrators.
II SENATE, March 81, 1857.
Rcs0lUed, That this resolution pass. On the
first amendment, yeas 81, nays 7 on the second
amendment yeas 23 nays s; on the third amend
ment, yeas 81 nays 4; on the fourth amendment
yeas %, nays4.
Extract from the JournaLl
GEO W. HAMERSLY, Clerk.
Is THE House OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
AyyiE 20, 1857.
RGsolUeE That this resolution pass On the
| first amendment yeas 7S, nays II on the second
amendmen Mt yeas 81, nays 81 on the third amend.
nent. yeas -, nays D; the fourth amen endme Mt
| yeas So, nays T.
Extract from the Journal
JACOB ZBIGLER, CLERK
Filed in the Secretary,s office May 2 1857
A. G CURTIN,