The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-07-08
BY AUTHORITY.
RESOLUTION
Pseposihg dmsnda,en's 70 tAe Consolation Of


constitution Of the commonweailh, iu acccr-
dance withihe provisions Of the tenth article
hereof.
FIRST AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional article to said
constitution TO be designated as arlIcle elev-
en-, as follows
ARTICLE xE
OF PUBLIC DEBTS.
SEC. /. The slate may contract debts, TO
supply cssuai deficits or failures in reveGnes,
or 20 meet expenses mol Otherwise provided
for; but the aggregate amount OF such debts
direct and coniiugenl wheiber contacted by
ybtle of one or inote acts oil the general as
sen,bly, or-ai different periods ol time, shall
n,yer exceed seyea hundej aud filty thou
sand dollars, and the money arising from The
creation Of such debts, shall be applied 10
the purpose for which il was Obtained, or 10
repay The debts so contracted, aud 10 no olher
purpose Whatever
SgC. 2. In addition 10 the above limited
power the state may contract debts TO repel
invasion, suppress insuuecton, defend the
ate in war, or 10 redeem ihe present out
Ia ding Indebtedness of the state; bul The
money arising from The contracung of such
debts, shall be applied TO lbe purpose for
which II was raised. or 10 repay such debts
Eg SEC. g. Except The d.bls above specified
in sections one and two of this article, no
debt whatever shall be created by, or on be-
half of the Stale.
SEC. 4. To ptovide for the payment OF
the present debt, ard any additional debt
contracted as aforesaid, the legislature shall
at its first session, after The adoption of this
amendment, creaie a sinking fund, which
shall be sufficient TO pay the accruing inter
sst on such debt, and annually 10 reduce The
principal thereof by asum not less than Two
hnndred and fifty thousand dollars: which
sinking fund shall consist of the mel annual in.
come Of The public works, from time to time
owned by the state, or the proceeds Of the
saie OF the same, or any part thereof, and
oil the income or proceeds OF sale of stocks
owned by the slaie, together with other
funds, OF resources, that may be designated
by law. The said sinking fund may be in
creased, from lime TO time, by assigning 10
II any part OF the lakes, or other revenues Of
The State, not required for the ordinary aud
current expenses OF government, aud unless
in case OF war, invasion or insunecton, no
part OF said sinking fund shal be used or
applied otherwise than in eXtinguishmeut of
lhe public debt, until the amour! of such
debt is reduced below The sun of five mil
lions Of dollars.
SEC. 5. The credit Of the commonwealth
shall not in any manner, or event, be pleds-
ed, or loaned 10, any individual, company,
corporation, or association; nor shall be
commonwealth hereafter become a joint
owner, or sloekholder, in any company, as
ISOLATION, or corporation.
SEC. 6. The commonwealth shall not as.
snme the debt. or any part thereof, of any
county, city, borough, or township; or of any
corporation, or association; unless such debt
shall have been contracted 10 enable The
STATE 10 repel invasion, suppress domestic
lnsnfreclion, defend itself in time of war, or
10 assist the state in The discharge of any
portion OF its present Indebtedness
SEc. z. The legislature shall pot authorize
any county, city, borough, township, or in
corporation district, by virtue of vote of it's
citizens, or Otherwise, 10 become a stock.
holder in any company, association, or cor
poraticn; or 10 obtain money Tor, or loan ils
cfeon TO, any corporation, association, insii.
tuition, or party.
SECOND AME DMENT
!, There shall be an add,uonal article Ia said,
constitution, 10 be designated as ar.icle XII,
Us follows:
r ARTtcLExII
OF NEW COUNTIES.
No county shall be divided by line cut
ting off over one tenth Of lis population, leiih.
er 10 form new county or olherwise,) with
out the express assent of such equity, BY
vole OF The electors ihereof nor shall any
new county be eslablished, containing less
ibaH four hundred square miles.
EEG THIRD AMENDMENT.
From section two of The first article Of the
constitution, strike ont'ihe words, 'tof the city
Of Philadelphia, and Of each county respec.
lively" from section five, same article,
sfike out he words, 'of PhiadeIphia and Of
the several conntes;" from section seven,
same article, sTike out the words, 'neilher
the city Of Philadelphia nor any," and insert
in lieu thereof the words, "and no." aud
strike out "seeiion four, same aliicle," and.in
lien thereof insert the following:
"SEc. a lntiie year one thousand eight hun
dred and sixty-four, and in every seventh
year thereafter. representatives 10 The mum.
Der of one hundred, shall be apporioned and
distributed equally, throughout the state, by
districts, in proportion TO the number OF tax.
able inhabitants ia the several parts thereof;
except that any county containing al least
three Thousand Eve hundred taxabes, may
be allowed separate REPRESENTATIONS bnt no
more than three counties shall be joined, and
no county shall be divided, in the formation
of district Any city containing suhici.
ent number of taxables to entle 1t 10 al
least two representatives,, shall have a sepa-
rate representation assigned il, and shall be
divided inio convenient districts OF conligu-
ous-terfiIory, 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, tthe city Of Philadelphia
q nj int Ii Il