Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-09-11
RESOLUTION
nROPOSTNG Amendments to the Consiitl
ton of the Commonwealth.

RESOLUTION
DROPOSTNG Amendments TO the Consiitu-
ton of the Commonwealth.
ResorrIye Sndte and Husc # Representatives ot The
Cam nonusaiL Of Psnnsylrana General dsemny mef,
That the following amendments are proposed to the Con
of the Commonwealth. In arcordance with inc
provisions Of the tenth article thereof
FIRST AMENDMENT.
There shall be additional article to said constitution
to be designated article eleven, as follows:
ARTICLE x
or PUBLIC DEBTS.
srcrIoy I. The may contract debts tn supply
causs rts failures to meet penscs
not for but the aggregate amount Of
such debts direct and contingent whether contracted by
virtue of acts of the general assembly, or at
different periods time shall exceed seven hundred
and thousand dollars and the money arising from the
of such debts shall be applied to the purpose for
which obtained repay the dcbts contracted,
and to no other purpose whatever.
In addition To the above limited power, the
state may contract debts to repe INVASION suppress insur
r,ction defend the in Ia redeem tie present
outstanding ind. btedness of the state but the money
arising from the contraction of such debts shall be applied
TO the purpose for which it raiei to repay such
debts, and to no other purpose whatever
SrcTIoN B. Except the debts above specified in sections
aud of this article debt Whatever shall be eTr-
ted by on behalf of the state
1. To provide for the payment Of the present
debt and additional debt contracted aforesaid the
legislature shall at its first session after the adoption of
this amendment create a sinking fund.- which shall De
sufficient pay accruing interest such debt and
annu reue the principal thereof BY sum not less
than two hundred and fifty thousand dollars which SIN
king fund shall consist of the net annual income oil the
public works. from time to time owned by the state, or
the proceeds of the sale Of the same or any part thereof
and o the income proceeds Of sale Of stocks by
the state with other funds resources that may
be designated by law. The said sinking fund may he
increased from time to time, ly assigning to any part
the other Of the state not required
for the ordinary ard current of gorern;nent
and unless in of invasion, insurreeton no
part Of the said sinking fund shall be used or applied
otherwise than in extngushuent Of the public debt
until the amount of such debt Is reduced below the sum
of five millions IF dollars.
s. The credit Of the commonwealth shall not In
event e pledged loaned to any ind,id-
ual company corporation, associatHn nor shall the
commonwealth hereafter become joint owner or stock
holder in any company, association corporation
SEcTIoS 6. The commonwealth shall not assume the
debt part thereof of county, city, borough or
township corporation or association unless such
dcbt shall have been contracted to enable the state to rePe
invasion suppress domestic insurrecton defend itself in
of assist the state in the discharge of any
portion of its present Indebtedness.
SECTION T. The legislature shall not authorize any
county city, borough township incorporated district
by virtue Of vote OF its citizens Otherwise 10 tecome
stockhoder in any company or Or
obtain money loan its credit 10 any corporation,
association, institution or party
SECOND AMENDMENT.
There shall an additional article said constitution,
to be designated as article eleven, as follows:
ARTICLE
OF NEW COUNTIES
No county shall BE- divided by line cutting on over
tenth OF its ropua.on ei'her to form county
otherwise without the express assent of such county,
by Of the electors thereof nor shall any new
county be established containing less than four hundred
square miles.
THIRD AMENDMENT.
From section two of the first article Of the constitution
strike the words .' "a, city Of Piodshir, and Of
each county rssIeeiiry from section FIVE article.
strike the words of Philadelphia and n the sereri
couties section article, strike out the
words, Reithsr The c.y IF ffddsiptia any" and
in lieu thereof the words and no and strike out
rttrf. llaIf ftnsar
following:
..SEcTIoy l. In the year thousand eight hundred
and sixty four and in every seventh year thereafter,
representatives. to the number II hundred shall BE-
apportioncd and distributed equally Throughout the state
districts proportion To the number Of xabe nhab
itants the several parts thereof except that county
containing at least three thousand five hundred iaxabes
may I- allowed n separa. repres, Dtaton; but more
thau three shall be joined and county shall
lie divided, IN the formation of district ANY city
tanning suren number of taNables to entte 1t to at
representatives. shall have separate represen
ation assigned it aud shall be divided into convenient
contiguous territory -qnal taxable popuia
be each Of which districts shall elect
representative"
.the city Of Philadelphia shall b. drided into sin9e
senatorial d'iets Of eoniigro trroTy as ",ary equal
taraLs population as Iossbte; but sca'd shall be
d,riied an TIE forAsrtioH hersoE"
The legislature its first session after the adoption Of
this amendment shall divide the city Of Philadelphia into
and in the above
provided such districts to remain unchanged until the
apportonmeut in the year thousand eight hundred
and siAty-iOur.
There shall lie additional section TO the first article
Of said constitution, which shall be numbered and
a follows:
To be Section xxvI Article I.
The legislature shall the power alter revoke or
annul charter of incorporation hereafter conferred by
under any special general law whenever in their
opinion il he injurious to the citizens Of the
monwealih in such manner however, that NO injustice
shall be done to the eorporators.
IN SENATE.
March q, 1857.
Rso'red That this resolution pass On the first amend
ment yeas ~. :. On the second amendment yeas
-, On the third amendment, yeas "a, nays l.
On the fourth amendment, yeas -, Days4 1.
Extract from the Journal:
GEO. W. HAMERSLEY, Clerk.
Is HOUSE. OF REPRESENTATIVES,
April 20, 1857
Reso're That this resolution pass On the first amend
mcnt yeas rs, L. on the second amendment, yeas
81. nays 81. On the third amendment, yeas nays 81
and on the fourth amendment yeas So, nays1.
Extract from the Journal:
JACOB ZIEGLER, Clerk.
SEcRET,RY's OFFICE,
Filed May :, 1857. A. e. CURTIN,
SerstGry Of TIE Communicable.
SEcEETARY's OFFICE |
H,RRIsDCRG, June o. 1857.
| Psnnsyronid, SS:
dc ,ortify that the above nd fcrepiry Is true and