The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-07-08
ARTICLE NJ.
OF Public DEBTS.


81 supply casual deficits or failures in revenues
or 20 meet expenses not Otherwise provide
for; but the aggregate amount oil such deb
direct and contingent, whether con racted
virtue OF one or more acts OF the general as
semby, or al different periods oi time, sba
nwef exceed seven bundled and finy thou
sand dollars, and the money arising from III
creation of such debts, shall DO applied |
the purpose for which il was obtained, or Il
repay the debts so contracted, and 10 no oIhe
purpose whatever.
SIC. 2. In addition TO the above limite,
power the state may contract debts 10 repe
invasion; suppress insuUectitn, defend The
@ ate in war. or 10 redeem the present out
ala ding Indebtedness OF the state; bul the
money arising from the contracting OF such
debts, shall be applied 10 the purpose foT
which II was raised, or to repay such debts,
and 10 no other purpose whatever
SEC. 3. Except the ,bts above specified
In sections one and Two of this article, no
debt whatever shall be created by, or on be-
half of the State.
SEC. 4. To provide for the payment Of
the present debt, ard any additional debt
contracted as aforesaid, the legislature shall,
at its first session, afler The adoption OF this
amendment, create sinking iund, which
shall be sufficient TO pay the accTuing Ihlcr-
est on such debt, and annually TO reduce the
principal thereof by sum not less than TWO
hundred and fifty thousand dollars; which
sinking fund shall consist oI the rel annual III
come of the public works; from time to time
owned by The state, CT the proceeds oi the
sale Of The same, or any part lhefPoL ana
of the income or proceeds OF sale oil stocks
owned by the slate, together with other
funds, or resources, that may be designated
I,,l rha OIL nj, ipu hta n
creased, from time TO time, by assigning 10
il any part of tho taxes, or other revenues OF
the State, not required for the ordinary and
current expenses OF government, and unless
in case of war, invasion or insurrection, no
part of said sinking fund shalt be used or
applied otherwise than in eN,inGulshment ol
the public debt, until the amour: oil sucn
debt is reduced below the sum oil five mil
lions OF dollars.
SEC. 5. The credit Of the commonwealth
shall not in any manner, or event, be pIed9-
ed, or loaned 10, any individual, company,
corporation, or associations nor shall The
commonwealth hereafter become Joint
owner, or stockholder, IN any company, as
socaor, or corporation.
SEC g. The commonwealth shall no, as.
sumo The debt or any part thereof, OF any
county, city, borough, or townshiH or OF any
corporation, or association; unless such debt
shall have been contracted 10 enable the
state 10 repel invasion, suppress domestic
insurrection, defend itself IN time OF war: or
TO assist the state in The discharge OF any
portion OF lis present Indebtedness.
SEC T. The legislature shall uoi authorize
any county, city, borough, township, or in-
corporation district, by virtue Of vote Of rs
citizens, or Otherwise, 10 become stock
holder in any company, association, or cor
poration; or 10 obtain money Tor, or loan lis
Uredn 10, any corporation, association, 'nsu-
tuition, or party,
SECOND AME DMENT
There shall be an add'uoaai article TO said
TO be designated US arucle MI,
as follows:
ARTICLE MI.
OF NEW COUNTIES.
No county shall he divided by line cut
ting oil over one tenth OF lis population, (elth.
er 10 form new county or OTHERWISE with
out the express assent OF such county, by
vote 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
strike out the words, cot the city
OF Philadelphia, and of each countytespec.
Svely ~ from section FIVE, same article,
strike out The words, "of Philadelphia and OF
the several countless from section seven,
same article, strike out the words, "neiIher
the city of Philadelphia nor any," and insert
in lieu thereof the words, Sand no." and
strike out 'seciion four, same atic.e," and IN
lieu thereof insert the following:
tsSEc. 4. In the year one thousand eight hun
dred and siXly-iour, AID IN every sevenlh
year thereafter. representatives 10 The num-
ber of one hundred, shall be appouioncd and
distributed equally, throughout the STATE, by
districts, in proror,oa TO the number oil lax.
able inhabitants in the several Yatts thereof:
except that any county containing al least
three thousand Ave hundred taXableS, may
be allowed separate representation; but no
more than three counties shall BE- joined, and
no county shall be divlded in the formation
of a district Any clly containing sut,icl.
ent number OF laxab!es 10 emile II 10 al
least Two representatives, shall have sepa-
rate representation assigned il, and shal. be
divided iuio convenient districts OF conuSn-
Gus territory, OF equal taxable population sS
near as may be, each OF watch c!>lItc;s
shall elect one representative"
Al the end OF section seven. same article,
insert these words, 'Ihe ciIy ei Philadei fa'a
SDdh pS ulNiISu IutO SlNElS SSudtpli6 us
,ricis, of contiguous territory as nearly equal
in taxable population as possible; bni no
ward shall DE divided IN the formation there
OH
The legislature, al is first session, after
the adoption OF This amendment, shall di-
vide the city of Philadelphia iuto ssnaloria,
and Representative di>ircls, IN the manner
above provided; such cislricis to remain un-
changed until The aPpouionmeni IN the year
one thousand eight hundred and sixiy-ion:.
FOURTH AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional section 10 the
first article al said constitution, which shall
be numbered sai read as follows
SEC. 90. The legislature shall have the
power 10 alter, revoke, nr snuUl, any chaner
Of incorporation hereafter conferred by, or
under, any special, o: general law, whenev-
er in their opinion il may be iulur.ons 10 the
citizens of tie common wealth; IN such man
ner, however, that no injustice shall be done
10 The corporators.
IL Senate, Narch %, 1887.
Resotoed Thai HIS resolution pass. Oa the
6fsi amendment, yeas p, nays q; on The
second amendment, yeas %, nays on ihe