Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-07-17
RESOLUTION
Amendments 10 the Consiitu

hEOULU lVl
nROPOSING Amendments 10 the Consiitu
tion Of the Commonwealth.
Ee,orsJy ne Senate AMI Huse af Representatives. of re
Commonwealth Of IsnnsylrIri an General Asemby met,
That the following amendments are proposed 10 t on
sttution the Commonwealth in accordance with the
provisions OF the tenth article thereof.
rrEsr AMENDMENT
There shall be an additional article to said constitution,
to be desiguateI as article eleven, as follows:
ARTICLE
OF PUBLIC DIETS.
SECTION I. The state may contract debts, to supply
csusal deficits failures in revenue To meet expenses
not oherwsc provided tor but the aggregate amount Of
such debts, direct and contingent whether contracted by
virtue of acts of the general assembly, or at
different periods OF time shall never seven hundred
and ;ly thousand dollars ard the money arising from the
creation such debts shall be applied TO the purpose for
which it was obtained repay the debts contracted,
and TO other purl osr whatever.
SECTION In addition I, the above liriitci power the
state may debts t" rcl invasion sup rcs inSur-
rection defend the state in or 10 redeem the present
outstanding indebtedness Of the state; but the money
arising the contraction of such debts shall eappiiet
to the purpose for which it raised, or to repay such
debts, and to 10 other purpose whatever.
SGcrON B. Excerpt the debts above sleci u IN sections
and of this article 1T whatever shall be cre-
ted hy behalf of the state.
SEcoy L. To provide for the payment OF the present
debt any additional debt contracted aforesaid the
legislature shall at its first session after the adoption ot
this amendment create sinking fund, which snail De-
suiGcien pay arrrtin interest such debt and
annually the principal thereof by sum not less
than two hundred and fifty thousand dollars; whirh sin
king shall consist of the net annual income OF the
public works. from time to time owned By the state or
the proceeds of the sale of the part thereof
and OF THE income proceeds OF sale OF stocks owned by
the STATE together with other funds resources that may
he designated by law. The said sinking fund may b"
increased. from time time by assigning TO it any part
the taxes other Of the state not required
for the ordinary ard current expenses OF government
aud unless in OF INVASION or insrrectlo no
part Of the said sinking fund shall be used or applied
otherwise than in extinguishment OF the pubic debt
until the amount Of such debt is reduced below the sum
of Ave millions Of dollars
SECTION s. The credit of the commonwealth shall not in
any event be pledged or loaned To any
nal company corporation association; shall the
commonwealth hereafter become joint owner or stock
holder in any company, association or corporation
SECTION 6. The commonwealth shall not assume the
debt part thereof county city, borough or
township any corporation association unless such
debt shall have been contracted to enable the state 70
invasion. suppress domestic nsurrccon, defend itsi IN
time war assist the state in the discharge OF any
portion Of its present Indebtedness.
SEXTON :. The legislature shall not authorize any
county city, borough township, or incorporated district
by virtue its citizens otherwise to become
stockhocr in company, association or corporation or
to money loan its credit to any corporation,
association, institution or party.
AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional article said constitution,
| to be designated as article eleven, as follows:
| OF NEW COUNTIES.
No county shall be- Divided by line cutting of over
one truth of population (eher to form county
or otherwis without the express assent Of such county
ty 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 article Of the constitution
strike the words, f ne city Of I"iddphia and 81
each county, rsspeciirey from section five. article
strike the words of Ihitdddpid and II The serer1
eots from section article strike out the
words neither the city Of Philadelphia any, and
insert in lieu thereof the words "and no " and strike out
section article and in lieu thereof insert the
! following:
sSEcTioy l. In the year one thousand eight hundred
snd sixyfour, and in every seventh year thereafter
r,rrsruatiyes the number of hundred, shall bt
arportioned distributed equally throughout the state
by s ,rcts in proportion 10 the number Of taxable inab
itan in the several parts thereof except that county
containing at three THOUSAND five hundred taxable:
NAV he allowed separate representation; but no NOR,
than three counties shall be joined and county shal
he Divided In the formation Of district ANY city con
tainng sufficient number Of taxablcs to enttle it to Al
least two Representatives. shall have separate
tation assigned and shall be divided into convenient
districts contiguous territory Of equal taxable popua
ton may be, each Of which districts shall cleo
one representative
At the end Of section article, insert thss
words .b, city of Philadelphia shall be drhiod into s"9t
,eaatoria districts c contiguous Trory as ney s2Ha
IN trraLle pop,iuton possible Lut icdTd shall b
drilled in he formation dereef'
The legislature at its first session after the adoption
this amendment shall divide the city Of Philadelphia int
districts in the m,nucr atov
provi-d such districts to remain unchanged until tn
nppor,ionmcnt In the one thousand eight huna''
There shall an additional section tn the first artcl
Of said constitutions which shall be numbered and
as follows:
| To be Ssction XVI, Article I.
The legislature shall have the power to alter revoke
charter incorporation hereafter conferred b.
or under any special general law whenever in thci
opinion may be injurious to the citizens Of the
monwcah: in such manner, however, that no ipjustc
shall be done to the corPorators.
| In SESiTE. !
March y, ls5,.}
R,sored That this resolution pass On the first amend
ment yeas ~ nays I. On the second amendment, yea
| D. nays s. on the third amendment, yeas 81, nays
ON the fourth amendment yeas ., nays !.
| Extract from the journal:
GEO W. HAMERsLEY, Cert.
In House REPRESENTATIVES,,
| April 20 1857
E,sorei That this resolution pass. On the first amend
ncnt yeas IS. Il. On the second amendment, yea
50. nay- ~ On the third amendment yeas -, nays 81
and on the fourth ndment, yeas s3, nays1.
Extract from the Journal:
JACOB ZIEGLER, Clerk.
S''hE1Msi risd aay %ty'.,, :, iss7. A. G. CURTIN,
S.eretary cf De Commonwealth.
| SrcREr,nY's OFFICE. |
| uAREIsBURG, June ., ls51.
ITnnsyfrdnid, IS:
dc certify that the above and foregoing is true
correct copy the original .lies0uon relative to
Amendment Of the Constitution" as the same remain
on file in this office.
81 In testimony whereof, l have hcreun.o Sc. m
l.. hand and caused to he affixed the seal Of tn