The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-09-02
ARTICLE H.
OF PUBLIC DEBTS.

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ARTICLE xL
OF PUBLIC DEBTS.
SEC 1. The state may contract debts, Il
eupply casual deficits or failures in revenues
or % meet expenses not otherwise provideS
for: but the aggregate amount OF such debtt
direct and contingent, whether con 'racted By
virtue of one or more acts OF the general as
sembly, or at different periods OF time, shal
never exceed seven bundled and fifty thou.
sand dollars, and the money arising from The
creation of such debis, shall be applied 10
the purpose for which il was obtained, or 10
repay the debts so contracted, and 10 no other
purpose whatever.
SIC. 2. In addition 10 the above limited
mower The stale may contract debts 10 Tepel
invasion, suppress iDsurreetlon, defend The
state in war. or 10 redeem the present out.
tandng Indebtedness of the state; but the
money arising from the contracting OF such
deb,s, shall be applied 10 the purpose Tor
which II was raised, or TO repay such debls,
and TO no other purpose whatever,
SEC. 3. Except the dibIs 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 a. To provide for the payment Of
,be present deb, ard any additional debt
contracted as sforesaid the legislature shall,
at its first'eessioa, after The adoption OF this
amendment, create a sinking fund, which
shall be sufficient to pay the accfuing inter
est on snch debt, and annually 10 reduce The
pripcipal thereof by sum not less than two
hundred aud fifty thousand dollars; which
sinking fund shall consist OF the net annual IN
come Of The public works, from time TO time
owned by the state, or The proceeds OF the
sale of the same, or any part lEefeoi, anu
Of the income or proceeds oil sale of Stocks
owned by the stale, together win oiher
funds, or resources, that may be designated
bv law. The said sinking fund may be in
creased, from time TO time, by assigning 10
il any part OF the taxes, or other revenues ol
the State, not required for the ordinary and
current expenses Of government, and unless
in case of war, invasion or InsurreclIon, no
part of said sinking fund shall be used or
applied Otherwise than in extinpulshment OF
the public debt, until the amour. OF such
debt is reduced below the sum OF five mil
lions of dollars.
SEC. 8. The credit Of The commonwealth
shall not in any manner, or event, be rledS-
ed, or loaned 10, any individual, company, |
or association; nor shall the |
commonwealth hereafter become Joint
owner, or stoekholder, i'll any company, as
ISOLATION, or corporation.
SIC. G. The commonwealth shall not as.
sumo tho debt, or any part 'hereo', OF any |
county, city, borough, or townships or OF any
cor or3oratiou, or associations; unless such aepI
shall have been contracted 10 enable The (
slate to repel invasion, suppress domestic
defend ilsoll in time OF war, or |
TO assist the state in the discharge oil any !
portion of its present indehtedt ess.
~ ball nnt al
any county, city, borough, township, or in
corporation district, by virtue OF vote oil lis
citizens, or otherwise, to become stock
holder in any company, association, or cor
or to obtain money Tor, or loan it's
credit to, any corporation, ASSOCIATION, instl-
ulion, or party.
SECOND AMENDMENT.
There shall he an additional article TO said !
to be designated rs article MI,
Is follows:
ARTICLE MI.
OF NEW COUNTIES.
No county shall I've divided by line cut
ling of over one tenth Of its population, (eth. !
ar 10 form new county or olherwise,) with !
put the express assent oi such county, by
vote of the electors thereof; nor shall any
new county be established, containing less
han four hundred square miles.
THIRD AMENnMENr
From section two oil the first Article ot the
strike out the words, cot the city
,f Philadelphia, and Of each county resrec.
lively - from section five, same aricle,
I,tike out the words, "of Philadelphia and OF
he several countios;n from section saven,
same article, strike out the words, "neither
he city of Philadelphia nor any," and insert
in lieu thereof the words, "and no." and
strike out "secliou four, same artlcle," and in
lieu thereof insert the lollowrG
"Ssc. a. In the year one thousand eight hun.
tred and sixty-four and IN every seventh
rear thereafter. representatives 10 the num-
Der of one hundred, shall be appor,ioned and
distributed equally, throughout the state, by
districts, in proportion to the number OF tax.
,ble inhabitants in the several parts thereof
except that any county containing al least
hree thousand tve hundred iaXabtes, may
De allowed a separate representation; but no
more ,han three cour,ies shall be joined, and
10 county shall be divided, IN the formation
,f district Any cIty containing snllici'
mt number of iaXables 10 enli;le II 10 a,
east two representatives, shall have sepa-
ale representation assigned il, and shall he
divided into convenient districts OF conligu-
ous territory, of equal taxable population as
lear as may be, each of which districts
hall elect one representative"
At the end OF section seven, same article,
nser, these words, 'Ihe city OF Philadelphia
hall be divided into single senatorial dis.
ticls, OF contiguous territory as nearly equal
n taxable population as possible; but no
ward shall De divided IN the formation there !
~
The legislature, a, It's first session, aner
he adoption OF this amendment, shall di.
'ide The city of Philadelphia into senatorial
nd Representative districts, in the manner |
bove provided; such districts to remain un- |
hanged until the appouionmeni in the year J
ne thousand eight hundred and sixty y-fou:.
FoURTH AMsSDMENT.
There shall be an additional section 10 the ,
irst ariIcle of said constitution, which shall
,e numbered and read as follows:
SEC. 90. The legislature shall have the /
over 10 al'er, revoke, or annnl, any charer
{ incorporation hereafter conferred by, or
nder, any special, o; general law, whenev-
! in their opinion ii may be injurious 10 the
idzens of the commonwealh; IN such man
er, however, that no injustice shall be done
, the corpc1aiots.
In Senate, Marck 81, 1887.
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