The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-08-19

reee0tatlveB OF the COmmOnWe1ln OIL re M
sylvania in General Assembly met: That the
following aihendmen,s are proposed to the
constitution OF the commonwealth, in accor-
dance with the provisions of The tenth article
hereof.
FIRST ANEnDMENT.
There shall be an additional article to said
constitution 10 be designated as article elsv-
en-, as iollows:--
ARrrcLE xI.
OF PUBLIC DEBTS.
SEc 1. The state may contract debts, 10
supply cssua deficits or failures in revenues,
or % meet expenses not otherwise provided
for; but the aggregate amount oil such deo's
direct and contingent, whether con 'racted by
virtue of one or more acts of the general as
sembly, or at different periods Of lime, shall
never exceed seven hundred and fifty ihou.
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, and to no other
rurpose whatever.
SIC. 2. In addition 10 the above limited
mower The state may contract debts TO repel
invasion, suppress insurrection, defend the
state in war or 10 redeem the present out
tanding Indebtedness Of the state; but the
money arising from the contracting Of such
debts, shall be applied 10 the purpose fol
which |, was raised, or TO repay such debts,
and 10 no oIher purpose whatever.
SEC. 8. Except The .bts above specified
In sections one and two of this article, nc
debt Whatever shall he created by, or on be-
half Of the Stale.
SEC. a. To provide for the payment Of
the present ,iebi, ard any additional debt
contracted as eforesaid, the legislature shall,
at its first session, after the adoption of this
amendment, create a sinking fund, which
shall be sufficient to pay the accruing inter-
ss, on such debt, and annually TO reduce the
principal thereof by sum mol less than two
hundred and fifiy thousand dollars; which
sinking fund shall consist Of the net annual in
come Of the public works, from time 10 time
owned by The stale, or the proceeds OF the
sale of The same, or any part tEereof, and
of the income or proceeds OF sale OF stocks
owned by the stale, together with other
funds, or resources, that may be designated
by law. The said sinking fund may be in
ere eased, from time TO time, BY assigning 10
il any part of the taxes, or other revenues oil
the State, not required Tor the ordinary and
current expenses OF government, and unless
in case OF war, invasion or insuneclion, no
part Of said sinking fund ehall be- used or
applied otherwise than In extingulshmcnt OF
the public debt, until The amour! oil such
deb, Is reduced below the sum OF five mil
lions Of dollars. =.
SEC 8. The credit Of the commonwealth
shall mol in any manner, or event, be piedg-
ed, or loaned TO, any individual, company,
corporation, or association; nor shall the
commonwealth hereafter become joint
owner, or sloekholder, 10 any company, as
socialior, or corporation.
SIC. 6. The commonwealth shall not as.
sume the debt, or any part thereof, OF any
county, city, borough, or township; or oil any
corporation, or association; unless such debt
shall have been contracted 10 enable the
slate 10 repel invasion, suppress domestic
iusurreclion, defend itself in time Of war, or
10 assist The state in the discharge OF any
portion of its present indebtedness.
SEC. T. The legislature shall Dol authorize
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
poration; or 10 obtain money Tor, or loan lis
credi, TO, any corporation, association, 'nsli-
tuition, or party. -
sEcoED AmEkDMEET.
There shall be an additional article 10 SAID
constitution, TO DO designated as article XII,
as follows:
ARTICLE XII.
OF NEW COUNTIES.
No county shall be divided by line cut
ting off over one tenth Of its population, (eith
er 10 form new county or otherwise,) with
out the express assent Of such county, by a
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
constitution, strike out the words, sol the city
OF Philadelphia, and of each county respec-
tively;n from section five, same article,
strike out the words, s'of Philadelphia aud OF
the several countess" from section seven,
same article, strike out the words, s'neither
The ci,y Of Philadelphia nor any," and insert
in lieu thereof The words, Sand no." and
strike out 'sseclion four, same altcle," and IN
lieu thereof insert the following:
"SEc. a. In theyear one elh0usand eight hum
dred and sixly-four, and IN every seventh
year thereafter. representatives TO the num-
Der OF one hundred, shall be apporlioned and
distributed equally, throughout the state, by
districts, in proportion 10 the number OF tax.
able inhabitants 10 The several parts thereof !;
except that any county containing al least
three Thousand Eve hundred taxables, may
be allowed a separate representation; but no
more than three counties shall be joined, and
no county shall be divided, in the formation
of district Any clty containing sufiici.
ent number of taxables 10 enii:le 1t 10 at
least two representatives, shall have sepa-
yate representation assigned il, and shall be
divided into convenient districts of conigu.
ous territory, 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,
inser, these words, f'ihe city Of Philadelphia
shall be divided into single senatorial dis.
tricts, Of contiguous territory as nearly equal
in taxable population as possible; but no
ward shall De divided IN The formation there
of.n
The legislature, OF It's first session, after
the adoption OF this amendment, shall di-
vide the city Of Philadelphia into senatorial
and Representative districts, in the manner
above provided; such districts 10 Temain un-
chsnged until The apporionment in the year
one thousand eight hundred and sixiy-fou..
FOURTH AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional section 10 The
6rsi article of said constitution, which shall
be numbered and read as follows:
SEC. 26. The legislature shall have the
power 10 alter, revoke, or annul, any charter
of incorporation hereafter conferred by, OF
under, any special, o, general law, whenev'
er in their opinion il may be injurious 10 the
eitizens Of the commonwealth; in such man
ner, however, that no injustice shall be done