Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-08-05


There shall be an additional article to said con-
stituton to be designated article eleven, as fol-
lows
ARTICLE xT
OF PUBLIC DEBTS.
SECTION l. The State may contract debts, to sup
ply casual deficits failures in revenues, or TO
meet expenses not otherwise provided for; but
the aggregate amount of such debts direct and
tngent, whether contracted by virtue of one or
more acts of the general assembly, or at different
periods of time, shall never exceed seven hundred
and fifty thousand dollars, and the money arising
from the creation of such debts shall be applied
to the purpose for which it was obtained, to
pay the debts so contracted, and to no other pur-
pose whatever.
SECTION 3 In addition to the above limited pow
er the State may contract debts to repel invasion.
suppress insurrection, defend the State in war,
to redeem the present outstanding Indebtedness of
the State; but the money arising from the con-
tractng of such debts shall be applied to the pur
pose for which it raised, to repay such
debts. and to no other purpose whatever.
SECTION ). Except the debts above specified in
sections and two of this article no debt what
shall be created by, behalf of the State.
SECTION f. To provide for the payment of the
present debt and any additional debt contracted
aforesaid the legislature SHALL at its first ses-
sion after the adoption of this amendment create
a sinking fund, which shall be sufficient to pay the
accruing interest such debt, and annually to
reduce the principal thereof by not less
than two hundred and fifty thousand dollars !;
which sinking fund shall consist of the net annual
income of the public works, from time to time own
ed by the State, the proceeds of the sale of the
same, or any part thereof, and of the income or
proceeds of sale of stocks owned by the State, to-
gether with other funds or resources, that may be
designated by law The said sinking fund may be
increased, from time to time, by assigning to it
any part of the taxes, other revenues of the
State, not required for the ordinary and current
expenses of government. and unless in of war,
invasion or insurrecton, no part of the said sink
ing fund shall be used or applied otherwise than
in extinguishment of the public debt, until the
Of deb is reiu below he m of
five millions of dollars.
SECTION ;. The credit of the commonwe ealth
shall not in any manner, or event. be pledged, or
loaned to, any individual, company, corporation
association; shall the commonwealth here
after become joint owner or stakeholder, in any
company, association, or corporation.
SECTION o. The commonwealth shall not assume
the debt or any part thereof of any county, city,
borough, township; of any corporation, or
association; unless such debt shall have been con-
tracted to enable the State to repel invasion, sup
press domestic insurrection defend itself in time
of war, to assist the State in the discharge of
any portion of its present Indebtedness
SECTION Z. The legislature shall not authorize
any county, city. borough township, or incorpora-
ted district by virtue of vote of its citizens or
otherwise, to become stakeholder in any compa-
ny. association. or corporation; or to obtain money
for, loan tsercdit to, any corporation, assocla-
ton, institution, or party
SECOND AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional article to said con-
siituton. to be designate article XII, as fol-
:
ARTICLE XII.
OF NEW COUNTIES.
No county shall be divided by line cutting off
over one-tenth Of its population, either TO form
county otherwise, J without the express as
sent of such county by vote of the electors there
of; nor shall any county be established, con-
tanning less than four hundred square miles.
THIRD AMENDMENT.
From section two of the first article of the con-
stitution strike out the words of Tire city Of PIT
kadeipita, and Of each county respecttUety;' from
section FIVE same article strike out the words of
PhElGdefphid ami of the sereTaL c0nhtteSj - from
section seven same article, strike out the words,
:'neither tie city Of Philadelphia nor any, and
insert in lieu thereof the words, .01td no )" and
strike out section four. same article, and in lieu
thoreof insert the following
SECTION 4. In the year one thousand eight hun
dred and sixty-four, and in every seventh year
thereafter, representatives to the number of one
hundred. shall be appOrtioned and distributed
equally throughout the state, by districts, in pro-
portion to the nun bcr of taxable inhabitants IN
the several parts thereof; except that any county
containing at least three thousand five hundred
taxables, may be allowed separate representa-
tion but more than three counties shall be
joined and county shall be divided. in the for
nation of Il district. Any city containing suffi-
cient number of taxables to enItle 1t to at ieast
two representatives, shall have separate repre-
sentation assigned il, and shall be divided into
convenient districts of contiguous territory, OF
equal taxable population as near as may be. each
of which districts shall elect one representative
At the end of section seven. same article, insert
these words abe cifv of Phikzdelfez shall be di-
Utdei into single senatorial districts, Of co1tt"-
territory nearly e7,tl an tzra5te population
as possible bit rard shall be dtrtdeF fas Mc
for1notioN Mereof''
The legislature, at its first session, after the a
doption OF this amendment, shall divide the city
of Philadelphia into senatorial and representative
districts, in the manner above provided; such dis
tricts to remain unchanged until the apportion-
ment in the year thousand eight hundred and
sixty-tour
There shall be additional section to the first
article of said constitution, which shall be num-
bered and read as follows:
SECTION 26. The legislature shall have the pow
er to alter revoke. annul any charter OF incor-
poration hereafter conferred by, or under any
special general law, whenever in their opinion
it may be injurious the citizens of the common
wealth; in such manner, however, that no irJus-
tice shall be done TO the corporators
In SENATE March %, 1857.
Resolved, That this resolution pass. On the
amendments yeas 90, naysS; on the third amend
ment, yeas "a. nays 4 on the fourth amendment,
yeas %. nays4.
Extract from the Journal
GEO. W. HAMERSLY, Clerk.
IN THE House OF REPRESENTATIVES,
April %, 1857
Resol,e2, That this resolution pass. On the
first amendment. yeas rs, nays IL; on the second
am . ndment, yeas 81, nays "a the third amend
ment. yeas ~, nays %; on the fourth amendment,
yeas So, nays z.
Extract from the Journal
JACOB ZEIGLER, CLERK.
Filed in the Secretary's Office, May 2, 1857
A. & CURTIN,
Secretary Of the Commonwealth.
SEcRErARY's OFFICE,
HARRIsBURG, June %, 1857.