Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1857-09-11

consist of tae net annual income Of the public
works, ifonftiine to time owned rs the state, or
the proceeds Of the same, or any part theteof,
and Of the income or proceedso Of sale of stock
owred hy the state, together with other funds,
or resources. that may be designatga by Law
The sinking fund may BE increased, from as
,slng to it any part Of the taxes, other re-
venues Of the state, not required for tile oTdina-
~ and current expenses of government, aud un-
less in case of war. invasion or insnrrection, no
part Of the said sinking fund shall be used or
applied otherwise than in extinguishment of the
public debt, until the amount of such debt is
reduced below the sum Vi i've millions of dol
lsrs.
Suction 5. The credit of the commonwealth
s.4i! not in any manner. eyont, be plsgcd or
loaned to any neividual, company, eorpor-
alton association; shall the COMMON
welh hereafter become a JOINT owner, OF
stockhoder 10 any company, association, or
corporation.
SECTION 6. The commonwealth shall not as
sumo the debt, or any part theceof. o any coun-
ty, city, borough, or township, or of anv cor
poratioH or association, unless such debt shah
have bsen contracted tu enIb the state to re-
pei Invasion, suppress domestic instruction,
dcend its II in tune of war, or to assist the
state in the discharge Of any portion OF ifs pre-
seat indebtedness.
SKCTIoN Z. The lesisl rture shall not authorize
any county, city, borough, township, or incor-
poratet district, by viItue of vote Of its citi-
Zeus, or otherwise, TO become stock hol Ter in
any company, association or corporations; OF to
obtain money ior, or loan its credit to, any c6r-
P0cJtiou, ASSOCIATION, institution or party.
SECOND AMENDMENT.
There shall be al additional article to said
constitution, 10 DO designated articls MI, as
follows:
ARTICLE XII.
Or NEW COUNTIES
o county shill be div ided by a line cutting
OF over one-tenth OF its popul tion, (either to
tUcm new cou lty otherwiss,) without the
express assent Of such county, by vote ol the
electors thcreofi nor shall any new county be
established, containing lsss than four handred
Square miles.
fiasD e,psxpHtsr
From section two of the iirst articl. of the
constitution, strike out the words. 'sof tie citg
ef P1iii!.!ptiq aud Of e4cA county respectfully
rom section FIVE, same article, strike out Ihe
words, s'of Paila3siPbiz aaa Of ihe several coaa-
!is5;' from section sever, article, stiige
ont the words, asitser als city ef Philadelphia
any" and insert in lieu thereof the words,
dad ao;' aDd strike ont f-secton four, same
2yiicjs;" and in Leu thereof insert the following:
''SgCTtos 1. In the year thousand feight
aUudred auG sixty-fOur, ard in every seventh
year thereafter, representatives to the number
of one gndred, shall be apportionsd ami dis
il'bCtct cqu5lly, throughout this site, by dis
tgicts. in pfupUrtion 10 he'uumbet of TAXABLE
Inhabitants in the several parts thereof; except
that any county containing at least three thou
sand fre hundred taxablas, may bs all, a
separate representation; Eut no more than three
counties shall lie Joined, and no county shall be
divided in the formation of adistrics. Any city
coutauirg sufficient number of taxatles to
-rT aN.s
have seperate representation assigned IL. and
shall De d.vijed into convenient districts OF
contiguous territory, ct equal taxable popult-
tI0u as near may D., each Of which districts
shall el.ct one represent tive
Ri The ord ci sccion seven. same articla' IN
ss.t these words 'stFe city O Pitidis'phia shall
b. iirids Ao sfD2ie seHufomaL tisrictS, Of coAtlg
geas tsyTito5 ds Re1ly eqg1tia tara6.s PoPH4-
IaB poss5t; bit ,ger@ stait bs diriasi in the
tersaAiga hereef'
The ltgislture, at Ifs srsr session, after the
silption Of This smendinent, sbd divide the
city Of Philadelphia inta senatorial and repre-
sentative districts, in tie manner above pr9si
dsd such distrcts to rrmaih Unchanged lha
the aiPnrtionmeut IN the yedr one th0usInd |
eight hundred and sixty-four.
FOURTH AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional section to tne
first article uf said consti ution, which shall be
uumbcret and read as fcll ,ws';
SECTION 2G. The Legislature shall have the
power to pi5uT. revoke anRI1. any charter OF
interpolation hereafter Conferred by, under
any special. o. general law, whenever in their
opinion Il may d; furious To the citizens OF
the commonwealth; in such MANNER however,
that iniGstIee Sa Il b.. don to the c0rporatOTs
And whereas, 1t is provided, IN the tenta ar
ijelr of the Constitution, that any amendment
agreed upon shall be submitted TO the peo-
lic in such manner and al such times, al least
guree months after being So agreed to by the two
Houses, As the Legislature sh'll prsscriot
NOW. THEREFORE, be it known, by an
Act Of the Legislature OF this Commonwealth,
elgI led s.AR Act Prescribing the Tin'e and
Aauner OF Submitting to the People, for 'heir
Eatific4tion or K lection the proposed Amend
ueuts 10 the Constitution" app r"yed Aay
IE,l.tn, Ammo Donliui tbOusand eight humid
rcd and fifty seven, it is provided as follows,
10 vii:
SfcrIoN l. That, for the psrpose Of aSceE-
tanning the seuse Of the eiti zens of this Com
luonwtalb in reg ,rd TO the adoption orrejcction
Of said Amendments, or either o: them. the
Governor of this Commonwealth shall issue
'gsit Of election directed to the Sheriff of each
and every County OF this Commonwealth, COM
mandng them to give notice in the usual man
uer il not less than ~ % newspapers in each
County Crowded that SO many are published
lh.rein.) that election viii be held IN each
Of the townships, wards and districts therein,
on the second tuesday Hf OctoueF, III the year
ef onr Lord one thousand eight hundred aud
iitty-Seven, for the purpose of deciding upoA
the adoption or rejection Of the sail Amend
1neutS. or any Of them; which said election shall
be hell at the places, and opened and clossi at
Ihe tine at and within With the General Else
tion of this commonwealth are held, opened aud
',lused; and It shall be the duty of the Judges,
Inspectors and Clerks Of each Of said Town I
ships wards and districts TO receive at tho said
election, tickets, either written or plin ed, or
partly written and partly printed, from citizens
duly qualified 10 vote for Members of the Gen
eral Assembly, and to deposit them in box or
boxes 10 be for that purpose provided by t he /
proper officers; which tickets shall be respec /
lively labelled on the outside, S'FTSt Amend I
Inent -. Second Amendment, - s.Third Amend- I
ment, . and Fourth Amendment" and those |
who are fav0sabl, to said Amendments or any /
of them, may express their desire By voting |
each as mary separate written or printeii or
partly written OF printed tickets, containing on
IN: inside thereof ths words "f or the A +
rnendments," end those opposed to such /
Amendments or any of them, may express I