Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-07-22

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monwealth, in accordance with the provisions OF
the tenth article thereof.
FIRST AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional article TO said con
stituton to be desis article eleven, as fol
lows -
ARTICLE NJ.
OF PUBLIC DEBTS.
SECTION l. The State may contract debts to sup
ply casual deficits or failures in revenues or to
meet expenses not otherwise provided for; but
the aggregate amount of such debts direct and
tingent 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 obtained,
pay the debts contracted, and to no other pur-
pose whatever.
SECTION , In addition TO the above limited pow
cr 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-
tracting of such debts shall he applied 20 the pur
pose for which it raised to repay such
debts and to no other purpose whatever.
SECTION 3. Except the debts above specified, in
sections one and two of this article no debt what
shall be created by or on behalf of the State
SECTION 4 10 provide for the payment of the
present debt, and any additional debt contracted
aforesaid, the Legislature shall at its first
SION after the adoption of this amendment, create
a sinking fund, which shall be sufficient to pay the
aecruing interest on spch debt, and annually to
reduce the principal thereof by a sum 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
cd by the State, the proceeds of the sale of the
SAME, 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 ths ordinary and current
expenses of government and unless in case of war,
invasion insurrcctou, part of the said sink
ing fund shall be used applied otherwise than
in extinguishnent of the public debt until the
amount of such debt is reduced below the sum of
five millions of dollars.
SECTION 3. The credit of the commonwealth
shall not in any manner, or event, De pledged, or
loaned to, any individual, company, corporation;
or association; nor shall the commonwealth here
after become a joint owner or stockholder, in any
company, association, or corporation.
SECTION g. The commonwealth shall not assume
the debt any part thereof, of any county, city,
borough or township; of any corporation.
association; unless such debt shall have been con-
tracted to enable the State to repci INVASION sup
press domestic insurrcction defend itself in time
of war, to assist the State in the discharge of
any portion of its present Indebtedness
SECTION I. The legislature shall not authorize
any county, city, borough, township, or incorpora
ted district bv virtue of a vote of its citizens,
otherwise, to become a stockholder in any compa-
ny. association, corporation; or to obtain money
for loan its credit to, any corporation, assocla-
ton, institution or party.
SECOND AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional article to said con-
sitution, to be designated as article All as fol-
lows -
ARTICLE XII.
OF NEW COUNTIES.
No county shall be divided by line cutting off
over onetenth of its population, ;eIther to form
new county or otherwise) without the express as
of such county, by vote of the electors there
of; nor shall any new county be established, con-
! tanning less than four hundred square miles.
THIRD AMENDMENT.
ErOp w of he frSt n a
stituton strike out the words, s-of the city of Phi
kadekihi0, aald of each county Respectively; - from
| Phiiadeiphia and fthe sererak eo"'ttfes - from
section seven, same article strike out the words,
',mettter tte city Of PhitadekphtG nor amy, and
insert in lieu thereof the words 'GHd no ;; and
| strike ont section four article, and in lieu
| thoreof insert the following:
SECTION 4. In the year one thousand eight hun
| drod 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 number of taxable inhabitants in
| the several parts thereof except that any county
| containing at least three thousand five hundred
| taxables, may be allowed a separate representa-
/ ton; but more than three counties shall be
joined and no county shall be divided, IN the for
! nation of district Any city containing suh-
cent mum Der of taXables to entitle il to at least
| two representatives, shall have separate repre-
| seutatiOn assigned it, 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, 'thc city of PhtLfdeLp,G shat De ar
U5ttea SIHie SeJ4atoTEal districts, Of c0Htte
territory nearly equal t7t tara6ie op~l1ttoH
| as possible; 6Yt ,rGyd shall be dfCf@ea ar Mt
| formation Ghere0f."
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
! triets to remain unchanged until the apporton.
meRt in the year one thousand eight hundred and
| sixty -four.
| FOURTH AMENDMENT.
| There shall be an additional section to the frs
article of said constitution, which shall be mum
| bered and read follows:
| SECTION 26- The legislature shall have the pow
er to alter revoke. annul any charter of lncor
poration hereafter conferred by, or under, any
special, general law whenever in their opinion
| it may be Injurious to the citizens OF the common
| wealth in such manner, however, that no irJus
| tice shall be done to the corporators.
In SENATE, March %, 1857.
| Resolued, That this resolution pass. On the
first amendment yeas "a, nays on the second
amendment. yeas %, nays s; on the third amend
| ment. yeas u, nays 4 4; on the fourth amendment
yeas %, nays4
Extract from the Journall
| GEO. W. HAMERSLY, Clerk
! IL THE House OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
| April % 1857.
| Resolcea, That this resolution pass On the
/ first amendment. yeas rs, nays II; on the second
amendment, yeas 81, nays 81 the third amend
| ment yeas ~, nays %; on the fourth amendment
| yeas 49, nays a
| Extract from the Journal
| JACOB ZEIGLER, Clerk
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