Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1857-10-07
EBENsBURG, OCTOBER z, 1857.

the aggregate amount of such debts direct and
contingent, whether contracted by virtue Of one
or more acts of the General Assembly. at diff
erent periods of time, shall never exceed seven
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and the mon
ey arising from the creation of such debts, shall
be applied to the purpose for which it OBJ
tanned, to repay the debt so contracted, and to
no other purpose whatever.
SECTION 2. In addition TO the above limited
power the State may contract debts to repel inva-
sion, suppress insurrection, defend the State in
war, to redeem the present outstanding indebt-
edness of the State but the moneys arising from
the contracting ofsuch debts shall be applied to
purpose for which in raised, or to repay such
debts and to other purpose whatever.
SECTION 8. Except the debts above specified.
| in sections one and two of this article no debt
| whatever shall be created by or on behalf of the
State.
SECTION 4. To provide for the payment of the
present debt, and any debt contracted as foresad,
the Legislature SHALL at its first session, after the
adoption of this amendment, create sinking fund
which shall be sufficient to pay the ACQUIRING in
terest on srich debt ,and annually to reduce the
principal thereof by sum not less than two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars; which sink
ng fund shall consist of the net annual income of
the public works from time to time owned by the
State, the proceeds of the sale of the same,
any part thereof, andof the income or proceeds of
sale of stocks owned by the State togegher with
other funds or resources, that may be deignated
by law. The said sinking find may be increased
from time to time. by assigning to i. any part of
the taxes any other revenues of the State, not
required for the ordinary and current expenses of
government, and unless in case of invasion Or IN
insurrection, no part of the said sinking fund
shall be used or applied otherwise than in extin-
guishment of the public debt, until the amount
of such debt is reduced below the sum of five mil
lion of dollars.
Section S. The credit of the Commonwealth
shall not, in any manner or event, be pledged or
loaned to any individual, company, corporation
or association nor shall the Commonwealth
hereafter become joint owner; or stockholdcr, in
any company. association or corporation.
Section 6: The Commonwealth shall not as
sumo the debt. any part thereof, of any coun-
ty. city, borough, or township or if any corpo-
ration, association unless such debt shall have
been contracted to enable the State repel inva-
sion, suppress domestic insurrection. defend it
self in time of war, to assist the State in the
discharge of any portion of its present indebted
ness.
Section 7. The Legislature shall not authorize
any county, city, borough. township, or incorpo-
rated district, by virtue of vote of its citizens
or otherwise. to become stockholder in any COM
pany, association or corporation; to obtain
money for, or loan its credit to any corporation
association, institution party.
SECOND AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional article TO said con-
stirution, to be designated as article XII as fol-
lows:
ARTICLE XII.
OF NEW COUNTIES.
No county shal, he divided b., line cutting
off one tenth of its population (either to
form a new county otherwise. } without the ex-
press assent of such county. by vote of the cleo
tors thereof shall any new county be estab-
lished, containing less than four hundred square
miles.
THIRD AMENDMENT.
From section two of the first article of the Con.
stitntion. strike out the words. s'of the city Of
Philadelphia, and Of each county respectively -
from section five, same article, strike out the
words. cot Philadelphia anelof The several cou,a-
ties -; from section seven, same article. strike out
the words, ''aeidhea the city Of Philadelphia nor
any. and insert in lieu thereof the words sand
20 and strike out ''Secfon f05fr, same agticle''
and in lieu thereof insert the following:
| ''Section 4. In the year one thousand eight
| hundred and siXty-four, and in every seventh
year thereafter, representatives to the number of
one hundred, shall be apportored and distrbu-
| ted equally, throughout the State, by districts
| in proportion to the number of taxable inhabi-
! tants in the several parts thereof; except tha.
any county containing at least three thousand five
hundred taxables, may be allowed a separate rep
| reSentation; but no more than three counties
shall be joined, and no county shall be divided,
in the formation of a district Any city contain
! ing sufficient number of taxables to entitle it
to at least two representatives, shall have a sep
arate representation assigned it, and shall be di-
vided into convenient districts Of contiguous ter
ritory, of equal taxable population as near as may
be, each of each of which districts shall elect one
| representative"
At the end of section seven same article insert
these words, ''Ue city of PHILADELPHIA shall be d.
Uied into single senatorial DISTRICTS Of contiguous
territory nearly eq1al in taxable population as
possible Jatt srard shall be dirided in the for
nation thereof"
The Legislature at its first session, after the
adoption of this amendment, shall divide the
city of Philadelphia into senatorial and representa-
tive districts in manner above provided such
| districts to remain unchanged until the appoint
in the year one Thousand eight hundred and sixty
four.
! FOURTH AMEDMENT.
| There shall be an additional section to the
first article of said Constitution which shall be
numbered and read as follows:
SECTION 26. That the Legislature shall have
| the power to alter, revoke or annul, any charter
of incorporation hereafter conferred by, or under
any special or general law, whenever in tbeil
opinion it may be injurious to the citizens of the
Commonwealth in such manner, however that
no injustice shall be done to the corpor ators.
In SENATE, March 81, 1857.
Resolred, That this resolution pass On the
first amendment, yeas "a, nays Z on the second
amendment, yeas 20, nays on the third amend
ment, yeas "a, nays on the fourth amendment
yeas 23, nays 4,
Extract from the Journal
GEO. w. HAMERSLY, clerk.
In THE House OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
April 20, 1857.
Resolued, That this resolution pass. On the
FIRST amendment, yeas, g. nays II /; on the sec
ond amendment, yeas 81, nays "a; Oh the thirG
amendment, yeas ~, nay 80; on the fourth
amendment, yeas, So. nays z.