Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1857-09-18


tie proceeds oi the same, or any part theteoi,
ami OF the income or proceeds Of sale of stock
owred by tlie state, together with other funds,
or resources, that may he designate by law
The sinking fund may be increased, from as
signing TO il any part Of the taxes, ar other re-
venues Of the state, not required for the ordina-
/ ry and current expenses Of government, and uD
less in case Of war, invasion or insurrection, no
| part of the said sinking iund shall be used or
applied otherwise than in eXhngnishnlent OF the
! public debt. until the amount OF such debt is
reduced below the sum Of five millions oi dol
! lars.
! SECTION s. The credit of the commonwealth
eaaii not In any man ner, or eScnt, hc pleged or
laaned to any ineiyidual, or company, corpor-
/ alton or association; nor shall the eonllnon-
/ wealth hereafter become a Joint owner, or
stoekholtler, in any company, association, or
corporation.
SEcrloS 9. The commonwealth shall not as
/ sumo the debt, or any part thereof, 0 any coun-
/ Y, city, borough, or township, Of any cor
! poration association, unless such del alA
! have been contracted to enable the state - -
| pei invasion, suppress domestic insagiection,
defend its Ii in time Of war, OF 10 assist the
state in the discharge of any portion OF its pre-
| sent Indebtedness.
SECTION :. The lsesl .turc shall not authorize
any county, city, borough, township, or incor-
! porated district, by rittue Of vote Of its citi-
any company, association or corporation; Of 10
obtain moucy FOR, or loan IT'S credit to, any cor
poration, association, institution or party.
SECOND AMENDMENT.
! There shall be nm additional article to said
constitution, 10 be designated Us articic MI, as
| follows
ARTICLE XII.
OF NEW COUNTIES
No county sh,n be divided by 4 lac cutting
! off over oue-teuth Of its population, (eitter to
| form new county or otherwise.) without the
| express assent of such county, 10y vote OF the
! electors thereof; nor shall amy county be
established containing less than four hundred
| square miles.
THIRD AMENDMENT.
From section two of the first articl. of the
] constitution, strike ont the words ..of the cify
Of Philadelphia alaf af each county respeciireiy"
! from section five, article, strike out the
words, .'of PHILADELPHIA Gad Of The seeerai couR-
! ties;' from section seven, same article, strike
out the wards, heitfer ne city OF Philadelphia
nor aAy;" and insert M lieu thereof the words,
| ''GRi Ho;'' and strike ont sSectioh four. same
artiele;" and in lien thereof insert the following:
''SEoTtos 4. In the year thousand eight
hundred and sixty-fUur, and i'll every seventh
! year thereafter, representatives to the mum Der
| of one hundred, shall be apportloned and dis
tributed equally, throughout the ST ,te, hy dis
| triets, in proportion to the Number of taxable
! inhabitants in the several parts thereof except
that any county containing st least three thou
sand five hundred taxableS, May b. allowed
separate representation; hut no more than three
counties SHALL he joined, and no county shall be
| divided in the formation Of adistrcS. Any city
containing sufficient number of taxabl,s to
eutitls it To al least two representatives,, Shall
have Il seperate representation assigned IL and
shsll be divided into convenient districts Of
contiguous territory, Of equal taYlbl. popull-
a near may bs rtf Nyit
shall Aect one representative"
AT the end Of section seven, same article. in
sert these words, 'hte city o. PdiiaJslpbia shall
be dieifed info siagie seaat0al districts. o coatg
aoas territory az nearly eqeal in farabls popuia-
ton as possible; bat no cGrd shall be digide} IN The
f5THlatf0a fhcre0t.'
The legislature, at its FIRST session, after the
adoption OF this amendment, shall divide tbs
city of philadelphia into senatorial and repre-
sentative districts, in the manner above proYi-
ded; such districts to remain unchanged untd
the apportionment IN the year one thoGSIud
eight hundred and sixty-iour.
FOURTH AMENDMENT.
There shall be additional section to tne
first article Of said constitution, which shall be
numbered and read AS follows:
SECTION "a. The legislature shall have the
power 10 alter. revoke annul any charter 1t
incorporation hereafter conferred By. or under
any special, o.. general law, whenever in tlnjir
opinion il may b. Injurious To the citizens OF
the commonwealth in such IN timer. however,
that injustice shah be done to the c'rporators.
And whcreas. II il provided, in the teutn ar
ticle of the c institution, that any amendment
agreed upon shtll be submitted 10 the poo
pie in such manner and III such times, at lelSa
nIoHths after being agreed to 10y the two
Houses, as the Legisl uurc shai! prescribe.
NOW. THEREFORE,, be it known by an
Act of the Legislature of this Commonwealth,
entitled IAN Act Prescribing the Ti"'a aud
Manner Of Submitting To the People, for 'her
Ratification OF Rejection tnc proposed Amend
nunts to the Constitution" app r"yed May
twelltn, Auno Doutini one thousand eight hund-
red and nifty seven, 1t is provided as follows,
to wit:
SrcrIoN l. That, for the pxvpose Of aScer-
tanning the xease Of thc citizens Of this Com
monwealth in reg trd to the adoption Orrcj.ction
I of said Amendments, either % them, the
Governor Of thlS Comm onweath shall Issue
] writ Of election directed 10 the Sheriff Of each
and every County OF this Commonwealth, com
| mandug them to give notice in the usual E. y
ncr, in not less than TWO newspaper III n
/ County, (pruvided that SO many are pu ised
/ lhercln.) that m e1action will be bel N each
/ of the townships wards and districts tIcrrlsl.
/ on the Second Tuesday of Ocfoher, in the year
! Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred aud
! ffty-Suven for the purpose OF deciding upoA
] the adoption or rel ;ctiOn OF the sad Amend
neuts, or any Of them; which said election shall
! be hel at the pl ices and opened and 81 sd at
/ the time AT AMI within with the General Elec-
/ ton of this commonwealth are he'll. opened and
/ closed; and 1t shall be the duty of the Judges,
/ inspectors and Clerks of each Of said Town
/ ships wards and districts, 10 receive ut tho Saia
! election, tickets, either written or pin ed, or
! partly written and partly printed, from citizens
/ duly qualified to vote for Members "f the Gen
! erai Assembly, and to deposit them in box or
! boxes TO be for that purpose provided by the
/ proper officers; which tickets shall he reSpec-
/ lively Labelled on the outside, FIRST Amend
1 ment, - Second Amendment, 't'Thlrd Amend
ment" and s.Fourth Amendment" and those
/ who are favoiabl; to said Amendments OF any
! of them. may express their desire by fotlns
/ each as mary separate written or printedi or
partly written or printed tickets, containing on
tn, inside thereof the words '.For tue a
| mendments,' and those opposed To sReh
! Amendments or any Of them, may express
their opposition ly voting each as many seper-
ate written or printed ballots or tickets, con
tanng on the inside thereof the Words, "a
! gainst the Amendments"
! SECTION .. That Tie election on the sAld pro-
! posed Amendments, shall, in all resp,cts, be
4 conducted as the General Elections OF TINS
! Commonwealth are now conducted; and IL shall
I i h. r.sel el.fan-