Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-10-09
RESOLUTION
Amendments to the ConstilU
tiun Of the Commonwealth.

tiun Of the Commonwealth.
Iesolr.IG ne enafs and s. Of Rspresentatir,s cf e
Cpaansoarrsllt ef Is,syiraia al General saemhy mt
That the following amendments proposed t" the con
stitutian the CAmmohwcaiih, in accordance with The
provisions OF the tenth article thereof
FIRST AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional article to said constitution
to be designated as article eleven, as follows:
ARTICLE
OF PUBLIC DEBTS.
SECTION l. The state may contract debts to supply
causai deficits failures reyenue or TO meet expenses
not otherwise provided but the aggregate amount of
such debts Jir contingent whether contracted By
virtue acts Of the general assembly, or ~
RODS o dine, shall never exceed ven
and Thousand dollars and the money ar-ing from the
creation such debts shall he applied to the purpose irr
which 1t obtained repay the debts so contracted,
aud 10 other purl whatever
SECTION =. In addition 10 the above limited power the
state debts rcPci INVASION suppress iiNF
defend the state in or T." rre"i ne present
outstanding indebtedness Of the state but ,lf mooney
m from of uc rht>, shall hr arplif'
to the purpose for which it rascd, TO repay such
debts, and to no other purpose what"'er.
SECTION 3. Except the debts above specified ia sec'i'S
aud two Of th article debt whatever shall be orr
ted hy @ on behalf Of the stale.
!. To provide for the payment OF the present
debt and additional debt contracted as aforesaid the
legislature snail Its fret ssion after the adon ui
this amendment, create sinking fund which silal o,
sufficient pay thr accruing interest srh debt anu
reduce the principal thereof by SUN not less
than hundred ani tfy thousand doliarf which IN
king fund shall consist the annual income OF the
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and Of the income or pro,ieIs OF sa's oi s ,, " @ y
L.. Ia;,n.t,I Iy law Tbr s,ii sinking fund may l-
increased from time. hy asst ,niug to II any part
,h ,,xes or orr rry.nn.s of IN. sta. not required
for tho ordinary and current expenses of government
ana unl..s in case of war inyasiou or instruction,
part Of the said sinking fund shall be- used or applied
otherwise than in .xtnguishment Of the public debt
until tb. amount of such debt is r,duced below the
of FIVE millions Of dollars
Sr,,n~ III, .rlit Of ttc commonwealth shall not in
arRhD
nj rnmn,nv cornor,tian or .ssoeiaticu: nor shall the
IL h,re,n.r Icome ioint owner or stock
holder in ,ny companv association or corporation.
SlCTI,N g. tn. commonwealth shall not assume the
lbt or auy mart thereof of any county, cty borough
tnwn,p or unless such
ieb shah have contracted enable the state to rl
nv.s,n sunpr.s o.s,ic insurr.ction def nd itself in
time of war or to ast the stat. in the discharge Of any
,rrti,r of is n-,.r,,t in,i.h.,iness
st-TIoy !. Tb, I,,i.lntur. shall not authorize any
county city hnroub town,hp or ncorroratnl district
y vir a. of vote of its citizens or oh-rw l.ruInr
holder in any rompany corporation
~ hin anny Tor or loan its credit To uy corporation
ass,cintion institution or party
SECOND AMENDMENT
Thor. shall a nm artic. to said constitution
IN h. dcsynn;.i a. article eleven as follows:
~
OF NEW COUNTIES
No county shall h. divided by Iiu. cutting of over
one tenth of it, population lt her to form new county
otherwise without the assent Of such county
rS by ,e % 81 G ; a than , io"r
square miles.
ruIrp kyrxbrryr
From, section two of the first article Of the
s,L ut m, words ..f IA, ciiy Of Ii 1,elhl e, +
e,b r,,,, ,ss, ctir from s,cton five same article
s,rt. rt Ria. words ..of J,l,}oJbil aud Of fLs s,rs
coyE,s from section Scvrn same article srik
word. peifhr he c.r Of fLadciplid nor any, anI
lieu thereof the words 'd1d no :; and strike out
section four article and in lieu thereof insert the
following:
.SECIioN J. In the year one thousand eight hundred
and iXtytour and in Every seventh year thereafter
representatives. to til" number Of one hundred shall be
Iportioned and diStibut equally throughout the state
by districts pro orti'n to the number of taxable inhRb
containing least three thOusand I'VE hundred taxab!e
may h, allowed Iarat- resrniaOn; but more
thau three couus hall lee Jpned anI no county shall
he divided in the formation of district ANY city
t1iup, In To at