Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1857-10-09
PROCLAMATION
RelaiiFe to The Payment Of tie
State Debts

Mate Dthfs
/ Pennsylvania, IS.
i 10 the name aud by the authority of the
Commonwealth Of PennSylsania, JAMES
POLLOCK, Governor of tae said Commeu-
wealth:
/ WHEREAS, By an Act Of the General
| Assembly of this Common wealth, passed the
tenth day Of April a. ID, 1910, entitled.
/ ''An Act to create a Sinkiag Fund, aud to
provide for the certain aud sradual extin-
! guisement Of the public deht,n and By the
46th sectiou OF the act Of 1852, providing
! for the ordiDlry expenses q government,
1 certain taxes and revenues tAereia specified
I we're set apart and appropriated to the pur-
/ pose Of creating Sinking Fund, and whep
/ received BY the Treasurer q the Comnou-
wealth, are ordered and directed to be paid
over to the Secretary 9f the Commonwealth,
the Audito General and State Treasurer. as
| Commissioners Of said Sju5ing Fund, WHO
ATE also directed TO receive the same ana
purchase herewith the debt Of the State
of Pennsylvania at its niarkeg price, if not
! exceeding the par value thereof, to the full
extent OF said revenues, and to hgll aai ap-
ply the sama and the interest tueIeon ac-
cruing, firmly and inviolab!g ou the trusts
and for the purposes" named ID the said act
Of Assembly; ana it vas further provided by
the said act OF Assembly sssl.at il shall be
the duty Of the said Commissioners on the
first Monday Of September. ID the year one
thousand eight hundred and City one, and
on the same day IA every tllitl year tuereaf-
en-, 70 certify t4e amount OF fae debit OF The
commonwealth nell by ihem 70 the Cover
not, VINO SHAH d:tgct The certificates repre-
Seating 'he same TO be cancelled, and on
Suci. canee'lailon Issue his proclamation
stating t4e Iac1. ahd the eXilnsulshment and
hn'i dlseharge of 50 mncl Of lAe principal
oI saia eeot'
r. ma 0''e|es$' hJ subsequent act .. the
Dsnerai D,'-i Assembly, passed Apfii l9th, J.
~ lo92' emitted An -aet 'o provide TOR
tae ordinary expenses OF government" il
was also provided as follows, % wit:
SECTION ", iaat hereafter the receipts
te the Smkh5 taud, to tie amount tHal
may lie necessary to cancel eaa relief totes
ho" N circulation under me provisions Of
tue ast OF the fourth Of Nag, 1911, aud the
5fzl7stt 5 bt RfhiiAff Rfi f5 GFey aS5bFsle T.. &.
ward thc cancellation Of su,a h,tes. IN tbe
following manner. 70 vii: Ii shall be tbs
,urv of he Stgte Frs,surer on tha frst dow
RI ,J,Da nqxt. ana ~ f3,e pv,,ira,iou IS 49,.
rbree n,opf,,, thereafter uniH ne ,,I.,j'.
amount of said pafes si,aIl have beea r,n.
cel.ed. to ascertain ,i.e amount of money IN
The treasury due 10 ibe COMMISSIONS. ~
the Sipku,r FYna. rhe apanut -, a...rr..;..-
Ell. IN tbe most defacsd and worn O. lie rs.
lief issues which NAV be found N lie tr..s.-
ury shall not equal Tie sunl due Il. said {, ,.m.
niiss.oucrs at the expiration Of the a5ore..is
periods. then aud m that cas-, The balance
80 Cue shal. be paid iu the sinking Fund i,
said officers TO BE- invested in STATE stock.
ia the manner prescribed bs he law creafiuo
said fund :,
Tie Dro,is, 10 which section was r,nseIs3
By the G4th section Of the act o. 9th MAY.
\. D. 1854, 10 provide tor tho ordinary
expenses of government. g..
ina aherras, \. G. Curtin. jacob F,v.
]r., aud II. S. Maeraw. Commissioners Of
:ae Sinking Fund, laye certified to me IS
follows:
Treasury DEPARTMENT PEyNA.. ;
To his Erleli,Dcg. Jqm.s 'paHocF Cors,aor
of{5e ComuoamgalIb h of peo0enyr,a;q
S,p Asreouir4d ~ fbe fcpr;I .oe,ion og
tbe srt entitled "Au Act 10 create > Sjak-
inc Fund and to provide fer the gradual and
certain cxtinga5sA Ansut Of the deb, Of The
Commonwealth. approved the l0th day cf
April, 4. D.. 1919. the undersigned. Com
o,i4sloaers Of said Sinking Fund. do berebv
, csr,ffv AL, IN .6,on,r af tEe debt of,,a