Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-07-01

flkSI aNlENDhl.NI
There shall be an additional article to said con-
stitution to be designated article eleven as fol-
lows -
ARTICLE M.
OF PUBLIC DEBTS.
SECTION ]. The State may contract debts, to sup
ply casual deficits failures in revenues, to
meet expenses not otherwise provided for; but
the aggregate amount of such debts direct and con-
tingent, whether contracted by virtue of one
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 parpese for which it was obtained. or TO
pay the debts so contracted. and to no other pur-
pose whatever.
SECTION 2. In addition to the above limited pow
er the State may contract debts to repel invasion.
suppress insurrection defend the State in war, or
to redeem the present outstanding Indebtedness of
the State; but the money arising from the con-
tracing of such debts shall be applied to 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 behalf of the State
SECTION A. To provide for the payment of the
present debt, and any additional debt contracted
as aforesaid the legislature SHALL at its first
sion, after the adoption of this amendment create
sinking fund. which shall be sufficient to pay the
accruing interest on such debt. and annually to
| reduce the principal thereof by sum rot less
tharitwo hundred and fifty thousand dollars /;
which sinking fund shall consist of the net annual
income of the public works from time to time own
ed by the State or 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-
gethcr with other funds 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 the ordinary and current
expenses of government and unless in Of war,
invasion or insurrection, part of the said sink
ing fund shall be used or applied otherwise than
| in cxtingnishment of the public debt, until the
amount of such debt is reduced below the sum of
| five millions OF dollars.
SECTION 5. The credit of the commonwealth
shall not in any manner, event. DE pledged, or
| loaned to, any individual, company, corporation,
| association; shall the ommonwealth here
after become joint owner, or stakeholder, in any
company, association, or 0rporation
| SECTION q. The commonwealth shall not assume
the debt, any part thereof, of any county city
| borough, or township; or of any corporation, OF
association; unless such debt sh all have been
tracted to enable the State to repcl invasion sup
press domestic insurrection 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. incorpora.
ted district by virtue of vote of its citizens, or
| otherwise to become a stakeholder in any coRpa-
ny. association, Incorporation; or to obtain money
for or loan its credit to, any corporation asoeia
Ion, institution or party.
| SECOND AMENDMENT.
| There shall be additional article to said con.
sttution, to be designated article XII. as fol
| lows
| OF NEW COUNTIES.
| No county shall be divided by line cutting of
| over onc-tenth of its population either TO form
new county or otherwise.) without the express as
sent 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.
From section two of the first article of the con-
sttution, strike out the words of tie city Of PHI
ladeipltia, and of eaeh county respectively - from
section FIVE article strike on the wnrtls nj
| PhzlaaeLpltG aud Of tte sererai counties - from
| section seven, same article, strike out the words
.'ie'tlter tne city Of Ph'faaetpl'a nor any,, and
| insert in lieu thereof the words. 'GWd - and
| strike out section four. article, and in lieu
| thoreof insert the following
| SECTION 4. In the year one thousand eight hun
| dred and sixty-four, and in every seventh yeal
| 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 inha bitants in
the several parts thereof; except that any count,
containing at least three thousand five hund RED
| taxables, may be allowed n separate repre- escnta
| ton; but no more than three counties shall bs
joined, and no county shall be divided, in the for
| nation of district. Any city containing sufi
cient number of taXablcs to entitIe il to at leas
two representatives, shall have a separate repre-.
| sentation assigned it, and shall be divided into
convenient districts of contiguous territory. OF
! equal taxable population may be, each
of which districts shall elect representative =
AT the end of section seven same article insert
these words, 'te city of Phiiadelphia shall be DE-
vted into single senatorial Districts Of coatieu-
oas territory nea,Ry e7teaL tzrabie opAietio7
as possible; bit no 1rayd shat be dicldea ia tie
| formation Mereof.''
| The Legislature, at its first session. after the
| 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
ment in the year one thousand eight hundred and
| sixty-four.
| FOURTH AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional section to the first
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 incor-
poration hereafter conferred by, under. any
| special or general law. whenever in heir opinion
may be injurious to the citizens of the common
| wealth; in such manner however, that irjus-
| ticc shall be done to the corporators.
| IL SENATE, March 81, 1857.
Resoirea That this resolution pass On the
| first amendment. yeas 2f. nays7 on the second
amendment yeas %, nays s; the third amend.
ment, yeas q, nays 4; on the fourth anne ndmont
yeas 23, nays4
Extract from the JournaI.l
GEO. w. HAMERSLY, Clerk
In THE House OF REPRESENTATIVES,
April 30, 1857
Resofrea, That this resolution pass On the