The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-10-07


constitution OF the commonwealth, ia acccr
dance with the provisions OF ihe tenth article
hereof
FIRST AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional article 10 sasc
constitution TO be designated as article elev'
en-, as iollows:-
ARTICLE xI.
'-.-.'. 81 OF PUBLIC DEBTS.
SEC ]. The slate may contract debts, tc
supply casual deficits or failures in revenues
OF 20 meet expenses mol Otherwise provided
for; but tue aggregate amonnt OF such debts
direct and contingent, whether con raced by
vitue Of one or more acls of the general as
sembiy, or al different periods OF time, shall
never exceed seven hundred and filly thou.
sand dollars, and the money arising from the
creation of such debts, shall be applied tc
The purpose for which il was obtained, or tc
repay the debts go contracted, and TO no olheI
purpose whatever.
SIC. 2. In addition TO the above limited
power the state may contract debts 10 repe
invasion, suppress iDsurrection, defend the
slate in war, or 10 redeem the present out.
landing indebtedness OF The state; but the
money arising ffom the contracting of such
debts, shall be applied 10 The purpose fol
which II was raised, or TO repay such debts,
and 10 no other purpose whatever
SEC. 9. Except the debts above specified
in sections one and two of this article, nc
debt whatever shall be created by, or on be.
half Of the State.
Sec. 4. To provide for the payment oi
the present debt, aId any additional debt
contracted as aforesaid, the legislature shall,
at its first session, after lhe adoption of this
amendment, create a sinking fund, which
shall be sufficient to pay the accruing inter-
esi on such debt, and annually 10 reduce The
principal thereof by sum not less than two
hundred aud fifty thousand dollars; which
sinking fund shall consist ofthe net annual in
come Of The public works, from time 10 time
owned by the state, or the proceeds of the
sale OF The same, or any part thereof, and
tf The income or proceeds OF sale of stocks
owned by the Stale, together with other
funds, OF resources, that may be designated
by law. The said sinking fund may be in
creased, from time TO time, by assigning 10
il any part OF the taxes, or other revenues OF
the Stale, mol required for The ordinary and
current expenses of government, and unless
in case Of war, invasion or insurreclion, no
part Of said sinking fund shall be- used or
applied otherwise Than in extinguishmeht OF
the public debt, until The amoun. OF such
deb, is reduced below the sum Of five mil
lions OF dollars.
SEC s. The credi, Of The commonwealth
shall moi in any manner, OF event, be pledg-
ed, or loaned 10, any individual, company,
corporation, or association; nor shall the
commonwealth hereafter become joint
owner, or soekholder, in any company, as
sociation, or corporation.
SEC. 6. The commonwealth shall not as.
e,xtr ft.aI Int, ri aT anx,
couDly. city, borough, or township; or oil any
corporation, or association; unless such debt
shall have been contracted 10 enable The
stale 10 repel invasion, suppress domestic
.nsurrecton, defend itself in time of war, or
10 assist the state in The discharge of any
portion of its present indebtedness.
SEC, Z. The legislature shall DOT authorize
any county, city, borough, township, or In
corporation district, by virtue of vote Of its
citizens, or otherwise, 10 become stock
holder in any company, association, or cor
poration; or 10 obtain money for, or loan lis
credit to, any corporation, association, insti-
tulioD, or party. -.-se
oSDAMESDMENT.
There shall be an additional article 10 said
constitution, 10 be designated as article XII,
as follows:
ARTICLE XII.
OF NEW COUNTIES.
No county shall be divided by line cut
ting off over one tenth OF its population, (elih'
er TO form a new county or otherwise,) with
out the express assent of such county, by o
vote of the electors thereof; nor shall any
new county be established, containing less
than four hundred equare miles.
-sfft THIRD ANEEDmEET.
81 From section two of The first article of the
constitution, strike out the words, "of the city
OF Philadelphia, and of each county respec
lively" from section FIVE, same article
strike out The words, "of Philadelphia and o.
the several counies;n from section seven
same article, strike out The words, "neithe
the city of Philadelphia nor any," and inser
in lieu thereof the words, "and no." and
strike out ''seciion four, same aItcle," and in
lieu thereof insert the following:
"SEc 4. In ibe year onethousand eight hun
dred and six,y-four, and in every seventh
year thereafter. representatives 10 The mum
Der of one hundred, shall be appor,ioned and
distributed equally, throughout the stale, by
districts, in proportion TO the number of tax
able inhabitants in the several parts thereof
except that any county containing at leas
three lhousard Eve hundred taxables, may
be allowed separate representation; but nc
more than three c0nE!ies shall be joined, and
no county shall be divided, in the formation
Of district Any city containing a suflici
ent number of taxables TO entile 1t TO a
least Two representatives, shall have a sepa.
rate representation assigned il, and shall be
divided into convenient districts of conligu'
Gus territory, OF equal taxable population as
near as may be, each of which districts
shall elect one representative"
AT The end Of section seven, same article,
insert these words, 'the city OF Philadelphia
shall be divided into single senatorial dis
iricts, of contiguous territory as nearly equa
in taxable population as possible; but M
ward shall De divided In the formation there
or
The Legislature, at its first session, alte
the adoption OF this amendment, shall di
vide the city of Philadelphia into senaoria
and Representative districts, in The name
above provided; such districts TO remain un
changed until the apporiionment in The yea
one thousand eight hundred and sixiy-fou..
FOURTH AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional section 10 th,
4, firsl article of said constitution, which. shal
be numbered and read as follows:
SEC. 26. The Legislature shall have III,
power 10 alier, revoke, or aunub any charle
Of Incorporation hereafter conferred by, o
+. under, any special, o. general law, whenev
eI in their opinion ii may be injurious 10 lh
aitizens of the commonweaith; In such man
ner, however, tBai no injustice ohuii be doa
10 the corporators.