The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1857-08-07

I SjtutloH 10 De designated article eleven toll
lows:
ARTICLE xi.
Or PUBLIC DEBTS.
Section /. The State ma contract debts TO suDnly
casual deficits failures In revenues 10 meet ex-
peuses not otherwise provided for; but the aaure =
gate amounts OF such debts direct aud contingent
whether contracted bv virtue OF one or more acts Of
the General Assembly, different periods oftIne
shall never exceed seven hundred and tty-thousand
dollars, and the money arising from tn, creation @o
such debts, shall be applied 10 the purpose which
was obtained, or TO repay the debts contracted,
and to no other purpose whatever.
Section .. In addition 10 the above limited power
the State may contract debts Fepel invasion, sup
press nsurTecon, defend the State in war or to re-
deem the present outstanding Indebtedness OF the
State; hut the money arising from the contracting OF
such debts, shall be applied the purpose winch
II was Tat-ed or TO repay such debts, aud to other
purpose whatever.
Section 3. Except the debts above specified in
section one and two of this article, no debt what
ever shall be created by on behalf OF the State.
Section 4. 10 provide for the payment of the pres
ent debt, and any additional debt contracted aore-
said the Legislature shall, its first ssion after
the adoption OF this amendment, create a sluking
fund, which shall be sufficient to pay the accfuing
interest OF such debt,-aud annually To reduce the
principal thereof by not less than two hundred
andhiiy thousand dotfars winch sinking fund shall
consist OF the net annual income OF The public works,
from time 10 time owned by the State, or the pro-
ceeds OF the sale OF the same, any part thereof,
and OF the income and proceeds OF sale oil stock own
ed by the State together With other funds, resour-
ces, that may be designated by law The SAID sink
ing luHd may be increased, from time 10 time, by
assigning to II any part OF the taxes other reve-
Hues OF the State, not required for the ordinary and
current expenses OF government, and unless in case
OF war, invasion nsurrection, part Of the said
sinking fund shall be used applied otherwise than
IN the eXtlnguisbmeut of the public debt until the
amount OF such debt is reduced below the sum of five
millions OF dollars.
Section 8. The credit of the Commonwealth shall
not, m any manner or event, be pledged, or loaned
To- any individual, company, corporation, assOcIa.
tom nor shall the Commonwealth hereafter become
JOINT owner, siockhoIder in any company, asso-
citation or corporation.
Sec. 6. The Commonwealth shall not assume the
debt, or any part thereof Of any county, city bor-
ough, or township; Of any corporation, associ-
ton unless such debt shall have been contracted 10
enable the State to repel INVASION suppress domestic
ln~urrection, defend itself in time of war or as
slst the State IN the discharge OF any portion Of lis
Presen indebtedness.
Section :. The Legislature shall not authorize any
county, city. borough. township or incorporated dis,
trrt by virtue of OF its citizens, or otherwise
TO become stakeholder IN any company ASSOCIATION,
cgrr".ors0u or rd7aaIaln money Tor or loan it>
CT 'o any corPoraio, association, institution or
party.
secoND AMENDMENT.
There shall bean additional article to said Con-
sttution, 10 be des gnairt-d as Article vi as fol-
ARTICLE XII
OF NEW COUNTIES.
No county shall be divided by line cutting off
over one-fenIh OF IT'S population, (el'her 10 form
county or otharwlsa.J without the express
assent OF such county, by vote Of the electors
thereof; nor shall any new county be establi shed,
containing less than four hundred square miles.
THIRD AMENUuEET.
From section tVo OF the first article of the ConStI
tuijon strike ont the word, s0f tae City 0f Pafl-
de<phfa, mt 0f eacb conDty geysc,irsiV; from
hon >hve, same article, strike oar tne words, ''of
PHtfa1etpl,a ami Of te serryak c2nHttrv;' from
Iion seven, same arcte, strike out The words, ''uet-
fhsr TIRE Citg of PLiiliL pin aqy' AMI in eft n
lien thereof le words, .l,sI M - aal strike
the following:
.'S-ction /. Ia the year one thousand eight bund-
red and sixty tOur, aud every seventh year there
after, representatives. TO the uur5 o Que hundred.
shall be apporl nued and distributed equally through
ont the STATE, By districts n propor on to a4
ber offaEabIe inhabitants IN the several part, here
o.. except that any county containing al least three
thousand Ave hundred taXahes, may be allowed
sepPrate representation; but more than three
counties shall be joined, aud county shall BE- divi-
ded IN the formation of district. Any city con
tanning sufficient number os taxables 10 cutItle il
10 al least two representatives., shall nave sepeT-
ate representation assigned r. and shall be divided
into convenient districts Of contiguous territory, OF
equal taxable population maybe each Of
which districts shall elect one representatives.
At the end OF section seven, same article, insert
these words, Ste cttg Of PhtbIeig ghl1 EH he Hcfist
into single sca1to~iak Hglrcts, of roHi goue Fritoyy
neuriy eqlzk IN tlra5fe pypufgfio0 p7,eija but
1rarE gtq2i be drt{eL t7t ts fb1agfioR UfrfF5f
The Legislature, it, first session, after tbe adop-
ton OF this amendment, shall divide the city OF
Philadelphia into senatorial and representative dis
rricts in the manner above provided such dis
tricts to remain unchanged until the apporuoument
in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty
four.
FOURTH AMENDMENT.
There shall be additional section TO the FIRST ar
tcie Of said Constitutions which shall be numbered
and read : follows:
Section %. The Legislature shall have the power
to alter, revoke annul any charter of Incorporation
hereafter conferred by, under. any special gen
era law, whenever in their opinion il may be inur-
ous 10 the citizens of the Commonwealth in such
manner, however, that injustice shall be done
the corporators.
Is SENATE, 1Ilynl y, 1857.
Eesolced, That this resolution pass. On the first
ment yeas %, nays s; the third amendment, |
yeas 2 /, nays tue fourth amendment, yeas -,
nays /.
Extract from the JournaI.1
GEO. W. HAMMERSLY, Czcrk.
Is THE House. or REPRESENTATIVES,,
AprA %, 1857.
ReSoired, That this resolution pass. On the first /
amendment, yeas IS, nays III on the second amend /
ment, yeas 81, ntys +; the third amendment,
yeas y, nays 23 on the fourth amendment yeas s.,
nays 7.
Extract from the Jonrnal.7
JACOB ZEIGLER, Clerk.
Filed in Secretary's office, May 2, 1857.
A. &. CURVIN,
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