The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-08-12
ARTiCLE NJ.
OE PUBLIC DEBTS.


Src. 4. Tho state may contract debts, 10
supply casual deficits or failures in revenues,
or % meet expenses not otherwise provided
far. hui the aggregate amount OF such debts
Jirect and contingent, whether con 'racted by
vi,,ue of one or more acls Of the general as
,emblv. or at different periods oi time, shall
never exceed seven bundled and fifty thou
sand dollars, and the money arising from the
creation of such deb;s, shall be applied 10
The purpose for which il was obtained, or 10
tepay The debts so contracted, and TO no other
purpose whatever.
Src. Q. In addition 10 the above limited
power the state may contract debts TO repel
invasion, suppress insurreclion, defend the
state in war. or 10 redeem the present out
tandng Indebtedness OF The state; but the
money arising from the contracting oil such
debts, shall be applied 10 the purpose iof
which II was raised, or to repay such debts,
and 10 no Other purpose whatever.
SEC 3. Except the d.bis above specified
in sections one and two OF this article, no
debt Whatever shall he created by, or on be-
half of the Stale.
SEC. 4. To provide for the payment OF
,be present lebl, ard any additional debt
contracted as eforesaid, the Legislature shall,
nj lie first session, after the adoption oil this
amendment, create a sinking fund, which
shall be sufficient TO pay The accruIng inter-
ost on such debt, and annually 10 reduce The
principal lhereot by sum not less than two
hundred aud fifty thousand dollars: which
sipkipg fund shall consist oil the net annual in-
come Of the public works, from time 10 time
owned by the state, or the proceeds oi the
sale of The same, or any part thereof, and
OF The income or proceeds oil sale OF stocks
owned by The slate, together with other
funds, or 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 State, not required for the ordinary and
current expenses OF government, and unless
in case of war, invasion or insurreclion, no
part OF said sinking fund shali be used or
applied otherwise Than in extingulshment OF
the public debt, until The amour: OF such
debt is reduced below the sum oil five mil
lions Of dollars. ...
SEc. s. The credit Of the commonwealth
shall no, in any manner, or event, be pledg-
ed, or loaned to, any individual, company,
corporution, or association; nor shall The
eallh hereafter become joint
owner, or sioekholder, in any company, as
or corporation.
SIC 6. The commonwealth shall not as
snme The debt, or any part iheteo', oil any |
roupiy, city, borough, or township; or oil any |
corporation, or association; unless such debt |
shall have been contracted 10 enable the |
state 10 repel invasion, suppress domestic
.psurreclion, defend itself in time OF war, or
10 assist The slate in The discharge ol any
portion of lis present Indebtedness.
SEc. 7. The legislature shall not authorize
any county, city, borough, township, CT in
district, by virtue ol vote oi lis
cilizens, or otherwise, 10 become stock
holder in any company, assoc'aVon, or cor
poration; or 10 obtain money ior, or loan lis
credit to, any corporation, association, lnst-
ulion, or party.
SECOND AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional article TO said
TO be designated Us arucle MI,
as follows
ARTICLE MI.
OF NEW COUNTIES.
No county shall be divided by line cut. |
ling OIL over one tenth ol its population, (e,th'
or TO form new county or olherwise,) with
uut the express assent OF such county, by
vote OF the electors thereof; nor shall any
new county be established, containing less
Than four hundred square miles.
THIRD AMENDMENT.
From section Two of the first article Of the
of Philadelphia, and Of each county respec-
liye,y;p from section FIVE, same article,
.,rike out the words, ''of Philadelphia aud of
Ihe several countess from section seven.
same Article, strike out the words, "neilher
he civ of Philadelphia nor any," and insert !
in lieu thereof the words, land no;' and
strike out ''seclion fur, same article" and in
lieu thereof insert the following:
"SEc. A. In The year one thousand eight hun
Ifed aud sxiy-four, and in every seventh
,ear thereafter. representatives 10 The num-
ber of one hundred, shall be apportloned and !
distributed equally, throughout the state, by
districts, in proportion to the number of tax |
,ble inhabitants in The several parts thereof !
sxcert that any county containing al least !
h.ee Thousand Eve hundred laxabIes, may !
be allowed a separate representation; but no ,
mor, than three Counties shall be joined, and |
no county shall be divided, in the formation
,f district Any clty containing a sut1ci- |
INT number of iaxables 10 en,i;le 1t 10 at |
east Two representatives, shall have sepa- |
-a,e representation assigned it, and shall be !
Iivnlea into convenient districts of conligu- !
BUS territory, of equal taxable population as
near as may be, each.of which districts |
shall elect one representative"
Al The end Of section seven, same article, |
insert these words, 'the city OF Philadelphia
hall be divided into single senatorial dis.
riots, of contiguous territory as nearly equal .
N taxable population as possible; but no ,
ward shall De divided IN the formation there
IN /
The legislature, at lis first session, after
he adoption OF this amendment, shall di- ,
tide the city of Philadelphia into senatorial
nd Representative districts, in The manner
.boye provided; such districts TO remain un-
hanged until The appouionment in The year
NE thousand eight hundred and six,y-fou:.
FOURTH AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional section 10 The
irsi ariicle of said constitution, which shall
,s numbered AMI read as follows:
SEc s6. The legislature shall have the
over 10 al,er revoke, or annul, any chauer
f incorporation hereafter conferred by, or
nder, any special, o. general law, whenev-
i in their opinion ii may be injurious 10 the
ifizens OF The common eahh; in such man
er, however, thai no injustice shall be done
, The corporators.
Ia Scaaic, Narek %, 1857.
RESOLVED, That this resolution pass. On the
irsi amendment, yeas 81, nays I; on the
eccnd aueudmenI, yeas %, nays s CD the
bird amendment, yeas 81, nays 4; on The
oarih amendment yeas %, nays q.