The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-09-30

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FIRST AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional article to sal
constitution 10 be designated as article elsv
en-, az follows:-
IL ARTICLE xI.
OF PUBLIC DEBTS.
Sec ]. The state may contract debts, Il
supply casual deficits or failures in revenues
or % meet expenses not otherwise provided
for: but the aggregate amount oil such debi
direct and contingent, whether con 'racted By
yiriue OF one or more acts OF the general as
sembly, or al different periods OF time, shal
never exceed seven hundied and lifly thou
sand dollars, and the money arising from the
creation of such debis, shall be applied tc
the purpose for which il was obtained, or to
repay the debts so contracted, and 10 no oiheI
purpose whatever.
SIC. Q, In addition 10 The above limited
power the stale may contract deets 10 repe'
invasion, suppress insurreclion, defend the
state In war, or 10 redeem the present out
landing Indebtedness OF the stote; but the
money arising from the contracting oil such
debts, shall be applied TO the purpose Tor
which It was raised, or to repay such debts,
end TO no other purpose whatever
SEC. 3. Except The d bts above specified
in sections one and Two Of this article, o
debt whatever shall he created by, or on be-
half of the Stale.
SEC. 4. To provide for the payment Of
the present debt, ard any addillonai debt
contracted as aforesaid, the legislature shall,
at lis first session, after the adoption OF this
amendment, create a sinking fund, which
shall be sufficient to pay the accruing inter
ss, on such debt, and annually TO reduce The
principal thereof by q sum not less than two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars; which
sinking fund shall consist oi the 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
Of the income or proceeds OF sale OF siocks
owned by the state, together with other
funds, or resources, that may be desienaleo
BY law. The said sinking fund may be n-
creased, from time to time, by assigning to
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 insurrection, no
mart of said sinking fund shall be used or
applied otherwise than in extneuishment OF
ihe pubic debt. until tho amount OF such
debt is reduced below the sum OF five mil
lions of dollars.
SEC g. The credit Of the commonwealth
shall not in any manner, or event, be pledg-
ed, or loaned To-, any individual, company,
corporation, or association; nor shall The
commonwealth hereafter become JOINT
owner, or slorkholder, in any company, as
sociatior, or corporation.
Sac. @. The commonwealth shall not as.
sume the debt, or any part ihereo', ol any
county, city, borough, or township; or oil any
CORPORATION, or association; unless such deo'
shall have tcen contracted 10 enable ihe
siate Ia rebel invasion, suppress domestic
.u,utreclion, 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 rot authorize
uny county, city, borough, township, or IN
rofpora,ion district, by virtue OF vote OF lie
citizens, or Otherwise to become stock
holder in any company, association, or cor
poration; or 10 Obtain money tor, OF loan is
credit to, any corporation, sssocauon, 'ns''-
iu'ion, or party
SECOND AMENDMENT.
There shalt be an additional article TO said
constitution, TO be designated as arItcle MI,
as follows:
ARTlcLr vi.
OF NEW COUNTIES.
No county shall be divided by a line cut.
tins of over one tenth OF its population, (elth.
er 10 form a new county ar o,heTwise,) WIN
out the express assent Of such county, ny
vote Of the electors thereof; nor shall any
new county be established, containing less
than four hundred square miles.
THIRD AMENDMENT.
From section two al The first article Of the
constitution, strike on, the words, cot The city
of Philadelphia, aud Of each county respec-
uyely;" IRON section five, same article,
strike ou, The words. "oi Philadelphia aud OF
the several countess from section seven,
same article, s,rike on, the words, 'neither
the civ of Philadelph,s nor any," and insert
in lieu thereof the words, "and no." and
s,tike oul ''secRon four, same Article, and IN
lieu thereof insert the following:
"Sgc. 4 In the yeet one thousand eight hun
Srea aud sixy.four, and an every seventh
wear thereafter, representatives 10 The num-
ber of one hondred, shall he apporIioned and
dis,rihu,ed equally, throughout ihe s'ate, by
districts, in proportion To the number OF lax-
able inhabitants in The several parts thereof:
except shat any county containing al least
three thousard ave hundred laxsoIes, may
be allowed a separate representation; but no
more than three coaries shall be joined, and
no county shall be divided, 10 the formation
Of a district Any Guy containing sntiici.
ent number Of isxsbles 10 ent;le II 10 al
Ieas, two representatives, shall have sepa-
rate representation assigned il. and shall be
divided into convenient districts OF condgu-
ons ,errnory, Of eqaal taxable population as
near as may be, each OF which cIslticls
shall eleci one representative"
Al The end Of section seven, same article,
ynsen these words, che cry ot Philadelphia
shah be divided into single senatorial dis.
,ticis, at contiguous teuisory as nearly equal
in laxabIe population as possible; bat no
ward shall ee divided IN the formation there
etp
The Legislature, a, It's first session, after
the adoption OF this amendment, shall dr.
vide The city OF Philadelphia into senatorial
and Representative districts, in The manner
above presided: such GisiTicls TO remain un-
changed until The anporionmeht m The year
QUE iAessana sight hundred aud sixIy-fou:.
roURTH AMESpMEST.
There shall be an additional section TO the
farsl article Of said constitution, which shall
be Numbered anI read as follows:
SEC 20. The Legislature shall bsve the
power 10 alter, revoke, OF annui, any charer
of incorporation hereafter conferred by, or
upder, any special, o: general law, whenev-
er in their opinion il may he injurious to the
rilizens of abe commonwealth; IN such man
ner, however, dliai no injustice shall be done