Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1857-10-02
BEDFORD INQUIRER AND CHRONICLE.

Ifrhnsist of the net annual income Of the public
II Works, from timeto time owned by the state, or
ffAps proceeds Of NE same, or any part theteof,
4sknd of the incone or proceeds of sale Of stock
#Kned hy the state, together with other funds,
gs@ s@flresources, that may be designated by law
4 The sinking fund may be increased, from as
signing to It any part of the taxes, or other re-
venues of the state, not required for the ordna-
ry and current expenses of government, and un-
less In case oftwar, invasion or Instruction. no
part Of the said sinking fund shall be used or
applied otherwise than In extinguishment Of the
public debt, until the amount Of such debt is
reduced below the sum Of five millions Of dol
lars.
SECTION 5. The credit of the commonwealth
snaii not IN any man ner, or event, be plegcd or
loaned to any ineiyi6ual, or company, corpor-
alton or assdSiation noE shall the common
wealth hereaftsA becoY@ joint owner, or
stoeknoaer' sas1aaliI IN an npAAy' AssociAti0h or
SEcrrbs 8. Tho bmon,rsalth sh4n not as
sune the debt, a sny Tt thereof, sahy coun-
ty, city. borogay Or t5s pship, or 6f fanv cor
poratOn or 5eiatlon, less such debt shall
have been Ktracteh to elAble the state co re-
pei Invasion, suppress 6oineStic Instruction,
defend its If IN time Of war, or to assist the
STATEN the discharge of any portion Of Its pre-
sent Indebtedness.
o|NlAON hc Slhil HOA hutlloilLC
any county, city, borough, township, or iacor-
porated district, by virtue of vote of its citi-
Zehs, Or otherwise. to become stockholder in
any company, association Or corporation; OF to
obtain money sor, orloan'its credit to, any cor
poraton, association, Institution or party.
SECOND AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional article to said
constitution, TO be designated as articl, MI, as
follows:
ARTICLE XII.
OF NEW COUNTIES.
No county shill be div ided by line cutting
off over one-fenthRf Its population, (either to
form new county pr otherwise without the
express assent Of s&h county, by vote OF the
electors therdofi ndA shall any new county be
established, containing less than four hundred
square miles.
THIRD A sDaENr.
From section two oA Ahe first article of the
constitution, strike ont wortis, 'sof the city
Of Pailadeibhiu aud Of cad county respectirely;"
from section five, same az %icle, strike out the
words, ''cf philadelphia aa&cf The seuerat coua-
iies;" from seeti0T sever, &pme article, strike
out the words, 'hsithsr the c$y Of Philadelphia
any, and insert III lieu M-reof the words,
sand no;i' and strike oat "se&ion four, same
article;" and in lieu thereof insert the following:
'.SEcftoS I. In the year one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-fodr, and in every seventh
, NHA lhStC"itSiF W AiiS NUN pSh
of one hundred, shall be apportioned and dis
tributed equally, throughout the stlte, by dis
tricts, in proportion TO the number of taxable
inhabitants in the several parts thereof; except
that any county containing at least three thou
sand Eve hundred taxables, may bs allowed
separate representation but no more than three
counties shall lie joined, and no county shall be
divided'in the formation of districs. Any city
containing sufficient number df taxapl-s to
entisle ii To at least two representatives,, shall
have seperaie representation assigned it, and
shin be divided into convenient districts of
contiguous territory, Of equ1l taxable populA-
tion near as may be, each Of which districts
shah elect one repre- zutltive.'
At the enflof sectf9 Eeyen, same article. in
sert these woods. .'the HQMef PphtaeiPhid shall
be dirided into 1agie senator's ffricts. Of eontig-
territory as nearly easNf tarable poPula-
hon a, possible baf no rshafl diriisi a" the
The legislatuSe, Wits frst sessi@ after the
adoption of this amendment. shall 4yide the
city of Philaieiphia into senatorial shAEepre
sentative distHcts, in the manner above prUyi
ded; such districts TO remain unchdsged uuth
the appogtonfnent in the year 6ne thousand
eight hundred and sixtv-fOur