The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-08-05
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OF PUBLIC DEBTS.


constitution TO be designated as article elev
en-, as follows:--
ARTICLE 81.
OF PUBLIC DEBTS.
SEC I. The state may contract debts, t
suppIy casual deficits or failures in revenues
or % meet expenses not Otherwise provided
for; but the aggregate amount oil such debt
direct and contingent, whether con 'racted bl
virtue of one or more acls Of The general as
sembiy, or al different periods oi time, shall
never exceed seven hundred and filly thou
sand dollars, and the money arising from The
creation Of such debis, shall be applied tt
The purpose for which il was obtained, or Ie
repay the debts so contracted, and 10 no olhel
purpose whatever.
SIC. 2. In addition 10 the above limited
power the state may contract debts 10 repe
invasion suppress insurrection, defend the
state in war. or 10 redeem the present out
tandins indebtedness Of The state; but the
money arising from the contracting OF such
debts, shall be applied 10 the purpose ior
which II was rai.ed, or to repay such debts,
and 10 no other purpose whatever.
SEC. 3. Except the debts above specified
in sections one and two of This article, no
debt Whatever shall be crealed by, or on be-
half of The Stale.
SEC. a. To provide for The payment of
the presen, debi, ard any additional debt
contracted as aforesaid, the Legislature shall,
at lis frs, session, sfler the adoption ot this
amendment, create sinking fund, which
shall be sufficient to pay The accTning inter-
est on such debt, and annually 10 reduce The
principal thereof by q sum not less than TWO
hundred and fifty thousand dollars; which
sinking fund shall consist of the net annual in
come of the public works, from time TO time
owned by The state, or the proceeds oi the
sale OF The same, or any part thereof, and
of The income or proceeds OF sale ol stocks
owned by the stale, together win oiheI
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 oil
the State, not required for the ordinary aud
current expenses of government, and unless
in case OF war, invasion or insurreclion, no
mart of said sinking fund shall be used or
applied Otherwise than in ex'nsu'shment oi
lhe public debt, until the amoun: oi such
debt is reduced below the sum OF five mil
lions OF dollars.
SEC s. 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 sloekholder, in any company, as
socialion, or corporation.
SIC 6. The commonwealth shall not as.
sumo The debt or any part Thereof, of any
counly, city, borough, or township; or OF any
corporation, or associations; unless such debt
shall have been contracted TO enable the
slaIe to repel invasion, suppress domestic
.nsurrection, defend itself in time oil war, or
TO assist the state in the discharge OF any
portion of its present Indebtedness.
SEC. 7. The legislature shall not authorize
any county, city, botough, township, or in
corporation district, BY virtue oil vote OF lis
citizens, or otherwise, to become a stock
holder in any company, association, or cor
poratiun: or 10 obtain money Tor, or loan lis
credit to, any corporation, ASSOCIATION, InsIl-
tuition, or party.
SECOND AMENDMENT.
There shalt be an additional article 10 said
constitution, TO be designated US article MI,
as follows:
ARTICLE XII.
OF NEW COUNTIES.
No county shall be divided by a line cut
ling of over one tenth OF It's population, (slth-
er to form new couulv or otherwiSe.) with
ou, the express assent oil such county, by
vote of The electors thereof: nor shall any
new county be established, containing less
than four hundred square miles.
THIRD AMENDMENT.
Frpm section two o the first article OF the
constitution, strike out the words, cot the city
of Philadelphia, and of each county resrec-
tively;" from section five, same article,
strike out The words, "oi Philadelphia and oI
the several countless from section seven,
same article, strike out The words, "neilher
the city of Philadelphia nor any," and insert
in lieu thereof the words, land no." and
strike out ''seclion four, same aliIcie," and III
lieu thereof insert the following:
"SEc 4 ln the year one thousand eight hun
dred and six,y-four, and IN every seventh
year thereafter. representatives TO The mum.
Der of one hundred, shall he apporaoned and
distributed equally, throughout the STATE, by
districts, in proportion TO the nnmeer oi TAX
able inhabitants in the several parts thereof ;
excep, ;ha, any county containing al least
three Thousand Ave hundred taXabIes, may
he allow ed separate representation; but no
more than three cour,ies shall be joined, and
no couuty.shali be divided, in the formation
of district ANY clly containing suiiicl.
ent number OF iaxables 10 enlI;Ie II 10 at
least Two representatives, shall have sepa-
rate representation assigned it, and shat! be
divided into convenient districts OF conllsu-
Gus territory, of equal taxable population as
near as may be, each OF which cisyric's
shall elect one representative"
Al the end of section seven, same article,
insert these words, "ihe city oi Philadelphia
shall be divided into single senatorial dls.
,ricls, Of contiguous territory as nearly equal
in taxable population as possible; but no
ward shall be divided IN the formation there
of.n
The legislature, al lis first session, after
The adoption OF this amendment, shall di-
vide The ciIy OF Philadelphia iuio senatorial
and Representative districts, in the manner
above provided: such districts to remain un-
changed until The sppouionmen, IN The year
one thousand eight hundred aud sixty-iou:.
FOURTH AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional section 10 the
first arilcle Of said constitution, which shall
be numbered ani read as follows:
SEe. 90. The legislature shall have the
mower 10 al'er, revoke, or annul, any charer
of incorporation hereafter conferred by, or
under, any special, o, general law, whenev-
ei in their opinion il may be injurions 10 the
cifzens OF the commonwealth; in such man
nes, however, that no injustice shall be done
10 the corporaiots.
III Senate, March 27, 1857.
Pssalne5 That this resolution pass. On The