The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1857-10-02

proposed TO the Constitution of the Commonwealth,
IN accordance with the provisions Of the tenth article
thereof. i EGH1
seg ts FIRST AMESpMEST.
There shall be additional article 10 said Con-
stituton TO be designated as article eleven as fol-
ows:
~ - ARTICLE x1. tE
T m OF PUBLIC DEBTS.
Section /. The State may contract debts, 10 supply
casual deficits failures in revenues or TO meet ex
penses not otherwise provided for but the aggre
gate amounts of such debts direct and contingent,
whether contracted by virtue of one or more acts of
the General Assembly, different periods otime,
shall never exceed seven hundred and hfty-housand
dollars, and the money arising from the creation of
such debts, shall be applied TO rhe purpose for which
it obtained, 10 repay the debts CONTRACTED,
and 10 no other pnrpose whatever. .a5
Section Q. Ia addition 10 the above limited power
the State may contract debts 10 repel invasion, sup
press insurrection defend the State in war, 10
deem the present outstanding Indebtedness of the
State; but the money arising from the contracting OF
such debts, shall be applied to the purpose for which
II raised repay such debts, and to no other
purpose whatever.
Section 8. Except .he debts above specified, in
seerioh one and two Of this article, no debt What
ever shall be created by behalf OF the State.
Section A. TO provide Tor the payment OF the pres
debt and any additional debt contracted as atore
said the Legislature SHALL at its first session, after
the adoption OF this amendment, a sinking
fund, which shall be sufficient 10 pay the accrung
ineFest of such debt, and annually 10 reduce the
principal thereof by not less han Two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars; which sinking fund shall
consist of the net annual income OF the public works,
from time to time owned by the Stale, or the pro-
cepds of the sale OF the same, any part thereof,
and of the income and proceeds of sale OF stock own
ed by the Stae together with oTheE funds, resonr-
ces, that nay be designated By law. The said sink
ing fund may be increased, from time 10 rme, by
assigning 10 Il any part Of the taxes, other reve
Of the State, not required Tor the ordinary and
current expenses of government, and unless IN case
of war, invasion insurrecton, part of the said
sinking fund shall be used applied otherwise than
the extlngulshment Of the public debt, until the
amount of such debtis reduced below the sum OF five
millions OF dollars.
Section s. The credit Of the Commonwealth shall
not, in any event, be pledged, or loaned
10, any indvdua company, corporation, associa
tion nor shall the Commonwealth hereafter become
a joint owner, stockholder, Ii 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, assoc-
ton unless such debt shall have been contracted 10
enable the State to repe invasion, suppress domestic
insurrecton, defend itself in time OF war or 10
sist the Stale in the discharge OF any portion OF its
present indebtedness.
Section ?. The Legislature shall not authorize any
county, city borough, township or Incorporated dis
trict, by virtue of vote OF its citizens, otherwise
10 become stockhoder in any company, association,
or corporation or to obtain money tor loan lis
credit to, any corporation association Institution or
party
SECOND AMENDMENT.
There shall be additional article to said Con-
stitutou, TO be designaeted Article XII, as fol-
ARTICLE XII.
OF NEW COUNTIES.
No county shall be divided by line cutting off
over one-tentb of its population, (either TO form
new county or otherwlse,) without 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.
AMENDMENT. .r ..-... {.
From section two of the first article of the Const-
tuition, strike out the words, "of the City of PAfka-
dolphin, and Of each county reSpsetivsiy; from
tion hve, same article, strike out the words, "of
Philadelphia and Of tho seterak connics'' from
ton seven, article strike ont the words ssiei
Aer tie City Of philadelphia any,' and insert in
lien thereof the words, sand NOS and strike out
''ssctio, four arstcs, and in lien thereof insert
;he following;
ssSectlon 4. In the year one thousand eight hnnd-
red and sixty four, and in every seventh year there
after, representatives to the number of hundred
shall be apportioned and distributed equally through
out the State, by districts, in proportion TO the
Der of taxable inhabitants Ib the several parts there
of except that any county containing al least three
thousand FIVE hundred taXabes, may be allowed
seperate representation; but than three
counties shall be Joined, aud county shall be dlvi-
ded, in the formation of dGstllct. Any city
tanning a sufficient number of taxables TO Pntitle il
10 at least two representatives, shall have seper-
ate representation assigned it, and shall be divided
into convenient districts of contiguous territory of
equal taxable population may be, each of
which districts shall elect one representative"
At the end of section seven, same article, insert
these words, ''ths ciy of PhadspAia shall be dipdsd
.s,o single senatorial districts, Of contgnous trrtOry
as nearly e7tal aaable popaiofioR possHs 6nt
30 toayd skaH Be Gtulied az tia formation thereof.
The Legislature al ts first session, after the adop-
tion Of this amendment, shall divide the city Of
Philadelphia into senatorial and representative dis
tricts in the manner above provided such dis
tricts to remain unchanged until the apportonment
in the year one, thousand eight hundred and sixty
tour.
FOURTH AMENDMENT. 70
There shall be additional section to the first
ticle of SAID Constitution, which shall be numbered
ard read as follows;
Section 90. The Legislature shall have the power
10 alter revoke annu any charter OF Incorporation
hereafter conferred by under. special or gen.
Gus 10 the citizens OF the Commonwealth; in such
manner however, that no njnstice shall be done TO
the corporaiors.
. IY SENATE, lEarcA q, 1887.
Resotce9, That this resolution pass. On the first
amendment, yeas n, nays 7; the second amend
nent, yeas %, nays S. on the third amendment
yeas 81, nays 4 on the fourth amendment, yeas %,
nays !.
Extract from the JournalJ
GEO. w. HAMMERSLY, Cl.rk
In THE House. OF REPRESENTATIVES.,
AprA 20, 1857.
RESOLVED, That this resolution pass On the first
amendment, yeas 7s, nays -; on the second amend
nent, yeas 81, ntys 81; on the third amendment
yeas u, nays %; the fourth amendment, yeas So
nsys ..
Extract from the JournaII
s. JACOB ZEUII Err