The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-08-26
AHTICLE M
OF PUBLIC DEBTS.

snnnlv 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 BY
y,tue of one or more acts OF The general as.
semblv. or al different periods ot Time, shat
nave, exceed seven hundred and filly ihon-
sand dollars, and the money arising from The
creation of such debis, shall be applied ID
the purpose for which il was obtained, or 10
repay The debts so contracted, and 10 no oihei
purpose whatever
Src. Q. In addition TO the above limited
mower the state may contract debts 10 Tepel
invasion, suppress iDsurrection, delend ihe
state in war, or TO redeem the present out
landing Indebtedness of the state; but the
money arising from The contracting OF such
debts, shall be applied TO the purpose lor
which 1t was raised, or TO repay such debts,
and 10 no oher purpose whatever
SEC. 8. Excep, the debts above spec'fec
in sections one and Two OF This article, no
debt whatever shall be created by, or on be-
half of the State.
SEC. 4. To provide for the payment OF
the present debt, ard any additional debt
contracted as aforesaid, the legislature shall,
at i,s first session, after the adoption oil ms
amendment, create sinking fund, which
shall be sufficient to pay the accru'ns inter-
est on such debt, and annually 10 reduce ihe
principal thereof by sum not less man Two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars; which
sinking fund shall consist oil the mel annual in-
come Of The public works, from time 10 lime
owned by the state, or The proceeds OF Tue
sale of The same, or any part lhefeoi, ana
of the income or proceeds oil SAFE OF STOCKS
owned by the Stale, together win o'heI
fnnds. or resources, that may be designated
bv lAw, The said sinking fund may be IN
cieased, from time TO time, by assigning 10
il any Dart of the taxes, or other revenues oil
the State, moi required for the ordinary and
current expenses OF government, aud unless
in case of war, invasion or insurrecllon, no
patt of said sinking Iund shall be used or
applied otherwise tnan in eXtineuishmenl oi
,he public debt, until the amount oil sucn
dahl is reduced below the sum oil hve NIL
lions of dollars.
Src 5. The credit Of the commonwealth
shall not in any manner, or event, be pledS-
ed, or loaned 10, any individual, company,
or association; nor shail lhe
commonwealth hereafter become a Joinl
owner, or stoekholder, in any company, as
sociation, or corporation.
SEC. 6. The commonwealth shall not as
sumo the debt, or any part 'heteo', OF any
county, city, borough, OF township; or OF any
aor ooration, or associations; unless such dcpl
shall have been contracted 10 enabie Tue
sta,e 10 repel invasion, suppress domestic
defend itself IN tune oil war, or
10 assist the state in the discharge oil any
portion of its present Indebtedness.
SEC. Z. The legislature shall DoI authorize
any county, city, borough, township, or ~
corporation district, by virtue OF vote oi us
citizens, or Otherwise, 10 become STOCK
holder in any company, ASSOCIATION, or cor
poratiun; or 10 obtain money Tor, or loan lis
credit to, any corporation, association, 'nsl'-
Iulion, or party
SECOND AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional article to sa'd
10 be designated as at'icIe MI,
rs follows:
ARTICLE MI.
OF NEW COUNTIES.
No county shall be divided by line cut
ling off over Que tenth OF 'is population, (eth'
ar 10 form new county or otherwiSe,) with
out the express assent OF such county, by
vote of the electors thereof; nor shall any
new county be established, containing less
Lhan four hundred square miles.
THIRD AMENpMENT.
From section two oil The rrst article OF 'he
strike out the words, "ot the city
Of Philadelphia, and Of each county respec-
lively" from section five, same article,
,,rike out the words, "oi Philadepiia aud OF
he several countess" from section seven.
same article, strike out The words, "neither
he CITY of Philadelphia nor any" and insert
in lieu thereof the words, Sand no." aud
,trike ou, ''sec,ion four, same a'ticle," and in
len thereof insert The following:
ssSEc. a nihe year one thousand eight hun
jred and sixly-four, and in every seventh
year thereafter. representatives 10 The num-
Der of one hundred, shall he apporlioned and
distributed equally, ihrouehou' the state, by
districts, in proportion 10 the number oi tax'
,ble inhabitants in The several parts thereof:
except ;hai any county containing al least
hree thousand Eve hundred taxables, may
,e allowed a separate representation; bui 30
more than three couC,ies shall be joined, and
10 county shall be divided, in the formation
If district Any city containing sufiici.
mt number OF iaxables 10 en,i;le II 10 al
east two representatives, shall have sepa-
ate representation assigned it, and shall be
divided into convenient districts OF conIeu-
,us territory, Of equal taxable population as
,ear as may be, each OF which districts
hail elect one IepreScolaIve."
At The end of section sven, same article,
pser, these words, ''ths Guy oi Philsdelrhla
hall be divided into single senatorial dis.
ricts, of contiguous territory as nearly equal
n taxable population as possible: but no
ward she'll De divided IN The formation there
f.n
The legislature, Of lis first session, after
he adoption oil this amendment, shall d.
ide the city OF Philadelphia into senatorial
nd Representative districts, in The manner
hove provided; such districts to remain IN
until The apponionment m The year
me thousand eight hundred and sixy-iou:.
FoURIH AMENDMEST.
There shall be an additional section TO the
irst ariicIe of said constitution, which shall
q numbered and read as follows:
Ssc. e6. The legislature shall have the
over 10 alter, revoke, or annul, any charer
( Incorporation hereafter conferred BY, or
nder, any special, o: general law, whenev-
! in their opinion il may be injurious TO the
itizens of the commonwealth; 10 such man
or, however, that no injustice shall be done
!, The coIporsiors.
In Seauie, Maroh %, 1887.
Resolved, That this resolution pass. On The |
rsi amendment yeas "a, nays Z; on ite !
eccnd amendmeni, yeas %, nays s; On The |
aird amendment, yeas "a, nays 4; on The |
ouFih amendment yeas %, nays 4.
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