The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-09-16
BY AUTHORITY.
RESOLUTION

dance with the provisions oil the tenth article
hereof.
FIRST AMENDMENT.
There shall be gu additional article 10 said
constitution 10 be designated as article elev-
en-, as iollows:--
ARTICLE xI
OF PUBLIC DEBTS.
SEC !. The stale may contract debts, 10
supply casual deficits or failures in revenues,
or % meet expenses not Otherwise provided
for; but the aggregate amount OF such debls
direct and contingent, whether con 'racted by
yirue of one or more acts OF the general as
sembly, or al different periods OF time, shall
never exceed seven bundled and fifty thou
sand dollars, and the money arising from the
creation OF such debis, shall be applied 10
The purpose for which il was obtained, or 10
repay the debts so contracted, and 10 no other
purpose whatever.
STc 2 In addition TO the above limited
rower the stale may contract debts 10 repel
invasion, suppress insurreciion, defend the
state in war or 10 redeem the present out
tanding Indebtedness of the state; bul the
money arising from the contracting OF such
debts, shall be applied TO the purpose for
which II was raised, or TO repay such debIs,
and 10 no other purpose whatever.
SEC. 3. Except The ,bis above specified
in sections one ard two Of this Article, no
debt whatever shall be cteaied by, or on be-
half of the Stale.
SEC d. To provide for the payment of
the present debt, ard any additional debt
contracted as aforesaid, The legislature shall,
at its first session, sfleT lhe adoption of this
amendment, create sinking fund, which
shall be sufficient to pay the accruing inter
est on snch debt, and annually 10 reduce the
principal thereof by 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 10 time
owned by the state, or the proceeds OF the
sale of The same, or any part thereof, and
al The income or proceeds OF sale of stocks
owned by the state, together with other
funds, OF resources, that may be designated
by law. The said sinking fund may be iu-
creased, from Time TO time, by assigning 10
il any part of the taxes, or other revenues OF
the State, no, requitea-ipr-sAe- ardinaIy and
current expenses of government, and unless
in case of war, inva'ion or insurTection, no
part of said sinking fund shall be used or
applied otherwise than in extinguishment of
The public debt, until The amour. of such
Debts reduced below the sum of five mil
lions OF dollars.
shall not in any manner, or event, be pledg
ed, or loaned 10, any individual, company,
corporation, or association; nor shall the
commonwealth hereafter become a joint
owner, or slockholder, in any company, as
SociatioB, or corporation.
SEC 6. The commonwealth shall not as.
sume The debi, or any part thereof, OF any
county, city, borough, or township; or OF any
corporation, or association; unless such debt
shall have been contracted 10 enable the
siale 10 repel invasion, suppress domestic
!nsurrecIion, defend itself in time OF war, or
10 assist the slate in The discharge of any
portion of its present indebtedr ess.
SEC. T. The legislature shall poi authorize
any county, city, borough, township, or in
corporation district, by virtue OF vote Of lis
citizens, or otherwise, 10 become stock
holder in any company, association, or cor
poration; or 10 obtain money for, or loan lis
credit TO, any corporation, association, instl-
tuition, or party.
SECOND AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional article 10 said
constitution, 10 be designated as article XII,
as follows:
ARTICLE XII.
OF NEW COUNTIES.
No county shall be divided by line cut
ting of over one tenth Of its population, (eith.
er TO form a new county or otherwise,) with
ont the express essen, of such county, by
vote of the electors thereof; nor shall any
new county be established, containing less
than four hundred square miles.
THIRD AMENDMENT.
From section two of the first article of the
constitution, strike out the words, "of the city
Of Philadelphia, and of each county respec-
lively" from section FIVE, same article,
strike out The words, "of Philadelphia and of
the several couniies;;" from section seven,
same article, strike oul The words, tneiher
the city of Philadelphia nor any," and insert
in lieu thereof the words, "and nn;" and
strike out ''seclion four, same article" and in
lieu thereof insert the following:
"SEc. d In The ycor one thousand eight hun
dred and six,y.four, and IN every seventh
year thereafter. representatives 10 The num-
Der of one hundred, shall I've appoHioned and
distributed equally, throughout the slate, by
districts, in proportion 10 the number Of tax
able inhabitants in The several parts thereof;
except that any county containing al least
three thousand Eve hundred taxables, may
be allowed separate representation; but no
moro Than three counties shall bo ioined, and
no county shall be divided, in the formation
vi u ulsUtCI ANY Cllt COltditlUH u builiCl-
ent number OF iaxables 10 enti;le 1t TO al
least Two representatives, shall have sepa-
rate representation assigned il, and shall be
divided into convenient districts of conIigu.
Gus territory, of equal taxable population as
near as may be, each of which districts
shall elect one representative"
At the end OF section seven, same article,
insert these words, sIhe city ol Philadelphia
shall be divided into single senatorial dis.
iricts, of contiguous territory as neatly equal
in taxable population as possible; but no
ward shall De divided IN The formation there
of.n
The Legislature, at It's first session, after
the adoption Of this amendment, shall di-
vide the city of Philadelphia into senatorial
and Representative districts, in The manner
above provided; such districts TO remain un-
changed until the appouionment in The year
one thousand eight hundred and sixly-fou..
FOURTH AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional section 10 the
first article Of said constitution, which shall
be numbered and read as follows:
SEC. 26. The legislature shall have the
power 10 al'er, revoke, or annnl, any charter
of incorporation hereafter conferred by, OF
under, any special, or general law, whenev-
eI in their opinion il may be injurious TO the
citizens of the commonwealth; in such man
ner, however, that no injustice. shall be done
10 The corporators.