The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-08-12

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constitution % 70 he des,sna,ed as arI,cle eley
an as iolIows.-
Article xt.
OF PIJBJJC DEBTS.
src /, The STATE NAV contract debts. I,
s,nnIv caspaI deficits or iailures in revenues
or 70 NEE, exnenses no, Otherwise provide,
fo,. bn, ,be aeoreoa,e amount of such de BIZ
d;,ec, and Continent. whether con .racted b,
y;,,ua of one ar mora acis of the general as
semhlv. or a, difiere n, periods OF lime, shal
meyer exceed seven bundled and fifty thou
sand dollars, and the money arising from the
creation of such deb;s, shall be applied L
the' nurpose for which il was obtained, or tc
tepay tlie debts so contracted, and 10 no olhel
,,urnose whatever. s.,.
Src. 2. In addition 10 the above limited
mower The state NAV contract debts 10 repe
Invasion. suppress insurrection, defend ihe
state in war. or 10 redeem The present out
landing Indebtedness of the stale; bui the
money ausira from the contracting of such
deb,s. shall be applied 10 the purpose fol
which n was raised, or 10 repay such debts
and 10 mo o,ber purpose whatever
SEC. q. Except the d, bis above specifiet
in Sections one and Two of This article. ns
debt whatever shall he created by, or on be-
half of The State.
SEC. a. To provide for the payment Of
the present tlebi. ard any additional debl
contracted as q foresaid, the legislature shall
al its first session, after the adoption of this
amendment. create a sinking fund, which
shall be sufficient to pay The accruing inter
osl on such debt, and annually to reduce the
principal thereof by sum not less than two
hundred aud fifty thousand dollars: which
sinking fund shall consist OF the mel annual in
come Of the public works, from time 10 time
owned by the state, or ihe proceeds of the
sale of The same, or any part thereof, and
of the income or proceeds Of sale of stocks
owned-tby the slate, Together with other
funds, OF resources, that may be designated
by law. The said sinking fund may be in
creased, from time 10 time, by assigning 10
il any part OF the taxes, or other revenues OF
The State. moi reouired Tor the ordinary and
current expenses of government, and unless
in cass of uar ;nvasion q, ;nsnrrec,ion. no
na,t of sa;d s;ak;ng fnnd sball hs psed a,
annl;ea otherwise ,han in ex,inoui; ;hmeot Of
tbs nubl;c .deb,. nmil ,he amoup. of such
,iebi Ia reduced below the sum of five mil,
l;ons of doIlars
Sro. & The credit Of ,he commonwealth
sbalI, mo, in anv manner or event. he pledp.
ed or loaned 10. anv individual. company.
cornora,ion. or association: nor shall the
commonweaItb hereafter become. a ioin,
owner or sloekboIder. in auy company, MS.
socialion. or corporation.
Svc The commonwealth shall moi as.
anne The debt or auv mart thereof of any
county civ. borouob, or township: or of any
corooration. or association: unless such deb,
shall have been contracted TO enable ,he
sia,e 10 repel invasion. suppress domestic
.nsurrection. defend itself in lime of war. OF
TO assist the state in ,he DISCHARGE of auy
portion of IFS present indebtedr ess.
SEC. 7. The Ieoisla,pre shall moi authorize
anv county, civ, borough, township, or in.
cor,oration district. bv virtue of a vote of i,s
citizens. or otherwise 10 become a stock.
holder in any con,pary. association. or cor.
potatiun: or 10 obtain money for, or loan i,s
cfedir 70, wny corporation, assooia,ion, ins,i.
tuition, or party. s.
SECOND AmESDmENT.
There shall be an additional article 10 said
constitution, TO be designated as article XII
as follows:
ARTICLE XII.
OF NEW COUNTIES.
No county shall be divided by a line cut
ting of over one tenth OF its population, [eith
er 10 form new counlv or Otherwise J with
out the express assent of such county, by
vote Of the electors thereof; nor shall any
new county be established, containing lesi
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
Iively;" from section five, same article
strike out the words, "of Philadelphia and o.
the several countless" from section seven
same Article, strike out the words, "neithe
the CITY OF. PHILADELPHIA nor any % and inser
in lieu thereof lhe words, ssand no;p ant
strike out ssseclion -four, same aiticle,n and Ii
lieu thereof insert the following:
"SEc a In the year one thousand eight hun
dred and ex,y-four, and in every seventh
wear thereafter. representatives 10 The mum
ber of one hundred, shall be apporioned ane
distributed equally, throughout The slate. by
districts. in propoflion 10 the number of IA
able inhabitants in the several parts thereof
except thar apv county containing al leas
three thousand five hundred taxabIes. ma,
be allowed separate Iepfese nla,ion; but nc
moro than three cour lies shall be Joined. aut
no county shall be divided, in the formation
of n district Any CITY containing suAici
ent number of taxables 10 emile IT to a
least Two representatives, shall have a sepa
rate representation assigned il, and shall bs
ous territory of equal iaxable manhattan a,