The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-07-22

sylvanla IN General Assembly mel: mat The
following amendments are proposed to the
dance with the provisions Of the tenth article
hereof.
FIRST AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional article to said
constitution 10 be designated as article elev-
en-, as folows:-
ARTICLE XI.
OF PUBLIC DEBTS.
SEC l. The state may contract debts, 10
supply casual deficits or failures in revenues,
or 20 meet expenses not otherwise provided
for; but the aggregate amount oil such debts
direct and contingent, whether con 'racted by
virtue OF one or more acts OF the general as
sembly, or at different periods ol time, shall
never exceed seven hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars, and the money arising from the
creation OF such debts, shall be applied 10
The purpose for which j. was Obtained, or 10
1epay The debts so contracted, and 10 no other
purpose whatever.
SIC Q. In addition 10 the above limited
power the state may contract debts TO repei
invasion, suppress insurrection, defend tho
state in war, or 10 redeem the present out
landing Indebtedness of the stale; but the
money arising from the contracting of such
debts, shall be applied 10 the purpose for
which II was raised, or to repay such debts,
and 10 no other purpose whatever.
SEC. 8. Except the debts above specified
in sections one and Two of This article, no
debt whatever shall be creaIed by, or on be-
half of the State.
SEC. A. To provide for the payment of
the present debi, ard any additional debt
contracted as aforesaid, the legislature shall,
at its first session, after the adoption OF this
amendment, create a sinking fund, which
shall be sufficient to pay the accruing inter
est on such debt, and annually 10 reduce The
principal thereof by q sum not less Than two
hundred aud 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
tf The income or proceeds OF sale OF stocks
owned by tho stale, together with other
funds, or resources, that may be designated
by law. The said sinking fund may be in
creased, from time to time, by assigning TO
ii any part of the taxes, or other revenues oil
the Slate, not required for the ordinary and
current expenses OF government, and unless
in case of war, invasion or insunection, no
part of said sinking fund shall be used or
applied otherwise than in eXlinsuishment OF
the public debt, until the amour! OF 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, he pledS-
ed, or loaned 10, any individual, company,
corporation, or association; nor shall lbe
commonwealth hereafter become a joint
owner, or sloekhoder, in any company, as
socialion, or corporation.
SEC. 6. The commonwealth shall not as.
sumo the debt, or any part Thereof, OF any
county, city, borough, or township; or OF any
flnht
shall have been contracted 10 enable the
stale TO repel invasion, suppress domestic
insurrection, defend itsell in time oil war, or !
10 assist the state in The discharge OF any |
portion of its present Indebtedness.
SEC I. The legislature shall not authorize !
any county, city, borough, township, or in- |
corporation district, by virtue OF vote OF lis
citizens or otherwise, to become stock !
holder in any company, association, or cor
poratiun; or 10 obtain money ior, or loan lis
credit TO, any corporation, association, lnstl-
tution, or parry.
SECOND AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional article TO 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 lis population, (elth
or 10 form a new county or olherwiSe,) with !
out 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.
From section two of The first article OF the
constitution, strike out the words, sol the city
OF Philadelphia, and Of each county respec-
tively;" from section five, same article,
strike out the words, "oi Philadelphia aud OF
the several countess" from section seven,
same article, strike out the words, "nelther
the city of Philadelphia nor any," and insert
in lieu thereof The words, "and no." and
strike out ''section four, same altIcle," and in
lieu thereof iuserl the following:
csc d, In the year one thousand eiehthun-
ifed and sixiy-four, and in every seventh
year thereafter. representatives 10 the mum
Der of one hundred, shall be apporionrd and
distributed equally, throughout The STATE, by
districts, in proportion 10 tho number oil TAX.
able inhabitants in the several parts thereof
except that any county containing al least
three thousand five hundred taxables, may
be allowed a separate representation; but no
moro than three Counties shall be joined, and
no county shall be divided, in the formation
of district Any city containing sullici-
cnt number of laxabes 10 ent;le II 10 al
least Two representatives, shall have sepa-
rate representation assigned ii, and shall be
divided into convenient districts Of contigu-
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, "the city OF Philadelphia |
shall be divided into single senatorial dis. |
tricts, of contiguous territory as nearly equal !
in taxable population as possible; but no |
ward shall be divided IN the formation there
Of"
The legislature, at i,s frs, session, after
the adoption of this amendment, shall d-
vide The city of Philadelphia into senatorial
and Representative districts, in The manner
above provided; such districts to remain un-
changed until the appoHionment in The year
one thousand eight hundred and sixiy-fou'.
FOURTH AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional section 10 the
first artlcle of said constitution, witch shall
be numbered and read as follows:
SEC. 90. The legislature shall have the
power 10 alter, revoke, or annul, any charter
of incorporation hereafter conferred by, or
pndsr anv soeciol ~ general law whpney-