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constitution 10 be designated as article eleV-
en-, as follows:-
ARTICLE xI.
Pei OF PUBLIC DEBTS.
SEC I. The state may contract debts, 10
snnnlv casual deficits or failures in revenues,
or % meet expenses not otherwise provided
for: but the aggregate amount OF such debts
direct and contingent, whether con 'racted by
yir,ue of one or more acts OF the general as
sembly, or al different periods oi time, shall
never exceed seven hundred and fiilv 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 TO
repay The debts so contracted, and 10 no DINER
purpose whatever,
SIC. Q. In addition TO the above limited
mower the stale may contract deols 10 repel
invasion, suppress ipsurreclion, defend The
etate in war. or 10 redeem The present out
landing indebtedness Of the state; but The
money arising from the contracting OF snch
debts, shall be applied 10 the purpose Tor
which II was raised or TO repay such debts,
and 10 no other purpose whatever.
SEC. 8. Except The d .bls above specified
in sections one and two of this article, no
debt whatever shall he created by, or on be-
half of the State.
Src. q. To provide for the payment oil
the present debt, aLd any additional dent
contracted as aforesaid, the Legislature shall,
at lis first session, afIer the adoption oil thus
amendment, cTeale sinking Iuno, which
shall be sufficient to pay the accfulng inter-
ssl on such debt, and annually TO reduce The
princjpal thereof by q sum not less than two
bundred and 6fiy 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 oil the
sale of The same, or any part thereof, and
of the income or proceeds ol sale oil stocks
owned by tho state, together with DINER
funds, or 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 Slate, not required Tor the ordinary and
current expenses OF government, ana unless
in case of war, invasion or insurreclioh, no
mart of said sinking fund shall be used or
applied otherwise than in eXilnSulshment oi
the public debt, until the amour. OF such
debt is reduced below the sum oil hive NIL
lions of dollars. J.,
SEC s. The credit Of The commonweall tn
ehall not in any manner, or event, he pieoS-
ed, or loaned to, any individual, company,
or association; nor shall 'he
commonwealth hereafter become a JOINT
owner, or soekholder, in any company, as
socialior, or corporation.
SEC. 6. The commonwealth shall not as
sumo the debt or any part Thereof, OF any
county, city, borough, or township; or oi any
corporation, or associations; unless snch oro'
shall have been contracted 10 enable the
sla,e TO repe invasion, suppress domestic
defend itself in time oi war, or
TO assist the state in the discharge oil any
norton of It's present Indebtedness
SEC. Z. The Legislature shall not authorize
any county, cuy, borough, township, or m
district, by virtue OF vote oil lis
citizens, or Otherwise, to become slock-
holder in any company, association, or cor
potatiun; or 10 obtain money Tor, or loan It's
credit to, any corporation, assoc'auon, 'hS''-
tuition, or party --.
SECOND AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional article TO SAID
10 be designated as arucie MI,
rs follows:
ARTICLE XII.
OF NEW COUNTIES.
No county shall be divided by line cut
ting of over one tenth oil its population, (elth'
G 10 form new county or Otherwise, WIN
out the express assent oil such county, py
vote of the electors ihereoti nor shall any
new county be established, containing less
than four hundred square miles.
THIRD AMENDMENT.
From section two oil the first article oi the
strike on, the words, "o' ihe Guy
Of Philadelphia, and Of each county respec.
lively;" from section five, same at'c'e,
s,tike ou, the words, "oi Philadelphia aud ot
The several countless" from secuon seven,
same article, strike out The words, "neliher
al, 10
in lieu thereof the words, "and no." and
strike oul ''sec,ion four, same aiucle," and III
lieu thereof insert the following:
HSrc. d In The year onelhoussnd eight hun.
drcd and sixly-four, and in every seventh
wear thereafter. representatives TO The num-
ber of one hundred, shall be apportioned and
equally, throughout the STATE, by
districts, in proportion 10 the number OF tax.
able inhabitants in the several parts thereof;
sxcep, that any county containing al least
.hree Thousand fve hundred taxables, may
be allowed separate representation; but no
more than three counties shall be joined, and
no county shall be divided, ia the formation
Of district Any city containing sufiicI'
snt number of iaxables 10 ent;le II 10 al
east Two representatives, shall have sepa-
ate representation assigned ii, and shall be
divided into convenient districts OF contisu-
ous territory, of equal taxable population as
near as may be, each OF which districts
shall elect one representative"
Al The end of section seven, same article,
nser, these words, 'the city ot Philadelphia
,han be divided into single senatorial dis.
riots, Of contiguous territory as nearly equal
n taxable population as possible; but no
ward shall De divided IN the formation there.
,f.n
The legislature, al lis first session, after
he adoption OF this amendment, shall dl-
'ide the city of Philadelphia into senatorial
nd Representative districts, in the manner
bove provided; such districts TO remain un-
hanged until The appoHionment in The year !
lie thousand eight hundred and sixiy-fou:.
FouRTH AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional section TO The .
irs, article Of said constitution, which shall
,e numbered AMI read as follows:
SEC. &C. The legislature shall have the
,ower TO alter, revoke, or anuul, any charter
{ incorporation hereafter conferred by, or
nder, any special, o: general law, whenev-
4 in their opinion il may be injurious 10 the
i,izens of the commonwealth; in such man.
er, however, that no injustice shall be done
, the corporators.
In Senate, March %, 1857.
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