Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1857-10-09


! consist OF the net annual income % the public
works, from time to time owned ty the state, or
the proceeds Of the same, or ans part thef eof,
and OF the income or proceeds of Sale of stock
I owEed by the state, together with other finds
or resources, that may be designate bs law-
The sinking fund may be increased from as
signing To it any part of the taxes. ar other re-
venues OF the state. NOT required for the erdina-
4 ry and current expenses OF government and un-
! less in case Of war, invasion or nsHEeetion. no
/ part Of the said sinking lund stall be used or
( applied otherwise than ia eStingHshnTenf Of The
/ public debt, until the amount Of Such debt is
reduced below The SUN Of i've millions OF dol
+ lars.
SECTION .. The credit Of the commonwealth
+. saai nor in amy nr,nner. event, he u gcd or
loaned to any ineiyidual, or COMPANY eorpor-
alton or association; nor shah the oonrlnon-
wealth hereafter BECOME a oint owner, or
stakeholder, in any company, association, or
corporation.
SECTION 6. The commonwealth shah not as
sumo the debt. or any part thereof o" any coun-
ty, city. borough, or township, or OF anv cor
poration OF association, unless such debt shall
have been contracted to enable the state to re-
pei invasion, suppress domestic insnrrection,
defend its II in time Of war; or to assist tile
state IN the discharge of any portion OF IFS pre-
sent Indebtedness.
SECTION {. The lagsl ture shall not authorize
any county, city, borough, township or incor-
porated district, by yiltue Of vote Of its citi-
zens, or otherwise. to become stoekhol Ter in
any company, association or corporations OF 10
Obtain money FOR. or loan its credit 10. any cor
paration, association Institution or party.
SECOND AMENDMENT
There shall be an additional article to said
constitution, to be designated a. artira Nil as
fellows
ARTICLE xu.
OF NEW COUNTIES.
10 county shtll be divided by line cGtting
OF over one-tentI OF its populttiou, (either to
form "a new county or otherwise without the
express assent of such c"uuty, hy vote nl the
electors thereof; nor shall any new county be
established containing less than four hundred
square nl.s,
THIRD AMENDMENT.
From section two OF the first artci Of the
constitution. strike out the words. ..0f he city
Of PhitadeiphiH aai Of each county respectfully"
! from section five. stDe article strike out he
words, '.of Pli!adelphia and Of ibe serrrat coua
tjesi" from section seYc". same article. strike
out the words, atithe. ii, city ot Ptiia iaiphia
nor aHy;" and insert ~ lieu thereof the words.
sand no; and strike out .Se,tioa fJur. sane
arficle;' and in leu thereof insert the following
'.SKerIoS (. Ia the year Que thous mi eight
hundred ami ,iXty-four, and in every seventh
year thereafter, representatives to the nunb ber
bI one iiu4iA4tR, Sildtt oE aIpOfilpNcl ana ais
tributed cqully, throughout the st tie, by dis
tricts, in proportion TO the number OF taAald. /.
inhabitants Ia the several parts thereof; except
that any county containing 1T least three thou
sand Eve hundred taXabl.s, may be all wed a
separate representation; Int no more than three
counties shall he joined, aud no county shall lie
divided in the formation Of diStrcS. Any city
containing a sufficient number Of tINttl IS TO
cntilla il to al least Two representatives,, snail
Il
shall he divided into convenient districts of
contiguous territory, Of cquii taXtbl popul'-
ti0n near as may b., each of which districts
shdll 81 sct one represent Itivs.'
Al The crd &c section seven ,me artcls, in
sart these words. sSfie citg o. Phla eirhia shall
bsdieilei into single senatorial diSriis. o coahg-
u9ts territory aeariy eqEai IN faca5is poPUtH-
non possible; bit rard shall b 1friit! Ia the
formation Mssof,
The / gis .turs, at its first SeSsiol after the
adc ption of ibis amendment, shall divide the
city of Phil tlelphia into senatorial and reprs-
sentative districts, in the manner above prnS
dtd; such districts to remain unchanged until
the apportionment in the year one t9ouSlad
s;.tht ham lr. ; ami .Siysr-ifilr-
FOURTH AMENDMENT
There shall be ln additional section to tue
frst srtcis Of said constitution. which shall bc
numbered and read as fellows:
SEcrIoS 2e. The legislature shah have the
power TO alter. revoke cor duuul. any charter 0t
incorporation hereafter conferred by, or under
any special o: genera law, whenever IN their
opinion il my b. Injurious u the citiz ms Of
the comm 1uwcalih; in such manner. however,
tnat no injusuce shall be done TO the cnrporttors'
And whereas, 1t is prDyd H. ia the tcntn ar
tick ~ the c institutions that any aHrndmeut
- agreed upon shlli be submitted 10 the poo
pix in such manner and at Snch times al 'tSr
tarcr months after being agreed to 10y the two
Houses, tine LegIsl Iture shall prescribe
NOW. THEREFORE, be it known. by an
Act Of the LcciSl lu-e OF this Cammonwealtt'.
entitled AN Act Prescribing the Tio'e and
Manner Of Submitting - the People, for 'heir
Ratification or Rejection the proposed Amend
ments to the ,ISlitutinn." app r'Yed May
! twelfth. Ammo Domiui one thousand eight mnd-
/ red and City seven, il is provided Is follows,
: u Wit
/ SEcrIoS l. That, fer the paFpoSp Of aSeer-
/ tanning tine sense Of the citizens uf this COM
n,o,,w.alt in reg tr,i to the adoption rejection
/ or said Amendments. or either o: them. the
Governor OF tlis Commonwealth Shli issue a
,ygit of election directed to the Sheriff Of each
and every County Of this Commonwealth com
! handing them to give notice in the usual IN AZ
( ner. g not !.SS than two newspapers in eich
) County (proviaei that 50 many are published
/ therein.} th1. an ei .ctiun viii he bel IN each
: on the secot.d Tuesday Of October. in the year
af our Lord one thousand eight hun'lred and
iitty-scyen. for the parposo Of deciding npoH
the adoption OF rel ,ction of the said Amcnd-
! m.nts, or any Of them; which said election shall
b., heI at the pl ices, and opened ana q 'Sta at
the time ut and within with the General Elsc-
tiou OF this commonwealth are hell, opened and
closed; and it shall be the duty Of the Judges,
inspectors and Clerks Of each Of said Town
ships. wards and districts TO receive at tho sald
/ election, tickets, either written or pln ed, or
partly written qni partly printed from citizens
duly aualifcd to vote for Members Of the Gen
erai Assembly, and to deposit then u box or
boxes to be for that purpose provided by the
proper officers; which tickets shall be respec-
I tiyely hbelied on the outside, ''firat Amend
menf - SECOND Amendment, ,''s'I bird Amend
ment," and s.Fourth Amendment and thoSe
who arc favofabl to said Am.nim 'ntS or any
Of them, may express their desire by voting
each as mary separate written or prnteIi or
-. f.ftfa min rtrr m