Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1857-09-16
EBENsBURG, SEPTEMBER is, 1867.

EDEN SDOhUy 81
eren, periods Of time, shall never exceed seven
hundred and fifty Thousand dollars, and the mon
ey arising from the creation of such debts. shall
be applied to the purpose for which it Eas OBJ
tained or to repay the delt SO contracted, and to
no other purpose %iiateyer. - Acsso{s
SECTION 2. In addition to the above limited
power the State may contract debts to repel inva-
sion, suppress insurrection, defend the State in
war, or to redeem the present outstanding indebt-
edness of the State but the moneys arising from
the contracting OF such debts shall be applied to
purpose for which in was raised, to repay such
debts and to no other purpose whatever. bjs1I
| SECTION 3. Except the debts above specified,
| in sections one and two of this article no debt
| whatever shall be created by or on behalf of the
State r9se74sr od : .f5sf sa. 9o iala ssf,s,, :
SECTION f. To provide for the payment Of the
present debt, and any debt contracted As fores&3d
the Legislature SHALL at its first session, after the
| adoption of this amendment. create sinking fund
which shall be sufficient to pay the ACQUIRING in
terest on such debt ,and annually to reduce the
/ principal thereof by a sum not less than two
| hundred and fifty thousand dollars; which sink
ng fund shall consist Of the net annual income OF
the public works from time to time owned by the
State, the proceeds of the sale of the same, or
any part thereof, andof the income or proceeds of
! sale of stocks owned by the State togegher with
other funds resources, that may be deignated
J by law. The said sinking fund may be increased,
from time to time, by assigning to i. any part Of
the taxes, any other revenues of the State not
required for the ordinary and current expenses of
government, and unless in case of invasion or N
| nsurreCtion no part of the said sinking fund
shall be used or applied otherwise than in extin-
! gushment of the public debt, until the amount
of such debt is reduced below the sum of five mil
| lion of dollars.
| Section s. The credit of the Commonwealth
shall not, in any manner event, be pledged or
! loaned to any individual, com pany, corporation
! or association /; nor shall the Commonwealth
] hereafter become joint owner; stockholder, in
! any company. association or corporation.
Section 6. The Common wealth shall not as
sumo the debt. or any part thereof, of any coun-
| ty, city, borough, OF township if any corpo-
ration or association unless such debt shall have
been contracted to enable the State TO repel nva-
! sion, suppress domestic insurrection defend it
self in time of war. to assist the State in the
discharge of any portion of its present indebted
v
| Section I. The Legislature shall not authorize
any county, city, borough. township, or incorpo-
rated district, by virtue of vote of its citizens,
or otherwise. to become stock holder in any COM
! pany, association or corporation; or to obtain
money for, or loan its credit to any corporation
| association, institution or party.
SECOND AMENDMENT.
I There shall be additional article to said con-
stitution, to be designated article MI, as fol-
/ lows i.5 e IL 3ar fa s-8
ARTICLE KIT. aeH.fa
I~of-. - OF NEW COUNTIES, -~-
No county shall be divided by line cutting
off over ono tenth of its population, (either to
form new county or otherwise, } without the ex-
press assent of such county. by vote of the cleo
tors thereof nor shall any new county be estab-
lished, containing less than four hundred square
miles. - 7 sfaGsfsa s'.aN
4 THIRD AMENdMENT.r r.,7.tc
From section two of the first article of the Con
| stitution, strike out the words, "ef The city of
Philadelphia, and Of each county respectively :"
| from section five, same article, strike out the
words. "of Philadelphia and Of the serera, coun-
ties 30 from section seven. article, strike out
| the words, ,,either the cityof Philadelphia nor
any," and insert in lieu thereof the words, sand
no :" and strike out "secton four, same 0rticle'
| and in lieu thereof insert the following:
"Section q. In the year one thousand eight
| hundred and sixty four, and in every seventh
year thereafter, representatives to the number of
/ one hundred, shall be apportioned and distribu-
! ted equally, throughout the State, by districts
! in proportion to the number of taxable inhabi-
| tants in the several parts thereof; except that
any county containing at least three thousand five
hundred taxables, may be allowed separate rep
resentatlen; but no more than three counties
shall be joined, and no county shall be divided,
| in the formation of district. Any city contain
| ing sufficient number of taxables to entitle it
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arate representation assigned it. and shall be di-
vided into convenient districts of contiguous ter
ritory. of equal taxable population AS near as may
be- each Of each of which districts shall elect one
representatives .-.. -
| At the end OF section seven same article insert
these words, She city Of Philadelphia shall be di-
rded into single senatorial districts Of contiguous
territory as nearly equal in tdrable population as
possible bt no card shall be dirided in the for
nation the,eof.'' @
] The Legislature at its first session, after the
adoption of this amendment, shall divide the
city of Philadelphia into senatorial and representa-
tive districts in manner above provided; such
districts to remain unchanged until the appoint
in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty
! four
! FOURTH AMEpMENT.
| There shall be an additional section to the
hrst article OF said Constitution which shall he
numbered and read as follows:
SECTION 2e That the Legislature shall have
the power to alter, revoke annul, any charter
/ OF incorporation hereafter conferred by or under
! any special or general law, whenever in their
opinion it may be injurious to the citizens of the
Commonwealth; in such manner, however that
no injustice shall be done to the corpor tors.
In SENATE March 81, 1857.
Rcsolced, That this resolution pass. On the
| hrst amendment, yeas "a, nays ; on the second
amendment, yeas %, nays 8 on the third amend
ment, yeas "a, nays on the fourth amendment,
| yeas 20, nays 4,
Extract from the Journal
GEO. w. HAMERSLY, clerk
| In THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
April 29, 1857.
Resolred, That this resolution pass On the
first amendment, yeas, g, nays IL; on the sec
ond amendment, yeas 81, nays s4 Oh the third
amendment, yeas 72, nay al on the fourth
| amendment, yeas, SO, nays z.
! Extract from the Journal.
JACOB ZEIGLER, Clerk
| Filed in Secretaf fY's Office MAY 9. 1857