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thereof.
! There shall be an additional article to said Con-
stituuon 10 be designated as article eleven as iol-
! lows;
xI.
/ OF PUBLIC DEBTS
Section /. The State may contract debts TO sippy
casual deficits failures Ia revenues or 10 meet ex
penses not otherwise provided for; but the aggre-
gate amounts OF such debts direct and contingent
whether contracted bV virtue OF one or more acts OF
the General Assembly, different periods oftime,
shall never exceed hundred and fifty thousand
dollars, aud the money arising from the creation of
such debts shall be applied the purpose for which
It was obtained to repay the debts SO contracted
aud To no other purpose whatever.
Section ,. In addition 10 the above limited power
the State may contract debts repel INVASION SUP
press nsurrecon, defend the State in war or 10 re-
deem The present outstanding indebtedness of the
Statei but the money arising from the contracting OF
such debts, shall be applied the purpose for which
IL was raised, or 10 repay such debts and other
purpose whatever.
Section 3. Except :he debts above specified in
section one and two OF this article, no debt what
ever shall be created by behalf of the State
Section j. ] o provide for the pa ymen of the pres
ent debt, and any additional debt contracted alore
sald the Legislature shall at IFS first son after
the adoption of this amendment, create a sinking
fund, winch shall be suficipnt 10 nay the accrung
interest of such debt, aud annually to reduce thr
principal thereof by SUN not less than hundred
and hity thousand dollars; which sinking fund shall
consist OF he mel annual ol the public works
from time TO time owned by the Slate, or the pro-
ceeds OF The sale Of the same, any part thereof,
and OF the income and proceeds OF sale Of stock own-
ed by the SIate together With other funds or resour-
ces, that may be designated by law. The said sink
ing fund may be Increased from tine 10 time, by
assigning 10 1t any part OF the taxes, or other Geye
nues OF the State, not required for The ordinary aud
cnTrent expenses OF government, aud unless in
OF war, lnvaton IusurTecton, part of the said
sinking fund shall be used applied otherwise than
IN the extlnguishment of the public debt, until the
amount OF such debt is reduced below the of five
millions OF dollars.
Section ;. The credit of the Commonwealth shall
not. IN any manner event, be pledged, loaned
to- any individual, company, corporation, assoca.
ton; nor shall the Commonwealth hereafter become
JOINT owner, or stockhoder, IN any company, asso-
clution or corporation.
Sec. 6. The Commonwealth shall not assume the
debt, any part thereof of any county, city, bor-
ongh, or township; of any corporations associ-
ton; unless such debt shall have been contracted 10
enable the State to repel invasion, suppress domestic
insurrection, defend itself in time OF war, 10
sst the State in the discharge of any portion OF its
present indebtedness.
Section 7. The Legislature shall not authorize any
comfy, city, horoush. township, Incorporated dts
trIct by virtue of vote of ITS citizens Otherwise,
10 become sockholder in any company, association,
corporation or 10 obtain money tor or loan lis
credit o any corporation, association, institution or
party.
SECOND AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional article to said Con-
sttution, to be esgnateted Article XII, as fol-
ARTICLE MI
OF NEW COUNTIES.
No county shall be divided by line cutting off
over one-tenth OF lis pnpnatiou, (elther form
new county or oIherwIsp,) without the express
assent of such county, by vote of the electors
thereof; nor shall any new county be established,
containing less than four hundred >quare miles.
TulEU AMENDMENT.
From section two Of the first article Of the ConSt
tution strike ont the word, 'ofAie CIfy Of Phia-
delptia, a"d Of eacb coautY rcspecUrrty" from Sec
ton i've, same article, strike out the words, ''0f
Phiiodeipiia ANIL Of tic serrrak co""hrs'' from
tion seven. article, strike out the words ''nei
tier de Cify If Ptiufetphia any, and insert in
lieu thereof the words, 'tJtd Hoi'' and strike out
'sectiom fo"r aeie, and IN lie1 thereof insert
the following:
..Secrion l. In the wear one thousand eight humid
red and sixty four, and every seventh year there
after, representatives to the number OF one hundred,
shall be apporioned and distributed equally through
ont the State, by districts, in proportion 10 he mum
beT OF taxable inhabitants the several parts there"
of except that any county containing AT least three
thousand five hundred taxahes may be allowed a
seperate representations but more than three !
counties shall be Joined, aud no county shall be diV-
ded, in the formation Of district. Any city con- /
tanning sufficient number OF taXables 10 entItle II
to at least two representatives. shall have seper-
ate representation gned IT, and shall be divided
into districts Of contiguous territory, OF
equal taxable population as may be, each OF
which districts shall riect one representatives..
At the end OF section seven, same article, insert
these words, stir ctty Of Phiadeph'a shall he Hicile
fHs scHafoyiui disttctS Of C0mt "otS terrtto5y
neariy eq"ul farabie popuf9fiom possfbe bat
wqri SINH be dtpileA IN tte foSmatton hersof.
The Legislature, it. first session. after the adop
ton of this amendment, shall divide the city OF !
Philadelphia into senatorial and representative dis
tricts in the above provIded such DIS /
tricts TO remain unchanged until the apportlonmen
in the year thousand eight hundred and sixty
four
FOURTH AMENDMENT.
There shall be additional section 10 the first ar |
tice of said Constitution, which shall be numbered
and read as follows:
Section 26. The Legislature shall have the power |
to alter, revoke annu any charter OF incorporation
hereafter conferred by, under. any special or gen
eral law whenever IN their opinion it may be injur
TO the citizens Of the Commonwealth IN such |
manner, however, that no injnsce shall be done to
the corporators.
In SENATE, March 27, 1857.
ReSoirsd, That This resolution pass. On the hrst
amendment, yeas a. nays 7; on the second amend
ment. yeas %, nays 8; on The third amendment,
yeas 2 nays on the fourth amendment, yeas %,
nays !.
IExtract from the Journal
GEO. w. HAMMERSLY, Clark
Ix THE House. OF REPRESENTATIVES,
AprH %, 1857.
ResolUed, That this resolution pass. On the hrst
amendment yeas 70, nays IL; on the second amend
ment, yeas 81 ntys 81; the third amendment
yeas ~. nays 23 the fourth amendment, yeas ea'
Ravs 7.
Extract from the Journal.l
JACOB ZEIGLER, Clerk
Filed in Secretary's office, May 2, 1921,