Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-07-31
IEWSRTRG CHRONICLE WEST BRANCH FARMERJUM 81, 1857
RESOLUTION

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RESOLUTION
DROPOSING Amendments 10 the Cons,itu-
tiun of the Commonwealth.
Reso,rea By he ard Hss IF d,
Coamonwslih of I.RnsylcdHa General -issenNy nst
That thc following amendments proposed to the Con
provisions Of the tenth article thereof
FIRsr AMENDMENT
There shall be an additional article said constitution
to be designated as article eleven, US follows:
ARTICLE
I ~ OF PUBLIC DEBTS.
sFcr1oS l. Tho state may contract debts, to supply
causa deficits failures In revenue meet expenses
not otherwise provided or but the asrate amount oi
such debts and contingent whether contracted by
virtue acts Of the general assembly, or AZ
different periods of time, shall exceed
and fifty thousand dollars and the arising from the
creation of such debts shall he applied to the for
which obtained or to repay the debts 30 oontraeed
and other purpose whatever ,
SECTION ,. In addition to the above limfel power the
contract debts repel invasion SUPP nsur
rection defend in to redeem the present
outstanding indebtedness of the state but the money
arising from the debts shall be applied
the purpose for which raised or TO repay such
debts, and to no other purpose whatever.
j. Except the debts above specified IN sections
and of this article debt whatever shall be crea
ted by on behalf OF the state.
S.cToy l. To provide for the payment of the present
debt and any additional debt contracted a. aforesaid th.
legislature shall at its first session after the adoption oi
this amendment. create sinking fund, which sa pe
sufficient pay the accrung interest such debt and
annually reduce the principal thereof by sum not less
than two hundred and hfy thousand dollars; which sin
king fund shall Of the net annual income of the
public works. time time ned by the state, or
proceeds of the sale of the part thereof
and OF the income or proceeds sale Of stocks owned by
the together with other funds that may
he designated by law. The said sinking fund may be
increased from e to time, by assigning to 1t any part
Of the other Of the state not required
for the ordinary and current expenses OF government
and unless in Of invasion, or nsurrection no
part Of the said sinking fund shall be used or applied
otherwise than in extngushmcnt OF the public debt
until the amount Of such debt reduced below the sum
Of five millions of dollars.
SECTION s. The credit the shall not in
any be pledged loaned to any indiyii
ua company, corporation association ha'l the
commonwealth hereafter become joint owner or stock
holder in any company, association or corporation.
SECTION g. The commonwealth shall not assume the
debt any part thereof of any county, city, borough or
township corporation association, unless such
dent shall have been contracted to enable the STATE rpi
INVASION suppress domestic instruction, defend itself in
time Of to assist the state in the discharge OF any
portion of it, present Indebtedness
SECTION !. The legislature shall not authorize any
county, city, borough, township, incorporated district,
by virtue of vote of its citizens or otherwise to ieome
stockhoer in company association corporation
money for loan its credit any corporation,
association institution or party.
SECOND AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional article said constitution,
to be designated as article eleven, as follows:
ARTICLE Ill.
OF NEW COUNTIES.
No county shall b. divided by line cutting of
one Of its population ei.her to form county
or otherwise without the express assent of such county,
by a vote of the electors thereof nor shall any
county be established containing less than four hundred
square miles.
THIRD AMENDMENT.
From section first article Of the constitution.
strike the words of The city cf Ihiddepha, and Of
each county respectirey from section FIVE article,
strike out the words of Philadelphia and IF TIE sersrdl
eotic from section seven same article strike out the
fis Qf nd
in lieu thereof the words sand and strike out
section four article and in lieu thereof insert the
following:
"sEcrIoy l. In the year one thousand eight hundred
and sxtyfour and in every seventh year thereafter,
representatives To the number Of one hundred shall BE-
apporioned distributed equally Throughout the state
by districts in proportion tn the number Of taxable in'ah
the several parts thereof except that county
least three thousand five hundred taxabes
may be allowed n separate but
than three counties shall be joined and county shall
te divided In the formation Of a district ANY city con-
tanng sufficient number Of taxabes to cntitle IL TO at
least two shall have separate represen
taton assigned it. and shall be divided into convenient
districts Of territory Of equal taxable popua
ton may be- each Of which districts shall elect
one reprcse ntative.'
At the end Of section sevcn same article insert these
words , city Of Philadelphia shall be dirided fnto sngl.
s>R1nrri districts Of contiguous tsTrory neary equnf
f1rdb'e ycYrton Jrssibte; but no rdrd shall be
diridcd in the formation hereaf'
The legislature at its first session after the adoption Of
this amendment shall divide the city Of Philadelphia into
districts in the manner above
superintendent in the year one thousand eight hundred
There shall be additional section TO the first Article
of said constitution which shall be numbered and read
To be Soction XVI, Article I.
The legislature shall have the power to alter or
annu charter Of Incorporation hereafter conferred by
under special or general law, whenever in their
opinion lie injurious to the citizens Of the
mon wealth; in such manner, however, that injustice
shall be done TO the corporators.
IS SENATE !
March -. 1857.
Fs,ored That this reso uton pass On the first amend
ment yeas q. nays On the second amendment. yeas
%, nays On the thirl amendment yeas q, nays 1.
On the fourth amendment, yeas % nays 4.
Extract from the Journal:
IN House. OF REPRESENTATIVES,
April 20, 1857
Rssored That this resolution pass the first amend
mcnt yeas as, L. On the second amendment yeas
and on the fourth amendment, yeas So, nays7.
'N''|' ''' ''' JACOB zIEGLER, Clerk.
s''''1's,i' Tsi'a Nay G',':s, s, ,lss7: Aa CURTIN:
Scretnry Of The Commonwealth.
srcRr1AnY's OFFICE
H,EnIsBuRG, June D. 1857.
dc eortify that the above and foregoing true and
copy OF the original esolution relative
Amendment Of the Constitution" the same remains
file in this Office.
Il In testimony whcreo. have hcreunto set my
L. hand and caused to be affixed the seal of the
~ secretar,s Office, the day and year above written
Secretary Of The Commonwealth.
IS SENATE,
March =, 1857.
Resolution proposing amendments to the constitution
Of the Commonwealth being under consideration,
will the senate agree to the first arncndncnt'