Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-08-01
ARTICLE XII.
OF NEW MITES.

No county shall be divided by line cutting of over one
tenth Of its population, (either to form new county OF
otherwise without the express assent Of such county, by
of the electors thereof; shall any new county
be established containing less than -four hundred square
miles. -
From section two of the first article Of the constitution
strike out the words of the city Of Philadelphia and o
each county respectively ~ from section hve same article
strike the WORDS 'o Philadelphia and OF the several
counties - from section article strike out the
wsrds "neither the city of Philadelphia nor any, and
in lieu thereof the words and no and strike out
section four article and in lieu thereof insert the
"ScctiSn A. In the year one thousand eight hundred
and FOUR and in every seventh year thereafter rep
resentayes to the number of one hundred shall be appor
toned and distributed equally throughout the state by
districts in proportion - the number of taxable mhabl-
in the several parts hereot except that any county
containing ut least three Thousand five hundred taxabes,
may he allowed separate representations but no more
than three coantes shall be joined and county shall he
divided, in the formation OF district Any city contain
ing sufficient number of taxables to enti,s it to Mt least
two representatives shall have separate representation
assigned IT, and shall he divided into convenient districts
of contiguous territory of equal table population as near
may be, each of which districts shall elect one reese-
tative',
At the end of section seven same article insert these
words the city of Philadelphia shall be divided into sim
gle senatorial districts, of contiguous territory as nearly
equal in taxable population possible but no ward shall
be divided in the formation thereof
The legislature at its first session. after the adoption OF
this amendment, shall divide the city o Philadelphia into
and representative districts in the manner above
provided such districts to eman unchanged until the
appportonmen in the year thousand eight hundred
aid sxty-four
FOURTH AMENDMENT.
There shall be additional section to the first article
Of said constitution which shall be numbered and read az
follows:
The legislature shall have the power alter revoke or
nnnu charter of Incorporation hereafter conferred ly
or under any special general law, whenever in their
opinion may he injurious the citizens the common
wealth in such manner, however that injustce shall
bs done to the corporators
In SENATE, March Of, 1857
rrl,., .k
amendment yeas "a nays 7. On the second amendment,
yeas %, nayss. On the third amendment, yeas "a, nays
1. On the fourth amendment, yeas 30. nays4.
''''o'' '''''' $50 GEO. W. HAMERsLY, Clerk.
Is House OF REPRESENTATIVE,
April %, 1857.
Resolved That this resolution pass On the first amend
ment yeas 7S -. On the second amendment yeas
81, nays 81. On the third amendment yeas - nays 90,
and on fourth amendment, yeas 50, nays7
Extract from the Journal.
JACOB ZIEGLER, Clerk.
srcnErARY's OFPIcR,l A.G CURTIN,
Filed May :, 1857 ) Secretary of the Commonwealth
SEcRETARYs OFFICE,
Harrisburg, June 22, 1887.
Pennsylvania, SIS:
do certify that above and foregoing is true and cor
copy of the original ResouOn relative To an amend
OF the ConItituOn' as the remains on file in
this Office.
.,,. In testimony whereof have hereunto
.SSSSf. set nv hand and caused to he affixed the
&lSM(FM seal Of the Secretary's Office the day and
3NS4MN#~ yeur ubove written
SEEffES; A. G. CURTIN,
S.S Secretary ui the Commonwealth.