Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-09-26

NO county shall he divided by line cnng on over one
tenth of It's population, (etc TO form new county or
oherwsc) without the express assent Of such county, by
vote of the electors theren shall any new county
be established containing less hnn iou hundred square
THIRD AMENDMENT
From section two of the first article of The constitution,
strike out the words "of the city If Philadelphia, und of
each county respectively - from section ve same article
strike out the words, '"f Philadelphia aud of the several
counties :" from section article strike out the
W. rls 'neithrr the city oi Philadelphia nor any, and
in lieu thereof the wora sand nos" and strike ont
section four same article, and III lieu thereof insert the
'sectiin A. In the year one thousand eight hundred
and four and every seventh year thereafter rep
resrntaves to the number OF one hundred shall be appor-
toned and distributed equally, Throughout the state, by
districts, in proportion to the number of taxable mabI
ans in the several parts ereof except that any county
containing at least three thousand five hundred txnbes,
may he allowed separate representations but no more
than three cnses shall be joined, and m county shall he
divided. in the formation of district Any city cnnlon-
ing sufficient number of taxabes to ee it to at least
two repi esen,aves shall have separate representation
assigned II, and shall be divided into convenient districts
of contiguous territory Of equal table population
may be- each OF which districts shall elect one reese
At the end of section seven same artce insert these
words, he city Of Philadelphia sha! be divided into sin
gle senatorial districts, OF contiguous territory nearly
equal in taxable population as possible but no ward shall
be divided in the formation thereof" "
The legislature its first session. after the adoption Of
this amendment, shall divide the city Of Philadelphia into
senatorial and representative districts IN the manner above
provided; such dsiticts to remain unchanged until the
appportonmen in The year one thousand eiS,t hundred
and sxty-fuur
FOURTH AMENDMENT
There shall r additional section to the FIRST article
of said constitutions which shall be numbered and read IA
follows:
The Legislature shall have the power to ser revoke,
annu charter of rpOTapn hereafter conferred y
under any special general law, whenever in their
opinion he injurious to the citizens of the common
wealth in such manner, however that no injustice shall
be done to the corpuTatoTs
Is SENATE, March o., 1857.
Resolved, That this resolution pass. On the fret
amendment 2l, nays Z. On the second amendment.
yeas D. nays On the third amendment, yeas ~, nay.
l. On the fourth amendment, yeas 23 nals4
Extract from the journal.
GEO. w. HAMERsLY, Clerk.
In rug HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE, !
April %, 1857. 5
Resolved That this resolution pass On the hrst amend
yeas 7S nays ~. On the second amendment, yeas
ST. nays "a. On the third amendment yeas y, nays %
and fourth amendment, yeas So, nays J.
Extract iIom the Journal.
JACOB ZIEGLER, Clerk.
sxcRE1AnY's OP7rcg,l AG CURTIN,
Filed May !, 1857 ) Secretary ot the Commonwealth
SEcRErARY's OFFICE,
Harrisburg, June -, 1857. 5
Pennsylvania, IS:
certify the above and foregoing is true aud cor.
rest copy of the original Resontun relative amend
ment Of the ConIutio' the remains on file in
this Office.
80, in testimony whereof have hereurto
.SAsSSSk, set nv hand and caused To be affixed the
sSfIees seal Of the Sccretary's Office, the day and
sSs9r, n SEys year above written.
SSSss..si.Nef fsg, a. G. CURTIN
TSNSssussSS Secretary uf the Commonwealth.