The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-09-16
ARTICLE xf.
OFF PUBLIC DEBTS

or % meet expenses not Otherwise provides
for: but the aggregate amount OF such debt
direct and contingent, whether con 'racted b!
yiI,ue of one or more acts OF the general as
eembIy, or al different periods al time, shai
never exceed seven hundred and flly thou
sand dollars, and the money arising iTom The
creation Of such debts, shall be applied Il
the purpose for which il was obtained, or te
repay The debts so contracted, and 10 no olhei
purpose whatever
SIC. 2. In addition 10 the above limited
power the state may contract deels to rePe'
invasion, suppress insurrecton, delend inc
State in war, or 10 redeem the present out
tanding Indebtedness OF the state; but The
money arising from the contracting oil such
debts, shall be applied 10 the purpose ior
which 1t was Taised: or 10 repay such debts,
and TO no other purpose whatever.
Sec. 8. Except the bits above specified
in sections one and Two Of this article, 10
debt whatever shall he ctealed by, or on be-
SEC. 4. TO provide for the payment OF
The present debt, ard any additional DEBT
contracted as aforesaid, the legislature shall,
AT lis first sessioa, after the adoption oi this
amendment, create a sinking fund, which
shall be sufficient to pay the accfuInS inter
es, on such debt, and annually 10 reduce The
principal thereof by sum not less lhall TWO
hundred and fifty thousand dollars: which
sinking fund shall consist oil the net annual IN
come of the public works, from time 10 time
owned by the state, or The proceeds OF The
sale of The same, or any part theIeoi, and
of The income or proceeds oil sale oil STOCKS
owned by tho Stale, together WIN olher
funds, or resources, that may be DESIGNATED
by law. The said sinking fund may be IN
ere ased, from time 10 time, by assigning 10
il ahy part OF the taxes, or other revenues oi
the State, not required for The ordinary and
current expenses of government, and unless
in case of war, invasion or lnsuIrec'ion, no
mari of said sinking fund shall be used or
applied otherwise than in extineuishment of
the public debt, until the amour. OF such
,Iebl is reduced below the sum OF five mil
lions Of dollars.
SIC. s. The credit Of The commonwealth
shall not in any manner, or event, be pledS-
ed, or loaned to, any individual, company,
corporation, or association; nor shall lbe
commonwealth hereafter become Joint
owner, or sloekholder, in any company, as
sociation, or corporation.
SEC. g. The commonwealth shall not as
sumo The debt, or any part thereo', oil any
county, city, borough, or township; OF oil any
corporation. or association; unless such deo'
shall have been contracted to enable the
state 10 repel invasion, suppress domestic
.usurrecton, defend itself in time oil war, or
10 assist the state in The discharge OF any
portion of its present Indebtedness.
SEC. 7. The legislature shall Dot authorize
any county, CITY, borough, township, or m
cofporaion district, by virtue OF vote oi lis
citizens, or otherwise, to become stock
holder in any company, association, or cor
pora,ion; or 10 obtain money ior, or loan Ils
credit TO, any corporation, association, ins'i-
tution, or party.
SECOND AMESpMENT.
There shall be an additional article 10 said
constitution, 10 BE- designated as article MI,
us follows:
ARTICLE XII.
OF NEW COUNTIES.
No county shall be divided by line cut
ting oil over one tenth OF its population, (elih'
eI 10 form a new county or olherwise) WIN
out the express assent oi such county, ny a
vote of the electors thereof; nor shall any
new county be established, containing less
than four hundred square miles.
THIRD AMENDMENT
From section two of the first article OF the
constitution, strike ou, the words, cot The city
of Philadelphia, and Of each county Tespec.
tiyely;" from section five, same article,
strike out the words, "of Philadelphia and OF
the several Counties" from section seven,
same article, strike out the words, "neIther
the ci,y of rhiiadeiphia nor any," and insert
in lieu thereof the words, "and no." and
strike out ''seclion four, same alticle," and 10
lieu thereof insert the following:
'sSEc. 1: In The year one nelhousand eight hum
dred aud six,y-four, and IN every seventh
wear thereafter representatives TO The num-
ber of one hundred, shall be apporioned and
distributed equally, throughout the Stale, by
districts, in proportion 10 the number OF tan
able inhabitants in the several parts thereof;
except that any county coniaIning al least
three Thousand Eve hundred taXabIes, may
be allowed separate representation; but no
more than three cour lies shall be joined, and
no county shall be divided, in the formation
of district Any clty containing sutlicl-
ent number OF iaxates 10 entl;le 1t to at
least two representatives, shall have sepa-
rate representation assigned 1t, and shal! be
divided into convenient districts oi contiSu-
GUS territory, of equal taxable population as
near as may be, each OF which districts
shall elect one representative"
AT the end Of section seven, same article,
insert these words, ''lhe city OF Philadelphia
shall be divided into single senatorial DIS.
trlcIs, ot contiguous territory as neat't equai
in taxable population as possible; but no
ward shall De divided IN the formation there
Of"
The legislature, at lis first session, after
the adoption of this amendment, shall dl-
vide The city of Philadelphia into senatorial
and Representative districts, in the manner
above provided; such districts TO remain M
changed until the apporiionment IN The year
one thousand sight hundted and sixly-iou:.
FoURTH AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional section 10 the
first aricIe Of said constitution, which shall
be numbered anJ read as follows:
SEC. 90. The legislature shall have the
rower TO aier, revoke, or annul, any charter
of incorporation hereafter conferred by, or
under, any special, o: general law, whenev.
CT in their opinion ii may be injurious 10 the
citizens of The commonwealth; in snch man
ner, however, that no injustice shall be done
10 the corporators.
In Senate, Sfdreh %, 1851
Kesclced, Thai this resolution pass. On the
firsi amendment, yeas -, nays z; on The
seccnd amendment, yeas %, nays on the
third amendment, yeas 81, nays 4; on The
fourth amendment yeas %, nays :.
IExiraci from The Journal
GEO. w. HAMERSLI, Clerk.