Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-09-19
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OF NEW COU Mt ! L 9.

No county shall be divided byR line cutting of over one
tenth OF its population, el.her to form new county m
vote of the electors thereof; shall eny new county
be established, containing less than four hundred square
THIRD AMENDMENT
From section of the first article Of the constitution,
strike the words, of the city Z" Philadelphia, mud of
each county respectively; !" from section ave- zane article
strike out the words .'oi Philadelphia aud Of the several
counties" " from section seve article strike nut the
w.rds "nei,hrr the city OF Philadelphia any" and
insert lieu thereof the words nnd no;' and strike out
section four, article and III lieu the eoi insert the
following: .
and md in every seventh yeur thereafter, rep
resenatives the number o one hundred shall be appor-
toned and disti hued equally, throughout the state, by
districts in proportion to the number OF taxable mhab-
tants in the several parts thereof except that any county
containing at least three thousand hve huheo tsxaoes
NAV be allowed separate representation; but no more
than three cosntes shall I've joined and NJ county shall he
divided, in the formation Of district Any city contain
ing a sufficient number Of tnxabes to ene 1t 10 at least
two representatives shall have separate representation
assigned IT. and shall he divided into convenient districts
as may be- each Of which districts shall elect represen
tative."
Al the erl Of section seven, article insert these
words "the city Of Philadelphia shall he divided into sim
Gle senatorial districts, of contiguous territory as 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 rep eseaiive districts IN the manner above
provided such districts TO remain unchanged uniil the
superintendent i'll the year one ihoukaid eight ed
und sixty-four
FOURTH AMENDMENT.
There shall be- additional section to the first article
of said constitution which shall be numbered and read as
follows:
The legislature shall have the power 10 alter revoke
annul any charter of Incorporation hereafter conferred 10y
under, any special, or general law, whenever IN iheiT
opinion It may he ulurinus the citizens othe common
wealth in such manner, however that no injustice shall
| be done to the c0rpolalors
In SENATE, March %, 1857.
| Resllved, That this resolution pass. On the frs,
anendrnent yeas -, ays7. On the second amendment
yeas 23 rnys 8. On the third amendment 2, nays
| 1. On the fourth amendment, yeas 30. nays4.
| GEO. w. uAMERsLY, Clerk.
Is ruR House OF RFPREsESTArNEs, !
! April 30, 1857
Resolved That this resolution pass On the first amend
men yeas 7s nays H. On the second amendment, Yea,
ST. nays a. On the third amendment, yeas - nays %
| and on fourth amendment, yeas So nays7
Extract from the Journal - -
JACOB ZlEGLER, Clerk.
srfasdt1s' Fed May orrSF Secretary oht ccnN
| SEcRETARy's OrFlcK,
| Harrisburg, June Pc 1857. :
Pennsylvania, IS:
do certify that the above aud foregoing true and cor
copy Of the original Resnntion relative To amend
nent ot the ConItituon" the remains file il
| this Office.
.. In testimony whereof ! have hereuntc
.SI3,5f. set my hand and caused to be aFixed tn,
s3EM(EE sea of the Secreary's Office, the day aiC
| SESsS - SfSS, year above written.
| S&SSNsf!s, A. G. CURTIN.
,S4s~zssS- Secretary Of the Commonwealth.