Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-10-10
on NEW COU MITE S.

No county shall lie divided by line cutting of over cHe
tenth Of its population (.her to form new county OF
oherwse without the express assent Of such county by
a of the electors thereof nor shall any new county
be established, containing less than oar hundred square
miles ....,,>.,,
From section two of the first article Of the constitution
strike the wnrd sol the city Of Philadelphia, and oi
each county respectively; =; from section five, ss article
strike out the words, nf Philadelphia aud of the several
countless; from section scven same article strike "u' the
w-rds "nrher the city OF Philadelphia nor any" and
nsert in lien thereof the words sand no y aud strike out
section four, article, and in lien thereof insert 'hs
tSectiSn 1 In the year one thousand eight hundred
and sixty and in every seventh year thereafter rep
resenaives TO the nnmUer of one hundred shall he appor
toned and distributed equally Throughout The state Iy
districts in proportion to the number OF taxable mhah
tnts in The several parts thereof except that any county
containing least three thousand hHe hundred nSahies
NAV be allowed separate representation; but no more
than three coan,ies shall be joined and n, county snail he
divided, in the formation Of dsict ANY city contain
ing n sufficient number Of axabes to entite 1t TO at rast
rep eseatives, shall have separate representation
assigned IT. aud shall be divided into convenient dIs'res
of contiguous territory, Of equal table population ms near
be- each Of which districts shall elect one reresen-
tativc."
AT the end Of section seven somc article insert these
words the city cf Philadelphia sh" he divided into SIN
gle senatorial districts OF contiguous territ"y ua nearly
equal in taxable population ns possible bat II" waId sa
be divided IN the formation thereof
The Legislature, its first session, after the adoption OF
this nnend,net shall divide the city Of Phadephu into
aud districts in the ranhe above
provided such districts to remn unchanged unti the
sppnorpnuIent in the year one Thousand eSat-hmieH
/
FOURTH AMENDMENT.
There shall hr additional section t" the hrs, article
nf said constitution, which shall be hansssd ami !e'a ns
| follows:
| SECTION 20.
The legislature shall have the power to alter, revoke,
snr ,y charter Of inc rpurunn hereafter conferred by
or under any special, general law. Whenever IN their
opinnn il NAV he to the citizens ot The common
wealth in such manner, however that No injustice shall
| be done 10 the curpOxlors
IL SENATE, Mureh 81, 1857.
Resolved, That this resolution pass. On the first
amendment, yeas a. uuys7 On the second amendment,
yeus % nayss On the third amendment, 81, nays
l. ON the fourth amendment, yeas 25. noysl
'-A''4>' '''N GEO. w. HAMERsIY, Clerk.
is TUX HousK Representatives, I
Apri! 30, 1857.
Resolved That this resolution pnss. On the s, amend
ruent yeas rs nays ~ On the second amendment yeas
81 rnls a. On the third amendment -, -
| and on fnuith amendment, yeas e. naysf.
Extract rom the Journal. ~ -
JACOB ZlEGLER, Clerk
sxcpEr.rrs OyrrcRl A.G CURTIN,
Flied Nav ., 1887 Secretary oI the Common ~ eslIh
SRcRETARY's OFPlcE,
! Harrisburg. June -, 1857. s
Pennsylvania, ss:
10 certify tis, above aud foregoing
re copy of the original ''ResotiOn relative amend
nirnt o the ConItiiutionn the Ieinans fe
! this oihce
| In Testimony whereof have hcreuntg
stkSS43yS, set my hand and caused to- he aTixe ed The
SXSTEI. scul Of the Secretary's Office, the day
SAss ~. year above written.
CkllsEf. A.G CURTIN,
~NssSS%s Secretary of the Commonwealth.