The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-07-22
OF PUBIIC DEBTS.

SEC j. ln0 stdte may uCpto1 w
supply casual deficits or failures in revenues,
or % meet expenses not otherwise provided
for: but the aggregate amount OF such debts
direct and contingent, whether con 'Tacted by
virtue of one or more acts of the general as
sembly, or al different periods oil time, shall
never exceed seven hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars, and the money arising from The
creation of such debts, shall be applied 10
The purpose for which il was obtained, or 10
repay the debts so contracted, and 10 no other
purpose whatever.
SIC. q. In addition 10 the above limited
power the state may contract debts 10 rePel
invasion. suppress insurrection, defend the
state in war or 10 redeem the present out
landing Indebtedness OF the state; bul the
money arising from the contracting OF such
debts, shall be applied 10 the purpose ior
which II was raised, or TO repay such debts,
aud 10 no other purpose whatever.
SEC 8. Excep, the bits above spec'hed
in sections one and Two OF This article, no
debt whatever shall be created by, or on be-
half of the State.
SEC. a. To provide for the payment Of
The presen, debi, ard any additional debt
contracted as eloresaid, the legislature shall,
at its first session, after the adoption of this
amendment, create a sinking fund, which
shall be sufficient to pay the accruing inter-
osi on such debt, and annually 10 reduce The
principal thereof by sum not less than Two
hundred aud fifty thousand dollars; which
sinking fund shall consist OF the nei annual ln-
come OF the public works, from time 10 time
owned by The stale, or the proceeds oil the
sale of The same, or any part itefeoi, anu
al The income or proceeds oil sale oil STOCKS
owned by The stale, together with other
funds, OF resources, that may be designated
by law The said sinking fund may be in
ere ased, from time TO time, by assigning TO
il any part OF The taxes, or other revenues oil
the State, not required for the ordinary and
current expenses Of government, aud unless
in case OF war, invasion or insurectlon, no
part OF said sinking fund shal be used or
applied otherwise than in exungulshment OF
the public debt, until the amour: oil such
debt is reduced below the sum ot five mil
lions OF dollars.
SEC. S. The credit Of The commonwealth
shall not in any manner, or event, he pledg-
ed, or loaned to, any individual, company,
or association; nor shall The
hereafter become a joint
owner, or sloekhoder, in any company, as
gociaior, or corporation.
SIG g. The commonwealth shall not as
sumo the debt. or any part Thereof, OF any
corporation, or association; unless such debt |
shall have been contracted 10 enable the (
siale to repel invasion, suppress domestic
defend itself in time oil war, or
10 assist the slate in The discharge OF any
norton Of its present Indebtedness.
SEC T. The legislature shalt not authorize
any county, city, borough, township, or in.
coiporation district, by virtue oil vote oi It's
citizens, or otherwise, 10 become stock
holder in any company, association, or cor |
poration; or 10 obtain money ior or loan lis
credit to, any corporation, ASSOCIATION, ihstl-
ulion, or parry.
SECOND AMESDMENT.
There shall be AN ndduroual article ioT-said |
10 be designated as ar,clc XII,
As follows:
ARTICLE XII.
OF NEW COUNTIES.
No.counly shall be divided by line cut
ling o(f over Que tenth OF lis population, (el,h.
er 10 form a new county or olherwise,) with
out the express assent OF such county, by
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
strike out the words, 'of The city
of Philadelphia, and of each county respec.
lively - from section five, same article,
strike out the words, sol Philadelphia aud OF
The several countess from section seven,
same article, strike out The words "neiiher
The city of Philadelphia nor any," and insert
in lieu thereof the words, ''and no." aud
strike out ''seclion fonr, same aiticle," and in
lieu thereof insert the following:
csc In The year one thousand eight hun
drcd and sixly.four, and IN every seventh
year thereafter. representatives TO the num-
Der of one hundred, shall be apporioned and !
distributed equally, throughout the saie, by !
districts, in proportion to the number OF tax |
able inhabitants in the several parts thereof; |
except that any county containing al least
h.ee Thousand Eve hundred taXables, may !
be allowed u separate representation; but no
more than three cour lies shall be joined, and
no county shall be divided, in the formation
Of district Any city containing sufiici.
ent number OF iaxabies 10 enti,le II 10 al
least Two representatives, shall have asepa-
rate representation assigned il, and sha be
divided into convenient districts of coniieu-
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, ''ihe city oil Philadelphia
shall be divided into single senatorial dis.
ricls, of contiguous territory as nearly equal
m taxable population as possible; but no
ward shall oe divided In The formation there
of.n
The legislature, al lis first session, after |
he adoption oil this amendment, shall di. /,
vide ihe city of Philadelphia into senatorial
md Representative districts, in the manner |
above provided; such districts to remain un-
changed until lhe apporiionmen, in the year |
ohe thousand eight hundred and sixy-fou!.
FOURTH AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional section 10 the !
first article of said constitution, which shall
be numbered and read as follows:
SEC. 26. The legislature shall have the
mower 10 al,er, revoke, or annul, any charter
If incorporation hereafter conferred by, or
lnder, any special, o, general law, whenev-
70 in their opinion it may be injurious to The !
;ilizeus of The commonwealtb; in such man.
Ter, however, that no injustice shall be done
o ihe corporators.
In Senate, March 81, 1857.
Rcsotrcd, That this resolution pass. On The
frst amendment, yeas "a, nays z; on The
second amendmeDl yeas o. nsvs s Gil The