The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1857-09-11
OF pURLiC DEBTS.


ARTICLE xI.
OF PUBLIC DEBTS.
Section /. The State may contract debts, 10 supply
casual deficits failures in @nues. or 10 meet ex
penses not otherwise provided TO but the agsre-
gate amounts of such debts direct and contingent
whether contracted by virtue of one ,Nr more acts o
the General Assembly, or different pc riods oilme
| shall never exceed seven hundred and f1tY-thoosanc
dollars and the money arising from The 'atlon OF
such debts, shall be applied 10 the purpose for winch
II was obtained, 10 repay the debts contTaete
| and 10 no other purpose whatever
Section 2. In addition to the above limited powe
The State may contract debts 10 repel INVASION sup
press insurrection defend the Stale in war; or 10
| deem the present outstanding Indebtedness of the
State; bat The money arising from the contracting Of
such debts, shall be applied TO the purpose for which
u was raised, or 10 repay such debts and 10 other
/ purpose whatever.
/ Section 3. Except ,he debts above specified. in
section one and two of this article, no debt what
ever shall be created by on behalf of the State.
Section 4. To provide for the payment of the pres
ent debt and ahy additional debt ted aore-
SAID, the Legislature shall, its first ses sion after
/ the adoption OF this amendment, create sinking
iund, winch shall be sufficient pay the accrniny
Interest of such debt, and annually 10 reduce the
principal thereof by not less than TWO hundred
and hity thousand dollars which sinking fund shall
consist Of the net annual income OF the public works,
from time 10 time owned by the State or the pro-
{
and OF the income and proceeds of stock own
ed by the State, together with other funds resour
ces, that nay be designated BY law The said sink
ing fund may be increased, from time 10 time, by
assigning TO 1t any part of the taxes other reve-
hues OF the State, not required for The ordinary and
current expenses of governments and unless in case
Of way, IDya,!on nsurreCton, part Of the said
sinking fund shall be used applied otherwise than
in the eXtinguIshmeEt Of the public debt, until the
amount OF such debts reduced below the OF five
millions OF dollars.
Section 5. The credit of the Commonwealth shall
not, in any manner or event, be pledged, or loaned
TO- any individual, company corporation, assocla
ton; shall the Commonwealth hereafter become
JOINT owner, stockhoder, in any company, aSso-
cation or corporation.
Sec. 6. The Commonwealth shall not assume the
debt. any part thereof, of any county city, bor-
Ough, town hip; of corporation, associ-
ton unless such debt shall have been contracted TO
enable the State repei Invason suppress domestic
in>urrection, defend itself IN time of war; as
sist the State in the discharge of any portion OF its
present indebtedness.
Section =. The Legislature shall not authorize any
county city, borough. township, incorporated dis
trict by virtue of a of its citizens otherwise
10 become stakeholder in any company, association
corporation or 10 obtain money tor or loan lis
credit 10, any corporation, association, institution or
party.
SECOND AMENDMENT.
There shall be all additional article 20 said Con-
ARTICLE EIT
OF NEW COUNTIES.
No county shall be divided by lne cutting off
over one-tenlh o its population, (etiher 10 form
new co0nty or oherwIse,) without the express
assent of such county, bv vote of the electors
thereof shall any county be establi shed,
containing less than four hundred square miles
THIRD AMENDMENT.
From section two OF the rst article Of the Consti-
tuition, strike out the word>. sof The Cifg Of Phia-
aeiphir, n"d Of eaci county ysSgecrclY;H from sec
tiou five, article, strike ont the words, "of
Phiiadeipaia and Of is SsreyoI ronRtics; from sec
tion article strike out the words,
ther te Cfty Of Phitadeipbia Ror a"y and insert in
lieu thereof the words, 'o1fd 7,o;' and strike out
Secio" fot,r same qrt,ce,' and in lien thereof insert
The following:
'.Section L. In the wear one thousand eight hund-
red and sixty four, and every seventh year there
ater representatives. 10 the number OF one hundred
stall be apportioued and distributed equally through
The State by districts in proper; ion TO the num-
her oftaxable inhabitants in the several parts there
Of; except that ANY county containing at least three
4 thousand I'VE huudred taXsbles, may be allowed a
separate representation; but no more than three
coantes shall be joined, aud county shall be divi-
ded in the formation of a distIirt, Any city con-
tanning sufficient number Of taXables to entltle il
10 al least Two representatives, shall have spper-
ATE representation assigned ii, and shall be divided
into convenient districts Of contiguous territory, of
equal taxable population may be, each of
At the end of section seven, article, insert
these words, he cttg of Phiiadeph,a shall be diridea
single seaatorih dtstrcts, o contiguous TERRITORY
Heariy e7t,ak far75le popHfafioN possible tn
no vard sfaH be 9'ride@ in hte Joraaftoa HereoG
The Legislature, at is first session. after the adop
lion of this amendments shall divide the city of
Philadelphia into senatorial and representative dis
tricts IN the manner above provided; such dis /
tricts to remain unchanged until the superintendent
in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty
ioGr.
FOURTH AMENDMENT.
There shall be additional section to the first ar
tcle of said Constitution, which shall be numbered
and read + follows:
Section o. The Legislature shall have the power
alter, revoke annu, charter of Incorporation
hereafter conferred by, under. special or GEN
eral law, whenever their opinion it may be inuri-
ous To the citizens Of the Commonwealth; in such
manner, however, that no irinstice shall be done TO
the corpofators.
IL SENATE, March 27, 1857.
ResoIced, That this resolution pass On the first
amendment, yeas 81, nays Il the second smend- /
urnt. yeas %, nays s; on the third amendment, |
yeas 81, nays 4; the fourth amendment, yeas 23
nays :.
EXTRACT from the Journal.1
GEO. W. HAMMERSLY, Clark
Is THE House or REPRESENTATIVES,,
Aprif 20, 1857.
Rssoicsa, That this resolution pass. On the first !
amendment, yeas IS, nays l2 the second amend. I
ment, yeas 81. ntys 81; the third amendment |
yeas 70, nays 3d. on the fourth amendment, yeas SO,
nays 7.
Extract from the Jourrall
JACOB ZEIGLER, Clerk
Filed in secretary's office, May 2, 1857.
A. g. CURVIN
Secretary Of The Commonwealth.
SKcRErAEY's OFFICE,
HARisBURG, June %, 1887.