Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-08-28


for t'.e ordinary o.rrent expenses of government,
and unless in Of war ins1n, in urrectI"h no
part ii . said sinking fund shall be n-ei or sff'd
otherwise than in eAtngushment oi the Puhiic Gept
until the Of such debt is reduced below the sam
Of hv- moa- OF dollars.
The credit the wealth shall not in
i- pied Scd loaned Ia in,iivid-
u.Il cumpany. ,rtion, association: nor sni the
hsreaI-. become Joint or s.oca-
holder any company, as@oa.stren or c3fioT"ti"a
SfcIIoS I. Tie commonwealth snail NOT T,,uri" the
debt, any part thereof Of any county ei, boTooh n
sI Ia 'en contracted 20 cnal lie the stat 20 reei
in. o suppress douiestc isurnsc;;5 Gernl i,e!i IN
assist ti state ia the d. Ina: @: any
PORTION is present iIdcbtr,lDs
saIiv. = The egsla;ur- shall not authorize any
couaty city l"7oa-h, t"vnship or incorrorst district,
81 g0ss Cd = itia otherwise, to -coac
stthhodrr any rVn.uuny association corporation
to oit.a l.olry loan IL any corporation,
asSociaiiOn institution or party.
SECOND AMENDMENT.
There shall he an additional article to said constitution,
10 be des. shaicd IS article eleven, a. follows:
ARTICLE XII.
OF NEW COUNTIES
No county shall BE- Divided Ly a line cutting OF
t-nth q. is population, lei'ber to ;orm county
OF UlhsrNiai the express of such county,
by vote of IL. electors thereof: nor shall any
,oIny bc Ul.sie, containing less than four hundred
~iuars MILLS.
THIRD ANESpn4Nr.
From s,cton OF the first artigc Of the constitution,
s.ke the ords. -ot the e.y Of Pm aiei,s.,, and o
oOU,y respectively" :" from section five. article,
.;rk- the Is, 'o5 iad!piia aud IF the s,r.ral
a.,i,s :" section article, strike out the
-yor.. ncii,r he city If FtiIddcpo. any," and
insert in lieu thereof the ~Ords 'aDd = and strike out
section .our article, and in lieu thereof insert the
.Ullo~ing:
.slG7,oN l. In the year one thousand eight hundred
and .y-iOur, in every seventh year thereafter.
representative, the number of hundred, shall b-
yot TONES al distributed equally Throughout the state
~ districts. proportion to the puber OF taxable inlab
itants in the paris thereof, exct that county
containing at least three thousand hrnlr- axablrs
No rpf- ntntf Init
than three counties shall be joined and county shall
he dvidrl, in tic formation Of district Any city
tanning sufficient number Of aSaes to entitle II to at
least two representatives shall have separate represen-
taiion assigned il and shall lie divided into
districts Of contiguous territory of equal taxable popua
ae, each of which districts shall elect
one rprt ntatve"
At he sn of section seven, article. nsert these
words. .s .y Of Ihisiih'a shall b, drided nto sngl,
s,.dtorai d,siTis o coh.g gurs Tory as nearly eqrai
tIzdte p1pDIison I~ssiJe: Tut tcdJd sdu be
diriied an dte forma.ion Ger.cf'
The legislature at i'll session after the adoption Of
this amendment shall divide the city Of Philadelphia into
and districts in the above
pOsid: such districts to remain unchanged until the
spporonment in Tie year one thousand eight hundred
aud siatytour.
There shall he an addition al section to the first article
sa! constitutions shch shall be numbered ana rrsd
fellows:
To De &csOa xXvI. article I.
The legislature shall have thr power TO alter revoke
annu auy charter incorporation hereafter by
or under any special general Law, Whenever their
opinion it be injurious to the citizens of the
wealth in such amer. however, that no in ustce
shall be done to the cUriorators.
IS SENATE, }
March y, lsS7
RESOLVED That this resolution pass On the amend
ment YEA. ~ pays . On the second amendment yeas
- nav. = Gu the third amendment. yeas - nays
On the fourth amendment, yeas -, nays 1.
GEO W. uAMERSLEY, Clerk
1S ioUsE oF REPRESENTATIVES,.
April - lsj.
Essors5 That this resolution pass On the first amend
rn-nt IS. L. on the second yeas
57 unys - On th, third amrBiin -ut, yeas - hay Sl
and u tie fourth Amendment, yeas SJ nays ..
JACOB LIECLER, Clerk
Filed Nay :, 1851 AG CURTIN
Scretary Of he Commonwealth.
sEcRETRYs oFrrcE.
HARRISBURG, June y, 1856,
ISpnsrlrdnir. SIS:
de corty that the above and foregoing is true and
correct copy Of the original ~Resolutinn relative
Amendment Of III. Constitution" as the remains
tile in this Office.
q In testimony whereof. I have hereunto set my
l. :. hand and caused to he affixed the seal Of the
u Secretary uice, the day and year above ritten
A. q. CURTIN.
Secretary Of he Commonwealth.
IL SENATE, I
March y, ls57.
Resolution proposing amendments the Constitution
Of She Common eaith, being under consideration,
viii thr senate agree to the first amendment,
The yeas and nays taken agreeaby to the provis
ions of the Constitution, AMI were follow, viz:
YE,s-sesSrs Br.acsr BraUns t'.lsy Ely Erdns F.her
fLHHLsn Frds.T ingram. JoTion kiHiHger hnoe Ldupch
y. uis Ng,r s aasd SHers SLss.en S..le 4raub U,sh
Euti,as Wright and Ti23drt tS~aksrp-2I.
Nu--Ms CrdLO C'eSsuea fs'asy GTsgg HlTris Tn
and South"r-,
So the question vas determined in the affirmative
On the question,
VIII the senate agree to the second amendmenti
The aud were taken asrceaby to the provis
ion. Of the Coust titution, ard as follow viz
YEAs-H.ssrs B5trer BroVss Cre ,c.H Ey Erdns Fsisr
TugHsy F,bhike, ingToB, OToOn Amor LGuJdc Lc,ris
Nyer NHers >aamaH S'atl.sr Nsee Mrd9J Beish H7Ams
Uri9d and TIgyarf (>rsiL'rj-23.
Nn,-MssT.. ,et'y cratb ffaser G,sgg Harris Kiin-
ger ItHr.,c oni Sy.feid-s.
So the question determined in the affirmative.
On tn, question,
VIII the Senate agree to the third amendment?
The yeas and taken agreeaby to the Consti
tuition, and were az follow, viz:
fElsNssrs Boto,r Bro0be Ciabb Irsss,csH Ely Erdns
lbnnte" E,oser IHycrm JprdoR kmiig.r Amor LiuLoch
fs,1s Mgr So field SHsTs Sumda SoUih.T aoee StJaub
Hcish H,Ei.s dad uT,ght-2I.
NAY-ksSSTS I1I.y GT,gy HtrTis aud ItHras-.
So the question determined in the affirmative.
On the question,
WI! the Senate agree to the fourth amendment
The yeas and nays taken agreeable to the Yrovi-
siou> Of th' Constitution.and were ms follow viz:
lE.s-NssTs By.Lccr R,oUns tFsy Cress,ccH Ely Erdns
Fisr'"Lo, fra;r Ingram ka'n9,r Amor Ldnlieh L.'cis
Ng,r Sosid Sisr. ShahIn S,il.er Sleele SraL Welsh
uiikiSs dad Hr,gLt-23.
N.Ys-N &STs. 'rdJb Finn,y yJrudn and Esar0se-4.
So tie question del rrnined in the affirmative.
Is TnE IiousE OF REpREsESr,rrEs,(
April 26. 1857.
The resolution proposing amendments the Constitu-
tion of the Commonwealth being under consideration,
On the question,
witi,e House agree to the first amendment,
The yeas and nays taxi agreeaby the proyi-
eions Of the Constitute and were $ follow, viz:
NEAs-MsSsrs anderson Arthur LacLhouss BuN Hsck
Btsh Bos1.r Bosrn tdiou Cump~u Gase CicarerCrdsc
ford Dic,y EHt Eystr Ehusod Foster t.Joasy Gilded
Hume HiyJsT Hens Hi,stdnd Hill Hii9os Hofmdn ef
Berls IabTis fIn,s jacobs JENKINS Johns johnson KduG
Kerr knig Lis,nsi,,g Lo,yoksr Loren Alnear Niu
cls Nicholson yanemaeser Rarson Isers Ist,ilen I,.c
nhH isrcH RdmSsy If Philadelphia Rdmssy Of Fork Rea
Red Rlryts RnJp StdV .2olu .Ssaieh Of Crmbriu
Ssh 81 CAsre NeressoR Taian Tal ydRruarhis IIkers
Usghsy WaRer We.ibro.k Wharta W.Qis Wll.eroo
H,sgh Zimmerman and Gsts ('ieaker)-7s.
NAYs-Assrs. Bickus Bsbsoa Dick Hameton Hancock
Hin. Hosman Of Lebanon Leto Nruaiers ThorR Bayaer
oRd Hsntrdc-l5
so the queetion was determined in the Affirmative.
On the question,
Will the House agree 10 the second amendment
The yeas and taken agreraby to the provi
sicns Of the Constitution follow, viz:
iEAs-4esus. Anderson bdolhorse Ball Beck Boscer
Calhoun Ompba Our ty Erf fdusaia roster Clded H1me
hsry,F Hias Hiestand HMe9as HgMan Of Rrks HOUSE
krsisT iiLrie Inns Jenkins Johns JohnSm KduginaA
kngM LlssaT1ng LaSIi Loret ManeOr Aaugis NNrdin
Eaoherd HaSseissdn Nchos Nichoson Nane ncher Par-
Rters Ptrksa Ps,pnan P4yceH Ramsey ofFadeIphia
'ia Fastis, WIli.r HJstr.ci 6hsrhss S!nm.ymaa and
ct t.sluN3..