Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-08-07
PROPOSING Amendments to the Constitu
tion Of the Commonwealth.


for the ordinary ard current Of government:
aud unless in Of war, invason insurrecton.
part of the said sinking fund shall be used applied
otherwise than in extnguishment Of the public debt
until the amount of such debt Is reduced below the sum
OF five millions Of dollars.
5. The credit of the commonwealth shall not in
event he pledged loaned to any ndivid
ual company, corporation, associaticn shall the
common wealth become joint owner or stock
holder in any company, association corporation
SECTION 9. The commonwealth shall not assume the
debt part thereof Of any county, city, borough
township corporation unless such
debt shall have been contracted to enable the state ree
aston, suppress domestic nsurrecton. defend itself in
time of To assist the state in the discharge Of
portion OF its present indebtedness.
SECTION !. The legislature shall not authorize any
county city, borough township incorporated district
BY virtue of vote of its citizens to become
company association corporation.
obtain money for loan its credit TO any corporation,
association, institution or party.
SECOND AMENDMENT.
There shall be addc~a article to .ad constitution,
to be designated as article eleven, as follows:
ARTICLE XII.
OF NEW COUNTIES
No county shall b. divided by line cutting of over
tenth Of its population, (ei'her to form county
otherwse without the express assent of such county,
by a vote Of the electors thereof: nor shall any
county be established containing less than four hundred
square miles.
From section the first article Of the constitution.
strike tie words, .f The ciiy Of Ihtddephin, and IF
strike out the words of Philadelphia and IF The srerai
Countess from section seven same article, strike out the
words, neitsr the cy Of Ifiiadehid, nor any,, and
insert in lieu thereof the words dd no and strike out
section four article and in lieu thereof insert the
following:
and sixtyour, and in seventh thereafter,
to the number Of hundred shall be
portioned and distributed equally the state
in proportion 10 the number OF taxable inhab
in the several parts thereof that county
at least three thousand five hundred taxabes
may be allowed separate representation; but no more
than counties shall be joined and county shall
BE- divided in the formation Of district Any city
tanning sufficient number OF taxables to entitie il
least two shall separate represen-
tstion assigned IT, and shall be divided into
districts Of contiguous territory Of equal taxable popua
be each Of which districts shall elect
one representative"
At the end Of section seven same article insert these
words 'he city f Ihiiddphd shall BE- drided into sn9ie
senatorai d,sts Of contiguous triory as neary equal
to1abe popnioton pnssite; but no scard shall be
irided in le formdtoH thereof"
The legislature at its first session after the adoption Of
shall divide the city Of Philadelphia into
and districts in the manner above
provided such districts TO remain unchanged until the
superintendent in the year thousand eight hundred
and sixty four.
FOURTH AMENDMENT.
Of d Which s6s Ss numberei and read
as follows:
To be Sciion XVI, Article I.
The shall have the power alter revoke
charter of incorporation hereafter conferred by
under special or general law, whenever in their
opinion it NAV be injurious the citizens Of the
monweah; in such manner however, that no mi Justice
shall be done to the corporators.
. IL SENATE, !
March q, 1857.
R,so,I That this resolution pass On the first amend
ment yeas "a nays7. On the second amendment, yeas
%, nays s. On the third amendment yeas -, nsys l.
On the fourth amendment, yeas -. nays 4.
'A''A A'' '''''' '''' GEO W. HAMERsLEY, Clerk.
IL HousE or REpnEsExrarIvEsI
April %, 1857
R-sorre That this resolution pass On the first amend
ment yea. 7s nays L. On the second amendment.
ST. pays ~ On the third amendment, yeas ~, nays "a
and on the fourth amendment, yeas 81, nays -.
AAA''' '''''' '' JACOB zIEGLER, Clerk
s'''f1Ans' ra,a asy Gs,'s.' :, 1851 Ao CURTIN,
S cr,tary Of hie Commonwealth.
sEcnsranrs OFFICE. I
HARRISBURG, June -, 1851
Tsnn,y'-n.io, SS:
correct copy of the original Resolution relative to
Amendment Of the Constitution, As the same remains
hle in this Office.
C-l In testimony whereof have hereunto set my
H. Z. hand and caused to be affixed the seal of the
u Secretary Office the day and year above written
Secretary Of the Commonwealth.
IL SENATE,
March q, 1857.
Resolution proposing amenimen to the Constitution
of the Commonwealth, being under consideration,
On the question,
viii the senate agree to the first amendment,
The yeas and nays taken areraby to the provis
ions of the Constitution, and were as follow. viz:
YE,s-Messrs Bre,oer Brotr,u C.gey Ely Erdns F.ter
Fl,nniLen Frazer Ingram Jordon KiHinger Knor Lasch
L.,cis Niger SefeId SUers ShnnGn Steele Nrdub Welsh
Wilkins Wright and Tdggart tSpsdksr)-4.
Nms-Mssrs Crab Cress,cca finuey gregg Harris Pen
rose and .Southsr-1.
So the question was determined in the Affirmative.
On the qu. stion,
viii the senate agree to the second amendment
The yeas and nays taken asreeaby the provis
ions Of the Constitution, and were as follow, viz
YE,s-Nsssrs Irsrer Broscne CeSr,H Ey Erdns Fs,teT
Fnn,v Ftenpilen Ingram Jordon Amor LanJdot L<,ris
Nyer Slers .1uman S,aaser Ssee ArauL Heish Wilkins
Wrlgst and Trgydrt (YeaLer)-23.
NaYs-Mssrs tofsy trdbd Frazer Gregg Hdyris KiQiH-
ger F,arase and Scofstd-s.
So the question was determined in the Affirmative.
viii the senate agree to the third amendment,
The and uaFs taken hsreeabiy to the Constr
tu'ion. and were follow viz:
YEu-MssrS Bro,csr Bro,cne Crobb Cresscn Ely Erdns
L,ris My,r Scefeld SH,rs &uman Sonther Steele Sraxb
Welsh Wilkins and Wrigh-2@.
NNrs-A.ssrs. CnSsy Grsgg Harris aud Tsnrose-4.
So the question was determined in the Affirmative.
On the question:
will the senate agree TO the fourth amendment,
The yeas nays taken agreeable to the provi
sicns Of the Constitution and were as follow, viz;
YE,s-M,os. Brs,cer Bro~ns C'y Cress,c,n Fly Erdns
Fl,nnilen Frc-er Ingram k,Rg,r knox Lonbach LSris
Nyer Sofsld Siere Shuman Sntier Steie S;rub H.lsh
wilkins and Wiight-23
N,fs-M,Ssrs CSdJJ ERn,y J1rddn and Pprose-s.
So the question as determined in the Affirmative.
IL TIE HorsE OF RErREsESTAnvEsl
April &c, 1857. (
The resolution proposing amendments to the Consttu
tion Of Common being under consideration,
On the question,
will the House agree 10 the first amendment
The yeas and nays taken agreeaby to the provi
sions Of the Constitution. and were as follow viz:
YEAs-NeSsrs. anderson Arthur Bdcthonse Ball Becl
Bhap Boer Brocn Cdihoun 6n.psH Case Clearer Craze
ford Degsy Eat Eyster Fusod Foster Gjboney Giids6
HIme HTpsr Hsins Hiestdnd Hill Hiie9as Hofman o
Berks Intrie Ianes jacobs jenkins Johns Jotnson kan
man K.rr Knight Lescneiag Losgdter Lorsu Mnear MaB
| oie N fdimont NHron Moo A.eof Nummd AuSsefmda Nj
c1ls Nicholson NaRemacter Ienrson Itisrs ffileR I6,c
naH IIrc,I Raaay # Ihilodepha Ramseye If Iork Red
rner Red RsLsrts Rapp S.aW Soun Sai.h ef Cfmbri
Snih Of CsRtre NeressoR Toian Val tdsroghis Iker
| UlsqLiey Uauer Hes,broas Wharton Wgis Witheros
! WIGHT Zimme, and Gay (Ypeakn)-7s.
! Nlrs-Mssrs B,clns Brnso, D-cE Hdne'fon Hdacoc
| and W.Afyode-l2
So the question was detsrninedin in the Affirmative.
| On the question,
Will the House agree to the second ameuAmests
The yeas aud nays taken agreeably to the prov
sinns Of the Constitution, follow, viz:
| YEAs-Akxsrs. ARdersoa Backhcsss Ball Beck Bosce
0eihosn 0rMpasu tsrty Ent taSsaid rostr 0idea Ham,
Hsrpr Hsins Hieaaa1 Ad'egds HafhaR Of Rsrks Hons
/ knpr hmbris Inns 1eskiss Johns yohnsos Kanfmar
KasyM Lcisfnrtg Loncsly Loeth Aaneor Aam0k 4Iirai
Nsorhsad 1ssscrn NSeAots NicolsoN NKse archer Pm
son Thss 1drlSn Fbraan TrceH kamEy ef ffAiladslpAi
Raa.sy q To-a R.o.sr Rotsr., HEpp sa..r Sloan 7o,s