The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-10-07
OF PUBLIC DEBTS.

en-, as ioows:-
ARTICLE xT.
OF PUBLIC DEBTS.
SEC l. Tho state may contract debts, 10
eupply casual deficits or failures in revenues,
or % meet expenses not otherwise provided
for; bu, the aggregate amount OF such debts
direct and contingent, whether con raced by
viIue Of one or more acts OF the general as
sembly, or al different periods ol time, shall
never exceed seven hundred and fifty thou.
sand dollars, and the money arising itom the
creation of such debts, shall DO applied 10
the purpose for which il was obtained, or 10
repay the debts so contracted, and 10 no other
purpose whatever.
SIC. 2. In addition 10 the above limited
power The stale may contract debts 10 repe
invasion, suppress iDsuHecon, defend the
state in war, or 10 redeem the present out
ianding Indebtedness Of the state; but the
money arising from the contracting OF such
debts, shall be applied 10 the purpose Tor
which II was raised: or 10 repay such debts,
and 10 no oher purpose whatever
SEC. 3. Except The d bits above specified
in sections one and two of this article, no
debt whatever shall he created by, or on be-
half Of The State.
SEc 4. To provide for the payment of
the present debt, ard any additional debt
contracted as aforesaid, the legislature shall,
at its first session, ailer the adoption OF this
amendment, create q sinking fund, which
shall be sufficient 10 pay the accrung inter
esi on such debt, and annually TO reduce the
principal thereof by a sum not less than two
hundred aud fifty thousand dollars: which
sinking fund shall consist OF the net annual i'll
come OF the public works, from time 10 time
owned by the state, or the proceeds OF the
sale Of the snme, or any part thereof, and
Ci The income or proceeds oi sale of stocks
InaF
funds, or resources, that may be designated
by law. The said sinking fund may he IN
creased, from time TO time, by assigning TO
it any part of the taxes, or other revenues OF
the State, not required Tor the ordinary and
current expenses Of government, and unless
in case of war, invasion or insurreclion, no
part Of said sinking fund shall be used or
applied otherwise Than in eytineulshm'nt ot
the public deb,, until the amour! oil such
debt is reduced below the sum OF five mil
lions OF dollars.
Src 5. The credit Of the commonwealth
shall not in any manner, or event, I've pleds-
ed, or loaned TO, eny individual, company,
corporation, or association; nor shall the !
commonwealth hereafter become Joint !
owner, or slockholder, in any company, as
sociaiior, or corporation.
SIC q. Tue commonwealth shall not as
sumo the debt or any part iheteo', OF any
couuty, city, borough, or townships or OF any
corporation, or association; unless such debt
shall have been contracted Ia enable The I
state TO repel invasion, suppress domestic
nsuuec,ion, defend itself in time OF war. or |
TO assist the state in the discharge OF any
portion Of lis present Iudchtedt ess.
SEc 4 The legislature shalt Dot authorize !
any county, cuy, borough, township, or III. |,
corporation district. by virtue oI vote oi ''s |
,,,, ,hNFy "A hprnnu Il IL
holder in any company, association, or cor. I
poration: or 10 obtain mouey tor, or loan lis
credit to, any corporation, ASSOCIATION, mst'
tuition, or party.
sFroNn AMr>rMrNT.
There shall hc an additional article 10 SAID /
cons,iu,on, TO be designated as aruc'' MI, |
as follows:
ARTICLE NIt
OF NEW COUNTIES.
No county shall bc divided Ivy line cut
ting ofi over one tenth ot its population, (elth.
or 10 form a new county or otherw,se,) with ,
out the cxpress assent OF such county, by a
vote Of the electors thereof; nor shall any
new county be established containing less
than four hundred square miles.
THIRD AMHNpMgNr.
From section Two ot the first article al the
constitution, strike out the words, ''ot the city
Of Philadelphia, and Of each county tcsrec.
lively: - from section five, same article,
stike on; the words cot Phiiadelp phia and Of
the several countless from section seven,
same article, strike out the woris, "neithcr
the city Of rhiladelphia nor any," and insert
in lieu thereof the words, "and no;" and
strike on, "scc,iou Tour, same a,tlcle, aud in
lieu thereof insert the following:
CSC In the year one thousand eight hun
drcd and siXty.iour, and m every seventh
,.,a, The num-
her Of one hundred, shall he aprorioncd and
distributed equally. throughout the state. by
districts, in ptoporuon 10 the number al taX'
able inhabitants in the several parts thereof:
except ;hat any county containing al least
three lhousard ave hundre5 ,aNseles, may
be allowed a sepatate representation; but no
more Than three counties shall he joined, and
no county shall be divided, in the formation
of a Gis,tcl Aay Guy containing sutticl'
enl number oi taXabies 10 enit'e Il to al
least Two representatives, shall have sepa-
rate representation assigned ", and shall he
divided into convenient districts al conrisu.
ous ierri,ory, Of equal taxable population as
near as NAV he, each OF which Clslrieis
shall eiecl one representative
Al The end OF section seven, same article,
,nseri these words, che ciy Of Philadelphia
shall be divided into single senatorial dis
iric,s, of contiguous territory as nesrl, eqnal
in taxable population as possible; bu' no
ward shall De divided IL The formation there
Of"
The legislature, al lis frs, session, after
the adoption OF this amendment. shau d.
vide the city OF Philadelphia into senatorial
and Representative dislncls, in The manner
above provided; such cisiricIs TO remain m
changed nniil The aapouionmeHi m the year
one thousand sishl hundred and sixy-lon:.
FoukTR ANENpME~T.
There shall be an additional scc,icn 10 the
hrs, article al said consultation, witch shall
be Numbered ans Fesd as follows:
Sre 26, The ieaislalnse shall have Ire I
pewer 10 ai'e-, revoke, pI annUl any charier I
al incorporation hereafter conferred by, OF 4
under, any special, Q, general Law. whensv. /
es in Iheir opinion ii may be InJRrons 10 ;he .
ri!izens OF The common xeahh; IN snca man.
uer, however, ihai no ipjHslice SHAH be done .
10 the coTpora,ors.
IL Seaai1, BG51k -. 1881