Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-10-03
TiiIRD AMENDAIE.N


othervise0 without tie u zach county by
vote of the electors thereof; shall amy new cIGniy
be established, containing less thun ionr h'irsu square
THIRD AMENDMENT
From .ecti two of the first article of the cohstitu m
strike the words, "uf the city ul Phlladeia on 1t
each county respectively - from sect ~ five same article
strike the words, sol Phhderhn aud Of the sevrr'!
counties !" from seven, article strike cut the
words, .netier the cy oi Philadelphia nor any" and
nseri in eu thereof the words 'w ur and strike our
section four. article, and IN lieu thereof insrt The
.sectl ~ g. In the year one thousand eight hundred
aud sixty Gnur and in every seventh year thereafter rep
resentntivrs the number 0i one hundred shall be oppr-
toned and distributed equally ihinushnit the stale ~
districts in prnporun IT, the number oftaxaI'c nfhh'-
in The several parts hereof except that any county
containing least three thiuslnd five hundred tryah'r,
may he allowed rcpnrate rrpresentsioni but No more
three cOantes shall be 'ned and NJ county shl he
divided, in the formation "f district Any cy contain
ing Il sufficient number Of nxahs tn cilc it to at least
t,vn rep esciatvcs shall have separate rcpeSeratinu
assigned IT, and shall I've divided ntl convenient districts
contiguous territory, o equal table population as NEAR
asInay be- each OF which districts shall eject one rereseh-
tatve."
At the end of section scven same nrc!e' insert these
words 'the city Of rhilaterhin shall lie divided INTO sim
gle senatorial districts of territory ns n"ary
equal in taxable pupna!tn "a -snle but M ward shall
be divided in the lorpann thereof"
The legislature, It's first seSs NJ after the adoption of
this amendment; shall! divide the city of Philadelphia iutn
a,orainud representative districts in the mer above
nrnv,ied; snch districts 10 rsuan unchanged until the
npppnTt pnnrnt in the year one thlrtnnd eight hundred
uId aSty-iIuf.
FOURTH AMENDMENT.
There shnl tr additional section tn the hrSt article
of said constitution, which shall be Numbered aud read as
| follows:
SscrI0N 96.
The legislature shall have the power to alter, revoke.
annui any charter of nc rprtinn hereafter conferred iy
or under any special general law Whenever Ia her
npiui. il nav he inuIiuus to the c zens of HE INN
wealth in such manner, however that NJ injustice su
| be dOnc to the cuTpUIalurs.
IS SENATE, March y. 1857.
| Rrs7lved That .his resolution pass On the frst
amendment. yeas 81, uays7 On the second amendment,
yeas - ,ayss On the third amendment, -, nays
| l. On the ulth amendment, yeus % maysi.
GEO. W. HAMERsI.V, Clerk.
is Tuv IIovsE OF REPRESENTATIVES, I
| April 20 1857.
Resolved That this resolution pnss On the fret amend
rnen yeas rs, nays - On the second amendment, yeas
ST. nsys s. On the third amendment, yeas -, nays ~
| and on fnutth amendment, ycas 50, nays Z.
| EXtroc, iIUm the Journal. .
JACOB ZiEGLER, Clerk.
secsrr.n,'s orrrcE,l AG CURTIN,
| Filed May ?, 1857 Secretary o!;hc Commonwealth
| SEcRrrARv's OfFlcr,
| Harrisburg, June -, 1857.
Pennsylvania ss:
10 certify that the above and foregoing un1 cor
re copv Of the original "Rcsnhnn relative alneh-
men of the CunIution' the remains ON fie II,
| this office.
| -. In testimony whereof have hercantn
| 49,, set nv hand and caused to be nfi Ael Tire
s.INtI. seal uf the Sccrellrys O.hce the day ari
| sxS e Nff. year above written.
| SEs@HsatS. a. G. CURTIN,
| .SssS.s Secretary uf the Commonwealth