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RESOLUTION
nROPOSING Amendments to the Constitu-
tion of the Commonwealth.
Resolrdbye Senate and Lause Of Representatives Of fne
Com nontrealh If Isnnsylrd,ia in General assembly met
etuon Of the Commonwealth, in accordance with the
provisions Of the tenth article thereof
rugsr AMENDMENT.
There shali be an AL onal article to said constitution
to be desigusted as article eesen ss follows:
ARTICLE
OF PUBLIC DEBTS.
sEcrrsy l. The state may contract debts, to supply
causa deficits failures in to meet expenses
not otherwise provided but the aggregate amount OF
such debts and contingent whether contracted by
diiyrcnt periods Of time shall never hundred
and my thousand dollars and the money arising from the
creation Of such deb shall bo applied to the purpose for
which obtained to repay the debts SO
and to no other purpose Whatever .
SECTION addition the above limited power the
state may debts repe invason suppress nsur
recop defend the state in war redeem the present
indebtedness Of the state; but the money
arising from the Of such debts shall be applied
debts, and to no other purpose whatever
SECTION Except the debts above specified In sections
this article debt whatever shall be cres
srGrroN l. provide the payment Of the pr....s
debt and additional debt contracted as the
shall at its session after the adoption OF
this amendment create sinking fund, which shall De
sufficient to the accruing interest on such DEBT ana
annually reduce the principal thereof by not less
than hundred and fifty thousand dollars which sin
king shall consist Of the net annual income OF the
public works. from time to time owned by the state, or
the part thereof,
income proceeds Of sale Of stocks owned by
the state together with other funds or that may
he designated by law. The said sinking fund may be
increased from time to time, by assigning TO any part
the other Of the state not required
for the ordinary ard current expenses OF government
and unless OF invasion, insurrection no
part the said sinking fund shall be used or applied
otherwise than in extEguishment Of the public debt
until the OF such debt Is reduced below the sum
Of FIVE millions Of dollars.
SECTION The credit of the commonwealth shall not in
any manner event b. pledged loaned to indvid
ua company corporation association shall the
wealth hereafter become joint owner or stock
holder in any company, association or corporation
SECTION g. The commonwealth shall not assume the
debt any part thereof of county, city borough or
township Of corporation association unless such
shall have been contracted to enable the state ree
INVASION suppress domestic insurrecon itself in
time Of assist the state in the discharge Of any
portion Of its present indebtedness
SgtIIoS :. The legislature shall not authorize any
county city, borough township, incorporated district
Of vote Of its citizens or otherwise to become
in company association corporation or
10 obtain for or loan its credit any corporation
association institution or party.
SECOND AMENDMENT.
There shall additional article to said constitution
to be designated as article eleven, IS follows:
ARTICLE xn
OF NEW COUNTIES
No county shall be divided by line cutting Of
of its population, (eher to form county
or otherwise without the express assent Of such county,
by n vote Of the electors thereof; shall any
county established containing less than four hundred
square miles.
From section two the first article Of the constitution
strike out the words, c the city Of Id dd>piI, and Of
each county reSetirey from section ve same article
,rik. ont the words ..of Philadelphia and Of N, s,rerdl
counties from section article, strike out the
words neither the city Of Philadelphia. any,, and
lieu thereof the words dnd no and strike out
section four article and in lieu thereof insert the
"srcIIox l. In the year one thousand eight hundred
and sixyfour and In every seventh year thereafter
n thFs H8W AZ the state
districts in proportion to the number Of taxable inhab
an;s in the several parts thereof except that county
containing ut least three thousand five hundred axab-s
may b. allowed separate REPRESENTATION but no more
than counties shall be joined, and county shall
be divided in the formation Of district Any city CON
tanning sufficient number Of tnxabes 10 entitle 1t to at
least shall have separate represeu
tation assigned It, and shall be divided into
districts contiguous territory Of equal taxable popua
ton as near may each OF which districts shall elect
one representative
AZ the end Of section seven same article insert these
ssnatori1 d,strics Of contiguous trrlory nearly equal
tarbe population as possible: but no yard shall be
| diridei in lts formation here9f'
The legislature at its rst session after the adoption Of
this shs divide the city Of Philadelphia into
senatorial and the manner above
provided such districts to remain unchanged until the
apportonmept in the year one thousand eight hundred
| and sixty four.
| FOURTH AMENDMENT.
There shall be additional section to the first article
constitution, which shall b numbered and read
| as follows:
To be Section xxvr Article I.
The legislature shall have the power to alter revoke
under any special or general law whenever in their
opinion It may be injurious to the citizens Of the
monweah; in such manner however, that no injustice
| shall BE- done to the corporators.
IN SENATE,
March -, 1857
Rs,ored That this resolution pass On the first amend
49, nays S. On tho third amendment, yeas "a nays 4.
| On the fourth amendment, yeas %, naysI.
A1A -'' ''''' '''' GEO W. uAMERsLEY, cierk
Ix House. OF REPRESENTATIVES,
April %, 1857
Resere That this resolution pass. On the amend
mcnt yeas rs, H. On the second amendment yeas
81, nays "a. On the third amendment yeas ~ nays a.
and on the fourth amendment, yeas 81, nsys1.
-'-'' -'' ''''' '''' JACOB zlEGLER, Clerk
s'e'11i5s,' sra.a a:, G,;'ss, 8, iss, Aa. CURTIN
l. Ncrttdry ~ Ms Com mMonnedlh.
SEcHETARy's OFFICE.
HARRISBURG, June q, 1857
Tennsyrvdnia, SIS:
dc cortify that the above and foregoing true and
correct copy Of original "Resouton relative
Amendment Of the Constitution" as the remains
on file in this Office.
~ In testimony whereof, have hereunto set my
L. g. hand and caused to be affixed the seal Of the
u Secretary Office, the day and year above written.
A. @. CURTIN,
Secretary Of the Commonwealth.
In SENATE !
March q, 1857.
Resolution proposing amendments to the Constitution
Of the Commonwealth, being under consideration,
On the question,
Will the Senate agree to the first amendment,
The yeas and nays taken agreeaby to the provs
ions Of the Constitution, and were follow, viz:
YEAs-Mesrs. BresceT BroscHe Cogey Ely Evans Filter
Flenniken Na,r Ingram Jordon KiHnger Amor Laubach
Lewis AJer Sefsid Sellers Shunan Steele Mrasb Welsh
HTikins Wright and 7aggart (Speaker67
Nars-Nessrs. Crdbd Cfesscca finuy Gregg Harris Isn
yosc and Souther-7.
So the question determined In the Affirmative.
IN