The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-09-23

- Ae (OUWoNWefaNs-
RrsoLvEp by the Senate and House OF Rep
,sssn,s,;ves Of the Commonwealth Of Penn
svIvania in General Assembly met: That tht
following amendments are proposedsto tht
constitution OF the commonwealth, in acccr
dance with the provisions Of The tenth article
hereof. -
te FIRST AMENDMENT. -
There shall be an additional article TO sait
constitution 10 be designated as article elev.
en-, ,as toilows:--
az ARTICLE xI.
OF PUBLIC DEBTS.
SEc l. The state may contract debts, 10
supply casual deficits or failures in revenues,
or % meet expenses not Otherwise provided
for; but the aggregate amount oil such deots
direct and contingent, whether con 'racted by
yiriue 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 from The
creation of such debts, shall be applied 10
The purpose for which il was obtained, or 10
Iepay The debts so contracted, and 10 no other
purpose whatever.
Syc. Q. In addition 10 The above limited
mower the state may contract detis 10 repel
invasion, suppress ipsurrection, defend The
state in war. or 10 redeem the present out
,andino Indebtedness OF the state; but the
money arising from the contracting OF snch
debts, shall be applied 10 The purpose Tor
which II was rai.ed, or TO repay such debts,
and 10 no olher purpose whatever.
SEC. g. Except the d,bts above specl1et
in sections one and two OF ibis article, no
debt whatever shall he created by, or on be-
half of the State.
SIC q. To provide for the payment of
the present debi, ard any additional debt
contracted as eforesaid, the Legislature shall,
st its frs, session, after The adoption OF this
amendment, create a sinking fund, which
shall be sufficient to pay the accrulng inter
as, on such debt, and annually 10 reduce The
principal thereof by sum not less than two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars; which
sinking fund shall consist oil the net annual in-
come Of The public works, from time 10 time
owned by The state, or The proceeds oil the
sale of The same, or any part thereof, and
Ell income or proceeds OF sale oil stocks
owned by the stale, together with other
funds, OF resources, that may be designated
by law. The said sinking fund may be in
creased, from time 10 time, by assigning TO
il any part of the taxes, or other revenues oil
the State, not required Tor the ordinary aud
current expenses OF government, and unless
in case of war, invasion or insurrection, no
part OF said sinking fund shall be used or
applied otherwise than in extingushment OF
The public debt, until the amour: OF sucn
debt is reduced below the sum ot five mil
lions Of dollars.
SEc 8. The credi, Of the commonwealth
shall not in any manner, or event, be pledg-
ed, or loaned TO, any individual, company,
corporation, or association; nor shall the
commonwealth hereafter become JOINT
owner, or sloekholder, in any company, AS
socalior, or corporation.
SIC. 6. The commonwealth shall not as
snme the debt, or any part 'hereo', ot any
county, city, borough, or township; or oil any
corporation, or association; unless such dep'
shall have been contracted 10 enabie the
sla,e to repel invasion, suppress domestic
.nsurrection, defend itself in time oi war, or
10 assist the slate In The discharge OF any
portion of its present indebtedr ess.
SIC. Z. The legislature shall not authorize
any county, city, borough, township, or ln-
corporalion district, by virtue OF vote oil lis
citizens, or Otherwise, TO become stock
holder in any company, association, or cor
potation; or TO obtain money Tor, or loan It's
credit to, any corporation, ASSOCIATION, instl-
luton, or party,
sEcoNp AMESpMENT.
There shall be an additional article 10 SAID
constitution, TO be designated us arlicle MI,
as follows:
ARTICLE MI.
OF NEW COUNTIES.
No county shall be divided by line cut
ting Of over one tenth OF its population, (elih'
er 10 form a new county or Otherwise, WIN
out the express assent ot such county, ny
vote of the electors thereof; nor shall any
new county be established, containing less
than four hundred square miles.
From section two of the first article OF the
constitution, strike out the words, ''ot the city
of Philadelphia, and of each county rcsrec.
iively:n from section five, same article,
strike out the words, "of Philadelphia and OF
The several counties;H from section seven,
same Article, strike ou, the words, "neithet
the CITY of Philadelphia nor any," and insert
in lieu thereof the words, "and no." aud
strike out ''seciion four, same article, and IN
lieu thereof insert the tollowing
''SEc. 4, In the year one thousand eight hum
dred aud six,y-fonr, and an every seventh
wear thereafter. representatives 10 The mum.
Der of one hundred, shall he aeporIioned and
distributed equally, throughout the STATE, by
districts. in proportion to the number OF tax.
able inhabitants in The several parts lhefeoi;
excep, that any county containing at least
three Ihoussrd Eve hundred ,axabies, may
be allowed a separate representation; Out no
more Than three cour,ies shsu be JoIned, and
no county shall be divided, IN the formation
of district Any city containing snfiici'
en-, number of ,axables 10 en,i;le II 10 at
Ieas, two representatives, shall have sepa-
rate REPRESENTATION assigned it, and shall be
divided into convenient districts OF cenligu-
ous territory, of equal taxable pcpula,ion as
near as may be, each OF which cislricts
shall elect one representative"
AZ the end of section seven, same ar'cie,
,nser these werds, che city OF Philadelphia
khaa be divided into single senatorial dis.
,ricls, Of contiguous territory as nearly equal
in taxable population as possible; bot no
ward shall ce divided IN the formation there
ol.n
The legislature, al its frs, session, after
the adoption OF this amendment, shall di-
vide lhe city of Philadelphia into senatorial
and Representative districts, IN The manner
above provided; such districts to remain IN
changed uaiii The apponionnenl IN ihe year
one thousand sish, hundred and sixly-tou:.
roUeTH AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional section to The
frs, sracie Of said constitution, witch shall
be numbered sn1 read as follows
Srn s6 Tha leai<lafnre shah have The