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


resentatives oil the Commonwealth OF Penn
sylvania in General Assembly met: That The
following AMENDMENTS are proposed 10 the
constitution oil the commonwealth, 10 accor.
dance with the provisions Of The tenth article
hereof. tgs}H = 3& =.
FIRST AMENDMENT. aa
There shall be an additional article TO said
constitution 10 be designated as article elev-
en-, al. .follows:----
ARTICLE xI. -'
OF PUBLIC DEBTS.
SEC, 1. The state may contract debts, TO
supply casual deficits or failures in revsnues,
or % meet expenses not otherwise provided
for; but the aggregate amount OF such debts
direct and contingent, whether con racted by
virtue of one or more acts OF the general as.
sembly, or at different periods oil time, shall
never exceed seven hundred and fiiiy 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
repay The debts so contracted, and 10 no other
purpose whatever ~
SEC. q. In addition 10 the above limited
power the stale may contract debts 10 repel
invasion, suppress insurrectiou, defend The
state in war, or 10 redeem the present out.
tanding Indebtedness OF the sis,e;. but the
money arising from the contracting OF such
debts, shall be applied 10 the purpose for
which II was raised, or TO repay such debts,
and 10 no other purpose whatever.
SEC. 3. Except The d,bts above specified
in sections one and two OF this article, no
debt whatever shall be created by, or on be-
half of the State.
SEC. a. To provide for the payment of
the present debi, ard any additional debt
contracted as aforesaid, the legislature shall,
at its first session, afier The adoption OF this
amendment, create sinking fund, which
shall be sufficient to pay the accruing inter
est on such debt, and annually TO reduce The
principal thereof by sum aot less than TWO
hundred and fifiy thousand dollars; which
sinking fund shall consist ofthe mel annual in
come Of The public works, from time 10 lime
owned by the state, or the proceeds oil the
eale of the same, or any pah iheIeoi, and
of the income or proceeds OF sale OF stocks
owned by the state, together with other
funds, OF resources, that may be designated
by law. The said sinking fund may be in
creased, from time TO time, by assigning TO
1t any part Of the taxes, or other revenues ol
The State, not required for The ordinary and
current expenses Of government, and unless
in case of war, invasion or insureclion, no
part of said sinking fund shall be used or
applied otherwise than in extinguishment OF
the public debt, until the amour. OF such
debt is reduced below the sum OF five mil
lions of dollars.
SEC. S. The credi, of the commonwealth
shall not in any manner, or event, be pleds-
ed, or loaned 10, any individual, company,
corporation, or association; nor shall the
commonwealth hereafter become a joint
owner, or sloekholder, in any company, as
sociaton, or corporation
SEC. 6. The commonwealth shall not as.
sume the debt, or any part thereof, OF any
county, city, borough, or township; or OF any
corporation. or associations; unless such debt
shall have been contracted TO enable the
slale 10 .repel invasion, suppress domestic
lnsureclion, defend itself in time of war, or
10 assist the state in The discharge of any
portion of its present Indebtedness.
SEC Z. The Legislature shall pot authorize
any county, city, borough, township, or in
corporation district, by virtue of vote OF lis
citizens, or olhekwise, to become a stock
holder in any company, association, or cor
poratiun; or 10 obtain money for, or loan lis
credit TO, any corporation, association, insti-
tuition, or party. .-
sEcoED AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional article 10 said
constitution, 10 be designated as article XII,
as follows:
ARTICLE XII.
t OF NEW COUNTIES.
No county shall be divided by line cut.
ting of over one tenth of lis population, (eth'
er 10 form new county or otherwise,) with
ont the express 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 AMENDMENT.
From section two OF the first article Of the
constitution, strike out the words, "of the city
OF Philadelphia, and of each county respec
tively;n from section FIVE, same article
strike out the words, "of Philadelphia and Of
the several countless" from section seven
same article, strike out the words, ''neithe
the city Of Philadelphia nor any" and inser
in lieu thereof the words, "and no;" and
strike out ''seciion four, same atticle, and in
lieu thereof iusert the following:
"SEc. a. In The year one thousand eight hun
dred and sixly-fonr, and in every seventh
year thereafter. representatives TO the mum
Der of one hundred, shall be apporioned ant
distributed equally, throughout the state, bJ
districts, in proportion to the number OF tax
able inhabitants in the several parts thereof,
except that any county containing al less
tnIee tnOusdEu I'VE nuuuIoc hAapics, HIS
be allowed a separate representation; but nc
more than three counties shall be joined, and
no county shall be divided, in the formation
of district Any city containing sufiici
ent number OF taxables TO enti;le 1t TO a
least two Representatives, shall have sepa
rate representation assigned IL, and shall bt
divided into convenient districts of conligu
ous territory, of equal taxable population al
near as may be, each of which district
shall elect one representative"
AT the end of section seven, same article
insert lhese words, "ihe city of Philadelphia
shall be divided into single senatorial dis
tricts, of contiguous territory as nearly equa
in taxable population as possible; but M
ward shall De divided in the formation there
of.nT - e,t
The legislature, Of It's first session, afte
the adoption OF this amendment, shall di
vide the city of Philadelphia into senaioria
and Representative districts, in the name
above provided; such districts 10 remain un
changed until The appoHionmeut in the yea
one thousand eight hundred and sixiy-fou..
~. FOURTH AMeHDMEsT. G
There shall be an additional section 10 ih'
first article Of said constitution, which shal
be numbered ani read as follows
SEc.e26. The legislature shall have th
power 10 alter, revoke, or annul, any charie
Of incorporation hereafter conferred by, o
under. any special, or general law, whenev
Ell 10 their opinion il may be injurious 10 tn
h--fs a. ILL.,. -