Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-08-14
RESOLUTION
DROPOSING Amendments to the Constitu-
tion Of the Commonwealth,

RESOLUTION
DROPOSING Amendments to the Consti,u-
tion Of the Commonwealth.
Resolr,f yis nate and Hoase Of Of The
Con,monUeah Of Isnnsyrand in General assembly MT,
That the following amendments proposed the
sttution Of the Commonwealth in accordance with the
provisions Of the tenth article thereof
FIksr AMENDMENT
There shall BE- additional article to said constitution
to be dcsignated rs article eleven, as follows:
ARTICLE H.
OF PUBLIC DEBTS.
SrcTIoN J. The state may contract debts, to supply
causal deficits or ures in revenue or to meet
not otherwise provided for but the aggregate amount Of
such debts direct and contingent whether contracted by
virtue of one or more acts Of the general assembly or at
different periods Of me shall exceed hundred
and y thousand the money arising from the
creation c such deb shall be applied to the purpose for
which obtained repay the debts contracted,
and to no other purpose whatever.
SECTION In addition TO tn. above limited power, the
state contract debts 10 rePe suppress nsur-
recon defend the state in 70 redeem the present
outstanding Indebtedness of the state but the money
arising the contraction Of such debts shall be applied
to the for which it Raised to repay such
debts, and TO no other purpose whatever.
sEcTIoS J. Except the debts above specified in sections
and of this article debt whatever shall be
ted by on behalf of the state.
SEouN l. To provide for the payment of the present
debt and any additional debt contracted aforesaid, the
legislature SHALL at its first session after the adoption of
this amendment. create sinking fund, which shall be
annually to reduce the principal thereof by not less
than two hundred and nifty thousand dollars; which sin
king fund shall consist of the net annual income of the
public works. from time time owned by the state,
the proceeds of the sale of the part thereof
and OF the income proceeds of sale OF stocks own
the state togrt her with other funds that
lie designated by law The said sinking fund may Do
increased, from time to time, by assigning TO it any
of the taxes other Of the state require
for the ordinary AID current expenses of
and unless in If war; invasion insurrection
part Of the said sinking fund shall he used applied
otherwise than in extnguishment of the public debt
until the amount of such debt is reduced below the
Of five millions Of dollars.
SECTION S. The credit OF the commonwealth shall not in
any event h. pledged loaned TO indyi i'd
ual company corporation association; shall the
commonwealth hereafter become joint stock
holder in any company, association or corporation.
SECTION o. The commonwealth shall not assume the
debt any part thereof of county, CITY, borough
township corporation or unless such
deb shall have been contracted TO enable the state to rcpe
invasion suppress domestic insurrecton defend itself in
time Of war assist the in the discharge Of any
portion OF its present Indebtedness
SECTION :. The Legislature shall not authorize any
county, city, borough township, incorporated district
by virtue of Of its citizens otherwise to become
corporation,
TO obtain money for loan its credit to any corporation
assocation institution or party.
SECOND AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional article said constitution
To be designated as article eleven, as follows:
ARTICLE XII.
OF NEW COUNTIES
No county shall b. Divided by line cutting on
tenth of its population, (eher to form new county
otherws without the express assent Of such county,
by vote Of the electors thereof; nor shall any
county be established containing less than four hundred
square miles.
THIRD AMENDMENT.
From section two Of the article Of the constitution
strike out the wors ~ the city Of i ddephin, and Of
each county repeatedly from section five. article.
strike the words, of Philadelphia ard If the several
countes from section article, strike the
words nether the city % Philadelphia, any,, and
insert in lieu thereof the words and " and strike out
section four. article and in lieu thereof insert the
following:
"sEcrIoS l. In the year one thousand eight hundred
and sixty four and every seventh year thereafter
representatives. the number Of hundred shall b.
arPoroned and distributed equally throughout the state
by districts in proportion TO the numb-r of taxable inhab
three thousand five hundred
may he allowed 4 separate representation but
than three counties shall be joined and county shall
be ivded, in the formation Of district Any city
tanning sufficient number OF txxables to enttle it to
representatives shall have separate represen
tation assigned it, and shall be divided into convenient
of contiguous territory Of equal taxable popua
ton may be- each Of which districts shall elect
one representative"
words hs city Of Philadelphia shaA b. dirided into SINGLE
senatorial districts. Of contiguous trory as nedry eqai
IN tirabe popniaon as ross'tLs out no ~ard shall be
d,riied IN the formation herecf'
The legislature session after the adoption of
this shall divide the city Of Philadelphia into
and the
proyilcd such districts remain unchanged until the
superintendent in the year thousand eight hundred
and sixty four
There shall be additional section 10 the first article
of said which shall be numbered and read
follows:
To be Section XVI. Article /.
The legislature shall have the power to alter revoke
any of incorporation hereafter conferred by
under special general law, whenever in their
onion it may be injurious to the citizens Of the
monwealh in such however, that no injustice
shall be done to the corporators.
IL SENATE, !
March g, 1857.
Resorrsd That this resolution pass On the first amend
ment. yeas "a, nays1 On the second amendment yeas
~, nays On the third amendment, yeas -, nays l.
On the fourth amendment. yeas y, nays 4.
Extract from the journal:
GEO. W. HAMERSLEY, Clerk.
Ix House OF REPREsEN1ArIvEs,
April -, 1857
Rssolred That this resolution pass On the first amend
ment wear IS nays IL. On the second amendment
ST. nays 3t On the third amendment yeas ~ nays "a
and the fourth amendment, yeas So, nays7.
Extract from the Journal:
JACOB Z1EGLER, Clerk.
srcREI,Rr's OFFICE,
Filed May 2, 1856. A. G. CURTIN,
S.crctdry cf The Commonwealth.
SEcRE1sRr's OFFICE.