Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-24
Secretary of Il
Number Six.

A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to section
eight, article nine of the Constitution
of Pennsylvania.
Section /. Be it resolved by the Sem
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in
General Assembly met, That the fol-
lowing is proposed as an amendment
wealth of Pennsylvania. in accordance
with the provisions of the eighteenth
article thereof.
Eight.
Section g. Amend section eight. arr
ticle nine of the Constitution of Penn
sylvania, which reads as follows:-
section s. The debt of any county,
city. borough. township, school dis
trict, or other municipality or incor-
vided, shall never exceed seven. per
Icentum upon the assessed value of the
taxable property therein, nor shall any
such municipality or district incur any
new debt or increase its indebtedness
to an amount exceeding two per centum
upon such assessed valuation of prop
erty, without the assent of the elec-
tors thereof at public election in
such manner as shall be provided by
law but any city, the debt of which
now exceeds seven per centum of such
assessed valuation. may be authorized
by law to increase the same three per
centum. in the aggregate at any one
any debt or debts hereinafter incurred
by the city and county of Philadelphia
for the construction and developmenG
of subways for transit purposes, or for
the construction of wharves and docks,
or the reclamation of land to be used
in the construction of a. system of
wharves and docks as public improve,
ments owned or to be owned by said
city and county of Philadelphia. and
which shall yield to the city and county
Of Philadelphia current net revenue in
excess of the interest on said debt or
debts, and of the annual installmentg
necessary for the cancellation of SAID
.loI,tg la l.,
Containing the power of the city and
county of Philadelphia to become 9TH
erwse indebted Sdr tbry Pbr9yded T6at
shall be established and maintained"
80 as to read as follows:-
Section s. The debt of any county.
trict or other municipality or ncor-
porated district, except as herein pro-
vided, shall never exceed seven per
taxable property therein, nor shall any
such municipality or district incur any
new debt, or Increase its Indebtedness
nm, upon such assessed valuation of
nroperty. without the assent of the
electors thereof at haPI a PUBL III election
by law; but any city, the debt of which
now exceeds seven per centum of such
assessed vaiuation ma may ga pe nee anhthoriSed thrs
centum in the aggregate, at any one
time, upon such valuation except thac
aOV debt or ueDIS hereinafter lncuT-
red nv the city and county of Philadel-
.nbia FOR the construction and develop-
nent Of wharves and docks. or the re-
nismation of land to be used in the
construction of system of wharves
and docks, as public improvements,
owned or to be owned by said city and
county of Philadelphia, and which
shall Weld to the city and county of
Phiiadelphia current net revenue in ex-
cess of the interest on said debt or
debts and OF the annual installments
necessary for the cancellation of said
debt or debts, may be excluded
in ascertaining the power of the
come otherwise indebted: Provided.
THAT such Indebtedness incurred by
the city and county of Philadelphia
shall not at any time, in the aggregate,
exceed the sum of twenty five million
dollars for the purpose of improving
city and county, by the condemnation,
purchase, or reclamation or lease of
land on the banks of the Delaware and
Schulykill rivers, and land adjacent
thereto: the building bulkheads and
the purchase or construction or lease
houses, and other buildings and facil-
tiles, necessary for the establishment
and maintenance of railroad and shin
ming terminals along the said rivers.
and the dredging of the said rivers and
docks: Provided, That the said CITY
and county shall, at or before the time
of so doing, provide for the collection
Of an annual tax sufficient to pay the
interest thereon. and also the principal
thereof within fifty years from the in
curing thereof.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 6.
ROBERT McAFFE
Secretary of the Commonwealth.