Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-17
Secretary of the Commonweal
Number Six.
InINT u EGnI I1TTION

A
Proposing an amendment to section
eight, article nine of the Constitution
of Pennsylvania.
Section l. Be 1t resolved by the SEN
ate and House of Representatives of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in
General Assembly met. That the fol-
lowing is proposed as an amendment
to the Constitution of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania, in accordance
with the provisions of the eighteenth
article thereof.
Amendment to Article Nine, Section
Eight.
Section 2. Amend section eight ar
ticle nine of the Constitution of Penn
sylvania, which reads rs follows:-
'Section s. The debt of any county.
city, borough, township. school dis
trict, or other municipality or incor-
vided, shall never exceed seven perl
centum upon the assessed value of theI
taxable property therein, nor shall any|
such municipality or district incur any|
to an amount exceeding two per centum|
upon such assessed valuation of prop-I
erty, without the assent of the elec-I
such manner as shall be provided byI
law but any city. the debt of which,
now exceeds seven per centum of suchI
assessed valuation, may be authorized
by law to increase the same three perl
centum, in the aggregate at any oneI
time. upon such valuation, except thatI
any debt or debts hereinafter incurred
by the city and county of Philadelphia
for the construction and development
of subways for transit purposes, or forI
the construction of wharves and docks
or the reclamation of land to be usedI
in the construction of a system of
wharves and docks as public improve
N.Y. city and county of Philadelphia. andI
which shall yield to the city and county,
of Philadelphia current net revenue in
excess of the interest on said debt or
necessary for the cancellation of saidH
debt or debts, may be excluded in as
certaining the power Of the city and
erwise indebted Provided, That al
sinking for their cancellation
shall be established and maintained"
Section 8. The debt of any county,
city, borough, township, school dis
trict. or other municipality or incor-
vided, shall never exceed seven per-
.centum upon the assessed value of theE
taxable property therein. nor shall any=
such municipality or district incur anyz
new debt or increase its indebtednessH
to an amount exceeding two per cen
tum upon such assessed valuation OF
nronerty without the assent of the
electors thereof at a 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
by law to increase the same three per
centum in the. aggregate, at any one
time, upon Such Valudllon, except tina g
any debt or debts hereinafter incur
red by the city and county of Philadel
mia FOR the construction and develop
ment of wharves and docks, or the re
ciama tion of land to be used in the
construction of system of wharvea
and docks, as public improvements
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 ex-
debts and of the annual installments
necessary for the cancellation of said
debt or debts, may be excluded
in ascertaining the power OF the
city and county of philadelphia to. be-
That such Indebtedness incurred by
the city and county of Philadelphia
shall not at any time, in the aggregated
exceed the sum of twenty five million
dollars for the purpose of improving
eity eHy and county. by the condemnation
nurchase or reclamation or lease of
land on the banks of the Delaware and
Schulykill rivers, and land adjacent
the purchase or construction or lease
of wharves, docks, sheds. and ware
houses, and other buildings and faciI-
tiles, necessary for the establishment
and maintenance of railroad and ship
ping 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
thereof within fifty years from the In
A true copy of Joint Resolution No.
ROBERT McAFEE
S-SssAtary of the Commonwealth