PRINTER'S NO. 1267
No. 1095 Session of 1985
INTRODUCED BY BOYES, KOSINSKI, WOGAN, ANGSTADT, WESTON, BOOK,
McVERRY AND PERZEL, MAY 1, 1985
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MAY 1, 1985
A JOINT RESOLUTION
1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
2 of Pennsylvania, reducing the size of the General Assembly.
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby resolves as follows:
5 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of
6 Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:
7 That section 16 of Article II be amended to read:
8 § 16. Legislative districts.
9 The Commonwealth shall be divided into 50 senatorial and
10 [203] 101 representative districts, which shall be composed of
11 compact and contiguous territory as nearly equal in population
12 as practicable. Each senatorial district shall elect one
13 Senator, and each representative district one Representative.
14 Unless absolutely necessary no county, city, incorporated town,
15 borough, township or ward shall be divided in forming either a
16 senatorial or representative district.
17 Section 2. The amendment to section 16 of Article II of the
1 Constitution of Pennsylvania shall become effective for the term
2 of service beginning on December 1, 1992.
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