The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-07-23

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tax because hn dill mn, os.en, ~ i' S;n S"o
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Eut sir Io, ill.,, ,ala ''N VA 0"' Peol'e'
come now 70 ,Lo r>o,.,:
,ure .e"'
I IN, norsor sLon bo o,;.;Ii
in the House nf Rcnrcson, ,i;vos oI".s " "' Ls
is n free viii ,nnn nr ,La ane ~".ess "o
one wears. onI Ln,h Loon -, " m'",s
rcs;Iru, If this S,a,, ,L,oa ''''u
to his el,.c,;on In r.siIon, S -; H. 't1 ',"S
lion dis,rict bo sl,,I NO., La aI;,;,I, "L ,'', -.
seat in tho Un,s. of Ro,roso,,. .,,;,.,. 49,
less he bo locally ,o,s..s.l :, H., o.,,,
ripbt of q sei,I,.L frcaI,,II o.,,.,'' - c'" =
hundred a,res of fI,,I III ,o,, 80 49, ~ ~ W.
suppose, when the Senator rrGm Ma.
sachusc,,s cot 70 ,Lo ,on r"nr",- ~ L
thought there INNS, hr sonn,L;no ,ar.;, ~ -
behind nud ,bor..nrn Lc Al ,n, i'll. ',,,'..
further. ..
| MFR. Bu,Icr n, J;J No, ouo,, u,., -,
| all: he oot ,o ,Le wo,I ..l,n,,n .,,t
then the senator f,o, N.,ss,oI,,,,,,,. ~;
"or" instead Of 4. anil" a ,ha, Ia III
not Quote !, ,i,i,,
Mr.. Evans. The r.mo;,;rrnor, or L,o
sentence is:
"or Of n real estate Of the vol,c e rr.o
sterling. clear of debit
The Obvious mcopiro i ,L,, r Lo L,s
n freehold of five LunIrnJ ,cros o,,I ,,,,
negroes in possession ,houyl be rou o,ra
as much as he is worth. he is o,;s,uJc .
hut if he has freehold estate uf fIIo
clear o, debt ,ha, is nlI ,b,t Is rocr;rnL
For the Senate there is a lnroer nroncr
ty qualification; for the GovSrnor = r,;II
larger one and that is the constitution IS
South Carolina now. and L,,,, ro,..,r
heard even n dcmarnrrc !, o, nor,
try find anv fault with il Inns c,r 70,
us 90 back 70 MnssocLpsc,,s rLara
for a Senator tLcre i ,i;. ,,r,IiG.,,;,n
-. Pyogid,d vcycyyL,Lxy TLo, -,
person shall h. copalIc Of Ioir', ,'Ias,aI -
Senator, who is not seized in his nwm
right of a freehold within iLis Cnmmon.
wealth Of the value Of c30O o lone, ~
possessed of personaIc state 70 ,I,o ,.L,,,' -,
fGOO u, least. or of ho.h ,o tho ornnr,,
IF the same sum; and who Inns No, Lnnn
an inhabilaut of This Commonwealth, E,
the space of tiy. ycms ;mmcI;.,..I,. ,,r,oo.
ding his election: and. at the lime If his
election, ho shall be an inhali.ont IN ,bo
distrc, for which he j, chosen" " "
The qualification f,r n member or u,o
House oi REPRESENTATIVE, is.
"Evcry member Of the Jiouso &c pom.
rcsentatiyes shall be chosen hv wr;,,a,
vote,; and for one wear NJ le,s, r.yt ma.
cedng his election shall have Lecn am ;n.
habitaut of. and have been seizcI in lie
own richt Of freehold Of the v,Ine ~,
fl0O, within the town he shall be chosen
TO represent, or any rot,ble estate 70 ,ho
value Of e2OO; and he shall ceasc "a
rcpresen; the said town immediately ON
his oeasing TO be qualified rs aCorcsij,"
These extracts are from "A book called
"The American Constitutions" bcloun-
inc to the library Of Congress. and dated
|
book, or SO far as have been able 10 oet
any Information, this property oualifca.
ton, required 10y the constitution of Mas.
sachusctts in 1850, exists TO the present
day. 1t is true that in 1920 they altered
their constitution. so Gur ~ related n ,Lo
qualification of voters; but il there h, $
leea any change in the pecuniary quail
fcaiions of members of The Lecislytrr, !,
has b, en- since Massachusetts has had Nc W
Iigh, shining on her-since 1920.
Mr.. Wilson. The provisions Of tbo
constitution which the Senator from South
Carolina duotes have bee..amenLeI. ard
no property qualification whatever exists
in Massachusetts, in regard TO Senators
or Representatives. There is propertv
qualification, however, in regard TO the
Governor of the Commonwealth. but not
in regard to members Of the leoislatme.
Mr. Evans. do not doubt that it msy
be So. New lights have been dawninc on
the people of this country from time to