The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-03-11

estimated expenses of the State for each
year. passed to a third reading without
debate.
Section 9Th, exempting from taxation
all public schools, institutions of learning,
and charitable institutions, excepting
property of associations and societies,
passed to It's third reading.
Section 9Th, making it the duty of the
Legislature to provide, by State Board,
for the valuation and assessment Of lands,
passed to third reading without debate.
Section 7th, relative to the contracting
Of public debts by the State, elected con-
siderable discussion and opposition in con-
sequence of a provision prohibiting all
State debts from exceeding in the aggre-
gate s5OO,0OO beyond that already in
Cured.
1t was urged; that this would be tying
the hands OF the Legislature, and prevent
that body from lending the faith and cred
it of the State to perhaps the most i'm
portant and profitable public enterprises.
1t was contended that they should leave
it to the good sense, judgment and patri-
otism of the Legislature to provide for
such contingencies that were impossible
for the Convention to anticipate.
On motion of Mr.. Bell, the restrictive
provision was stricken out, and the Sec
tion passed to it's third reading.
Section 9th, conferring the power on all
corporate authorities OF counties, town.
ships, school districts, cities, towns and
villages, to assess and collect taxes in
their several corporate Jurisdictions, e1-
cept on property heretofore exempted,
passed to its third reading.
Section 9Th, prohibiting tho credit of
the State being granted to, or in aid Of
any person, association or corporation, on
motion of Mr. Bell was stricken out
Section 10th, prohibiting the State from
subscribing to or becoming interested in
the stock of any Company, Association
or Corporation, was taken up, but before
taking the question on its passage to a
third reading, the hour of one having ar
rived the House adjourned to three o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention re-assembled at3 P. NJ
On motion of Mr.. Runion the rules
were suspended for five minutes for the
purpose of Offering the following:
Resolued, That this Convention fix the
llth of March as the day to adjourn, at
II o'clock, Meridian, sine die.
r. G. DeL;,rgo. moved the indefinite
postponement of the resolution.
The question being taken on the adop-
ton. it was not agreed to.
The Convention resumed the conside-
ration OF the 10th section of the report OF
the Committee on Finance.
Mr. Bell moved that the section be
stricken out.
The hour for the special order having
arrived, it was taken up.
The special order being the petition to
Congress, praying that the present i'm
port duty on rice be not repealed, was
taken up for consideration.
Mr. jerks obtained the floor, and was
followed B. Byas, both arguing i'll support
Of the petition.
r. c. DeLarge called for the previous
question, which was sustained.
The question being taken on the pre-
amble and resolutions, they were passed
10 second reading.
On motion of r. G: DeLarge, the rules
were suspended for the purpose of pass
ing the petition to third reading.
The petition then received its third
reading, and on motion OF Mr.. B. F.
Whittemore, the preamble and resolu-
tions were ordered to be engrossed, and
copies Dent to the President of the United
States Senate and the Speaker of the
House of Representatives at Washington.
The special order boing discharged, tho
consideration of the 10th section Was re.
sumod
j.. S. Langley moved to lay tho amend
ments offered on the table, which was
agreed to, carrying the section with them.
Section IL, relative to the incorpora-
ton and organization by the Legislature
of cities and towns and restricting their
powers of taxation, borrowing money,
contracting debts, and loaning their cred
it. and Section II prohibiting the Legisla-
ture from issuing scrip, certificate or 9TH
er evidence of State Indebtedness, except
for bonds stock, &C., or those previously
issued, or for such debts as are expressly
authorized in the Constitution, passed to
third reading without debate.
Section 18th, requiring an accurate
statement of tie receipts and expendi-
lures of the public moneys to be publish
ed with the laws o: each regular session
of the Legislature, was taken up.
Mr. Whittemore moved substitute,
providing that the statement shall be
published in at least one newspaper the
first week in November, which was not
agreed to.
Mr.. E. W. NJ. Mackey moved to amend
by inserting "that the statement be pub
lished by the General Assembly in such
manner as may be provided by law. )"
Agreed to-.
The section thea passed to third read
ing. -,
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