The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1875-12-09
Proposed Amendments.


certain amendments, of which tho fol-
lowing is q brief outline.
/. Fix constitutionally tho public
debt as is now fixed by legislative
enactment.
2. Resist the powers of tho legisla-.
turo for lcvying taxes and making
appropriations. REQUIRE such to be
specific and not to oXcocd given
amount for any fiscal year
3. Make tho legislative sessions
biennial, and change tho day of moot-
ing to the second Tuesday in January.
Make the pay of Legislators $500 for
asession of thirty days, 500 for forty
days, 5000 for sixty days, and $500
for longer time.
4. Restrict tho tho courts to two
terms for each county, annually, res
serving to tho judges tho right to call
special torms for session business only.
Also provide that court be held at
seasons reasonably convenient for tho
people.
S. Provide that zach county shall
be represented in proportion to the
ratio of votes actually polled at it's
elections, the number, however, not
to exceed that shown by It's consus
TO be qualified to vote
6, Allow no Governor, State officer
or judge to be absont from his post,
except in very fow and special cases,
or by loavo of the Legislature.
7. 1t should be provided that no
person holding office should be olligle
TO any other office during tho timo for
which he was elected.
8. Allow the Governor to veto sec
tions OF any bill for tho expenditure of
money or tho creation of n debt with,
out prejudice to tho rcst.
8. Prevent tho General Assembly,
from passing any bill or special law,
or from granting any power or privi>
leges that can be provided for by a
general law, or whore tho courts can
be made competent to grant tho ro~
lief asked for
40. Require that taxes be uniform
upon the same class of property of
subject, but allow the Legislature to
authorize tax by license on pcddlcrs,
apctioncers, brokers, merchants, pro
tessions, showmen, liquor dealers, toll
bridges and ferries, insurance com-
panes, telegraph and express Offices,
railroad interest or business, travelling
agents or vendors, and all persons or
corporations owning OF using fran>
ehise, dc.
IL. Forbid tho Legislature to audit
orto allow any private claims against
tho State.
II. Empower tho Legislature to
prevent any unjust discrimination in
freight on railroads, in the State, as
between way Stations and the tcrmini
of the road
13. REQUIRE State officers to mako
their reports withing three days aftor
tho meeting of tho General Assembly,
on pain of:instant removal from office.
Ia. Let no one ellegible to State
Office who has not boon citizen of the
State five years, or to county Office
who has rot resided within such
county as citizen for one year mme-
diately preceding his election or APP
pointment.
IS. Provide that all phosphats roy.
altics and othcr sources of revenue to
tho State, pthor thaa taxes lowed by
the :;onoral Assembly, bo set apart
for FREQ school purposes.
1o' mo OIato OF county Olnccf SnOulQ
be allowed to hold his Office moro than
four out of overy six consecutive
years.
II. Define moro clearly tho powers
and duties Of the Lieutenant Governor
and provide for cumulative voting or
minority representation.
l0. Reduce the numbor Of Stato's
charges; let counties pay thoir own
troasurcrs, auditors, &c. Let tho
Legislature fix for each county tho
maximum salary to bo paid to each
officer, allowing tho counties the right
to reduce the amount to suit thom-
selves.
10. Mako taxes for State purposes
directly on the counties; given a.
mount for each specific purpose, nam.
cd in dollars, instead of mills, and
based upon tho auditors reports.
20. Provide that no branch of tho
State Government shall contract any
incidentai or contigent amounts. Re-
duiro the Legislature to anticipate all
expenses of government by lovy and
Appropriation specifically mado.
FL. Provide that convict labor shall
bc utilized on all public works, State
and county, or on railroads, guarded
bV aDDrOnriafo and humnno IaIya