The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-10-21
Api}ryson 1otrlN9FafFr,
Thc>vcw Constitution in Alabama.

for copy OF tnt NJ" ..I .,,,,
ban.a Which will be submitted to popu
lar vote $ovembcr Ii. The convention
was called by All act Of the last LcSlsla
t,lre. There can be no doubt that IN
old constitution stood much in need q
revision. The convention which adopte
that instrument was called by Gen. JON
Pope, commander Of the Military Ds'
trct of Georgia, Alabama, 'nd tIortl'
in 1867, under the RccYhSSt$uc'Ion tIs tis
Of Congress. 1t was suit >ted tolthe
,nea.t i, r-rrr 1868, 81 se,gssleu,
4 MINORITY Of the registcfoe. 80 ~
state failing to vote in its lTs |'sn
act Of Congress, passed \ on %,
the same year, however i.o''
was declared adopted, and Sas
admitted to congressional reEe'sv.hs f'loh:
Tie disturbed and chaotic condfhn OF
ar;,irs in the State at the timHof the
drafting of that constitution wSnot ia
yorable to worl; requiring so, Fich wis
dom and discrimination as cGAstitution..
making, and it has never bcs>igarded
with feelings Of satsfactoW or Admlr;''
ton. We proceed to sivc M yfeiul aO-
stract Of the new conS;itu ~
The bill of rights of '(Yncw instru-
mcnt is, IN lis general provisions, the
counterpart Of our own III tins State
MI men arc declared equally. free and
independent" Sect, a declares that
al! person, rc>idcuFl this State, born
IN II he United StatK. or naturalizcd, or
who have legally Y,,Arcd their intention
,o become cilizcnSs the United States,
are hereby dcclarcycitizcns Of the State
oc lIalama, no<s& sing equal civil and
political ri~hts.'f The right to change
tnrir form of Evcrnment rs NAY be
,!rrr,rd cypc,lic1t is declared TO be an in
a,jyu,b,, rirh, II Il free people, in whom
poljl;c;,l powc, i inherent. INDICTMENT
bv Grand iurv!s dispensed with only lin
c:!,e> g, pcril larceny. assault, assault and
battery aHJy, unlawful assemblies, va
ur,nry au/o,hvr mi>dcmeanors. Sec
ton j. prfidrs that the State OF Ala
baa,a >!'( never be- made defendant in
amy 4oi law orc0uitv." The General
l..r y lla, heretofore had the power
- ,.r8 suits 70 be brought against the
.,.,|Y, her own courts. q 2racl;cc which
~. yr, yt<a,iou> and expensive
Ta(u>pcl.>;ou g, the writ o! tnl''< t'r'-
.y/s pu. ou, of The uuwcr OF the State
III .ori,i,,. Persona, and property
X 1t, are amply guarded. Section y
.'yc> 10 every citizen the right 10 bear
:.gi.., in defense OF himself and the State. y
Immigration i encouraged, and mo
i.,gn. of slavery shall exist III the State
,,,I,.rv.;.. ,l,au for the punishment Of
crime. section 81 reads us follows
..'rbr ocoplc Of this State accept as final
,hn established fact that from the Federal
Union there can be no secession of any
state" There was an animated discus
sion over this section, and it Was regarded
by many delegates as an unnecessary ac-
know!clcmcnt of past indiscretious.-
LEGISLATION imposing educational or
property qualification for suffrage or Of
Iirc or ANY restraint upon the same on &C.
ronn, Of racc color or previous condition
Of fscrvitndcS is prohibited. The sena-
tors and Representatives, are elected as
before, the former for four, the lat
ter for two years, onc-half the former
and all the latter being chosen at each
election, but the elections are made bicn-
uial. occurring upon the first Monday
in August. They were formerly annual,
and occurred on the Tuesday after the
first Monday in November. There are
careful safeguards against improper spc-
c:al and local legislation, and the State
is prohibited from engaging in works OF
internal improvement, or lending its
creli, or grant money to private corpora
tons, or to become stockholders therein
Tie State has lately suffered severely by
the unwse use of this form of subsidy
Church, charitable, and school property
is exempted from taxation, and the
State tax levy is limited to three fourlh>
of ono per cent. The State debt must
not be increased. save for purposes Of de-
tt,>c or TO provide for public safety, but
temporary loans may be negotiated to
mcct deficiencies. County, cit Elnd town
tax ley;c> arc limited to one-Ealt OF one
per cent after I! !fc I,,nS1-St Yt existing
inIrb.cdn">>, - ANIc cAccsS allowed
must Le cXclusivcl,. applied until It Is
cxtingushcl.
The Board Of Education Is abolished,
and 'llc provisions relating to education
a:c somewhat carefully drawn, and lcgls,,
lalivc in their character. lhc General
Assembly must establish free schools
for ;ul children between the ages
Of seven and twcnty-onc years,
.bu, separate schools shall be provided
for the children Of citizens Of African
Descent The supervision of the schools
Of the State is vested ina Superintendent