The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-12-19
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statutes yection is, subdivision 4 on
Issa sea there Fis no paralkls betsoeq
two systems. Under Ahatsy tru every "a
habitant had the right to vote at these
Emeetings. Here they are limited to the
Eproperty holders. Aud if there were any
disposition on the part of the juon,property
eh6tders to capture meeting T do not see
ksli9Sk they could possibly do SO. propose
t6astht bin shal! be 60 amended as to insert
"ifty property holders. And dfamw will.
ing, ifthe villages of the State do not desire
the privileges of this bill, ,ato restrict its
provisions to towns of fifteen hundred in
habitants and require that fifteen hundred
inhabitants shall sign tho call. And the
bill gives the power to school trustees, un.
der the auspices and direction fthcsc meet
ings, to levy this tax. Now, with these
property holders composing Sthe meetings,
with Democratic school con5rii issioners and
TRUSTEES, ;ande with lhree ,fdhrths of, tLesa
Inesftugs, Iuu IinIirius r,tt PROVISIONS or
the bill to towns of fifteen hundred inhabi-
tants, 1 have no fear that any dire result
will ensu @. IF the property holders Of
any community are not able to protect
themselves they are not the people [ take
them to be. Men wko will not turn out to
political meetings will attend these meetings
which propose to touch their pocket nerves.
There need be no fear of the colored prop.
erty holders. Th intelligent colorcd man
is anxious to educate his children, and
however much he may differ on political
questions with his white friends, he will
agree with them on this matter. have
no fear at all that the class of people who
own nothing but dog apiece will take any
interest in these meetings, and our people
will sec that they do not control them
Some of the opponents of the bill have
said that it will be unconstitutional to limit
the right to vote to those who hold property
l have examined the constitution on that
point, and | cannot fiud any article prohib-
iting property holders from meeting aud
levying tax, because this is not an election,
and the franchise proposed by the constitu-
ton does not contemplate any action of this
kind. There arc some decisions CT the
Supreme Court Of the Uuited States that
the power to levy taxes can be delegated to
bv Ina o,rnors al sov,ot;a.L ~. ~. .'...a.
somo,;,noS b,, tIo ,rrond ;,n,, "a
bv tho nonuIor vofe Il ;s not consistent
3r rho onnopo,ts or ,bo hin - oh;oo. -,
the one land TO the imnosino Of y toT Nv
those who only own a little property and
on the other hand to say that it is uncen-
stitutional to exclude non property holders
from voting for the tax. The objection
taxed un1cr this h;ll viii onnlv with oor,I
force to onv otbcr Inv Rrt ;hn oL;ooi;,,,,
that has had moro wo;,b, with mo ,hor
onv ether Is ta,t Il m;okt nosS;hiv ;n.roInoa
ai:orss;o,, ;n,n oon,u;1tooi b., n.o.. w
diIfnroncn of onin;nn tbn~o mn,,I, Z.
do IN vtb;ng r. ,rovomt oon,,,,otn .; n
nhcrv oC Iho nnmoor,.;o o;roIp pn.
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: hod,,na 0nou,a n"on WIS o''' =.
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nrodrca onv d;ScorJ l. Las XIX ..;nJ
suooossf,,u,, :, n,Lan o,,,',,;,; , .:.t'
orcot nonoGooot nffnot Asta ~ "n "nn
snnnoso = man l;v;n, n Town a,6 ,' on,,,;','
ST. doc worth Of nronsrtv WI Wy TInJnr I th0 m"'"a ,'ro
mill tox bo would NV eyo Al .ia Iii
fay and tho ono and ono h,,r Iii ,a i
this bin and That wonlI r,iso his schooI ~ NV
to s1s5O Sunnoso bo hos two ~ nr tbron n
ch;ldrcn r. edncpte W.T. ,ro ,Ia ,L.oo
months the public school ,ro oman 70 thom
For the other s;x montbs h, worId La,,o -
nav At tho r,tc of So nor nor,T 80 oaaI
child This would cost t,ron,v e,ru Joman,
for two children Ada to tb;: tbo nom ,av
and the low for tho throo o,,I,s I w..