The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-03-03
THE ADVOCATE.
The Now Constitution.

=, r r.ew Constitution, and we give ther
( for the benefit of our readers, at th
\ same time acknowledging our indebt
edness to the best evening paperin til
\. West for them.
Al Tho principal changes or innovation
Ne:
Bic recognition Of God in the pre-
complyBlc.
ctk's The prohibition OF the Legislature
cxempling any property from taxation
The making of every grant, chartc
or franchise subject to revocation.
Providing for the descent ofproperty
of suicides.
The forbidding of slavery or invol
untary servitudc, exccp. for crime.
The prohibition of all forms of lot
terry.
Providing for the maintenance Of a
State MALTA.
The Acknowledgement and forfeiture
j.. OF Office provided for bribing voters.
Requiring registration of voters in
all cities and towns Of over five thous-
and inhabitants.
!. The clause requiring all popular
- elections to be by secret ballot.
That making matter of record the
votes of all persons in a representative
Nifty.
! Knitting to one year all elections
OF every kind and character.
The fixing of November for the one
annual election.
The forfeiture of the charter of any
corporation whose officer or employe
shall in any way attempt to influence
an election.
The making of the bribery laws TO
applyto primary elections and party
conventions.
A Legislative provision regulating
the sale of liquors on election days.
Making the office of Secretary of
State elective instead of appointive.
Change of the minimum eligible age
for Governor from thirty 1.-Two to thirty
years.
The clause requiring the Governor
to file papers and reasons for pardons,
reprieves, etc, open to public inspec-
ton.
Making the Office of Commissioner
of Agriculture elective instead of APP
pointivc.
Prohibiting the Governor from con-
vening the Legislature in extra session
except for one specific purpose.
The making of ministers eligible for
the Office Of Governor
The creation Of President pro tempo
re of the Senate.
Giving the Governor ten days after
the adjournment of the Legislature in
which to sign or disapprove Of bills.
Making the term of State Treasurer
four instead of two years, and the in
cumbent ineligible for reelection.
Also making the Attorney General,
commissioner of Agriculture, Register
p(of the Land Office and Secretary of the
"a ute Ineligible for reelection.
S leasing the powers, privileges
"A Nuties of the Commissioner Of
n alture.
Woviding for the adjustment ofthe
tDon;ator n 6 tho 7 a-,l n0son
Making all State Offices payable by
salary.
The division of all cities and towns
into six distinct classes.
The limitation of taxes for cities and
towns to specified per cent. according
i, to class.
Limiting the public debt to be in
Cured by any city or town to speci-
fed per cant. oftheir taxable property
i Prohibiting the granting of special
i Charter 10 any city or town.
Making all cities or towns of the
/. same class subject to the same provis-
Mons Of general law.
Making the term of Office of all May
ors and Police Judges four years, and
a Of all members of Legislative boards
a .wo years.
The taking from all Police Courts
risdiciiou in civil cases.
M The limiting of all city contracts to
&t5eriod of not moro than twenty years.
= Making ineligible for Legislature or
State office any paid officer or employee
of a city or town.
Requiring the same penalty for vio-
lation of a municipal ordinance or law
as provided for the same offcnse by
general law.
Limiting new counties to an area of
400 miles, the lines 10 pass in no less
than ten miles of any old county scat.
Requiring the cutting Off or division
Of any county or counties to be sub
mitted TO two-thirds vote of the
counties affected.