The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-07-14
to abolish the office Of Commonwealth

and makes one Appellate Court and
the one system of Circuit Courts.
81. 1t requires enough Circuit
Courts to attend to all business but no
more.
81. 1t does away with one Justice
of the Peace in each precinct, and al
lows the General Assembly to put the
control of the county affairs IN the
hands of Commissioner to be elected
by the county.
33. 1t provides for registration of
voters in cities and the larger towns.
81. 1t substitutes the secret official
ballot for viva voce voting.
30. 1t requires employees to give
those working for them ample time to
go to the polls and vote.
SO. 1t disqualifies from Office those
who seek it through corruption or by
force or fraud, whether before the con-
vention or at the election.
81. It,allows no intoxicating liquors
to be sold on election day.
3S. 1t fixes the tax rate of counties,
cities and towns.
80. 1t does not allow the compensa-
ton of public officers to be changed
during their terms.
40. 1t gives municipalities control
over location of lines of railroad, tele-
graph and telephone.
Al. 1t does not permit any franchise
to be granted for longer than 20 years
and requires that every public privi-
lege shall be sold for the public benefit.
AZ. Exemptions from taxation are
fixed SO that they are not subject to
change. The very poor are relieved
from the burden of taxation by ex-
empting an amount and not specific
articles.
43. Taxation must be uniform.
Banks must pay local taxes as do in
dividuals.
a. No officer is allowed to use pub
JIG money for his private purposes.
40. No county, city or town can
take stock in or loan its credit to any
corporation except to build a bridge
or or turnpike.
46. 1t docs not allow poll tax of
more than $3.50. In some counties it
is now So.
AZ. 1t requires an efficient system
of popular education.
4S. II prevents the agitation Of the
question of mixed schools in this State
by requiring separate schools for
white and black.
40. 1t secures to colored children
their pro rata of the school fund.
80. 1t adds 10 the permanent school
fund 100000 which cost us nothing
and would otherwise be wasted fool
ishly.
81. 1t forbids division of the school
fund with sectarian schools.
50. 1t confines each corporation to
the business for which it was organ
lied.
SO. 1t does not allow corporation
to have watered or nominal stock.
"a. 1t does not allow railroads to
discriminate or make preferences in
contracts.
So. 1t forbids free passes to public
officers.
SO. 1t breaks up and prohibits all
pools and unfair trusts.
81. 1t does not allow competing or
parallel lines of railroad or telegraph
to consolidate.
So. 1t makes ii felony for an Off
Ger Of bank to receive deposits after
he knows it is insolvent.
SO. Elevators and grain warehouses
are made subject to legislative con-
troll.
60. 1t makes the property of rail-
road companies liable to execution or
attachment so that debts against them
can be collected.
81. 1t forces railroad companies to
receive cars from other lines so that
shippers will not be put to the expense
of unloading and loading again.
50. 1t does not allow a railroad
company to charge more for short
than longer haul.
SO. 1t does not permit bodies of
armed men to come into the State I'M
less invited by her authorities.
81. 1t knocks out lotteries.
So. 1t requires that each public Off
Ger shall be docked in pay for failure
to discharge his duty.
66. 1t does not allow any corpora