The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-12-17

that will exempt the corporations 70
which they work from responsibilities
Stockholders of insolvent corporation
can only oe held liable for unpaid sub
scriptions TO the capital stock. Banl
stockholders are liable in double tn,
amount of the face value of their stock
Article 10 relates to finance an,
taxation. The most important featur,
of the article Ia the fact that no count,
or township can be authorized to In
crease its bonded Indebtedness for an,
purpose, except to pay ordinary county
expenses, build public roads anc
bridges, and increase educational facil
tiles. The State debt cannot be In
creased except on q vote of the people
Article Ill relates to educGtion. The
supervision of the public school systen
Is vested In the State superintendent
| of education and q board of education
E>.omposed of the governor and mot
Hosa than seven other persons, to be
aPPolueea by him every four years
Inc Legislature is charged with the
duty OF making provisions for the elec.
ton or appointments Of all other school
officers. The salaries OF all State and
county school officers must be provided
Tor ~ the General Assembly out Of
otsier than school funds. The General
Assembly is required to provide q
liborel system for the education OF all
the children between the ages of and
2l years. The counties must be divid-
ed into special school districts, except
that graded school districts are not
to be ointerfered with. County boards
OF commissioners are required to- levy
an annual tax OF mills on the dollar
for school purposes, and, in addition,
there is to be levied on all polls be-
tween the ages of 81 and 80 o tax Of 81.
In the case of Confederate soldiers,
the limit Of age only goes to SO. II
during the next three years the school
fund amounts to less than $3 per capita
for the enrolment, then the comptrol-
Ter general is required to make such
additional levy on the whole State as
will be necessary to supply deficiencies
in counties that do not come up to re-
quirements. After December 1, 1898,
the General Assembly Is required to
levy, in addition to what has already
been provided for, such tax as NAV be
necessary to bring the school fund up
to an amount that will guarantee the
operation of the schools for such terms
during the year as the General Assem-
bly, may think desirable. Separate
schools shall be provided for whites
and colored, and 1t shall be unlawful
for the children of one race to attend
school with the children of the other
race. The Legislature may provide
for the various higher institutions as it
sees fit. 1t shall be unlawful to use
the property of the State, or any polit-
ical subdivision of it, in the mainte-
nance of any denominational institu-
tion. All OF the States profits from
the sale of alcoholic liquors, shall 60
to supplement taxes for school pur-
poses.
Article IL relates to the penal and
charitable institutions. 1t provides
that institutions for the care of the
blind, deaf and dumb and insane shall
be fostered by the State. The coun-
ties are required to provide for the
poor within their borders unable to
provide for themselves. Convicts SEN
fenced by any of the courts to hard
Labor may be worked on the public
roads OF the State, or of the counties
from which they were sentenced. The
General Assembly Is authorized to es-
tablish reformatory for Juvenile Of
tenders. All penitentiary convicts
must forever remain under the super
vision and control of State officers.
Article 13 relates to the militia. All
able bodied males in the State, between
the ages of l8 and As years, except
such as may be exempt for various rea-
sons, constitute the militia, and shall
be under command of an adjutant and
inspector general elected by the peo-
pie. The governor is com mmander-in-
chief, and hes the power Il call out
the militia when the safe ty of the
State or epjOrcement of laws demand.
The Genyfal Assembly is empowered
and r, CURED tot.pass law. proyidiny
for pefsions for indigent Conf,aerate
solJers and sailors, and ,nor their
wjIows.
Articles ii and Is relate to sminep.
domain and impeachments. They are
about the same as in the old cOnsGtu
lion. Article 16, relating to amenl-
ment and revision, Is also practically
the same as in the old instrument.
Article II relating to miscellaneous
makes several new provisions.
All offices in the State except librarian,
must be filled by males who are quail
fed electors. The office of State libra
rian may be filed by woman pro-
vided she Is 81 years OF age and has
years. Divorces from the bonds of
are prohibited. No one
who denies the existence of Supreme
Being Is eligible for Office under the
All lotteries and adver.
tisements OF lotteries are prohibited.
Amy person holding an Office OF honor
or trust, who shall be convicted of gam
bling, shall be deposed and forever af-
terward disqualified from holding Of
fee. Married women have the right
to hold property in their own name
and make contracts the same as IL they
were unmarried. All laws in force
now, and not repugant to this consti-
tuition continue of force until they are
repealed or expire of their own limita-
tion, and the provisions Of all laws in
consistent with this constitution cease
on its adoption. This constitution
goes into effect on December 81, 1895.
Al the provisions of the old constitu-
tion not re-enacted In the new one, are
repealed.
THE FIGHT AGAINST RAILROAD
CoNSOLIDATIoN.--G Evans says
that just as soon as 1t is shown that
the real owners of the Southern Rail
way are the real purchasers OF the
Port Royal and Western Caroline
Road, and the reorganization has been
undertaken, he would direct that legal
proceedings be instituted to see tha,
the charter was annulled, and that the
combination was not effected. He
said that he has already advised the
Secretary of State not to record any
railroad reorganization or charter pa
perS until they were referred to the
a ttornav Ganaral,a nifine II tho caaf