The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-10-02
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONSTlTU~
TlDNAL CONVENTION:

PROCEEDINGS OF THE cONSTlTu~
TloNAL CONVENTION:
pr-,in,inar:.s Are Over and Actual Work
C",.lm.nces--The Articles ON the Esesn-
tive Depart,n
CoLUMBIA. Sept. 25.-Special: The
Constitutional Convention may low
he said to have passed through.the pre-
liminary stage, and come to the con
sideration of actual measures This
is not saying that the body hasebeen
idle. 4 most important, responsible
and, in some respects, difficult part OF
the work has been quietly going on
Every measure introduced has been
referred to its appropriate committee,
and the number of these has been such
as to entail much labor IN their proper
consideration. It seems to be the pur-
pose of the committees to compose and
digest all the measures submitted and,
out of the whole, to- frame provisions
which shall embody the best features
of all the many and diverse schemes
thus far brought forward. The COM
mittees-certainlv the more important
of the,n-have been very hard worked.
- MORE NEW PROPOSITIONS.
Monday was. the last day on: which
new measures could be introduced.
Notwithstanding the number Of these
already brought forward, there was
rather a rush of them at the last mo-
ment. Among them the following
only are of public interest:
By Mr.. Austin of Greenville:- 70
require license for carrying conceal
ed deadly weapons; also to impose a
poll tax of one dollar on all ablebod-
led male citizeps between the ages Of
81 and so.
By MIR. George Johnstone OF New
berry: That it shall be deemed part
of the charter of every corporation
created under the provisions OF any
general law, and every charter grant
ed, renewed or amended by Act or
Joint resolution of the General Assem-
bly,, that such charter and every
amendment,and renewal thereof shall
always remain subject to amendments,
alteration or repeal by the General
Assembly.
That all citizens of the United States
who are residents of this State shall be
citizens of this State, and no person
who is not citizen of the United
States and of this State shall be entl-
tied to vote or to hold Office. g. -
That the boundaries of the several
counties Of this State shalk remain as
they now are established: Provided
that the General Assembly shall haye
the power at any time to organize new
counties by changing the boundaries
of any of the old ones, but no new
county shall be hereafter formed OF
less extent than four hundred and IF
ty square miles, nor shall any existing
counties be reduced to less extent
than FIVE hundred and fifty square
miles. Each county shall constitute
an election district.
By Mr.. McMahan of Richland: To
empower the Legislature. to regulate
the cutting of forests, 10 forbid the
taxing of mortgages; to authorize
.eriMinal prosecution for the puohca--
ton of the names of persons connected
with indecent crimes.
By Mr.. Otis of Union: TO substitute
salaries for fees in paying all pubic
officers.
By Mr.. W. c. MCGOWAN, of Able
vile: That no woman shall legally
consent to marriage or Sexual inter.
course who shall not attain the age OF
Is years.
By MIR. W. J. Montgomery of Mar
ion: To compel the. children between
the ages off Sand Is years ;to-attend
school for not less than a months in
all; to levy tax of three mills an
nually for the support Of the free
schools; and to increase the poll tax to
$780, the. proceeds thereof to. be ap-
Piled 10 thesuppost of the common
schools.
By Mr.. McWhite of Florence: That
no portion of any fund or tax now.
existing or that may hereafter be rails
ed or levied for educational purposes,
shall be appropriated to, or used by,
or in aid of any church, sectarian or
denominational school.
BY Mr.. Kennedy of Chesterfield: To
make the school tax two pills. to pat
the poll tax of one dollar on all able
bodied male persons between the ages
of 2l and TO years; and to apply to the
schools all moneys derived from fines,
forfeitures, escheatS, licenses and leases
or sales of public lands.
By Mr.. Patterson of Barnwell: To
fix the school tax at three mills, and
the poll tax ION all ablebodied male
persons from Is to 60) tone dollar.
By Mr.. McMahan of Richland: To
make each county liable in damages
for the murder of any person within
its bounds.
T0 authorize the Legislature to es-
tablish boards of physicians and pro-
viding that no man shall be compe-
tent to marry within this State unless
after critical examination by one of
said board; he shall receive a certif-
cate therefrom to the effect that BE is
Tree JFCul oil O1SSdSCS I40G HoOlo III
der him unit-to be husband or a
father
4 memorial was received from sew
eral citizens of Aiken county, urging
the Convention to making provision
for a pension Of at least $50 per annum
to every disabled Confederate soldier
or to the widow of such soldier. =. .
\ memorial was received from
number of colored citizens ofthe city
of Sumter, asking that so much of the
regulation as to voting in municipal
elections as contains the provision that
any person may vote, who, though
unable to read, may give a>::.reasona-
bic construction" of any section of the
State Constitution.
THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
The first work bearing directly upon
the actual framing of the new Consti-
tuition came up on Monday in the
consideration of the report Of the