The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-10-23

family: Provided further, there
shall not be an allowance Of more
than one thousand dollars worth ot
real estate and more than five hun
dred dollars worth of personal
property to the husband end wife
Jointly Provided, that no property
shall be exempted from attachment,
levy or sale for taxes, or for payment
of obligations contracted for the pur-
chase of said homestead or the ersc-
ton of Improvements thereon: Pro-
vided, further, that the yearly pro-
ducts of said homestead shall not be
exempt from attachment, levy or sale
for the payment of obligations con-
tracted in the production of the
same: Provided, further, that no
waiver. shall defeat the right of
homestead, except it be by deed or
mortgage and against the mortgage
debt. and no judgment creditor or
other creditor, whose lien does not
bind abe homestead, shall have any
right or equality to require a lien
which embraces the homestead and
other property to first exhaust the
homestead. =:
SeEatnr :Tillman made a hard and
vigorous fight 20 make more stringent
homestead, but failed in the effort SO
to do. 49,,
Perhaps .t,se next important matter
decided upon by the Convention was
the adoption of section By which the
General Assembly is denied the right
of permitting townships or counties
from issuing bonds. except for educa-
.ional purposes. The argument used in
support of this position vas that the
counties and townships Of the State had
already become sufficiently involved 10
the building of r,ads and that the rail
road companies and business interests,
if they wanted railroads should pay for
them Cities are left at liberty to issue
bonds provided they do not run over
the 8 per cent maximum limit and com.
pIv with the conditions as to election.
Provision was made in the article on
Finance and Taxation for the exemp-
ton Of municipal and township prop
erty, except where revenue is derived
from it. Exemptions we're made of
the property belonging to educational,
charitable and religious bodies. but it
was provided. with view of keeping
such organizations from getting an
accumulation Of real estate that only
such real estate as was 10 actual use
should be exempted FROM taxation. The
exemptions of this class are to 60 into
immediate effect. upon the adoption Of
the Constitution
There was an innocent little provis-
ion authorizing the General Assembly
to Impose capitation tax upon such
domestic animals as from their nature
aud habits are destructive of other
property The members understood
that this provision was directed to the
dog tax. but the majority of the mem
hers declined to change the wording SO
as TO say 10 plain English that dogs
were meant. A decided effort was
made to provide for tax on each dog
aud remove it from legislative interfer-
euce by putting it in the Constitution,
but it failed. A great many of the
members said that there was no ques-
tion about the need for some zach
method of getting rid Of the surplussge
of dogs, but the majority of the dele
gates shoughitbat it would perhaps be
a. we'll to leave the dogs alone in their
glory and apparent iDviucible position
The Convention came very near pass
ing an ordinance for the establishment
of a department Of roads and for
.stry, but finally killed the measure.
The article On Penal and Charitable
institutions was adopted without much
debate. The name Of the Luuatic
Arylum was changed to the Hospital
for the Insaue The committte recon
mepded the creation of a board of
charities and correction to visit all
State and county penal and charitable
institutions, but after having adopted
the clause it was recopsidcred aud finally
killed.
The Convention still seems to be in
a ,angle about the miscegenatlon mat
ter. The clause has been recommltted
to the legislative committee With autoo-
ritv to report substitute. 1t is likely
that he whole matter will rest ID the
con- .nittce room
Provision was made for the General
Assembly imposing graduated income
tax. if it saw proper to d.. SO.
Fo, long tine the Legislature has
been overrun with What are known as
special bills. The Convention has
sought to remedy this growing evil,