The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-12-18
ARTICLE TX.
CORPORATIONS.

CORPORATIONS.
Section I. The term corporation as
used in this article includes all associa-
tons and joint stock companies having
powers and privileges lot possessed by
individuals or partnerships and ex-
cludcs municipal corporations.
Sec. 2. No charter OF incorporation
shall be granted. changed or amended
by special law, except in The case of
such charitable, educational, penal or
re!ormatory corporations as may be
under the control Of the State, or may
be provided for in this Constitution.
but the general assembly shall provide
by general laws for changing or amend
ing existing charters, and for the or
ganization Of all corporations here
after to be created, and any such law
SO passed, as well as all charters now
existing or e1eafter created, shall be
subject to future repeal or alteration;
provided. that the general assembly
may by two-1hirds vote of eech house
on q concurrent resolution allow bill
for special charter to be introduced,
and when so introduced may pass the
same as other bills.
Sec. 3. All railroad, express, canal
and other corporations engaged IN
transportation for hire and all tele-
graph and other corporations engaged
in the business OF transmitting lntelli-
eence for hire are common curriers' IN
their respective lines Of business, and
are subject to liability and taxation as
snch. It shall be unlawful for any
such corporation to make any contract
relieving it of its common law liabil-
ity or limiting the same, in reference
to the carriage of passengers.
Sec. 4. Every corporation organized
or doing business in this State, other
than religious, educational or henevo-
lentassoe lations, shall hay e and maintain
at least one agent in this State upon
whom process may be served, and at
least one public Office for the trarsac-
tion of its business. Provided, This
section shall not apply to mercantile
corporations: Provided, That nothing
contained in this section shall lie con
strued to prohibit the general assem-
bly, from providing for the service Of
process on any agent of corporation
SO as to bind such cooperation.
Sec. 5. No discrimination in
charges or facilities foE transportation
of the same classes of freight or pas
seDae, 8, or for the transmission OF in
telligence within this State, or coming
from or gong to any other State, shall
be made Iy any railroad or other
transpoltat or transmission compa-
ny between places or persons
Persons and property transported
by any railroad or any other transpor-
tation or transmission company or cor
poration, shall be delivered at any
station, landing or port at charges not
exceeding the charges for the trans
port@tion Of persons and property Of
tie same class, III the same direction,
to any more distant station, landing
or port Excursion and communication
tickets may be issued at special rates.
This section shall not prevent the rail-
road commission from making such
competitive rates as shall, in their judg-
ment, be just and equitable between
the railroads and the public, at all
functional and competitive points or al
points where water competition con-
trolls the traffic or ut points where the
competition Of points located in other
States may make necessary the pre-
scribing Of different rates for the pro-
lection Of the commerce of this State.
Sec. 6. Any railroad or other trans
portation corporation, and any tele-
graph or other transmitting corpora
ton. organized under toe laws of this
State, shall have the right to connect
its roads or lines, at the STATE line, with
those in other States, and shall have
the right to i"tersect with or cross any
other railroad, street railway, trans
portation road or transmitting line,
and shal each receive and transport
the freight, passengers, cars (londelo or
empty) and messages delivered to
1t by another without delay or dis
elimination.
Sec. 7. No railroad, or other trans
porta:ion company, and 10 telegraph
or other transmitting corporation, or
the lessees, purchasers or managers OF
any such corporation, shall consolidate
the stock, property or franchises OF
such corporation with, or lease or pnr-
chase the works or franchises Of, or in
any way control, any other rnilroad or
other transportation, telegraph or other
transmitting company owning or hay
ing under It's control a parallel or com
prting line; and the question whether
railroads Or other transportation, tele-
graph or other transmitting com mpnnies
are parallel or competing lines shall,
when demanded by the party COM
p]ainant, he decided by g. jury as in