The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-09-19

ordinance looking to the prevention Of
officials from accepting bribes for any
public acts.
An important rule Was adopted providing
that majority may order amendments on
the third reading. This will tend to leave
matters unsettled until the inal reading:
The committee on municipal corporations
will not report favoraav on woman suffrage
generally in city elections; but the rscom-
mendation is to be that women holding prop
erty should through their agents. be allowed
to vote il elections affecting the bonds or
Indebtedness OF the corporation only.
The right Of 4 Governor TO veto Il portion
OF general appropriation bill isto be &c ON
mended. The question OF making ~, Gov
ernor eX-of1icio Chairman Of most OF the
boards is being seriously considered. The
idea appears to be to give him the right TO
call for reports from AL boards. hut not to
put him on them. The Su!Iernatorial term is
to be recommended for two years, with
residence Of FIVE years. The Governor is to
have the right 10 suspend officers for NAL
feasance in Office pending Investigation.
Ordinances to create t"o Calhoun coun-
ties and Lime tone county are already dead
OF account of the adopt OF the amended
Prince resolution.
The following were the reports Ct the
standing committees and the resolutions and
crdinauccs that were presented for consider
alton:
The committee on miscellaneous matters
reported favorayls on the resolution pro-
hihiting advertisements OF lotteries in news
papers or thr tickets to hr sold III this STATE.
anu the General Assembly shall provide at its
next session for the enforcement cI this pro-
vision.
The rrpmittne or miscellaneous matters
reported favora5iy on the proposed amend
msnt 70 A"1irc 5 OF the Constitution III rel
erelce tc the oath Of olfir".
The same committee also reported favora-
bly, on the resolution prUvjdinS thH3 all laws
now in force III this Stat" and not rrplS1a!t
to this Constitution shall remain and be in
force uutiI aitercl or repealed by the Lcgis-
lature OF shall expire by their own Eniita-
tiOnS.
MI. Aldrich proposes 10 let women vote in
the municipalities. II: p:"poS-'l'
The qualifications OF voters il the inror-
porated towns and citi''s Of this State as
herein provided shall he exercised ly all citi
Zens as qualified. Irrespective Oi sry.'
Mr.W D. Evans proposed the following
ing ordinaut:s
"All taxes. whether for State. county. city.
township or other pllbir or curpurat" pur-
posa. levied uion and collected ont Of prop
erty in this State shall tr authorized Ey AMI
Included in til" successive Legislative Sup
ply Arts: and tue, same shall lJ:: collected all
together and at the same time by such ofli-
ciais rs the Legislature may provide, and
the disbursement Of the same or any part
thereof, whether ny State, county. municipal
or other officer provided for by the LrSisla-
;ure, shall be reported tc and audited hy the
Comptroller General.
That the iiSca! year Of this State :;lal!
begin and end with the same as the calendar
year
Mr. Uaynaswortl proposed the following
ordinaGce: ''Nejther the property nor cr:dE
Of the State OF S3Wh Carolina or OF any
county. city. town, township, school districi
or other subdivision Of the said State, nor
any public money from whatever source dc.
rived. shall by gift donation. loan. contract.
appropriation or otherwise. be used directly
or indirectly in the all or maintenance .;
any college. school. hospital. ORPHAN house
or other institution. s;,"I"tr or organization
OF whatever kind. which is wholly or in part
under the discretion or control OF an.
church or Of any religious OF s"ctarian So
cietv or organization.
Mr. Moore introduced the following:
That 10 corporation shall engage. in any
business other than that expressly a;!.Aorlz.1
n irs ctIarter. nor shall 1t take or mold any
real estate except such As may be nercSsar.
ald proper for ta legitimate business"
Mr. Moore is the author Of III" following
proposed clause in the Constitution: THAI
distress for rent Sh;,:! lot h4 allowed.
Mr. Lownlan, IF OranG-LU:--. offered Gl'
following O: finance, which will be Ui l!lu'"
interest to all railroad owners:
Section /. The right oE ta%ation is
sovereign right inalienah!c. inrlcs:rH:;ihi'
as the life Of the State. .an1 rj-ciIiiulEy hronS$
to the people. i'll al! republican governments.
and neither the Gener.I Assembly. nor any
nor all other Departments Of the govern
ment established by this Constitution, Shall
ever have the authority to ir.'avorably give
grant. limit or restrain this right: and al:
laws. grants. contracts and all other Act
whatsoever I'y said government. or any de-
partmnat th"r. to effect any o! these pUr-
I.>e"@ shall be and hereby declared TO be nul
and void for every purpose w'iatS1h"er; ana
said right Of taxation shall always b. under
the com plete control Of aad r:vr able by the
State, notwithstanding any :;;ft. grant or
contract whatsoever by the iira:rHl Assem-
bly,
Sec ion 2. The power aai authority Of
regulating RAILROAD frciShts anA passenger
UIcN"uJuS ulJASG W. tlI!IAIittt1NAo
and requiring reasonable and just rates Of
freight and passenger tariffs is hereby con-
ferred upon the General Assembly. whose
duty it shall be to pass laws, from tine to
time, to regulate freight and passenger tar
ifs, to prohibit unjUs determinations on
the various railroads Ct the State, and pro-
hibit said roads from charging other than
reasonable rates and enforce the same by
adequate penalties.
The General Assembly shall not remit the
forfeiture OF the charter Of any corporation
now existing. nor alter Or amend the same.
nor pass any other general oCSnrrlal law Tor
the benefit Of said corporation, except upon
the condition that said corporation shall
thereafter hold it,; charter subject to the pro-
visions OF this Corstituti II: ana every
amendment Of any charter OF any corpora
ton in tnis State, or any special law for its
benefit, accepted thereby, shall operate as
noration OF said charter, and shall bring the
same under the provisions Of this Constitu-
ton: Provided that this section shall not eX
tend to any amendment for the purpose Of
allowing any existing road to take stock in,
or aid in the building of any branch road.
The General Assembly OF this State shall
have no power to authorize any corporation
to buy shares or stock in any other corpora
ton in this State. or elsewhere, or to make
any contract or agreement whatever with
any such corporation, which may have the
effect or be intended to have the effect to de-
feat or lessen competition III their business,
or to encourage monopoly:and all such con-
tracts and agreements shall be illegal and
void.
No railroad shall give, or pay, any rebate,
or bonus in the nature thereof. directly or in
directly. or do any act to deceive or nlislead
the public as to real rates charged Or received
for freights or passage: and any such pay
ments shall be illegal and void. and these
prohibitions shall lie enforced by suitable
penalties.
No provision Of this article shall be
deemed. held or taken to impair the obli-
cation Of any contract heretofore made by
tie State of South Carolina.
The General Assembly shall enforce the
provisions OF this article by appropriate leg
islation.
Mr.. Sullivan, of Anderson, does not