The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-09-17
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proposition "That the General AS
sembiy shall levy at each regular ses
sion after the adoption of this Con.
stitution an annual tax on all taxable
property throughout the State for the
support OF public schools, which tax
shall be collected at the same time
and by the same agents as the general
State levy, and shall, be paid into the
treasury of the State. There shall be
assessed on all taxable polls in the
State an annual tax of 81 on each poll,
the proceeds of which shall be applied
to educational purposes. No other
poll tax shall be levied In the State,
nor shall the amount exceed the limit
given in this section. The school tax
shall be distributed among the several
school districts, each taxpayer designa-
ting to what school said fund shall be
applied. No religious sect or sects
shall have exclusive right to, or control
of any part of the school funds of the
State, nor shall sectarian principles be
taught in the public schools. Separate
schools shall be provided for the white
and colored children of the State"
Mr.. Bates, of Barnwell, offers this
concise section: "All laws now in
force in this State and not repugnant
to this Constitution shall remain and
be in force until altered or repealed
by the Legislature, or shall expire by
their own limitation"
Mr.. Buist, of Greenville, offered the
following resolution: THAT no lot
terry shall ever be allowed or be ad-
vertlsed by newspapers ,Or otherwise
or its tickets be sold in this State, and
the General Assembly shall provide by
law at its next session for the enforce
ment of this provision"
Mr.. j. q. Otis, of Union, proposed the
following: "No railroad company, elec-
trio car company, telegraph company,
express company, telephone company
or. other corporation, or the lessees,
purchasers or managers thereof shall
consolidate the stock, property or fran
chises of suchcorporation with, or lease,
On purchase the works, franchise of or
in any way control any other railroad,
electric car, telegraph. express or tele-
phone company or other corporation
owning or having under it's control u
parallel or competing line, nor shall
any officer of any railroad, electric car,
telegraph, express or telephone COM
pany or other corporation owning or
having control of a competing line, and
the question of whether railroad, cleo
I'll ic car, telegraph, express or tele-
phone companies or other corporations
or competing or parallel lines shall,
when demanded by the party COM
plainant, be decided by jury as in
other civil cases."
Mr.. w. Il. Field, of Pickens, pro-
posed "a resolution to prevent the
States lending it's credit except for
certain purposes. 1t provides:
First. That the credit of the State
shall not be pledged OF loaned to any
individual, company or association, and
the State shall not become joint
owner or stakeholder in any company,
association or corporation.
Second. The General Assembly shall
not authorize any county, municipal
corporation or political division of the
State to become stockholder in any
company, corporation or association,
or to appropriate any money for or loan
It's credit to any company, association,
institution or individual, except for
purely charitable purposes. This re-
strictiOn shall not operate to prevent
the support of schools by municipal
corporations within their respective
limits
Third The General Assembly shall
not have power to delegate to any
county or township the right to levy
taE for any purpose, except for educa-
tional purposes in instructing children
X
lish education only; to build and re-
pair public roads, building bridges to
maintain and support prisoners, pay
jurors, county officers and for litiga-
tion, quarantine and expenses of the
courts to support Daupers and to pay
debts heretofore existing.
Mr. Gage, OF Chester, sent to the
desk the following important resolu-
tions ITO prohibit the creation of
corporations except under general
laws; that 10 corporation, municipal
or private. shall hereafter be created
in this State except under general
laws, enacted by the General Assem-
bly,"
himself in the following resolution ::
THAT intelligence and virtue being
the safeguards of liberty and the bull
wark of a free and good government,
the State shall maintain general,
suitable and efficient system of free
schools, whereby all persons in the
State between the ages of & and II years
may receive gratuitous instruction :
but separate schools shall be main
tained for children of African de-
scent"
Mr.. Otis, of Union, is the author Of
the following ordinance: mo county,
ClIy, JOWn or Otnef munlClpal corpora
tion shall hereafter become sub
scriber to the capital stock of any rail
road or other corporation or make ap-
preparation on loan it's credit in aid OF
such railroad or corporation. All
authority heretofore conferred for any
of the purposes aforesaid by the Legis-
lature or by the charter of any cor
poratiOn is hereby repealed: Moth
ing in this section contained shall
affect the right of any corporation,
municipality or county to make such
subscription where the same has beer
authorized under laws existing at tbs
, time OF the adoption of this cOnstitu-
| tion, and by vote of the people Thereof
] had prior to It's adoption, and where
! the terms of submission and subscrip
tion have been or shall be complied
with, or to prevent the issue of re
newal bonds, or the use of such Other
means as are or may be prescribed by
law for the payment or liquidation o
such subscription or of any existing in
debtedness."
FOURTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The convention spent three hours
and quarter in the discussion Of the
rules of procedure as complied by tn,
committee on rules. The report wa
adopted chapter by chapter and tn,
reading on adoption OF them was per
functory except when the matter o
printing bills and resolutions was re
ferred. Upon this a considerable 6gh
was made, Ex-Governor Sheppard
leading the ODpositiOn to having ever