The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-11-14
;sa third reading, stands as amended,
as follows:


Section 30. The general assembly
shall enact such laws as Will exempt
from attachment and sale under any
mesne or final process issned from any
court to the head OF any family resid-
ing in this State, a homestead Of lands,
whether held in fee or any lesser es-
tates not to exceed IL value 81, 600.
with the yearly products thereof, and
every head of a family residing in this
State, whether having homestead ex-
emption in lands or not, personal
property not to exceed in value the
sum Of $500. The title to the home
stead to be set of and assigned shall
! be absolute and be forever discharged
! from all debts OF said debtor then ex-
listing or thereafter contracted except
rs hereinafter provided. Provided,
that in case any woman having sepa-
rate estate shall be married to the
mead of q family who has not of his
own sufficient property to constitute q
homestead as hercinbeforc provided,
said married woman shall be entitled
to like exemption as provided for q
head of u family. Provided further,
that there shall not be an allowance Of
more than 81, 900 worth Of real estate
and more than $500 worth of personal
property to the husisnd and wife
Jointly. Provided, that no property
shall be exempt from attachment, levy
OF sale for taxes, o. for payment OF
obligations contracted for the purchase
Of said homestead or the erection Of
Improvement thereon. Provided fur
thcr, that ehc yearly proceeds of said
homestead shall not be exempt from
attachment. levy or sale for the pay
mont o, obligations contracted III the
production Of the same. Provided
further. that no woman shall defeat
the right Of homestead, except it be by
decd or mortgage, and only as against
tie mortgage debt, and no Judgment
creditor or other creditor whose lien
docs not bind the homestead shall have
any right Or equity to require Il mort
gage which embraces the homestead
and othc- property to first exhaust
the homestead
TIE SUFFRAGE ARTICLE.
Reviewing the results OF the past
week, one notes that the suffrage ar
ticIe and Mr.. kcnnedy's special rail
road bond ordinance were the only
matters that became tinalities during
the week.
The Suffrage article has been finally
adopted rs follows:
Section ]. Al elections by the peo-
PIE shall be by ballot and elections
shall never be held or the ballots coun-
ted in secret.
Sec. .. Every qualified elector
shall be eligible 20 any Office to lee
voted for, unlnss disqualified by age,
as prescribed, III this Constitution.
But no person shall hold two offices Of
honor or profit ut the same time, ex-
cept an officer in the militia and no
tary public.
Sec. 5. Every male citizen Of this
State and OF the United States, twenty
one years of age aud upwards, not la
borineunler the disabilities named in
this Constitution, and possessing the
qualifications required by it, shall be
an elector.
Sec. (. The qualifications for suf-
frage shall be as follows:
(a.) Residence in the State for two
years, and in the county one year, in
the polling precinct in which the cleo
tor offers to vote four months, and the
payment six months before any elec-
ton Of any poll tax then due and pay
able: Provided, however, That minis.
ters in charge Of an organized church
anl teachers Of public schools shall be
cutitcd to vote after SIX months rest
icncc il the State, II otherwise quail
fed.
i,.I Registration. which shall pro-
vide for the enrolment Of every cleo
tor once in 10 years, and also an en-
rolImcnt during each and every year
OF every elector not previously
registered under the provisions OF this
article.
(c.) Up to January 1st, 1888. all
male persons of voting age applying
for registration, who can read any sec
ton in this Constitution submitted to
them BY the registration officer, or nm
derstand aud explain it when read to
them by the registration officer, shall
be entitled to register and become
electors. \ separate record Of all
persons registered before January lsS.
1898. sworn to by the registration Of
ticer, shall be filed, one copy with the
clerk of court and one IN the Office OF
the secretary of State, on or before
February lst, 1898, and such persons
shall remain during life qualified cleo
tors, unless disqualified by the other
provisions Of this article. The certiti-
cate Of the clerk of court or secretary
Of state shall be sufficient evidence to
establish the right OF said citizens to
any future registration and the fran
chise under the limitation herein i'm
posed.
(d.) Any person who shall apply
for registration after January l, lS2S,
il otherwise qualified shall he register
ed: Provided, That he can both read
and write any section Of this Constltu-
ton, or can show that he owns and has
raid all taxes colIectible during the
previous year on property in this State
oc ,occo3 az S200 or more
(e.) Managers of election shall re-
! quire every elcctoc offering to vote at
! any election, before allowing him to
vote, proof Of the payment Of "ll taxes.
including poll ta", assessed against
| him and collectihie for the previous
year. The production Of a certificate,
or of the receipt of the officer authorlz-
! "a T., oo11act e,r1, +ayec shall he con-