The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-09-11
ears and upwards, not laboring VI

preceding ANY eIecIOn, StFall DC eHLl-
tied to vote for all officers that are now
or hereafter may be elected by the
people. and upon all questions sub
mitted to the electors at any election:
Provided, That no. .persoS: shall beral.-
lowed to;Tote or hold Office who is
now or*sereafter may be disqualified
therefor BY the Constitution of the
Uiitad Sfa&& yati3 such hABGAica
tion.shhalc be 4esso4ea:bf ting G9Hgress
of! KS SE1stea s' Ststss1 Pros Maa, a. + IL Z
tAefs 55Fhat 9osaarsos Eyshsls sssfh
sva$f1fhssouss or asylum, pr 6f lln:
soua# #ssisa. .:or confined 5n;aRy E8bIe
prison, Shall be al!pNeS tafAots or
hold office. @sH
Secs, It shaRka ras aua of Ae
gsassst ss IASsG IS 81 Rtssan s Rs 5E17 Hsn
Sec i. Fdrshapj#;apose 5f sAoanS;
no person slfs 5e daeufea!: BAaas
lost his residence by reason Of absence
wds;3e esnployed-in in the sserrfce-of the
United States, nor whileengaged upon
the waters c. this State OF the'G nlte'
States, or OF the high seas, nor while
temporarily absent from the State.
Sec 5. No soldier, seaman or mar,
inc in the ar1sysor navyof the United
States shall be deemed q resident Of
this State in consequence Of having
been stationed thereig,
Sec. &c. Electors Shalt in all cases,
except treason, felony or breach Of the
peace, be privileged from arrest and
civil process during their attendance
at elections and in going to and re-
turning from the same
Sec. I. Every person entitled to vote
at any election shalkbe' eligible to any
office which now is or hereafter shall
be elective by the people in the county
where he shall have resided sixty days
previous to such election, except as
otherwise provided in this Constitu,
ton or the C5dgsstS6on aa6
the United Stases.. -: b
Sec. s. The General Assembly shall
uever pass any law that will deprive
any Of the citizens of this State of the
right OF suffrage, except for treason,
murder, burglary, larceny, peri
fogery1or any other infamous >crims,
or dteling, whereof the person snail
have been duly ERd and Convicted.
Sci! g.: 9::Presidentfsl Efector rs shall be
elected BY the people.
Sec. 10. In all elections held by the
people under this Constitution, the
person or persons who shall receive
the highest number of votes shall be
declared elected.
Sec. II. The provisions OF this Con :
ssitution concerning the term of resi-
dence necessary to enable persons tc
hold certain offices therein mentioned
shall not be held to apply tc
officers chosen by the people at the
first election, or. by the General Assem-
bly, at its first session.
Sec. -. No person shall be disfran,
chised for felony or other crime com,
mitted while such person was a slave.
Note. These are the provisions af,
fecting the right of suffrage-about
which so many different plans have
been suggested. :.
ART. IX.-TAXaTIoN!s
Sec. /. The General Assembly shall
provide by law for a uniform and
equal rate of assessment and taxation
and shall prescribe such regulation as
shall secure Rjust valuation for taxa:
ton of all property, real, personal and
possessory, except mines and mining
claims, the proceeds of which alone
shall be taxed and also excepting such
property as may be exempted by. law
for municipal, educational, literary
scientific, religious or charitable pur'
Sec. 2. The General Assembly may Gay
provide annually for poll tax not to
Exceed one dollar on each poll, which
SHALL be applied exclusively to the
public school fund. And no addi.
tional poll tax shall be levied by any
municipal corporatbnc:.' :: -:
Sec. 3. The General Assembly shall
provide for an annual tax sufficient tc
defray the estimaSeds expenses'of the
State for each year; and .wheneyer il
Shall happen that such ordinary .ex:
penses of the State for any yeaf shall
exceed the income of the State for such
year, the General Assembly shall pro
vide for levying a tax for the ensuing
year sufficient, with other sources o.
income, to pay the deficiency of the
preceding year together with the esti'
mated expenses of the ensuing year.
The remaining sections refer to the
administration of the finances of The
State.
Notes-TheCo eConventicnwiH prebab
ly be called on. to devise some scheme
to make taxation more equal, and es
pecially to collect taxes FROM foreign
corporations doing business here bu
owning no property in the State.
sit has also been proposed to- in
crease the poll tax from one dollar t
two or even three dollars
ART. N.-EDUCATION.
x. Sec. l. The supervision of public
instruction shall be vested in Stat'
Superintendent of Education, wht
shall be elected-by. the qualified cleo
tors of the StaA in such manner ant
at such time as:the other State officer
are elected; hisipowcrs, duties, tern
OF office and compensation shall. b.
defined by the General Assembly.
,.Sec. 2. There shall be elected bi
ennially, in each County, by the.quali
fed electors thereof, one School Com
missioner, said Compissioners to con
stitute a State Board of Education, 0
which the State Superintendent shall
by virtue OF his Office, be Chairman
the powers, duties and compensation
of the members of said Board shall b.
determined by law.
Sec. 3. The General Assembl.
shall, as soon as practicable after tn
adoption Of this Constitution, ,proyid
for a ibesah andsuniform* system 9
free :pGHiet sscSabls: throughout s;th
State, and shall also make provision
for the division of. the State into suita
bic school districts. There. shall b.
kept open at least six months in eacl