The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-10-04
TILLNIAN AND ALDHICH SPARH.
Because Aldrich Wanted to Forbid the
Negro Holding Amy State Onicc.
Railroads Must Walk IL
Chalk Line.

Negro holding Any State CNfcc.
Railroads Must Walk
Chalk Line.
In the constitutional convention on
Friday, the sixteenth day, the commit
tee on corporations reported an article
covering that subject in nineteen sec
tions, most of which are wholly novel
in the organic law of the State, the old
constitution having touched very light
ly upon the regulation of corporations.
The first section defines corporations
to be all associations and Joint stock
companies having powers and privi
legcs not possessed by individuals or
partnerships, and excludes municipal
corporations. Successive sections show
the following provisions of general in
terest No railroad, express, telegraph
or telephone company is allowed to
make contracts relieving it from its
common law Inability. No charter
shall be granted by special law except
to institutions under the control ofthe
State, but the Legislature is required
to provide for their organization under
general laws, and all charters are to be
subject to repeal Every corporation
doing business in the State shall main
tain at least one public office in it for
the transaction of business and exhibit
of the holdings O; stock, etc. All dis
elimination in charges or facilities for
transportation and all charges Of high
er rates for shorter than longer dis
tances are prohibited. Any railroad
may couneUt vito, cross or interseot
any other railrcsA No railroad or
transportation |.npany shall control
or consolidate3Nwi parallel or compe.
ting lines, an ,. rs are to decide the
question whe int nes are parallel or
competing. 'MHdskegisIature is for
hidden to grant my foreign association
or corporation a license to build, oper-
ate or lease railroad lines in South
Carolina, but in case of Interstate
lines the owners must be Incorporated
under the State laws. No general or
special law shall be passed for the ben
eft OF any foreign corporation, opera
ting Il railroad in the State.
The Legislature is forbidden to
grant any charter for banking purpo-
ses, but corporations or associations
for such purposes may be formed un-
der general laws. Stock watering is
expressly prohibited. The Legislature
is required to provide for the election
of officers of corporations by the GU
mnlative plan. Corporations shall en-
gage in no business except that spe-
citically authorized by their charters.
The Legislature is required to pass
laws against all trusts, combinations,
contracts and agreements inimical to
the public welfare. and to prevent
abuses. unjust discrimination and ex-
tortion, and shall provide for the SUI
pervision and regulation of such COM
panies by commission or otherwise. A
railroad commission is established, its
duties 10 he regulated by law, the ex-
lstin2 commission TO continue IN pos
session of ali present powers until
otherwise provided hy legislation.
Every employe of n corporation doing
business in the State shall have the
samc rights and remedies for any in
jury suffered by him from the act or
mission o. such corporations or It's
employees as are allowed to other per
sons not employed. All waivers of
this section shall be null and void.
All charters under which organizations
In good faith shall not in good fnith
take place and business be commenced
within q year from the adoption OF the
constitution shall he thereafter void
stii; gent provisions are made aSn.ust
any Legislative modification of these
provisions.
The report of the committee on mu-
inequalities left it optional with the
Legislature to license liquor selling,
prohibit or continue the dispensary
system.
a motion was made to amend by
prohibiting the granting of licenses for
the sale OF liquor. The was long
debate upon this, the Conservative
members and some Reformers declar.
ing that there was general under
standing during the campaign that the
question should be left open. At last
Tillman said that he had pledged him
self to leave it open and was commit
ted, and while he did not want ever to
see saloon in South Carolina again.