The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-10-01
T!LLNAN AND ALDRICH SPARfs.
.;ccn..sv .;lGEick Nautedto Forbid tic
Negro Holding ANY State Office.
::ai;ro:,dS Must Walk a
Chalk Line

fl llu constitutional convention OH
Fri,}ay, :hc sixteenth day, the commit
~. OH corporations reported al article
COVERING that subject in nineteen sec
tinlH, most OF which are wholly novel
in the Organic law Of the State, the old
constitution having touched very light
L. uron The rveHlaticn Of corporations.
.Ii; first section defines corporations
- lJc I'll associations and join; stock
companies having powers and privl-
legcs aIvt possessed BY individuals CT
partnerships, and excludes municipal!
Corporations. Successive sections show
the following provisions Of general in
tcc"s!: : - railroad, express, telegraph
@: telephone c0mpany is allowed to
make contracts relieving it from It's
cr:nnlon law liability. No charter
shall he granted by special law except
10 institutions under the control ofthe
State, hnt tilo Legislature is required
10 proyill" for their organization under
general laws, audall charters are to be
subject to repeal. Every corporation
doiug bnsiucss in the State shall main
tain ~ least one public office in it for
III" transaction Of business and exhibit
Of the holdings OF stock, etc. AL dis
elimination in charges or facilities for
transportation md ali charges Of high
cr rates for shorter than longer dis
tauces arc prohibited. Any railroad
NAV connect with. cross or lukerscct
! :nv other railroad. No railroad or
transportation company snail control
~ consolidate with parallel or compc
ting lines, and inries arc to decide the
question whether lines arc parallel or
| competing. The Legislature is for
bid,I"n to grant any foreign gnassociation
or corporation license to build, oprr-
ate or lc,.sc railroad lines III South
G..ruIiua. Int IL caso Of Interstate
! lines the owners must be Incorporated
nn,;cr the Stutc laws No general or
special law shall be passed for the ben
ciit Of any foreign corporation, opcr;t-
! ting Il railroad in the State.
The Legislature is forbidden to
grant any charter for banking purpo-
sc$. but corporations or associations
Fur 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 cl'-
nrulativc plan. Corporations shall en-
nnga il 40 business except that spc-
: ci!iculiy authorized By their charters.
! The Legislature is required to pass
! laws against al trusts, combinations.
contracts and agreements lnimlcal 10
! ;hc public welta'c. ind to prevent
ABUSES unjust Discrimination aud cX-
! tyrtiuu. nnd shaI provide for the s'l
ncr> isipn and regulation OF such cpm-
: ;,d.icS iv commission or otherwise. y
, railroad coinrnil sion is established. It's
duties to DC regulated by law, the cx-
isting commission to continue in pos
! session Of ail present powers until
otherwise provided by legislation.
Every cmployc OF IL corporation doing
business in the State shall have the
s:tInc rights and remedies tor any in
i:,rv suffered by him from the act or
mission VI such corporations or its
c,ariuvvs as arc allowed to other pcr-
sons lot employed. All waivers Of
tlis section shall be null :.nd void.
Nj charters under which organlzatioua
IN good faith shall not in good fuith
talk place and business be commenced
within u year from the adoption d the
constitution shall be thereafter void.
Stringent provisions are made against
u,,y legislative modification OF these
pre-: iSi"lis.
The report oi the committee I'll rlu-
.iiciralit1c& left it optional with the
i.r"l~!atnr" t. license liquor selling,
,rrllrit Or continue the dispenserT
~yst"!n.
! motion was made to amend hT
prohibiting the granting Of liceuses 10:
i!.c en3,. oI liquor There vas long
.i.,?.;i;" upon this. the Conscrv"tlv"
,u,:t:!,,rS and some Reformcrs 'leclar-