The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-10-24
AT WORK AGAIN.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVEN-
TION IsEASSEMBLIIS.
Takes Hold OF the Business in Farm
est and Disposcs OF Good Many
Matters. ".

after the routine preliminaries .atten'
ton was called to the death Of DR.. }. o.
Byrd, ono Of the members OF the con
vontion, and tho conventiOnpt once ad'
iOurned ont Of respect to his memory
until 10 O'Clock the next morning, al
ter passing resolutions III regard to the
sad occurrence.
On the second dny tho convention
met promptly at 10 o clock, Gov. Evans
Dresiding There were but few ubSen-
tees and the convention got down to
business ut once and with vigor as If
the recess had given them renewed
energy.
When the convention was call to
order Senators 'Tillman and Irby were
on hand.
The proceedings were opened with
prayer as usual
The president then settled all doubt
rs to what the convention would take
up by calling up section 3G of the arti-
Gle on Legislative department, which
prohibited the enactment of special
laws by tho Gehcrnl Assembly on Ger
tain subjects.
The section ;,S reported reads as fol-
lows:
Section 36. The General Assembly of
this State shall not enact local or spe.
cial laws concerning any of the Iol-
lowing subjects, or for any Of the fol-
lowing purposes, to wit:
l. TO change the names of persons or
places.
=. To lay out, open, alter. or work
roads or highways.
3. 10 incorporate cities, towns or
villages, or change, amend or extend
the charter thereby.
!. 10 incorporate educational. reli-
giOus, charitable social manufacturing
or banking institutions
5. TO incorporate school districts.
q. To authorize the adoption of iegi-
timazation OF children.
I. 10 provide for the protection of
game.
8. TO summon and cmpuncl grand or
petit jurors.
8. TO provide for the age at which
citizens shall be subject to road or
other pI,blic duty.
10. To"iX the amount or manner of
compensation TO be paid to any county
officer, except that the laws may be SO
made aS to grade tho com mpenSatiOn in
proportion TO the population and neces-
sary service required.
II. In all other cases, where II gen
oral law can be made applicable no
special law shall be enacted.
MIR. Gage offered the following
amendment:
Amend ;Article 2, Section 36, ON page
9 after. line 70 by adding subdivision II
as follows, to wit ~. The General
Assembly shah forthwith enact gen
oral laws concerning said subjects for
said purposes which shall be uniform
in their operations.
MIR. .ttagsdalc argued that there
could be NO absolute uniformity and
there would be no way TO gisiatc for
local eXigencics. ~ county like Fair
field, for instance, would not nccd and
does not want many laws that are
necessary for IL rich cuunty like Char
lesion.
Mr.. Gage said that from II study OF
the Legislature for the past i've years
he found that most OF the time was
devoted to specific rather than general
legislatOn!S In that time it passed
300 general laws and l,l49 local bills.
hFhirtWone small towns were inc0r-
Nporated, IL to 80 moneu institutions
ane 12'to IL religious and charitable
associations, and every year special
laws In large numbers for different
counties. 1t was to remedy this evil
that his amendment was introduc cd.
If, however, the mcmberss thought tho
provisions too stringent he would be
willing so:modify it.
Mr.. Ragsdalc introduced the fol-
lowing amendment to Mr.. Cages
amendment.
Provided, That nothing contained in
this section shall prohibit the General
Assembly from onacting special pro-
vsiona in general laws.
The:amendment as amended by MIR.
Ragsdale was then passed.
Mr.. Stokes wanted to strike out the
,lNl
ponalj" but withdrew il for Mr.. STAN
mont by adding mot under control Of
tho State
Mr.. BcIlingrr held that as the State
did not charter it., institutions he saw
no use in the amcLuent aud moved to
luy it on the table, but withdrew it
Senator ?Tilman said that Clemson
College WAS incorporated.
Mr:. Wilson's amendment was adopt
Mr.. Won Kolnitz Oilprcd an amend
ment TO subdivision I providing that
oXlsang charters Hi,y be amended OF
altered. ....
Mr. sSheppard thought thut if the
amendment was adopted it might re-
suit IN every charter now granted or tc
be grantnd being nude u subject o
legislatfon,, which. was what was not
wantel. =
Mr.. Bates moved to strike out sub
diviSions 3. Il, and. s. The roport o.
the 6Dmmittee on corporation covered
the Whole ground, he said.
Mr.. HGage said that her hoped the
ame1d1iient WOULD, not pass, Tor" al
though, there were general laws in
refeIence to incorporating towns, etc.
yot for the past five years the T.egis)a
turoShas done" little else. but incorpor
ate,ithaen haegn J. bN5 special luws. If these
sections are stricken out tho 'baGkb6nc
Of tEe whole thing viii be broken Mr.
Bates amendmont as'lost. '>o. ,a.,,v,
M S5h enpAEd offered q substitute t.
Mr.% Won 4{olnitz's amendment by
adding. to spb-diyision the words
orr amend or extend the charters
theTeof1i i'The substitute was adopted
Mr. Moaies moved to strike out sub.
divls,onh Of Sho sectiQn. The motion
Mi. KIagG oifforccd the following:
Strike out lines Il 2, and 8, of section
30 and iDsert the following "The
General Assembly shall os soon no noe.