The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-01-22

been for the crime generally regarded
as justifying such action. This should
convince any mind that if lynching is
to be condo led and tacitly encouraged
for any cr' ne, like loathsome disease,
it will sI lead over the entire category
of crime when dozen or more frenzied
oersons feel that justice has been mis-
carried, until anarchy prevails and our
republican form of government is de-
stroyed. The failure to punish this
class OF offenders is not the fault of
the executive. In each and every case
I have exhausted every means in my
power to apprehend the guilty parties,
and have employed special detectives
to ferret out the crime, but in vain.
The citizens in the neighborhood in
variably condemn the offenders, but
never inform or assist the officers of
the law in Furnishing them. 1t is to be
hoped that such Legislation will be en-
acted. by you as will prevent in future
the repition of snch barbarous practices.
I fear, however, nothing short of the
loss of the official heads of the officers
permitting lynching will ever put an
end to it.
There is a provision in the Constitu-
ton that all laws inconsistant with it
shall cease after it's adoption, except
that sll laws which are inconsistant
with such provisions as require legis-
lation to enforce them shall remain In
force until such legislation.is had. 1t
will be necessary, therefore, for the
general assembly 10 repeal all laws in
consistant with the provisions of the
Constitution. or to go alter those now
in force as to make them Conform to
the Constitution. 1t will be impossible
for me to direct attention to all such
laws, and have no doubt members .
your honorable body will bring all
such to your attention by bill or
otherwise.
COUNTY AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
You are given power to form new
counties under very many restrictions,
and you should provide for the hold
ing and conduct of elections, the
appointment of the various officers. for
conducting the same end other mat.
tors in reference to the formation OF
new counties which deem unneces-
sary to point out to you, as the article
is almost complete within itself with
out legislation except such as have
suggested. No proposition for the
formation of new counties at this ses-
sion can be considered by you, as the
provision cannot be complied with.
It is necessary to provide for the as,
sessment of property in the new Coun-
ty of Saluda for the present fiscal year
and for the collection of taxes when
assessed.
MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS AND POLICE
REGULATIONS.
| Hereafter the general assembly ckr
only create municipalities under gen
eral laws. The power OF each class
should be defined so that no such cor.
poration shall have any powers or be
subject to any restrictions other than
oil corporations of the same Glass;
There are upon the statute books
two acts relating to this subject, one
for the incorporation of towns OF less
than 1000 inhabitants, and one for the
incorporation of those of more thar
1000 inhabitants. These acts cover
all that is necessary, and with the
changes as to bonding, elections be-
fore organization, the qualifications oi
suffrage and the inhibition as to liq
uor licenses as prescribed in the Con-
stitution, they will be complete.
would suggest that you make it the
duty of the secretary of State to issue
all such charters and empower him te
order the election required by the
Constitution before the organization
can be had, as it is desirable that al
matters connected with charters should
issue from his Office.
CORPORATIONS.
The term corporation as included il
this article of the Constitution in
cludes all associations of joint stock
companies having powers and priyll
egos not possessed by individuals OF
partnerships, and excludes municipal
corporations already treated OF. You
are requi1ed to pass general law fo'
the Incorporation Of railroads, tele.
graph and other transporting and
transmitting companies. The simplest
plan, in my judgment, would be to
leave the requirements now existing as
to obtaining charter from the gener'
al assembly and make them applicable
to the secretary of state, and to re-
quire the petitions setting forth the
route with map to be fled with the
secretary OF state, and empower him
to issue such charters upon the further
condition that a certain amount Of
work must be performed and road
built and equipped within two years
after charter is granted, otherwise
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