The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-09-10
8 That the constitution be so

3 That the constitution be so
amended as to consolidate the
chancery and circuit courts into a
new court, which shall be invested
with all the jurisdiction now exer-
cised by both the said present
courts, and that on such consti-
tuition amendment being made, the
legislature shall by general statute
prescribe uniform and symplified
forms of procedure for such new
court, based on petitions and ans
wer, and put reasonable limit on
appeals from said court, and pro-
vide that all arrignments of error
shall he made in the trial court, and
that all useless portions of the rec
ord shall be omitted from the trans
cript on appeal, and that on the es-
Establishment of such new court the
jucicial districts of the state shall
be re-apportionted by the legisla-
ture, 50 as to reduce the number of
judges to the lowest number sutfi
cient to efficiently administer the
law, and that the court of chancery
appeals, being no longer necessary
shall be then abolished.
4. That the constitutional p.o.
vision requiring the payment of u
poll tax ut such time and for such
proceeding period MS the legislature
may designate as a prerequisite
tor voting, be abrogated, and that
pending such amendment there be
an immediate repeal of the act Of
the legislature now putting said
constitutional provision into effect.
5. That the constitution be so
amended as to explicitly forbid all
/ double taxation, either direct or m
direct.
6. That the constitution be SC
amended as to provide that the
secretary of state, the treasurer and
comptroller of the treasury shall be
. elected by the people at the same
time as the governor, and that the
encouragement and reporter q
: the state shall be elected by The
!, people at the same time as the jud
ges of the supreme court.
! Z. That the constitution be Sc
amended as to provide that the
pardoning power shall be vested il
! non. partisan board.
, s. That the constitutional pro
!. hibition providing that the 1egis
ature shall not propose amend
ments to the constitution oftnel
than once in six year s" be stricken
out.
We favor honest elections; we
denounce the presently election laws
and in the interest of the public
and for the good and welfare of the
state we urge and demand the fol
' lowing amendmets thereto:
. /. That the registration laws be
| restricted to towns and cities con
tanning 10000 or more inhabitants
according to the last census, ant
have no application to any civil
district outside of such towns and
cities.
2. That the registration law bt
so modified as to avoid the neces
sity of exhibiting the voters regis
trstion certificate to the Judges o
3 election as condition Of voting
!. ana so as to make either the regis
$ tration certificate or the registrar
list of the registered voters, or thu
certified copy of same sufflcien
evidence of registration.
, 8. That the Dortch law he re-
, pealed and law passed so as t
!, provide in its stead for an ofiicia
ballot that will aid and not confus
the voter, to be similar to tina
used in the states of Ohio, New
:, York and Kentucky, and man,
), other states, and commonly know
as the Australian Ballot" OF
which the names Of the candidate
shall be grouped according to thei
political parties, with distinctly
Sign or eblem at the head of tn
list of candidates of each party 6
!, as to be understood by the votel
with suitable provision for Hitter
t. ate voters, and that any voter ma,
n vote for the entire ticket ofany on
5 party by placing cross mark OF
t. posite the sign or character at til
head of such party's list of cand
8 dates, or may, if he prefers, vot
q separately for individual candidat
q es by placing a cross mark apposlt
Y the names of TIE persons for whom
4 he desires to vote, and that thi
q law shall only apply to towns 9
!. 5000 inhabitants or more.
n 4. That the present unjust elect