The age-herald., 1901-09-08

1 fore the Legislature, shah disclose the | fact to the House of which he Is mem- Der, and shall not vote thereon. i S3. In all elections by. the Legislature 1 the members shall vote viva voce, and the votes shall be entered on the journal. l S4 It shall be the duty of the Legisla- | ture to pass such laws as may be neces- sary and proper to decide differences, by arbitrators to be appointed by the parties who shall chose that mode of adjustment. S5 It shall be the duty of the Legisia- ture, at It's first session after the ratif- cation of this Constitution, and within every subsequent period of twelve years, to make provision by law for revising, digesting and promulgating the public statutes of this State of general nature, both civil and criminal.
 s6. The Legislature shall pass such penal laws as 1t may deem expedient to SUD- press the evil practice of dueling.
 S7. It shall be the duty of the Legisla ture to regulate by law the cases in which deduction shall be made from the salaries or compensation of public officers Tor neglect of duty in their official capacities, and the amount of such deduction. SS. It shall be the duty of the LegiSa- ture to require the several counties of this State to make adequate provision for the maintenance of the poor.
 S9. The Legislature shall not have pow CT to authorize any municipal corporation to pass any laws inconsistent with the general laws of this State.
 90. In the event of the annexation of any foreign territory to this State, the Legislature shall enact laws extending to the inhabitants of the acquired territo- " all the rights and privileges which may be required by the terms of acquis- tion not inconsistent with this Constitu- tion. Should the State purchase such for eign territory, the Governor shall be au- | thorized to expend any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, and if necessary, to provide also for the issu- ance of State bonds, to pay for the pur- chase of such foreign territory.
 91. The Legislature shall not tax the property, real or personal, of the State, counties or other municipal corporations. or cemeteries; nor lots in incorporated cities or towns, or within one mile of any city or town to the extent of one acre, nor lots one mile or more distant from such cities or towns to the extent of five acres, with the buildings thereon, when the same are used exclusively for relig ious worship, for schools. or for purposes purely charitable.
 92 The Legislature shall by law pre- scribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary to ascertain the value of real and personal property exempted from sale under legal process by this Constitu- tton, and to secure the same to the claim ant thereof as selected.
 93. The State shall not engage in works of internal improvement, nor lend money or its credit in aid of such; nor shall the State be interested in any private or cor porate enterprise, or lend money or its credit to any individual, association or corporation.
 94. The Legislature shall not have pow CT to authorize any county, city, town or other subdivision of this State to lend its credit, or to grant public money or thing of value in aid of or to any indi- vidual, association or corporation what soever, or to become a stockholder in any such corporation, association or company by issuing bonds or otherwise.
 95. There can be no law of this State impairing the obligation of contracts by destroying or impairing the remedy for their enforcement; and the Legislature shall have no power to revive any right or remedy which may have become barred by lapse of time, or by any statute of this State After suit has been commenced on any cause of action, the Legislature shall have no power to take away such cause of action, or to destroy any exist ing defense to such suit.
 96. The Legislature shall not enact any law not applicable to all counties in the State, regulating the costs and charges of courts, or fees, commissions or allow ance of public officers.
 97 The Legislature shall not authorize payment to any person of the salary of a deceesed officer beyond the date of his death.
 98. The Legislature shall not retire any officer on pay, or part pay, or make any grant to such retiring officer. 99. Lands belonging to or under the con- trol of the State shall never be donated directly or indirectly to private corpora tions, associations, or individuals or rail- road companies; nor shall such lands be sold to corporations or associations for a less price than that for which they are subject to sale to individuals; provided, that nothing contained in this section shall prevent the Legislature from grant, ing right of way, not exceeding one hundred and twenty-five feet in width, as mere easement, to railroads or tele- graph telephone lines across State land, and the Legislature shall never dis pose of the land covered by such right of way except subject to such easement.
 100 No obligation of liability of any person, association or corporation held or owned by this State, or by any county or municipality thereof. shall ever be re- mitted released or postponed, or in any way diminished, by the Legislature; nor shall such liability or obligation be ex- tinguished or exchanged by payment thereof; nor shall such liability or obilga- tion be exchanged or transferred except upon payment of it's face value; provided, that this section shall not prevent the Legislature from providing by general law for the compromise of doubtful claims
 101. No State or county official shall at any time during his term of office, ac- cept either directly or indirectly any fee, money office, appointment, employment reward or thing of value. or of personal advantag ge, or the promise, thereof, to lobby for or against any measure pending before the Legislature, or to give or withhold his influence to secure the pass age or defeat of any such measure.
 102. The Legislature shall never pass any law to authorize or 1egalize any mar riage between any white person and negro or descendant of negro
 103 The Legislature shall provide by law for the regulation, prohibition, or reasonable restraint of common carriers, partnerships, associations, trusts. monop- olies, and combinations of capital. so as to prevent them or any of them from making scarce articles of necessity, trade or commerce, or from increaing unrea- sonably thereof to the consumer, or pre- venting reasonable competition in any calling trade or business.
 Local Legislation.
 1o4. The Legislature shall not pass special, private or local law III any or the following cases:
 OO Granting a divorce.
 (2) Relieving any minor of the disa- bilities of homage.
 (3) Changing the name of any corpora tion. association or individual.
 (4) Providing for the adopting or legit- imizing of any child.
 (5) Incorporating city, town or vil-