The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-21


 Strictly benevolent. educational or re- ligious corporations shall not be re. quired to pay such tax.
 Sec. 5. No corporation shall engage in any business other than that ex- pressly authorized in its charter, or articles of incorporation.
 Sec. G. No corporation shall issue stocks or bonds except for money. labor done. or money or property actually received; and all ficticious increase of stock or indebtedness shall be void. The stock and bonded indebtedness oe corporations shall not be increased ex- cept in pursuance of general laws, nor without the consent of the persons holding the larger amount in value of stock. first obtained at a meeting to be held after thirty days notice given in pursuance of law.
 Sec. 2. Municipal and other corpo- rations and individuals invested with the privilege of taking property for public use, shall make just compensa- tion to be ascertained as may be pro- vided by law, for the property taken, injured or destroyed by the construc- tion or enlargement of it's works, high ways or improvements, which compen- sation shall be paid before such taking. injury or destruction. The legislature is hereby prohibited from depriving any person of an appeal from any prelim. mary assessment of damages against any such( corporations or individuals made by viewers or otherwise. but sucn appeal shall not deprive the person who has obtained the judgment or con- demnation from right of entry, pro- vided he shall have paid into court in money the amount of the damages as- sessed and shall have given bond in not less than double the amount of the damages assessed, with Sood and suf- ficient sureties to pay such damages as the property owner may sustain: and the amount of damages in all cases of appeals shall. on the demand ot either party. be determined by a jury according to law.
 Sec 8. Dues from private corpora tions shall be secured by such means as may be prescribed by law, but in no case shall any stockholder be indi- vidnally liable otherwise than for the unpaid stock owned by him or her.
 Sec. g. No corporation shall issue preferred stock without the consent of the owners of two-thirds of the stock of said corporation.
 Sec. 10. The legislature shall have the power to alter. amend or revoke any charter of incorporation now ex- isting and revokable at the ratification of this Constitution, or any that may be hereafter created, whenever, in their opinion, it may be injurious to the citizens of this State in such man. ner. however, that no injustice shall be done to the stockholders.
 Sec. II. Any .sociation or corpora tion organized for the purpose, or any individual, shall have the right to con- struct and maintain lines of telegraph and telephone within this State, and connect the same with other lines, and the Legislature shall, by general law of uniform operation, provide reason- able regulations to give full effect to this section. No telegraph or telephone company shall consolidate with or hold a controlling interest in the stock or bonds of any other telegraph or tele- phone company owning a competing line, or acquire, by purchase or other wise, any other competing line of tele- graph or telephone.
 Sec. 12 All corporations shall have the right to sue. and shall be subject to he sued, in all counts in like cases as natural persons.
 Sec. l3 The term corporation" as used in this Article. shall be construed to include all joint stock companies or any association having any of the pow CTS or privileges of corporations, not DO sessed by individuals or partner ships.
 RAILROADS AND CANALS
 Sec. IA. All railroads and canals shall be public highways and all railroads and canal companies shall be common carriers. Any association or corpora tion organized for the purpose shall have the right to construct and oper- ate a railroad between any points in this State, and connect at the State line, with railroads of other States Every railroad company shall have the right with it's road to intersect, connect with. or cross any other railroad, and shall receive and transport each the others freight, passengers and cars, loaded or empty, without delay or dis crimination.
 Sec. 15. The power and authority of regulating railroad freight and pas senger tariffs, the location and build ing of passenger and freight depots, correcting abuses, and preventing un- just discrimination and eXtortion, and requiring reasonable and just rates of freight and passenger tariffs, are |, hereby conferred upon the Legislature, whose duty it shall be to pass laws from time to time regulating freight and passenger tariffs, to prohibit un- just discrimination in the various rail- roads, canals and rivers of this State, and prohibit charging other than just
  same by adequate penalties.
 Sec. 16. No railroad or other trans portation company or corporation shall grant free passes or sell tickets or passes 1t a discount other than as sold to the public generally, to any mem Der of the Legislature or to any of ficer exercising judiC ial functions un der the laws of this State, and any such member or officer receiving such pass or ticket for hims"if. or procuring the same for another. shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon Convic- tion, shall be fined not exceeding $500, and, at the discretion of the court try ing the case, in addition to such fine, may be imprisoned for term not ex- ceeding six months. and upon convic ton, shall be subject to impeachment and removal from office. ..:
 The courts having jurisdiction shall give this law specially Tn charge to the grand jUries, and when the evidence is sufficient to authorize an indictment. the grand jury must present a true bill.
 Any county into or through which such member or officer is transported by the use of such prohibited pass or ticket, shall have jurisdiction of the case, providing only one prosecution shall be had for the same offense; and, provided further, that the trial and judgment for an offense shall not bar prosecution for another offenSe, when the same pass or ticket is used; and, provided, further, that nothing herein shall prevent a member of the Legis- lature W hO iS a bona fide emplOye of d