The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-22

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 panies. and sgbjecting them to public | property, andI franehieea azbkctndtvfaltMh
 are taken and subjected; but private property shall not be taken for or apr piled to, public use. unless just com pensation be first made therefor: nor l shall private property be taken for | private use. or for the use of corpora lions other than municipal. without | the consent of the owner;. provided. however. the legislature may by law secure to persons or corporations the right of way over the lands of other
 persona or corporations. and by general laws provide for and regulate the exer-
 else by persons and corporations of the right herein reserved: but just com peGsation shall in all cases be first made to the owner. and. providSd. that the right of eminent domain shall not be so construed as to allow taxa ton or forced subscription for the benefit of railroads or any other kind of corporations, other than municipal. or for the benefit of any individual or association.
 A. That all navigable waters shall ! remain forever public highways, free to the citizens of the State and the United States, without tax, impost or toll;  age shall be demanded or received from | the owner of any merchandise or com- modity for the use of the shores or any | wharf erected on the shores, or in or stream unless khe same be expressly | authorized by law.
 -a5., That the citizens have a rigat, in a peaceable manner, to assemble together for the common good, and to apply to those invested with the power
 of government for redress of griev-
 ances or other purposes. by petition, | address or. remonstrance. 2: 2S. That every citizen has r.ght | to bear arms in defense of himself Gl d the State.
 7.@ That no standing army shall be kept up without the consent of the | legislature, and. In that case, no ap- | propriation for It's support shall be made for longer term than one year;
 and the military shall, in all cases and
 at all times, be in strict subordination
 to the civil power. a.':
 28. That no soldier shah, in time of
 peace, be quartered in any house, with out the consent of the owner, nor. in | time of war, but in manner to be pres. tscribed by law.
 2S. That no title of nobility or hered-
 itary distinction. privilege, honor or
 emolument, shall ever be granted or conferred in this State; and that no
 office shall be created. the appointment | to which shall be for a longer time | than during good behavior. 30. That immigration shali be efi.
 couraged; emigration shall not be pro-
 hibited. and y citizen shall be exiled.
 31. That temporary absence from
 the State shall not cause forfeiture of residence once obtained.
 ~f ell I exist in this State; and there shall not be any involuntary servitude otherwise than for the punishment of crime, of
 which the party shnll have been duly convicted. .E
 3S. The privilege of suffrage shall be l protected by laws regulating elections 1 and prohibiting, under adequate penal
 ties, all undue influence from power, I bribery. tumult or other improper con- duct.
 e4, Foreigners who are. or who nay thereafter become. bona fide residents of this State, shall enjoy the same
 rights in respect to the possession, en-
 joyment and inheritance of property
 as native born citizens.
 s5 That tile sole object and only
 legitimate end of government Is to pro-
 tect the citizen in the enjoyment or life, liberty and property, and when the government assumes other 1unc- tions 1t is usurpation and oppression
 36. That this enumeration of certain
 rights shall not impair or deny others
 retained by the people; and. to guard
 against and encroachments on the
 rights herein retained, we declare tnat everything in this declaration or rlRhIs
 is excepted out of the general powers
 of. government, and shall foreveS re- main inviolate.~
 ARTICLE II.
 | State and County Boundaries.
 s7 The boundaries of this State are established and declared to be as TOT | lows, that is to say: Beginning at the noint where the thirty-flrst degree or
 north latitude crosses the Peroloo River: thence east to the western
 boundary line of the State of Georgia : thenca along said line to. the southern
 boundary line of the state or Tennes- see: thece west along the southern boundary line of the State of Tennes- see, crossing the Tennessee river. and on to the second intersection of said river by said line; thence up said river | to the mouth of Big Bear Creek; thence | by direct line to the northwest corner of Washington County, in this State, as originally formed; thence south wardly along the line of the State or MlSSlSSlppl, to IHS 0ubl OA %NCAASS'
 thence eastwardly. including all is- lands within six leagues of the shore to inc Perdido river; thence up the said river to the beginning; provided, !, that the limits and jurisdiction of this Stateshan extend to and include any
 otherland and territory hereafter ac- duiredby contract agreement with other States, or otherwise; although such land and territory are not includ- ed within the boundaries herelnbefore designated.
 Ss. The boundaries of the several counties of this State, as they now ex- ist, are hereby ratified and confirmed. S. The Legislature may by vote of two-t thirds of each house arrange and designate boundaries for the several counties of this State, which bOun- diaries shall not be altered except v 8 1 like vote; but no new county shall b< | formed hereafter of less extent tran 500 square miles, and no existing l county shall be reduced to iess than | 601 square miles; and no new county | shall be formed unless 1t shall contain a sufficient number of inhabitants to entitle it to one representative unGer ! the ratio of representation existing st l the time of it's formation, and leave the
 county or counties, from which 1t is | ia lren with the required number of in- 1 hsbifants to entltIe such county i or counties each to separate
 Tsnresentat ton; provided, that out of
 tSl, Counties of Henry, Dale and (fe-
 naS;o InS new County Fofs less sthan co s1uare miles may be formed uliGer 4he Nt-I-.z-1 n Fthfa article so as to leave