The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-22
Whiskey, Appropriations
and Corporations.
ANTI-JUG BILL PASSED
House Engages in an Hours Debate
On the Winborne New Trial
Bill. Which Failed to
Pass Its Final
Reading.

In the Senate yesterday Mr.. Webb.
of Bunconbe, by request, introduced
bill which would add two new Sec
tions to the State Constitution, abro-
gate two sections and substitute two
others for those abolished.
The additional sections provide that
the General Assembly shall not have
the power to pass any local, private or
special acts regulating the sale or
manufacture OF liquors, but only enact
general laws governing the same, and
that it cannot have the power to pass
an act appropriating money from the
Treasury except for public purposes.
and it cannot have the power TO re-
fund any money lawfully paid into the
Treasury.
Sections one and two of Article
Eight are renounccd and replaced by
sections providing that no municipal
or other corporation shall be created
or its charter amended by special act.
except those to be and remain under
the contro! Of the State. but the GEN
eral Assembly shall provide by general
laws for the chartering of all corpora
tions and amending and forfeiture of
charters. except those permitted by
special act and dues from corpora
tons shall be secured by such indi-
vidual liabilities Of the corporators and
other means as may be prescribed by
law.
The following is the bill as intro
duced by Mr.. Webb:
Section L. That Article Two of the
Constitution of North Carolina be, and
the same is hereby amended, by adding
at the end thereof the following two
sections:
section %. The General Assembly
shall not have the power TO pass any
local, private or special act or resOlu-
ton regulating the manufacture or
sale of spirituous, vinous. malt or 9TH
er intoxicating liquors, but may enact
general laws regulating and governing
same
Section so. The General Assembly
shall not have the power 10 pass any
act or resolution appropriating money
from the public treasury, except for Il
public purpose, nor shall the General
Assembly have power to refund any
money lawfully paid into the public
treasury"
Section 2. That Sc ,tions ono and
Two of Article Eight OF the Constilu-
ton be, and the same are hereby abro-
gated. and the following two sections
substituted in lieu thereof:
Section l. No municipal or othc
corporation shall be created o ils
charter extended, altered G anne jea
by special act. except those f9g cs
able. educational, penll or re JesI oIN
purposes. which are to be az rergsia
under the patronage and cV
the State. but the General a R
shall provide, by general II $, -
chartering and organization Of ali cor
pcrations. and for the amending, ex-
tending and forfeiture of all charters,
except those above permitted by Spe-
cial act. All such general laws and
special acts may be altered from time
to time or repealed, and the General
Assembly may at any time by special
act repeal the charter of any corpora
ton
Section 2. Dues from corporations
shall be secured by such individual
liabilities of the corporators and other
means as may be prescribed by law.
Every stockholdcr in banking corpo-
ration shall ut least be individually
liable TO its creditors, over and above
the amount of stock by him sub
scribed or held, to an amount equal to
his stock so subscribed or held, for
all its liabilities accruing while he re-
mains such subscriber for stock or
Stockholder."
The last sections of the bill provides
that the amendments shall be submit
ted at the next general election TO the
qualified voters of the State i'm the
same manner and under the same rules
and regulations as are provided In the
law regulating general elections in this
State and in force ut the time of tho
election. The two amending sections
set out in section / OF the bill will be
voted on separately; and the two
amending sections set out in section
of the bill will be voted on together.
and separate from the amendments to
Article Two. At the election those
persons desiring to vote for section %
of Article Two viii cast written or
printed ballot with the word For
Amendment" thereon.
and those wishing to vote against that
section will cast written or printed
ballot With the words Against Tenn
pcrancc Amendment thereon. Those
persons wishing to vote for section 80
Of Article Two will east written or
printed ballot with the words For
Treasury Amendment" thereon; aud
those wishing to vote against that
section will cast n written or printed
ballot with the words Against Treas
ury Amendment" thereon. Those per-
sons wishing to vote for the amend
ments 70 Article Eight will cast a writ
ten or printed ballot with the words
For Corporations Amendment there
on. and those persons wishing TO yot@
against the amendments to Article
Eight will cast b written or printeaf
bollot with the words Against Cor
porations Amendment thereon. ALI
.Coutinued on rage Three.)