The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-09-05
LYONS Record in Notable Cases.

tion.-In the case of the British
American Mortgage Company, and
the Ware Shoals Manufacturing
Company, brought to test the consti-
tutionality of the Corporation Tax
Act, Mr.. Lyon secured rehearing
of the case, which had been decided
against the State before he became
attorney-general, and upon that re-
hearl.g he won the case before the
supreme court, and saved this tax to
the State. It has already amounted
to s711,860.69, and last year reached
the unprecedented figure of S122,-
900.
Sustains Taxes on Foreign Corpor-
ations.-In the case of the New York
Life Insurance Company against
County Treasurer Bradley, of Able
vile, brought to test the act levying
a tax upon foreign insurance COM
panies, the court decided in favor of
the insurance companies, but Mr..
Lyon drew a bill which the legisla-
ture enacted into law, remedying the
defect in the law, and although this
act was also fought in the courts by
the insurance companies, it was sue
cessfully defended by Mr.. Lyon and
the tax saved to the State.
Upholds Lower Freight on Fertil-
izer.-When the Seaboard Air Line
commenced an action to prevent the
railroad commission from putting in
to effect reduced rates on CONNER
cial fertilizers, Mr.. Lyon represent
ed the commission in the courts and
secured an order sustaining the re-
duction, saving thousands of dollars
to the farmers on their fertilizer
bills.
Railroads Forced to Give Better Ac-
odations.-When the Columbia,
Newberry and Laurens Railroad re-
sisted the order of the railroad COM
mission requiring better accommo-
Gations at Sligh, the attorney-gen-
eral went before the supreme court
and secured an order compelling the
railroad to carry out of the order of
the railroad commission.
Lyon Plays no Favorites.-In the
case of Brooks VS.. Jones, Attorney
General Lyon gave the comptroller
general an opinion advising him not
to pay the increase of salaries pro-
vided in the appropriation bill for
certain clerks in the State Offices, in
Guiding the salary of the attorney
generals own father, and of his as
sistant and other close personal
friends, and he defended his
position before the supreme court,
which, however, decided against the
position taken by the attorney-gen-
eral.
Establishes Important Precedent.
In the celebrated case of Rawlin-
son ct al VS.. Ansel, governor, Attor-
ney-General Lyon advised Gov
ernor Ansel that he had the pow
er to remove the State dispensary
board, charged by the legislature
with failure to perform properly the
duties of their Office, and the supreme
court sustained his contention, estab-
fishing for the first time the authorl-
ty of the governor in such cases.
Lyon Sustains Our Suffrage Laws.
In the Pink Franklin case, where
the validity of our election laws was
attacked, and the seats of several of
our Democratic congressman were at
stake, Attorney-General Lyon de-
Tended and sustained the election
laws before the Supreme Court of the
United States, to which an appeal
was taken. White supremacy in
South Carolina depended upon this
law being sustained. There were
such vital issues involved that
Charles J. Bonaparte, attorney-gen-
eral under President Roosevelt, was
employed to argue the case before
the supreme court for the other side,
in an effort to down our suffrage
laws.
The South Carolina congressman
interested employed Hon. D. S. Hen
derson, who, with Mr.. Lyon, argued
the case for the State before the su-
preme court at Washington, and Mr..
Henderson publicly stated at Aiken
two years ago that the court did not
adopt the views presented by him
self, but did adopt the views pre-
sented by Attorney-General Lyon, in
the opinion sustaining the election
laws.
Keeps Foreign Corporations in
State Courts.-In the c., c. & O.
case, Attorney-General Lyon pre-
vantod +bat railroad from getting a