Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-09-02
GERNA FOR FREEDOM
New Cons,tldn For Former En-
pire.
POPULAR il ELECTS PRESIDENT

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pr,ss;ap rination to be no More
Men andfomen to. Have Eaua
ai.hts-7ss of Nobility no Lonoe
20 carry4ceial Privilcgo-No New
Titles TO Recognized.
7 The newgrman constitution whief
was nasseE the national assembl!
.after nontIof debate and which be-
carne effecb this week. is divided into
two main sts-the'cotnposition ant
ties of tfempire' and "the basic
rights andfsic duties of Germans
The first It consists of seven Sec
tions and ( second Of five.
The saitsisions OF the first part
are. Ti,t empire and individual
states: 9h hreichstag, the Imperial
nreeident. sperial government, i'm
.perial c6un imperial legislation, and
inSperial ,ninistration OF justice
:, Tbose. Sf I second part aressiidivi-
dual comrnity of life; religion and
Religions tcieties, education and
schools aneconomic life. The con-
Guiding pasof the constitution bears
tho title: 8 1ansition Relations.
Fhe preabie TO the constitution be-
gins as folFs:
..The Gesan people. united in its
branches "a inspired by the will to
renew andtrengthen its empire in
freedoms y justice. to further inner
and outer eace and social advance.
has voted is constitution"
Section hectares. the German em-
3 ilip.re is a Bublican state, Sovereignty
being basc6hthe people I It describes
the territosl limits of the empire. es-
tablishes imperial 'caors an being
black. redand gold, ard states that
the. genera recognized rules Of inter-
'nationarIawilf De held as binding on
the empire The empire viii have ex-
elusive lesatiye rights governing for
eign affair colopieo, citizenship, i'm
rnipration. defense. coinage, customs,
posts, telsaphs.f and long distance
onesrepopulation, motherhood,
children. suth. health, labor tnsur-
ance. prottion to laborers and en-
ployes, c4scation, care of wounded
soldiers al their relatives, socializa-
tion of naonel resources, economic
undertakes, manufacture, distribu-
don. price King, economic production,
trade weists and measures, the issu-
ance of psr money, food, luxury, ar
ticles of fiustry, mines, insurance,
the mercajile marine, control Of lake
and coast fisheries, railroads, automo-
bile traffic transportation by land,
water. anSair, road construC ion and
theatres. hs
Ihdividui states will have legislative
rights. bpthe imperial law will super,
seac thosaof. Individual states. Each
state mustlavea a liberal constitution,
with le&iature elected by general,
equal ard ecret ballot by all Germans,
men ang rwrnen.
The constitution lays down rules for
altering til empire territorially, pro-
viding thatplebiscites shall be held in
districts stcted.
The reicbtag supersedes the tenn
pofary natbnal assembly. 1t will be
elected fors Term of four years.
gThe Pre-, ont and Chancellor.
q 5ne president will be chosen by The
ersre Gcrnin people instead of by the
assembly, aid will hold Office for a
ternf Of sewn years. He will represent
TIE esempire bnder international law,
Sill make tcaties and accredit diplo-
mats. Declarations of war or peace
must be Proclaimed by the imperial
aud treaties with foreign
states must be accepted by the reich
stag. The PRESIDENT, as commander in
the defense forces of the en-
pirc, can, etpioy armed forces for
queliing distnrbances, or may send
against states which do not fulfil their
duties, but in doing so must notify the
which is. given the power of
vcto.fS The pfesident's orders must be
counter signed ,by chancellor or the
imperial MINISTRY whose department is
affected. He has the right to pardon
butthe granting of amnesty
must be voted by the relchstag.
The chancellor win occupy position
analogous to that Of vice president. He
and the rest Of the ministry will be
appointed by the president. The chan
cellor- will determine the empires for
eign policy, bear responsibility for the
cabinet, and in case OF aitie vote in the
will have the deciding ballot.
The rcichstag is given the right to i'm
peach the president, chancellor, and
ministers. Charges upon which i'm
parchment proceedings are based must
bear the names of 100 members OF the
before the case can be
brought before the court.
The imperial council will be COM
posed of representatives OF individual
states which will have at least one vote
apiece. The votes Of the larger statea
will be based'on population, being fix
ed on the number of millions Of inhabi-
tants within their borders. No state
can have more than twS-f -fifths of the
total number of votes in the council
Half of Prussia's votes must come froD
provincial administrations.
Imperial legislation cannot be intro