The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-08-22
GERMAN IMPERIAL LAW TO
SUPERSEDE LAW OF STATES

bills which the reichstag knows to be
disapproved by the council.
Laws may be submitted by plebis.
cites, if the president desires. A ma.
jority vote will nullify the law.
Provision is made for budget sys-
tenn and the reichstag cannot raise the
amount of the budget without reach
ing an agreement with the council
The railroad systems will be taken
over by the empire and states. II de-
fense of the country requires the step
it IS given the power to take over the
administration of all water routes.
| Judges of the ordinary civil courts
. will be chosen for life and cannot be
| moved except by judicial decision
Military courts are abolished save in
war time and on board warships. All
Germans shall be equal before the
law and that men and women shall
have basically the same rights and
duties. No more titles will be con-
ferred, and will be given only when
they describe a persons occupation.
Every German will have equal
| rights anywhere within the empire
and may live where he pleases. He
will have the right to own real estate
| and purchase food in any state. Ev-
cry German permitted to emigrate
will have the privilege OF being pro-
10 in,
German may be delivered up to a for
eign country for prosecution and
punishment.
Foreign speaking Germans may
not be prevented from developing the
free use of their mother tongue.
Every German has the right to en-
press his opinion" by written or
spoken words, print or picture. There
will be no censorship save for NOV
ing pictures
Under the heading community of
life the constitution declares that
marriage constitutes the basis of fam
lily life and the salvation OF the ma
tion, and it is. therefore. under the
special protection OF the constitution
on the basis of equality of the sexes
Motherhood, it is declared has prior
claim to the protection of the state
lllegitimate children shall be placed
under the same bodily, spiritual and
social conditions as legitimate ones.
and youth must be protected from
moral, spiritual or physical neglect
a long list of the rights of German
citizens, which seem obvious outside
Germany. comes next. The list in
cludes the right TO hold gatherings, to
belong TO societies and organizations
or social, political and religious
groups. 1t is declared that petty Of
iicials appointed for life may not be
discharged unless complaints against
them are first submitted TO them.
Under religion, the constitution de-
clares that all citizens of GERMANY
shall enjoy complete freedom o, be.
lief and conscience II is provided
that there must be universal attend
ance at school for d period OF eight
years and that pupils must attend ad-
vanced schools until IS years old l.,
will not be necessary 20 pay tuition
and state aid will be given needy pu-
pills and their families.
Private schools can be run only
with government permission. All
schools. it is provided. must make an
effort TO educate their students in the
spirit of the German people and in the
spirit OF reconciliation with the peo-
p'Hs of the world. Instruction in CON
stitutional government and manual
labor is obligatory in all schools.
The constitution lays down basic
rules for the economic future. guar
aEteeing the rights Of spiritual work
and invention and protects art. A sys-
tenn of councils is created for indus
tries by which employees will have a
voice in the decisions reached by the
employers