| Show THE MINORITY REPORT tim report of if the legislative committee should bo be sup mip ported by every one not in favor of the doc doctrine trinG of making the masses contribute by bv taxation to the enrichment rich men ment t oft of the he favored classes cla tsei and corporations in new york the legislature is feir forbidden bidden to grant to an any private corporation aso association clation or individual any exclusive privilege immunity muni or franchise california colorado illinois minnesota montana Nebi nebraska aska new jersey coith dakota south dakota and AI coining each it have a ve similar clauses there is scarcely a state in the union that has not some of tile the provisions pro visions in this deport in thair constitution an and unless something of the ditol is embodied it ir our fundamental lan an the linit may come when the he state slate nill mill he under the power a and nd greed of corporate and nion moneyed eyed interests 1 following is the report see sec I 1 the legislature shall I 1 1 have no power to make any grant or i to autho auchoi ize ie the making of any grant rant of public money or thin thing of I 1 value to any individual association ot of individuals municipal or i other corporation whatever pro aided that this shall not be to so construed as to the grant obaid of aid in a case of public calamity see sea 2 the legi liture shall have no pierto er to gai give e or to lend or to the giving or lending of the credit of ol 01 the state in in aid of or to any person asso association c or corporation whether municipal or other or to pledge the ci credit edit ct of the state in adv any manner whatsoever for the payment of the liabilities present or prospective of any individual municipal or other corporation whatsoever nhat or to subscribe or authorine aut horiye the subscription of stock on behalf of the state in an any con horation po ration or association or c company sec 3 the legislature shall have no power to authorize any county city toft ri II township or other political corporation nr r subdivision of the state now ex existing lAing or that may be established to ta lend its credit or to grant any public bonfy or thing of value in aid of or to any any individual indi individual viSual association or corbot corporation aaion it whatsoever or to become a stockholder in in such 0 h corporation association or company bec ec 4 the legislature shall have no power to grant or to authorise I 1 any county or municipal 11 authority to grant any edtia compensation I 1 pensa tion fee or allowance to any public officer agent servant or conti actor after service has been rendered or a contract has been entered into and perfo imel in whole or in part nor pay I 1 nor authorize the payment of any claim hereafter created against the state or any county or municipality I 1 of the state under any agreement or contract made without autho authority lity of law and all such unauthorized agreements or contracts shall be null and void |
