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TH'F'CONSTITUTION SOUTH CAROLINAP WA, rH PSaOPLE OP THI STAT8 OP rOUTH OARo LINA, BY OUR IE.sUATE9 IN COaNV.NTION PIET, no ORDAIN ANp KSTA.LISH THIH CONSTI TUTION POa TUB GOVRNNENT OP THE 0AI STATE ARTICLE 1. SEcTtON 1. The LegislatIve authority of this State shall ho veated in a General Assembly, which shall 'consist of a Senate and a House of 'Representatives. SECTION 2. The House of Representtives shall be composed of Members chosen by bal lot. every second year. by the citizens of tid.. State, qualilied as in this Constitution Is pro. vided. sceTiox 3. Each Judicial District in Jhe Stnte shall constitute ono .lection District, ex cept Charlesten District. which shall be divi dd into tio Election Districts,one consistin of the Jate Parihoes of St. Phillip and' -t. Michael, to be dcesignated the Election Dis. trlct of ChtrIeston t the other consistiner of aIl that part of the Judicial District, which is without the limits of said Parlshes, to be known as tho Election District of Berkeity. SEcTIoN 4. The boundaries of the several .Itl. dicial and Election Districtia shall remaiu as they are nlow established. SacTroN 5. The House of Representativen shall consist of one hundred ' und tweintv four Members, to be apportioned among theiseveral Eloction Districts ,of the Stato, hicordinig to the number of white inhabitants contained inl each, and the amount of all taxes raise.' by the General Assembly, wilfther direct or indire., or of whatever species pai in each, de'ducting therefrom all taxes paid on account of proper. ty held it any other District, and addint thereto all taxes elsewhere pait on account of property held in such Dfistrict, An enumera tion of the white inh.thitants, for this ptrpose, was made ii the year ntite thoittsand cirlht iton dred and tilty-nine, and shall be inlin the course of every tenth year tkerafter, in uel manner as shall be. by liff, dircetcd ; and Representatives shall he assigned to the difT-:r ent Districts in the above-nientioned propor tionby Act of So General Assentbly tit the sessitn immediately succeolinig eVery cuuo-t ration : Provided, That util the ai-pot ti. ment, which shall be mad-, upton the next etni meration, shall take clifect. tno repremoittation of the several Election l)istricts, as herein col stituted, shall continue ea assignat it tt. the lit apportionment, each District whitch has bit heretofore divided into naller Disitrt s. known asParishes,having thet.rgregate iiino ber of Representativei which tit! Parihes heretofore embraced within its limit.. have. la. I since that apportionitent, the Reprentei ve to which the Parish of All Siais hb, heretofore etneitled, Otisint iiwsi . assi gnei to Horry ltion li rlet. Sr.cTioN 6. If the enuattera'.i tr in -:!ric wt shall not he made in the emir(. .of t;. v, r appointeel for the puiro -v, it 1-r~ !1;% a !: a the Governor to have it effecteifd ;, ecn thereafter as shall be p actiable. SECTioN it a7 lo inuepre7tt tn cs-io %he reveral Dia:riets, tthe Genrat Anrbv shall allow one 11pr-.etative 'or ev sx - .e-ond part of t- whole ontdwr of ' it '.I hnbitants in the.tatc, and otue l'erre.. i:ative at for every sixty sceconl .rt I the V)htlc taxes raited by tih Geeral As.-embly. Thlro shall'he fitither allowed onei 1era tv., fbriisuchfractions ot' the sixtvee..nl iirt t the white inhatittits, and "' hlit!t .-. i part oftho taxes, its when ailed together i. i iECTIO 8. All taxcs upon pr pirty, re:! personal, shall be liaid upon ilm -.iu .. v the property taxed, as the Iie d b. rainedI by tite asRessinent miade r e peoe of layitig uth tax. li tie iir.t tittient which shall be ia1h; inth- the. t,.o stitition, the an ount -if taxes ta11 h.. e*.* - led frotn the averao of the two years t X: pr. .ceding 'auch) aipportiontinett ; bot inl --%, r.-m seuttei.t . pptort to otinet, fttinth; avet rag. f trIe tenl yo ir th1el next preccding. SECTIoN 9. I1, In the i1appoirtioinein t tliep resentatkves ; fiy Eic'tnon listt Shall ai pesr not to le et itlet, Inroot its populoition atld Its taxes, to a Iepi eeni- tative; such Election - Ditrict shall neverthlescls teend one lIt-rese'it 1.ative. ;and, it' there he still a di.iciencvy or itho nurner of Ilepr-seltativea rigilirel by iEe-i tion filth, such delit iency blha11 tie supplh 41 by asigning Reprecetit-atives to ttoso Electiolt Districts having the largest eurplud fractionis, whether those fractions conjist of a coiubalts tion of popuaittion antd taxes, or of population or taxes separately, tutil the iiiber of tte hundred and twenty-four Members be mauide_. up - Provided, however, That not inore tlan twelve Representatwvus shll,itt any apiportiio uietl,.I e ntasig nedlto tanyotne Election Dietru< t - EcTto.N 10t. N.. upportionnient oS itlepresen tat ives shall bit ebtnatrued to ta ke effet, in an~ mannr, until ttno getteral electtion whiteh shall succeed such ap >ortiotnment, ci'oN 11. 'I ho Senate alhall he coinpostd of one memnber from cacti Electiotn Diet ict, e-xcept that Election District 'of Charleston, to Which shall be allowed two lenatora, hae-roNt 12. U pdnt the toeethlg of the first General Assembly, which shall be cfhuaen tut, dier 'the provisions -of tis Constitution., the Benatokre shall be devideo.,by lot, into two classes ; the seats of Ihe Senators of the onet olass to be vacated at thto expiration of four years ; anml the utnber of thecse clases sha i .hbests proportioned that onOhail of, thei wholeu number of Senators may,' as neattrly as poesl ble continue to be chosen thereafter et'ery eco e ead year. ',nc-rt~tiN 13. No person shahli e eligIble to, or takstor retain, a seat in the lHouse of Respro sentatives, unless hols a free white nant, whto hath attsaned the age t.f twenty-one years, hath been a citisena and a resident of this Stare Ibred years next preceding the day of election, and bath been for the lest lix months of tii time, and shall contiu, a resident of the Dis.. -trict whticht ho is 4l4.rs.1duen. EScmois 14. No pesrsoin shall be eilgible to, or take or retain, a seal :n the Stenate, unless he is a freo whIte man, who hdth attained tra age of thirty years, hath been a eitlzeni and resident of' this Stats fIve years next prece.ding thbe day of election,'andi hath been, for the l ael six months of thip limae, an'd shbtl ctontinue to be, a resident of the Di)trict which be i to rep srsow 15. Senatorp sud Memberseof the oue of Representatives shall be choecn ato genral ele'otIon on the third Wednesday in October-inthe present. year, a4On ltheasam day In every second year lbe iter, In suetb mianner, and for such termeo of ide, as are herein directed. They shall meet on the fourth Dionday In Noyentber, ananually, at Columnhia, (erhIch *ttall remain the seat of of nent, until otherwise deterrnineri ft oded of two-thIrds of both-branchs presentation,) cakes the castu contagionssdiborder. shall ren o det thern j in eithoruof which oernor or Comtmande'rnchief, e beinw, huas-7by proelaaationt.ap. more score and convenient jilace of ate-rn 16. The I er'bie ofo enta. -tors ad Rlepresentatives.e o~sA eet ,shall-,begin on o rontitut a ig :,o !. i ''' '. I".'1Ota r a smailer numtbor o4v at ir I n day 1t .;aI And lWiy be4 aluth 'a;:e Onliet thet atten'd Noce Uf 6bNent s::imrsa h ""a"MI, mind undir f.uch penalti ,.._ 1'iy lick gro'ided ty law i cersilcr, utern a ii cwt. t Lii' roci il-p r314, puntishiaMcr.O ~rlybhvs SreCrt.' I'l. ' ,- ' ' rymy punkl y im. prt Ah - !:, ny prmon rot a it .'d :r, of ' : : di.-rciect io th 11 h het v w ri 0r C'Ioen-ptkio i1 1h i rt i n : -Ii r who, dulriog :th limne ..h ilz I hil brae am to a-miy or C ,nxe . - e I- nI IiO'h t-lid for ne li n 11 1i t ii i n I ay tin' oftiein hii,! : , otitrr an t Uory N. 'let - rree to nut i l :,em L'.set ix or r--. r u therefr7(T in, r N ,:1 r ilt e e Iny per niii :i r!-vtrithv ot I.t t a i. ter~~~~~I fis21 f ~ r ofbth mano z *a-ji&t, ~itt- - t irt Iirt;a os nd 1. t i t. urt.,i 3n i , tonnd re t.iir- . i 'ti - r A itom y, alI t I .n pic i: to e - i. t, n it t ' It 6 atr.' !r flt - i. ; - - lhi t th. - privi h1; .h 1 t eawt ti., 'i tect ''it Me be v h ; . t'l t-s - i d with (treari,n . lony, r o! t-: nv. Sr C T1 N '-'I ! i r'- - i-- i r c. .ntt i i,u nbut "my be 444 N'ed, ! ,4't'''et t' il- by th e Sont e ::% : r ! 1,l 4 fi IV oritginl ie i n e.tither -me, n.! :f -v1-c :tiniici - 1, altre i. rejeted tty tht .t4 r. ih Worce O I it ,h llt'. 4 to ' oe itthjet. and thl t P: 0 C xotre . in 0.' . pmrios . No ' . (v3th force of how Uitil it sihaj:' h -:n re i tnd oi three several ..', in cIe 1 h - h had the al Of eAlt :1 n! t it, :an I h1 be-en siernlfat itl th.' Senwte so-ze byi Ote lesi. , Int,:It he q. en-h e amviv i he till r Ofi' tlt Hotn.re tiee t 'tivrs. C;VrrIOs Il. N..tan yI-hiil kedrawi aln. of flte Public. Trcet-iry Lbnt by the itdiv Vilthority of 0.0S~ie S T ;- - ''5. Ill:It!r t- 1Gen 'ral , 'iiiarly, or either lionie 1.1 f !t Iol fi hcrs eill 4'I4itr;%tiill i " It "riven,. ahall he Ort:,A r-'p'o T hl 'jutfllaoI A iniTy, who h tit incet undep t ; t'-it m n6 h-ti e n ithvI,4 . t rt. eivi.%- t f tcle Ilnh. i- Tom n ,or thr' i r tlt s orinet t'ir steni nh ll cn, t'u to :'t nde r-Itura. ua froIn, t Nhe G eru l* Anlinlt.oty, i a dlcru for oa n - ou atenuudar%, :a i twenty 1. W i tr eVe tit'm. Itit ''i r a dt lie unpit. ad -rcsee~an o tn' otf i. fi- b ten A iby, iCO.'. t :-r'd t (ii it - o " . It ,!in ii. Ame I .t- 4 A r - i1 or W. ii a 'o , vi l a a m .it Ilttt r. .l r~ , a' ti-n- - A ; t i'I n ah r a n hi.1; ;o.. - ! -1 44ur4ing1 fite , Nito li I v I" T i 4. 't t ith' r 1t1 uti, duriv r thei c Ie a.! t .', G it, 1 t-.i\ a l i . v d i su I t - t Ill- ftn 4 tj.hato I-i e h r. foi r . vtue thiim il .t O:,y. t o any a n--r plae thrn tothe t 1'v. k fhietr, e it all Ata (lte tiha tting.t ti.' *tt' Im -i ta ie . ~ ~ ~ v - . 1: Itrm 1h ti b fce be t at in.x - G nl r1so nty wht b - hohA ., m v . a -l'. t urt * mI r ila StaI eo n -nr . - e r, exe. of Oil., r3 mo sluat ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ o 1h" f~os~r~it t4f n u litith , I , th ra,~... -f 1); e rf ini 1te e nr. tr~~~~~~~~~~T- s'-I 5 .inrerscre u ul Aanit-t - : ai r n 'lri' l th . tt4'he. r t he o s1 , t i: c ' 0.", trhaut. v O on toe th.e' . a l -iwaa-h itrhiat , hetrl t:h % ea . nea a' to i Ua. Ii i atf I t- a it a t. ! ia oyfn..U'. - a h t . , ,.tur .(i f v r tio' - a. m . ): i iIt hlly Ar e.v --n so I "f Yn " ,CA YU' toeneral r sitit li -ic Il -titi 34., shatiU. Flgy l n d y W t, -:o b. rr i ~ t.e ,. de pa t eiin. diq at.,,I '.<I 1 0 or herltoun Eicl If a. p act riiuat by - r.t PrSnECa't of A riun ..-. ro,hpt he chouctt thf l aua.txpr at(i atrt uana b, rnoed hal: d. (14 b 'rsdnt oertia choin a a ro Vsoncors 6. .'.n jd xt- :or 6 ~gter- e a1resident owf' the w.iate, Aw i nv no . -StirioN 7. u. 33:3h- 3.all 3h3- ' a r - W3.t pro t le pre tW :- L In fl 0- 1 l" Liutenat-Gov., orh I* tite ;,' ei h . i"'e.1I.!N 33. A if ll0,.:r 1 th t 3 ' IW.mr Lsotj 1%, "e r en -tv , ', : .. neting G loaeroof or hi:,itenal v 1 -" shall, . thereupon4,11. v:uento hi , pro n Ei-ill he elected in in3 1 ie:v.l. ScrioN 9.: Il en-re ot' 3he imo0, h.n the GAve rinor or his re(l front I e, n '. rePIena 33tion,33 disqul31IinlattI . d3:I 11t)Io Ii l tr theoStitt, ,thri bIe-ul.tIl1tit-O Ali I e*e4i d to 11 oilice, an d in e!. U' iso en.30e3het )io theLieutenat-G . :n hb runtvel fromn olic, death, re3 ori ion . qwilenin lisatbility or retwerial frotai 3"ta, the Presider'mt fro troport: (n' i Ihe -,I -h ' !Ineet ed ) Ils olic' ; il wheun I lh - I3 . of 3 Govertpor, Lieut.*jt (oivernor PriTidv't I pro I.mnpere of th. Sen at. - comiv vennti in inu rsecw ofghe ' 33 &3' r y ofr State, for Lth tono l' i,. hv procamatin, Convene thlls Sse- , : it Pr- Idut: pro irp 3Isnar I3'3'y w Ib3 - V Ci.3 04- o1fliCo Of Gudertior for th sins x30 t d Mxts10. The Gonrinor F-bidl bev 3n-3 L'-in- Chiir of tile .\. riny a 1V3 Is - :1a1e a t OI the milhia, ,x.:Opt hn. l'L:' .11 l be c llid ito t111e ite a iu lv.co 3' n. fit? all-ital. - i reru-tI vei and par dona ft i -r C.oNIIe 1'. (Ix in c a eI oi le achn -n.,) in1 1h-. ruch term. 3 -tin , unider audih r. eirw3 r iv i Ah I IAth IInk pr1 per, and b3111 t., I.:1h -i % I-av r-Amiift fince and .forfeit ur';, til , , dIir'cteid1 by Iaw. It shalIl 1-1 1, 1 I3ty I. (L -- Iito tilw- Gentral Ars.embly at thie to ?i'3m i ti s1 3io'n therealfier all parions wato.! by33' i ' wial fll-i em n o'en ne :11n11r! ea sots moving himn therennio cT3N33 W2. His Shall W!,!. thl'rthat * Ilaw! !,1 1.d011,'111y extecuted biwts7 .1;:crijos 13 Th.- Gover n1 r1 . L nt . 1 G ..nIIor 3h"l, ait At31t.* 3 tnI -. tv for I:. I. e' rv3vle It e n.'x11pe333 3tstin wiln"..h i b..1 I III fncrunsedi nor dunt ie..d uri thle i.--1i1 \0 wh1 ch th'y h ill hI1v' 1 -r - .I Sr. 'T3ON 14 All oflt'r: i 1 th itx. .en 31333r 3t '.vhiWhen regunu. 0 b3:: tlet (. I , s : !rwiv htii. imtu r r. sitt ; .a: ' wr33 '.r . - a. 3t roingti4 to.t dul. t ir r3'61 Liv'' .3'llira .zcnos 15. The G r3 .3 j3 hi, I i t ti ,n11, ire to ah ( nt. I J \ a-th ''.0 wat 3 . 33f t Le lon itiO:: . 1 0, - - 3 .3333 d to th3 ir co-t.--'W. I . i s n3 h 3 .e I 3s :.3r 16. -, vvie lilt, -. r 1. 'pl1'30" '3. n 01 e 13:. '.3 \3 3 ebou ,! e h - il an e~ I* I - th . e tre4 ior inl Is-- ~ 3,x 3 , it 11 33 110two ws r 1' .ew Ls h - :all thilk p -. r. t .- - 3.us th on3iday of N .ves., r Inhit i, '.. -1 !,I 17 ie oil I u . 1 . : w r3 :) t t I t mer -o tiolectitr. ur l i: - ht : 3 ier :lte Il. 11 1. 1o-a It . I 14 Li w electioi for G.3 nor n 1 , n Es~erio 19 he ov.-u . n'id 11he i--.t-. n nnt-ornr thrw eign- ').nthe 4nti ..f Ih. i n C Ct I lecI -I.Ij i 1. , i- r '3 31 '.. - *of I-w GrI*r. Ah . r . 33' . * 6.--rib. (. '.3 . - 3 ''L. I'n . N. m N 333 3 . 'e .3 or 333 .333 dur3n.r Otheitin3g3 tit he t r thl-. phoe, w s hero it.; ae:,sn : t e t)b Ilh-! Gter '3. A3 en3t3' y v3 t3.' by h I 3 r .s u it th 'i333 Ow~ ,N i .. M- :r.h b)--colon a hw.:- , e - n.. pr ---r 1 :3 3 rin . . I t '. ' jl A. lil .: h ' h it hil I.ve rotr i u. 3I. . - P1 ch' 13 t r1 -3 3 t ' 3be..nL(' .. : 1 r' on'.I ' :..3 i 3 ca;a . . -iil to r e - e it. 1. w': r - . .:'3.' a mn' r3 i3 3t the . v. i - 3.3 3 3n '. Lh33t 1133.3." t. 'xl agre to 3t:. it1 !r3I | 1! ent, to; :ah r wvit-i 3h . I 3, Ominnl, o thle I ther llina, I.y; -whn, b is d~ li3 e I I I.'M. n 'lcr'A, u i i aIpprove I in ijorily ..' this w l.:1 I t~ -er_ 3 i.t3 n t,! ti,.: th r Ibni3e, it siil he.e s3 e 't law. 113t it en.33 c 3'-a. the vo~te.' 3.f hath1 113'3383i" : denrtniwd by genA and nays;, nisi thed, o 4 hI o i r .t votitie for 33i3 ' i33 ta',t 3(- ),;!I I.ca e. on 3h3 jourval f 33 a h I I.' 3r. R li 3 y Hill .salJ 3ot L. retLum by Ilh, C isrnor withtin two tiay.; (!Fmn, x . pte!.) ..f'.- r it .b3 1l have he, n pr. cit-:'. t I m . 13 3' h 3' r:i3 l be3 A * 3 i n Il ' I. - a- I 1. - i . d1 33. A n1111, tht 3I n r3.' y V. ;I. way - 3r allowed3'': 133. G;3'ern r I'' cL'3i33 . lby the3. Goer:3al A33e:rr.Ly*1, ne tLr 33. d L r.33 :i-ran y 31 3fl n . th 33- l .ay or33 ren~ y tI 4031verno3r to br3 3in' pr33 A RrITiI If!.. .3r.1 1. hejuri1calpowe33( 33.-I '.:. 3d in3 : 333 h 3Xtpe.rior at3.31 JIf3erin ( r3 33 of33 1. aw ~i a~ Egott~'y 333 the Gene-3 A311enbl1) '1*3 33~.' l~ 13 ~Up~l33-~"3 3 33.11 :y ein1i14, f-3u 31n3 e to i e diroet~'33. 3 331' 13.. 33-, The 3 Ju1 e (111''t Superior 1 r'33. 3 3 cha 1 r:. . (i3333e .ut they: shall1 rece've . ,:. -1 oipoi 3r trust unde31r thie3 StatL3 I bI - I Statea' of Ame'rica, or nnty of thtmor n 3 1the3r 3'o.wer. The33,General Asembly '1h 3,33 1133 Statt anl in3ferior3 Court .3r C(.r to. . 33hall*1be lcted3 by7 the General A.'3'l'b1by f.or l'.Court shall havo 'jariadkt lion of oll ciil I'3aue -~ whIn oneI1 (o3?~r 1)ioth (If the p03rticl. ar3.3 n tweed313'( i3 a per33139n of color, and~ the3 Genera"Il A"33embltIy i3 cmlpowqred to extend, th3e j331'i3 dIeicioit o the Iani Cour't to othe3r ulb' SaMcT1.oj 2. 'rho Judges 91ball meet 31nd3 (It aIt Co3lmb1iatt auch.timen3s th33 Ge-seralj A. aeimbly may by7 Acl. pres3cribe, fo~r thc pu1rpon94 ofharn and det'ermInIng fall antion1l for new trils anld in artbet of Jud<.,men~t. 3and u313h point, of' law aa' my' b)e subm1itt3'I i to hem, and( the General-Ausembly may by7 AI et n ppoInt euch other3 places for auSchT tyeeting as' in their diperetumn may seem fit. 3acTIo)I 13. The uityle ctall proceuca shall1 bo,* "T1he State of South CarolIna " - A ll Iro) ec(utions9 shall bo' carried gn.l 13n th1e3 namo1 and3 by7 th30 nn3th3rity of tIid State rof Shiuth 'Caro 3lhna, anld conc3'lde, "aginet the *ience and t nity7 (o he3sam."* ARTJCLii IV. -In all elections to* be arlo by th'e polp*I' lii Staeor ofany part thereof, f3.r civii or politLical offiTces, overy pereon shall be. enihal.I lo'vIte, .whoha thxe fqllowing quaIlipcati*ona, to wlt: - '11e s'hal ho a frloe $11ite mla , whio'huat gattnin. ed the age or twenty-onel .yer, andf I niot at paupe. nor ano-- --,Ic81 sm- -- Opri -. '- ro th t ~ ~ ~ I - ba.thle n h r, 'fit U 1 i ! nit' 1 - -II Vote, ,-a -. Z. / '0 a 4uv . ' i ro , r o th e r FiA i ta -. f:la otj i:n Il. - ri..b, : 11 . o !"Th I- I tit. ! :, *l. mI.' , r i . Sn ' i tat e i i r t f t -l y I % f it i.h t -1 ' -1 7- 4 - h j12 'I'r IiJ, ti 1, i n - n . w ith* !-d" o e V t o t-t I -tt ; 1* t!,.:I I ' i 1 .47.trp -It r r Inn I 'I n,1 - I- t. w.t'ut r 1'. .44' tr - a 11 - t It Iv. ' - t 1 I 1it" f4, i oth - t I hi t i p... W. I V I - ,. '- A r e I ~~yr bad Il t e~sh ..tli. ater N I I. i y Actll t vofI c I r- v I. t a're 1 titutud rr 41 y i.:i ii [yvAtt ..(lhc pr, ; a rA o a n,. g ~ jny bi' , ' ild4-, iai .itrtabd ve er I f byth G2 8"..2.::. P. '1 Lu nd ~i (j dt 4Wli e i4'.4 . ' -. 'Ji:'ii ~t habearsi coy atle ll r '.t ii.. si14 41I,3 cyn ul f.4L444414-c i - lt?4ubhor tey pun. .nwa ;. 2' 2'r ia' 'rto /ab . U ap ar t'I -rsliy rhreiayds P -c 1 - :n 1e the apo eint. t i n i t ! e w o Th* rin ic yr Jury, n!i hallotofr r -- 1 ir r t,. nir hurdived. da th ivi 'n .-,2y . Lbad any lhwor t e 4' n.br t.l per'i4rni yh'to shall coin, jy in thei Lanuraur or LDitrit TI free~ escreiso aint eajoyt'ient ;.rb po .Mion nau4l wohaip4, *Ithioul er .'i; ni or preftoaonce, hall Ibo 'tlowed a t 9,to l mnvkiandl irochfrd, *tnitriaent ns to exc cr net of 1I. 4en r" , 49 ra ju~i-f. preIcgf a inco niten th 4' - I. e ' rt. tyn~$v prf vit on a tte. alna 2,. dia It niatili tao and te'iaio a in -s c . iV 'fl Iof copora o Sout hri reatin ha i Iet aa " td h the nontiut lettg ma' lha n te 1h.n inl t lte i-etali hjc , ndthere shallr not fai toi441e ini ivttei .orc provisionft forithen equCidfl'ehw~ritu ti pote lante aao ints tieia 171 1 . Th.' vsofSut arln hannr beean li sh 'atedacul bya the tcthe oinh. unie intjateo atotita t, g n Inten a ll n'r fora'A crie,~ whref 1)0 e p174 'fiartla t-avbten dutlyin c oniceahi huverc idrn-jashed rn this"ratino. . -fIh 4,n Lx, ii luch cl.isitsofperson, as Ir<oi <iwa itv or .teitrwise. ought, in the juitlment ot iL 1;etneral AcSemnbly, to i- eXeiwpted. Airirt'LiF X1. Sec-rei I Thu busintea of the Treasur ball bo cinuc'ied by one Trenstevr. who ska iit I-i oglIce and reside at the aeat (t Gluvern. si:CTo. 2. The Secretary 'fSfate bhall holdti I itlico and reivde at the seat' of Govern ARTICLE XiI. SrTION 1. No 'onvention of the people ah'all 41ale, unliess by the coacurrence of two. hirdI ef the whole representatlon in each Hlougo ? the Gee ral Assembly. .'n-r'. No part o this Constitution shalb e :tired, unless a bill to alter thevqme'shall miye Meen reit, on three several dafA, in the to. of It preeentatives. and oin three seye-. 'A y.u 0 tt Senato, and agree I to. at the . i and third readings, by two-thirds or is widme representation to each Hlouse of the ns at Asetmbly ; neither shall any altera. i tak'e fect, until the bil,: . 1 agreed.to, ball t published for three monthA previous to new cl4otion for inenters of the Hlouse of eprWreitatives aid, if the alteration propos by the preceding General Assernbly, shall 4: agree.I to, by tho new General Assergbly. n their firet Sieesoo, by the cotcurrence of vot-thirdai of the whole repredontationj Il each louse, a'ter the saime shall have been, read on? brfe several tava in each, then and not'otb -rwioe, the iam shall become. a part of the 'entitution. l1v inl Convetion, at fdIumbia, jn the Stato o South Carolini the twenty-seventh day t' Cptcmber, iz the year of our Lord one tl.iuejtttd eight hundred adat ixty-fiv6. D. L. WARDLAW, Preeident of the Convention. A tt5t : JouNs T. SLOAN, Clerk . of the Con G:)voriimenqt of the.United States. President-Andrew Johison, of Tenues. r 'iary of State--W. i. seward, of \w \i ork. rai' iry of War-Edwin lM. Stanton, of u rlvvi*nu. a:s.iter General-William Dennison,. If ( 1io. ' v :irry of tl3 Navy-Gideon Welles, or -'t-ctrtiy of the interior-JPynes T;rlsn, 'eretiry of I I, !'reasury'-Iugh McCul ;\ftornry General-James Spood, of Ken l'dlint of tho Senate-Lafayetto P. Pe er, fif (onnecticttt. rpeaer of [the Houso-Schuyler Colfar, st'PvtH COUaRT. Enatmo C. (Chase. Ohio, eihief Justice. 1. .lamttei .. Wayne, Georgia. 'J. Samuel Nelson, New York. I.Robert C'. Grier, Pennsylv-ania. -1. Nathan Clifftrd. Maine. 5). N oal: IL. Swayne, Obsio. 6. Iamiel rinvis. Illinois. 7. '.tulttel 'Miller. Iowa. '. Samuetl F. Fielt, California. t-:rTTt.tAST OFNBRALS. Wingfield Sert4, Nirginia. fy~ie .S. Grant, of'Ohio. Aijtant General Lorenzo Thgmas, Dole wnre. J.t(udge Advocato General, Joseph Holt, Quarternast.er General, Montgoniery C. M9ig-t, of Pennsylvania. 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