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THE COZSTITUTION SOUTH GAROLINAs WV , THE PEOPLE OF THE sTAT* oF SOUTH QARO LINA, BY OUR DELEoATWO IN CONVBNTIoN aMrT, DoOaDAIN AND ESTABLSnTIilS CONSTI ruTloN IVa THE UQVERNMENT OP TntE SAID STATE : ARTICLE 1. SEc-rioN 1. The Legislative authojity of this State shall be vested in a General Assembly, which shall consist of a Senate and a House of Representatives. SEcTo 2. The Pouse of Representatives shall be comnposed of Members chosen by bal. lot. every second year. by the cititensor thia taite, qualified as i this Constitution is pro. vided. SucTios 3. Each Judicial District in the State shalt constitute one Election Diatript, ex. cept Charlesttn pistrict, which shall be d#vi. a d intt two Election Districts.one consisting of the late Parishes of ' St.-Phillip ald St. Michael, ti be desiinatcd the Election Dis Iact of Charleston ; the other consistinr of all t'.at part of the Judicial I1atriet, which is v. thout the ltnits of saidi Pari'shes, tobe known a- the Election District of Berkeley. .;cTTo\ 4. Theboundaries of tile several J1 tie al and Electiomn Districts s6fall reinain as the) are noW cstblished. -*.'TtoN 5. The House of Reprcsentatives Ohall -onsist of one hundred ac%(d twetty four' MNI, tiLrs. to be apportioned among theseveral E*wctiq it Districts or the State, aecordting to i tie tat ner of while inhabitaats contita ed In ina a na the amount of all taxes raised by the Gtteral Assembly. whet tier direct or indirect, 4ar of v-batever svecics paid in ach, deducting there- om all taxes pati tn aceount of proper. ty be'd in any, other Distict, and addina thcre.o a taxes elsewhcre paid oi account of properfy hild in such- District. An enuamera e tiot, of the white inhabitaxti. for this purpose, w:'& nade i , the year one thousand ciilit hUn deed anld fifty- nine, and shall be madile in the course of every tenth year thereafter, in such manner as shall be, by law, directed ; and Repre-sentatives shall i'c assigned 1to the differ ent Districts in the above-mentItioned propor. tion, by Act of the. G neri I Assembly at the sessiort immediatelysf cet ding every enume. ratton : Provided, That unil the attortion ient, which shall be nindo upon the next enu Icration, shall take effect, the repreentation f tlo s.veral Eleetion Districts, as herdn con stittuted. shall continue as assighed.at the last apportionment. cacti District Ohich has been hertofore dividei into smaller Districts. itnown its Parishes, havin the argregate a urm - ber of Represeittatived which the PariAhit heretoforp embraced wtithin its limits have had since that nipportionment, the Representative to which the Parish of All Saints thae been heretof4r -'eliittld, being,during this inter val, atssilned to iorry Election District. CrcTio 6. If the enum-ratiot herein direct ed shall not be tatle Ia ine cp rse of tle yfear .ppointted for tthn purpos. it s iall be the Lit y or tht Governor ta have it efrected as coun thereafter as shall be prarticable. SECTION 7 fi nsigtiti Represenatives to the peveral Dietrlts, the G.eaeral Asdenshly f s2all allow one Repraeettative for every sixty second part or thate wholc nttiber taf whtile i. h.-th;iatits in the Staie, and nila! len)rese--intive itato for every .4ixtv eccoindp:rt pa the whole - taxes raised -v ti Oce -ral Assembly. There wiall b futaher a w-al, tio eliepreoent.itive ifr Fuch fractions oTthe sixty-seconerl part of that whiteit ialitaint,nd Istiof tat (I sty. tiai Pairt o-the taxes, as when addij together fot ti a unit. Src-rioN S. All taxes upon property, rea I or personal, shall te t:at Ut t. t- actual value of tie property taxed, as the oame' hiall Ic ascer. tained by the -aIMt ie tr thaie ptir. paim! of laying stich tax. Ia the fir-t appor tininett whichsiall Ie tadao ni-er the Conl aitoui fhe aamsoaint of taxas aill he eAtioaa tcd froin theavatrasteof the two years ext pre. cedir g sach aip-rtioninent ; but i ar stib erciuent apportiosimett.fromo Ila average of the tenl years then next prectding. SFC:TiON 9. If. in thie apportintitnt of riep ra ataitive ; a.ny Etcclion li,;trwt shatl ap patr inol to be entitled, Irein its poulatio anid its taxes, to a RePIrfsentative; Sut Election )istrict shall nevertheless stend one R-!presetn * tative. and, it there be atill a deficiency of the number of Representatives ri quired by sec.' tiont fifth, such deficiency ebialt be suppiltt by assigning Represmentatives to those Election Districts having the largest eurpluA fractions, whether those fractions consist of a combina. tion of population and taxes. or of population or taxes separately, until (lie number or one hundred and twenty-four Members be made up ! Provided, hwever, That not niore- than twelve Ropresentastvct, shal, in nny apportion. ttent, be assigned to any one ErectIon District. SECt-rON 1). No raprtianmet of Itepreset tatives shall be consatreod tea fake Ctelet,a any mianner, until tne gener#l electiotn whtwh shalt succeed such aportiomnit. aEoTtoN ii. I hofSenateehball hbe Attposedl at * one mnember tram ecsh Etec.tiont Ditr ict, except the Election Disatrict of Chtaariestona, to which shallibe altowed two Senators.. - - EcTmO.N 12. Upon te meting taf the first - Genteral Assemably, whIich sall ho chtantim un dler the provisionas of thid Constitution; the $enators shell be devideda, -bay tot, Into two ct:esscua; the seats of the Seators of this otne. )clase to be vacatedl at alto expiration sof four yea rs ; aind te mambe.r oaf it:se elsasys shit be sac proportioned that Otne half of the Whole number of Sentators may, as nmeam4y ak possi lea conatinaue to be choset thtereafter every sec otnd year. Q 5tCTbON 13. No perr,Ot shialtlibe ehtbtle to, osr take or retamo, a uent tan the HtousaeorflRepre aentattives, onl'ess tie is a free white tna, wa-al hath attained theo age cf twetnty-onie. ye ar.rs niath been a citisen and a resdtetnt of thais State three years next precedinag dihe uday of election,i anay~ath be.en fair the last aix mronths of tis tUme, anad shall-continue, a residtent of theC Dis., trict which he is to representt. SECTIoN 14. No person shall be eligibte tea, or take or rstain, a sEat, .n thto Senate, unless he Is a free white man, who hath iattainmed the age of thirty years, bath beeni a citizen itand resident of thin Stats five years next lireceding* the dlay of etectiona, and haIb been, for the Ia six mor4ths of this flime, anti sb-itt continue to be, a residet ofthbe District whictt.hae Is'to rep resent. SECTIoN' 15. Senators anid MeImbters of the HousA "f Rtepresentatives sll bie chaosen at d ecnesral election' on tho' Ihlrd Wednie'sday In Otober In the present year, anti con the sanme day int every seaconda year phereatmer, in such mamaer, and for such terms cof ifliOce, as arc hereIn directed. They shell tget on the fc-rth Monday in. Noyembea', anIfay. at ColumbIa, (whiCh alal 'rcmniin thme heat of of Goveinment. untIl otherwiqe de'tcmned by the concurrence of two-thuirds of beuth branches -~ of the whole representationt,) unless the casu atties of war or contagious disordters shall ret. der it unsafe to meet theme iin eliher of wicht cases, the Governtor or Camnmndr-in-hef, for the time being, may, by prochuanatlon, *p. l5olnt a more securo a:id cotnvenient place of aceting. - I - se 16 Tme Icrans oft omee taf tha Se * ~resentatiVes, cJosen at a jre a taeginm one ilonday folloo ?ach House shall judgei' elections, returns and qua lificatios of its owi Members ; and a majority of each House shal Constitute a quoruin to ' do business ; but i aialler number knay adjourn fromn day to dav and may be authorized to compel the attend ance of absent Merr'ers, en uch manner, an under such pefities, as may 'o nrovided bl law. SECTION 18. E4c h House shall choose its owi officers, dwermi:. itW rules of proceeding puish ah Membrs for disorderly behavior and. with the co-enirrence of two-thirds, eipe a 'lemnt-. but not a second time for the sam cause. Se rtoN 19. Each House may punisih, by im prisoi-nett, duriog its sitting, any person no a Men ber, who shall bo guilty of disrespectt the llotse by any disorderly or contemptuoui )ehavi,,r in ita presence; or who, duringth tl!.me of its sitting.-ehall threaten harm to bod' or estate of ny blember for anything said oi done in ether louse. or who shall assault an] of them therefor, or who shall assault or arresi any witness or other person ordeted to attent the Houic. in hia going thereto, or returhing therefrom, or who shall rescue any person ar. rested by order of the House. bEcT1oN 20. The blembers of Aoth Housei shall be protected in their persons and estatle during their attendance on. going to and re. turning from, the deneral Assembly, and tur ilays rrevi,,us to the sitting, and ten days, af Ier the adjourutneot thereof. idt these privi ezeli shall not lie extended so as to protcet an) Niemher a h shall 'be charged with treason elony, or breach of the peace. o SEcTio-N 21. Bills for raising a rev(nue shal irigitnate in the llouse of Representatives, bu Inay be altered. umetided or rejected by thi Senate t and all other bills may originate ir cither flouae, and may be amended, altered oi rejected by the oher. SECTIoN22.'Every Act or Resolution havirng the torce of law shall relate to hut one subject and that sal,al be exuressed in the title. SEc'"ioN 23. No l shall Itave the force o law until it shall We been read three times amid on three several days, in each liouse, ham had the seal of the State affixed to it, and hag bIceti signed in the Senate House by the Preal. tent of the Senate and the Speaker of the Hose of Representatives. ScTrioN 24. No money shall be drawn oul of the Public Treasury but by th4 legislative authority of the State. SEcTION 26. In all elections by the General Assembly, or either House thereqf, the mem - bers shall vote Iviva voce," and Mir votes thus griven, shall be entered upon the journals of thl llipuse to which they respectively belong. SECTioN 26 The members of the General Aasemnbly, who shall med under this Constitu. lion, sha lhe entitled to recelve out of the Pub lic Treasury, for their expenses during theh %ttendance on. going to. and returning from the General Assembly, five dollars for eact days attendance, and twenty cents for eves] milc'o tlib ordinary route of travel betweei the residence of the Metmber and the capital oi other p!.ce of sitting of the General Assembly btth going und returning ; anrid the same ma' be increased ur diminished by law. if crgm staticus shall require i but no alteration ihal lie made to take effect during the exiqitence v the Genecral Asecnbly which shall make suel Sr.1TioN 27 Neither House, during the see tioti u4 the General Assembly, shall, withou the conisent qjf the other. adjour. for mor than three lays. nor to any other place Mta that in which the Assembly shall be at the tim Fitting. Si cioN 2t. No person shall be eligible to i seat in the General- Assembly. whilst- he hola any offoc of profit or trust under this Stale 'the Uoited States of America, or any of them or under anty other power, except officers ii theinfilitiA. armny or nary of this State, Maris trit. or .insticedof InferiorCourts, while stal Justices ecmive no salaries; nor shalf an. contme of the army or navy of this State the UnIted States of Amerlba, or any of them or the !genits of such contractor, be eligible ti a am-mt in) either House. Anio if any Me-be Ml till accept or exercise anyof thesaid disqiali f3ing offices, he'ahall Vacate his seat. SEcrTit 29. If any Election 'Dis ilct shal neglect to choose a member or members on th, ilay of el.wf-rion, etr if ally person chosen i itiemnher of either liuso shall refuse to qualf ty amid take his sent, or qhall resign, die, de part the Stat., accept any disqualifyidg office or become otherwise disqualified fu hold hi: seat, a writ of election shafl 'be issued by thi President o( tho Senate or Speaker of .th4 House of Represent'tives, as the case may be for the purpose of filling the vacancy thereb occasioned, for tle remainer ot 1he term fm which the persoff go refusing to qualify, re siginimg, dying deparing the State, or becom ig disqualified. was elected to serve, or ti dehaulting Election District ought to hav, chosen a member or mecn'bers. .* SECTio; 30. And whereas, the ministers o the Gospel are, by their profeissioti. dedicateo to the service of God 'and the cure of soula atnd ougtit not be diveredl from the great du ties of their Imuntlons, thecrefoire, n.aministe of time Gimspel or publin preacher of any rd licious persuasionm,whiilst he continues imi th excereise of his pasutral functions.'ahall b eligible to the tfig~e of Governer, Liuetnan Gomvemrnor, or to a seat in thme Senate or th iHouse of Representatives A tl'iCL.t ii. bEcTtON I. Tme Executive noith'murity ofiti Statm shall he vested in a Choief Magistratee wit sihllihe styletj, 'Thm Governor of the j1te m South Carmolina.r SEcTioN 2. Thle Governmorslmall bo eleCted b' lime eletms duly -jcualilie:d to vote for ma~ber rut tihe Iouse mof Il presenitatives, amid shall hmoli his office fomr fomur yeairs. and until is succem ror shalh be chosen andi qualified ; but thl t'iio pt(rg,n shall not bc mGosernor for tw -amsecumtive terime. Mr.cTmlN 3. Ni) petsoni shall be eligible to lh iflce mm. Governor, umnless he lath att-uned thm rugemif thirty ycmtra, m.nd bath been am ciisei atd residlent of thmis State faur the ten year next prece-ding tIhe dlay of ejection. ' Amid persoan shamll holid -tite office of Governor, ani myi c.the'r office or commmssmun, civ'il or inilitma ry, (mxci-pt in militia,) under this State or th Unilted States, t.r anmy of them.mor any olthe ower, at onme and the same time. SeciroN 4. Tme returns of eyery electione Gve-rnomr shamli he sealed up by time Manageri ruf setionma 1in their respective Districts, pne ra nanmited, by a messenger chosen by theml lo the seat of GJovernoment, directed fo thi Secretary of State, who shall deliver them tI time Speaker of the Hlouse.bf Reprsenitativs at the next ensuing scson of the General As sembly, . luring the first week of whicht see mion the Slpeakler shall open and publbh thee in the prsneof both -ilouses of the Genera Aseemoly. The pnero having the bhighe. iumber oPvotes, shall he Governor, but'iftt. ir more shall be equal anti higrhest in voies he Getmelal Asasembily m'ha,durng theesme messionm, ini the Hltiuse of flepresentativea, choosa meeof them Governor viva seec. Coolseted etio. lone for Governor shall be determineed by thi senerai'Asaembuly in such mnner as'shall be mrescribed by law. 8So?oN fN. A Lieutenant Goyver shall bn -hosenm at the same ine, In the same manner 'oninue in offRee for tha sae period, and be ossessed of't he same qtiaficlations as the Goy ram,r, and shall '* oiffe oi be Presidptut oSth inatte. Sr.cnnou 6. TheLianutenant ov2ner.,,,ss lmmj. as President of the Senate, shall have no Vote. I unless the Senate be equally divi4ed. L SMCTION 7. The Senate shallchbose aProsi. delit pro Ie to act in The absence of the Lieutenant. vernor, or when be shall exer. cise the office of Grernor. SIsOM S. A member of the Senate or of" the House ofHRepresentatives, beingchosen and acting as Governor or Lieutenant-Governor shall, thereupn. vacate his seat. and another person shall elected in his stead. I . SovIon 9. In case of The impeachment of D the Governor or his removal from oMfce, death, resignation, disqualifcation, disability or . 1moval from the State, tb2 Lieutenant-Gove t shall succeed to his oMce, and in case of ) impeachment of the Lieutenart Governor or i his removal from office, death, resignation, d!s-. qualification, disability or removal from the ,tate the President pro tenwpore of the Senate shall 6 cceed to hie oSce ; and when time office of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and President pro tempere of the Senate s4alt be come ftacant in the recess of th Senate. Ike Secretary of State, for the time bing, shall, by proclamation, convene the Senate, that a Freedent_pro stpere may be chosen. to qxer. cise tho ofMce of Governor for the 4nexpired term. SucTion 10. The Governor sbalLbeCom mander-in- Chlef of.the Army and NavV if this State and of the militia, except when they shall be called into the actual service ofthe United States. Sagriox 11. ,He shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons after conviction, (except in cases of impeachment,) in suclknmanner, bn such terms and utier suh b rest fictions as he shall think proper, and he shall have power to remit fines and forfeitures, unless otherwise directed by law. It shall be his duty to report to the General Assembly at the next regular session thereafter all pardons 'grantgd by him. with a full statement of each casoland the rea sons moving him thpreunto SZOrIoN 12. He lhal take care that tie laws be faithfully efecuted in mercy. SacT1o1 .03 The Governor and Lieutenant. Governor shall, at stated times. receive for their services a compensation which sball be neither IncreAsed nor diminished during the period for which theyl shall have been elect .ed. SOCtION 14. All officers in thi Ex*cutivo Department, when required b7 the Governor, shall give h!m information in writing. uponany subject relating to thc duties of their respect tive offices.. Hacioic 15. TheGoternarshall, from time to time, give to the General Assembly infor ration of the condition of the State, and 're commend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary or expedient. SNoTIoN 16. He may, on extraordinary oc. casions, convene the General Assembly.and should either House r'emain without a quorum for three days, or in case of disagreement be tween the two Houses. with retpect to the time of adjournment. may adjourn them tosuch tine as he shall think prbp.r. not beyond the foburthl Monday of November then next ensu. lng. s ctIoN 17. Hi shall commission all ofi ce e of the State. SnoTaon 1. It shall be the duty of the Managersor Elections of this State. at The first general elections under, this Constitution, and t at each alternate general election thereafter, I to hold an electidt for Governor and Lauten I ant-Governor. 0 SoToN 19. The Governor and the Lieuten. ant-Govermor before entering upon the duties I of their reapective offices.sha t, in the presence a of the General Assem , take the oath of offie precribed in this Constitution. SRcTION 20. The Governor shall reside. during the sitting of the General Assembly, at the place where its session may be helit ; and the Gene'al Aseembly may -by law, require him to resh-e at the Iapitol of the Stati. IVRCT#o 21. Every Bill which shall have passed the General Aesembiv, shall, before it become a law, ba- presented to the Governor , r if he approve, he shall sign it ; lut if not, he shall return it. with his objections. to that House itn which it shall have origina.ed, who shall enter the nbiections at large on their jqur. na; amid proceed to reconsider it. It after'stich reconsideration. a majority of tihe whole repre. sentation of that House shall agree to pass the Bill, ft shall be sent,- together with the objec ,tions, to the otimer House, by which it anall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by a majority of the Whole representation of titat other House, itshall begWme a la*. But in all such casoA the votes of both Houses shall be determined-by yeas amid naya, and the names r of the persons voting for and againt the Bill shall beentercd.on the journal of each House respectively. lfIny Bill shall not be returned by the Governor within- two days (Sundays eacepted) after it shall have been Fresented to him. tho sanim shall be a law in like manner as if he had signed it. Ahad. that time may al. waynbe allowed the Govern)r toconsider Hills passed by the General Assembly, neither H iouseeshallireadi any Sill on Ihe lent day o fils session. except sucth Bills as havo been Ireturnecd' by theGovernor as hereIn' provi ded.*, .A RFI'CLE if!' e Sr.c-rio 1. Thejudlcie(power shall be vest. ed imi such SuperIor andinIferior Cogrta of Law anti Equity au sthe General Assembly shari, frot time tc4hvne, direct and establish. *FTshe indges ofJY Superior ('oum ts shall be 5 electedl by ihe euerai. Assembhi~ shall hold a tumir offices eing good behav ,adshall, *f jat stmited times, receive q~ compemnsation ,for their serw'lces. which shall neither be incre'as, r ed nor. diminIshed durinst their continusne a in offBe;,but they shall, receive noafe or I permivisites o,f office, nor holtd any othef office - o profit or trust under tills State'. thme f1nted e States of A merica. or arny of them.' or any a other power. The Genperal Assemably shall, as soon as pes.lie, establish (pr each-Dmtriet4n m the Stateap ibferior Comget'. or t'otrts, to lhe. a styledI ..me-Qistrict Couri,"t be Judge where.of 1 shalt be resient in the Disftric I while lin flee, I sjiall be elected by the Geenra Aasemnt. ytor a r-our years, and shall be re-elIgible, whm ih 1 Court shall have jurisdkc th,n of all civil causes -whereitn one or both of the pnies are persuns C of color, and ofall criminal* wherein the r accused is a person of color, amid' the General .Assembly is empowered to extend thme juris. f diction of the said Court to other sub ,jects, ' I ac-rion 2. Trhe Judges shall meet and sit ,et Uoimmba,at esobtmeas the General As. sembly'may by Act prescribe, for the piurpose ofthegring and determining all mot ins for nele trials anmd in arrest of jadem. mnt, anei such points of law as may be sebrojtted tm them, and the General Assemnbly mnay by Act appoInt such other places .for such meeting s 1mn their discretion may seem ft. 8Scotem 3. The. se ofeii processes shall be, "The State of South Carolina " All pros ecutions sh*1 be carried og 11'th. namne and by time authority of' the 8tt, of South Caro line, and conclude, 'agaiugt t6me peace and dig. nity of the samne." A RTICLE! IV. '1In all e),otions to 'bs made by the people of this State, or oftany pert thereof, for civil or political oites, every person shall be entitletf to vote, who has the following qualifleations, to wit: He shell he afr,s'wie mas, who bas attie . - d the age df twer,ty-one yedra, anid is not a pauper. nor a non.commoissioned officer or prl vats soliefthe a,rm.....or .....a, - -ine ofthe navy of the United States. Hosball.. I or the two years next prceeding The dgy of I ilection, have been a iltisen:of this State , or, 'r the same period. an emigrant froti Europe, vilo ban declared his intention to become a -itizen-ofthe United States, according to tho Jonstitution and LAws of the Unted States. le shall have resided in this State forat least ,woyears next pleceding the day ofelection. knd, for the last six months ofthat time, in the Districtin which he offers to vote, proided, sowever, That the G!neral Assembly may., by -equiringa registry cf voters, or other suita. >1e legislation, guaid ag%inst frauds ihl elc.. Ions, and usurpations or the right of suffrage. -nay impose disqualification to vote as a pun shment for crime,and may prescribe ad. litional qualifications for voters in municipal s&Wtions. A R7ICLE V. All persons,.who shall be elected orappoi'ited tO bny offige Of profit or trust, before,entering )n thp execution thereof, shall take (besides special oaths, not repugnant to this Consti ution, prescribed by the General Asemnbly.) he following oath: - I do swear (or afBrm) i ax I am duly quall lied, according to the Constitution of this istte, to exercise the office to which I have been appointed, and thitt I will, to the best of tny ability, discharge the duties thereof, and ireserve, protect snd defend the Constitution >f this State, and that of the United States. So help me.God."' ARTICLE VI. 8scTow 1. Thq House '>f Representatives shall have the sole power of 'impeaching, but no impeachment shall *be made, unless wJth the concurrence of two-thirds of the House of Representatives. Szont 9. All impeachments shall be tried by theSenate. When sitting for that purpose the sunators shar I be on oath or afOrmation, mod no person shall be convicted without the concurrence oflowo-thirds of the miembers present. Szcioic 3. The Oovernor. Lieutennt-Gov . ernor, and all rivil officers, shall be-liable tol impeachment for high crimes anld miedemea nots, for any misbehavior in offce. for corrup tion in procurir office. or for anyack which shall degrade -their official. character. But judgme t in ruch capeshall not extendf farth er than to removal from office, and disqualild cation to hold any pilce of flonor, trust or psofit under this State. The party convict ed shal. nevertheless, be liable to ipdlictment, trial, dgment and ounishment according to laer. 81cMol 4. All civil oficcra. whose authori ty is limited to a ainile Judicial District. a single Election District.-or part of either, shall be Ippoinrd, hold their office, be removed from office and, in- addition to liatlity to iri ,eachment, may be punished for of111al mis.. conduct, iu such nanner as the General As Pembi, previous to their appointment, may pre,virie. . FXCrioIN 5. Ifany tivil officer shall be. come disable4 front discharginir tfieduti f his office, by reason of any permatient b y or mental inf~remity. his office may be declared to be vacant, by joint resolut4on, agreed to by two-thirds of the whtlo representatIon in each nouse or the General Assembly : Prot-ided. TIeat such resolution shall contain -the grounds for thi proposed removal. and before it shall pass either House, a copy of, it shall be served on the officer, and a hearing be allowed him. ARTICLE ViI. SIciT4 I. The Treasurer and the Secretary ofS.atr shall ho elected by the General Assem bly.in the House at Representatives, 'siall hold their offices for four years and shll not be cligibiln for the next surcee tingl temn. 11aenox 2. All other oflicers shall be appoint ed,as they hitherto have becti, und otherwiso directed by Law; but the same person shall not bold the office of sheriff for two consecutive terms. 'SactoN 3. All commissions shail be in the name and by the authority of the.State oSouth Carolina, be icaled wit, the celofthoState, and be signed y. the Gov4trnor. - ARTtCLE V1I.I All l.awsa of for.e it this State, .at the adoip tion of this Copstituiton, and not repugnant hereto, shall ao continue, until altered or re peele,1 by the.Gent-ral Assembly, except where they are tempyrary, in which case they holl expire at the times respectively lmted for their duration, fr not contlinued b oft General Assembly. .-. ARTICLS, SacTIo1,1 All po tbe peaO l, am ce founaeCunwfieir authority, and sre institu ftor the* peace, safety anl ha piiess. *cT:q No pereqn shall be-aken, or im gtjr q d6r dkuoeized of his re;htild, liber iWsor -privlemrU "r oulawed or exilesd,or ini anmy mnanner deprived of his life, liberty mur proipert y, t.ut bydup process of law : nor shall any bill ufatta Inde , es- pos I fefo las, or tho. law impaIring the obilration ,,f contracts, tver bepassed by the General Assnmbly. Bzc6'sou 3.. The military shall beosubo'rdinate, to the civil power. SxcTnow 4. ThieprivHecge ofthe writ of habeas corpus shall not beasuspetded, unles. when, in case of ret.cilion or ir.vasiun. the. public sa,fety require it. . 3-cToM 5. Excessivo bill shall not be ;e quired, nor exccasive tines imnpod, nor cruel punishment inftlictedt. aT-rout 6. 'The Genera? Assembly shall nsot grant any title of nobility, or hereditary dlls. titicton, nor create any office, the appoint. teint to which shall be for anay lutiger tIme than tiuring go~od behavior. taiscTtx'. The trvial by ju ry, as hereto,fore usedl in tists State,.ahd tI-a .iberty of the press, shiall be forever'invIolably preserved. kiut, theI Ceti-ral Assehibly shall havo -power tes deter. mine the alumnbes of pers.ms who shall con atituto thi, jury .ir the inferuor or District tourts * Sacrtqe 8. The fer exerci.e-and enjoyment of teliguous profession ad wdrship, without discrimination or prefereace,shall ho allowed within, thiis.State, to all mankind .Prouided, That the liberty ot cooseience hereby dectas e: shalh not be c,onstrued as to excus- acts of it. cenm founess, 'or 105ti!: practices inconsistemat with the peace and safetyof the State, bjeizox 9. lbserights, priVyHee, immuni. tled'an d est ates of both cleii and relirious g rieties anet 'of corporate bodies,* shall reelan ashi the Constitution of this Sta's hatd not b&a altered or amnendedr. SECTiote 10 The rights, of pfragiitori shall aol he re-established, sad tbV-nlot fail to ihe somse legislatIye po ioMtb. equitabieodistribution of the 9es of intes. lates. SacetowIri1. The slaves e. tsh having been emanipt#d byhsi~ United8States authorities,. qtsrdavl o, involuntary set vitoide. O aq~ s.ii~t for crime, whereof 3dt duly convicted, sM'*t , ~ this State. 4 ShcTrees1 The I seemigy 'lsei# ever atattis laid a led, 1ttall, at the same limet. impose a ~ n, tax, which shall not. be lea upon esc el ta onm4tig ol,e tax'laid upon itbndred dollars worth of the assessed v of the land tated ; exceptiag however, fe the opemadam ofsanah eantee. * .. ax. all such classe of persons, as from disa sulty or otherwise, ought, in the judgment ol ho General Assembly, tb.be eXcupted. ARTICLE XI. Saonos f. The businessof the Treasu bhall be conducted by one Treasurer, who af told his office and reside at the seat of" overW nent. BEcTIoN 2. The Secretary of8tate shall held is office and reside at the seat of Govern-? nenet. ' -. ARJOLE XIi, SAcTION I. No Convention of the people fialy be called. unless by the concurrence of two-. thirds of the whole representation in each Hoe 3f the General Assembly. 8acq1oN 2. No part ofthis Constitution shalf be altered, unless a bill to alter the earns shalt have been read, on three several days, In the House of Representatives. and ora three seve. ral days In the Senate. and agreed -to. al the second and third feadings, by two-thirds of the whole representation in each Houe of the General Assembly ; neithershall sef altera. lion take effec.t,. untilthe bit;, so agreed. to. shall br published for' Akee months previous jo a new clection for membea - of the Hogse g'. Regresentatives; and, If rkle alteration propoo. ed by the preceding Geneiai Assemby, shall be agreed to, b the new General Assembly In tikeir'Brst session, by -the concurrence OF' two-thirds or the whole representation in each Hlouse,*after the same shall have Peen read on three several days in each, thqn and not oth erw'se, he sa1eshall become a part of The Constitution.. Done In Convention, at bilumbla, in the State ol South Carolina, the twerty-seeenth day of September. In the year ofour Lord *a* thousand eight hundred mnd sixt fl e .). L. WARDLA;' Preoident of the Convention Attest: JonN T. SLbAw, ,Cerk of the coa yntion. Gvernment of the Uniteetstat, President.-Andr'w Johnson of Tennes see. o Secretary of State.'.W. New York. Iff. Reward, or Secoretary of War-Edwin . Stanton, fr Pennsylvania. SPostmatter Genetal-.9.Williala DeNaiso,, of Ohio* Secretary of the N&vy-Gideen Welles, .ef Connecticut. ' 1 Secretary of the 1ntrior-Janes Har4an, of lovis. Secretary of the reasaury lough, of Illinois. tuAttorney General-jm 8peed, 'e'Ken tucky. o h President of the *86TnAW-,afayelte 8: Poster,'Of Connet1ent.' Speaker of the House-gSejgyO COIN. of Indiana. * BUPRKXN COVaT.. Salmon C. Chase,'Ohio, ChleJstie.. I. James Ml. Wayne, Georgia. 2. Samuel Nelson, New.Yori. * 3. Robert C. Grktv, Penesyllraunk, 4. -Nathan Clifford. Maino:. r.' Noa Ii. Swayne, Ohiok. 6. Daniel Davis, Illinois. 7. Samuel Niller, Iowa. 8. Samuel F. Field, CalifornIa.. LIEUTENANT oENERALS, Wingfiell Scott, Virgiplia. - Ulyses S. Grant, of Ohio. . Adjutant General Lorenzo Thomas, ;6. weere. .l3dge Advocate Geaeral, Joseph Kolt, D .C. Quartermaster Genera), Mostg C Meigx, of Peonsylvaia. - * Tho orilly Epr"% PETERSBURG, VA., UAS entered upon nos firteenih year, fit an LJLeiared forte), with new type. under aUdpices hijhly flattering. 1h1es ' at nd daily increasing circulation. bd dflirst snad chataandn%ter dirig toComnct qd by nonq4. V'R TISING' It ATE ONS Bq1t.oall ............. ,a8 -......................... O@..$ O no m h..',',..'.''.'o,' 0 monthe....................lg4 heiX months 14 one yeaW.......' - Ono month,-- o T*hae snonths, .d Whre mnonths..d.....30 ..c ye... . Perre5g APFrsgns lasrng weka'er,'n o f thn hboe cl9lnti na w ij , hdte oJnionas iterms.. Thnge Dapy QaIei no15.it#ffn careulaton, dol ' nft umrfo h nhes fonis dohSae,ad l at,o the Wer1, k' ah, Reors Ag*u Oural, doane, tp,. -O BRM A . 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