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SOUTH OAROLINAs WN, THE IP0PLK OF THI BTATS OF.SOUTH 0AM0 LIMA, MY OUR DELKoATBE IN - CONVENTIoN MET, DO OaDAit4 AND sATAeLIN'THs CONOTI TVTIoN run THIS OvUvMNNENMT o Tn SAID stATS:f I ARTICLE 1. SacrioN 1. Th" Legislative authority of this State shall be vested in a Genetrial Aseinhly, which shall conssist of a Senate twi a ltouse eI Representatives. SECTION 2. rhe House of W-- --elaives shall be composed of Mein:,o, che.: lv ial. lot, every second yea, lby he stt sits o this State, qualified as in tIhle eoiontithion is pro. vided. Saetio 3. *ach Jddicil District In the State shall conttitute odie FIectioin Ditrict. ex-. onept Charlestep District. WI leh shall lie dait. drd Ilto two Electiona Districts,one consisting of thc late Parishes of St. Pipillip aitad st Matichtel, t be designated ithe Electiini DiA. (rict of Charleston , the.other consiritng of alt that part of the Judicial District, w it JLs vithout the lmits of said Parieties, to be known as the Electiont District ots Berkeley SEcTson 4. Thn bountiaries of the several Ju dicial antt Election Districts shal r-mtaainas they are now establitsed. ,CTION 5. The Houser of R, presentatives 9idebt costla tit one utadrd mnli twant v lour N) anbers to hoe apportiotnad anisng th* aevor.ail Ewlai.to Districts -of th.- -tate, arcordinsg to the nums')r of white inhab'itals' costintit in each, ain the aMount oil all t.ies raiarad by the General Assembly, whethet ,tirect oar intireet. or ol whatever so'rcies paid in eqtch, deductitsg thereromsa all taxes patti tn tic -ount lot prosper ty held in any other Diet.ict, and addinr thereto all taxes elsewtere paid on account of property held in suh District. An ennanera ion of the white inha bitaete, for this purpose, was iniade i the year one thousand eigh hun dred and fifty- niett, tld shalf be anide- tiiithe icourse of every tenth year thereafter, in such manner as shall be, by law. directed ; and Representatives shall he assignetd to the diffr enf Districts in the above-mentioned propor. tiea, by Ac of the General Assembly ut the aestion imimediately tuccetohiner every enumne ra(tn . Proeided. 'That utntil fe a pot tion twent, which alt all be miad upoi the-daxi enu. ineration. shall take effect the reproemitttatioi iothe sa-veral Eleetion Dist, sets, as herein cone stituted. shall continue asasligned at the lst apportionmnent each District which laas bt:eti heretofore dividel into .smaller Districts. known as Parishes,having the argregate itinu ter of Repres'entatives which thm Paristhrs heretofore embraced withits its littat have had since that pportionmteient, the liepresethative t which the Parih tat All Saints ias been heretofore ensit led, heing. du-ing this itterval, 'assitned to Hqrry Elhetat District SEcTioN 6 Ithe enumeratioi herein dlirect ed shall tilt he made in tie courwi ot the year apFpo~inte<. for ithe purpose, it shall be thel. due y of he Governor to have is efrerted am. .soon Ahreafter as shalt be -tcabt SaeroN? In asit gnitag Representatives to the several Districts. the Geiseral Aasaasshibly shall allow iAe Represceotative -or eet'ry saxty. - ec'ond part of the whole ntinber of white inl habitants in tite Rtate, and oue letrestative also for every dinty second part o the whole taxes raised by th General Assembly. There shall be further allowed one iloprsenttative fbr such fractiotte of the sixty secaid part of the white inhabitants. and 4f the sixty second part ofthe taxes, as when added together for in * unit. t SsottoW 8. All taxes upon property, real or personal, shall be laid uouo the actual valuo tf tbd property taged, as the satne alinti oc nacer tained by the assessment made or thn pur. pose of layitng such tax. Ino the firr. appoir ti nment whichaltall he matte under the Ctn stitution, the amount of taxes shall be estiua - * ted fron the ferapeof the two years next pre. cedir g such apportionment; but in ever sub sequent apportio- menst, from th- average of the ten years then next preceding. SxoTioN 9. If. in the apportionment of Rep tesentatives 1 any Elcction District shall ap pear not to be entitled, from its populationi and Its taxes, ti a Representative; such Election District shall neverifieless send tine R-!presien 4ative: and, if there be still a deficiency of the number of Representatives required by sec. tiora fifth, such deficiency shall be supplied by assigning Representtatives to those Electiot Districts having the largust turplus fractiotns, whether those fractions consist of a corisbi. - tion oh populatleto and taxes. or of population -ir taxes separately, until the rittber of one hundred and twenty-lour Members be made up - Pmvide#4, Acoverr. That not inore than iwelve Rapre'senttivesshall,in anyap ortion ment, be assig ted to any one Election is t. Sactor Wp. No apportioniment of qere tatives shall beconstrued tn take effect, in any manner, until tino general e ich shall succeed such~ app ftionmit a *a~o I1 I he Stenat edao one member from each E ccpt the Election District of ich shall be allo~wed two8eiau bxcioN 12. V pona dhe Mrat Genseral Assernbly, whic n <der the provisions of ti he .Stenators shall be devid two -classes ; the seats of the M 'one class to be vacated at she ' m four years ; and Uhe nsumber o t' i es shall beo so proportioned thaat sane lh thea whole number oft tieaturar* . na .. as possi lbe caanttsue toat th alt, ', ra'd a- agerv tee. end year. I l8aCTzoh I3. No person steell be .lhatble to, or isateor retssna, aseatin the~ liousesaf Repro sentstives, unless hasis a (ree.Wit mun.e who hath attained the age p f wernty-onie ya arg. hath been a citisen an-t a resident taf thtu Smti three years next preceditng~ day ot ailenttotn, anti hath been for the laar mtonthts of thtis dime, and shsh continue, ident uf- tihe Di.. trict which he is to represenit. Sacrione 14 No persona shill be eligible to, or take or reisin, a seat n the Nenaata, uniless his a frete ibte man, hath ataad tthe age of .thirt. ye ars, hat en a citixen sind resident o1 is. iale five' years tnext precedIng . the alay of electio, ahd haath beers, for thte bas, s ix tmontths of thtis timre, atid shill contitnue to tie, a resident of the District which he is to rep. E~cios If0. IArnators anti Mmnbers uf 'th3 Hause aaf Reptresentative's shell be c'hosarn at a get er-si e-ctiont an the third aaedneadaiy int OtCober In the preset year. and on the same day In eery secoand ye-,v -thereatter.in such eflnner, and for abc terms ref osfiost, as are hreuin directed,- 'Fhey shall meet on the , artsh .Maanday in Novt,) e annually, at .Coluap~ia, ('wltiek slasl ~irs titus seat of ofGswuv nt. until atherwiise. determned by the con otse of two-i hirdtsaet breth branches ei the .re fpresentation 4 Onles. the csau a aile r on glous disurde'rs shall gn. dee t is 10m -ther a k it te of wu II cases, lhtheraor or Cesespender -pelf, for tae hi hetcsp' tiay by pe .meth b, Sp'. * poinit a moe sileora are tonvesi~a pihse of mseeting, Bgcttons 16 U'4ejfeti sfeffiesd tif'he'tens. toes andl R '.esoastitves echnasti et/ s) enere l teaa uts shall begins us Mstn uysy t ianvig saceat 11. .Eah House abal judge of 4b. elhetlions, returne antid qualifications of its own blembers ; and a majority of each House shall constitute a quorum to do business ; but a smaller number may adjodrn from day to day, and mray be ateliorsed to cotr opl the attend ance of absent Members. in sucho manner, and under tuch leenalties. as may be providdd by law. SaCTIoN 18 Each Hlouse shall choose its owq officert, deternmine itt rulea of proceeding, punish its Members for alesrderly behavior, and, with the concurrence of two-I ids, expel a 5leiber. but not a second time for the sate cause SECTION 19 Each Hlouec may punish, by im.. prisotnme I, during its itatig, any person not it Member, who sha lI be guilty of disrespect to the Hlouse bf any disorderly or conlemptuotis hchavlor ine ija presenco; or who, during the tiene if its .ttiting. shall threaten hars to body or estate of any Nenher ffor anything said or done in eber House. or who.shait assault any of them thereror, or- ho shall assault or arrest any witness or other persdn ordered to attend tie Ifouse. lIn his going thereto,-pr returning therefrom. or whit shall rescue any person ar risted by toider of the House.. tBcTton 20. The Mlsembers of both Houses shuti fie protrected ini their psuanus and esiates durnar tiir attetlance on, gointe to and rdt tu nint from, the Gencral Assembly, and ten days previ-jus ti'the sitting. and teat days af. ter the adjourninent thereof. Bit theie-privi. leges shall not bo Ixtended so as to prlitect any Member who shall be charged with treason, felony. tar breach of the peacd. SarCT2ON 21 Hills for raising a revr nue shall originate in the Hlouse of Rnpresentatives, but may be altered. amended or rejected by the Seatat. #tad all other hills nay originate an eihher Houe, and may he amended, altered or rejected by throther 1RcTioaN 22. Every Act or RIesolution havinag the force of law shall reltat- to hut one subject. and that a all be exoressed in the title. baOTION 231 No bill shal have the force or law until it shall have been read three timles, and ont three several days, in each houso, has had the seal of the State caffired to it, and hss been signed In the State liouse by the Presi. dent of the Senate aned the Speaker of the Hoa-ie o' Re resentitives. SECTIoN 2 . No Motey shall be drawn out of the Public Treasury but by the legislative authority of the State. StyO6lu 25. In all elections by the General Assetibly. or either Houae thereof, the Meom blarA shall vote'via voce."1 and their votes thus friveta, ahall be etuered upon thn journals of the lilosot to which they respectively belong. SEcTIoN -26 The memnbea's of the General Aeaenaely who shall meet under this Constitu. titan. sha 1 lie entitled to receive out of the Pub. lie. Treasury, for thter expenses during their attenattiee oi, going to and returning from, tie General Assembly, live dollars for each days atteraaance. &tied twenty cents for evety mile of the ordinary route of travel between the residenceoftthe Mettaber and the capital or tather plce tiofsitting eaf tlae Genetal.Assembly. beeth goaang and telturnilng ; anid the same may he increased or diaamimshed by law. if circum stances shall require ; but ott alteration shall be gnadre to take elfect during the existence of ltn General Assembly wiich shall make such alteart. tio,.a N1a1rT'ON I Neither H04e. during the ses ion o the Gaesaeral Anseuetbly, shall, wirout thr.coansent of the other. adjourt. for more than three days, nor te say other place than that itt which tie Assembly shall be at the tine sitting. SECTIoN2R. No person shall be eligible to a seat in iti General Assembly whilst he holos any oftee oi profit or trust under this 'State, the- Uieiad Statos uf A mssernca, or any of them, or under aney tther lpwer, except' ofiers In Ole mtilisi... armay or ntavy of thias Sitt, Magis. ates tor Justiresol ltlerior Courts, while such' tices receive no salaries; nor shall any jdltactor ur the army or ntavy of this State, tIteryaattd ftatea of A merica, or any of them, ir , ige t oi such cotitractor, be eligible to a6 either Hous And if any Meebr shl p per exercise sa.y of the said disquali fy11, aa cales, hit shlall vacate his seat. SEcTioNs 29. If ally E:ectioi Dislet shall neglect to choose a member or meniers on hile day of election, or if aney person clioen a member of eitlher Hnuso shall refuse to quall ly and take his seat, ar ahat resign. dio, de. part the State. accep- any disqualifyinr office, or become othierwise disqualietied to hold his seat. a writ (il election shall b3 issued by the Presidetit of the Setato or Speaker of the [louse of Representatives, as the case may be, for ihe purp e of filling the vacancy thereby occesior,ed. for tt'e remainder of the teran for which this persoia so rsiusing to qualify, re. sigliag. dy img departing the State, or becom. lnr disqualified, was elected to serve, or-the et.ultltin .- lPection District ought to have chosena a al qgeitflusmas. SeoTit ;1 ministers of the Gon tise there Wereo no 14. dedicated to the e to slavery. If tlily Ire of souls, a d eocratio: party, tIlh great d oaf the at onyudot from Whier of any re liioeverything. InI the halln bhe eligibl'tAy to a duall, for- isr, Necutenant Governeor, er 'wssi1aton -it~ Aeate or, the Hoouse of Represent~it - AR SecreoS 1. The E miy ol this' State saell ibeveetedit ~ s~ to, who shall ha' styleda The t||itate of South Carolna. SricToN 2. Tho Governor shlli his elected by the eleceaca eluly -lualified to vole far meabers of tht Houase eof N presenatative., and shall hold le ofeuae for Four yearo. and utatil his stucees. sear shall be chosen anti qualified;i but ,the s 'no p.rat.t shall not, be (3oiernor for Iwo< eonsasen'etive terms. "ac75eV 3. Neo persoo shell be eliglgeto the alen o. Guoe nor, unaless he botha attided ehi ageul thirty years, tad htath leena ycItw n aned resident of (lia Stats- faf.:the t* yeara ne gpeeie the 'lay ofleleette n ud ne Iperson shall holdthofoofOnenras a nay e thaer uofice of committuaiyil or sttliths yev, (except in tatlithfs,) unde~ this Stf 6 0r the: Unsited- States, s~r pn7<br thepn pr *att;.oibnt power. af oeganlthe mqt a Ssaytoa,4. Tl~retutrai - 6'fiIO~ Giovaernie shallb aaed tapby V r of Elections I W tfhelspee Sitt tranqimitted, teengercb pthenl, tet t he .seat 1 ovwerknunt, ilir tilA' itesretary 6fmte, #hi eliali delI il~~mto the itpa aker~ 'Dje buse o cat the nuxt tl ing stasloof Pt lP*8?F semnbly,* ..otisg. the frst week ttMliu siont th e ir agais open.p tbs, in the preabs f betb IlouesoP 3ef Assenbly TEprson having l number of vdtes, sa1. le Gorera~t e more shalli be eaqual anad bigf4~ 4 thes Gettoiral Assembly shpil,. d sessione in t he House -of lIeprsee oneef them Goevernor viva sees, iudfrGovernor shalIt$del 9lsotteoxs' . .A Lieu st %e~ ehuasen Li the sape tIt Jn poetassedo hw *auroM 6. 'hle Lleqtat GovYeeir,s af ast'resident of tih Sntite, shtall Ihave no Vote, unleas the Senate be equally divided. * SaCTION 7.' Tbc Senate shall lcti, we a Preai. domt pro Iempore e act in the abactico ol the Lieutenialtt-U.;vernir, or when te shall exer. clap the otfilc of Governor S5PTtoN IS. A mnembther of the Senai, or of the.House of Repreeent atives, beingr cirason and actitg as Governor or Lieutonatt-GovernorI shall, thereuo, vacatio his seat. and pnothor peSonl sh.,1i1 ie ilcted in his st'ead. SEC'iON 9. Ii, ca-0 of the igini.C'dlnmlent of the Governor or h's r4 tio al frym adice. leath, resignation, ditqualificat tn, disailitypi.rg I itnoval froni the State. thu LAeutenait- Guvernor shall aucceed to his oflee, and in case ol the impeachmnent of iia Lieutetiart Governor or his removal from office, death, resignation ,d!s qualification, disability or removal from the State, the President pro-tempore of the Senato shall succeed to lilt oflice ; and when the office or the Governor. Lieutenant Governor and President pro tempure of the Senate shall be come vacant in the re&ces of the Senate & the Secretary of State, for the time boi, shall. by proclamation, conveqe the Senate, that a President pro tempore may be chosen to exer. cise the office of Goverigor for, the unexpired term. SECTo 10. The Uovernor shall be Com. mnanecer-in- Chief of the Army and Nqv.- it ithal Slate and of the militia, cx3ept when they shall be celled into the actual out vice ofthie United States. SECTION II. lie shall have power to grant reprievets and pardqns after conviction,-(except in caics of iipeachiment.) n such nanner,.o such terns t i under-such restrictions as le shall think proper, anti lie shall have power to remit fines antd forreitures, unless otherwiae directed by law. It shall be his duty to report to the General Assembly at the next regular session thereafter till pardons granted by hilm, with a full statement ofeach case aud the rea. semns mnoving hint thereutto . Sui-aoN 12. He shall take cato that the lawe he faithfully cuecuted in mercy. S)CTaoN 13 ihe Governor atid Licutenapt - Governor Whl, at stated tmnes. recove for their services a compensation which shall be neither i crensed nor dimaniseild during lie period r which they shall have bt-n elect ed. So-raose 14. All ofli-era in the iiNxicutivo Departient. when required b7 the Governor, shall give h!mn information in writing u00un tany Subject relating to tht duties of thelr resec t. tive offices. . , -r ioCT 15, The Governor @hall, trom lina to time, give to the General Assembly infor trationi of the condition of the State, amid re. commnd to their cosideration such neastarea as he shall judge necesary or expedient. S6ovoIN 6. He miay: on extraordinary oc. casionsm, convene the General Asseanmblyand should either 11 u.ie remnait without a quorumn for three days. or in case of disagreement he. tweeni the two Houses, wAth respect to the tine of adjournemt . may adjourn them tosuch time as lic shall think props r, not beyond the fourth Monday of November then next enosu. ing 'tecitioN 17. lie shall comnmission all ofM Ce.s of the state. SEcTIoN 18 It shalL bit the duty of the Managersor Elections of this State. at the first general electionis under this Constitution, and at each ornste general -election thereafle r, to hold '... .%-n for Governor and Lieuten ant-Gov e to adTto he Qovernor and ile Lieult ant-Gover kti.,ore entering upon the duties of their respc1ni.e offices. sha it. in the presence of the Gener. 4sembly, take tie oath of uffice p -erab. I mIt tils Conat tuton. ScTIstN 20 roe Govarnor shall resl-e. during the sitting of the Geaeral Assembly, at the place where its aesslion imay be hel- ; antd the General Assemlnoy may by law. require him to resi.e at the 'apitol of tho Stae. EsoTaon 21 Every Bill which' shall Iive passed tIme General Assembly, shall, before it become a IaW, be presented to the Governor , if h approve, lie shall sign it bout it not. he shall return it, with his'objeciomis. to that House InI which it shall have urigmia.ed, % io shall enter the objections at large on tiheirjour. nal; and p roceed t'reconsider it. It after snevh reconsideration. a majority of the whole repra setiation oil that House aball agree to pass the Bill. It shall lie set, together with the objee I tions, to tile ther House, by which it tiaall I likewisne lereconsidered, sad if approved by a ridjority of the whol. representation of thiat other iouse, ishall ioine a law.' Ilut in all such cadet tI,, votes of both Houses shall be determnined by yeas and naya, and the namrie of the perbons voting for and again.,t the lit shall bt entered on the journal of each House respectively It any Bill Ab-ill not be returned by the Governor within t.wo days (Sundays excepted) afte It tshell hive been rresented to him, the settam shall be a hiw in like manner as i he had signed it. Anid. that time may al. -ways be allowed the Ovem n ,r to comhler Hills passed by the General Assembly, neither House shall r-ad any Rill on the Ias day o f its sussin.- except sien l!is na htave ity-en returned by theG~oavernor ati hem ein provi ded. A RFIICLE Iii. bit'rtore I. The ju'diclal psiwershal be Nat. ed itt such leuperior phd lItferior Courts' of Law atid Equity as the Genteral Assemably shall; fron mmune to time, direct and establish. rThe Judges ot te Superior' Cloer ts sha ll be elected hy, the Geanerkt essembly,* shlli ho0ld tagir offices dier lnot good behbavior, end shall, at statedi thniel, receive a cnopinstation for their service. which shall neither be increas ed nor diminished during 'ihelr corf'tinumnce in office ; bitt they shall recsive no fees or perquisites of office, ntor hold sny oither offico 0. profittor trust under thIls 'State, the (Unjted f States of A merica, or pny of them. or any. othmer power. The Goora Asserpbly shall, as soon as posible, establish, for each Diets .:s in thesState an inferior Uourt or Courts. lo be styled eeThe Dliriet Co0~ 'e,"he Judge wisere-of ,aball be residenlt lnathe Dlttlct while in of0re, all be eleced by the iSederal Assembly ter four yeafs, and a h abe refelitlie, which Court shall havejadj ston ofl si ivil cause. whercto one or boits of the phrtiesar perdents of color, and ofail criminal cases *hereita the accosed Isa perdon. t~of .and thpe G es ,semhiy Is. eahpss todf 'extengi hip ,ytc a ~l~ of the ai .oget to other -q,~ Svcrtoed 2. The Jfin "ebil ie Ip at Columbia, p'aob tpi the Gdd iA a. of eimbn ayhy r~'bE fsr~ * prpo~ ne rieato d er iieg all d qhosuOr ettibsuaj secutos a n 1ad1hdt -hue ip00 en ad edt* ( r . 98 a~ -, e c ineo ofthe navy of the United States lie shall, or the twoyears next praceedingr the (ay or !lecti .i, have been a citizesi of this State , or, for the sanme period.nn endigranit from Europe, who han teclared his intentionl to become a -itisen ofihtn Utited States, adecordirig. to the .'oettitution and L'twos of the Unted~States. le hshll have resided in this State for at least wo years tnext preceding fith. day of election. tid, n the Rai clx anotohe ofthat (tite. in the ilstriet in which he offers to vote, proitded, iowever, ThIat tle Gencral Assembly Inay. by cquiring a registry cf vofters, for other sulta. gu legiseation, guaid against frauds in ee. lon. and usurpatiunsor thu right or suffrago, naf inpo.ic disqualification to vote na a pun shment for criu.and may prescribe ad. litlonul qualificatione or votere in municipal taecotos. A RTICLE V. All pqisons. who shall he elected or appointed .to a.ny office of profit or trust, before iterring on the execution thereof. shall take (besides pecsal oathsetot repugnant to thii Consti ution, prescribed by'the General-Asocmbly,) ho followling oath : ") do swear (or affirm) that I sun duly quell s, aceordinig to the Conatitutiotn of this ;tate, to exercie the offce to which I have ween appointed, anti that I will, to the beat of ny abilty,ischarge the duties thereof,and >femerve, protect aid defend tin Constiution >f this State. ntd that or tho United States. So ielp mt God." ARTICLE V1. SCCTiON 1. The llouse of Representatives hall have tho sol. power of Impeaching, but 10 aintpeicltiient shall be nad, unlese wIth he cotcurence of two-thirdu of the louse of RepreseentatIves . brcitoN r1. All Impeachment, shall be tried jy theSenate. When sitting for that purpose tih" betaatore *ehal I 4e on oath or affirmation, tad no per-ori shall te convicteot without he concurrenc of two-thirds of the members present. SKcTION 3. . The Governor. LleutenntG..Gov irnor, and fell civil officers, ohall be liable to mpeachitent for.hlrgh crities atad tiedemea or', for .ny mishitavior in office, for corrup loIn proc oritir ofice . or for anyact whIhh haal degrado th ir oficial character. But udgient in such canes ehill not extend furth :c than ta removal frori offiee, nd disqualiri -ation to hold aiy offiee of honor, trust r profit under this State. rhe party convict d shall. neverthelves be liable to indictment, rial, judgment aid punishment accorditig to aw. SUcToN 4. All civil office-ra, whose authorie is fthiltel to a aingle Judicial )istrict, a ningle Election District, or part of cither,shall )e appointed. hold their office, he removed rrom ailice anid, in addition to liability to in ietcm111ent. mita y t e pauntelied for offitil mite.. rondfuct. its auch mnanntier a tht General As 1eiulbl ,previvue tIo their appointment, may SeCTIoPf 6. Ifany civil officer shall be. .ne disa bled from discharging theduties of ati offire, by reason of any pertmanent bodily or niettal itifirtnity. his office may be declared o be vacant, by joint resolution. agreed to by wo-thirdt it tilie witelo repreetItfon in eoch beaus of the General Assembly : Provided, 'hat such recolttit, shall contain the grounds for the propoit d renioval. and before it shall iase cither llouo-, a copy of it dhall he Ierved on the officer, and a hearitng be allowed lim. -A I*TIVLE Vil. F-xcT16N I. rhe Treapurer and the Pecretary ifState shall he elecled by the General Assein >ly.it the louse oft Represntativop. shall hold hair titlicca for rour years atid hall nut be iligible for the next succ-n ing terimi. I SECTION 2 All othenofljcera shall be appoint. dne they hitlirto have betei, until otherwise irected by law; but the same person shall not old the office of sheriff for two conisocutive erms. ScRToN 3. All comminssitns ah be Inthe iame neid by the authority of the dtate ofSouth ,a olinat. he ialed with the scalof thotate, lid be sigine(d by the Governor.. A-lTICLE Vill. All I hwn or force in this *-tate, at the adop Jon oh this Cnstituetion, and not repugnant ireto, shall so contiitte, util 'altered or re i'alei by the Gen ral Assentbly, except where laev are teimpe tary, in which case they shall xplire at the t ties reperetivetv limited for heir duration, if not continued by Act ofthe ,eneral Assembly. AhtTICLE IX. SEPTiON I All power is oririnally invested lie people, said all free Governments are ouniedon their authtority. and are instituted or their peace, safety atid happiness SECTION 2. No person shall be'laken, or Im irisa ed, fir disseized of bio frecholit, liber ies or privilege., .-P outliiwed or exiledt. or in ny tminer deprived of tie life. liberty or iloperi y. I Ut by due procesa of letw a nor shall nty bill otfattanter, ez posf facto iaw, or mhe aw impeirtng thte utblIbraition of cotntra .te, ver he piassed by the Ginneral Assemnbly'. S~c'Tot S. The' itilitary abtall be subordinate oi thea -ivil power. SectioN 4 TIhe prIvilege of the wrIt of habegs torpus shall not1 besuspeinded, unles when.t in -ate iif reblIlioni or itnvaslon, the public safety equtire it. t EoTsuN 6. IExcessIve ball shell not be re luriror pxcessive fines imap~sed, tnor crueql SUCitoN 6. IThe Genieral Assembly shall unot rrant aity title of tnobility, or hereditary dis. inotion, nor create anty offiee, the appoint. nent to which shall he for atty lunger time han dturlnr grood behavior Src~n N7', Thie trial by jury. a heretofore aed Itn ti State.aend the liberty of the press, tall be forever inviolably preserved. But, the seniiral Assembly shaltlihave power to defter. enito the ntumber of p. esna who shall con. lurtoe thu Jur y in thle lnfermdr or DIstrict $*ctbone 8. The free exercise and etijoyrtient frehtousprofemin aid worahip, without llacrimlnation or preferences,shall be alhowed elin this State, to all tanokhind Propded~s Ph the liber ty pI conscieniea heretby decla. eJ a no bcostrued as tt -excus: acte of II. entlopsness, or Jostify practices nonaslsteat rlththe peace and safety of the Slate., USoia 9. The rights, pirivilegee IrmunfI lee atnd'estates of hotit cii and reltptone ~ letiea and of corporato bodie, shal ru'sa e it mthe Conistitution~ of thIs tta'e had Aol been h~ertd o asiiended. . $scyaoar 10 .Tbs rights ot prnap intore hay niot be re-.establldhed, ibd thr9 511,1 not til to ho some leirislative prdeon. for ia qouble dIstrIbution of athe esiates of iqges(. 8scta le. ' he slaves of ni " k' n hvlng~ been dmancilpated hy t ection of the Jn itates auto~iis e lvr ra Stary servide psapns snallt ,vabhl. .stablished I. A53, Mbidh sba Wo tax, all such efuases of person,. as fros tlea oility or 6therwise. ought, tn the judgment at the General Assembly, to 10e4 etempted. ARTICLE X. Saorion I . The busince of Mal, ;Tre asuirI shiall ye conducted by one 'Traaareroiwho- aI hold tile otfice and iesido at the seat i4 Govern aitent. S50CTIO 2. The Secretary of'tate shall hold' tis i.ilice and reside at the seat of Qovern-. ARTICLE XIi. ScTro0 I . No Convention of the rop&, shall be calle5i, tguless by the concurrente of two thirds of the whole representat ton in each House of the General 4saserbly. SaersoN 2. No part ortiis Constitution shall, be altered. unless a bill to alter the same shall' have been read. on three several days, in the Huseof Representatives. andon throeseve ral days in 'the Sonate, and agree I to. at the. secont' and third readings, by two-thirds of the whole representation in each 'House of the General Assembly ; neithedshall any alters tion take etlect, untilthe bML', so agreed to., shall be publishdi for three months pueioem We a now election for tnembers of the House of Representatives; and if the alteration propos ed bythe pleceding beneral AsembliY, shall. be arre ed to, by the new General AssembJy in their first anslon, by the concurrence or two-thIrds o1 the whole representationi in each House, after the same shall have been- read on three several days in each, then and not oil nrwtse, the aneshall becone a part of thf. Constitution. Done in Convention, at Osunibli, In the State it South Carolina, the twenty-eeventh day of September, in the year'ofour Lord one. thousand eight hundred aad simty-Sye. D. L. WARDLAW President of the Convention. Attest: JouN 'T. SLOA -,Clerk of the Co'. ve.ition. Government of the United gtates. President-Andr-ow Johnson, of Tennes. see. Secretary of State-W. H. Seward, of Now York. Secretary of War--Edwin M. Stiaton, of Pennsylvania. Postmaster Genenl--Willam Dennison,. of Ohlio. Secretary of the Navy--Gideon Welke,, or Conislectient. Secretary of the interlor-Jarses Irlan, Iowa. h Seoretary of the "reasury-- gh M4Cul ouigh, ot' Illinois . . uyHg du Attorney General-..Janie' Speed, of Ken tucky. President of the Senate--Lafayone Poster, of Connecticut. . Speaker of the House--Sohuyler Coffax, of Indiana. sUPAMa- couniT. Salmon C. Chase, Ohio, ChiefJustiesa, 1. Jame12 M. Wayne, Georgia. 2. Sanuel Nelson, New York. '3. llobert C. Grier, Pennsylvanla. 4. Nathan Clifford. MaIne. 5 . 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