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
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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 . NoA II. Swayne. Ohio.
6. Daniel Davis, Illinois.
7. Samuel Miller, Iowa.
8. Samuel F. Field, California.l .
LIIUVTPXAS4T ORtRXALsi.
Wingfield Scott; Virgiltia.
UlyssteA S. Grant, of Ohfo.
Adjutant General Loreno Thonag, Del*
ware.
Judge Advocate' General, Joseph 11o0t,
D. C.
Q Qartermaster General, a . olgomery C.
Melgi', of Pernnylvaniat
T 4) ily Expre*
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clients1 and other" desfritiW to eetngunicate
with thqSouthern public. advantags surpat.
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