SECTION 7. The Senate shall choose a President pro tempore to act in the absence of the Lieuteuant-Governor, or when he shall exercise the office -of Governor. .' . SECTION 8. A member of the Senate or 6f the House of Representatives being chosen and acting as Governor or Lieutenant-Governor shall, there? upon vacate his seat, andanothe? person shall be 'elected in his stead. SECTION 9. In case of the impeachment of the Governor or his removal from office, death, resignation, disqualification, disability or removal from the State, the Lieutenani?Govern?r ?hail succeed to his office, and in case of the impeachment of the Lieutensfet-Govarnor or his removal from office, death, resignation, disqualification, disability or removal from the State, the President pro tempore of the Senate shall succeed to his office ; and when the office of jfee Governor, Lieutenant-Governor and President pro tempore pf the Sei^fe ?fasH become vacant in the recess ? >f the Senate, the Secretary of State, for the time being, shall, by proclamation,, convene the Senate, that a Presiden^'pro tempvre may be chosen to exorcise the office of Governor for themnexpired term . SECTION 10. The'Governor sholl be Commander-in-Chief of thc Army and Navy of this State and of the militia, except when thejf shall be called into the actual service of the United States. , SECTION ll. He shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons after conviction, (exeept in cases of impeachment,) in such manner, on such terms and under such .restrictions? as he shall jhinfe proper, and be shall have power to remit fines and forfeitures, unless otherwise directed by law. Tt shall be his duty to report to the General Assembly at the next regular session thereafter all pardons granted by him, with a full statement of each ease and the reasons moving him thereunto. SECTION 12. He shall take care that the laws bc* faithfully executed in mercy. * * ?j SECTION 13. The Governor and Lieutenant-Governor shall, at stated times, receive for their services a compensation which shall be neither increased nor diminished during thc period for which they shall have been I elected. SECTION M. All officers in the Executive Department, when required by the Governor, shall give him information in writing upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices. SECTION 15. The Governor shall, from time to time, give to the General Assembly information of the condition of the Stattfand recommend to their consideration such measures as he ?hall judge necessary or expedient. SECTION 16. He may, on extraordinary occasions, convene thc General Assembly, and should either House remain without a quorum for three days, or in ease of disagreement between the two Houses, with, respect to the time of adjournment, may adjourn them to such time as he shall think proper, not beyond the fourth Monday of November then next ensuing. SEfrrioN 17. He shall commission all officers of the State. SECTION 18. It shall bc the duty of the Managers of Elections of this State, at the first general election, under this Constitution, and at each alternate general election thereafter, to hold an election for Governor and Lieutenant-Governor. SECTION 19. The Governor and the Lieutenant-Governor, before entering jipon the duties of their respective offices, shall, in the presence of the 'General A ssembly, take the oath of office prescribed in this Constitution.' SECTION 20. The Governor shall reside, during the Bitting of the General Assembly, at the place where its session may be held ; and the General Assembly may, by law, require him ic reside at the Capitol of the State. SECTION 21. Every Bill which shall have passed the General Assembly ?hall, before it become a law, be presented to the Governor ; if he approve, he shall sign it ; but if not, he shall return it, with his objectio?s, to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the objections at large on their journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such recon? sideration a'majority of the whole representation of that House shall agree to pass the Bill, it shall be sent, together with the objections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by a majority of .the whole repr?sent?tiuti of that other ?louor., ;* shall \,*><.O*L*^ a law. But in all such eases the vot?s of both Houses shall be determined by yeas and nays, and the names of the persons voting for and against the Bill shall be entered on the journal of each House respectively. If any Bill shall not be returned by the Governor within two days (Sundays ex? cepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the same shall be a law in bike manner as if he had signed it. And, that time may always be al lowed the Governor to consider Bills passed by the General Assembly, neither House shall read any Bill on the last day of its session, except such Bills as have been returned by the Governor as herein provided. t ARTICLE DI. SECTION 1. The judicial gower shall be vested in such Superior and Inferior Courts of Law and Equity as the General Assembly shall, from time to time, direct and establish. The Judges of the Superior Courts shall be elected by the General Assembly, ?hall liold their offices during good behavior, and shall, at stated timbs, receive a compensation for their ser? vices, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during their continu? ance in office ; but they shall receive no fees or perquisites of office, nor hold any other office of profit or trust under this Shite, the United States of America, or any of them, or any other? power. . The General Assembly jshall, as soon as possible, (?stablish for each District in the State an Inferior Court or Courts, to be-styled "The District Court," the Judge whereof shall be resident, in the District while in office, shall be elected by tho General Assembly for four years, and shall he re-eligible, which Court shall have jurisdiction ,of all civil causes wherein uno or both of the parties are persons of color, and of all criminal cases wherein the accuse ?ff is a person if color, and the General. Assembly is empowered to extend the jurisdiction >f the said Court to other subjects. SECTION 2.a The Judges shall -meet and sit at Columbia, at Bitch time as he General Assembly may by- Act prescribe, for the purpose of healing ,nd determining all motions for new fri?lc and in arrest of judgment, and nch points of law as may be submitted to them, and the General Assem dy may by Act appoint 3uch other places, for such meeting as in their dis retion may seem fit. SECTION. 3. The style of all processes shall be, "The State of South karolina. " All prosecutions shall be carried on in the name and by*th.e uthority of the State of South Carolina, and conclude, "against the peace ,nd dignity of the same." * '?ARTICLE JV/ In all elections to be inade by the people. ?f this State, o?- of any part a?rcof, for civil or political offices, every persoU shall be entitled to vote bo han the f?Uo\riugxan?ifications,io wit : He shall be a free --yhite man, who lias attained the age of twenty-one ears, and is not a pauper, nor a non-commissioned officer or private soldiei f the army, nor a seaman or marine of .the navy of the United States. [?. shall, for the two years nert preceding the day of election, have been citizen of this State ; or, for the same period, an emigrant from Europe, ho has declared his intention to become a citizen of tho United States, .cording to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. He sha! ave resided in this State for at least two years next preceding the .day o: ection, and, for the last six mouths of that time,, in thc District in whici I! offers to vote. Pr aided, flowerier. That the General Assembly may, b} quiring a registry of voters, or other suitable legislation, ?guard ag?ins iuds in elections; and usurpations of the right of suffrage, may impose squalltieation to vote as a punishment for crime, and may prescribe addi mal qualifications for voters in municipal elections. ARTICLE V. [ Ad persons, who .sh^li be elected or appointed to any office of profit. 0] ust, before entering#M the execution thereof, shall bike (besides specia >ths, noi repugnant to this Constitution, prescribed by the General As imbiy,) the following oath : . . T do pw; ar (or affirm) that ! -sn duly qualified, according to the Consti tution of this State, to exercise the office to which I have been appointed, and that I will, to tire best of my ability, discharge the duties thereof, and preserve?, protect and'defend the Constitution bi this State, and that of the United States. So help me. God. " ARTICLE VI. ^ jL . SECTION 1. The House of Representatives shall have tho sole power of impeaching, but np impeachment shall be m8?e,.;WDless with the concur? rence, of two-thirds of "the House of Representatives: . SECTION 2. All impeacnments shall be tried by the Senate. When sitting for thai purpose, the Senators shall be on oath br affirmation, and no per? son shall be convicted without the concurrence of two-thirds of the mem? bers present. * . SECTION 3. The Governor, Li?utenant-Governor, and all civil officers, shall be liable to impeachment for high crimes and misdemeanors, felony, misbehavior in office, for corruption in procuring office, or for any act which shad 'degrade ?heir official character. But judgment in such cases shall not extend further than to removal from office, and disqualification > to hold any office of honor, trust or profit, under this State. The party convicted shall, nevertheless, be liable to indictment, trial, judgment and punishment according'to law. v * . SECTION 4. All civil officers, whose authority is limited to a single Judicial District, a single Election District, or part of either, shall bc appointed, hold their office, be removed from office, and, in addition to hability to impeachment, may be pnnished i<$e official misconduct, in such manner as the General Assembly, previous to their appointment, may provide. SECTION 5. If any civil officer shall become disabled from discharging the duties of his office, by reason of *any permanent bodily or mental infirmity, his office may be declared to be vacant, by joint * resolution, agreed to by two-thirds of the whole representation iii each House of the . General Assembly": Provided, That such resolution shall contain the grounds for the proposed rewoatal, ant], before it shall pass either House, a copy of it shah be served on the officer, and a hearing be allowed him. ARTICLE VU SUCTION 1. The Treasurer and the Secretary of State shall be elected by the General Assembly in the House of Representatives, shall hold their offices for four years, and shall not be eligible for the next succeeding term. SECTION 2. All other officers shall be appointed, as. they hitherto have been, until otherwise directed by law ; but the same person shall not hold the office of sheriff for two consecutive terms. SECTION 3. All commissions shall be in the name and by the. authority of the State of South Carolina, be scaled with the seal of the State, and bc signed by the Governor. * ARTICLE VIII. ? . All laws of force in this State, at the adoption? of this Constitution, and < not repugnant hereto, shall so continue, until altered or repealed*, by the General Assembly, except where* they are temporary,-in whieh case they ^ahali expire at th?fctimes respectively limited for "their duration, if not con? tinued tty Act of the General Asse nib ly. > ARTICLE IX. SECTION L All po rcr is originally vested in the people, and all free Go? vernments are founded on their uuthority, and are instituted for their peace, safety and happiness. SECTION 2. No person shall be taken, or imprisoned, or disseized of his freehold, liberties or privileges, or outlawed or exiled, or in- any maimer deprived of his life, liberty or property, but by due process Of law ; nor shall any bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law impairing the obliga? tion of contracts, ever be passed by the General Assembly. s?PTinn 3 'Tho. military shall be subordinate to the civil power. SECTION 4. The privilege of the writ ol /tadeas corpus aban ?vi i?e sus? pended, unless when, in case of rebellion or invasion, the public safety requires ii. - SECTION 5. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines im? posed, nor cruel punishments inflicted. SECTION G. The General Assembly shall not grant anv title of nobility, or hereditary distinction, nor create any office, the appointment to which shall be forany longer timo than during good behavior. *. ^ . SECTION 7. Tue liiaiby jury, ns heretofore.-used in ?his State, and tba liberty of the press, shall be fore vcr* inviolably preserved. But the Gene? ral Assembly shall have power to determine the number of persons who shall constitute the joly in the Inferior and District Courts. SECTION 8. The free exercise and enjoyment of -religious profession and worship; without discrimination or preference, shall be allowed, within this State, to all mankind : Prodded, That the liberty of conscience hereby declared shall not be so construed as to excuse aqts of licentiousness, or justify practices* inconsistent with the peace and safety of the State. - SECTION 9. Thc rights*, privileges, immunities and estates of both civil and religious societies and cjf corporate bodies, shall remain as if the Con? stitution of this State had not been altered or amended. SECTION 10. The rights of primogeniture shall not be re-established, and there shall not failito be some legislative provision for the equitable distri? bution of the estates of intestates. SECTION ll. The slaves in South Carolina having been emancipated by the action of the United States authorities, neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime, whereof the party shall have been daly convicted, shall ?ver be re-ostabHshed in this State. m n ARTICLE X. ? SECTION 1. The General Assembly, whenever a tax is laid upon land, shall, , at the same time, impose a Capitation tax, which shall not be less upon each poll than one-fourth of the tax laid upon each hundred dollars worth of the assessed value of the land taxed ; excepting, however, from the Operation of such capitation tax all such classes of persons, as from disability or ~tlmrwise, ought, in the 'judrment of the General Assembly, to be exempted. ARTICLE XI. SKOTION 1. The -business of the Treasury shall be conducted by one Treasurer, who shall hold his office and reside at the-seat of Government. . SECTION 2. The Secretary of State shall hold his office and- reside at the seat of Government. t ARTICLE XII. SUCTION 1. No Convention of tlie people shall be called, unless by the comgirrence of two-thirds ef the whole representation in each House of ' thc General Assembly. - ? .".. SECTION 2. No part of this Constitution shall hi altered, unless a bill to alter the same shall have teen read, on three several days, in tu;1 House of Representatives, and on three several days in the Senate, and agreed to, at the second aud third readings, by two-thirds of thu whole representation in each House of the General Assembly ; neither shall any alteratiov take effect, until ?he bill, so (?greed to, aimil be published for three months previous to a new election for members of tho House of Representatives ; and, if the alteration proposed by tho preceding General Assembly shah be agreed to, by the new General Assembly, in their first session, by the concurrence of-two-thirds,of the whole representation in each House, after the s imo shall hare been *ead .??. Wade FTampton. Tor the Legislature. Zealy. ^> ott, & Bruns SNtra Flour. Keatinge St Ball -Iiedc.-npt'ii Dnc Bills . ? John MoCnllv !.,,[ and Bruk for Sa]* '