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IZJ^H & DIBBLE, Attorneys and Solicitors. -"Will Praotico in Courts of the State, and also of the Waited States, ospcciallj in the Courts of V?W4,S>, BAN K?UPTCY. ?TRAlSrGEBXJRa, s. c. JAMES F. IZLAR. SAMUEL DIRRLE. fob 28 ? * 3y ,AttoriJoy at Law and Solicitor in EQU IT y, Offica in Public Buildings, CflURT } ll O?&E SQUAR E. ORANGEBURG C. IL, Bo. Cx. deeT ly A T(T aBNJE Y A T LAW. * ' ftALTKRB?RO, S. C. Wil pr&oUsa ia, the Courts ef Orangeburg and ?eJeeaa, and attead, prfritptly to all bueinois cn Wnst+d to his ea.ro. ^ciYg':'YA : .:.tf 35. O. DEISTA.XJXI, Tf Arc H M AKER ?ND J E W ELLER, ' \\Torh Neatly Repaired and f*y? -warranted, RUS-gE L.L STREET. OflITK CORNELSON, KRAMER & CO.) ?4* St e ly "iigm^?t ?' t;: t?rr'- I:: ??r-;-^ ^XT3L,^ A SOOYILL, i Shms ,'ir* agents for tub Ityfciiable Life Insurance Company OF NEW YOltK, JA POLICIES NON-FORFEITABLB, D)7id'ond Declared Annually to Policy Holdere feb 38 td SnffiRAY ROBINSON, Sr., " \p AIItTIONEKK. >h OFFICE AT ROBINSON & CO., WLnt??^ii-Sll,cet9 Ornngcbiu-g, 8. C. dee 21 3m " 1o ? f?i?uft '-nir* ??r?:-i? - D? V. Jamison & Son. -ijI. " Offer (heir Services as t\o tho citizens of Orangeburg District. SfSf Sales attended t? in any part of the Dis (triet. !)?. V. ?D.'Y. JAMISON. S.G.JAMISON. j?n4 tf FIR,E ! FIRE! FIRE! INSURE YOUR IdITi |," j, AND . PROPERTY. Coj&elson, Kramer & Co., ARE AGENTS FOR JEFFERSON FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Chartered Capital 8250,000. JAMES' RIVER INSURANCE COMPANY. : Chartered Capital $1,500,000. Plcdiuont Ilcul Estate Insurance ' .' 1 ; v COMPANY, :FrCvR LIFE ONLY. 'ACl?nrtcro(l iCapital $1,000,000. ALI, SOUTJltfRN COMPANIES. THE NEGRO CONSTITITTEON. I //nr:iTrf^!C??).,???' SaN ,i,,M'7/,I THE :?.g^||^g||^g ADOPl^El) BY the Unlawful Assembly, Styling It-, self tue "Constitutional Convention op South Carolina," at Charleston, S. 0., ?jAJftCII 17, 18G8, and now offered to the People, of South Carolina for Ratification under the Acts of Con gress, known as the reconstruction -Acts. ... Declaration of Rights and Form of Govern ment as the Constitution of the Commonwealth of South Curolma. ARTICLE I. declaration of rights. Section 1. All men nre boru free and equal endowed by thoir Creator with certain iunlicu ablo rights among which are the rights of en joyiug aud defendiug their lives and liberties, of acquiring, possessing aud protecting .pro perty, aud of seeking und obtainiug their safe ty and happiness. Sectiuu 2. Slavery shall never exist in this State, neither ahull involuntary servitude, ex cept as a puuishmcnt for crime, whereof tho party shall have been duly convicted. Section 3. All political power is vested in atid derived from the people only; thorefbro they have tho right at till times, to modify their form of government in such manner us they may deem expedient, when the public good dotuauds. Section 4. Every citizen of this State owes paramount allegiance to the Constitution and Government of the United States, and no law or ordinance of this State in contravention or subversion thereof can have any binding force Section 5. This State shall ever remain a member of the American Union, and all at tempts, from whatever source, or upon what ever pretext, to dissolve tlie said Union, shall ho resisted with the whole power of the State. Scctiou ?. The right of the people, peacea bly to assemble to consult for the common good, and to petition the goverumeut, or any department thereof, shall never be abridged. Section 7. All persons may freely speak, write and publish their sentiments on any sub ject, being responsible for the abuse of that right) and no laws shall bo cuacted to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press. Section 8. In proseeutious for tho publica tion of papers investigating the official conduct of officers or men in public capacity, or when the matter published is proper lor public in formation, the truth thereof may be given in evidence; and in all indictments for libel, the jury shall be the judges of tho law and the facts. Section 9. No portion shall bo deprivod of the right to .worship God according to the dic tates Cf l"s own conscience; Provided, That the liberty of consciC."1-'0 hereby declared shall not justify practico inconsistent wit? f?? pence nnd moral safety of society. Section 10. No form of religion shall bo es-, tablishcd by law ; but it shall bo the duty ol tho General Assembly to pass suitable laws to protect every religious denomination in tho peaceable enjoyment of its own mode of wor ship.' Section 11. The right of trial by jury shall remain inviolate. Section 12. No person shall be disqualified as a witness or bo prevented from acquiring, holding and transmitting property, or bo hin dered in acquiring education, or be liable to any other punishment for any offence, or bo subjected in law to any other reatraiuts or dis qualifications in regard to any personal rights than such as aro laid upou others under like circumstances. ?' Section 13. No person shall bo held to an swer for any crime, or offoncc until the snmc is fully, fairly, plainly, substantially aud formally described to him; or he compelled to accuse or furnish evidence against himself; and every person shall have if right to produce all proofs that may be favorable to him, to meet the wit nesses against him face to face, to havo a speedy trial by an impartial jury, and to bo fully heard in his defence by himself or by his counsel^ or by both as he may elect. Section 14? No person shall be arrested, im prisoned, despoiled or dispossessed of his pro perty, immunities, or privileges, put out of tho protection of the law, exiled or deprived of his life, liborty or estato, but by the judgmcut of his peers or tho law of the land. Aud tho General Assembly shall not enact any law that shall subject any person to punishment withuut trial by jury; nor shall he bo punished but by virtue of a law already established, or promul gated prior to the offence, and legally applied. Section 15. All courts shall bo public, nnd every person, for any injury that he may re ceive in his land, goods, person or reputation, shall havo remedy by due course of law'and justice administered without unnecessary de lay. Section IG. AH persons shall, before convic tion, be bailablo by sufficient suroties, except for capital oll'onees, when tho proof is evident or tho presumption great; and excessive bail shall not, in any case, bo required, nor corpo real punishment inilictcd. Section 17. The privilege of the writ of ho> bcas corpus shall not be susjxjudod, oxqopt when in case of insurrection, rebellion or invasion, tho public safety may require it. Section 18. No person after having been ouco acquitted by a jury, shall again, for tlie same offouco, bo but in joopardy of his life or liborty. Section 10. All offeuccslcss thnu folony and in which the punishment docs not exceed a fino of one hundred dollars, or imprisonment for thirty days, shall ho tried summarily bclore a Justice of tho Rcucc. or other officer author hied by law, on information under oath; with out jp$i,ctniont or intervention of u Grant] Jury, saving to the defendant the right of appeal; aud no porsou shall bo held to answer rot any higher, crime or offen oe ujdesfi on presentment ?of a Grand Jury, except in enses arising in the land and naval service, or in the mililatia when in actual service in time of war or public dan ger. ?. ? , Soction 20. No persou shall be imprisoned for debt, except in' cases of fraud ; and!a rea sonable amount of property, us a, homestead, shall be exempted from seizure or pale for the paytneut of any dobte or liabilities, oxcept for payment of such obligations as aro provided, for in this constitution. j Section 21. No bill of attainder, ex port fac to law, nor any law impairing tbo obligation of contracts, shall ever bo enacted ; aud no con viction shall work corruption of blood or for feiture of estate. Section 22. All pcrsous have a right to be socure from unreasonable searches or seizures of their persons, houses, papers or possessions. All warrants {"hall be'supported by oath or af firmation and the order of the warrant to a civil officer, to make search or seizure in sus pected placeSjor to arrest one or more suspected persons, or to seize their property, shall be ac companied with a special designation of the persons or objects of search, arrest or seizure; and no warrant shall be issued but in cases and with the formalities prescribed by the laws. Section:23. Private property shall not be taken or applied for public use, or for the use of corporations, or for private use, without the consent of the owner or a just compenstitrbn being made therefor; -provided, however, th..! laws npiy be made securjng to persons or cor porations the right of way over the lauds of either persons or corporations, ami for works of internal improvement the right. to establish depots, stations, turnouts, etc.. but a just com pensation shall, iii all eases, be first made to the owner. Section 24. The power of'suspending the laws, or the execution of the laws, shall never to bc"excrciscd!but by the General Assembly, or by authority' derived therefrom; to be ex ercised in such particular eases only as the General Assembly may expressly provide' for. Section 25. No porsou shall iu any case, be subject to martial law or to any pains or penal ties by virtue .of that law,-except those-employ ed in the army ov navy of the United States, aud except the militia in actual Service, but by authority of the ( Jonoval Assembly. Section 2G. In the government of this Com monwealth, the Legislative, Executive and Ju dicial powers of the government shall be for ever separate and distinct from each nfhur, ni?d: no person or persons oxercising tho functions of one of said departments shall assume or dis charge the duties of any other. ARTICLE II. LEfilSI.ATIVE DKl'ARTMEXT. Section 1. The legislative power of this State shall be Vested in t\Vo distinct branches, the one to be styled the "Senate," and the oth er the "House of Representatives," and both together the "General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:" Section 2; The House of Itepresohhuiv.?s shall be compcsotl of members chosen by bal lot ovory SQOPjwi }'enri \*y ,llc cil>zu?? of this State, qualified iia'fn thlrf Constitution is pro vided. Section 3. The Judicial District** shall here after be designated as counties, and the boun daries of the several counties shall remain as they aro now established, except the county of Pickcus, jvhioh is u hereby divided into two couutics,;by a line leaving the southern boun dary of the State of North Carolina where White Water River enters this State, and theuco down the centre of said" river, by what ever names known, to Ravcnel's Bridge, ou Seneca. River, aud thence, along the centre of the road leading to Pcndleton Village, until*it intersects the line of the County of Anderson ; and. tlm ;territory.lying ca/-t of said line shall be kpown ,as the county of Pickcns,; and the territory lying west of said line shall be known as the County of Oconcc; PrmidciL That the Legislature shall have the power at any time to organize now counties by changing the boun daries of any of the old pucsj hut nu new county shall he hereafter formed of h.-.- extent than six hundred and twenty-five square miles, nor shall any existing counties he reduced to a less extent than six hundred und twenty-live square miles. Each county t-hall constitute one election district. Section 4. The House of Representatives shall consist of one hundred and twenty-four members, to be apportioned among the several counties according to the number of inhabi tants conxaihed in each. An enumeration of tho inhabitants, for this purpose, shall be made in 1S0?, and again in 1&7G, anil shall be made iu the course of every tenth year thereafter, in such manuer as fvhall be by jaw directed ; and Representatives shall be assigned tu the dillc rcnt counties in tho above mentioned propor tion, by tictVof the General Assembly at the session immediately succeeding every enumera tion ; Provided, That until the apportionment which shall be made upon the next piiuuic.ru .tion shall fotkc effect, the represent at inn of the several Counties, as herein stated, shall be as follows : Abbeville, 5; Anderson, 3j Ram well, 0; Beaufort,?; Charleston, IS; Ches ter, 3j Clarendon, 2j ? Colleton, 5 j Chester field; 2; Darlington, 0; Edgcfiehl, 7; fair Held, 3 ; Georgetown, 3; Greenville, 4.', Hpr ry, 2 ; Korshaw, 2 ; Lancaster, 2 j Lnurcns, 4; Lexington, 2; Marion, -1; Murl?pro'j 2; Nowbcrry, 3j Ocence, 2; OrRugchurg. 5; Pickous, 1; Richland, 4 ; Sparenburg, i ; Sumter, 4; Union, 3; Williamsburg,'A; York. 4. Scction5. If the enumeration herein direct ed shall not bo mudo in tho course of the year appointed for the purpose, it shall be (he duty of tho Governor to have it effected as soon thereafter as shall be practicable. Section 7. In assigning representatives to the several counties, the General Assembly shall allow one representative to every one hubdred and twenty-fourth part of tlio whole nulubcr of inhabitauta .iu the State ; Provided T'uat if in,the, appointment of rcproHontativcs any county shall appear not to be entitled, from its population, to a representative, such county shall, nevertheless, send one representative; aud if there he still a deficiency of tho number of representatives required by section 4 of this artjclo, Buch deficiency shall be Buppticd by as signing representatives to those counties Having thevlargcst surplus fractions. ijection 7. No appointment of representa tives shall be construed to take effect, in any ninmicr, until the general election which sbail succeed such apportionment. Section 3. The Senate 3hall be composed of one member from each county, to be elected for the term of four yearn, by' the qualified voters of the State, in the same manner iu which members of the House of Representa tives are chosen ; except the county of Char leston, which shall be allowed two Senators. Section 9. Upon the meeting of the first General Assembly which shall bo chosen under the-provisions pi this constitution, the Senators shall bo' divided, by lot, into two classes, as ne; Ay equal as may bo; the seats of the Sena tor;-; of the first class to be vacated at the ex piration of two years after the Monday follow ing?thc general election, and of those of the second class at tho expiration of four years ; so tha*, except as above provided, one of the Senators may be chosou'evcry second ycni. " Section 10. No person shall.be eligible to a seat in the Senate or House of Representatives who. at the time of his election; is not a citi zen- of tho; United States; nor any one who has not been for one year next preceding his elec tion a resident of this' State, aud for thrco mouths next preceding bis election a resident of the county whence ho may be chosen, nor any one who has bootl convicted of an infamous crime. Senators shall be at least itwenty-ono years of age. Section 11. The first election for Senators and Representatives under the provisions of this constitution shall be held on the ddth, 15th and 16th days of April, of the present year; and the second election shall be held on the.third Wednesday in October, 1870, aud forever thereafter on the same day in ever}' second year in such manner and at such places as the legislature may-hereafter provide. ' Section 12. The fust session of the General Assembly after the ratification of th-s constitu tion, shall be convened on the second Tuesday in uluy of the present year, in the City of Co lumbia (which shall remain tho scat of govern ment xmtil otherwise determined by the con 4.4.tn?^^ot-two-thi)-dtr'oi'ijoth branches of tlie whole rcprcsctitati >ii), nnd thereafter on the fourth Tuesday its November annually. Slum Id the casualties of war i>r contagious diseases Isi dor it unsafe to meet at the seat of government, thou the Governor may. by proclamation, ap point a mure secure and convenient plr.ee ?;!' mooting. Section 13. The t. mis of office of the Sena tors and Representatives chosen at a general 1 election, shall begin on the .Monday following such election Section 14. Each House shall judge 1 of the election returns and (nullifications of its own members ; and a majority of each House shall constitute a quorum to du business; but a j smaller number limy adjourn from day to day. ! and may comp?] the attendance of absent mem ber.^ in Pitch manner am! ?'?der such penalties ! ?is may be provided by law. Section 15. I'Jneh House shall ehoose its own officers, determine its rubs uf proceeding, pun ish its members for disorderly behaviour, and with the concurrence of two-thirds, expel a member, but nut a second time for the same cause. Section Iii. Mach House may punish by im prisonment, during its sitting, any person not a member, who shall be guilty of disrespect to the House by any disorderly of contemptuous behavior in its presence ; or who, during the time of its sitting, shall threaten barm to body or estate of any member for anything said or done in either House, or who shall assault or arrest any witness or other person ordered to attend the House, in his going thereto or re turning therefrom, of who shall rescue any persoji arrested by order of the House : Provi ded, That such term of imprisonment shall not in any case extend beyond the term of the session of the General As.ser.d1l3*. Section 17. The members of both Houses shall be protected in their persons and estates during their attendance on, goiug to, ami re turning from the General Assembly, and ten days previous to the sitting, and ten after the adjournment thereof. Hut these privileges shall not be extended s<> as to protect any member who shall be charged with treason, felony, or breach of the peace. Section 18. Hills for raising a revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives, but may be tillered, amended or rejected by the Senate; and all other bills may originate in j either House, aud may be amended, altered or , rejected by the other. Section 1.9. Thc.stylc ol all laws shall be, "Ru it enacted by the Senate nnd House of Kepresenta! ives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly and by the authority of the same." Section L'U. Kvei'y act or resolution having the force of law shall relate to but otic subject, and that shall bo expressed in tho title. Section 21. No bill shall have the fore-'of Jaw until it shall have been read three fiim-s, and Cn three several days, ill each House, has had the Great Seal of State affixed to it, and has been signed in the Senate House, by the Presi dent of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Kepii scntaiivi s. Section 22. No money shall be drawn from the treasury but in pursuance of an appropria tion mndpby law; and a regular statement and account of the receipts and expenditures of all public moneys shall be published annually in such manner as may be by law directed. Section Each member of the fust Gen eral Assembly udder this constitution snail re ceive six dollars per diem while in session, and the further sum of twenty cents for every mile or the ordinary routo of travel in going to and returning from tho place where such Bcssion u held; alter whioh they shall rccoive such com pensation as shall be fixed by law, but no Gene ral Assembly shall have the power to increase the compensation of its own members. And when convened in extra session, they shall receive the same milage and per diem compensation as are fixed by law for tho regular session, and none other. Section 2-i. In all elections by the General Assembly, or cither House thereof, the mem bers shall vote "wive vocc" and their votes, thus given, shall be entered upon tho journal of tho House to. which they respectively bo long. Section 25. Neither House, during the ses sion of the General Assembly, shall, without out consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other place than that iu which the Assembly shall be at tho tiuio sit Section 20. Each House shall keep a jour nal of its own proceedings, aud cause the same to be published immediately after its adjourn ment, excepting such parts as iu its judgment may require secrecy; and the yeas and nays of the members of cither House, on any question, shall at the desire of any two members present, bo entered on the journals. Any member of cither House shall have liberty to dissent from, and protest against, any act or resolution which he may think injurious to the publio or to an individual, and have the reasons of his dissent entered on the journals. . Section 27. The doors of each House shall be open, except on such occasions as in the opinion of tho House may require secrecy. Section '28. No person shall be eligible to a seat in tho General Assembly whilst he holds any office of-profit or trust uuder this State, tLc United States of America, or any of them, or under an}- other power, cecpxt officers in the militia, magistrates, or justices of inferior courts, while such justices receives no salary. And if any member shall except or exercise any of the said disqualifying offices, he shall vacate his seat; Provided, That this prohibition shall not extend to the members of the first General Assembly. '? Suction 20. If any election district shall neglect to choose a member or members on the day of election, or if any persou chosen a mem ber of either House shall refuse to qualify and take his seat, or shall resign, die, depart the State, ncccpt any disqualifying office, or be come otherwise disqualified to hold his seat, a writ of election shall be issued by the Presi dent of the Senate, or Speaker of the .House of Representatives sis the case may bo, for the l?.?v]><???*<> <VFfil}?u?f *thd vrtOancy th'etolfV occ?,i?5.mi oil. for tho remainder of the term for which the person rcfusiug to qualify, resigning, (lying, departing the State, or becoming disqualified' was elected to serve, or the defaulting election district ought to have chosen a member or in embers. Section 30. Members of tho General {Assem bly., and all officers before they enter upon the execution of the dut ies of their respective offir ces.. aud all-members of the Rar before they enter upon the practice of the profession, shall take and subscribe the following oath : ?'I do solemnly swear (or affirm as the ease may he) that I am duly qualified according to the Constitution of the United States and of this Stale to exercise the duties of the office to which 1 have been elected (or appointed), and jJlU! i will faithfully discharge to the best of my abilities tho (Ittlio" thereof; that I recog nize the supremacy of the Constitution and laws of the United States over the constitution and laws of any State, and that I will support, pibtcct and defend the Constitution of the United States and tho Constitution of South Carolina, as ratified by;tho people on the-day of-r, 1.SGS. So UKl.i? MK Goi>." And the president of this convention is authorized to fill the blanks in this section whenever he shall receive satisfactory informa tion of the day on which this constitution shall be ratified. i Section 31. Officers shall be removed for in capacity, misconduct or neglect of duty, in such manner as may be provided by law, when no mode of trial or removal is provided in this constitution. Section 32. The House of Representatives shall have the sole power of .impeaching, but a majority of all the members elected must eon cur in an impeachment. All impeachments shall be tried by the Senate, and when sitting for that purpose the Senators shall be upon oath, or affirmation, to do justice according t<> law and evidence. No person shall be convict ed without the concurrence of two-thirds of the Senators present. Section 33i The Governor. Limitonant-Gov prnor, and all other civil officers, shall be lia ble to impeachment for high crimes and mis demeanors, for any misbehavior in office, for corruption in procuring office, or for any act which, shall degrade their official character, lint judgment in such cares shall not extend further than to removal from ollice and disqual ification to hold any office of honor, trust or profit under the State. The party convicted shall nevertheless, be liable to indictment, trial, judgment and punishment according to law. Section 34. The first General Assembly convened under tills constitution at their first session immediately after their permanent or ganization, ?hall rat My the amendment to the Constitution of the .United States, known ns article Mth, proposed by the 39th Congress. ARTICLE ?. AMKSRMENT AND REVitHON OP TUK CONST I TtTtOX. Section 35. Any amendment or amendments to this constitution mny ' be proposed in the Senate or House of Representatives. If the same be agreed to bv tworthirds of the mem bers electcd'to each House, such amendment or amendments shall be entered on the journals respectively, with tho yeas and nays taken thereon ; and the same shall be sub mitted to the qualified eluctors of tho State at I the next general election thereafter for Repre sentatives, and if tho majority of tho electors, mg mcrooivauau w*! iu;. *:t>iv* c*J .incut or; auieudmciu>(~ao$, jBfrn? of tho nest Jegislaturo, shaft, ? dec?J'auc? Ixifor^c'aiiotnd^-Tatt?H? qualified to vote for nierflfears' SaJT- tKe^ {ycmarif Assoinldy-, voting thferoou^&liftU v*tej !ip4*5W oJ of such amendmeut pr; thirds of each after such au cl'ectlopi.ifaa^.'uuiu.*. fy the same amendmcW^rJ'nrn\jhdtn^^^ yeas and uay.s, the same shall bre?lnq-'part iof a* the constitution: l*rocidetl, Thatsuch amend-..!} ment or amendments shall havo been .re^d thrco times, on three soveral days. hi. sash . House. - " - >A>-'-?*~??* Section 30. ' If W^^^W shall bfr submitted'at the pa mo time thoy shall; 1 be submitted in auuh n'mmier that the, ejectors shall.vote for or agiiinstf Ajacli of such' *fli?/iA. incuts separately. , " Section 37. Whenever two-thirds dF^WW* members elected to each branch of the General Assembly shall think it necessary to cull a con- ,x veutiou to revise,' amend, or chaBgc.tnJ^.eo?sti tutioo, tuej shall recommend to.'thc'efccfcowW " vote at the next clecttoti for rcprescnfatlves fbt* or agtiiii3t a donventiott, and if a majority of all' .< the electors voting at said election shah : hayo, >J voted for w convention the General Assembly _ shall, at their next session, pfbvido by lawfbr otdifng thosaiuo; and such (Wivcntion Bhjt$IR'>! consist of a number of members riot less. thhni; that of the most numerous branch Qf-t^fiQearfofj oral Assembly. . [?, ,:??.??:? ?. :. .iWjwhfc? Section 27. Tho General,,Assembly ought frequently to assemble for the redress of gtievV auccs aud for making new laws as the comiwm good may require. j jpj Section 28. The people have a right to keep and bear arms for the common defence. ; Aa m times of peace armies arc dangerous-to liberty^1* they ought not' to be maintained without tnte;r< consent of tho Gpjicral Assembly. Tbe(mili-;;., tary power ought always to. be, held inion .ex-? act subordination to the civil authority and bo governed by it. v "''' V -n,.,t Section 29; In titneUf ponce1 no soldier ahilfrx* be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner ; and, ip, time of war, auch quar- -. tcrs shall not be made but in a manner prescrib- . cd by law. Section 30. No pc&on who''eonfecft'nt^^ scruple? to bear arms shall bo 'compelled so itexf do, but he shall pay an .equivolepfciftrr personal-; service . , . , .,.,,.>.-.-,.,?".; ., Section 31. All elections shall, pe frco and'. \ open, nnd every inhabitant of tins' ??mniont' wealth possessing the qilalificatibns 'prdvldb&'k far io this constitution, shall havo.. an equalt . right to elect officers and bo elected to fill pub lie office, ? <1f1 . t Section 32. No proporty qualification snail be necessary for an election to'or the hdld5hg!,I pi any office, and no office ahnilbo created the ?.jrpninnnent. rn which shall .he for a-lrlnu-?r.-. time than good.behaviour. After the adoption ;; of this constitution any person who shall .figjitf, a duel or send of accept a !chidlc'ngo for'"that'' purpose, or be an aider of'abettor irf fightin^a,11*' duel shall be deprived of holding any officerlofh\' honor or trust iu this State and ?hall be other-: i) wise punished as the law.s.jiaU prescribe.,^ .-^ j,,^ Section 33. Tho right of suffrage shall b^^ protected by laws regulating elections, and firo- ? hibiting, under adequate penalties flhV undue' ' influences from, power, ? briberyj'tumtd^-orim-yi improper conduct. ? ? ?? rtirintnta 6i Jed Section 34. Representation alpill bo apportioned according to population, and no,person in this State shsll be disfranchised of deprived'of a?jfva of the rights or privileges now enjoyed, excejS*f,t Tjy the law of the biud or the judgment of .his.-i poors. . . Vii bs)9(t -1 h rli Section 3a. Temporary. absoucQ fromme 7/ State shall not forfeit a residence once obt^ttoa.. Section 30. All propeixjf1 subject to taxAtioV'' shall be taxed in proportion to lta;fa!uH.T,: EachM individual of society hat* ?i right to bo protected lo in the enjoyment of life, liberty* And W0partj?,J according to sunding la,us. Hqtsh9uldrt,h^j??^J i'ore, contribute hissbnro to tho ?xpcns? *&T( his",. protection, and give hitt personal sefvicb wUtt^1 ? . 'ill if tin ? necessary. Ml Section 37. No subsidy, charge, impost it or ;> duties shall be established, fixed, laid, prjlajfijid,, 1 under any pretext, whutsocver, without the .con*,n scut of the people or their representatives law-"" fully assembled. ' ' Section 38. Excessive fines shall not beim- ? posed, nor cruel and unusual punishment'in? . fliuted, uor shall wituiuases be unreasQnabAy^^e-,.,^. tained. . . J ?, - f? Section 39. No title of nobility or'tie'felita-' ry ehiolunteiit shall ever bo granted Io'-thia0'1 State. Distinction on account of raoeor CoUrt^??. in any caso whatever, ahull" be prohibited, aiidi . nil classes of citizens shall cujoy equally all;, common, public, legal, nnd political privilogea,. Section 10. All navigable waters"shallW. main forever public highways, frco to tho citi-- ' /.ens of the State and the United States, with out tax, impost, or toll imposed; aud no tax,,,^ toll, or impost or wharfage shall bp imposed^" ? demanded, or iHJcoivotl from tho oWnor of any;-' tiicrehnndiae or commodity tor ? thp use of th? shores or any wharf erected on. thp shorca, w> iu or over the waters of apy navigable stream^ unless the same be authorized Uy the. Gor*WHM^.^ Assembly. ' Section it. The ?enumeration :of rights'fftV1 1 this constitution shall not.be construed to' im-^Ht pair or deny othera retained by the people, and all powers not herein delegated remaju^, wj^,.,, the people. AlVi'lCt-B IH, KXKCUT1VE l)El'AnTM??T>, ,,: ?. Section 1. The supromo Exeoiitiv.o authoritjts. of this State shall bo vested in a Cliief Magis trate, who shall bo styled "The Governor of tho State of South Carolina." ' Section 2. Tho Governor shnll be olecbrfd bf 1,5 ' the electors dnly qunlificd to vote ft>r member* of the General Assembly, and. shall hold his . lb cilice for two years, ami until his successor, , snail bo chosen and qualified, and. shall bo re* eligible. Section 3. No person shall be eligible to t&jt ?' oflioo of Governor who denies the existence-of, b tho Supremo Hcing, or who at tho timp fttaiioiU election baa not attained the ago of thirty yeaqt^ ^, and who, except at tho first election under tuj&. , constitution^ shall not haVo been ft citizen, o^' [rfXNTINUEI? ON ?im -iTM 1'A<1K | '