Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

I .-VV/N VI OflUOKOrTAIKJ d ^T?TJ |*fHorl sjft >'j rioiititi) ?toO uJi to r 1 R oiV^^nut ni Imn ; lljtl run's HtwiiVi orf) >!vSv:^qo-ao t-i ??"*Hp*'{ Cr! oHi OTim cJ eit?ft'? ?rtfj ui ArtvY. ?in-iwnnb will t ??rfj kvoljui odl Jari, -atii-Jatt i*j itaj \ ? ?? r.;ii-iti )-? mm! ^^r*-. ii'V ;?i<pn vt'i*f'i ii)al?dlt}(ii(tj .;r: |<) ''.,/ !?fdl! if. loilln 1!? axoi to*)hol) (worfi 1 5? - - \ " i* y-J tvniyjZgjp -:t 'ittad<j.',j r tr* --itto '!,'.,-.( hfyn?poa ?'t.t nnOr vM.^.w j r>,:( r ^.t; .;r,- ~ "irKnr]-yrmi* jr>jt i'f'4:r^TirtrTTfiT ~^ lyaldo (>.,. r ? ..... ; 1,1 WA;?? uau^uaj't 1 I V.iTif tfatM f'f?;* Irj'h-'i^aoT^ri r.n * ' .V. Ow?it' I - '..l i'?^. j Jl L .v.iJdb Planta jOTtfita .-HrtVftiu'l ?1J/.I1 .11 8S.T?AHfr .ajjb=hhtt=:??'-' ?^-U-n?t-rx?eetetea i-h=i=>ctr*^.Tiij 'OTtftllte 1^ , APRIL 4, 1368. ! T. tf. DlB&tiE, Astociati Editor. A > QHARLES \ IL HALD, Rublizhbrj Ct " ..'.?*nK ?ttM?ifl?nS?BSClUPTION. *)*e Vepr'ibr one yearJ..A"iftvii.v..t7iJ...aii.V?,f 2.00 j %3tt9til ..tt/TllW?lH. 60! FIVH BOLLABS, for-.a Club of New Subscribers; 4m>MM*Vto^iHVAvC0PY for SI* MONTHSJ free of cjiargo. i '. .1' .0 ,tt s>1;. ! fjf*V?- 1 ??VTESOF ADVERTISING* ? ? .dtittt < ?a i v '',:;?d;":':. ?:"v j.-m^a^m ?,? vA Square aoushls of,10 lines Brevier,or one inch of Advertising space, j A .:??><:?' Adayaj^l^t^ft-S^WS-V i-f accompanied; ytitb. ,t)|* e a sb.... 4. ?u.U.... I?2' ? 75 If notaaebmpaniwd with the cash...I...$5 00 ' JJonprae^ Adject isemein's inserted upon the most ?:o:? ? VA*R*Ap^ml r'U^l>.^^OTier^/^t ?x, ceding oW^qnare, inlorYett&Unout ohity&X.tO ?YA >: u'-rfw-n;?/. :i n H^$oi&i^s 'akd Bol&itfJrsi . "Will PracticejCouvts f*t) the State, and aleo of BAN K'Rfl V T C ?vi ?H* ?ll^AgN^ C. JAMES"-F.'tfMAKA J- 1 HMdCVB NIBBLE. J-f*b la"''-'I l**" "^?wi Njltaa*. :<-.?>-.;a f* :? ~" .?r?mtTn;?.! TTTTa-?-1 Tf- - vt i*- " W. W; LEGAEPJ, ^ ^0RAN$Eb\Hi(j fJ*.*IL, feot Ca. . . .rnntjj ??<> i-j-j ?{ d*e7 ly i. ./.'f,;.* ? MR* ;,!.tO fua ,XM COPABtTtf ElftSS?S1? H'11 >r^^?fiS?^ - W< ,dl or Uatfov.tJi ?(Mlw^Offry* J/isfrftL " * '?' ? TW. j. Db TBEVILLE, A. P. AMAKBR? ??."fee_ l<feaf rbWOisdip Y-> >af>/MW/,ii.A tnw^ti y uv AW^H-^tl AT 1/ A TV. WALTERBORO, S. C. 4V,U??.U SiW?.^ o^?i? ??oaston. and alten d: promptly- to all' b.i sin ess cn ?r?eUd to bis ca^ v m$n?*& & ri r ,cjsj?- * tl sei Ar?fa.^ ?1-i ?Milultable Life' Iiisurmiro -Ooriipany ion Vtrtr ??it::,?a -ah i rr, .siuJ? t>iL 'io tfiTTTn .? OF NEW lYOIlK.*- . Hi " ^rin^Wro^ ? - ?! Biviie'iicV l>tfclar*^Aririui.l)y to P?IW'Holde?*' MBBSKSt "R?BIl?rSr., AVCTIONEEU. a ^??e?^'-? **?t?v| 7.- t-l-.1 -<:,;?., / ..i: 3m.-. jto;T?j>i aa^oti 1 oi*!A Is net}] -... r; :i>M inr ?iT."D.T.?'?Jaa4s?li-?i'B6ih! -. Offer their Servioes as to tlie citizens of Orangeburg District. ,BQr Sales alUpded- to? in any part of tho Dis V. D. V, JAMISON. S. 0. JAMfSON. jan,4V ; v. : s tf FI&ISliPIRE 1--FIRE! ^R.pPERTy,,. , fllste'ao^ , .' fabe-agents eob It *-v*h ?*!'JEFFERSON' FIRE INSURANCE . . ? . COMPANY. ''Cltartered Capital ?2i)0,Au?. fn< t.iJAMES' RIVER INSURANCE. . u COMPANY. I . it 45 Char tared Capital 81,500,000. . ^ifs^^^citl E^itoJIntrtir^iici, a! .?09?nioGOWlAM-Y-i ?? toi I ' .t . . 0"r ? ?^FU 'Olrl/Y* ' ?' f' x^CnMoa"Cdpii^i ^;otoa,ooo. | 1 Juhh l?QUTilERN' G?MBANIES.' oct?1'"^'1 1 i/' THE oNEGSO CONSTITUTION. -ficouu ?'??(? ui *r. u?i(30ll()tii? linKu) 70 wyHti JDHB -.GONOTIU? UNION h AlJOd-'T-J?D Y K-.iriiE UndaitK?h f Asskmulv, Sty-msm Ii> -itioi^B^trii-.GluujDi?^ > .t?b A7:,!JM^ifeii; 1 ?yi8(J8ji iiiftbinow ofh'kbb? lo t&jjkubvPko/ouv, v&Govnri.GAnt>i.i*iA. poa ?i HhirJKti>A^ioN?UMubiv au^iAuT?-.oivCoN. <i.-gRlJK8p k^orvVNr?A3 *Eftsi JtiE?Q*fSsTUrjOTICrN vn ArCTS.v.vo...i fttnv iiioT io) i'iwoq.ii ill ? ?' r(?.i!qi{T0*J9fl ? I livM ?ui?! th Ofen k>it >?/ Vahi r?eclaraiiau-pf Rxglitsuimd 'Sunn of-\Qnyorn .-. .mfM^<3r.f7t'; C'mtii(nti(t}\}of the Cyvimonvwalth ^(j/^f/sttWfr''!^ Hl dl - j^i^n.??! ;-:Xih'TfcLE1Mn ' '. "?" -ibtn tu .rlt?V*L oil) .nvrl bni fi^-j.yJ-jd oh . 1 ^ JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT.^ . ( j I "l1<8cciion 1". The jlutical"p^ower ?l'this State Bliall be Vested in ? Sdprbmo Cohvt, hitWCtr cuit.Courts, to -wit:. A.jjJpurt 9iVGyinmou..J.,,le'e$> haying civil jurisdiction-,.and ;v Court of Clcnc riim^ons-VHritircVinihi'al jurisdiction ?ifl>V ifi Probate ?:GVurU!,:.ui?d! i*Ut) ustiteH-of-thd tlfuaco. The General Assembly. jnay- also establish such ln?mcipal alid other inferior Courts as way/be doemed flqeospaiy;' loJibitl ilf. ;? .?,jv" 1 i> Section,2.,iTho.pujn^uio,^ni^4;>jhaJ|, ioiu?jfir of* a Chief Justice and.two Associate Justices two' of whom shall constitute' a"quorum. They shnrHHse^elcwcrd- by*tr hjiiil VIRU pt^hTTtWtftWrYl Assembly ibr?'*the teiin of*i*Wyt?ars. and shall continue iu ufih^u.-imti^-thuiri successors shall ?pp . elected aud -qualili^ih. VThoy shall be so classified that; oue of the Justices shall go out at office every two years. Section 3.'Tim Chief Justiceelected.under this constitution shall continue in officio lor six years, and the General Assembly immediately after the said election shall dct?rihir.c by lot which ?f tltc two'Associate Justices elect shall serve lor the 'term ol" two* years and which for the term of four years; and'having sb^dcte'r mincd: the- saiiie, it shall he the duty 'of the Governor to commission them ncuordingly. s:tSeetjion j^. The Sjyir.emu&'ourt shall have appellate jurisdiction only lihfcus'?? of ('hauootfy, and slut) constitute a court for the correction oV errors' St?-raw, u'mhr such regulations "as the Goueiid.. Assembly may by- law piv--cu.be; pj-o cutca, Tlio said court shall ;?l.w.uys havo power to issue Iqwitsjjof wjniiXitibaplhaE&imnsjtypto warrauf?, habeas corpus; und such other origi unLjuidj i>3jnydi4f wgig* as' may baiueeessarjT to give it a general supervisor)' control over all other courts in the States. -; i' Section ' 5f .The Supremo Court .shall be held nt'least'onco.JU, caph jj9a.Vj.-nt the eeat of government, apd< at such other place oy places iu the: BOftcftia -the Gouorul Assembly 'may di rect.- * Section 6. No judge shall preside on the (jtrial of any -cflittW in zitie"event of which he may he interested, or, where either of the/ pan\| ^9f!^l^^^^o^edc^d.^tb biuL by, .affinity <jv icoijsangupiityj within ouch'degrees'as ' may JJc !|pre?criblqd^ byr.Ja.\y, or iu .which-lie may ,havcj jbQ.grt covtns.oJi. or, pave, presided iu any inferior: jc?urt.except by'couBOUt of all the pnrtios. In IdflPe nll'Or'any of the Judges of tho Supreme ;Coprt shall bb thus disqualified from presiding on any cause or causes, the court or the judges :thereof :fdiuli certify the Bam.c I'i.t.lie ?oYevug): 0-UMs,,^R!i? ? Qu<* ne si,:l!l imnicahifoly -ooiiiiEf^;-. sion, speciamr, the requisite number of men ileurned in the law fur the trial iud-determi-ia premc^cAift. j'.; %ction 7. There shall be appointed :by .the Judges of iho ^Supreme Court a xeportor and clerk of said eourt,^^ BhaU.ho^d their offices ?for two years, abd'whrJsc'd'utiofr'a'nd compensa tion shall be prcscribdd by law. ?Hi "5 .r.?t Seotiou S, V? heu , a judgmQufc or decree is reversed or affirmed by the Supreme Court, pvcl-y^ohit made and distinctly .stated iu writ ing in. 'the cause, ijud fairly^rjping^vpon the rccot^'.or llio cu$}Ct Khali bo.pQosjdcr?d and dc cjuytj'^ and .^ttic rcasons thcyjov ^]iull be cou-. cisely and Lgi-jofl^y. stated iu writing, and prc BQrVcd With the' records of the ensp'. Section '?.'The Judges of the Supreme Cpurt and Circuit Courts shall, at stated times, receive a compensation lor thoir services, to be fixed' by Iriw, which shall hot'bu dituimshed during their continuance in ofiiee. ; Th% shall not bo itllowod titiy fees or perquisites of office. p?r shall they hold any other office of trust or profit -under this'Stato, ih6 United States cr jiny other power. r) ?"? < ? ' .' Section 10. No person nhtdl 'be eligible to ^ho office of' Judgoud:> tho Supremo Court or Cireuit Courts- who is dot- at che *time of his felcctiou a citizen of tho United Statcaynnd has hot attained the age of thirty/years, and beeu a reaideuV of. this State for live years next pro ccodingjija,--ejection, or from the adoption of this coustitution. Suction li. AU,)Va.cancics -in the Supreme Court or other inferior tribunals shall bo tilled by clecliun, us Juuejn ,j>iescribed^ I'rouufcd, That if iljei. tfi^jyured jtqrm KfofsJtiot^ exceed One year, such vacancy ptay be filled by. exe cutive appoiittment: All judges, by virtue of their office, shall bo conservators of the pcaco throughout t)ie State. Section 12. .In nil cases decided by the Su bfctno Court, a coitcurreiitoof two of tho judges shall,be peccl-sai-y to a decision. Section 13. Tho State shall be divided into convcnicnJ./Jtrcuits, audJbr each circuit a judge shall he ducted by-joint ballot oij' ^ho Genera 1 Aaaemi'ly,. who uhall hold his office for a term of four years, and during bib continuancei!-?i? 9ltico hp; shall!reside in1 tho circuit of which h6 Section 1-1. Judges of tho i.Cbcuit Court shall iritorohungo oircuit8"Vltltl'Bach'other' in '?auch m/.uincr ns luay he jdbt&Aidfied by'hlw. ? Soction 15. Tho Courts of ('omtnon Pleas shall have exclusive jurisdiction iu all cases of .Tf\YOT'5M^,;C^V\sfYR tW1^1 junction jj| nil civil cases aud actions ex. delicto, whiciu shull not be cogirttttb'l^uCforb';Ti.jA!i6eH OF'tHfl cases as may bo provided by law. ' 1 hey shuJK 1?{Ve?i>b^cr:lo:is?Si^c Svtftif?f wAW'r?i?s;- proht| l>itiqyL^Vl?^W^*i n?? ttll.0tl.1er (writs. wUiqJf may be necessary tor carrying, their powor fullw , fetS'tetr w*> ?"'' ?* ? *t * ? >>?? ? |. ?n:?dctioii 10:! The; Court' ?of Common ? PloiuY< I ''My1"!.1 ?r?^jl^\-iHdoSia^^V?,l''lV^iiM:tni* ^t:'.t0 !'at least twice 'in every year, at such stated tiiitcs-tifid ??places hs biay bo nppoiJltfcft by him It ?lialjl 'luiVQ juri.sdictyCju, .in. all -matters yf equity, but the courts heretofore established i'tir thai puTpoj/b shall'-continufe Hk now'org?fa* JKudiAiutil tho first day.of .J.auuaty, one thou sand eight hundredaud sixty-nine, for the dis p^sltion of caurfe.-noHv pending therein, unless otherwise providt)d!Uy law.' ? > ,. Section 17.. Tim .General, Assembly shalj] provide by law for the preservation of the rcj cOrds of'the Conr'td ?r^Eqtifry'-and also for the, transfer, to the .Court: of; Common Pious and Prphnto Courts for final decision of all causes that' mhy'Vornhin uu'dctcrinliVed! " It shall UjX, the bhiWof 'fcbb--judges bl' tho Supreme arid Cirquit jCuqrtsto file their decisions witliin sixty days from the last d y.of tho term of court1 at ivT?ch'lhc causes were Hoard. Section 18: Tho Court of General Sessiona l shall have,exclusive jurisdiction oyer all crimi iial case's which shall not be otlierwi.se provid.Cu for by la(v. llkhaH nit in each county hi tho State sit least three, .tiniesiu each year, at sucb stated tluiOH and places :'.s the General Assem bly'msty direct'. 14 v .Section.ill). The Qualified! elcotor? of each county shall elect three persons for. the term of two yours, who shall constitute a lio'?rd of eoun ty ctunmisshjudrs, which shall have jurisdic tion over roads, highways, ferries, bridges and in all mutters relating to taxes, disbursements of money for county purposes, and in every Other case that may be necessary to the intern al improvement and local concerns of the re spective counties; Provided, That in all cases : there shall be the right of appeal to the State courts. . Section 20. A Court of Probate shall be es- I tablishcd in, each county, with jurisdiction in all mutters testamentary and of administration, j in business appertaining to minors and the ;J lotmcnt of dower in cases of idiotcy and luna- , c}", and persans w>n compos mentis. The judge of said court shrill be elect cd by the qualified electors of the respective counties for the term of iwu.yoars. , : Section 21. A competent number of justices of the peace and constables shall bo chqseiij^ 'euch county by tho qualified electors thereof, in such manner as the General Assembly may direct. They shall hold their offices for a! 10rin of two years hnd until their successors arc j elected . and ...qusdilied. They f.ha'.l reside in ;;he County, city, or bent for which they are elected, and the 'justices of the peace shall bo '.commissioned by tho Governor. Section 22. Justices of the peace, individu ally. <>i- two or more of them jointly, as the jQouural Assembly may direct, shall have origi nal jurisdiction in cases of bastardy, and in all ? matter;? ot Contract, aud actions for the recov ery .of fines aud' forfeitures where, the amount ?claimed does not exceed one hundred dollars, and such jurisdiction as may be provided by law . in actions ex - delicto, where tho damage's claimed do not exceed onu hundred dollars, aud prosecutions for assault and battery and other jlorm 1 offences less than felony punishable by line* oili-yy.-* . ScQpio.; 23. They may;also sit its' .0>'il2tt|??V?2 courts, und commit, discharge, or recognize '? (eseept f~ ?n'p.ital cases), persons charged with j efiencesi subject to such regulation* tu? tho j General Assembly may provide. They shall ' also have power to bind" over to keep the peace pr for good buhaviour. For the foregoing pur poses they shall have power to issue all neces sary processes. Section 24. Every action i:cWgniz:tblc before justices of the pence instituted by summons or warrant, shull be brought before sonic justice of (bo peace in 'the county or city where the defendant resided, and, in all such causes tried by them, the right of appeal .-bull be secured, under such rule's and regulations us may bo pro vided' by law. Section 25. The judges of probate, couuty commissioners, justices of the peace, and con stables, shall veceivo for their services such compunction and fjcos as.thq Genera! Assem bly 111113 from time to time by law din 1 ;. Section 20. .fudges shall not charge juries in respect bo matters of fact, but may state the testimony and declare tbu law. Section 27. There shall be elected in each covluty'by the electors thereof, one clerk hr the Court of Common Picas, who ahull .bold bis I ctfiee for tho term of four years, und until bis i successor shall be elected and qualified, lie ' shall, by virtuo of his otfioo,' be cleric of till Odicr courts of record JjcW herein; but the General Assembly may provide by law for the election of a clerk,with .1 like term of office)' for cqeh qr any other of the pqurtsof record, and may authorize the Judges of the I'rqbsito Court to perform thc'Vhitl?s of clerk for his court/ under such regulation); as the General Assembly may direct. Clerks of tjqurts shall be removable for such cause, and 111 such man ne!: as shall be prescribed by law. Section 2S. There shall be an Attorney-; General for thq State, who shall perform such duties sis may be prescribed by law. lie shall bo elected by the qualified electors ut' the ^'tute for; the term of four years, and shall re ceive for ins services such Compensation as shall be fixed by law. ?Section 2D;. There shall be one Solicitor for each circuit, who shall reside therein, to be elected by the qualified electors of the circuit, who shall hold his oftico fot* tho term of lour years, aud shall . receiyo for his si i vices.such (Compensation as shall bo fixed by la\y. In all e:ttt?s Svlieivr nn Attorney for'the Slate, of any circuit,, fails to attend and prosce? o, uceording to law, the court shall have power to appoint au Attorney pro tempore. Section IJU. The qualified electors of each ^uVrty^h'uiPole?t?a'lJh?riirJmtid ii coVoncT, for tho tonn of four yuars, aud Vhitil thoir'suocefi ;sors. are. elected aud 11ualitiedy.I1)ey sllaU .reside finttheir Ko^i>c(^>Orf'Pun^tie^,duriiJ!/- thoir-rVuu tirftiaAt^ihi oflmo, M-ljoM^ittafcil-^of the 'office a.s^cohd" time,it it .?buuld.a>jppu.r thfft they or'ciuW ot* thbrVhrO in dclRiitlC for'mon eys cgllecJted by .virtue of their respective offi ces]. ... . >, ? . \ Section 31. All writs and processes ?hall run ?Ajui all prosecutions shall he conducted iu-the ;jty,mc of the Slate, of South Carolina..; all JYrits (shall he attested by the clerk of the p^rt djom I which they shall bg issued ; and ulhiudictmcuts shall conclude against tho peace and.dignity pf the State. Section o'2. The General Assembly shall provide by law for the speedy publication .of the decisions of the Supreme Court made un der this constitution. j>lr. ]$. U. Duncan stated that the Chairman of the Committee on the J udiciary was nut present, and ho would $tate that tho Chairman had prepared ah additional section to the above department, making it'scction 33, which covers nr? ordinance passed by this Convention Annul ling.all slave dl'bts. , ., Section 3-1. The family homestead of the head of each family, residing in this State, Each holuesteud consisting Of dwelling house, outbuildings and lands appurtenant, not to ex ceed the value of one thousand dollars, and yearly product thereof shall he exempt from attachment, levy or sale on any mcsiic or final process issued from any court. To secure the full enjoyment el" said homestead exemption to the person entitled thereto, or tho head of'any family, the personal property of such pcrsonj of lh'c following'character, to wit: household furniture., beds' i and bedding', library; arms, carts, wagons, farming implement*, tools, neat cattle, work animals, swine, goats and sheep, not to exceed in value in tho aggregate sum 61 five hundred dollar::, shall be subject to like ex emption as said homestead, and there shall be exemption in addition thereto the necessary wearing'apparel ; l'roa\fr<l, That no properly shall be cxeu pt from attachment, levy o'r sale, for tuxes, or fjr payment of obligations con tracted for the pprchasu of said homestead, or the erection of improvements thereon ; Pro ruled, fur! her, That the yearly products of said homestead shall not be exempt;-from attach ment, levy or sale, for lUo payment of obliga tions contracted in the production of the same. It shall be the duty of the General Assembly at its first session to .enforce tho.1|ir')vaults of this section by suiiu able legislation.. Mr. Craig Opposed the induction of such a section in the constitution as .coming in con flict with that part of the Cott.stitiitio.il of the United States'(vhich pr'idiiLJts'n.ny Statu from impairing the validity of obligations and fun trncts. 1 f adopted, he..would be compelled, to vote against ilie constitution. Arth lo V. Vf., an 1 V II. were then reed a third time and passed follows. , . AU'liCLK. V. : . ,i Jt: IMSUM UllNCK. .. Section I. The General Assembly shall pass such laws as may be necessary and proper, to tleeide differences by arbitrator:; to be ap pointed by the parties who may choose, lhaL sun. mary mode of adjustment. Section i>. It shrill Be the duty of the Gene ral Assembly to puss the necessary laws for tho change of venue in nil eases.ciyil and criminal^ over which the Circuit Courts have original I jurisdiction, upon a proper showing, supported by affidavit, that a fair and impartial trial can I not be Ir.id iu the county where such trial or jil'v^ecuiioJ) was commenced. Section 3. The Gebeitil Assembly; at its ii.-.-t session after thy ptiou of this constitu tion, :i:-11 inake i.rovision to revise, digest, and. arrange, Under pVopei1 i'ieft'ti?; i\$ boftf of our liiws, civil and criminal, aud form n penai CC'^6* founded upon principles of rcfurmation, and have the same promulgated in such manner as they may direct; and a like revision, digest, and promulgation shall be made vv thin cvory subsequent poi iod uf ten years That justice shall bo administered in si Uniform modo of plodding, without distinction between hl\y and' equity, they shall provide for abolishing the distinct forms of action, n'nd for that purpose shall appoint somo suitable person or persons, whose duty it shall be to revise, simplify, and ?bridge the rules, mac:ice. pleadings, and forms of the court now m use i:: this State.' Set '.ion 4. That all eot.tracts, whether under seal or ii"t, tho consideration of which was tlie purchase of .-lave.-, are hereby declared null and void and of no effect, and no suit, either at law or in equity shall be commenced, or prosecuted for the enforcement of sueii con tracts; a.id all proceedings tu enforce satisfac tion or payment..of judgment ou decrees, re corded enrolled or entered upon such contracts in any Court of this State, tire, hereby prohibi ted, and all ordors heretofore made in any courts of this Stato in i relation to such eon? tracts, whereby pit perty is held subject to de cision iis to the validity of such contracts, are hereby declared null and void und of no effect. AHTICLK VI. RAI l<N BNT ItO.UAlN. S j'ctu>li 1. The Stale shall have concurrent jurisdiction on all rivers bordering on this State, so far as such rivers shall form a com mon boundary to this and any other Stale bounded by the same; and they, together with all other navigable waters within the limits of I the Slad'. shall be coininon highways, and fdr i ever free, as well to the inhabitants of this I Statans to the citizens of the United States, without any tax or impost therefor, unless the same be expressly provided lor by the General ' Assembly. Section 2. The title to :t11 lands at .1 other propert y which havo heretofore accrued to this State by grunt j i gift, purchase, lorluititvc es cheats, or oi herwise, si lull vest in the Satte of Soullj Carolina the s;imo as though tip change had taken pl?co. Section 3. Tlie people of the State are do ?dared to possess the ultimate property in Itrtd' to all lauds within l|io jurisdiction of the State; aiu\ nlllands, the title to yyhichBlifillfail frbin defect of heirs,; shall rovort- or' cScheu'V to- the people-..-: , L] i notion) b .. I -.i-i'-;, ?inibnaq ARTICLE VII. M&xao e?tr ?: *? ? -:- liMpe^crt-jrf*NW.- ' 7r ( Slctibnl .f''Tho HouW' of' RcprcsontatlvcB shall hiii'c tho Hole power' of impeachment. A vote of two-thirds of all tho mcmbera elected shall bo required for auq^iipcacliUMfnt, :and aoy officer, impeached shall thereby. b-> suspcuded limn office until ^judgment iy tho case shall haVebeon pr?nouned. ' '' .. Scdtion 2. All impeachments i ftntUl bo- tried by tho Seuate, aud, wbon bitting lor that pur pose, they shall be uuder-.oatli, ojq a,fhrniatio,u. No poison shall be convicted except by vote of two-thirds of all the members elected. When the G overnor is impeached the Chief Justice of the ?Upreiue Court or the Jscnior judge shall preside, wjlh a castiug vote, in all preliminary questions.. ? . Section 3. The Governor and all other ex ecutive add judic?al officers shall be liable to impeachment; but judgment in such Cases shull not extend further .than . removal from office. The persons convicted shall, . neverthe less, be liable to indictment, trial, and punish ment according to law. Section -1. For any wilful neglect of'cTUtv or other reasonable cause, which shall not bd sufficient ground of impeachment, the Gover nor shall remove any executive, .or. judicial officer no the address of two-thirds ofeueU House 6'f'tilC General Assembly;7>/v,r/,-o-.7/, That the cause or causes for which said removal'may be required shall bo stated at length in sunn address and entered on the journals of euch House; am/ firoviiletl further, That the officer intended to be removed shall be. notified of such cause or causes*, and shall be admitted to a hearing in his own defence, before uuy vote for such address; and in ail cases the vote shall be taken by yeas and nays, und be entered on the journals of each House respectively. Tho following article also received its third reading, and was declared an integral portion of the constitution: > ARTICLE VIIT. ' right OF HUFFRaVjE. Section 1. Tn all elections by the people, the elector shall vote by ballot. section 2. Fvcry male citizen nf thc'Uuitcd ' States, of the ago of twenty-one ycurs'aud up wards, not labouring under the disabilities* named in this constitution,.without djstiuefym of race, colour,' or former condition \yho.shall be a resident'of this State at the time of the adoption of this ? constitution, or who shall thereafter reside iu this Suite one'ryour, and in i lie county in which be ;;.'i'crH to vote, sixty days next preceding any election, shall be entitled to vote for aU outccrs that are now, or .hereafter may bo elected by the people, and upon all question's subnvitfed to tho -electors at any elec tions; l*rov'itfc(t, That no pel son shall bd al Jowcd. to(ypte ur bplcl uffi.ee who is now or hereaf ter tnuy.be disqualified therefor by the f'oiis^itu tion' tit the 1'iiited'States; until such disquali fication shall be removed by the Gtihjrrcss"OT.I tho ibnited States; Itrdculmfnrther.-'ihutaio person, .while, kept.in-any Alms House or Asy lum, or o! un>ound mind, or confined in ntiy. public! prison: shall be allowed to vote or. bold office. ' 'Section 3. It shall be the duty ofthe Gen eral Assembly to provide from time to time for tho registration of albolcctigrg,, . : Section 4. For the purpose of voti.ug nq per son shall be deemed to have lost his residence by reason of absence while employed iu the service of the United States; nor While enguged upon wie waters-of this State or the Uuitcd States, or iof the 'high s:as, uor while tempora rily absent from the Stale. . Section 5. Xo soldier, seaman, or murine, in the ormy or navy of the United States shall be doomed :l resident of this State in consequence of having been ^I'tioucd therein. Secticn 0. Electors siiJI in. all cases, except treason, .elony or breach of-the*po.lct>, be privi leged from arrest and civil process during their, attendance at election'', and in going to and returning fron the suine. See'iou 7. Every person entitled to vote at any election shall bo,eligible to any ofiico which now is or hereafter shall be elective by the people in the county where he shall have re sided sixty days previous to such election, ex cept as otherwise provided in this constitution or the Constitution aud laws of the United States. Section 8. The General Assembly, shall uover pass any law that will deprive any of thociti sm ha of this State of the rights df'sutTrn^o ex cept lor treason, murder, robbery j or duelling, whereof the persons shall have been duly tried and convicted. Section i). Presidential electors shall bo elec ted by the people. Section lil.ln all elections held by the people under ibis eonxt ittaririi. the person or persons who shall lecoivy tho highest number Of votes shall be declared elected. On niotim of lt.,C. J)eLarg6, the .following additional r-oction waiatlHjJtcd ahd'incorporated in the above article: : ;1 '"' "The provsions of this constitution concern ing ibe terms of roidencu upcei-sary t:>,eunblu persons to hold certain offices therein mentioned .-hall not be held to apply to officers chosen by the pe -plo at the. first election, er by the Gen eral Assembly at its first session." R. C. I >o Large also introduced the following additional section to Article VIII., wbieh Was adopted. ?No person shall bo disfranchised for felony or other crimes commit ted while such jicrsou was a slnvo." I ARTICLE IX.I FINANCE AND TAXATION. Section 1. The General A-.-cuddy; .-ball pro vide, by law ior a uiijibvui and equal rate pf assessment and taxation, ami shall prcscribo .-neb regulations as shall secure, a just valua tion for taxation of all property real, personal and pOKQffeory, excapt mines and mining claims, the pro.vcd? of which alone shall be taxed; and Klstffexcbpfin-^ ted by law for municipal,1! t'oicutifl'e, .religions?nichawlablfli-porp6^e??T Hurt ion , Xty^tiw^&y?tik* frUmp* dollar on each ?oTT. w hieb snairiio a uplift clhsivcly-' to ptltl^ubfft?^moV^?^ Sfl additional -pesllhtiix?j?hahV B?^eVi#^by luUiue'ptd coriwritCfJirl} c4 ?3t?d*t A frrrg bltto* ^ Section * ^n'^.^.^f?SH^?V^9i?^ MiTKlU^aafler vjde/or an am.ual estimated expenses^ of the State ror each yetfi and wheudver it shim ha^c'i* tKAfcMT? of exheuses of the Stubs Jfbr-anyiyoar ShlilPexc'eW tliOiinfuttt^CiiUjfK^bO'Statu for suclj yearrfchu.Goas oral Assembly shall provide for.,jwyj*ug._;v!$:&S for the ensuing sources oi income, to pay tire deficiency bf the preceding year, thgutKbr with'tHo cstiiinltKSPlJS^ puusoa of the ensuing year. .. <'..\ .inii '^Idai Section 4. No tax shall be levied cxccpbdvi pursuaucc.of a law, whic^I?baU^dUtjno*lyJJf^to the object of the same: to which object?such tax snail be applied. . . ,V . Section 5. IttdrHllbe the duty df tftii1?enefftt Assembly to enact laws fur the exemption froi:^ I taxation .of nil- public ? schools,-CJ'dh'-fge?f..,dnd institutions of learning, all clavri^blo4ii?UjUf> tions in the. nature of airyTiims for tjte iAuriOj. deaf ttud dumb, oliKaftdi? sorts, nUpoblie U&aric?~oTi?fV?]'^^ grounds: hut. property^ of associations nnd^socith ties,although coutieeted wi^i,p^iM-i^tox^?te| Municipal tu&itioiu Provided That this .ex. o^iiptien^mirhd^bx^ and premises actually oco4^pfelll>jr4h*h ?^froOTr^ colleges,, institutiona/tof', learning, ?.-i&t-'ylnfiis, ljibrar?cs, ..churches^ rujtl- hHJr^iiKrf?WHhi|?#if )U?rll CC lands and the improvements thWeort >$r%fJ*to' the assembling of the General .Assembly of 1S70. and theroafler.ou gvery^ fifth ycaTjj,.?., oi Section 7. For the purpose of defra^ug^'-cx^ traordinary expenditures, the Staio'-'i??y con tract public debts: rnri&uch'dfcbrs shall'b'eatithbr izod by law for souiearnglo object, to' \wdh?ind-' tly specified therein; and no such Ja w tlmdi tolutt I and nays on the journals ol each House r rffcV-1 tively ; and every such law .shnihdovy auffix | jdjunuilly, suffipiet^t tp_pa.y. dli<J a?h?a^ufeej<W $** fWf 'WHmf^ r.rll L-oa Mtt?&wftfi bot Section S. 1 be corporate authorities,^! Lonn tidsVfownships' School M\'Hc1k\lCitf'M, TSwn?1 nmh Villages.' ln'ay b? Vested .with p'owef t?'nsi', s?<8 and collect taxes for corporalbrpurppscs;"t such t;^^^,.to.b,ci,nphi)rt}i.ii^reHpoefaV^ porgons itlr that heretofore i'xemj.te.1 ? within the*limits-of municipal corporal ion.?-,.:^hail. bo C&Xed tor. the - V&XPA of .dc*ht?><^^traelc^,?nd^yai|^ri^;, of law.. ... .. , ' * ,. ???i6^.^1iVGetic.rlif i^^^iatPp'rl?-1 vide for- tlfe'lficurporritidrV'irnd ?rgAnffc'atroir^ cities and towns, hud shall restpiottlmtr-po^Btrf^ of taxation, hurrowdng lopucy:u<ftjntraotitfogitoht?a and h iding their credit. iL ?j(? ju ^rf Section 10! jso script, eirtincaic. .ox othcjc? cvideiice of Sttitc 'indebtedness bfidfm*Es^e^ exccpMbr ?thn',fedentj*lou- of bto4k, Hof/^s, other ; evidences i :bi? indebtedness ^of?uatrfjvj issued, oi for snch'debta us are e^pvjcfs.l.yiwi^lyotfrftj izod in this constitution. iiiu: ^t. not? ?ab Section II. An acottrate st^emmit^p^.^o receipts inid expenditures of the piioyc moucy. shall1 be ' published wnth ??%'aeh'W?r?-rij lar -sossimr of- the General Al??rr>>rj"lft fcflote* mauuer- as may, by )uyY::.-bu.-<iicctote?l. \th odt at I Seqtipni lli No money shell; b?idt^ntfrainiJj [ the Treasury, but jn .puwituHv.e.rrfiaj>p?ipri#taf fion, made law. . : Section' ? 13j' The fisHVyoaf' t'li?iV'COTiTUicfldo j on- the first day of N'?vor^ib^rl'inidacft?iy^ja^i Sect ion 1 t-.; A uy *dobti<pon:t raVStcdp bi ^tlf#H State shall be by loan on State betids, ol'amouiltfl r i:ot less than .fifty dpllars each, .on.inparcsfiyi payable within twenty years' after the fiua,!-, passage of the' lew authorizing ?uen dcrj't! A correct -registry of all sucrh bond-} shall b:; kept by the Treasurer in (numerical order-, so its, ^,.-,^ ways to exhibit the nun^ber ttud "mwu^u^i^id^^, and to whom severally, made payable. ? ^ Section 15. Suitable laws shall be pass?? by the General 'Assembly' for the safe kcopiiig^'1 transfer and disbursmcnt of the State, ^dhttty>!" I and school funds, ami all olHcersaud olhor:pbr> n I situs charged with the same,, Mi all keepiA.uj,!. ncc-urato entry of each , sym received, <uid of . each payment and transfer; and shall give such security for the faithful discharge of such duties' as Gm General Asaou.bty may pfoVide". 'A^id^7 it shall bo the duty ol thodSrubral AssoUiblwo') ip p:ss lawp iuaking emb^^|pm?fnt-.|pf,j ^Uflftm liindsa felony, punishable b^Jiupia?t\,iff'Bl?^flIV"t*i meut proportioned to the OUlOUnC Or Q^mUQIICV... clr eiiib'e-/zlenier.t. and tK6'p;trt'Y'cohVicf'etlhT11 such felony shall he distpnahlfci^MlVofe ?V?.??1 holdblg aiiy oliico ol' honour- or'cmohtment.iri A this State; i'rm ft/ai, tu.nvcrr,-, 'f hat the. General.:) Assembly, by a two fe^J^^SX ^Wfi^ti^lo disability upbn paytusnt'in full of tho'pVihcipa'l tuid'iiitcrest of the sum cmbc?zletT. rgpl ??* owT Section 10. N"o debt cxiutraotted bytMnStWt^H .in behalf of the late rebellion, in whole or in part, shall ever bo paid. -\\ f,\ AHTI0Ui:X. v.. V KDtrcj\TiOH: (id Section 1. The supervision of ptihlic ihst'ru'd.': tion sb-'.ll be vested in u State i>uperintelidoni ? of l-'.dueatiou, v.'h^ sly illb^e^ted.bjrthttj^? ficd clec tors ol the Mate ln.suoh mancr and'at such time as th?'?Vhet'St'?t?,of8'joA,ta'ro' ol&ic'a:''1 his powers, duties, forth of onl6e'and:r^tirpenfiS<i'' tion shall he defined by the General.Assoinblp'?> Section 2. There shnll be elected biennially, " in each eouid-y.-by fefUwjM#?r^^tflF^ one School Commissioner, stud ctmmr.ssioucrs to constitute a St;ttb Uo.ard' of l'Mm/aticit1,'of4' which the State Superintendent shall, by virtue : of his office, be chairman; the powers, duties. .[coNTi.Nri'M ox ?rir.vdTn PA??.]