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ARTICLE I.
SEcTIoNL. The Legislative au0tliprity of this
.State shall be vested in a General Assembly,
which shall consist of a Senate and a hlouse
of Representatives.
SECTION 2. The House of Representatives
shall be coinposedof Members chosen by bal
'lot. every second year. by' the cithenso' this
State, qualified as in this Constitution i pro.
vided.
SEciTos 3. Each .udicial Diarict in the
State shalt conititute one El-uoio District, ex
cept Chiarlestin District, VI ich shall be divi.
ci d it, Iwo Elcttion Diett-lctla.one consisting
oi the lace 'iebeWta tif S1. Phillip and St.
i'ciiIi be desiintedtt tE Jectmii Dis
trict o)' Cliarleston t fle othr cotiistig oif all
t11111 part of the Judicial )isriet. which ,is
wtih. t the itits of said Paristie. tio be kniown
.as the Eli ctit District ie Blerkeley
-FrtIIN -. The boutiiarica of the ,\veral Ju
dicihil amit i;lection Districts shadi remain as
they are nuw establisheIt.
EccTt'N 6. The House of Re-presentatives
shall conist of one hundred antd twetiv four
M1 tnbeps. to be apportioned among lteseveral
Ehoiction Districts of th State. acceordig to
the numtber of white inhabitants cortatni d itn
each, and the amtount of all taxes raised by the
General Assembly. whether direct or indirect.
or of whatever species paid in each, deducting
theretromn all taxes pait on account of proper.
ty held in any other. Dist-ict, and adding
thr eto all taxes elsewhere- paid on account of
propert3 held in sauch Diatrict. An enutnera
0 tion of the white inh tblta..s, for this purpose,
was inade i ibe year one thousand eight hun
dred and flfty-nine, alid shtil be. made in the
coirse of every tenth year ther,'after. it such
manner as shall be. by law, directed ; and
Ropresentatives shali te assign'est toe the diff'-r
cut Districts itn the above-mentioned propur.
tion, by Ac, of the Gener.il Assembly at the
session inmediately suceeling every entine
ration. Provided, That until he a pni tion
tnent, which sh ill be mail. upon the next enu
meration, shall take effect. the representation
of thd siveral Election Districts, as herein con.
stituted, shall continue as asslgqed at the lapt
apportionment. each District which htas been
heretofore divided it,it insller Districts,
ktiownt as Parishes, having the airgegate num
ber of Representattves which the P.trisis
heretifore embraced within Its limits have head
sitte tihit a pportinent, the Repre-entatve
to which tht- Parish of A Il Satota its. beten
ieretofore ceeitled, heingdoring this interval,
assigned to hiorry Election District
SKcrToN 6. Ir the enueteration herein direct
ed shall not be ttade in the courize of the year
appointed for the purppe. It shall be the duty
of the- Governor to have it effected t soot
thereafter an shall be practicable
SrcTiuN 7 let assigning Representatives to
the' several Districts, he-Geteral Assembly
shall allow one Represeatative for every sixty.
second part of the whole number of white in.
,habitants in the State, and one Representative
also for every sixty second part ofi the whole
taxes raised by th Geteral Assnierobly. There
shall be further allowed one t epresentative
for such fractiton of the sixty seimtd part ot
tlM white inhabitants, and of the sixty-second
part ofthe taxes, as when added together form
a unit.
SEcTioN S% All taxes upon property, real or
personal, shell he laid upoc the actual value of
tie property taxed, as the same shall be aser.
tained by tie assessment made or the pur.
pose of I aying such tax. in the firtst appor
ti 'nient whichahall he made under the Con
'stitution, the -imount of taxes hehall be estlima
ted if om the average of the two years next pre.
cedir g such apportionment ;. but in ever sub
sequent apportit- menia, from th - average of
the ten yeas then next preceding.
Scu~i-oN 9. If, it the apportionment of Rep
resent-tives ; any Election District shall ap
Spear not to be entitled, frotm its populationt and
Its taxes, te a Representative; such Election
District shall nevertheless sed ine R-presen
tative, and, it there tie still a deficiency of the
ntunber of Representatives required by sec
tione fifth, such deficiency shall be supp ied by
S assigning Representatives to those .lection
Districts haviig the lartrest surplus fractions,
wlitther those fractions consist of a cotmbh a -
tion of population and taxes, or of population
or taxes separately, until the ni or of otte
hundred atnd twenty four Members be.made
tip - Provided, hosoecr, That not more than
twelve Ropresentatives shall, in any apportion.
lent, be assigned to anyone Election District.
ScTaos 10. No apportionment of 'epresen
taives shall be co:nstruei to tako effect, it any
manner, until togeteral election which shall
succeed such apprtiotnient,
asoTels II. I he Setnate shall be comaposed of
.one mnemsber fromn eaci,Elecetion Dietulct, except
tthe Election ilstricat of Charleston, to which
ehail be allowed t woSsnators. .
t'EcTtoNq 12 Upon the pieeting of the first
General Assembly, wich shall be chosen un,
dler the provisions of this Cotnstitution,. the
-Setnators shall be derided, by lot, into two
classes ; t he seats of the Senators of the one
ciass to be vacared at the expirauion of four
years; and the ntimber of i.cae classes shall
beaen proportioned that one half of the whole
number of Senatora nmay, as eie.rly -as possi
tile ctitnue to be chtosen thereafter every sec
end year.
aScTttif i3. No person shall be eligi ble to,
us takteo, retaim, a sea'tin the 11,useeof Repre
sietietives. unless he le a free 'avbite mtan, wiho
-iath alttainedt the agoe f t we'nty.ecne years,
haitihbeen it cittxzen an-t a resetlert of this State
thrret years lto xi preecediter tht-etay of election,
-eted hiath htetn tor the last six mionths of tis
titte, itt d shslt ctntinue, a restident of the Dis..
trici whhieh hte is to rt-pre'sent.*
SECTtoN 14 No 'pee sen shall be eligiben to,
oir take ,tr retinr. a seat ni the Seniate, tunless
he Is a free white mnat.who bath attaipetd,th~e
ageb6 thirty ye are, hailh been a eitiser, and
rsidenut oS this State livli y, are next preceding
thbe dlay of elentli, dsti bath been, for.,ihe last
six to,ths of ti timne, nil shall cohtintueftq
-be..jyesident of the District whlob ho is't torep.
resent.
Szorsois liebetors Smd Membeesof the
House of Re jbjtives shall .a be hogen at a
genteral elect atche third . etinsdsy in
Octotier fb th f. aa yEar, snd OSa the ssmne
day ib everf 'en~u ,ear thbi'hfer, I, ach
herein diret 4 qJh on thi
foItseth M~onds 'io NW eh a if a
Colessabla, (w 3t~ ~ edtaV
ft of G*prerin o ne Ine
alliesocn'i of we ~ Ivt
wf und e fttt
'iverion6., returp, a'ud gqtatifltsttons of issi
Members i and a majority of ea'oh Househ
bolatitute a quorum to do busihiese I j t.a
Analler number:tag adjoui*rp m dayto da
.rid. ina' i auhor,sedtto irsJI - thea .
ance of aibsent Members, in aco manner
under auch ,eaaltles. as may be p lod y
law.
SNouieo IS Each House shabaohoose itsown
offiters, determinq its rules of proc6edfisf
punish its M16mbers for disordqri behavior
snd, with' the concurrence of two-tbirds, expel
a Member, but not a secoud time for the a's
caused
SECTION 19. Each House may punish, by i,,
prisonme 1, during itsealttng. any person not
a alember, wbo shall be guilty o3 dlarespectto
the House by any disorderie or odutemptuous
behavior it it# presence or Who, during tbe
time of its oitting, shall threaten harm to body
or estate of any Member for anything said or
done In either louse. or who shall assault any
of them therefor, or who shall assault or atreet
any witness or other person ordered to attend
the ioue. in hid gumg thereto,.or returning
therefrom. pr who rhal rescue any person ar
rested by order of ,he House.
t15CTION 20. The Members of both Houses
shall b,. protected in thuir porsins and estates
<turinar their sttendance oni goinir tonnd're.
turun: fromn, the General Assembly, and-tvn
Idays previous to the sitting, and ten days. af
ter the.adjournment thereof. But these privi.
leges shall not bh extended so as to protect any
Member whop shall be chargied with Ireason,
relony. 4ir breneb of the peace.
SacvtoN 21 Bills for raising a rve nue shall
origtnate in the House of liepresent-tives, but
may be altered, amended or rejected by the
Senate ; and all other bills maX originate in
either House, and may be.amended, altered or
rej-c ited by the other
zscTioN 22. Every Act or Resolytion having
the force of law shall relate to'but one subject,
and that stall be expressed in the title.
bc-rioN 23. No bill shal.. have the IOree of
law unlil it shall hAve bein read three times,
and on three several days, In each House, has
had the seal of the State affixed td.it, and has
beetn signed in the Senate House by the Presi.
dent of the Senate and the Speaker of the
Hoise of Representatives.
' SacTaon 24. No morey shall be drawn out
of the Public Treasury but by the legislative
authority of the State.
Scrtote 26. In all elections by the Geeral
Assembly. or either Hduse thereof, the mam.
bers shall vote '-viatvoce." and theirvotes thu
iriven, shall be entered utpon. thejournals of th
Ilouse to which they respectively belong.,
ScTtON 26 The members of the Genera
Aseetniy. who shall meet under this Conatito
tion, shall he entitled to receive out of the Pub
lie Treasury, for their expenses during thei
attentance on. gotng to and returning (fto
the General'Assembly, five dollars ir 'ac
days attendance. and twenty cents for ever
mnile It the ordinary route o travel betwee
the residence of the iember and the capital
other pliee of sitting of the General Assembi
both gouiir and returning; and the same m
be Iicreased or dirmilnished by law, if cireuno
stances shall require ; but no alteration sh I
he male to take vffect during the existence r
the General Assembly which shall make su
alteratiot.
SacTtoe 27 Neither House, during the s -
tion of the Geieral Assembly, shall, with t
the consent of tre other. adjourt. for in
tIhan three days, tir ti any other place thi n
that inl which the Assembly shall be at the ti e
sitting.
Seoriow 28. No person shall be eligible a
stat in thle General Assembly whilst he holes
any offee ot profit or trust under thi' Stat ,
the United Stat-e of America, or any of thet ,
or under any other power, except officers
the itillitla, army or navy of this State, Mart4.
trates or Justireaot Inferior Courts, while su.h
Justices receive no salaries I nor shall aty
contractor of the army or navy of this State,
the United States of America, or any of the't,
or the age to of such- contrabtor, be eligible to
a sent in either House And if any Memt r
al all accept irexeraisea nyofthesaid disquali
fyinrg offices, he shall vacate his seat.
Sr.cTir1 29. If any E:ection District shill
neglerct to choose a member or menibers on te
day of election, or if any person chosen a
member of either House shall refuse to qual.,
oy and take liia seat, or shall resign., die. de.
part the State. accept any disqualifyin btct,
or become otherwise -disqualfited- to oldhis
seat. a writ of election shall be issued by the
President of the tenate or Speaker of th.
House of Representatives, as'the .case may bi,
for the purpose of filling the vacancy thereby
occasiored. for the remainder of the tern f(s
which the person so ri fusing to qualify, re
signing, dying. departing the State, or becom.
ing disqualified. waselected to serve, .or the
defAultirg El-ctdon Distric ought to hive
chosen a member or membe-r,
Suriow 30. And whereas, the ministers of
the Gospel are. by their profession. dedicated
to.the service of God and the cure of souls,
and our 4 not be diverted from the greit du.
ties of their lenctions thereibre, no tninister
of the Gitepel or publi preacher ef any re.
lgious giersuaion, whilst he continue,. in the
citeise lof his psorailfuncions. shall be
eligible to the afieof Governer, Lieutenant
Giavernor, or to a .dat' in the Senate or the
House of Re'presentatives
A RTICLE II.
'Suortow 1. The Executive authority of thua
State shaqil be vested in a Chief $igistrate, whc
shall be styled, The .Governor of the State o1
Usoyotr . Th Govrnorshall bie elected bi
the electors duly 'jualified to vote tor member,
of the House of it presentatives, and shall hoid
his office ful' rour years. and until his succes
sor' shall be chosen anid qualared ; but the
a me pers-n shall not be Goeernor for tw<
consecutivei tero ' , -e -lbit
M3cTiow 8. No pers-n shl beeiilet
office o. Governor, unless he bath attained ihi
age of thirty yearut and bath been a citiser
an~d ,rrsda.. of tb.: State for, the tsp year
next preceding the dlav eetleon., And nm
persos shall hold the ofii of Governeu. ac
arly 9ther.ofdlee or eouhui, civil or milita
y (exce'pt in mitIas ustder'thie'tate pr tb
Pted ftaridr~tr an ,of them,or pay othe
-oer, oton, and the smins time. .
'Ssrfe~s 4. The return of every eklotion o
aI essed by 9:b~aem~
bs betete, ni to tt
est .Ootae oi iI.ver thste
iof the fu O p esttte.
at ,.sseduth aeeen Ql As
Afsit Ih I
t . ?rrsidest of he Sunatei shall hate no vot0
unless the ienate be equally divided.
Ssitot I. The Sensate shall choose a Presi
ht)pre fe to act' in the abeepee of th
tenanltovernor, or when he'shall exer.
.les the ofis wof Governor.
#Saioto 6. A member ofib Squats, or of
the House of Representatives. being chosen and
=otig as Governor or Lieutenant-Governor
hali, thereu n, vacate his seat, and another
pelson shalt elected in his stead.
8movsgn I. In case of the'mieschmealt of
the Governor or his remonaf totm olliedeath,
resignation, dlisqealilltationis. diebtiltiyor re
snoval from the Qtate. the IeutensA.Governe
shall succeed to hie ofice, and in case of the
impeachment of the Lieutenart Governor- or
his remnal fromoffce, death, reeignationdis-.
qualification, disability or removal frometho
Mtate, the President pro utspore of the Senate
shall succeed t9 his office I and when the offiea
of the Governor. Lieutenaht Governor and
President pro tempere of the Senate shall bon
come vacant in thb recess of the Senate ; the
Secretary of State, for lbe time being, shall,
by proclamationi, convene the Senate, that a
'teldentartesyoremay be chosen to ezer.
ciao the of.ice of Governor for the unexpired
term.
8SoToN 10. The Governor. shall be Com.
matWer-in- Chief of the Army and Navy )f
this State and of the militia, ex:ept when they
shall be called into the actual service ofthe
United States..
nied ~ s. -le shall have power to grant
tFEp~lrdr l pardons after convictioO, (except
in hment,) tn such manner, on
such tett under such restrictions as he
shall th , and he shall have power to
rmit fines and forfeitures, unlesa otherwise
directed by law. It shall be his. duty to report
to the oneral Assembly at the next reguljr
session thereater all pardons granted by him,
with a full stat ement of each case and the rea.
"o movIngf him tbereunto
SaCTIO: it. He shall take cate that the
laws be faithfully esecoted In mercy.
SaToll 13 The Governor and Lieutenant.
Governor shall, at stated times, receive for their
services a compensation which shall be neither
increased nor diminished during thb period
fhr which they shall have -been elect
ed.
SorioN 14. All officers in the Exacutive
Department. when required by the Governor.
shall give him infbrmation in writing upon any
subject relating to thi duties of their respec t.
live offices.
USCTioN 18. The Governorshall, from tite
to tnie, give to the General Assembly infor
aration of the condition of the State, and re.
commend to their consideration such measures
an he shall judge necessary or expedient.
SAoITo 6. IHe nay. on extraordinary o.
asions, convene the General Assembly. and
should either House remain without a quorumn
for three days. or in case of disagreement be.
tween the two Houses. wath respent to the time
of adjournment. may adjourn them tosuch
titme as he shall think proptr. not beyond the
fourth Monday of November then next ensu.
in.OTIO 17. He shall commission all ofB
cel a of the Sttate. %
SacTIoN I It shall be the duty of the
Mana gerso Elections of this State. at the first
general elections under this Constitution, and
at each alternate general election thereafter,
to hold ai eleztion for Governor and i6cuten
ant-Governor.
8MoCtoW 19. The Governor and the Lieuten
ant-Governor before entering upon the duties
of their respective officeshalt, its the presence
of the General Assembly, sake the oath
of office precribed In this Constitutioq.
SacTZ,) 90 Tte Gov nor shall reside,
during the sitting of the Gineral Assembly, II
the place where its session may be. hela ; and
the General Assemoly may by law, require
him to resius at the Vapitol of the State.
OScTisp 21. Every Bill whtch shall have
passed the General Assembly, eball, before it
become a law, he presented to the Governor ,
tf he approve, he shall sign it ; but if not, he
shall return it. with his objections. to that
House ltm which it shall ave origina.ed, who
shall enter the ishiections at large net their jour.
nal; and proceed to reconuider it. It after such
reconsideration, a majority of the whole repre.
sentation ot that House &ball agree to pass the
Bill, It shall be sent, together with the objec
tions, to the other House, by which it anall
likewise be reconsidered, and if approved hya
majrity of the whole representation of tihat
other House itshall become a law.. But In all
such cases, the votes of ' both House shall be
determined by yeas add nays, and the names
of the persons voting for an againat the Hill
shall be entered on the Journal of each Jouse
respectively f any Bill shall not be retulned
by the Governor within two days (Sundays
excepted) after it shall have been presented te
him, the sme shall bei' law in like mannet
as if he had signed it. And. that time may al.
was be allowed the Governor to conlsiei
Bil bpassedy the General Assembly,'neithe
House shall read any Bill on-the las. day o fis
session, excpt uhBlls as hays bees
retunedby te~oerno ashebeIn 'pr~,l.
dad.
. AltrIcLE lin.
.ecTios) 1.Thejuiioial power shadlbe treet
ed it such $uporior and Infierior Courte. o
Law and Equtty as the Geberal Asbenably
shall, front time to time, direct' and establish
The Judges of the Spperior ('curia esil ba
deeted by the Generali ts ebiy, balbokt
tndir offices during good bhavior, ap shl
at stated , ,. recelvo a eompensatimt
their sbtb. whih'hall neither be'itrea '
ad nor d selhed dluring their continuano
in offie at they shall receive ,o fees o
perquIsites of office, nor hold any i.Eler .offie
os proft or trust under this State. lbs Unite<
8tatse o%. Asterica. or any ef them. or ans
other pow'er. Tife G neral Absembi shall, a
soon as gm5sblo, ests she for each triescui
lthet as Isfarlor (hubt er Courte,eob
etyed Tb.Disric (eu'e"tswf s
bop
d u F de
at t
ofthe Uitied tateo He shall,
for the t*6pr npxt prx qaIng the day of
6e0l1-t. 6106 been a citsa o this State, or,
ibr e405 Irlodi an emigrant froq pa rop
Who baa di es his .itention to, licotmis
ciison othe United Stat, accordin to he
Cpetittution oud Laws. of the Uni States
He shifl bav6 resided If this State for at leaI
twoyarsfloit preceding the day of eleoloo
and, i the last six month of that time, in the
District in whicb be ofire to vote, proeided
Ahteepr,..That the.0eneralAssembly may. bj
requiring a' rogibtiycf e *ei-e,' or other suits
bie legislatjon,, g ald 0*minat r Idan lci
lions. atd usuptione o the lglt or suflfage
may ilmpoP dI sqallflcqti4n to volte as a pub
leihment for crimeand may prescribe ad
dItlonal quallilcations lek' voters in municipal
eestlons.
ARtICLV.
A lI' persons, who shat be elected dr appointe<
too any office of profit or trust, beatfe enterini
on the execution thereof. shall'take '(beside
speoat Oaths, not regunant to thie" Consti
ht iW :Me by the General Assembly.
"I do swear (or afrrqi) that I ain duly quail
flea, according to the Constitution. of thi
State, to exercise the offlice to which J'hav
been appointed, and that I will, to the best c
my abihty, discharge the duties thereof, an
preserve, protect and defend the Constitutlo
of this State. and that of the United States. S
help me God."
ARTICLE Vi.
SaOTIoN I. The House of Representative
shall have the sole power of impeaching, hu
no impearhment hla be made, unlea wil
the concurrence of two-thirds of the 'louse
Representatives .l
acanoN . All{impeachments shall be Wri
by the Senate. When sitting for that purpos
the benatore shal I be on oath or affirmatior
and no person shill be conviltei withoui
the concurrence of two-thirds of the member
present.
SNoiox 3. The Governer. Lieutenant-Got
ernor, and aleivil offier., shall be liablet
impeachment for blgh criases and miademea
notes, for any misbehavIor in otice, for corrui
tion in procurinir ofre. or for bhiy act whik
shall degrade their oMcial characler. 1i
judgment in ruch caes shall not extend farti
er than to removal from offee, and diaqualli
cation to bold ahy offee of honor, tru
or pfott under this State. The party convic
sid 0bal nevertheleas, be liablieto Indictmen
trial, Judgment and punishment according
law.
Vucisop 4. All civil ofcears, whose author
ty Is limited to a single Judicial Distrint,
single Election District, or part of either, she
be appotnted, hold their offce, b6 remov<
fromn ofice and, In addition to liataility to in
.ieachmgeht, may be punished for offdlal mi
conduct. iu such manner as the General A
sembly.previous to their appointment, mm
provide..
FanTetow 5. Ifany civil ,ofincer shall b
come disabled from discharging the dutied
his offre, by reason of an permanent bodi
or mental infirmity. his ofes may be declar<
to be vacant, by joint resolution, agreed to b
swo-thirds of the whole representation in een
1louse of the General- Assembly : Prosida
That such resolution shall contain the groun<
Aor the proposed teinoval. and hefbre it oka
pase eliher House, a copy of it shell I
served on the officer, and a hearing be alldw<
him.
. AR'11CLE VII.
Paeno-, I, Tihe Treesurer and the Secretal
ofltatie shall be elected by the General Asse
bly.in the o0se o0 Representatives, shall ho
their Ofiees fo fopr years and shall not i
eligitble for the next muccee iing term.
NsoTtox 2. All other ofdcer. shall be apDoii
edas they hitherto have been, until otherwi
directed by law Ibutihe same person shall n
hold the ufse of shierif for two conmsecuti
SacTion 3. All eonmissions shall be in t
name and by the authority of the state ofSou
Carolina. be eated with. the seulof thehtai
and be signld by the Governor.
. ARTICLNIiil.
All lawsof bre in this State, at the ado
tion of this Conatitution. asd not repugn
hereto, shall so continub, until altered orr
pesstr by the Gentral Assembly, exeept whe
they are temporary, in whichcase they sI
expire at the times respectively limited I
their duration, if not continued by Act of t
General-Assembly.
ARTICLE 1 .,
Saotid41 -All-power'is ori'inally invest
the g'eoo4 and 611 &w~ (l-Terpmstig 4s
Amtased n their authorit aed are Inst ut
for ,hvjir peac.,'sa(ey an s1i6ei.
SciTox 2. No person shall hetaben, or if
prie, ed. or diaselsed of bi 6ihod lite
iesWor privileges, or outlaw or iQaore
say nannsr depd tof a If, 11li. r
evef bep the General Aenemh .
Suoftow3. temititary shall be suburdin
toite civil poer.
8Sctom The priviiegeofthe writ of Aall
corpus mhalj snot bemsuspeie, unless when
case of rebellion or invasio, the public sa4
r uirseit.
s oTtox 8. Eacemolve ball .sal not bea
qitred, nor oncessive Anues impossed, not~ cf
'putma hment jaflicted.
Smdox 6. The Gewveral' Asedqnbly shall
graat aiy tile of nobility, or' hereditary di
tinction, nor create any office, the aoi
meinot to which shall be for apys bege' tli
than luring good bejiavior
S. sk 4xaJ.The tel lby jorytlA die~ieob
used in tie Slate, and the liberty of Uape
shall he forever Inviolably preg~eetdi Nut
Geuit~t Amssembly shall have power to det
r mine the numberof geerone who shall oc
,stitute the jury In ta sInferior or Diets
i scaou. hereexpes.t af4em
d ithin shall '.ellou
7I t the
enn sa naas na~lear n ismaea
Sail*tiold.
5,ittn
.1 ,1p;~
ta., all such wlisee of s .ae lruiep
bility o0 otherX40eoughtr IK*D' judgmn
the General Assetnbly, to Ise exempted.
. ARTICLE Xi.
8mouidit 1. 11 e business of the Trftasu
shall be oonducted by one Treasurer, whosk
hold his office and retido at the seat ot Co,
suent. -
Sasone 2. The Secretary ofState shallbet i
his office and reslde at the seat of Gover
meat. ARTICLE XlI.
Sacvton-l. NoConventIonofthepeopled
be called. unless by the concurrence of- -
thirds of the whole representation in each fit
of the General Assembly.
SICtotte2. Nopart ofthis Constitution #0
be'altered. unless a bill to alter trhe samed
have been read, on three several days; -lb
House of Re presentativee. and on tlhree-eg
ral days in the Senate, and agree-I to. at
r secon' and third readings, by two-third
I the whole representailon I each House of
- General Assembly ; neithershall any alt
I lion take effect, until the b4l. so agreed
shall be published for three monthe previoul
a now tlection for menbers of the Hopse
Representatives; and, if the alteration pro
ed by the preceding General Assembly, a
be agreed to, bv the new General .Asserp
in t'eir first sesion, by the concurrece
' two-third, of the whole represeptation in
D House, after the same shall have been read
three several davae ta% psch, litan and not
erwiso, the sanetshkl becose a part of
Constilution.
Done in Conventio, et Mlhembia, In the 8
t ol South Carolin , the twenty-seventh
b of September. in tho year of our Lord
thousand eight hundred aid sixty-five.
D. L. WARDLAW.
Prenidont of the Cunventlon
Attest: Joge T. 8tOA,Clerk of the
. vention.
Overnment of the United Stat.
President-Andrew Johnson, of Tens
0 see.
Seoretary of Stote-W. H. Seward,
h New York.
it Seoretary of War-Edwin M. Stanton,
Pennsylvania.
Postmaster General-William Dennis.
of Ohio.
Secretary of the Navy-Gideon Wells$, i
o Connecticut.
Secretary of the ?nterior-James Harls
I- Iowa.
f Secretary of the Treasury-Hugh Me
d ough, of Illinois;.
Attorney General--James Speed, of Ke
tuoky.
I- President of the Senate--Lafayetle
y Poste-, of gonneotion'..
. Speaker of the House-chuyler Colfa
of Indiana..
. . UPRnBg COURT.
Salmon C. Chase, Ohio, Chief Justice.
h 1. James M. Wayne, Georgia.
. 2. Samuel Nelson, New York.
ts 8. Robert C. Grier, l'ennsylvania.
1 4. Nathan Clifford, Maine.
6. Noah H. Swayne, OhiQ.
. 6. Daniel Davis, Illinois.
7. Samuel Miller, Iowa.
8. Samutel F. Field, California.
,n LI3UT3E(AN 011NU9RALs.
Wingfield Roolt, Virginia.
>o UNOqSe8. Grant. of Ohio.
ware.tat GeneralLorenzo Thomas, De
D. Jdge Advocate General, Josoph I
re D. C.!
Quartermaster General, Montgomery
e Melgs, of Pennsylvania.
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