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SOUTH CAROLINAs
Wi, THE PaOPLE OF H3 STATS Or 4TH CARO
LINA, DV OUR DELSOATI-t' CONVENTI"?V
MsET, DO ORDAIN ANo seTAsia114THIS CONSTI
TUTION FOR THE GofaINUOSi oP THE SAID.
STATE
ARTII LE I,
SECTION 1. The Legislative authority of this
State shall be vested in a escieral Assehlv,
which shall consist of a Se:nate an( a llouge
of Representatives.
SECtIoN 2. The House of"Ropreasentiatives
shall be composed of Members choese1i by hal.
lot, every second year, by the citiz nAco this
State, qualified as in this Constitut m . .
vided.
SECTIoN 3. Each Judietil District . b h.
State shall con, Iitute eig Election Di 11rict ex
cept Cherleston District, we ich shae I1 0 ivi.
dei Into two Election DistrictA.tie consisting
of The late Parieeis cif St. Phillip noeedi St
Michael, t0 be desigenated the Elceetin Dio.
trict ' Charlepton ; the other consisting ef all
that part of the Judicial iserict, which I.,
withoeut the lmits tf said Parishes. too to k i.iwn
as the Electiocn District eec IIerkrJe
. SEcTION 4. Theboun-tarice or ihe tsveral Je
dicial ane ilection Dietrict elial. n.:nain as
they are now established
MROTIoN 5. Thu House (if Reprtesentatives
shall consist tel one hundred st tw.-i v Ieer
M mnbers. to be apporlineet anong the- severd
Eetieon Oistricts of the State, a'ccordlcing to
the numncr of ilae inhabeiatites C cl-iam. d ist
fach, fald thea a unt of all taxes raised by the
General Assemnuy, whether dire't or indilrect.
or of whatever sorcies paid in each, dedecting
therefrom all taxes paid een aic -tunite et proper
ty held in any other Dia-ici, aend adding
thereto all taxes elsewleere paid tn account gef
property held in such Ditrict An ceonuera
a tion of the white ith ebitan.ts, er ilis purpos',
Wts tnade i the year one thouaonnd 00hrlt -
dred and fifty- nine, ud Phialibe- nind.- in the
ourse of every tenth year II. r,-ater, i such
manner as shull be, by law, directed ; aind
ie'presenlallves sihll t-e assignea to) tle ditT-r
ent Districts lie the above-neninerc'd propor.
1tion, Icy Ac of the'* Qener el Asemblflly t the
session immediateily succe dii..r eVery ecnine
eationt : Provided, That unetil te a in, lIon
ment, which shell be mad upon the next eno.
ineration, shall take effect. the repreo-emauttioin
,or the siveral Election Districts. as herein con
stituted, shall continue as aenisgned at the leat
apportionment. each District which has been
heretofore divided' Into smaller Districts,
kntown as Parishe.having the a.rgregalee ouin -
ber of Representavec which iet Pariees
heretofore embraced within its lieile have had
since that apportionment, the gepreerntaive
to which the Parish of A ll Saintm las heene
Iberetofore cieeilled, being. during this Interval,
assigned to Harry Election Dietrice
SBoTIot 6. If the enumeraion herein diract
ed shall not be made it the course got the y,-ar
a pinted for Ihe purpose. It sheall he the VlAt V
I the Governor to' have it effected as etu'inc
erefter as shall be practicable
SEcTIoN 7 In assigicing Representatives to
the several Districts, the General Atsenmbly
shall allow one Represeoillative or te?ery Aixty.
e6cond part of the whole number of white In
habitants in the state, and One R enreetative
also for every sixty second part ol the whole
.taxen raised by th Ge cral Assembly. There
-@hall be further alleewed on lietpreseneitive
for such.fraclionts of the sixty secend part tc
the white inhabitants. and of the sixty second
part ofthe taxes, as when added togelher for i
a unit.
SscTioNSl. All taxes upon properly, real or
personal, shall be letid unot the actual value' ol
the propertytaxed, as the same sall no apcer
tailed by the asseasmecl imnale er the pur.
.ose of layig such tax. Ic the firat apper
tionment which stall he mated under the tion
etitution, the amount of taxes chnll be esticna.
ted from the averace of the two years next pre.
cedirg such apportionment; but in ever sub)
sequent apportio ment, feiom tic average of
the ten years then next paretcedieng.
SEcTIoN 9. If, iee'the' apportionment of Rep
resentatives ; any Election District shall ap
pear not to be entitled, froin its population and
its taxes, to a Representative; such Election
District shall nevertheless send one R- treesn
'tative; and, it there he still a deficie.u4 of the
number of Represfntatives required by sec.
tion fifth, such deficiecy shall be supplied by
-assigning Representatives to those Election
Districts having the largest rurplus fractions,
whether those fractions consist of a combi, a.
'tion of populati and taxea. or o tpopulstion
or taxes separately, until tlie iunIber of One
hundred. and twenty-four Members be made
up - Provided, holpter, That not oinre than
twelse Representsctcves sha'l, i nnc apportion'.
ment, be asaigned to any on eDistrict.
UscTiON 10. No apporte resect
latives shall be construed i any
manner, ucntil Ine gencerai shiall
succeed such appor ions iedo
enu member from each scept
the Eleetion District of C whcicha
eblebe allowed two Senators.
beneral 12.emUpon the mcer the first
, Gnerl Asemlywhich shall en u~ n
'4er the provisionts of tis Cc lituioni the
Senators shall bc devolae. by let, 'ntos two
classes ;c atRaB Of thi~e I oee of the e
claiss to be vacacted at ee expiratjeon (at tur
yeaRS I and tile Inmber cc Ilcae cIaswa snIrl
beso proportionced heat ecno halt eef the whcohe
number of Senators mcay, as eisv sly eo :. s
hie cacntinue to be chcosec lice re n -
*nd year,
l'EOTtoNi 13. No personc sheall lhe ,la ii ' ie,
or takeori retamc a asat dc tich e ieset rtiepe.
-settilives, unless hieis a tree .v Icti- manc. whoc
hath ettslned the age efi twenty-one yecr~
hathc ben at cittsen andi a resideent ocf thes Sita:c
<hree yesrs next preceding the cday 01 electione
anti hath heen lor the fast six mineths ccltis
ticme, aid shall ccntiue, a reecdenlt fcce Dci..
trict whcich hce it to represent.
SmeTtoN 14. No- pelsan shell he e ligibele to,
or tale or retuin. a seat n lhs Neecati. useless
hce is a tree white man, who hcath atiaa cd cco
aire of thirty years,. hath been, a citizen aced
seeident or Oti Slate five ye ars nts prieceding
. .ue dlay of electiton, anti hath beeh, fcor the lass
six-mronths pf this time, anti shall conetincue tei
be. a resIdent of the District -which ho is to rep.
esslent.
- SacTtoNe 16. Senators and Members of the
aHlouse of Rtepresecctatives hall be chusen'at cc
-geleoral election on lhs Ird.' etnesday its
-October In the present yest, :andi on his samel
day in every seconrd ye ar - Ife.alter, in such
manaquer, accd for such tert. M~ e ce, as are
herein directed, They *cll e on the
*d arh Monday in. hov, eqbfblr, ~ilyIi, at
a Coitstnbta, (whcich stall tiemain seat of
to(Gaverncsheact. until otes-reiie deslfled by
-the curence of t wn-thevM of bosth' ,renebets
of lhe wholqreprederntation.) ontei's thes e esti
allies p7war or cottagiwug ei'ters shell ben
der Mie af ti ficeet therca .in either of whiel'
eeees,-e .,toernor or Oomlnantder in chiaf,
folftt (f~le betng, may, by prel ation, ap
poinht aihg scoure atctd conveeleet piaeef0
moeeitig.-e
femmelop 10 ef terms nf tdee of te~ Sina
elections, return, and qua ificationor of its ow
Members ; and a majority (of each Houst al
conastituti a quorum to do busines ; but a
smaller number may nasjiouarn ftm tiay to day,
and may be auIhorseid to coin wei the attenud.
ance of absent Members. In le Ia imanner, and
under Euch pcenaittes. as may bb provided by
law.
SECTION IS Etch Iosausc ihall choose its own
officer,. deternine it rules if procceding,
punish its icnbers for disrorderly behavior,
and, with the conqurrenceof two-thirds, expel
a Member, but not a second tiftne ror the same
cause
SliCTION 19 ERich liouse may punish, Iy im.,
prisonme t, dureor iissittmiag. any person not
a Meiber, wi shill be guiilty of disrespectto
the House by any ilieorleriv or contemptuous
behavior in its presence; or who, during the
time r fits r-iting. shall threaten harn to bgdy
tor esiate of nv Mebrner Apr anything said or
dine -it ihi ar Illouse. or whi shall assault any
of themn iterefor, or who shall assault or arrest
any wies oir other ;r.oini orde ied to attend
tie lh.iae. in his goinr thernio, or Mo'urning
ilerefom. or who abiall ri ace any person ar
risied by io der of the ilisa.
SECTIoN 20. The Members or both Houses
shall be prtI c ted fin their persons and estates
surini their attendance on. goinir to and re
inrnin.: trio. the General Assemably, and tin
days pni vi a to the- itting, and ten days s
ier th.- adjiou' ntnet, thereof. hiut these privi.
htares alha not lie extended so as to protect any
Menber whl shall be charged with treason,
felony. iir breach of the peace.
SECT1ON 21 Bill for raising a revs nue shall
irignati in tie Houe of Repreiseonatives, but
may he altered, amiiended or rejected by thae
Soinate ; ald all sother billa Insy orleiiate in
eitlher House, and anay tie amseided, altered or
re-jsited by thr other
SECTIoN 22. Every Act or Iesolution havingi
the lorce o law shall relat ' tt but one subjedti.
tlid that a, all be enoressed in the title.
-Ec'soN 23. No ill shal have the force of
law until it shall lave been read three tines.
Rnd on three several caya, in each House, has
lhad tle seal or the State affixed to it, and has
heen signed it the Sienate llriuse by tlae Presi.
rient of the Senate ail the Speaker of the
Hoae of hteprensintatives.
SECTeoN 24. No mnoiey shall be drawn out
o the Public Tre iasury but by t legislative
authorily or the State.
SoCTIISN 25. len aill elctlons by tie General
Asaemsbly. or either Hlouse thereof, the tmeina
liers 3.ol vote' viva voce." anod iltirvoies thus
Iriven, abill be etered upon the journals of the
Hiose to which they respectively belong.
SECTION -26 The rnienberp of the General
Aesetsably. who shall neet under thiR Conitstitu.
ion. sha If he emt itled to-receive out or the Pub.
lit Treasury, for ,shr expenaes during their
atteniale ;)n. goinar to aid retirning from.
ite Geiteral Asseimly, live dollars for sach
ilays attenodaice. ad. twenaty cents for eve-y
mittle (if the ordinary route ol travel ieiween
the resilience of the iember anid the capital or
aller pbreo slitting of ithe General Assembly,
Noth ,roaiig and returnmig ; and the sanie may
hit increa-cd or dhiniheil by law. if circumt
soinaices shall etquire ; bat mass alteration shall
lie inade tat takei effect dinlglW the existence of
fhe General Assembly waich liall tatake such
aliersatios.
'11cTiiaON 27 Ne'iiher louse, during the sell
tisan of the Gseeral Asseiably, shall, wi hout
the consent io the other. adjourt. for more
dian three days. ar ta any other place than
that iii which tle Assembly shall be at the tie
sitting.
SaCTION2g 'Na persona shall be eligible to a
arat in tihe Ga.-ral Assembly whilst he holtia
ainy sii e ma profii or trust under this State.
ti- Uniiri Sat-a uf Amlerica, or any of them,
air under any other lower. except ofiicers In
the niliti... armey or niavy of titl state. Mais
tr nties or Juattiesl o laterior Courtg, while such
.instices rec etive niao sahlarI nor shall ay
riontractor o' lt ariny or iavy of this State.
the UnriteI *it ae-s of merica, or an v o them,
sor thre- age 1i afi -utch contracatr, be eligible to
a sea m either House Aid if any Mesnbur
al all accepi risxercise anyofthesaidl disquall
fyn v roffice , -e shall vracate his seat
SECTistN 29. If asey E ecion , Disl let shall
neglect Ito chooe a member or members on the
slay of eeneaiion, or if any petasan chosen a
rsesmher of either HMuse shall refuse so qualIl
sy and sake Isia seat, or alasl resign. die, de.
pat tie Stase.accep- any dirqualifyintrofefie,
or becoin otherwise dilsqualiised to hild(] his
secat. a writ of election shall bi issued by ilt
Presidesnt of the $enate or Speaker or tie
House of ftepresaentatives, as the case -may be,
fir the purposie of filling ae vacanity thereby
occasioned. for the remainder of thla terrn liar
which thei person si ri fusing to quality, re.
signing. dying, departing the S'ate. or bec-tis.
ina isqualifled. was elected to serve, or lia
def'aulting Election District ought to have
chosico a iember or menibsre.
SEeTloNs 30. Ansd wlherias, the ministera ofl
the Gospel are. bys thteir protce~ain, dediacatedi
to the service o1 Gsod end thie cure of souls,9
ansi aug t not be divrued Iroam theu great du.
tsti of their Iuncudions, tierfore, 'n mninister
of the Goase or pubiqjher of amty re.,
liiu esain ntinues in the
eligible toi the isfile 0 .,.er, L leioan
Giver niir. or to a saa h\ie Senate or the
Hlouso of Representatives
'ARTICLE I.
SEC~rroN 1. 'The Excetsivor -anthisrity oh this
Stat' shill rae ve stiek a Cief'M s gistrate, who
shril he syled, The GOsvernor of the State of
Ssoth Ceronsiga
SacTroNs 2. Trhe Goverhor shall bo elected by
the i-ie c' ir sduly 'lualified to vyte for me'.sbers
siofi the Hosse sol b presen atives. and shall hold
ss sillee rfor tour years, nad until his succes
cur steall be chosen sand qualiliedu; but the
isle p ra sa hta .i usihtbe G u'sernoar for two
eciNi ii v.eittm.
'EcTte.N 3. Ni ersin slalh he eligibletsa the
riensi i. taovei snor,'usess he 14th .attuarned Ihe
aveofsa thirty years, and hath been a'otten
aa.d residenat of this -Statea for the ten years
nexi preeding the slay of election. .And no
piesin shall hold the offisda of Goveraior. ansi
anry s,their isffice ordcomn'assauon, civil emr mtilita
rv, (excdpi in milii,) tansder this Ststoor. Ibo
Uihtted Sta'sea,s.r any of thtem,or kny oilher
poa er, at, one and the same time.
SsoTIoIN 4. Thme returns of eyery election of
Jov, riasr shall be sealed up by the anaiaged.
of Electiona in their respective ilstricts, anst
transmitted,bly a messenger cimaen by Ihem,.
to the seat of Goivernameni, directed .to the
Secrelary of .Atatq, whoi shall deliver them to
the Spi sker of the House of Representativs,
atithes mnxt niusulng seuitn of the Gi-nural Asi
semably, , iuring lbs first week- of whfcii se4
siona t he Speaker shali open anad publish theps
in thie presence of both Houses of sly- Gesteral
Assembly Thae persont having the highest
number of votea, shall be Governor, but if tert
or more shall be equal ansi hlgbiest. is yotes,
Ibhs Genieral Aseembly shell, duruts the atsp
regulatn, in the Housp of Representati es,4boes.
~weeof them Governor eltsssoee. Coqn qed siec..
(oons for Govsernor shall b.- dletermit mby~lbe
betteral Assemtdy in tuch'marater e!)laUli e
prescehed by I.
8Soaux.6.. A Liediesent Govgnrledktl be
hnseti at the samne lilae, itt the same mtanther,
soihIPMP ifie for ;he samnepetiod, And be6
etdsehffisamne dualifieationeh as the qoy a
hii.n1esqjle e be Preside f the
as Presidepnt of the Senaite, shall live no vote
unless %he Fenatob eqally divided.
SEctioN 7. The Sen.a to shall ch, oae a Presi
dent pro temnp*o to act in the ab-sience or th
Lieutesas-4o.ivernsor. sr when he shall exer
cise tle 4,ince orGovernor
SEUTirM 8. A meimbwr of tho Senate, or c
the House or Representat ives, beini: chosen an<
scting as Qovernor or Lieuteniant-Governu
shall, thereupon.vacate his sent, and anothe
pM I Pn shall be s ieleed in his stead.
SEOTION 9. In caoe of the impenclhient 1W
the Uovernor or his r moval from sille, dratli
resignation, diiquifesation, diatlityor re
sival from the 8ate. the Liutesnant-Governu
shall succeed to his oiee, and in case of th
impeachment of the Licutenart Governor o
his removal frosm office, death. resignation,dia
qualificasion. diability or removal from thi
State, the PreAident pro tempore of the Senat
shall succeed to his office ; and when the offic
of the G vernor. Lieutenant Governor an,
President pro stspers of the Senate shall be
come vacant in the redessa qjthe Senate: th
Secretary of State, for the time being,'shall
Imy proclamtaion, convene the Senate, that
President pro tempore may be chosen to exer
cise the office of Governor for the snexpire
term.
SECTION 10. The Governor shall be Com
mnaneer-in- ChIef of the Ariy and Navv
this State and of the militia, except when the
shall be called into ths actual service ofth
United States.
SECTION II. lie shall have power to grail
reprieves and pardons after conviction, (excel
in cases oflimpeachment,) mo such manner, o
such terms in under auh restrictions as I
shall think proper, and ho shall have power t
remit fises and forfeitures, unless otherwim
tirected by law. It shall be his duty to repo
o the General Assembly at the iext rogula
session thereafter all par$lons granted by hsir
with a full statement ofeach case and the rea
sons moving him thereunto
bEcTIoN 12.. Ito shall take case that tl
laws he ftithfully executed in mercy.
SEvTioN 13 h'lieGovernor analLieutenatai
3ove ir shall, at stated timos. receive fotythe
services a compensationt which shall be sncithe
nersaed nor dinmienished during the psriu
'or which they shall have been elec
(i.
.d.
SECTtOn 14 All ofi-ers in the Exscutiv
Deparstsment. when required by the Governoi
shall give lin information in writing upon ass
subject relating to tht duties of their respec
ive offices.
$KCTsoN 16. The Gsvernorshall, tromiii
to time. give to the General Assembly infoi
Iration of the condition of the State, and re
:ommtvd to I heir cotsideration such measure
as he shall jsdge necessaey or expedient.
SacTio 16. He may,. ont extraordinary o<
asiaon, convene she General Aasemblyan
siould either lisuse remain without-a quoru
fsr three days. or in case of disagreemnast h<
tween the two ouses, with respect to) the tn:
of adjournsn mIssy adjtonss then tosur
tisne as he shall think proper, not beyond tI
fourth Monday of November then next enst
insg.
IncLTIoN 17. lie shall commission all oil
ces a of the -state.
SEcTIeN 18 It shall.be the duty of tt
Mianagersot Elecsionbss of this State. at the fir
general elections under this Constitution, an
at ca.h alternate general election thereaft.
to hold Ai lection for Governor and Liteses
ant Governor.
8ECTION 19 'The Governor atsd the Lieuitet
ani Overno betore enterini upon the doti
of tteti respective ofuees.a tll', in the presem
of the General Assembly, take ilia oal
of ufice p-ecribed in this Constitton.
-SaCTiN 211 Te Govirnor shall reshi
dursng the slitting of the General Assembly, a
the place where Its session. may be hel. ; a"
the General Assemnoly may by law. reqais
him to resslo at the 0'ptol of tiahe Stase.
BRaOToN 21 Every Bill which shall hn
passed the General Aesrmblv, shall, ha-ore
become a law, he presented to the Governsr
tf he approve, he shall sign it; but I not, I
shall return It. with his objec-ilnss to thi
Hotise In whh'h is shatI have orbrisna ed. w I
ishail enter the irctonos at large ntiheirjon,
nal; and proce to recounfer it. It after sut'
reconsiferst on a majority of the whole rep<
sentation o shat House shil agree 1o pas0A
Bill. it shall Ibe Setaf, together with lose objesi
tions, t the ther House, by whichlit asu
litewise be rl-considired, anid if approvod by
majority of the whlil representutions i it
other louse, ithall betie a hnaw But in P
such cases the votes of hbth FioUses shall I
determined by yeas and naya. and the niam
of the persons votinz for asnd araihat tie If
shall be entered on - the journal of each Hou
respetively -, It any Bill -4h sit not he returnma
by the Governor within two days (unda,
exc' psed) after it .hill have been prcesnt
ilm, the sam'e shall I a law in iko l ann
a- if he had ied a And. that lime ay a
wasys be allowed lkn Gayes ns .r to. conaslt
Hills passest by the' General Asrinbly, nesith
Honee shal r'.aad aniy Bill ont lte his day ogil
seassion,. except esach Bitsa a have bei
rehsurned by the Guvernor as hes tin pros
ARlF1CLE~ Iii.
S i . ThtojudiI poter shall es'v
ed j~ uperior and Inferior Csourts
Laqoty, as .the "General Asaemtb
shf' itite to time,-dirct ad estehlis
rie Jges of the Speorr (Coora tosalaiI
elected by tie Gatesrat usemly.' asall his
Ineir oflicos doring good bevaor, asnd sisa
at stated sistles, reeive a comspenasation I
their sertices, whach shall neither be inicrea
ad norw dimnished dfurinst their cusntinu in
in office ; bstt they sheall- receive no eca
perquialteq sof office, noir hold .ay other sin
us profit or trust under this 'Slats, thse Utnit
States of Amneric.e of 140y of themn or as
'other power. The Oepseral Assembly shall,
so.)n as pos.l5le, establish for eaph DI-trlct
the Stale ass Inferior Court -'or 'Cousrts, to
styled "The District pJogrs."t he Judge where
shall be reelddent in the DIstrIct white in ofik
shall be. elected by eIt , coteral Asemnbly I
four years,- pnd- shal- be re~eiligible, whtl
Court, shall have jpllaiu ien of all civil cas
wheraihs tne de' both 6f the partle. are perso;
ofecolor, and pfall criptinal caeesvwhereio tI
accused Is a persons or polor. and the Genes
ptasembly Is ekhbowlered to 'esttend the jarn
dIction of the sasi Court to othser au
jects '
Seoion, The Juttes 'abaji meet ant i
at Columsa, ii such %j e sthe General A
sembly may byApI prepnbe,,sfer the purpo
of hearina st? jterplhj all motioniss I
neIripe drrestM -ueL'ltnt. anid so'
points oftstep wtty , lbtnitted 'ii thea
and the General A 4m ,matlby Act aipo
,such other' pJ4tges f~.sAmeetiug, as i'l
'discretlon'may s~ lp
S4ottow 3, 'Tw aiJ proces. da
tteflfnt shall be dj n' thp inAl ~
, 4shtha~erlI or t
poltiueh t0*oi t u a t~*
toai'l - -.
Me shall haq efire white rui botisssna
5
rin ofthe iavv orthe United State lie shall,
for the two years nreat priceedinar the day of
electi. -n, have been a citiden of this Stat , or,
for tte sanie period. an emigrant frtin Europe,
who has declared his intention to becomo a
citizen ofthe United Statest acording tth'
f Constitution andl Laws of ther United .States.
Ito shtil have resided In this State for at least
r twoyeVar.niIAt prec.-edw tic iay re tn
r aid, for the last six noths ofthat tine, in the
District in which ie offers to vote, prde;4ded,
f howner, That the Ge-neral Assembly mays by
requiring a registry cf voters, or other uita
be legislation, gua,d aigaInst frauds in lec.,
r tions. and usurpations or the right of suirage,
tey uoposo disqualification to vote as a pun
r ishienit for 'crine,and may prescribe ad.
-ditional qualifications for voters in municipal
emectioens.
A RTICLE V.
All Dersons, who shall be elected or appointed
to iwny oflice tf pi-otit or trust, before entering
on the execution thereof. shall take (besides
spec.. oaths, not reputrnant to thio Consti.
ution, prescribed by the General Assembly,)
the following oath :
" I do swear (or affirm) t-at I a duly qual
fled, according to the Constitution of this
State, to. exercise the office to which I have
been appointed, and that I will, to the best of
my ability, discharge the duties thereof, atid
e preserve, protect ant defend the Constitution
ofthis State, aid that of thu United Slates. So
help also God."
ARTICLE VI,
SEcTION 1. The House or Representatives
shall huve the sole power of impeaching, but
eno inpeachlenct shall be'anade, unless with
the concurrence of two-thirds of the House of
Represettatives
r brcoN 9. All impeachments shall be tried
'ly the Senate.* When siting for thet purpose
tile benutors shal I bt otn outh or affireation,
e still nec pe'oon shall ie cotnvictea without
the concorrence of two-thirds of the eacmbors
present.
SEcTroN 3. The Governor. Lieutenant-Gov
r ernor, land all civ1l eflcers,. shall he iklelo to
inipeachment fer high crimses ancd misdenea
nis, for .ny nisbehavir in oil ca, for corrup
ito in precuring office. or for anyact which
shall degrado their official character. Iut
judg-ient.in uclh cascA sliall not extend furth
er than to removal from office, and disqualiii
cation to heid any office of honor, trust
or piofit under thiaState The party convict
a ed shall. nevertholens, be liable to 'dictnent,
wrial, judgment and punislhnent according to
law.
SECTro'N 4. All civil officers, whose authori
ty is hiniteet to a cintrie Judiciul District, a
sitgle Election District, or parl of either, shall
be aplinted, hold their office, be removed
froli tfico and, in addition to habillty to Im
. achloetl, ny e putisheId for oflbdk mio..
e conduct, iu suh nanner as the General As
h semll. previous to their appointtihent. may
a priovit P.# .
SacTlow 5. Ifany civil offcir shall be
come dioaabled from discharging the duties-of
hi offlice. by resson of any permanent bodily
or mental infirnity. his office inlay be declaraead
to be vacant, by joinoresolution, agreed to by
two-hirds tel the whole repreasetai oi in esich
Iouse of the Ganeral Assembly : Proided,
' hat uche rewluiton ahall contain the grounds
for the proposed removal, and before is shall
pasa either ilouae, a copy of it thall be
served can the officer, and a hearing be allowed'
A RTICLE ViI.
h SEcTioN I. The Tre-asurer anal the Scerelagy
of State shall bo alerted by hlice General Apsen
blyito the House of Represetattive,, shall hold
t their oflices fAr four years and 9shll not be
I eligible for the next succee ling term.
(a .cTloN 2 All other officaor shall be apnoint,
ed.as they hitherto have been, until otherwise
p lirected by latw ; but Iltesame persOn shall not
t hold the office of sheriff for two concsoutive
, taerms.
SEcTION 3. All cominieeions shall be in the
it namte and by lice authority of the State otSouth
0 C. olins. hae a rated with'e saot of thao State,
and c signed by the Governor.
ARTICLE Vill
o All laws a(' force in this State, at the adop
tin of thie . natitultoll, and not repugnant
It hereto, sihall at cotiniue, until altered orr.
at ieale- by tle Gen ral Asambly, except where
it ley are temcpmary, ill which case they shall
if expire nit the times reopectivelv litnited for
we their duration, if not conetinued by Act of the
-a General Assetnbly.
iI
ARTICLE IX.
Fctc-rlox I All power Is o'riginally invested
the peoaple, and all free Governments 'ire
fountie et their authority, add tire instituted
r fr Ih-r p\ece, saley antd hnppiness
I. - EoTrorW2. No person shalt be:iskcn, or It
er irIso ad, or dIiseizedj of hIs freehotldl, liber.
er tissor privileges, r outjawcd or exileet. or in
ttatny lnaniner de'privedl of his life, liberty aor
0n property, l-ut b~y due- process of lnaw :t nor slall
-et ny hill ofattaneter, e* postI fuegca jaw, or the
law impairing the obli Igatiant cof contracts,
d~er hepaased hy the General Aseemhly
Sitc-ron 8. The icilitary all be subcrdinate
t- bc the 'evl power.
car . SacTIoN 4 The privilegeof thec writ of Attbeas
ly corpus shall not besuspended., unless whe'n, In
bc. casq caf rebceilion, or invasion, the public safety
ata recbcdre It.
Id 'xcfcoa 5. Excessive bell shall not be re
li. qclrel, niar excessive fliues ikap~sed, nor cruel
ir pontahmntt inflicted.
a- .Ssbrtttx 6., The Genecral Assembly shall alot
go grnt any title of naobility, or hereditary die.
cr tinctio, tior create any-office, tieappoint.
-o mnet to which shalt he for any ionger time
~ai than during good behavior.
ay Sxciaoa 7. The trial by jury, as heretofore
ts NOs in tis Stito, and the liberty of the press,
In snall bo'rore~ver inviolably preserved.,P iut the
ae Geneiral Assembly shalt have poweer to deter,
if' tcine the number of persons who shall eon.
e, ttute thee juyy in the Inferior or District
tin Courts
ib SucTiox 8. The free exercise and etnjoyment
as of rehtgaeus professIon aid worship, without
is atiscrimincation or preferencasshall be allow'e
)e within ti Stiate,- to all -mankInd I ProeW
sl That the liberty oh consience hereby deelqfe
a- shal i nt he construed pa to eu..a-ajt t16
6a centosness, or juastify praeie.. zaco ~ltout
with the peace andsafetyof the State.
Ii sno'ritex 9 The rights, prvlg Iimati
m ties and-esates of liotia civ i an r Iilous so.
tOeltetle en I of corbaoratoebodtes, aflrenain
Ir ins i~ lh Consitoation fo this Sta' ad net beetn
I, alOtIaor amded, s Dloent
at ehloit be eeeslaih tat , r. ob~ nt
lr' fall to beo sotte leg'gularly prislow fo lhe
*4uitabfe diot'ributlon of @7 estates of intes,
iI' tate.
d havin~ been emattolpt y thueactionete
this StatSe,
d sorte$j e''t ral Adsmblya hetn
laid. a at ehkal aftb sp~e
hea ons y -ill bset
Sbls ib each lo Iba on_ e.t * 7the
a taa ' Udd.I. pga
tax, all such classes of persons. mq., nlia
tihe or otherwise, ought, IA the jignent of
the aenerad Asletnhly, to h1e eXetkopittd,
SbcrioN 1 The business of the Trcabury.
shall be conducied by one Treasurer, who ihall
hold his office and reside at the. seat Of Goern.
aient.
SECTioN 2. The Secretary ofstate shall hold
his .lice and reside at the seat qf Govern
-h ARTICLE X1s,
SCTO I - No Convention of the people shall"
be called, unless by the concurrence of two
thirds of the-whole representation in each House
of the General Assembly.
SECTIoN 2. No part ofthie Constitution shall
be altered, unless a hill to alter the same shall
have been read, on threo several days, in the
House of Representatives. sad on three seve
ral days in th Senate, and a greed to. at the
dedonet and third readings, by two-third. of
the whole representation in each House of the
General Assembly ; neither shall any alitea
tion take efect. untilthe bilt. so agreed to,
shall be published for tfreo months previous to,
a new election for members. of the House of
Representatives; and. if the alteration p~ovpos
od by the preceding, General Assembly, shall
be agreed to, by the new General Assembly,
in tiir first atesilon, by tie concurrence o
two-thirds of the whole representation in *acit
[louse, alter the same shall have been read on
three several days in each, then and not oth
erwise, tle sameshall become a part of the'
Constitution.
Done in Cqnvention, at Olumbia, in the Stae
ol South Carolina, the iwenty-seventh day
of September. in the year or lur Lord one
thousand eight hundred asnd sixty-five.
D. L. WARDLAW,
Preoldent of the Convention.
Attest :Joii T. SLoAN,Clerk of the Con.
vention.
Government of the United States.
President-Andrew Johnson, of "'ennes
see.
Secoretary of Stale--W. 11. Seward, of'
Now York.
Seoretary of War-Edwin M. Stanton, of
Penasylvania.
Postmaster Goneral--William Dennison,
of 0hio.
Secretary of (he Navy--Gjeon Welles, of'
Connect ictit.
Secretary of the interior-James Harlan,
Iowa.
f Secretary of the I"reasury---Hugh MeCul
ough, ofIllinois.
Attorney General-Jame. Speed, of Ken
lutcky.
President- of the Senate---Lafayette 8.
Poster, of Conneoient.
Speaker of the House--Sheyler Colfax,.
of ludiana.
SuPrauX Coufty.
Salmon C. Chase. Qhio, Chief Justice.
1. James M. IWayne, Georgia.
2. Samuel Nelson, New York.
3. Robert C. Orier, Pennsylvania.
4. Natlin .Clifford.. Maine.
6. Noah li..Swayne, Ohio.
6. Daniel Davir, llinnis,.
-7. Samuel Miller, Iowa.
8. Samuel F. Field, California.
. J,1UTBNANT OENRRALs.
Wingfield Scott, Virginia.
Ulysses 8. Grant. of Ohio.
Adjutant Geberal Lorenzo Thomas, Dela
ware.
Jlg* Advocato General, Josoph Holt,
D. C.
'Quarterniaster Ocneral, AMonigomery C.
Moigs, of Pennaiylvanila.
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