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'IRE CO.6T1LUTON SOUTH CAROLINA, W . lE PSOPLZ OF THe STATS OF a UTH CAIO' LINA. BY 098 DECLoATS- IN' CoUNVSNTjo 3T, DO ORDAIN AND .STANLIANTHiP co0aTI T1tR POa TH oVZtWNENTPir TU5 SAt STAT. : ARTICLE I. FFCTtON I The Legislative tuethr' v F i 4ie Ae -hll be vested i a III - ' - . -6e... s . v .-1nsatli n is pro V104! 1. 'xr Tio 3. Kech .inal:etal District il ')h, State al rfIn- e itute a -on Elb etto"n DItrict eX. ccpt Clarlestnii Diitict. w ich shah he divi. ci,d itol two Ehetion Districta.one consishtia orf the late Parielws of St. Phitlip and XI Michael. I , be desiotnat'ed the Elentisa Dia. trict o -Charleton t the other conaistingr of all that part of the Judicial District, whicbo is withiout the limiteof said Parishes. to be,known A the.Eltetii District oil Berkeley S EcioN '4. The bounlaries of the several Jto dicial atia lection Districts shalt retnaio as they are now eatablished. "EC-Ios 5. The flouse of Representatives shall coniAt of one hundretl stud twent y foor I. enbers to ho- ispprtuioeed ana.nr the several Eiection lastricis of the State. acacorditg tu the utin'wr of white inhabit attiNcontained It cach,.ti the arnount of all taxesraiaed by the General MAeeenibly..whether <tirect or inlirect, or ol whatever etictea pai<$it, 4-4ch, deductink therefromtt all taxes paul on ac ount sf proper ty held In anv other Dist, let, and addipn thereto all taxes elsewnere paid on acrount o propert) held iII such District. An esumera titin of itt. white Inh .its te, for this purpose., was made I the year one thou..and eight hun died and fifty. lile. ued shall be tmade In the course ol every tenth year t. r:after, in such manner ra shall be, by law. directed I. and Representatives lhall I-e assigned isn the differ ent Districts in the ab.ve-mentioned propor. tion.by Ac, of fie General Assembly at the tession inmineliately socendtin ir every enuine ration : Provided, That until he a por tion mient, whic h sheill be Innt upon the next etu ' meration. shall take effe't, the re'preseitation of the e-veral Eleetion Districts, as hereit con. stitutedt. shall continue as assiged at the last apportionmnent each District which has been heretofore divided Itto, smaller Districts. tnown as Parishes.havint fite a4igregae nun - ber of Representatives which the Parieipan heretofore embraced within its litnits have hall since that apportionment, -the Repreaerntative to which the Parish of All SaintA has beein heretofore entitled, being.during this interval, assigned to Horry Elestion Didtrict. SECTiON 6. If tie enumeratioi herein direct. ed shall not be tmade in the course of the year appointed for the purpose. it shalli be the duty o tie Governor to have it effected as soot thereafter as shall be practicable. Sacto- 7 It assigtitog Representatives to the several Districts. the Getiral Asaeneibly shall allow oti Represeaitutive loir every sixty seconid part of Ahe who's nuinbr of while in. habitants in the State. atnd One tuml enenan also for every sixty senesd part'if the whole taxes raised by th Goe--ral Assambly. 'there shall be further allowed otie liepreenittivr for sich fractions ti the spxty second part l1 the white iIIhailltiiits. and (of the sixty-seconid part-.fthe-taxes, as when added together form a.unit. Ssc-rloNe A All taxes upon property, real or pers.eai, shall be lai-i upot: the actual value of the property taxida a8 tle saie shall tie ascer tained by the 1esessmetit nade or the pur. pose of laying such tax. ino the first appor tionnient whithshall h made under the (On stitutiop, the amount of taxes shall be estitmra ted from the average of the two years next pre. cedir uch apportionment ; but in ever sub) acquhit apportio- imitt, from ini average ol the n years then next preceding, CTION 9. If, in the apportidriment of Rep. re .ntativcs ; anty Election District shall ap r not to be entitled, troin its populationi and taxes, to a Represenatative;,such Electior District aall nevertheless-send one R-preset tativos and, if there be still a deficiency of the nutner of fIlepresentatives required by sec tioa fith. such deficiency shall be supplied by assifning Representatives to tose El.tioi Disricts having the lat-gest surplus fractions, whither those fractions consist of a combirea tio- of population and taxes, or of >opulatfor f or axes separately, until the n um r of orly htadred aud twenty-foui Members be made or- Provided. howeter. That not inore than tielve ftcopresenitatives shall, int any apportion. 9 pmt, be assignedi to sany one lAlection District. SECTIoN i ti. No appiartiotitnent of.Repregent tlives shall be constroedi to Ia Mq aeet,. in sny nennel, until tue general elec (Ion which shallI succeed such a pporliouiment., * c~oi II. Thefienateshall be composeudenl one tmaenber from each Election Distrc, excp the Election l~lstrict of Charlestonj t# '*hich1 shall be allowed two Senters, bacion 14. U~pon the niaeting -MV- the Artt * tineral lassemibty, widejcIasali be uuse, cmv 'der the provisloqs of this Constittioa$'th Senators shell bee devided, by lot, ing., twa classes ;the seats of the ta~ror af (hr: ina cl-VS t. he vnr'ar,-t ,hie e'xpirit'ii o~f .11.1) - yeac.. ; and li ihr nami er i i'V'ee .cAmtie. Uiil tie eai prolportoedl thait aec hli o' ti-wu oh *ntmtbh'r lit iintitorattiay, as, tieirly jgsp-yh ble 0 lit Otur to biE. chioseni th-:rdier, el'gi yi end year. :-OTtaiN IS. NI 1i' rtoni abtti be uhgt6l g, or take or reteni. ai Neat ii the a louarorfRep~ra se.ntatiwes. unlie tbe Is a free whtite tuar, whm bath attained the agre a f twenty-one year4, bath been a citizen aitt a resident ofit i~s $sat three years next preosding the day of eledctin atnd hath, been for, tfes last six mtonths of tid1 htim, and shalt contInue, a residenlof the Disn trict whIch he is fo represent. Sioao 14 No peusonishall be eligible 10, or take or retaiin, aseas n the Men te.,-nidei lbe Is a free white man, who beth as saitted thie *ge of thiety years, hath beena ditisen, si * esident of this Slate live years OPppgeceillem theday of electioni, and hlb be. q, foY' the teel aix Anetaha of thIs ltnme, andI sl-ir eente1 Is be..a bealdent of the Dlatteiot which he let. isp. re.ent. -. .:ar 50ots1 18 Seplators and Memlbe Of .uhe Hutvse or Re'preenstatives shall be ho. R geeth electiop the third . ete I et91 Ie h pt .year, and on the~p da?0 ydiheeaffdeits~u ' r~~4s~t~ i e) shall sne eon 'te ~~fitpJ*wyia Nlove tnhe# Annual, * a 4 asitIhl5 therwiaedelcterme 1 - the cont erednee i.wo-ii ftds of biath bheiches eal the whlere tat ,ti Unless the Ine alfles of wa nrtofoE ii s 'ordere skall - der It ensalV to meet.theeaa Itn either of h ~see, the Govprt o 09fatsl*der In-chief, f6t the titne be:n*, d1~e~h prglniamin, up. 4..poipt a terwe secure ao contabeientplce o Sotd 16 The terms s oflce of ti~t Se, ndRepresetnta; Iesh4eun 'at, agetq1 "ae elf lione, rettlcus and qulificatil of Jt ow brs ; and a najorluey of each House 1h214 cobetitute a quorush to do business ; but smaller nusmbee may adjourn fron iny let das And may ba authorized to compel the attend ance of absent Members. in such manner, an under uch penalties, as nay be provided b law. SUCTIoN IS. EAch flouse shall choose Its owl ofcers. determine its rules or proceeding punish its Members for disorderly behavior anti with the concurrence qf two.tirds, expc a Member, i ut not a second time for th1e SAm5 catuse Sercs l . . ltou.:ciy purrilh.h y nc p mr . . a asil y pran nu -u.it I c JV 1.'retin no r Mc .l --r, 'A1- .. , II- I-w unmilty of etlircepert t liluse by many .lsorilerli or conitceiptuou b. hovtivr in :i preotoce; or who, during th (time .f its #-tmiag. shall threaten harm to bod; or esate of any Merinaber fir anything said o -onlti in eithe l.use. or who shall assault an of themn theriefor, or who shall assault or arres en-y witiss or other person ordered to atteni the lioue. ip hi.i goin-r thereto, or returnini lherefrin. or who sball rescue any person ar rested by order of the Housec. . liScTTo 20. The Muenbers of both House shall he proctcted lin their perions amid estate durintr their attendatct'e on. ?'oinr t and re turnin: frltn. the General Assemably. and tea days prevlats to the eitting, and tens days at ter the adjourninet thereof. But these privi leges shall not be extecdel oo as to protect an' leiniber whe shall be chargcd with treasoti felony. or breach ol the pence, NIcTIoa 21. Hills for raisinge a reve nue shal originate ina th louse of ltipresctatilves, bu anamy be altered, atiended or rejected by the Senate : aid all tither lii'Is tany originato am either lleaii, and may be amnend.ud, altered o rejeeted by the other 6acTaIO 22. Every Act or lesolution haviol the rorce of law shatl relate to but one subject and that al-all be exnressed in the title. bac-:Mo 23I. No bill shal have the force o law until it shall lave been read three titnes and on three several r.ays, in each House. ham had the seat of the Slate afflored to it, and ha been signed In the Senate louse by the Presi dent of the Senate amid the Speaker of the House of Representatives. EScrioN 24. No money shall be drawn ou of the Public Treastury but by the legislttive autheority of the State S0craiO- 25. Ii all elicrions hy t'e Genera Aesembly, or either House thereof, the ment birs shl oil vote 'viva voce." and their votes thu trtvena, shall be entered upon thie journals-of th Hense to % hich they respectively belong. SaCTmoN 26 The tiembers of the Genera Asseotlywho shall meet uomler this Constitu tion, shalt le enaitleid to receive out of the Put) lic Treasury, for their expenses during thei awten-tatiee on. going to anid returnint from the General Assembly, five dollara for raci days atteaidance. aiad twenty cents for eve, tile oh the ordinary route of travel beawie the residenceof the Memiber and the capital u other place ofaittling of the General Aaesemnbly Neth froing ani returnmatr ; and the smume ma he increased or diininshet by law. if carcui stances shall re quire ; but ite alteration sha be inate tia take etlect duitiar tle exismtence the General Assetrably which shall make stuc alteratios,. Saton 27 Neither House, durilisr the me, tion of the Genieral Ansombly,' shall, wit hot the consent of the tther, aijour.. for moi inure ttsu. vlays sior to any other place Ila that in which the Asembly shall be at the thin aittig. SecTIo228. No person shall he eigible to sent in tile General Assemhly whilst he hole stay offl e 0t profit car trust under this Stat the United Slat-a of America, or any of then or under anley mither power, except officers I the amiliti.t, arimy or i:evy of this State, Nlnii trates or Justices ci Interior Courts, while su Jiestices receive fiii aIrics; t-r shall an contractor of the ariny or navy u this Stat the Unted States of America, or any of thecn or the age ts of such contractor, be elilrible I a sam tn either House. Aed If any Menbe el all Accept orexercise amiyof the said disqual fyingt offices, he shalt vacate his io-at. Sacotx 29. If anay Election District slia neglect t4) choose a member or members on thi day of eleetion, or it any pericin chosen member of either House shall refuse to quali fy aqd take his seat, or shall resign. diet, d pltkthe State. accept any diequalifyingffic o6 become otherwise disqualttled to hold hi seat, a writcofelection shall h isuted by fi President of the Senate or Speaker ti th House ol Representatives. as the cre m'ty hb for the purpose of filling fite vacancey thereb occasioned, for it-e remainder tel the tern for which the, person pi r lueitng to quality, re signing, ly ing, de artingr the S'mte. or becona inr disquelified, was elected to serve, or Ii defaulting Election District ought to has chosen a member or members. Suoiiom 30. And wheap. the mainisters the Qpspel are, by their profes.-iaondetictr to tld service of Gjod andi thte cure of scoul, anlougr t not be divertsedi from thae great dt ties of their ltunciions, therefore, ale mniadtt of the Gospel or puiblic preacher of any rc liglous percssion. whilst hae continaucac In t exeacime of lia pastoral fuinctions. elhall eligIble to the tifleo of Goivernrre, Lieutenca Governaor. tic to a seat In U~e Senate or ti House of Representatives * Sotrtonm I. The ExecutIve authirity ol th Set. 'h.d me vested-he ae Chief M . gistrame, wI ihi m ll Th Guvermatr of the State, lihd Cumin'.nai 'tcTautn 2 'The Governior shall be electedl Ii whe elecieme diuly "lualified to. vote for merabe of the House cif it presentatives. and shall ho hisa ommie for four years, and untIl his succe sor shall be chosen amid qualiied ; but it a thse p re .n shall got be Got ernor for ta dansieutive terms. srcrow 2. Neo person shall be ellgible totil ilk~i m, Uiovernori, uness hep iath atSitnled ml agesilthirty years. and hash been a cities atmd residiest of tils State far the Leo jea nht precedIng the dtay.'.2 election. And r perscon shall hold the omoe of Governor. ccl sanathermiffleesyr comnmasfon, cwvil or mjili r exrpept in smaliia.) udder this State or ti Uftedlstatean,r any of them,or any otbe poardriae one and,thei earne lime. 8Soiioc'4. Thes returns of every aledtion< G~overoaor shall be sealed up by the Ma'acge. o%lectione In their respectIve Districta; atn .trcamitted, by a messenger chosen by Ilhen iabe sect of Governtment, directed to. iii Umtary of State, who shall deliver them I s pea*,r of ih~ House of Rpepaentative5 seqt esing session of the General At ae yje,.lui~t tAo first week or which e Stout te ped emgiall open and puhhikibqbe Ip th r n * b Houses of the Geppde Ae~If T~sreon having the heigt ad~t, of v i~ sel be Governor, but' It omf i ie ualaaand highest in tot she bapby.ihll, during the 0*3a roe .e.Contested 6 * ebedetermined yt en a ch ma.er as eba~ 4. A stqani. Governor ebI choseit he m in ja he same get confint'Asaerfjjthsne period N t posse0th in h Gow denr. ndehdl be Preedet of lIt Boinate. a ad Presidetof the Sato, shall b-sve no.vote. ri I uniess the ItenatA ib' equally divided. - ft 0 SUc4lox 7. The Seiente shail coph o4 a PreAo. el ,II-lt pe empore to act in lte nbsenmce of khie t1 Lieutenant-tGoverno.r, -r when ti. shall exer. w * cise the iffice tit Governor. ei , StcTroN 8. A n hesmslk'r of the' Senate. or of C the lione of Representatives, be:nr ch 'sen.and i i acting as Governour or Lieutenant-Governossr t shall, thereupjonvacato hia salt. said aniotlier II prson, shall be elected in his stead. r SEcT1o 9 In seAc of the hnpelsc.rhssent i" As the Governor or Is rem alj"I fromn ,Mce. ikath. '. resigeatioi, diaquati fia ion, esisaiilimy or re bl ,noval trin the State. the Lieutenianit Gi.verow'r it 41a I t -U, cet!4 to Wi soilt 1ne 1 4n "41 ..:! tiw it mseacsh mes t of it Li- uteniit Gon s:ir for is his re'nivisl rofi utice. death. resitrnat toon, (I I ii ualiftllim. disability or reintival frun the e, , state, the Pris2ident pro tempore f the Senate shall succeed to his office ; ati when the offlee of the Ouvernior, Lieutenant Governor atid President pro tempere of the Senate shall be- t come vacat in the recess of the Senate I the 0 Secretary of State, for the tittne beingi, dhall, 'I by proclamation, convene the Senate, that a Peeident pru tempore may be choscn to exer cise the offce of Governor for the nnexpired term. SErTION 10. The Governor @hall be Corn manrer-in-Chieif of the Aramy and Nav. >i this State a'nd of the tmilitia, ex:ept when they shall be called into ths actual sesvice otle P United States. 0 SacTox It. He shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons after conviction, (eAcept Iin, ca-es of impeachmient,) ltu such instinner, onl such terms %n under aut h restrictions as lie shall think proper. atit he shill have power t,% remit hinces ait rforfnittres, unless otherwise directed by law. .It shall be his duty t) reps. R to the Geni ral Asseitably at the next re', ul:ir session thereafter.ill paions granted by hitt with a full st'itement ofeachi case and the rea sons moving hin thereunto SmCToN 12. He mshall take case that the laws he faiithfully executed in merry. SacTsON 13 The Governor ani Lieutenant - P Governor shall, at stated %lines. receive for their services a compensation which sh-ill b- neither increased nor dm'estllahd ituritng The period ' for which they sh.ill have been elect ed. SacTao" 14. All offi-ere in the Exse-cutive Departnent. when rsqilred by the Gvernor, shall givri mn informiattom in writ ing us.on assy subject relating to th. duties of their respect, c I ive offices. . - 0 EcsIoTN 15. The Gosvernartshall. trom tinsie to titte, give tm the General Assembly inmor tratiom of the cotimitton si the State, and re commit:.d to their cotimideration Auch mo.t.sure.. as he shall judge necussary or eap dient. t SxcTtoN 16. lie anay, on extrairlinary or. cainitssis, convent the General Acsiemily. ant shnoimI cither Ulslos reim.iim without a q.sorumm for three days, sir in case of diaegreenspies t his. I tween tl.e two louses, with respect to the tie r of adjournent . triay adjoiri thei ti such , imie as ie shall think ptop, r, not beyondf the fourth lonmday of Novinmber tlen next ensu SIXTmoN 17. lie shall commissiosn all offi ces it! the State. SEcToN IS It shall be the duty of le Manager-4of Elccaisins of this State. at the' firat ., generial elections under thia COsmtitutlion, anw at each lltcernale retiral election th-teaft- r. a to h.Id wt.election for Governor and Lituten ant-Governor. o soTiON J9. The Goyernor and the Licuten i 0ant-Governor before enteringr upon the duties a of their respectiveofilees.allowit,in the presences of the General Assembly, take the oath of tflcre psecribed in this Conistttutson. NECTIsN 20t Toe Governir shall reshie, dursnst the itidmir ft the General Aso pethly, as the plaice where its scssiion rm;y be hel ;ti c h she General A4se'enoty :mayii hv law. require him to res.i. ae she -'apill 'of the Slasw. c SEcTIos 21 Every Bill Wtli h1 AIIll h:te I 'pAssed the General Assitmbliv, aisll, be f(sre it became a law, ha presenteds ti the Gevernor , r if ie approve, he shall si rn it ; but I. not, h. . shall return it, with his iobjec ione.sto that iose is which It .'hisl lave. oririi-a ed, wiso shall eter tis'. objections at ar.re in their jour nal; ant proceed it) -es.' iser it. It asher such rcionsideration a in.yirisv tf mhs whole repre -seniation fit that lilume' thi? :srge. its pa4 Itr.n Nilt!, it shall ie em, to seth, r 'wi-h mhe .>j, er tioms, to this tier H..nsein' is Vb h 5, it .. ..1 likewse lie re'is si: no i I r; v . * mrJinprity of the whisI r-: s--.' - . ! tosi te r liose, itashall i, - . :..s it 1 i nal sict c..C tlis i . I . . .. I .. I t'ie isine11i isy ye it ; . ,- y -: -%1 ..(w si..n -. 1 r ..I s- pi rei s v .r iib ri r is ai ai ah:.,i tfic Hill . hal: b' n. res sit it jistenal if eacsllsus' rcaps:etivev 11 aim Di- .11, s -ili st Ihe rsuoreci by the Governo, wmttein two slays (sumidssyAs i excepted) after at sleall have leei FriAentiet it, I hirm, the 11ai' shall i'w a -l Iw isn likes niannr a. if he had signeid it. A ist. thast simeo lomy aml dj ways be al tiwed (he Gssves am .r ite coiitl-r haills passed by thme General Asssi-mbly, ns-iti';r hlouse shall readi aoy Hill ei time ia iday 01I its r session, except s Hills as hpve bein'it reure by tscGovernor as heusein provi- I ART'lCLE~ II. tSac-ris I. The judicial osiwer shall he vrat eed in such Superior ased Ineferior tGourts osi Law iad Eqity as the Gesieral Assi mhly shall, fronm smae tios ame, direct and eistab~ili. i' This Judges eof the tmuperior ("ourts shall be - elected liy the Gensernul %ssembly. shall thmid 0 tnmeir offhs:es slie ing stood b:havkor, ansdsh-, if at statedi tinus, receIve a comnpenisutlon ho; theireervices. whmih shalh nieiher be incresa V *ed nor dhmninitshmed durinutt their'conitino ne In ofe; but they shall receIve nio fees or perquithes sir office, amer hold -aniy osher offloo Oe prolit or true? under ,thie Slate, the United SStates of A merica, or any of themti. or any 0 other power. Trhe Genmerbll Assembly shall, 5a soon as possible, establish ,nfor each District lan ethe State an InferIor Court or Courts, to lbe 0 styled "The Distritt Court,"the Judge whereof 'a shall be resitdemi in the DistrIct whle In offi'e, ' shall be elected by the General Assembly ime 51 four years. ansI shall be re-eligible, which tI Coart shall have jtrlsdk tlon of ait civil eauses wheresone or both sof thme partIes are ps'ersmS e of color, and ofalleriminai cases wherein the r acetwed is a personm of color, and the General Assembly is empowered tom euien the jurns. >f dictiona of the satd Court to other sub-. a jects. I Seorsoft 2. The Judwes shall meet and eli .at Columb'iia, at sueth lime as the Genaal Is a saemsby may tiy Aol .prescrlte, fssr the purpose ci ofthearing anad dae rniging all moiong for I, new trIals ad in a it~e of jsid qssnt. and sumcy polite of law as amybe submitliEd to themp, and' the General A >dmy mnay tly Act dippoin t s.feb other placeS -fet ene'naptifl as in their I dlsoretlont maay aeift. s, I Sea'row 3. Thmetilyle s poesseesh~ a be, "es~ State. of ISutth 'i. All ti~; shalls be - edtm aaner p .~ anoityt I * mnd eoncte'l i antid. 0 p of the,*1 same, e avoti, ho hans hei hebug qmana qq ne ofit&enavY gifthe Uited tt. le shall. it r Ibe two years next rofceedinthbe day of I cti n. have been a citisen or, this Stat., or. ti r the sane period.an ojniarant from Europe. ho has declared his inteasie, to become a tize, ftle United States, acq 1idInr to the aestltutiona and Laws of the n tates. a sthal-have restledin this tatt for At lea6t Iayears'next preceding the day of election. d, fo.r the last -ix months ofthat timw. In the at lset in whach hin offtrn to voidt, sded, reaer. ilh t . -nteral Assemblyi Y244by qta. atar a e aiegi-try I f voters, or- otherouita. - lCi8at1 n, aenatad againat fraud.. in leo-. S-1d ustrpati ion of the right of OWa nV a. powe .Itsqualitication- to vote As l pat hinani r-r criama,and anay prescerio ad. itiotnal qualifications for voters in mu'lcilpa ectiopns. - ARTICLEY. - 0l personn. who shall be elected or applated' I an.1y qffiee of profit or trut, before qqtarinoa" I lto execution thereof. shall take (ittes >ec.al.oaths. not repurnant to this Conwti. atian. prescribed by the General Assembly.) l efallaowinroath: dy . I Io swear (or affirm) tIat I an duly tal rd. accordinug to the Constitution o- this ate, to exerche th oflk.e to which IhaVe -vn appoaitted, and that I will. to ha best of ay a bihty, diacharge th.' duties therofladd i reerve, protect and defend a Constliw4on rthis State. and that of the United Stte5 nIp ttn Godf." - A RTICLE VI. gtLCtrOX I. The HoUse o[ Reppesenta tail have ate sole po:wcrof Impeaching, hit u apnachmtient shall be tiade, unless w(th w concurectco of two-thirds of the House -f. ep-sentirlitves HE, CION 2. All Impeachments shall be trid Y thoherenate Vi-n sittitag tor that purp"e tae aats tori shal I L ie on oamt or affrination, ad tno pe.ott &hall !-e convicted withopt tao concurrence of two- hirds of the niembers raetrnt. SaCTin 3. The Gov -rnor. LieutenanI-Gov rnoar, and all "ivil officcrs. shall be liable to npeahtacent for itgh critates and mindenes oas, for nay mashchavior it toil ce. for cocrup an inprorurinr office., or for anyact which Nlil de.rralo et Ir official characters But id'inett in iuch cases shall not extend furah r thItan to reovar.t frotan olfice, ndtl disqualilfl attion to hail! atay oifel of honor, trust r paofit itder thii State The party convict i eill. anevearthblase, be liable to indictanent, ial, judgment anad punishment according to kW HEcTuK 4. All civil offcers. whose authorie y is tniite-I to a n ingle Judicial District, a itgle Elecgtion Dicta-ict. or part ofeither, shall c appinttd. hoaI.t their office, be removed riltm atlice and, in alidttion to liability to im VacttuIanent, Ifty.t r ptnianitd for offietai mis., moaduet. it auch tanatnter as the General As nily previious te .their appointnent, nay EcTION 3. Ifany civil omeer shall be. aniea la'ie frot a04charginsfr theduties of is aflier, by 'csti aof any pernanent taftily r nacttal inartity.. his offiea may be declared I be vacanti, by joint resolution. agreed to by wo-thirts sit ahe wholo repreacttat ibis it esch laaaoa aof he Genera I A psembly. Provided. 'hat cuch recoluttot shall contain the grouids r Ihe, propa.1dl retnoval. said ieafore I. stall ans euither liouie, a cotly of it thall be erved on the oficetr, and a hearing be allowed Im. A RTICLE VII. SEcTtON I. The Treasurer and the Seeretary iS1ta. sha ll he elaected by the Ganeral Aosem ly.in the lioue oil Represaettatlive, shall hold air oaalicea foar four years and shall notbe lirile for the next auceroa :inir term. 'LCTon 2 A ll other%.fficer slall be apnoint. Ca.s they hith,-rto have been, utail otherwise trected by I aw ; bat the 'ame person shall noe oli the office of sheriff for tOo consoutive %rCTuf)N 3. 4 lenmmlssinans shall be In the in.' anal lay the authority o- the atate ofSoutt -a olint. he atalet with the eenloftheState, adal be ainet by tho Governor. A It I iLE V11 All Ihws a 'ar'.. in .la 4late, at the a..p -at efat. C nait ''.1aaataa, a tl not repugatant r ;.; -- ..'-no a ntil shiered rr . v '.. C-- r a , ,'i v. xexla wherr I!- wt e - !a .-try. 'n w iatb ca e thev ail X he :ia.. -a .'.-.'vetv -lindtatff lor a .r fa., n, i .ut , tt-tinaid by Act ofthe 'a R r'Ela 11 I trCTaaN I All pawer i or at a.aty invested It peopatle. und ,i f-rae (,vera'nment are butt- ed a't their noth-:rity. aint ilre instituted .r their pacea. taaety nd haIppiess. fNcc~ToN .a. Naa persoat shalt be taken,. og' i,, ar... a d, ar diaseized of has frceanhalilibeve a's or privileares, *r outlawerd or 'axIjeal. or fu mty mantater dapriveut of hiis life, lben atuoarty. lout by adue procesaa of la w a nores amy till toftaatta'ner, rz pot fuEfO lage, :aw imiptirmrg the oiu-atien oft cons vera-c p iassedt by the Ganearal Assembly, Sacflian 3. Thta mttlitary shall bn' suboa'dJn'ate a, tha -i'll power,.. . incIOs4 4 '1be prlvilege of the writ of age eeipas at anat ha suspeataded. unaiosa hbtM 4 - -ate e ra I elliaitn ar mnvatsion, thepui aqmare at. IcTIaM 8. Excessive bell shall tied eb. jui rut, ntor excessive fineen itnpas.ed ,'n~taaumetnt inaflicted. SectioN 6. 'Tae General Assetmblpam a'rant say ttie of nobility, or here ~ ydIga inti~ton, tnor create say office, thh telg net to dhlch shall he for any kisgef tIl han.<lorlnrfgnori behavior. ~ 4 tECTiNt7. Th trial by jir. lett ased int tble8.tte.and the liberty ~ natIal he forever inaviolably Dress? b [lenearal Assembly shalt have po ttinu the nuanber of persaons w3 alitute theS jury in the imler -. LDourts higcraoa 8. The tree exarcis.et4qjyu~ if reltgmaus proifescion and 9 d~l .~ 66t liscritninatiotor preference'dt bne'ed w~ithin ti diale, to ,all muakld t that the liberty ot conoeteiefdby l shall noat hae construeli as to.@ge 4g pl. t.entontees, Juastify praqtr.se od et with ine peea d aeyo Stte. tiaoZagj9 Te rightse pAisqItw nt. les and 'states oft both civi ' us~l (et.s, leI les an t of corporate .adieas, ..hel Hiangl to If the Conclttlop ofg~ t h 's ot hin iteredl or seitb ,. half not bet re-wtahl a tall not qbitabledistrj Ioe a tee of intes on mq 9 aw tita. Cerelina beeselltio the a tta whall hae bee eorth ofthe t~dI ex, all such classes of poersops, as from disa ility or otherwise, ought, i* the judgtenet of e General Assembly, to be eeeijp pd. ARTICLE XI. xT0ion 1. The business ofjhe Tr-uage hail be conducted by one Treasurer. who sa% old ila office and reside at the eem ot Goe*re uent. 8scoiox 9. The Secretary ofState shall hold' is cifice and reside at the st of Govera neat. T .. ARTICLE 3Il. StIcnow 1. No Convention of the peopie sA *called. unless by the concurrenea of iv.. hirdsof the whole representption in each Housep f the General A eby.' RCTIO-2. Nopart os a Cosslitation shall' ealtered, unless a bill to alter the same shall ave benet read. bn three several days, in the louse of Representatives. and on three ssv.,. A days in the Senate. and a rres t to. at the enend and third readings, by two-thirds of he ehole representation in each House of the leneral Arsembly j neither shall any altera ion take effect. until the bit', so agreed to. hall be published for three muonihs previous to new election for members of the House of itepreaentatives; and. If the alteration prope.. ds bytbe procedint General Assembly, shall e agreed to, by the new General Assembly, n their first seeslon, by the concurrenco er wo-thirds of the whole representation in each louse, after the sme shall have'been retd en bree several days in each, then and not ott Irwo, the Paino shall become a part ot the Done In Convendon, at C>lumbia, in the State .ol South Carolina, the twenty-eevenih day of September. In the year of our Lord e thousand eight hundred and uixty-fSve - D. L. WARDLAW; President of the Convention Attet : Joan T. titoa,Clerk of the Con Government of the United Otstes, President-Andrew Johnse, of Teonzes tee 8 cretary of State-W-. N. Seward, or X4ew York. Secretary of Wsr-Edwin M. Stanton, er Pennsylvania. Potmaster General-William Denalsen, )fOmio.I Secretary of the Navy-Gideon Welles, or onnecticuL. Secretary of the interior-James Harlan, Iowa. r Secretary of the 1'ressary-Hlugh MeCul >ugh, of Illinois. Attorney General-James Speed, of Kea Ucky. l'resident of the Senate--Lafayette . Poster, of Connecticut. ,. Speaker of tihe lHousoe-4ehuyler Celfax, Salmon C.ns almon C Ohio. Chief Justice. I. James M e geolgga. 2. Samuel K gelwe 4w York, 8. Robert ft, Qelr, Pennsylvania. 4. Nath'I. Clifford. Maine. 6. Noah:, i Woyne, Ohio. 6. Daniel Davis, Illinois. 7. Samuel Miller, Iowa. 8. Samysel F. Fiellf, California. LBUTE9A NT 'QuNnaaIl.. Wilpg4b1d Scott. Virginia.. U 8. Grant, of Ohio. Ad ant General Loreinte thomas, Dela ware. 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