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COI0NSTITUT1INf S'0 it AH R0 IN A, W4't, T PaOPLE OP TN1 STAT2 oF SOUTH OAIO LIA. 1,t (MR DLWOAT9 IN coNYaNTION 09'r; DO 9RoAtu,Ast 1sTas LisriHS CONSTI VTon -i N TAI' BAID ARTICLE I, AcItoN 1. The Legilative authority ofthis State shall be vested In a General Asken)ly, which shall consist of a Senate and a louio of Representatives. Sisrairn 2. The House. of Ropresentatlives shall be composed of Meabere chosen by bal. lot. eery second year, by thre citisens of thisi State. qualifled as in thIs Constitution Is pto. -irded. '.SXoTIaOs 3; Each Judicial District, in tho State sllit cone itute Ote Election DIatrict, ox. c.ept uhaurlcatohi DItrict. wMehl shall be dlvi. ded into two Ilection Dlistrict, one copsistinli the lato Parishes of St. Phillip and St. Ft4%,neL. to be dcainated the Election Die. trict of Charleston the other cousistiein of all thl-part of. the iJudicial District. which ja without the imits of said Parishes, to be known \ s the Elevtion )iltrict of llerkeley. SEc-rIO 4. ahe bounrdsies of th several .fu. dicial and Elecioin l)istflets shall rema.in as they pre now 9ptablished. S-OTION 5. *The ilouse or linpreactatives sball consist of otrib hundrMl and twenutv four Me-abers, to bappqrtioned among the-several 1;octiori Districts of the Stain, accorudilr t the numer of white inhabitantis containedl in each, atnil the amiount ofall tax6a raised by the General Asemeibly. whether direct or intirect. ar of whatever species paid in each, deductiig the'-efrotij all taxes paid oil accounit of proper ty held In any other District, and add idin .tlereto all taxes elsewhern paid on 'account of prupert Ield in such I)istrict. An enounera - tion of the white inhabitest,. for this purpose. was mnade I the year one thousand edirht hun dred and titty-niltie, and all, be nit in itha - course.otevory tenth yeal- thereafter, In such mainner as shall be. -by law, directed ; and ltepresentatives shall he assigned to tlae differ. ent histricts in the nhave-mentiored propor tion,by Act of the General Asembly at tle session iImmediately euegceilng every enumte ration : Provided. That until the aiTor tion wnent, which shall be n-t upon the next etn %icration, shal& take ffi-ct, the repreenntatitn uf the soveral Election Districts, as hereitA con stituted. qhall continue as assigned at the list apportionnent, each 'Distri t which l habeen heretoforo divided into ialler Districts, known as Parisies.havin the aiegregat" nun. bet- -of Iepresentatives which thae Parishes heretofore ombraced within its limits have had since that apportionment, the Representativs to which the 'arih tof All SaintA has been leretofure un'it iat. ni-el de-n-. , , , asslened-to Horry Election Dietrict. SrcTioN G. If the enunierAttin herein direct. ed 67mi .n1110he Ipnile 4.1,. -,Mkrie vear - 4"$1-d pe with1, pleasti4re \W9 uv tle ved' hiin tlirougl hi' artest 1n . thl, duntinciatiOn) atal CaPs~tCic e;:itions M ignity -and.maligitl a t ha cal uob at, Lthu Notil, w%,hIo are wag iii .. xor a ' pitiless' an d e t~orgb .in ruojjg e all prst.rte pe,,N M lit' prncile, or Iustice, or humant * 'iiii. WL ha edbA to~'pet-*ige any whtsoever ini sh-e spirit ond tntrof d.. ' taxed; as ti(Briat* t.13 (> th' ( ssefnSSientt nasdoth lio pur. inac of laying such tax. In the firit appor lionniept whicI shall he maide unaer the tion sfiitutlon, the aliount of taxes shall he estiaa. ted troin thevearwof the two years next pre. cedir such apportionient ; but inever sub sequunt apporltipsment, froon th; vverago of the ten yeats tlc next precedIngr. FCTOx 9. Il the npp11art1ontlment of Rep rsentativts ; any Election District aluill ap pear not to be entitled, frolu its population and is'taxos, to a Rlepresentative; such Election District shall nevertholesis send one IRepresen-, tative; and, if there be still a deficiency of. the l~nuaber of lepri- onatives required by sec tion fifth, such defilency shabl be supplied by assigningr Representatives to theso kIention Distriets having the largest surplus fractions, whether those fractions consist of a combira tion or populatlot 'ad taxes, or of population or taxes separately, until the nunm ber of one hundred and tweity-four Members be made up - Provided. however. That not inore than t welve RepresentatiVes shall, in any apportion. men. be assigned to anyone Election District. Se-raori I0. No apportionmant of Represen jatives shall be construod to take eflr c1, i any iqanner, until ine general election which shs l. P ucceed such appvrltinnen t, - ~ oraoze 1U. 1 lie Seniate shall hecomposed of one trember from each ElectIon Distrtict yexcept P Eleto District of' Charleston, to wlUChI shallbe allowed twoSenators, *bac~loNt 12. U pon'th, umeeting at the firat Gecneral Assemnbly, wjiI shall be Jahosen on 4' der the provisions is Consmtltuti on, the SIe'naitors shall he de. . ed, by lot, intos two elsesEe j lhe seats or .' Senators at the one, chaq~s to be yacated sa expirat'inn of' tour yers;'and the nembe fo tlvase'. classesshall b,e so propartlonesl tha ne.half of the whole nn er of Senpfqen ,asnry as possi 'bie ,amninue to be choesen thereafter every sea -p~ro I3 o person shall he eligm le to, ettske orreta 4,.a Seat in the Ho pse of Repre+ geht~ti yes. uniess lie isa free white man, who laab- atteilped the age c t wonty-one ye nro, - hatlh been it citluen atnd a -reatnkf thIs Sfat( three yeatW next prpcidingthei Alay o lc ansi henhlabeen for the last gix monthpof ala ~V Ime, and shalt continuto, a re~identaf the pie. SaC'rpot'lWNoseson shall .be OlIgIJgd to, - rtalicedr'retatsi'.n seat 'ni the Senate, utiless e isa ete,whiteinaU, dvh6'hath etid4i lo of-hsft * baihbeen. a'ctsen '"nd - e& resdpat'of the ltrICt which t $ Sa-oo I5.''ilehaforu'# Iti'A o flotde'of Represettves: 'q1l oq. eheiraleletipp ob the'thir .fbri~hrpr.ee'year,'skf a. da' ev seont %(t~be~h ~'~ the-tonuw nos of (wo.( Irds b V 9 A fiO W'hle i1rpreapptav~ti rdr allies of w r or.co cass,. the 90 lr ~ ..dl4 - a schcti, j : '- - eac elctin.. I cImttte le tdruati to do bttsen snatiler number pag adjourh fiutO day - and ainy i.a Lbrzed to voletoi At os el ance of abaen ' mbers. 1i otb c ainer, ate under eaucti penalties, as may be plakide SITIOW I?, EaIchP House shallchoosomts on oicers, determine it. ruics .o. proceedings, punish its Membtra for disorderl ' bhavior; anI, with tIe concurre n co( two-thilrdoaljXpi a Member, but not a second timo for thd6 tie cause. ..cT S g 19, ,EsA House may punish-,y tin. prisonmeit, du ring iltvsittong. any~persow46ot R lemmber,-owlae shall han guilty of disrespect to th, Iluse by any diveorderly or contem bou. bthavior in its preeucC; or vohu dtyk lbo time of itq Aittiig, v4tall threaten harmi oto4y or estato of any Alwernber fur anything sai-dor ' done in elther 'uut, or who shall assailt aliy of them thereflr. or whieshal as.tuffur arrest, anly witne~s or other pereon ordeoed' to atted-idl It lose, it hix going thereto, or'returning therefrom, or who-siall rescue any person or reated by drdcr.of thet 116u. b0ECrToN 20. The Melnberi- of. both 'ouses Rsll he pritected in their persons and estates during their Uttendan1ce on, gln9'to and re turiling froin.-the Grneral Assemily. and te n d1ay" previjuq to ht isitting, and tell days at. ter the adjoirnmneo i threof. But the.se privi. leges shall not be eatondedl o.as to protect any Member who shall he cthargetl with tretaon,. felony, or breach of lie peace. SECTo0r 21. Hills for raising a revr nue shall origtilt in-the Hloute of' Itapr.onIIItivvs, but Sony be.ahtred, -aimeided o rejecti'd by the Seiat. iand all other bills rniey oriainlate in either House. and play be timended, altered or rejected byttlieother. SEcT1oz,22.. Every Act or Resolution liavin-g the force of law shall relat 3to but one subject. and that shall be exnroessed in the title. bEciott 23. No bill shall have the force of Iaws until it shall have been read three tines. and on three soveral .ays, ii each lioure , hAs had the seal of the State ufilsed to it, and has been signed in the Senate louse by the Presi dent of the Senate aid the Speokci ot the Ilondie of Reprearntitives. SrCTIoN 24. No inoney shall be drawn out of the Public Treasury but by the legislative)io authority or the State. ScTcux 2.5. In all elections by the General Asenebly, or either House thereof, the nin bers shall vote"iva voce," and theirvot'ea tis rtvttei shall be entered upon the jou;mals of.the Houne to which they respectively heonzig. SrcTIoN '6 The tnemobers of th' Geteral Assenibly. who shall nt'et under this CoutI itu. tion. sho 1l he entited-t9 teceivc out of the Puib. lic Treneury, fo'r fleir expenas durinir their ottentane'e oh bgoing to and returtttiper ron. the General Assembly, flve dollrus for each. days attAendan'eoV, and twetity ceite for cvey. minle of the ordineary route eol travel between the residenre ne ehe Z146rad the capitai (or other pLaeoe offittin. of tho General Assetubly, biolth going iidl returtintg ; ait the same tmay be increased or dintloetvhr by law. if ciretini, .ataitces shall require ; but t) alteration shipl 1011ado to takn effect, doring the existevmnce oI IfsdGenral AsAsembly which enall rnacusuch tte -rEre 27 Neither flouse, durin the see i okthe Geicrail Aasetsibly, ,shall, wir hoot consent of the other. adjdurr. formnore. ain -hree day, nor (to ny other plee ,tItan t in which the Asse.eoblyslttali be itt thb tinie 1Fvilng. CscTIOU .'No crimn'sliall be eligible tiaa t in the General Assembly whilst he holus LiOn efilice ol profit or trust under this State, 11( United Slots of Aterica, or an ef torhen, jagVnder anty oither power, except fli,,pr in ' - Ilttidt, army ore navy of this State, MaNs. tholi or Jtist'es of Inferior Couartz. while suci 6iA ces receive no salaries; nor shall any con -actor (if he army or iavy ul tleui Slate. ihe United Ste leint A Anerica, or aty of thein, or thet e'to oh ih centracier, he dirible to a seaf ini either iouse. And it iv 'Nieener si all accept oroexerciso aiyof tie sall disquall fying oilier, he shall vacate his seat. 0 SEcioN 29. If nimy L!ection Disltic shall neglect to chone a ineeinber or ineenihers ot the (lay of clection, eir it any person chvoin a inember et either Iouzio shall refmnvi to quall. ly ndA take his acat,. or shieLl resign, die .le part the State. atpt atiny disqtaifileOboe., or bedome otherwiot diq unhiied to iiold his seat, a writ of election alil hi iesued by tle President of thd Sente or Speaker of the flouse of Represeniativen, as the, cnt6 junay be, for the purpose of fillinr tho vacancy thereby occasiongd, for the retnainder of the terat for which the person'so reltsing. to qualily. re aigminlg, dying, departing the S'ate.:or becon,.. ridisqualifled, was eleted to: verve, or the deftu.ting Electiont District ought toi have chosen a me ber or #0egbers. Sao-i~ox 30. And .Whertivet. the tiniEters of the Gospel are. by their profesioi de'ditcied to the serviceof God and the ctieo of souls, and'oug' t inot be diverted (roh the great du. -tiel of their functions, tlhercfgire, no minister of the Gopel or pmblic prea her of any re iiloup perauaslon., wheilst he conttucs in, thie exrtise hf his pastoral fntctio~ns. shalt be eligible to the office oftGovernier, Lietenatt Governor, or to a Seat in th6 -Senttae or the House of Representatives -A ICTICLIC II. Sec-rfox-1, The Excecutive autheority of this State ulialit~ovested iii ai Chief Milgiatrate, who shiall be styledi, The' Governor of the St ate of Sooth Carolina ..- . . Eo-rmoN 2. TheeGovernor shall be elected by the efectois duly -juallied to votei for tie'.ibers of the Hlousetoflitpresentatives. amid shtall bold isioffice furfour years. and unitil huis'sucee. sep shall be phoseni ddqualified ; but the ames Pt reon shall not bQ Goternior for two consgecutive termit....... 'htuoNa 3. Nec persomi shahl be eligible to thce ofiloe o, Glovernorl, tumless beIt sh attulneed the igeof.thiry yr, iand ai&teten a citizen pd tq f. Iten years *1 lb~ A<and abvri r, (iear~intiua14 MI or olilita Iteited. ?ta ee orn oe powertal q dprsdet o Gaov norsha . er of E0ti .Id Stx tetaryb6f Si e iiihi liVsrat to the Spsenaier~p e eql6' ~, ~t the pe-J tw 4 5 id~ri1~c rdi :~ 4te ern4 Sengte. *~tsoo 6. The', et it 11e Allti~qt~ d -7 #i 1oe shallb; for1 xa oar :tiolt .Guvertsar ha Iacate hjseaM - Uoth'r lected inl his at a MOS-T-oN 9, I Case of the Itf sl t of t00 Quverior r his renoava! Irtin (id0e, dtath, resigaltion, a squatiliention' tisail yH aimoval front th Statno, that Lieutenat-~I Cva'rnoar shalI 1uccecd o his oflice, and int caneutat the impeachieit ( the Lieuieniart Govotatr oir hlis relmoval Ir a office, death, reosira'oatiis, dlt qualification. i-ability or removal t Othe state, the Pre :ent pro Iunpire of th e sha 11 ducceed I h1s ohe ; andi when it.of~ti of the Gover >r. itentmait Governor ani President pro <mpore of the enate altil lot-. come vavc.iani it the recess Of the Selite . the Secretary of S ate, for te tIielo being. 6a1t1l, by proclaimati . Oconvenu the, Senat Ie, -.thi'it Presidlen pro ifnpore may be closen to exer* 1.1c the office Goveriior for thn tnexpired term. NECTioN J0. 'h0 Governor shall be Coin nan ere-In-- Chlaf of the Ariany and Nav, > iLt tda I. rate nnil i he militia, exvept Vhen-11 thev shall be caliail into the actuil seavice oftle ULited Sateis. SEci-ioa I1. llo shall have power to gra it repricve-A and pardons after cotivictionm, (exelpt in ca estof inipeachnicit.) tu such n ti utir, tir tulh trna 'ilt onler uti h restrictio.,ns na he 8ba11 Itin1k proper. and he sal. lave power to i eit lim's ail forftitures, uiles.i otherwise directe'.t Iv law. It shall be his duty it report to the Gent ral Assembly at the 'next roitular Es:osientl Ilireafler all partonms laulirld by lhtin. with a tll at stement ofrai i iare and the rca sons moving hiiii thereutnto SECTIOt N2. 12 H shall take caio that the. lawa ie failitfuilly exeuted in mnercy. SEc-ioN 13 The Governor aail Lirutcn.at - Governor shall. at statei times, recetvas for I lei er vices ai cItiOmpInisatiOn wlich shal Ih. t either inereas'ed nor diminished during tIh periml for which they uball have been elect Cd. SrcTioV 14. All offleers ini the Executive Department. when reqiAred by fite Governor, Sha ll give biii infirmation in writinr upa any elubj,at relatinag to Ilt dutics of ilivir respent live tiliccs. SECTats 15. The Givernarshill, Ireni tlwie to time, give it) the GeneraI Asseimbiy inifor ni'ation of tile ciondition 4f ti! State, anld re. cotaim'id to lhiam'r c6aaslderatioi stcthaai mtvaurc. as hat shall janige necessary or exprdhtm. S &ECrioN 1I. [lit melay, olp extraordiinry at casitit, convel a hie benera l Ass. iily. ntmi shonili either liomtne remalia withtit it qoirumi hr thaice days. or in case of disagrei-nt be' tween tl.e two lluuai's. with respect to Ili'tiane of adjmArament , may adjouirin Aiitei tosuch tianoas he shall thinsk prop. r, nit beyond the' fourth Alonday of November thet next etiu ang. SIcvCoN 17. lie shall commission all tfli. Ce, di 6!o fih Stateo. SEcrim 18 . It shall be, the dmty of the *laminagerso Elections of tii Staite. ait the firAt general electionis under thia Comstitution, ani at each alternate gneral ekection thereaft.'r, to hold fat election for Governtur and Llettet ant-Govermr. - -SEQ'risoN 19. The Goverlior and the Lieuiten ant-Governor before enterinr 1po the t ntha of tiei a reayective oiicesshall. itn tIe presence of the General Alsetbly, take the orth of talit e p. ecribed in this Consitituaim. SYCT t 20 Tno Governir shall re-itle. during the aittitir of the General Aserlbly, at Ihe place where its esiion may he tieli; ,smit the General As.!amaanly . may by law.. reotjuire bin to reciio at the Vnpital'o. the Stqw. $EctoN 21 Evcry 11111 which alall have passed the GAaertr Assenbly, ahall, before it become a, law, h,-. preienied to the Goverino. tf ie approve. he skall slrn it ; but If Iwt, he shall retuari1 it, with his oldectlins, to that Huse h whbich it ;hall have oririnaed. who a ll enter the itic tloni at large i theirjour. tinl; niud procet'd to reqvuisiideir it. It after sucht recoasiueratom.n a majority of the whole repro. Aentatioi of that louso shall agree to puaS the Bill. it shiall he sent, ogether with lie albjec tins, ta flit , ther Hiuse, by .whch it iall l keWbe iii recoasidered, and If approved hy at atjojrity ai the wholo repreecntatlon o tial Iher hlouse, it ahall become a law. Blut in all such cami Alhe votes if both Houses snall be dletermnined biy yeas anel nays, aned the namae ul the parsons votinir for and aga'n.,t tie 1111 shall be rntrie oan the journal of tach oiuse raprectively I it aly Bil shahl not be returned by the Governor within two days (Suadaiys excepted) affa!r it shall hlave been r resntel to him, the amll e shalA1 he a law in like matancr' as if lie had signied it. Aaid. that lin eay al. way, b 1%1 allwed thae Gove rnor to consiter llilla psaled by the Geioeral Assembly, neither Ilotse ohalt read any Rill on that Itn: 'alty t f its AC9S1ioan, excelit iuata Bills as have - beep returned by tlaeGovernor as heictin ,pruvi ded.' ARI'ICLF .. ' SECTioN 1, Thaejudicial poaweralhall be vest ed amn cuch Superaor andi Inferior Courts of Law ahnda E'2taaty as the General Assemably shialm, froaimane to time, direct anid csaiablish. 'Thi .1 udges aof the Superioar (f'ourts shall be electedl layr the Gleneral theembally, shalt hohl tueir ithie.-, duirinag 'good behiavlor, andl shaell, ait rtatedt aimets, reeive a' comapenasationa for their servitcu. whach shall aneither tie inecais~ cdl anor tdi illahed during' their colan ico ma iflice ;o ba taey .shall receive nil fees tat peraliishies air uhii'a, nor hldi ay aaihler ohmca ola profhit iii trust under this State. the Utnitedl States of Amaearica, or ainy of tam, or any uthter power. 'The U qateral Assemabl9 shall, as aame as poseible. catabli eh for rach Distrlet In the State aan lirfiriir tCiairt air Courts, liofia styleda -,T'he District Couart."mthe Judale whaereof shall be residentt In the DistrIct wihille in offcea shall be aelecteud by tljo General Assembaly haom four years, alga shall lie re-cligtble, whichh Court shall have 'urisdiat linn of all civil cau se whereita one ioth oft the paiica are perep~V of colomr, anal ofal crimnal Cases witaeingho accused is a peronm of color, and thae Geait Assembly is enipatwered to ext'end the ju rk dIctiorn of the staid .Courl tot other subi jects , - Sxcrmois 2. Tlhe Judges shall meet at; Columbia, at snebhtme as the Genizja setrbly may hay Act proscrIbe, fortl. of bearinir ail dlernldini all tler is'a~nd In street of judviment'.,sau.t pol briaw as may be stabamitted Vii~ an *General A oambly mxaj say Act prn 'u thier platedt iy such men~~t hci ii toniayaa se It. . "~ te a(l o ~ L s A " V 4 Int hio tiat efibe ilteltatee Ite shall, fohe twy 1Ogt 4griceeinsfthe day ort e~l'acthmi f ttlist * this SIt . nr '1et'fhi samte po e h Ii . blhrlait frndicWReopo, who hsa deelarredhIla Irltottion to beahcona cItIzen of tho (laiibid Iti Atnording to the oustiof the UnitedSates. !saL;Iitrthitatelnr it least tvho yetra nlxt preeadintt trio oity afrelection. and, for the aieb tplyfiotls ofihat' tite. itn 111 liatric t in which he ofIbra to vote, 1 protaded. hotcerer, 'I hat tha OtlCr IAsnblr 'pay. by requirimf a registry cf Voters, tr other rtiltae hte legiahation,.'iho - hke-lkhin' fAhuda in) oler.. Iton , arnI usurpationis or thy rigiht ofsofrac. .ay ilipol disqualilieAioo to vont as a punl isthmenllt for criten n nl anny. tnescrii. od. litional qualifications for vbtres in iunipal A.RTICLE V. Il otrAnii lho' shall to eltoled or a pointed -o. t ny Pffice of profit for trust, beforo Fnterilng on the exe'euttion- thereed. Ahall tao (heaidtea Apcrial oath. not re;puonaest to thi4 Ctic-i ) son prestcrihed by the Gohdral'Abiscmbly,) Il do rwear (or airni) tt at I nt dluly _qnali fl, at'codmte to the Cotnstitution of thie State, to e'xercie the oflc' t) whtich I have b'ep apinted and t I will to the beft (r miy-abihy, tIhcharIge thO dutos theeof,aInd preperve. irotoet n.1d defdutid the Constaittion ot'th iA Ntn. ntend that of tho United Staten. Sn LcIp moe Gud." i - AWRTECLE VI. SectroN 1. The Iliouse of Rlepresentatives shall i.tvaa the seel powAeOr of iniprachinst, hot 't) ntit 'taent hail be 'nainl, ulteaswith th icnicitreovne of two-thirds of the Hiouse or Repre etantivn.I .4:CTtION 9. A lI impenchmenta shtall bha tr lhy the Senae. Whin sittiir for tfliAt purp' the ,tl-naorp -hal I lee (on oath or affirtnntion, and no per-onb shiall ie eiolivictea Ol itho the concurrenc of two-thd.4 oh thie nitcnbers Sr.vcmn 3' The Governr. Leutennna -Gov ertior, .1ttd all "Ivil o!lcera, schall he liable to illen' IeCh t for higih, crimos anilieden not, for . ley iiidheihnvior it tff cn. fdr 'orrip time tin Oral uaring ofei-. or for rhyne t which 'liil ilerado their oflicial ebatracter - lut jind roaeint in sich e'ars Sball not extenald furch er th-ai to reioival froe oflice, nnd dirqualifi. Cati ian ) to 'hld any ofle inf hotor, trust or p.oifit ueirhuq'lthia State The party conavict 1 li'all. neverthomieets1 be. liable t indicitment, tral, jud-ni:Outand puttiahitnCnt accirdin to law. Sp ri I.. AUl qvil ofkcir. whoni authori ty la limIte- to a infrle JudicIul DiAtric't, a llin in, Electiott Distric.,or part of eIther, sanli lie appihited, hold their officet, he removed riti etlice n:jil, In addition to lialellity to fim 7eactetneret. may be putat:d for olfli'alt this.. codtieuct. tu %s'i Itehanntr a the General As., I emtilv, previdus to their aphoinent, preivhe. - piittel I PT.cTr 5. Ifany civil .offier shall be. couie disable.i rnim. dih-tltrg'tie the ezution of ilm crie.,y reanoitn uf ailv licrnatigenIt bIodily or nt-nial ifiretity, hit oDe niay.-b declarei to tlt vactant, by jaent resuut ion, agretil to by t*d-thiertle of thia whole represtilutioni it Opsob HtAqn of that. General Asaetbly i - Prooid4'. That .Uch reialoinilwi tall conitain thc grouals for the propiaed senmoval. uitta heforo' It stall *af either I 6 e104 , 1 a Copy of it thall be eerved on the uillker, iitld ia h.aringk ote tkowed ARTICL V11(, . SF:cTi I. rhe Treaiiircr anil the Seettinty izStotlhnil lie ceited by the Gereral A seetn bly .in tIe I oliei f It-presentnives, shall heeldt their otties to feo our yeara ntisd .shall not be eliribile'for the nextcureae tilIr term. - - -rcTtoN 2. A ll other oficera Aliall be apploint. d, tee they hIt he, tit have .betn, until otherwise directed hyaw ; bt the lastwie persopu shall not hold the tffice uf sheriff for itwo coiseoutive, terms.a . * . . .a herjoS. A 1i1commrnibna shnll b fri thie tinite tl, by the authiori', ofthedtnei Iflotib Caroldtin. hi ealed ittwIth'tle 0cal of thoState, and be signed by the Governor. All la sh' force In thisftate, at the adep.. tion otf 'this Ciintitution, and tint reapognaint lhcroto, shall so . continue, tiil altered ot ret pealed by the cn ral Assembly, except where thcv te temporary, in .whi@ case they shall expire '0t the. itnete respectively limited for their Iuratthr, if not continued by Act of the Generael Assemcnlbly.' R'~ITIgIE IX Sorraox 'All pyiei Is originally invested tile peuple,. atnd al - frea Governtnent lure founitnedeli e a 1. bMY, sad are Instituted for.their' peace, ahkely and bappitiesa. .Sozorom. No person shall W taken, or fi. priao.4d. or disselzed4 of has- cebold, liber* Iiea or privileres, ter outltwed or' exilodl, or ii ally manner' deprivexi ef his' life' lIbbrly ti prope'rty, ut ly dut- proeasa' of law t nor shall tensy blil ofattatider, e* post feclo law, e' the law -impatiring 'the. obliqttcgg oef, -contracts,' eider be paeasedt by thot Oeneri Al stevembly. - Szc-loim q. T'hu intary abell ba subordlinfo to the ivil power. ' SEcTtiON 4 Than privildgenfte~iwfit of &ebee' ,porptaa elball .not liii suspeded, tunless wheno, I eiue of ret~;cilion or Invastoeat, tho'ublicosaltf 'aqoirn it.6.Eesvo al 1-Eo~amN5 xclsveb shall niot be re' |qqired, nor excessivo, lines imnppsed,.noir icrueh SpunIshment inllicted. ,SecTion C. 'The Genieral Asegmbly sitall tc *rant any title of nobIlity, or hecreditarV desa tinction,' nor create iay offico, the alipoIit. -ttmetit to whIch shall lie for auf lyneger ime thn' d orinc greod be-haylor. GaomiN. 'Tho trial by jury,a 'mhergtfoog usead fansts State, and it:e liberty oftbe ress, sheall lie forevr involbl.py rved, .'ti9t I GOtueful Asse. lbly shal ha Ve :ppl*r'In detJe toinetlen nunber of. peson who ajl pegil 1f~rrmtatnit r pref~~eer plial~t thred lilitin tias State, eato il t fp~ OtApaer jseho I berty.of bnie,1 erab It on I lhe~ acro.9 e ii t ab In "d~~0a 0a.bdl', gzbO'rtp. I. The, AnAMPM Aboaji be cohelumedtfl atu''e i, hoid his office Rnt10voslcteat the SSC~n 2. thei Saicreks .6 1r,~*i his 4lico alid rosido at. thb'. thi Me of ilia whole r~pivlontaiaton ind e MH. "),I of the Go-eal . AspeftbV., 'SUCTVIN 2.. No part 4tahis Conotiltotile hb boallercd% unicssa bil to) alter the shree shalV have been, read., on three scycrildAyw 6 In thoi IihuM' of. Reprcrcntativet. and on th/l e5vC4 A ral daya in thA en ate. atud ap'~ 0:? to, ski ' Pecolve and~ Mhiri readings, bjr two-4h.,l'o the whokta epresentatin 14e~ Iote~tta Generail Aspeenbl y neither ahdii:on'Y" uIeW.. tion 'take effect, Untilthe bjMbI, apnte$'toa shall he pulilshed for Ihre' snonthe p. vieta., to- ,. a new tk'ction for rnembopra of Ill It~p of' tep reogentatives; at'. lithe aitenttio prophj oud by tbt primcading GeneraI Aesenibly; $si tin atrrd to), bot tho new ea I esemb~, in timir first '#46190, ;by the c nc .uruipc o06 two-thirds ofthe whojl~ieaatiq In lr h HOous, after 1ihe 81mimeshO It hnvii bii6, 'r~ , A~,." threaevoa eefidays in each~, jte,1 d alI t erwifto, 'the eamoihail bbcome a parl' ofIq (po,,iution.. . Done It, oneto.at Oulorbli, 'h48t. oil Isiotth asia tha lw~hty-sevinih 'da' 'It 'September. in the ycaa- of our LorA, 99 ' th~ousandi eight hundred an~d lity-fluao ,' . r . b,w4ftDL Ww, Precildent otthp convinLk11, Attest': Julio1 T. 8SLOA, Clerk- ofthiia.n Venulin. . Goverunment Of the Untted otoi." L'rosie(IeAndr Jobaon, ( ollawiie, SP. Speretar~r of Slt'* W.-. New York..1.~ Scrctary of iWnr-]-.dwin MA. St autOn, 'o~' Poll lsylvirnin.. . . . ' ofOlhig. Seretery of the NnryGideon,*eR*S,,of" Gaonnbea ictit. Rleev etayote ~ ~ S S1otnryfcge A-rutour,...41'ghjMc04l. logof11iino,5. . Attorney CleolJ11eoped DfK.f, President Of the ISae tno- iJUMY411 8'. Poiler,tiof Conneeglicit. 4'pehk" of the, JIinuo'..Sehnyler Colfax, pt Inilipift. I.- James M. 'Wayne; Cloriao 2. Saintiel '1011611 '091i Ybrk. 8~ Rop-rt C L Qtr, lPjenaeyjvanjx 4. Nat han CIiftord.,faile. ' ',It RTqmAX'r G3XI:BALB. Wigfojel i, Virginia. AUIysan~iig.Orant oj 01hia. Adjuant, (Icneril LOrenio Thomas, Del&. J11dgeo Adydcaieo Ceneral, Joaejib Holt, D. C. QuIrtprhias~cr . aoiirilo . Mongomery C. deisb ponnstvflnift. Tho flaliy Exres T A entared. upn II& Arte~ kmI t L1enla rged torib, with ee~w I yf - unde 'laly 1hrseaslng otroulatinn. and offii. Qmk r chants sn4j others djirint ~ to unaa. Two wi~tka..' TWO. f~Ag Than aboek kaed iib~sog