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THiA 00 STITUT1ON or. SOUTH CAROLINA, Wks, -In1 i'4)IL OF TII STATE OF SOUTH CAIIO LINA. BY OUR tlt.E:UATE4 IN CONVENTION PmIs, Iv) ORDAIN AND ESTABLISn TuIS CONSTi TIeOrN FOR Tu OUVE1NO2ENT OP THE sAID STATE ARTICLE 1. -rc-toN 1. The Legislative authority of this Vittie idAl be vested in a General Assembly, w hich shall conpist of a Scuato and a House of ltetpreestatlveS. XECTIon 2. Th' I.InHuse of Representatives rhall be colmposel of Members c5ChOsen by bal lot, every scOnd year, by tie citizens or this StWte, qualified as itt this Constitution is pro. vided. Ssc-rio! 3. 'tach dicial District in the State shall consetil ite ne Election Diatrict, ex.. 4.rept Charleston l)imtritt. Which liall be divi. 4f41 into two Eslection l)istricts,ones consisting of the late lSa5llhts of St. Phillip 1111 'St. Nichael, t' he deLinated the Election Dis. trict of Charleton - the othorr copisittingu of all that part l.f fhe Juodcial D11st riCt, which is 1ruhout the hwI . in 1 - ia P'Aritiiw'. tu be known na thel):l ee:i'n Districts aW.e~rkeleiy. NrcTios 4. The hulitlaries ofr fhe severql Jit. dicial andl tElection Districts shall re'r t ne thev a-rn ow etiatlihled. I:cTiON 5. The lohge of lcpresentitives eball cons1i t of nn hun(retd anI1id t.wentv filour 1. tnhers. to 1 lipporlioneId amiontr thusoveral LEjctioi D)stricts of ,th, Statl, 'accord iig to the nun. r of white inhabitants c1ota11i 1 ied in jpach, ndill t heIt amount of all taxes raised by tie Ceneriral Asetnbly.. whether direct or inlitect, or t wha ever s.ecies paid il each, dfedcttilg therefrom all taxes paOit 4o aCcoUnt of proper. ty hebd inl any other District,. and adIinIr thereto all tnxes elsewhele paid on qccouiu of property held in such District. An enumera i 4,2 (olf thke white inhiabit.ts, for this Iirpose, Was inade i - the Year one thouslind cuitf-ht hull dred and fifty- ine.and ihliil be imade in thes course of every tentil year tlierrafter, in such mainIr as shall be, by law, directed ; and Itepreicntatives shall he assigted to the differ 4nt Districts in the above-mentioned propor. tion, by Act of the General Assembly at the Session immetlintely succeeding every enume ration : Providedt That until the aiportion ient, which shall be made. upoin the next enn meration, shall take effect, tle repre.4lintation (o the s.veral Elertion Districts, as herein con stituted, shiall continue ad aisined at the last appoliionment, each District which ihas been heretlofore divided into smaller Districts, tnown IAsParishes, havinLr the argregate num1 - bor of Repreecuta~tives which tie Parishes heretofore embraced wkhtin its limits have hd since that apportionment, the Rlepresentative to which the Parish of All Saints has beven herelolOre onlitled, I.ein!t,durintg this intgrval, aL.4ssign.edt to HIorry le,,ctioni )i-triet. " WTION 6. I f the enumeraioii herein direct a 41 shall not be tmade in the couarse of thfe year -,ppointel for the purpose. it shall be t lie duty of the Governor to have it effected as soon thereafter -s Shall be potticable. S necTioN 7 l igmn-ig Representatives it) t!%, several Districts, the -General Assembly sh4all allow one Repreeiotative for every sixty wC4)ntal part of tIe w'hiole number of white in Ihb.tant- in th SlAte, and one%. ite)resentative akiso lor -very sixty sc'ond part of the whplue ax . ai4"I by thI Ge crial A.meibily. There siall bw further allowed o Ileresentative for sudi I'ration Of* thn Sixty second part or 4the White inh11a',it ants, atil of the sixty-second part ol the taxes, as when auitdd togethelr fo mit a unlit.# Z:c-riIN t. A!, taxes upon property, real or p-:.tna 1, ha11 he I ii'l mols. 014 actpal valu4 Of 411, properiy (t4ne1, aoll tile samset shall ble n er. tayJd by the :wstrnen4 t miade orth por. pl44' of laying Fehld tafx. Il the(- firat lalpol Ii inment, whiich shall bw- mnd& unllor the (,on titlltioln. IIh! ailloullt of' taxes hell be estial. it-d ft t10 hie14 avera)! Of I he two~yenri f next pIe. veil!" g a ai apportiomnent ; but in cvoer subll i4r11iA.t a1pportiolmienlit, from Ill.: average of th'e tn y.ars then n~ext preen-dlne, Sek.fo 9. It, ill tl apportionment of Rep resenotaives any Elcin 1)iatrict shill ap pear not to bu entitlet, from its population anld its taxes, i) a icpresettlttvtI; Such Election Dtriot shall nevertheless Seud one Rtjtprean ftive ; and, It there be still a deficiency of tihe nulliher of IeprIesentatiles r'quired by sec tiot. fifth, such deficiency shall be Supplied by atssignin i epresentaltives to thoso Election Diatricts havinig, the largest eurplus fractions, whether those fractions consist of a combica. (ion ot popu'lation and taxes, Or of population Of' taxes separately, until thia number of ogle hundred a4nd1 twenty h1ur lembers be tnade ip - Provided, hoever, That not more than twelve flopresentativer, sha!l, in giny apportion. imtelnt, be asmigneld to aiylone Ele tioli Distric t. SFcTioN W0. No apportionment of itepresei ratives shall be construed to lake effect, ins any iomnnerguntil thi general election which shall succeed such apportlotnment, FCTIoN 11. 'I lIe Sen 6 shall be composed of one member fron each 'lection Distriet, except the4 Election ilustrict of' Charleston, to which ehall be allowed two Senators. Kc-rioN l'2. Upon the mtI(Oing~ of the frst General Assemlbly, which shall~bo ctiosen un dier the provisionsi of this5 Constitution, the Sentars 51hall ba devided, by Iht, into two clasees ;1 tre scats of tho0 Senators of the one class to be vacated at she expiration of four yea rs ; andI the amnmber of thecse classes shdil he4 54o proportIoned that one-haif oIf the whole .nonteber of Senators piay, as nearly as possi blesrontinue to bo chosen thec-caftea every sec ond year. UrlcIoN 13. No person shall - be olibhito, otake or retain, a seat iisthe hloulloof ltepre senltati vs, unils he t isl a rlee witje aman, wh)o hath attlaie the a go f taty-one years, h Jath been nI citizen4 andi a resikynt of thIs State three years nlext pree'cding thoiday of electtona, an11( hlatha been hor thle last six maoinths of this tine, anid shall1 continue, a residentofthe Dis., trict whichl he Is to represe't, SxETioN 14. No peoison shall >ec eligiblo' to, orI take or retain,; a seat -n the Lecale, uless lie is a free white mean, who hath atiahned thcb age of thlirty yars,. hiath ben a cItizen-and residetat of' this Slate fivo-yetars nelxt procr-ding the day o)f election, abdjath been, fur, thu lah, -six ntihs of' th~is tlfeimiand sh-ill contin'ue to. ble, a resident of the Districttwhichb he Is to rep.. rteent. , . , SreC-rIo 15. ,Anaft 55hand Membersof the hIotnae of itepresentatives shall be cflbeen at a genleral ele4ction onl' tho thhlid IVednesy In October In the present ye ' and on Jhs same liannler; and for stuch te of oflice, as are boint ilrected. . '46) shall mecyti the fcarthi Monday itt November, andlally, at, '. o Illumbia, (which shall reain tho seal of f rGoverniment, until otews eemndby of thle wholo representation,) tanlesa the CaIsu? allne or contagious dIsorders shall ren-I er' to meet(2 thae I ;In 'eiher uf~w hth vernor orColmandpr-In-eohlef, lng, iaiy~by prolclam~ation, ap cci td convenaien4 piace of TIW'men of ofilce of the Senua o,~ snatives,t chosen at a genersi -lee 11 all begt on Monday following ochi~t election. Swrnox..7 Esch ouse aall j'dgecof the ,0 olecioism, ret urno an'd q;ualifirationa of its owl Mluber ; aid it nijurity of ench house.eIalt onstituto a quornttun to do buanesa ; litl I aialer mutnher inay adjourn from day to day and inly be auit horized to coapel tho attend. anmace of absent Lnleaanbers, in such onaniar, an<c undelr Ruch penaltles, as may be provided by law. S'CTION 18. &tela Iloudo hall choose its owa oaliecr, deterinie its rules of proceeding p)unish its lI~embers for disorderly behaviajr atod, with the concurrence of two-thirds. exie a lateinber, but not at seconid time for the eamn cause. 8EcTIoN 19.. Each olluie may punish, by imn pHsontnent, durin its situtIg. any person no a hiember, who shall be guilty 01 diarcpeet tI g' Ilouse by any diaorderlv or contcmptuo ehavilor in its parecwnce; or who, during th tittlc of its rittinag. sli threaten harn to boda or estate of al ny Meniltbet for anythitar said or alone in oith r f louse. or who shall assault anj or ticmn therefor, or wiho) shall assault or arres any witness or other person ordered to.ateit thi lltouian, in his goaing thereto, or reraninig therefrom, Ur who shall rescue aly person hr rtst4al by ordcr of the llouse. tireortoN 20. The anbers of both Hlouse shall Le protretead in their persons and estate aluringr their atetraItnC on, gainr .to and re. turnitng fron, lite Oeteral Assenbly, ind ta1 days previous to wt sitting, timid ten days af. ter th adjournmentt thereof. But theoe privi hL'es shall not he extendedh so as to protect any Member who shall be elarged with treason telony. or breach of the peeco. ,. SvcTaoN 21. lills for ralline a reve nue shal originate in the House of Representatives, but oney le altered, anmetacned or rejected by the Senae ;taad all other bills rany originate ir either llouse, anl may be amendcd, altered or rejected by the other. * SEcTaoN 22. Every Act or Resolution having the force of law shall relat', to but one subject and ihant shall be exoresed in the title. SEc'"toN 23. No bill sha' have the force of law until itushall have bcen read three times. and on three. several 4ays, in each Hloudae, has hal the seal of the Staite affixed to it, ani has been signed in the Senate louse by the Presi dent of the Senate and the Speaker 'of the loase of Ilepresrntvtives. SecTioN 24. No money shall he drawn out tf the Public Treasury but by the legislative authority ofathe State. ScTaON 26. In all elections by the General Aiscinbly, or either House thereof, the mem - berd shall vote '-viva voce," and their votes thus given, shall be ciitered upon thejournals of lite louse to which they respectively belong. SEcTaoN 26 The members of the Gcnnral Asscmnbly, who shall meet under this Constittf ion. shall lie entitled to receive out of the l'uh. lic Traitsury, for their expenses during their attendaneg on, gomig to and returning from, the Gcgoral Assembly, live dollard for each days attendance, and twenty cents for evecy anile of the ordinary route of travel betwecti the resifemiceorvie Member and the capital or otherplico ofsitting of tho Geocral Assembly, both going and returnig ; and the sai ay De increased or dioliisnqd .by law,' If circim. stattevs shall require ; but .no alteration shal ho made to take effect du ing the existence o the Ueneral Assembly. which shall make suet alteratioa.. SECTos 27, Neither lloui, durinr tbe ses tion of the Ganeral Ass'enbly, shall, without the consent 144 the other. utijourt. for more than three days, nor to any othaer ilace that that in which tho'Assemblysshall be at the time sitting. . , Secio' 2S. No person shall be ltgibale to n seat in the Genera Assembly whilst he hola, any oflice of prolit or trost under this State the United Stata o( America,'or any of them or uider any other power, except oticers in the iaalitia, army or navy of ills Sitate, Magia r ales or Justices of Inferaor Courts, while sucl Justices receive no salarica; nor-shall any contractor of the irmy or navy of this State the Umated states 9( Amdricn, or any of them or the agen ta of suh contractor, be elitrible ti a stat in cither llouse. And if any.Me ilbc stll accept or exercise any of the said disquali. fying offices, he shall vacate his peat. SEcTIoN '29. If any Election Disll iet slai negect tll choose a member or members on the day of election, or 'if any perryn chosen a aineber of either IHouso shall refuso to quali. ty and take his sent, or shall tesign, di,.de part the State, accept any' disgualifying office or becomo otherwise ditsqailahied 'to hold ilia seat, a writ of electioti shall b issued by th< President of the Senate o1 Speaker of the I louse of Representatives, as the care may .be for the pairpose Of fillindho-a0 vacancy thereby occasioned, for the remanaider of the terin foi which the person lla tsing t4 qualify, re signing, dymig, departiAg-the Soate, oar becon inir disqualified. %% elected to serve, or til defAultng Election District ought to have chosen a meanber or mrnbetrs. SFcTIdi 30. And wherias, the ministers ai the Gospel are. by their profeision, dedicated to the service of God and the cire of souils and onga t not be alivertail from fhie great du tis of-their libnctions, therefasre, ntotaministel of the Goaiel or puablin preacher of any re. liglonip persuasion,0lhilst lie continues in the exercise of his pastoral functions. .shall be eligible to thae office of Goavernier, Lieean Goivernaor, oaf to a scat in' the Seate or .thaa House of Representatives .ARTICLE 11. SbcinoN I. The Execuative~eathority of (his Ststeshaall bevesteda ins a Chief M:agistraae, whe shall be smyle4t, Tholi Governomr of (lae State o South Carolimna -SEcToN 2. T1he Governor shaall,be elected bi the ~lectaoas (duly -lualifitad to vote for mnembers of the liouse of it.proeschtativeus, aund shall hnoha bigs ofili fur four years. aand until bia su'ces sor shtall be chiosetn andl quaplified ; but tha satun persian shall anot- be Goternor for tiw< consecutive terms.. , EcTIoN 3. No perqon shall be elIgible to tha offico od Governor, uaahess hte basth att-imoid the uigeof thIrty years, s'cid hath been a citizer atad residlent of tis State far the ten ymeara nae,xt praecedlig the aday of election. And na person shall haoldl thae flice of'Governor. ant ay eothar office or comumsin, civil or milita, rv, (except in tailitia,) uander this Stato or tha United States,cr any of them,or say othei poe er, at .one and theo same lttme. SRcTIiZI 4. Tue returns of eyery eleotlon o Governoir shell be sealed up by tho Managern of ElectIons inm theIr -respective DIstricts, an iansamitted, lby a messenger chaosen by thema to thet seat of Govenmenit, dlireted to thae Secretary of-State, who abtall deliver them tc the Speaker oP'the Ihouse of Representatives at the nexat etusuing session of the General As semibly, a lurIng the first week of whicha ses sion th6e Speaker' shall open and publish thien in thai presence of both hlouos edf the General Assembly. TIt person havin th hges number of votes, shall be Go ror th hi chwo oaf mnare shall be equal aand hihghest in votes, the~ Genaeral Assemobly shall, durintg the sae session, in the Hoiuse of Riepresentat ives, choose unac of thema Governor vita ioee Contested 51ee lions Abr Governor shall be determined by the [heneral Assembly In such manner &s hbali be prescrIbed by law.. SecTnoNs 5. A Lieutean Goverpor shall be hbosensat the same tIme, in the safflo mnahuer aontinuo in oftice for sthe sante poiniod, and ye nouas'ett of~lhessame qualificatiomns as the Gov ernor, snd shall e ficio be President of the Icenato. SrmloNe ti. The Lieutenant QgyerBaorsnllug If g is President of t'ho-Senato, shall have uo vdto. un less the .euate We equally divided. SacTIe 7. Thu Senate shall chc.oso a Preai dlent pro enpore to act in the absenco of the Lie e(utean t- 0over n ,r.. r when -he shall exer ciso the offico of Governor. SLCTtON 8. A meniher of the Senain, or of the iouse or Reprewcntatives. being chosen nnd acting as. Goverritcr or- Lieutenant-Governor shill, thoroupon vacato Maee seat'. and another Pelson shall be elected in his stead. 'SOcTIUO 9. It case of tho'impe-chment of the Governor or his removal from office. death, resigneation, dirqualification, disability (or re imoval.fromn the Sthee, the Lieutenant-Governor * shall sacceed to lia olico, And inl case (i tlhe inicacInnent of li Lieuenart Governor or his remcovi from office, dcatl, resignation, dIa qualtication, disability or reiival frotm the. fe, the President pro lenpre of tho Secnato shfall succeed to his office ; and when the offien of the Governor. Liecitenant Oyvernor and President pro ftmpore of the Soenat shall be come vacant in the recess of the Senate : the Secretary oif State, for the time being. shall, by proclamation. convene the Senate, that a President pro lempore niay be chosen ti) exer cise the offico of Govoenor for the tnexpired term. SECTION 10. The Governor sliall be Com. mander-in- Chief of the Armny and Navy >f ila State and of the militia, except when they shall be called into the actual service ofthe Ueitd States. SECTION I1. lie shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons alter conviction, (except i ca es ofinspeachment,) te such manner, ol such terina acnd under sueth restrictions as ln shall think proper. and ho shall have power to remit fines and forfeitures, unless otherwise directed by law. It shall be his iuty to report, to the General Assembly at the next regular scesion thereafler all pirdons granted by him. with a full statement of each cacse and the rea sons moving him thereuntoc SEcTIoN 12. 'llo shall take caso that the laws heo faitifuilly executed in mercy. SECTION 13 VheGovernor tel Liecutenant Governor shall, atstatet times. receive for their services a cumipensation which hall be' neitlter increased nor dtmished during tlhe period for which they shall lav iken elect ed. SUcTION 14. All,offlers in tle Executive Departmient, when reqitred by the Governor, shall givn h!cn information in writing upon any subject relating to ite duties of their respec t tive offices. SECTION 15. The Governor shall, from tion to time, give to the General Assembly infor aration of the condition of the State, and re commend to their consideration such merasure.s as he shall judge iecessary or expedient. SucTIoN 16. Ile mey, oe 'i extraordincary oc. casionetColVene the General Asse-mbly, and should either [1ouio romain without a qeuorumh for three days. or in case of disngreement ho. twecen the. two Iciuses. with respect to the time of adjournment . iay adijourn them to secli titmc as he shall Ihink proper. not beyondl tle rourth Monday of November then next enste. .cTIO N 17. Ila shall commission all offi. cat s of thie State. -SEcTToN 18 . It shall be the dhty of the Mautngersol Elections of title State. at the first general elections under this Constitution, And at each alternate general election thereafter, to hold an eleation e Governor and Licuiten ant-Obvernocr. SEc-1i31 19. The Governor and chie Liouten. ant-Governo before entering upon the cluties of thei r respective ofm.:es.shall, in the presence of the General Assembly, take the oath of office precrihed in this- Constitution. SEcTION 2t. Tho Governor shall -reAlde. during the sittinir of the General Assembly, at the place where its 'session mcay be hoel ; and the General Aseembly may by law, requi.c him to'resuo at the V'uptol of tle Stelo. SEcTION 21. Every Hill which shall ttccvo Passed the Genceral Assembly, shall, boJere it become a law, im presented to the Governur , tf he approve, ic shall sign It ; bout if not, he abhali return it, with his objections. to that Iloise in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the eh.iections at large oi Iheir jour. hal; and proceed to reconsidor it. It after sneti reconsidericuon, a majority of the whole repre. sentaitln of that House shall agree to pass the Bill, It shill be sent, together. with the objec - lions, to the oteher House, by which it sAtall likewice he re.considered, and if approved by a m jfrity of the whole representatipn of that other II-ouese, it shall beconio a law. But In all such case-i the votes of both Houses shall be determined by yeas and nays, acnd ile namies of the per-sons voting for and again.t the Bell shall be en ered on the jourpal of each [louse respectivelv . If any Bill shall not be returned by the Governor within two days (Sundays excepted) after it shall bave been presented to him, the saine shall be a glw It like manner a if he had signed it. And, that time may al. wpys be aMoweld the Governor toconsitcr Bills passed by the Geteerfal Assembly, neither I Ilouese shall read any Bill bn th ae laily a I Its session, except such Bills as have been returned by theGovernor as hetcin provi ded. AR R LE Il,. is~c~eow 1. The judicial power shall be vest eldiu such Sueperior and Iniferior Courts of Inw cend Equity as the General Aseibly shld, from titme to tIme, direct and est ablisip, Thle Jtudges of' the Supuriotr Ccurts shall be elected by-the Gecneral Ascsemnbty, shall hold tneir offices dluringr good behtavcur, andl shall, at slated timeae receIve a compensation *for their services. which shall neIther be increas ed nor dImInIshed during theIr conctinuc'ioc In office ; but they shsll receive no tees oir perquisites eofofice, cop hold any othier office oi profit oir trusat under thIs State. the United ligtes of A merIca, or any of thech. or any omter power. 'The General Assembly shall, as soodr as possible, establIsh for each Ialtrlct In the Slate san lnferior Court or Courts, to be styled "The District Court,"the Juetp whereof shall hce residecnt In the District wIte in office, shll be elected bythe General Ascrembly bor four years, snd shall be re-eliglble, which Court shall liava juriedk tion of all civil causes whereine one or both of the parts are persocns of ?'olor, andc ofall crIminal case, wherein lice *ecused is s persoti of'cohor, and~ the General Assembly is emnpowdred to extend the jurne. dlicinon of the s'aed Court to othier sub. jects SxCTiON 2. The Juadgeis shall meet anid sit at Columia, at sudh'time as'ithe Gencera l As. semably may biy Act prescribo, for theh purpose of hearing ande determining altl motioncs foir new trials and Its arrest of jciderment, andl suchl points of latw as' may be subtnIttecd to thtem, and the General Asseinbly may by Act appoint such oilier places for such nceetig as in fiele discretion ccgy seem fit,. SaccoN'3. The style of all processes asih bo, lThe Slate of South Carolhins ". All plop. eutions shall be carried on Ie thee namne anid by the anthority of the 8 e of South Card lIne, and conclude, saghins e p~eaad dig, nIty of the samo."C . - . . ART)OIC~~ 'In all electiqeto bqansde bthe people of this State, or ofang etu' ihef for c~vil et politieal offices eyi/sbeJI be etti to vote, who has tbg lw qaldai He spe be awibbes atthh. ed the age of d is not a wate soldier of the signy, "or rin ofttbo navy ofthe Untited 8tycles. le shall, for the twoycars next Irceedinr thu day of el-ction, have been a citizen or this Stato , or, rcr the same. period. nn emirant frome Europe, who has declared hid. intention to become a citizen ofthe UnitedStates, necordieig to the Colantitution and Lawn of the United tites. le shall have resided in this State for at least two years next precedinir the day of election. and, for the last six months of Ihat .time, in the Diet rict in which he otlers to vote, prowtdu, hotecrer, That tio General Assembly Inay, by requiring a rertst ry "i -.iters, or other suita bie legisfaton, ouam d against frauds lee in'c. . tions,,antd ustrpiations or the right of suffraee, tmay impose disqualification to vote as a pun ihmtent for crime, and may prescribe ad. :htliontal qualificatioU for voters in municipal ejectetin. A RT7ICLE V. All Persons, who shall be elected or appointed to 1.ny ofico eoi proit Or trust, befo'n entering otn th executto thereof, shall take (lcaides specal osaths,.iot repugnant to thi.e Cetsti tutihn, prescribed, by the Gcneral Assotebly.) the follokwinlg uathl : ",I de swear (or affirm) th'at I am duly quali lied, acco:duneeg to the Constitution of this Staty, to exercise the office to which I have been appoinued, and that I will, to tlin best of ty ability, dischargo the etiies Ic-thecr, and preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of'this State, and that or the United States. So help me God." ,AwrcIE VI. .SECTioN I. 'the House Or lRCpieneiitatives ehall have the sol power or impeacli'ntg, but no impeachentit shall he nnde, unless with the coicurrence of two-thirds of the flouse of Represente lives SCcTioN 2. All impenachmontO shall be tried by theSenat!.. Wheti sitting :or that purposc the Senators shal I be ot oath or offirmatjion, and no per-on shall be convictut without the cotcurrence of two-third-i of the metmbers present. - SEcTIoN 3. The Governor. Lieutenanti-Gov ernor, and all civil' oflicers, shall he llible to' inpenchteneent for high criecs aid miedemren note, fir -.ny miablehavior in oei)e, for corruip tion in proctorinr office, or for anynet which shall degrado their official chatetor. lut judgment. In such cases eiall not extend furth er titan to removal rrom ofilve, ned dishallifi cation to hold ainy office of honor, trust or p-oefit uider this State The. party convict e d shall, nevertheliss, be linble to inlictment, trial, Judgment and punishment according to law. Sic'rtiN 4. All civil oficecrR, whoM authori ty is itetite:l to a single Judichil District, a simgle Election District, or part of either,shall be appointed, hold their ofice, be removed from nfien and, in addition to lialt'lty to in 'eachinent, may lie punished for official ml., conduct, il such manner as the General 'As sienblyprevious. to their appointment titay pr~video. SECTiON 6. Ifany civil officer shall. be come disable;t froin diech-irgiig the dtuties it lis office, by reason of an permannt bodily or menital itfirmilty, his oflice maty he declared to be vaecaft, by Joint rJIutinn. a ngr ed to by two-thirds ol the whole representatito in cach ilouse.of the General Assenbly : Provided, Thait uch resolutiuon hall contin th grouinils for the propoecd renoval. 'and befecre I! shall pasa either ilouse, a copy of it -liu, be served oi the officer, and'a hearing be allowed him. ARTICLE Vii. SsecTtuN I The Treasurer and the Recretary ofState shall he elected by t)eGeneral Apsee bly~ini the1 1loueu or Re'presentative.*, shall hold thueir teffices for four yiafs nid shall not be oligihlafcr the next succee hing terns. NecTION 2. A I-other offcera shall he npoint ed, ac they hitherto have been, until otherwise directed by l.w;-bt the same pereon shall nlot hold the oiice of eheriff fur two coieocutive termhs. SVcTroN 3. All comminaions shall ba in the name and by (he authority of thc Staie (i~outh Catlina, be tcaled with the seal of the State, and be si$tied by the Governor. ARTICLE VIII. All laws or force in this State, .at the adiop tion of this Cotstitution, and nyt repugniant bernto, shall so continue, until altered or re peale-i by lie Gent ral Asembly, except where they are temporary,,in which case they absll expire at the times reepectively t-piertxui t. their duration, if not continued'by #ct of the General 'Assembly. ARTICLE IX. SEcTIoN I All power is originally invebled the peoile, and all free Governments pre foune on their authority, and areinstituted for their peace, salety and hacppintess. SEcTioN 2. No person Shall be'taken, or iM priso <d., or disseized of His frechold, liber ties or privileges, or outlawedy'r cxiled,-or'in sny imanner deprived of ile life. liberty or property. but by due process of law : nor shall any bill ofatta[nder, ex post facto law, or the !nw impairing the obli tratien of contracts, ever be passed by thdGencerah Aesembuly. iSsc:'eoN 3. Thu itolitary shall beeubcordincate to the clvil power. SxcrioNs 4 The privilege of thce writ of/sabees corpus shaell noet be suspenided, utile., when, In ease of rebecllioni or invasinc h ulcsft require it. .Ic ulcsft iOTee:N 5, Excessive ball shall not be re quIred, nor excessive fines imposedl, neor cruel punishmeent Inflicted, Ssomoeso 6. Thelc Ge'nerai'.Assemobly shall not gratnt any title of nobility, Er hereditary dies. tincetloq, tear create sany otlice, lice arppoint. moent te which shall be for ancy Juonger te than durltig good behavior. SacTION 7. Thle tria bjury, as herehtore usedi in ibls State,and Ihe'liberty of thce press, shall be forever ineviolably preserved, lut the GenceralI Assembly shall leave power to deter. mine the number of' persions who shall c'cn. stituto thee jury In the Inferior or Diatrict Coprts scoN.Tho: free exeise anid enjoyiment discrimmiationc or preference, shall be allowed within tehi State, to all mankInd : Provdd Thai the liberty of conscience hereby deciaased shall ncot be construedi as to excuss acts of JI. eentisestness, or justify practices trionsisint with ts peace aned safetyof thce State.. ties ande ctes le boh rlvie e i so. cesteelan of corporate bodIes, shall emain as if the Constitution of this~taes h not been altered or amneled, sell linut re-ab iet, ad ro shal it fall to be .eohne legislatIve p Ision for the equitable dlIdribtnof te ates oits tates. . .bto the- l.. Buotiow I1. The slaves bouth Carolina hainben naocpae the action ofth tor' crimne, whereof the~ y shl aebe duly convidtedJ, shall ev re-establIshed in - Ain "ata. .R. .Suoere 1. The G I AsAmbly, when-' over a taa Is laid u nd, shall, at thes same tithe,, limpeso a capie tax, whIch -shall snot iless upon dach than one-fourth oftthe laiad-o n pthid doilars worth of lb a * valu lb. land taxed I exceptig however, omperts of eupb capitation' tax, all such ciues.:P of persoins,as- f roin ,u tihtyr or otinuewise, ou-ght, in, tle j'tiltaitnt f the General Aes'eiblv, to b, exei.ptt . ARTICIX XI. SECTION 1. The business (if fith- Treasti Ohalt be conducted by one Tr'easure-r. who ha hold his office and.reside at the seat of Govern tiuent. 2 eto oen cTrIoN 2. The Secretary of Stato shall bold his oiflico and reside at the seat of Govern ment. ARTICLE X* SECTIoN I NoConvetiionof the peopleshall he ralled, unless by thc cotuurrenice of two thirds of the whole representntion in each House of the Genieral Assembly. . SEcTo 2. No part ortiisConstittion1 shall be altered, unless a hill to alter thn ramfo shall have been read. on three several days, in the 11ouse" of Repro.4cntatives. and on three seve ral (lays in the Fenate, and harrce I to. at the secoie and third readings, by two-thirds of the whole rcpresentietion in eich Ilou-se of the General Assembly ; peither shall any. altera lion take eflect. unt the biK, to ageed to, shall be published for Mree months previous tp a new clection for mnenbers of the lini1C of Repreasentatives ; and. if the alteration propog ed by tbc preceditig General Assembly, shall he aeroedl to), by the new Goneral Assembly. in tneir first segaloi, by the- concurrence of' two-thirds of the whole rqpreschtation .in each Ilounc, after tho sino alil lne be-p read on three several days in each, then and nol oth-. erwiso, the Paineshall becoino a part of the Constitution. Done In Convention, at Cilumliia, In the State of South Carolina, the twenty-seventh day of Septemnber. lh tha year ofour .Lokd otnq thousand eight hundred atnd vixtyfi D L. WARDLA W . Pretldi' oft he Conventirm. Attest : JonN T. SLOAN, Clerk of the Con' vention. , Government. of the United Stites. Presidenta--Andrew Johnson, of Tonnes. Secretary of ' State-.W. 1I. Seward, of New York. - Secrethry of War-'-Edwin M. Stanton, of Sennsylvania. . , 1'oitnaster Gencral---yillini Donnison, of Ohio. . Secretary of the Navy-Gideon Welles, of Connectient. Secretary of tlte interior-Janies Iarlan, of fowa. * Secretary of t he .Trensury- -Iugh McCul l011gli ofllhnois, ' Att rney General-James Speed, of Kon I tick)$ - P.resident of lto Senate--Lafayetto S. Poster, of Connecticnt. Speaker of the lionse,-Schuyler Colfax of Indiana. .UItPtEME OoURT. Salinon C. Chase, Ohio, Chief Justloo. 1. .jntmes Al. Waiyno. Georgia. 2. Saittel Nelson, New York. :3. Ilobert C. Grier, Pennsylvania. 41,Nathan Clifford. Mlaine'. 6. Noah 11. Swayne, Ohio.* G. Danliiel Davis, Illinois. 7. Sanmel Miller. lowa. 8. Saunel F. Field, California. LIr UTKNAtNT (3r.NFRAaL. Wingfield Scott Virginia. ' lysue.s S. Grant, of Oltio. AdJintant General Lorenzo Thomas, Dela Jnitg Advocate General, Joseph 11011, Qtiartermarter General, 31ontgomery C. Mleigs, of' Peunsylvania. -The Daily EgXike?Sq PECTERSBURG, VA.. _T AS entered u oi its fifteeith year, in an enlarged to tm, with new ty e. tnder auspices highly flatterinor. ithas aPlarge and d aily increasinor circultiaion, and offers to mer chants anJ others desirinst to conmuieate with theS uthern public, advaitiuges surpass. ed by none. . ADVERTICING R ATES: ONS QUA111 Two' yeeka. %6 IMl' Oa oth .................... 6 On Ttr months ....................... 10 00 Three mnatitha.....................o~r 01) Six monthe ..'" One year....................... 40 00 * TWO UQUARE11 Twon weeks Tosaas One month....................... 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