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THE CONSTITUTION SOUTH CAROLINA, wr, IliM IZOPL or.TE STATE OF SOUTIf CARO ,LINA, IIV OUR III.FoATr-4 IN CoNVENTiON t.T, to, 41n1AIN AND FsTA.;L19n T8ts CONSTi TUTIMN FO TI GOVFtINbIENT OF TIlE SAIl STATE . ARTICLE I. SFCTION I. The Legislative authority of this' State shall be vested in a General Assembly, w hic shall consist of a Senate and a House of I?epre-satjve. - SEcTIox 2. The HIium of Representatives shll be compose(I of Metnbcrg chosen by bal. ltt. cycry ReCoidl yefr. bly the citizenljs of this State. qualified us. in this CQonpitution ia pro. vided. SEc-Tos 3. Each Judicial District in the State shall constiitto one Election District, ex cept Charlestt'ni Disti:ict, w1 ich shall he divi. - del into two Election Districts.one consisting of' the IMt l'arishie of St. Phillip and St. Mlichael, t be designiated the Election) Dis trict of Charleotou ; the other consittinz of all that part or lie Judicial District, which is witihot fhie hiits of said Parishes, to be knownt t. ie I-lee' tio Dist rict o HIdrkele y SVcTioN 4. The bountarie. ofr ite several .YI. dicial aid Fliciion Districts shall reaiiii its tiev are now estaalisherd. ' t":uo-rtoN 5. Tho Iloise ol' Rupresenittives :i'l e-oiiist of e butitirecd and twenty l'ur l inhi si. to h,.' aeppt it ci noo otn theseveral Eilclion Daltairlec ti' Slate n-eordiigto tlihe j,ujIuj'er it' White inh: tj'6 eoi,ta:Iei inl vach,-and the aicuot tot aill taxes raided by the Geieral A,tesrinbly. whether direct or indirect, or of whatever species paid ill eaci. eleducting therefeiiii nil t:ixes paid t)n tic -ouint cf plr;per ty huld in any other Driftccjt, and addiig thereto all taxes elsewihere paid oi UCCOUtil of propertj beld in Puh Ditrict. An enciira tion, of the wh,ite inh ata:taL, fr this purpose, was inade i the year one thoitinuld eight ien died and lilty- ieie. cnil shail be ilanade in the couerae of every tenth year thereafter, in such maniier a-t shall be. by- law, directed ; and Iteprseintatives e'hal I-e assigiled to the dilfr. cnt Districto in the abve-iientioned propor. tioi, by Act of lite General AsAemnbly at the sessioni inmiediaiely succdeeing every enuinc r.ttoi : Providkrd, 'That until the neportion iiet, which sh:e akc upon the next enu 11ieration, shall ta k" efiet, thelrepreetation of tle s-veral lit'etion Distriets, Its lerein con St i itied, shiall cotlililie asasigrile i at the l;ist apportioninent. tiweh Diitrict which list been heritofore divided itito sinaler Diericti, i fow it as Parishes, havinor I he agrgregate itnuii - ber of R1epresetaiiVeA which fite' Parihelvs heretoflore emibraced within its liiities have hia,d since timt npportioiiinent. .the Reptc.entitive Io which ti l'arPishe All Saiti has beent Ie r tIore- te'itlcl , I e i.' inc thiS intervad, n,-e l to leirry .leen,01 l Itricl. S V:Tie ti. It the eitupration herein dirct. iei .diall 1eet he mliade io Ihe cotl4e of the year :appei)l <'wl: purpoe,l it .eh:all be tle tIy ' it te' Gernlor to l:ve it v(feled es sO.en thiere'ate aes 'heall be p)iieeartcle, cTIe 7 .it asigrei; Itepresenlativea to the evveral Dietricts, theuGeneral Assemibly siall allow one lIte reiseative for every Sixty ce pert Or the wihole ituimber of white iii. h1al,nt.tlts inl le flState, a11l one liellrese'niative i--P ttr evvr y sixty seconid p:irt of the whole tax.,. re bltYIy III Gereal Aseunliy. There Sha!01 I.% kuirilher allowed one Itepretuetative t oeh lace' lis ol Ile sixty seitond part oh' tie weln inlihitants, iinde of the sixty.peeotid p irt .I the taxes, as whet added togette.r feot n M . A 11 in xtes upon propert, real or perioial, ahall be lii-I tiog the actual value ot tl*herper1ty tax(MI, as tle eiarine shall he aicer. Itneei bel the isse'i dct ae er the pur. poetv eel ayiing sci'h flax. Ins tIdt4 firet ajppor Ii inIIIIIt %I Iich ishIll le' intIt iiiien er the Cont dtcllio,. elhei anciit of laxe blil le estittia ited fee ti the averae eo the two years uexthpre ' e a cIb IportoiFni t ; but in rver etcb secel.t app.artiiept, h'rm thi avesuge of the tel ye- Ms iwn uext i.receeinjt. S.,en 9. 11'. li t ie appeortioninent of Rep reettivt ct, ; itty Ele tioi District shall ap , ar not to be entit4d, fruim its popuilation atul tc taxes. te a lIe'prsCentatiVe; stch. Election District slia 1i nevert heless seinil one R-presen tativ'e atui, if there be still a deficienoy orf tle ietitber (it reqlrese'itttes required by sic. tio. i th snel defiricelcy shall be supplied by assigninig Itepresentatives to those Election Dtt riets havitg the largest surplus fractions, wh-ther those fractions consist of a coinbieu.. tiut of populitioci and taxes, Or of population or- taxes se'pirately, until the nitmher of one huiu adnod twenly-lour Mcimbers be mado Ie - Prorided, hoinsc-r. That not incre than twelve Ropre'scictativcs shall, in af pportion. imet, he nArigied to aiy o ' Electi Diistrict. .rCTWIN 1i. No apportiontment nf Represen liatives shall Ibe consctrtued to tacke effe'ct, in ay inetcner, uticil lO geineral e'lectioy whiceb shall sue'ceedi suchc'apporiciment,i -xiroN II. Thce Senrate chleul hic.composecd of one member from eachc Elect'ion Distr iet, exicept te Election D)istrict of Charleston, to which shcall he allowed two Senators, bEcTtoN 12. tUpon ic n0eetIng 'of the first Glenecral Assembcily, wichl shall be chtosten un dier the provisionis of this Constitudaih, the Sentors shall be devadedl, by leot, ito two tc.ases ; thececats' of thco Seinators oFla o- one cJaleee teo be vncaited at cite expiration of four - yeaerse; centd lice number of thecse clastes shall bcse o-roptortionced that Otto hailf of'lice wvhcol nuember of(encators nctay, as- ntearly' as poesi.. ble' cecitinue to bo chioseut thecrsafter every sec * nd year. Mc-rTION 13. Nut person shcall .bo,celgib'le to, oer macico or retain, acattin tho Housseof Rep~rq setatives, unless hIce la freo itie tmast, who hat ih atta ined ,t he agroe f,t wenty-oice years. hath been a ottitm and( a'rsidynt taf.tbl. State thrc'o year's tnext prcet.tfng th, day 'of'ellectione ang~ hiath. been' for ihio last *ix ynonth. of this time, and shall contlinue, a .rcesint of She Dlis. trict whcich he is to.reprdsooft., SEcTIose 14. No perswi'shl be eligible to, or take or retain, p seal :d1 the Seate, unaless hto is a freeo whit. men, whco. hne1th 4itainedi the aire of .thirty yeArs, 'htitl been a -citizert aiid rcsktennkf this Sthate five years niext preceding Ihi cday of chect'ion', aci hcaIh-been,- for the last six miotntha of thl s.thsfe, and shil ceaninue to be. a reidenst of the Ditrg wihheis to rep. resenit. 6 lJ~wihh - S:cTrow i5. fiatos M tbfrbof the h1louso f IIepresaJt taivee.js alt:h ehosen at a , teal.slectiona t .the'thifd - - eaigsy hn October lin,thce presenr yteuar i -br A.i samte Sfay izn eyei peco )~'U-theypattr, in such . t atant'eldi o fice,'as tare 4 h~ ~Aerein. a o e b. spett on' the ' th.rth Novoi antihally, t'o b iall I'th h tbe se*t F < lotheW e tertpineti by is qtagioi dso'dera shali-rena - e0es theta in ethler ofwhich caugs. or Coamlupidpr-Incici e, foar lIbe l ay by pi~ Iamatona agi pointt a morp Acc0ur0 ahd duhyetlnin pipe.or ,SE'on16 The ermeof oOflie;he Sea. -tors and Repreenteiven,chosen a~t a noral e. lieth c taall begjsi on 1bilonay-n hag sucl c n. . C - - Et 17Each.IIsws alal indwant t elections, returns and qualifications of its own Members ; and a majority of each House shall Constitute a quortnm to do business ; but a sial ler iumber may adjourn from (lay to day, n:id may be authorized to coinIpl the attend tnc e of at-sent Alcinbers, In such manner, and under euch penalties, as may be provided by law. ECTION 18. ich flouso shall choose its own ollicor,i determineo its rules of proceeding, punish its heint;r.; for disorderly behavior, and, with tie concurrence of two-ihirda. expel a lenber, but not a second time for the same cause. S.CT104 19. Each llousc inay punish, by in priAotnie-t,.during itasitting, any person not a lember, who shall he gtiity of disrespect to the l1ouse by iny disordlerly or contemptuous breavior in its presence; or who, during the ttie af its ttitinl, shall threaten harm to body or estate of nmy ilemnber for anything said or done 'it citier flouse. or who shall assau!t any of thein therefor, or who shall assault or arrest any witnies or othe- person ordered to attend tho liouse, in hi going thereto, orreturning therefroin, or who shall ifscue any person a'r re sted by order of the flouse. - bECTiWs 2). he Members of both Houses sl:ll he 1)rotected in their persons and estates ouriig thrir attendance on, goinir to and re turnin- frorm, the General Assembly, and ten ,lays previ.>is to the sitting, and tenl days a& ter tihe atjourneit thereof. But these:privi. leaes shall not he extended so as to protect any Memhcr who shall toe charged with treason, felooy, or breach of the peace. -:crios 21. Bills for raising a revtnue shall origineate in the House of liepresentatives, but Rly he alivred, aiented or rejected by the Seiaite ; anld all other bills May originate lb either Rouse, and may be amended, altered or rejected by the otier. , SYcMoN 22. Every Act c'r Resolution having the forco of law shrill relate to but one subject, aid that shall be exuressed in the title. SrcTioN 23. No bill shall have the force of law until It shall have been read three times, and on three several days, in each House, has had the seal of the State affized to it, and has been signed in the Senate House by the Presi. dent of the Senate and the Speaker of the lonase of Represtitatives. MirCTiON 24. No money shall be drawn out of the Public Treasury but by the legislative authority of tho State. SFcTiON. 25. In all elections by the General Assembly, or either House thereof, tie mem bers shall vote evivavoce,"t and their votes.thts iriven, shill be entered upon the journals of the llousd to which they respectively belong. SECTIONa 26 The members of the General. Assembly. who shall meet under this Constitu. tion, shall)-e entitled th receiveontiof the Pub. lic Treasury, for their expenses during their attendane ol going to and returning from, the General Assembly, five dollar4 Cor each dlays attendance, and twenty cents for every mile of the ordinary route of travel between the residence of the )Ieriber and the capital or otler plcen of sitlti-g of thee General Aesemibly, L)tl gig and reteirning ; qitd the saie mIlay b iicreaRed or dimetfilshed by law. if circun. staiees shall require ; but no alteration-shall he miade to take efect during the existence of the Geeral Assembly which shall nake such altre tio ". SrT11>N 27 Neither louse, during the se.s tioi of lie General Assemnbly, shall, without the consent- of the oth'er. adjourn for more tlane three (lays, a or to any other place than that in which the Asenbly ihall be a't the time sitting. SeCT1os OR. No person shall be e'igible to a seat it the Gpineral Assembly whilst he holus any oflice of profit or trust under this State, ehe United Stites of America, or any'of them, or under anly other power, except officers in the iilitia, areny or navy of this State, Magia. trates or Justics of Interior Courts, while slich Justices receive no salaries; efor shall any coialractor o the armytr navy of this State, tho United -Aates of America, or any of them, Ier the agettIs of sch contractor, be eligible to a: sent in either Ilouse. And if any Member siall ixcerpt or eiercise a tey of the said disquali. lying oflices, he shall vacate lila seat. SecToN 29. If anly Election Distr ict shall neglect to choose q mnember or members on the day of election, or if any person chosen a nomber ol'either Iloupo shall refuse Io quall. ly and take heis seator shall resign, Ilie, do. part the'State. accept any diqUalifying offce, or become otherwise disq ualtidd to hold his sent, a writ of election khall be issued by the President of .the Senato or Speaker of the house of Repreqentatives, as the case may be, for the pUrpose of fillinir the vacancy thereby occasioned, for the remainder of thoe torrin for which the person so reluIing4to qualify, rp. nignivig. dying, departing the State, or becom. jog disqual ified, was elected, to serve, or the defaulting Election .District ought to hal' chosen a member or members. SEcTIoN 30. Anti whereas, the Ainiaters of the Gospel are, by th6ir profession, dedicated to the servIce of God and the cure of souls, andi ouge: t not be diverteid front~ the great du-a tie's of thteir -tuncilons, therefore, no minister of the Gospel or publIc preacher of any re ligious perauaslon, whilst he contInues in the exercise of lis pastoral funqtipns, shall be eligibtle to the office of Qovernrr, LIeutenant Qoevernor, or to a seat In the Senate or the o'use o flRepresentatives. .ARTICLE II. , SErome 1. The Zxccutive authority of this State shall be vest eWin a Chief Magistrate, who shall be styled, Tiho Governeor of 4h*o State of South Carolina $ncTboNs 2. Trhe Gotverinor shall bo'elected by the electois duly 'lualifled to vote for mnerbers of theo House of RIepresentatives, and sal hold his office for four years, and .until hIs succes. sof shall be chosetn andl.q uallfied ; but the serriO pr.reon shall not be Ge oerngr for ,two donsecutlve terms. 'SxcTsoN 3. No persone shall be elIgible to the ptflce oi Governor, timles, he beath attamed the Egeof trty years~ pd heathbhen a citIzen and rtaident, of thi State far the teS years next preceding the, ay of election. And no person aal .JQt4 lbe office of Governor, and any.tther offiee otrcottirsmstn, civil or milita. ry, (except In militIa,) under thIs State or the Uijoted States,or any of them,or 'any other power, at one aind the sen time. SzjcTmok 4. TRhe retuton of eyery election of Governor shall.- be sealed up by the Managers of-Elections in their rt pectivye District,, and transmitted, by at mt nger chosen by them, to the seat of Gover.npemrt, directed to the Secretary of State, wI.shall deliver them to the Speaker of the ~Tuse of Reprersentaivee, at the next enasnngSession of the Generl' . sembly, - luring the first week of which me slon-themfip.aker sbalt open and publIsh themI in the presence of both hlouses of then Qcera. Assembly. The pe rson hayvhng the hu et number of votes, shall be Governor, but ifo or snore shall be equal ad hIghest in votes1 the General Assembly shalil, durIng the5 same seso,i hros fRepresentafives, dhoose onotemoeno vla woe. Contested la lops for Goverspr shall be determined' by'the Greneral Assemby in sucb ami shalf be prescribed byh,~w Isorsote,5., A,Lfe'tenant' bli be ~hog,en at the4A.bt nte :ontjnue in offid for tll ai a d be messessed of the same qa l l o, . Smugmo 6. The LicWnaat chu. as President of the Senate, shall-have no voto. unlets the Senate be equally Oividod. SsciN 7. The Senate shat chtose a Prbsi. dentpoeitiporeto act in thi absence of the Lieu tenant-G00ernor, r when ho shall exer. cis the%ofco of Governor. SAcTtON4 U. A member ofrtbenati, or of tie House of Representatives, beg chosen and acting as Governor or Lieutenant-Governor shall, thereupon, vacate his seat. a,ad anut,t peson shotl elected in his stead. SacTioN 9. In case of the impeachment of the Governor or his removal fromofMce, death, resignation, disqualification, disability or re moval from the State, the Lieutenant-Guvernor shall succeed to his office, and in case of the impeachment of the Lieutenar.t Governor or his removal froni office, death. rcsignation,d:s qualification, disability or removal from the State, the President pro tempore of the Senate shall succeed to his office ; and when the officte of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and President pro temper. of the Senate shalt be come vacant in the recess of the Senate z the Secretary of State. for the time being, shall, by proclamation. convene the Senate, that a President pro tempore may be chosen to exer cise the offico of Governor for the nunexpired ternu. SEcTION 10. The Governor shall be Com mander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy 3f thid Slate and of the militia, except when they shall be called into the actual set vice ofthe United States. SEcTION t1. He shall have power to gant reprieve and pardons after conviction, (except in cases of impeachment,) in such manner, on such terms and under Su.h restrictions as ho shall think proper, and he shall have power to remit lines and forfeitures, unless otherwise directed by law. It shall be his duty to report to the General Assembly at the next regular session thereafter all pardons granted by hiln, with a full statement of each case and the rea-. sons moving him thereunto. SacTIoN 12. He shall take case that the laws be frithfully executed in merey. SbCTIoN 13. The Governor and Leutenant Governor shall, at stated times, receive for their services a compensation which shall be neither Increased -nor diminished during the period for which they shall have been elect ed. SEcTIoN 14. All officers in the Executive Department, when required by the Governor, shall give hmn Information in writing upon any subject relating to th. duties of their respect. tive ofices. SEcTION 16. The Governorshall, from time to time, give to the General Assembly infor iration of the condition of the State, and re commend to their consileration suoh measureA as lie shall judge necessary or expedient. SacToTN 16. He may. on extraordinary oc casions, convene the General Assembly,and should either House remain without a quorum for three days, or ip case of disagreemont be tween the two Houses, with respect to the time of adjournment, may adjourn them touch tiin as lie shall think proptr, not beyond the fourth Monday of November then next fsu. Ing.. - SICTnON 17. He shall commission all offi. cet s of the State. SEcTIoN 18. It shall be thi duty of the Managers of Elections 'of this State, at the first general elections under this Constitution, and at each alternate general election thereafter, to hold sit election far Governor and Licutan ant-Governor. SEcTIoN 19. The Goverpor and the Liouten. ant-Governor before entering upon the duties of th'eir respectivegffices.shals in the presence of the General -Assembly, take the oath of oftc e precribed'in this ConAltution. - SuptiN 20. . The Governor shall reside. during the sitting of the Genefal Assembly,.at the place where Its session may be hell ; and the General Assembly mav by law, require him to reslaw at the a pitol of the Slate. SEcTION 21. Ever Bill %hich siull have passed the General Assembiv, shall, befbroit become a law, be presented to the Governor , if lieepprove, he shall sign it I but if not, he shall return it, with his objections, to that House in which it,shall have originated, who shall iter the objections at large o.% their jour. nal; and proceed to reconsider It. It after Iuch reconsideration, a majority of the whole repre. sentation of that Hpse shall agree to pass the 1ill, it shall Oe sent, together with the objec tions, to the other -House, by which it sa il likewise he reconsidered, and if approved by a majority of the whole representation of that other House, it shall become a law. But in all such cases the votes of both 'House. shall be determined by yoas and naya, and the names of the persons voting for and fgainat the Bill shall be entered on the journal of each House respectively. if any Bill shall not be returned by the Governor within two days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been a:resented to him, the same soall be a law in like manner as if he had signed it. And, that time may al. ways be allowed- the Governor to consider Bills passed by the Geteral Assembly, neither House shall read any Bill on he last day o f its session, except suAm Bills as have beeni returned by the Governor as herein provi ded. , ARr'ICLE Ill. -SBcTaoN 1. The judicial power shall be vest ed in such Superior and' 'In rior Courts el Law and Equity as the General Assembly shall, from time to time, direct and establish, The Judges ofrth@ Superior Courts shell be elected by the General 4ssembly, shall h6ld fneir offBces during good behavior, and shall, at stted times, receIve a compensation lor their services, which shall neither be increas ed nor diminIshed during their continuane in offie; but they shall receive no fes or perquisitea of office, nor hold any other'- ofBice ot profit or trust under this State, the United Itates of America, or any of themn. or any ether power. The General Asqembly shall, as soon as pessible. establish for each District in the State op inferior Cofirt or Courts, to be styled "The DistrIct Court,"the Judge whereof shall be resIdent In the DistrIct while in office, shall be elected by he General Assemblyfo four years, and affall be re-eMikible,whc Court shall have jurisdk tlon of all civil eauses wherein one or both of the partipse are persons of color, and ofall crIminal cases wherein the accused is a person of color, and the General Assembly is' empowered to extend the jurne dictioti of the said Court to other sub., jecta SucTioN 2. The Judge shall meet and sit at Columbza,-at such tiees the 'General As. sembly may by Act presc.ribe, ide the purpose ofthearing and determining s metiens for new trials and.in arrest of Judvffmen , and such points of lAw as pay be submitte t4 them, and the General &ei$y may byAet opp nt such othier plaiesi fog soon meeting~ asin their dIscretion may seein fit. 8SoTioN 3. '1,,. style o4.1 g reli g hall be, "The State of Soutbm (7ona."' All pree ecutlons shall to arried en isa the uame ihd by te authorIty 9f .the A1te( of Pouthb#)eo lna, and conlclde sagainst tshe Demce and dig., nityof the sanle,' In all ele coeo-bemd the peepfe bf this 8fate, ofof am$ pamtheruq for eivil ot He sbailbe a free whitemnai,Wfjise atain ed the age of twety.osle yasri, aind is.mot a pauper. nor a sed-comml.* ed oeereor -et vate soldlar, at he my,,nor m. a... . rine ofthe navy of the United States. He shall, for the two years .next proeding the Jiay of election, have been a citizen of this Stato ,.or, for the same period. an emigrnnt from Eu.-ope, who has declared his intention to become a citizen of the Unitedl States, according to the Constitution and Laws of the Unted States. He shall have rceildedin this Slate for at least two years next preceding tho day of election. and, for tholast. six months ofThat tIme, in the District iin w hich he offers to vote, prot4ded, however, That the General Assembly may. by requiring a registry cf voters, or other suita. ble legisfation, gunod against frauds in -lec-. tlions. ani usurpations or the right of suffli ge, may imiposb disquitlification to vote as a pan ishnient for critne,and may prescribe, ad ditlional qualifications for voters in municipal eections. A RTICLE V. All Dorsons. who shall be elected or appomnted to any office ibrprolit or trust, before enteringt on the execution thereof, shall take (besides special oaths. not repugnant to thio Conati tution, prescribed by the General Assembly.) the following oath: "I do swear (or affirm) that I am duly quall fled, according to the Constitution of this State, to exercire the ofllce to which I [lava heen appointed, and that I will, to the le.t o ny abity, discharge the duties thereof, and preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of this State. and that of the United States. So help me God." ARTICLF. VI. SzoTion 1. The [louse or Representatives shall have the sole power of impeaching, but rid impeachment shall be made, unless with the concurrence of two-thirds of the House of Representatives. SacT on 9. Allimpeachments shall be tried by theSenate. When sitting for that purpose the Senators shal I be on oath. or affirmation, and no person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two-thiris- of the menflbers present. SNoro 3. The Governot. Lfentenant-Gov ernor, and alleclvil officers, shall be liable to impeachment for high crimes a d miedemeq nors, for any misbehavior itT o e,, for corrup tion in procurinr office, or for anyact which shall degrade their official character. But judgiment in such cies aball not extend fi-th er than to removal fron* office, and divqualili cation to hold any offlee of honor, trust or p iofit under thiq Stati. The party convict ed shall, nevertheless, be liable to indictmbnt, trial, judgment and punishment according to law: - SZcTloZ 4. All civil officers. whoeseauthori. ty is limited to a single Judicial 'District, a single Election Distr'-t, or pact of eithef, shall be app6intd, hold their offich, be removed frotp office and, in addition to liability to im neachment, may be Punished for offielal mis.. conduct, lu such mannor as the Gqneral As 4eih previous to their appointment, may pruv2-e ucTiozq 5. Ifany civil' onfel, shall be come disabled from. tdlischarginlr the duties of his office, by reason of any permanqpt bodily or mental jnfirmity, his offlo may be declared to * vAcant,*by joint resolution, agreed to by two-thirds orthe whole rep&esentation in each [louse of the Geniral Assembly: Provided, That such resolution shall conipin the grounds for the propos ed removal, and before it shall pass eit her iouio, w -copy of it ehall be served on the ofier, sqd a hearing be allowed him. ARTICLE Vil. Sotieoi I, The Treasurer and thoSecretory of Staft shall be elected by the G*neral Assem bly,in the House'*o Representaives, shall hold their offices for -fOur years. amd shall not be eligible for the next succeedjug term. bEcTroN 2. Aij other pfficers shall bd ppnoin'. ed,as they hijhorto have been, untU otherwise directed by law'; but the name person shall not hollf the office-f sheriff fur two consecutive terms. . ' . SMcT1o1 3. All commissions shall be in the nana and by the authority of the dtate ofSouth Carolla..be reeled ith thib seajeoheState, and be signed by th overtor. AR1TICL6 VIII. All lawsof force in this Stalo, at the adop tion of ibis 'Constitution, anu not, repugnant heretd, oliall so continue, until altered orrs peale,l by the Genoral Assembly, except where they are temporary, in which case they shall axpire at the times respectivetv limited for their duration, if not continued1by ict oyhe General Assembly. - ARTICLfrt IX SCTroN 1. All power is priginally invested the people, and free Governments are founded on their a. ority, and are instituted for their peace, safely ant happiness. ScrIO 2. No person Whll taken, orlm priso ed, or disselsed.of.11t0 boki, liber ties or privileges, or outlawed dr exiled, or in, any manner deprived of huis life, libert.y or property, bu th bdup process of la.v: nor shall any bill[ of attander., ca pes ?tine law, or the law impairing the obi gatien of contracts, ever te pass edythe Geperal Aseserably. SucTIoN 3. Tlietmilitary'shalh beeunbutdinate to the civil power. SucTiolt 4. .The privilege of the writ of habeas corptus shell not besuspeauded, unless when, in ease of atebel lion or inwas!on, 'he public eafety require it. . bEorToN 5. Excessive bail shall not-be rC quired, nor excessive fines 'haposed, nor cruel punishment Inflicted. 8Setsow 6. The General Assembly sh'ail riot grant any le of nobility, or hereditary die. tinction, Slr create any office, the pppoint. memit to which shall be for a'iy -longer time than duripir good behavior. bucn:ort 7. The trial by jury, as'- heretofor.( used in' this State, and the l ibe.rty of the press, shall be forever inviolably preserved. lio: thte General Assembly shall havye power to deter. mine the nume t(persons who shall con.' autthe jTrh,e the -Inferior or District ScTsons S. Tefree hxerolee and enjoymenl of religious profession and worship, withbout discrimination or preferenoe,shmll be allo*ed within this State, to all niantilnd: Prwb That the i frtiy of eoneselenoe hereby rlate shall not bie eonaitued as to exscuse ebt of lI. centiousness, or justif7 'practices i 'isistent with the peace and safety~fbf the 8e SupTIoN 9. The rights, privlge,y mui ties ad estales of both clvi? areigious so. cieties and of corporate 60dl shall remain as if the Constitution of thi.g4,..hbd not been altered or aanended,. SacTrow ii. The iht 'rimnoeniture shall not be rw-'esbiah, o Ii1 not fall to be some legislali nADso Do b equitable distribution' of'ne euls o~ intes. tates. - - Suo-rutu 1i. The 5i of loath Carollrta havin been emania b the tog in.he' lnvoluhtarysritud sept aapunsa ment for crime, wheMesl P absall have been, du Cop (94.eba r-esteblitsbed-la S*9T:on 1. ette Agab, s h.. 4vqr a tas l a itn ,shal mie time,Impose a Ien tao, wIc ghj ot be lese upon ~ lthan ones-fourth ftha tlafd npen tandred 'dollars worth o thssessed sotthe lamdbtaed,.* e 8 eVe 0vI8 l.eiI asi M0 lax alls'uch ci:9 of'Pir#on@#rdm lis. Dli yor otherwoe,ought, the u mentuet the General Assembly, to LI exemp I, ARTICLt X. 8Sco6 1. 'The busin. of the rzeasrr ohalt be conducted by 9 TreaureL, ho she I hold his office and r4mide at the-supfof 0veroo luent. ScTIoN 2. The 8prjtary oSIate shall hol( his office and resido.at Ih seat of Govern Mont. - ii .et ARTICL' u, - SEcTioN' No t'Oovehilon ofthe'peolple shaP be called, unless by the concurrence of two thirds of th yahohLrepresentnijoh in each House or the Ganbral Aftenol y.' SXCT16N 2. ' Nopart othis C0nstitOtIon shall bo altered, uniles a bill to alter the same shall have been read, on,three severnI lays, in the liouse of Representatjcyv. and on three seve ra-daym in lbe Senate, and a rre.I to. at the second and- third .readings, by two-tbirds of' the whole representation in each House of the General Asiem6ly neither shall any altera tion take'effee, until the bil,, so agreed to, shlaU be publisled for threp thonthe previous to - a now .lection for inembers of the House of Representatives; and, i the alteration propo. ed by the preceoing General Assembly, shell he agreed to, bv the new General Assembly - in their first vessl8n, by the concurrence or two-thirdi of the whole representation in each [louse, after the same shall have been - read on, thrFe several dais in each, then and not oth erw, the same shall become 'a part of the ,on' Iutio Done in Convention, at C,lumbia, in the State 21 South Carolina, the twenty-seventh day f September. In the year of our Lord ease thousand eight hunared and sixty-five. D. L. WARDLAW, Prenident of the Convention. Attest : Jonx T. SLoAN,Clerk.of the Cn vention. Government of the United Stites. President-Androw Johnson, of Tennes. see. NSecretary of State---W. IT. Seward, o1 New York, -Secoretary of War-Edwin M. Stanton, if Pennsylvania. Po tmaster General--Williani Dennison, . Secretary of the Na vy-leon'Wenes e Connecticut. e e $ Seeretary of the hnterior-James Harlan, of Iowa. a eorettA of the Arasury-Iugh McCal Attorney Genera)-James Speed, el Kon Presiderit of the Senate.-'fayetle a. Poster, of Conneotiont. Speaker of the ,ouse-Sebuylgr Colfax, auRxm COuXy. Salmon C. Chase, Ohio, Chief Justice. 1. James M. WSyno, Georgia. 2. Samuel Nelson, New York. 8. Robert C. Grier,'Pennsylvania. 4. Nathan Clifford, Maine. 5. Noah If. Swa.yne, Ohid. 6. Vaniel Davis, Ilfols. '. Baitnel Miller,. Iowa. 8. 8atnuel F. Field, California. UITTENANT GNRALW. IIngfield Scott, Virginia. 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