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THE CONSTITUTION SOUTH bAROLINAr W , THU Pak"P1ta Or THIt STATE OP SOUTH OAR LINA. BY oUa DILROATE4 IN CONVENTIoN JST, DO OaDAllIIAND U1TABLISH TntS CONOTI TUTIoN FRoa THa 1ov0ERNENT Or TE SAID STATi. ARTICLE L SzOrION't. 'The Legisative authority of this State shall be vested in k General Assembly, wh.ich shall consist of a Senate and a House of. Representatives. SRcTIo1 2. The House of Representatives shall be composed ofr Members chosen by bal. lot, every second year. by the citizens of this ietate. qualified as in this Constitution is pro. vided. SIcTios 3. Each Judicial District in the State shall constitute one Election Diatrict, ex. cept Charleston District. which shall bo divi. ded into two Electiod Districtatone conisisting of' the late Parishes olf St. Phillip aid St. Michael, ta be desh:nated the Election Dia. trict of Charlest6n ; the other consaiEtlng of all that part of. thq Judicial Dlotrict,.'which is without the limits ofsaid larishes. tu be known as the Electign District of llerke-ley. SECTION. 4. rho boundaries of thn several Jo. dicial and Election Districts eltall remain ar. they are now establieled. SEcTION 5. Tho House of lepresentatIves shall consist of onn hundred and twenity foni Members. to be apporl toned among the severaj Electioi Districts of the. Statn, aiecording to the nuin%gr of white inhalitanto Ce ntain.d i each, and the anWpunt ol all taxes ra sed by the General Assembly. wbether direct or indirect. or of whatever species paid in each, deducting therefrom.all -taxes baid filn ac,ounit of proper. ty held tn any other District, and addiftir thereto'all taxes elsewhere paid on aceount of propert, held in such Distript. An cntumera tion of the white ini-ibitax,ts. for this purpose, wesnade I the year one thousand eiht hun ded and Wy nine.and shall be nadc in the course of ry tenth year thereafter, in tuch mantr as alfall be. by InNv. ditected ; au . *RepresentatIves -shall,he assigned to the diffel ent Distrib.ts In thi above-nmeniloned propr tIon, by Act of the Gener I Assembly at m,o sessIon immediately sicce, d:ag every ejiuio ration t Provided. rTat util (he aoportloi ment, which shall be mnd - upoi the next ci. nieration. shall take effect, the repretlillion oftbe s-veral Elc'tion Districts, as bervin 4on. stituted, sliill continue na aesigned at the last apporhipniment. cac-h District #-hich has been heretoforo divided. into omaller Districts. Known as Parishes, having the argregate' non ber of Representatives which the Parishes heretoforo embraced ithin its limits have hal since that hpportioninent, fhe Rlepresent:eive to which the Pariph (it A ItI Saitos has h,-i heretolore eneitled. heing,dOring thia inter val, assigned to liorry Election Dieti-irt. SEc*rioN 6. Ii the cntinwrati-m herein diret. ed shall not be made'i inacoorse of the year nppoitel for the pirposc. it ahall bt tie tluty of Ue Governor to have iW'etrecied as eoon the after as shall be practicable. SECTION 1 in 11s.4g(ILog Itepresctativen to the sever Districe, thu General Assenitibly shall allo one Represeatative lor every sixty second.part of' the Uhole nnowi r of whitet it, Itailists inl tho State, 1and ontt Iterre,nntive alio for every sixty eeConil part of ttle Whole taxes raie by lth Uneral Asseimbly. There shall be "C her allowed one RepeAenta.tivei f>r Such fractions of thn sixty seconIld part. il .ati wih! ito inhattitiI,ts. and elf the Wixt y-seolnd p i .the taxes, as when auleil togetier fut i a unit. SECTINoN 8. All taxes uppon properly. real or persoial, shall be laid tioi the I%IeIt uAi ValC to the property taxed, as tihe saetit shiil tie necer tained by fihe tisseesinit mnaile 4or tho pur-1' pose of. layig such tax. le the- firot nppor ti jtinent whic ishall I i xnade Oniter the C:m atittution, itie amount of taxe ,hal hI' e et ilti - ted from the average of the two year nexx p o. cedirg each apportionment ; but in i v.e sll mequetit apportionmetit, frein th: average ol tj ten years theo next preceding. SECTIoN 9. I*. lei the apportioninmt ofitep, reseutatives ; any Eh:rtion District shall ap p)ear'not to be entitled, IrOm its poptilaitionan ire tste, to a Represeattative; sutiellection District shall nevortlhclesa sond one R-presen tative; an.d; it there he still a deficiency of the numbsher'ot' Representativea required by see. tin filtbsuch-,deficieucy shall be supplied by assigning Representatives to thois .elecsioh D.tricts hainr the largpst uirplus fractions, vheth hosa frattions consist orf a coeolie a, a tiou of pulstion and taxes, or of ppulation or taxes separately. until tlhe numnbeer ot Otte hundred ad twenty-four Members-b 1 made up - Provided, however. That not moro- than tvAlvn Rnepretentatives shall, in tiny apportion tment. be' assig ned to aniy one ElectIin D)istric 1. -SoCTiON I10. No a'ppe.riionme.nt of Repcresenil hatives siball be construed to take effect, in anm muanneer, until tne general election which'*hall auc'ceed luch apportionmoent, bacTONe 11. -1 he Sentate ehall he coimposed cof 'one meminer from each Election Djatr let, excecpl the Election District df Ch~ariestons, to wihich shall be allow'ed two Senatora. bESTIoNI 12. Upon the tuieeting' of the first General Assembly, whieh shall be cqsen un der the provisions df this Constittion, the 'Senators sball -be tevided, by los, into- two . classes ;the leats of the Sensiors of the ont blass to be- vacated at'the expiration of four s ; anf-the number of these classes shall so proportion'ed that one half of the whole sutumber of Senators may; as nearJy as possi. ble continue to be chosen thereafter every sec end year. .SBOToN. 13. No person shall be eligi ble to. -or take or retain, a seat it the flouse of Repre sentatives. unless hteis a free whtite Ima, who hath attaIned the age t f twenty-one~ years, nath been a citizen.and a resident of this State three years next preceding the dafof electjpn, and bath been for' Ihe last six nmnthts'of 1Tis time, and shall continue, a resident of the Dis., trict which he Is to.represent. Saotom 14 N.o person ahalhl be eligible to, er take or etaini a set :n the Senate, unless b.e Is a free wlaie (nan, who hatli altated the age of thirty years, .bath been a citIsen atnd resident of this State five yeacs next preceding the day of election, and hitth been, fur the laic' six urmnts of this tie, andi shell continue t., be, h resident of the D6'trict wich lie i to rep. reseat. 8Sonoe 15. Senators andt fie'mbersot the House of Rtepresentatives shall be chosen-at a general election on' tiii. thicd W 'catnesday it October In the present year, and on thsems'me day in ever y secosil y6ar 'ubthee er, in such tisa6ner, and fpr such ter.ms of oen, a are herein dIrected. They sha)ll' jt Oi- the fciuth. Monday in November. aally, at Columbia,. h shalIl remain be. seat of of G0ternmnen til otherwise deermnined by the concuVep ft wo-ithirds of both btranche'. of the whole re entaionii unless the case. of ewirbfrontlag.lop dis(rerAtsser. fVea& . I thera4inteitheof. hq 9 or Cormmandeclr-ina blf, sy, by procletalltf, ap~ nad convenmiodt pTab of e rms of office of the Sr'na. atives,chosen at a genei-al begin on. Mionday foflowlng on.,. amej j j o f jjtan..1asssern.a elections, return* and qualifications of its ow Alembers ; and a majority of each Housitshai ciustiluto a quorum to do business ; but a sialler number tuay rcajourn frotm day to day, tid inay be au'hor;zed to compel the attend. ance of aLsent klenberi, In such manner, and under euch penalties. as may bo provided by law. SNxcTION 18. Each louse ehail choose Us own oflicerte, detcrinin'o its rules of proceeding, punish its Metubers for disorderly behavior and, with i ho cynciurrence of - two-l irds, expel a Member, but not a second timo Ior the same cause. e hacTION 19. Ench Hewett may punish, by Itn. prisimcet, duritig itssitting, any person nut a Member, who shal lie gruilty ol disrespect.to tIhe flouse by tiny iisorderly or contemptuous behavior in its presence; or who, during th'e timte of its ottling, shall threaten ha to body or cstalof nary Aletber for anything said or dhine in either 11ouse. or who shall assault any or them therefor, or who shall assault or arrest any witness or other person 9rdated to attend th llou?e, it his going thereto, or returning therefrom.,or who shall rescue any person a. reated by order of the flouso. VFCTIo-4 20. The Members'of both Houtes shall be protected in their pe-atns and Csatrs <turinit their attendance ott,. going to and re turning from, the General Assembly, and ten dayl previ.ms to the wittling, and ten days af ter the tdjoiurntnent tjereof. But,0hee privi. leires shall not he extfiel so as to protect any Member wito shall V harged with treason, f&lony, or breach of the peace. SECTION 21. Hills for raising a revcnue shall' orig ate In the ouse of R.presentativet, but may'be altered, atnended or rejected 'by'the Senato ' atd all othvr tills may origingte in either louse, and may be atneuded, altvred or rejected by.the other. 6, SECTIoN 22. Every Act or lesolutiotn havil,g the force of law shl I relatr to but one subject. and thas st-all be elnressed in the title. SrcIsoN 23.- Niuill shall have the force of law until it shall. love been rend three tim and'on three stveral days, in each Houle, hail the seal of the State affixed to it, ainl hete sigpiel in the te House by the Pi wel, -dent of the Selate the Speaker of the 'Hose of Ae2resen1tti ves. SEcTION 24. No moncyshill be drawn out of the -Publ-c. Treasury but V the legislative authority of the State. Z%etT-; 25. In all elections by the Getial Assetbly. or either House thereof, the mem - bere shall vote Iviv:sWce," and theirvoto thus !riven, ahall be entered upon the journals of the liMise to which they respectively belong. ScdioN 26 The members of the General. Asiembly. who shall meet under thie Conatitu% tion. shall.ie entitled to receivoout of the Pub. lic Treasury, for tfeir expetisee during their ntenanice In. gtAi to and returninig f&m. the Geieral Assembly, five dolltrs for each <laya attendanco, and twenty cents for every niilvoi fhe ordiiinry route of travel between the r'esitence )t timi Member atd the capital or oilier p!&ef itig of the General Assetubly, totlh go,ar tun rittirnit., ; antd the same may be increased ittw dimis4hed by kaw. if circuin stanece alall ri qoire ; but no alteratron shall he inade ti take e'ert during the existence of the (6-tie .t Asseibly which shall make such alti-ratiot. * SEnioN 27 Neither llutse, durina itq see titon tit' thi- Getiral Assembly, shall, withoWt theconsint of ithe other. adjourt. for morA than three days, nor to any other place tian that In whion tile Asaenbly'shall be at the time sitt ing SEC'146N . N. pcrson shan ie ti;gille to 4 sett lit thle General Assembly whilst he hult.s atiN oflie of prolitor trust unlor this State. lhen Unite-d States of America, or any of themn, or under aiy other power, except officers fin ithe nitilitio. arivv or tinvy of ittias tatre' agif traitca or Jostice.4of InferiorUtins. while suih Justices receivo to salaries I nor shall ahy conti'acor of the army or navy 01 i State. the Uitail States of Atmerica, or any of them, or the ugo*-ts ti luch contractior, be ealirIble to a reat it either House. Aade iff any MmAbr at all aerept orexerciae anyof thesaid diiqyli fyiti offices, he shall vacate his seat. SEcT<O<29. If any E'ection Disttict shall neglect to clitae a enmiler or memers on the clay of election, ier If anty person chosen a inomher of either. I so shall refose oq-iall ty and take siA sea r shall resign d_1e, de. pa.rt lie State. accept any ditqualifyi tieia, or ,becamo otherwise Nesqutfied to hol) his seats a writ bf election shall b3 issted by tle President of the Senate or 8peaker of the flouse of flepresentatrves, as the case uiay be. for the purpse or filling the vaVancy thereby occasioned, for it-e remainder of the tersn for which tho -person sp rc.lhing to qualify, re. signing. dMyiig. departing the Scate, or becomn. ing Aiqualified. was elected to cerve, or hei dIotlfug Election District ought to have chosen a member or members. Sa4iot' 3t. 6il; whereas. the nmiiaft f the Gospel arc. 'by their profeassion, dtdletJ to the servIce of Goad ai)d the cure of eipls, ar#ugr I not be diverted'from~ the 'great do ties oif their lone-dons, ther-ofore, g mninisIdl of the GOdspel or p'ublic preIcher of any re ligt,ous persuasion. whilst he continuca in the exercise of his pasgural fuonctions, shall be t'ligiblo to the office or Gcverner, .ietutenant Governor,.or' to a scat..in ther Senate or the House of RIeptieaentatives. AR TTCLE Ii. SsorzoN 1.- T ~xeeutive anitberity of til State shall he 'inaa Chief MagIstratl, who shall be styled, hoF 5 vernor of the State of South CarolIna ? Sac-rioN 2. T'he(Onsernor slash be elected by the electeocs duly lualifiea to vote forni eAbers .of the House oef lb. preaentatives, and shall hold ~i.isoffice fort tour years.and until h'aj succes sor shall' be chosen gnid goalified bhut the sumo ptrsan shall nti bo'G overnor for two consec-utive term,... *So-rION 3. No person shall be eligible to the office o, Governor, utmless he hiath att~ied thie agoof' thirty'years, and htath been' a -citlsen and resident of' this Stale foP the ten years neat preceding the'day of ~ton. And no persoan shalf hold - the offBee.~ Governor. and any othe-r office or cmmeson, civil or milifta rv, (except in militig.) under this.Stato or the United1 Statea,e.r any.of therfi,or- any oilher power, at. one anad'he sae time. .8aorto,s4. The returns of eyery election of GJoverntor shall he scaled up by the Managere of Ee'eion intheir respeclive Dis ricts, and tranmiied,by* messeriger choeeyb t,hem,. to ihes tea~t of Gocvernment, dlrsefEt to the Secretary of State, who shall deliver the1t to the Speaker of the House of' Repnresetatiwe., -' t the tieat e.'engse.stonof flhW GenebalAe sembly, eiurlhg the first' week of' taich See sion the Speaker sliall open and ptotlh- tem in the prsne oftboth, House.sof the General Ascnby. The perstta havinq 4l haghsee Isnu br'of'vote,, shall he Gov bur.t Jfwu 0r tfejre shall be equtel end blir#Ein tea, th Gederal Assemhay shall, duvtugtheearns session, fn the Houese f Representestivgeboe -otndof themn Goverpor elsa root ls ties for Governorehsll be dtesm y lbe (senal Assmbly in such n g4911 be ipg ribeud by law. *WOTIoN 5. ALla7utenant Goverder elfalh %e chosen.al the sainse timetc, in the samonmaner, C9ni un4 in effce for the samte pMfi. , ~ite be p eesdorft hesorncquualficationsaM eGe(ov enor, and shall ex oicio be PresIdent of the Senate. ' Saioimw 6. ThaLltna oveno,sacas.. as President of tho Senate, shall have ho.vuto. I unless the Fenate be equally divided,. 1ctroX 7. Thonnate shali chLose a Proei. deit pro teme to act in the abetce of the Lieutelant-Governt.r, or when he shall exer C1se the offiee of Governor. SaTIoN U. A mnembeor of the Senate. or of th.e Ioue c)f Ri:pre.etitntives, beinit chosen and acting as Governor or Lieutenaint-overntor shnll, thereupon, vacate his seat, ad another pe son shall be elected in his stead. S8TAOU. 9. In case of the impeachment of the Governor or his removal from Iffice, death, resigntion, disqualification, disabilityor re inoval from the State, the Lieutenaint-Governor shall uececd 'to lis office, and in case ul the ii,eachnent of the Licutenart Governor or 'hia removel frot offico, death. resignation, I a qualification. deability or removal frons the State, the President pro tenporf of the Senato shall socceed to his oilce ; atad when the ofli-e of the Governor. Lientenant Governor and President pro tepare of the Senate shall be come vjkcane tin thu recess of tho Senate: the Secretary of State, for the time being. shall, by proclamnation, conveno the Seuate' that a President j tempore niay be chuRen to exer. cipe the ofce of Governor for the nnexpirede term. *Senoz 10. The governor shall be Com mam'er-in-Chief of the Army and Nave 3f this State and of the militia. ex-ept when they shall be alled into the actual setvice ofthe United States. 8ftTto1t 11. Vie shall have power to ,grant reprieves and parduio, alter conviction, (except in casci of inpeachmient,) n such matnner on s.uch terms an I untier uth restrictions as htc shall think proper, and he shall have power to remit "inesand forfeitures, unless otherwire directed Ov law. It shall be his duty to roport to the General Assembly at the next regular scesion thereafter all pardotns granted by him. wili a full statement of cat h case and.tho rea sons moving him thereunto SEcTioN 12. He shall take cate tiat, the laws he faithfully executed in mercy. SacToN 13 ''he Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall, at stated times. recetyo for their tervices a compensation which shall be neither increased nor dim-nished during Joe perod for which they shall have boah elect ed. 8acTmoN 14. All of lers In th. Excutivq beparinment. when required b7 the Povernor, shall give h!m Information tin writing upunany subject relating to thr duties of their respec t tive offices. SEcTIoN 18. The G-vernarsholl, am time to time, give to the General Asse y infor tration of the 'condition of the Stat, and re commend to their consideration such measurea as ie shall.judge necessary or expedient. So0ioN 16. He may, on extraorlititry oc. casions, convene the General Assembly. and should either House remain without a q.iorum for three days. or in case of disagreemrnt 4. tween the two Houses, with respect,to the time of adjournment . may adjuurns thdmn tosueh tisie as he'shall think proprp Post Geyond the fourth Monday of November the next enstk. tcroi 17. lie shall c6mmission all ofil ce,s e f the State. . SXcTroN IS It shall be the duty of the Managerso. Elections of thN State. at tho first .'eneral electfona under this Constitution, and at'ogah ditcrnate gendral election 'Jheroftrv, to hold an eleztioi for Governor an6 Lieuten ait Governor. . Sto41 19. The Governor and the KIatn. ant. Governor before entering upon time duties Qf their reapective offres-. shall, ii the presence of .the General Assembly, take the oath of fMCo p-ccribed lin this Constitution. 'EcT1i4N 20 The Governor shall gide during the sittinir of the Glneral Assez 1y, at Ithe place where its sessiou may he he , I; aid the Geneg I Aseonaly may ty law. requilre him1o r1lue at the iapiltol of the State. EsCTON 21 Every Bill which shall hati passed thb.Genorat Assembly, shall, befoore it become a law, heo presented to the Unverhor , tfr approve, he shall slgn U ; but if not, he shal return it. with his ajctions. to that izuse iiewhich It shall have origlinped, who sha ii enter tlh obections at large o, their jour. nal; and 'proceed to reconsider.it. It after such reconsiderat otn. a majoriLy of the whole repre sentation of that House alb agrreo to pass the Hlill,it shall be sent, toget@er with thu objec tiolls, to the , tier ouse, by which it snall likewire he reconsidered, and if a'pprovbd by a .mat,rity of thu whole r8presrp lion of that other Jiouse, itehall becoie a la1 But in all such cases the votes of both'lousen shall be determined by yeas and- n and the names of the persons votingr p ant again.4 the Bll shall be entered otn ths Journal of each House respecOv.-y If any Bill shall not be reurned by the Governor within two days . (;Xndays excepted) after it shall have beetn preseqted to him, the same shall be a law in- jikd manner as i ise lied signed it. And. that mime may al. ways be al lowed the 'Odveri..r in consider' hills passed by ths General Assembly..ncither flouse shall read any Sill onl the ainr ti ay o f its session, except such Billhs as have 'been returned by the Governor as herein provl-. ded., . A R 'ICLE Iii. SEcrott 1. TheJudtclal Dost'r shall be vest. ed In, suc h Superior and Inferior Court. of. Law and Equity is the General 'Assenmby shall, fromt tine to tIme, dIrect and euttbis, The .Judges of the Suporior. f toorts shall b eleted'hy the General Assembly, shall hold tnelr offices c'.uringr godi 6ehav and ishall, at stated timnes, receive a pmp1 ion' for ihdir services, whichl shall nEither. beincreas. ed nor diminIshed diring their contiaigee in office ; hut they shall %'eceive no ee, or pergniaites of oflice, norlhold aniyother'- oflo ol profit or trult under this State the Inaiued States- of A merica. or any of die,. or any *other pwer. The General Assembly shdi, as sooni a possible, establish .(or e.ach.Pltrictln lsaState an Inferior Court or C'ourats, tubs styled ".The District Court,"the'Jpdge wh.eretnf shall be resident In the Pf irct while I:d office, shall be elected by the. general Asemnbly for 'four years. anigi shall '4 re-elliie.. Which Court shall hav*jurisdu lIon oftall civil causes whereIn one or boh of the pcsce are perstm oftcolor, and ofall eriminsal'eases wherein shd accused is a person of oolor, gad the. General Assembiy Ise mpowereto qxtenethe jurn. diction of tb~ said ' urti to other sub Sasn2. the Jid6 shall meet anid sit at Columhxa, euch *Geneitrill As. sembl mnay lAct pqAijfr the puirpose othearing.qn aet a.ni~~ -B motions fbr new trials ao4Ip arsl ,ofjS ipt. andi such point. of lsv,pe .ay. be I to h , and the Aeneral A Act appoint such dtheC fil'ges tof'iee Sufnwaa i9 their discretion mray seems Si 3 ecution shaall boo 0u nam ii tute ad by the pthoet of ip6 6 I Caro lina, aS0oued, 'asUs. c insand i 'aity oft te " 4 ? t In all .161 1& bR*$epc df poliica fc anyr p ha t9 vote, whto Av. the # '*' i$c e to witit ii. shall be free whiteman,whqSatIm ed the age a twesty-oitq' ears, an 1s nota pauper. ndv a -corm . d aosoeol prl Ta . LK ,ap .p.sestns,r inte rino omle tavY of the Unite4 Otates. .He shall, or thu two-years Iext pri6beding ihi day of decti-n. have boo* a ollisen or this State , or, for the same period.ah emi rtaat from Eulope. Who has declnred his intention to uomie a itigen of the United States, according to tle Donstitutlon and Laws of the Uni(ectStatcs. lie shall have 6-dided in this State tdeat -loast .wo years next precodinq the (lay oralection. ind, for the lant six months ofthat tinTe. in the Dietrict in which h" offers to viste. prouderd. Isowerer, That the G-neral Assembly may. by reqiring a rAgiatry cf ve-ters, or other stoita. b!e letrisIntion, gutood igtinst frauds itn Plec. lions, and usurpotions or the right or suffrage, may impoe disqualifieation to vorn as a pun shment fUr critnolandin my breserite ad. litional qualificatios loir voters in municipal osections. A R'"ICLE V. Alt persons, who shall be elected or appointed to &tny office of protit or trust, befire entering on.the execution thercof. shall take (hesites specsal oaths. not repugna"at to thi. Vo,till. ltion, prescribed by the general Apactmbly.) tIle following oath "I do swear (or alrm) trat I nan duly quall fled, accotding- .to the Constitution of this Staia..to exercile the office to which I have been appoInted, and that I willato the best of mny ability, diicharge th- (uties tliereof, and pveserve, protect and defend the (1onatitution ofthis State, and that of the United States. So help me God.:, &. - ARTITLE Vi. ScTIoN 1. The Houso of Rnpresentatives shalthavo the 6ot power of impeaciing, but no impeachmentt ohalt be made, unless with the qncurrence of two-thirds of the House of. Repredentatives SzoTioN 9. All impenchmntts stilI be tritd by theSonata. Wnn iitting ior'that purpose the enators shall jo, on oaih or affirtnation, and no per,on Ahall e cortvicte<t, wohot the concurrence f o-thirds ortheintibars preoet4. *Ww SEariot 3. Tha overnor. Liestonant-Gov cruor, aid all ,Ivil ofce'rs, shall be liable to impeachment for high crines ood migderrnca nois, foar.ny wishehavior.in ofl ca, for corrup tinn.i preturinr offce'. or ro nnyact which shall degrade their official ebaracter nIit judgment in such c&e shall rpt extend furth or than to removal from offee, anid difiqoailfi catIo O hold any offiee of .hooor, trust or p.ofti under this Stat The party convict ed bhall, nevertheless, be. liable to liniictient, trial, judgment and ounishmi-nt. according to law.1 Src.TiMN 4. Alicivitoffirerat whose authori. ty in himited to a single 'Judicial lstrIt,% single Election DI-tlct. or part ofeither, slhAll he aP pplinted,- hold their office, be . revnoved from ollice end, in addijiun to lialill to im feachment, may 1,e punisleWd for oilefal mioe.. conduct, iu sueh seasner. as the Genera Alk Pemily. previous to i 2ir appointment,e may acion 5. Irany civil jndMeer shall. be. come dlesbl&d from d-lctargitig i hduties of 1is office, by'-esson .fr aiy piermanent tohitlily or mental i ifirtnity. his utne.i nay be tleclarml to I a vtacnt, by joint resolution. aprreed to by twa,4hir(fs ofthe whole representation in e-ch 11101I 41f the General Ameembly : Provide4 Teslt such resilotion shall contain the glounds .for'the-proposed cimovl. and before it sI.ail Vasat'eftber .Moune-, a copy of it ihall be served on the officer, abd a hearing be allowed hjm. AA%CLE. Vill. 14C,Ton 1. The Treasurer nnod the Secretnry ofStato- iha ie elected by the General A-semn bly.in the loue of Representatives, shall hold their oificeu ir four years and shall nut be eliible for the next kureg iling term. SiaTo 2 All otheroffibersihi l apnoint ed.s they hitheLo have heen, untir otherWiso directed by irrw 11th the Pame per#on shail not 11old the oflice of sheriff for two coobe-:utive terms. SEcTioN b All Cinmolsslen shall be in the nime and b the authority of thesnita of'Flotij anlina. betrraled with the- seal of thoState, and bo sigued by the Governdr. ' ARlICLU VIII. All lawntof force in fil State,' at tle adop fion of this Constitution, and not repugnant hereto, shall eq continue, until altejed urre-i pea WO by the Gen, ral 49sembly. except, where they are temporary, In whteli case they shall expire at the times.resZpecivelv limited for their duration, If not aontinued tfy Act of the General Assembly. -* ARTICLE IX. S.cT26 1 A'Iwert' origInaly invesfrj the people and -am free' Qovesnments are thuntedon their isthority, and ' are Instituted f6r their peace satety a)d ha Inee. . Esotox C. Nat eson shnal betken,.or im. prIs, ed. or- dised of hi' ethhi,l lIbere tIes or prIsiv , 4r cOtlawed or axiledl, or In caty mnan qcr rprivedl of his Jife, liberty or property.l by d prdressof law.; nor shall .any bil Il f ez x p a eto 1,w, or the law Imbairn in , obi lgptien of cnraete, vrbepasse Pte Genieral Assembly. to e civIl power. crion4 4 The privilege of the writ of Aabeqs corpse shall no~ suspen.ded. unless when, in. cate of re'tellion or invaeion, the publHp safety requIre It. t-scytow 8. Exceaesive bell simall 'no~t be e'-. 'qutred, nor excessivh fiues impJi..il, bet ecruel ponishment Inficted. Sepytoa 6.. T1he Genera4 Assembly shall not grant any title of nobilijy, or heredItary die. tinction, nor creats any omeoe, Ihe eppt[rni. m:e) to which ahyall be efort a)y longer blhpe thndurinar goo behavior. Scl'zot 7. TFhe trIal by jury, s heretofore used In this State, and the. liberty of the press. shall be forev'er lavIolably preserveil, Mutt thei Gehneral Assembldy shell have 'power to dettr, mine the number of persns -Who shall con. atitute thn juey In the Inferior or' DIstrict Courts. SacTroN 8. The, free exercise and enjoym'ent of religious profession anad worship, without discriminatIon er, .teference,shahl be allowed within this State, a|SL. meankiidt Preskfed, That the liberty of cetlee herebC decls Sd shall stot be costined as - f etch. aots eetiousnese, or jbl? atesiflo with the peac utai of tbe Bile Sxoytowr 9. Thme,iart ru lw, tIes end esttt crof ltvl mi cietles andt ciCOI atf bodI~, as if thme Con~I #, tl. I8 fael u be sowms' legislall 1sin for I equitabl.ditfbtbip of setates of lites ele. ' Sacsoio II I hei~r#wg tie, M ealt set cals se/ntrh olAe*4 of leewat thSan isuofaass a x, all such clapses of person,as Iron dia. iAl~ or othorwivsejougut, Its tile ju-.11rnent ol eenerA Asenibly, to le Capc AR'I][1E XL Sac-rtIO 1.. The busitep of tie ' rcasur hall be conducted by one Trea*urer. sha r sold his uffico and realde at the seatej GistA. aeut. Bcri 2. To Sebretery 'fstate a I holf his cflice and reside at 'he sat of vrn uslent., . MARTICLB lI, . STACrotIt I No 'onvention of tho petople shal be ealled..unless by the .oneurreaco af two thirds of. t)e wholoreiVse'tationl In each Houg of the Gneral Assenbly. EcTaIlI 2. No par'oroime Convilluton shalt be attered, unless a bill to al'er ohe sante shall have been read, on three M&CM'rl.days.'n ( -. H1ousiof. Repreaentativcs. and lon tree sve-' rat (lays in ltio Senate, and hirdei (9 at tie aecoise and third reading, by tivo-tlfirds or the whole repreeentation, I in eal House of the General Asse,bI ; neithershall ny altoa tion lake effect, until Site kii', an agreed Soal b# publshe f qonths p viou ' He resentahivos; '. d. ir the altera ro p os ad Eyth pr eeedu General Asiembly. shall bd arkeed (1), 64 Iha new general Ahsemj)lyl, in tihcir first essitla,'by (lee Aoncrrenc o two-thljds of the hole eriresentailen ca eae'lr' House, after tho senyepla8 hnvo been radt a1 three sevcral d.iye in each, tkets aud nut otli trwase, te quWorsh-Icl become a part of stlsi Collfifflution. Domno in Contventlon..ait t ,lirribl, in th'6t .9 o1 S6utb 1aroIin, SaIt twenty-4s610t)1i. di -of .eptenber, in'th- year ofo Jo ed thousand eight hon.lred Us.L eI. . * D. 1, WN jA W Atet Pri 1r3m X' site Conaventln. Atitest : Jon; T.'J01, flerk f til Con." vention. F Clr oSie ,! G3vernmeat of thaTnited St%tea. Ptrosident-Androw JdA69on, of Tehnes see. A SNwrettle'o 9-. It. Seward, of NQW Yn'ak. 4 , e n in,V of War--Edwin M. Slanto,, of PennsmylvauiR. molaster Gerl yilliar Dennison, Seortisry .d IbeNavy-01dor, Welles, or Connect ict. See% .ietnry of Ife -atevior-James llnrlnn,. of 101ya. Scretnry of (ise "reanry-Ilugh IoCul lotsilh, of Illinjois.* 4 SAtoraney Gonera",nres Speed, of eon lucky. ...4 Pres.den e of the 3enate--Lafiytte S. llnptpr. nf Connectiew. Spaker of 4h Jjouso-:Sehuy)6r Colfax of Indtiana,. svur:mE. .coftr.. Salmon C. Chaao, Olaio, CileftJusticet. 1. -Jainm M. Waynt, Georgia. 2. -uttsel Nelson. Nw. York. 8. R1ohort C. Orier, Popneylvania . 4. Nathan Clifford. Maino. 5. No760 I. Swayne, Ohio. 6. Daniel Davis, Illinois. 7. Sanuel Miller. Iowa. . C 8. Sanuel F. Field, California. LIFUTE.VNT GENERAL8. Wingfield Scott, Virginia.. W.VesS S. Grant. of Ohio. AdJtant Genoralo-na' Tbomase.Delik wnre. a Judge Advocate 4eneral, Josoph, Hblt, Qunrlernier bn-ers), Mniagombery Mcigs, of Pennoylivani.a.-' The - Dally 0 'PETERSBURG YA., W AS entered upon its fleenth yes, i an 14enjiargod formt, wilt s , ne auspicea ltirhiy flaitei new. tyt undrer daily lacreasrng cir.ulaif a d orge t. tner chant1i and others desiri. to connmulltete with theSotmhern publip, tofvaw mV$cate ril by none. . ataearpass. - ADVBRTIING 11.472.4: Two weeks.... 650. On g ' 'on '*..*&*....... *o.. 0 'ix noth....."""".*"... 1 0 'Oce yeqla....."*.-.......24 00 rqjo IP01010.6.........,.. T . -.............. . 4 Aftw..ek... .......A... One month...*.''''"'... S10 00. T Wo) month .A . """.......'1 00) Thiree monntl~ " ''I .1 $t x months.**''' 18 00. .0,e,es,... . *........ 00) sn godrlrng areaDer quanSty.e,spac 8ingle Copy, CR PTed N RaT,t Game mont\h,. do Thse# nson,t'hiq d-t t'ix fnonths -do-20 Usneer,; -. (0 . 6 06 ct2, -P. CRUTCNIFIELD & Co.. ' --Peteburpr, Va. 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