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8h< Snctysott ?^Mj Jntijllincn^r, BY HOYT & WALTERS. * * . TERMS: WO !W)Xi?E8 AND A HALF PEE ANNUM, IN ?XITKD STATES CURRENCY*. RATES OF ADVERTISING. Advertisements inserted .it the rates of One Dol? lar per square of twelve lines for the first insertion md' Fifty Cents for each subsequent insertion. Liberal deductions made to those who advertise by the year. 8?"* For announcing a candidate, Five ?ollare fa advance. % * The Hew CoastiHtion, ART I OLE if. LEGl>L.Vi;rVft DEPARTMENT. .Skotion S?. T;h?y riajnijj homestead of the head of each family., residing in this djLaJLe, fiten homestead consisting of dwell ' iag:bouse, outbuildings and lands tippur? tenant, not to exceed the value-of-one thousand dollars, and yearly product thereof, shall be exem pt from attach men t. levy or sale-on any mesneor timil process isMiicd from any court. N To scenre,.-ttre full-enjwy-uivui or" said"homestead exemp? tion to the persOii entitled thereto, or the head ot any famih', the personal propertv of .-sieh person, of'the tohowingcharacter, to wit: Household tu mittlre, beds and ocd diug. library, anus, can.*, wagons, farm? ing implements, tools, -neat cattle, work animals, swine, goats, and sheep,.not In exceed in value in the aggregate sum x?f five hundred dollars, shall be subject, to like exemption, jh mi iilion thereto the necessary -wearing apparel; Provided. T.hatno property- shall hu exempt from attachment, levy, or-'saic, for taxes, or for payment of .obligations contr.-.cfod for the purchase of said homestead, or the er.ee tiou of-auprovemonls the.eon; Provided, further, That the yearly products ot said homestead shall not t;c exempt from at aitauhinen^Jhivy or sale, for the payment of sjbhga?dhs contrtieted in the produc? tion of tue same. It shall be the duly ot the General Assembly at its first .session to ^i;force liie provisions of this section by* suitable legislation. ARTICLE III. * ;f "" EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. "SsCTlON 1. TIi? Supreme Executive au? thority of tills State ttliatJJ be vested it) a Chief "Magx-strute, who > ? 'i be styled. u-Tho Governor of the. State of South Carolina.'' i.lTh& Governor shall be elected by tho electors duly q alified to voto for members ot tlie Geaeral Assembly', and ahali bold his office for two years, iind until ? his successor shall be chosen and qua!':tied, and.shall be re-eligible. 3. No person shall be eligible to the office of Governor who denies the exist cjice* of the Supreme Being or who at the time-ot-swcU elec-Uow^wa.s not attained the ?gV?t^th'irty 'years, ami who, except n't the first eiocinm'mide'r this Constitution, shall ii'?i Navebetht a cftizon of the United States 'Hui] a citizen and resident of this State.for two years next preceding the day or" election. No person w u'le tiove hor-shall nohi any other office or cotiimis* s'iun, (except in the miiitit j under this j State, ?'?r any other power, at ?nie and the same time. - 4. The returns of every ? lection o{ Governor shall be sealed up by '.be mana? gers of elections in their respective conn ties^and.iratismiitcd, by mail, the seat <?f Government, directed to the Secretary of State kVi'iO shall deliver them to lite Speaker ot the House of Itepreseiiuit-ives at the next ensuing sessiou.ol' the General j Assembly, and a duplicaLe of said returns shall -be filed with the t'lerks ot Courts of said''"Counties, whose duty it shall be to | forward to the Secretary of Slate a cerii fied cop}' thereof, upon being notified that the returns previously lor warded by mail have not been received at I his office. It shall be the duty of Hie Secretary of State, aflcr the expiration of seven days from the day upon which the .votes have been counted, if the terms thereof from i any County have =inr been received, to notify the Clerk the Court ~of said County;ami orderV'copy of -the returns tiled in his office to.,be forwarded forth-1 iviH}. iThe Secretary at State shall' de? liver tlie returns to the Speaker of the II-??se of Representatives, at the next en ?..ing session, ot the General Assembly; and during the first week of the session, i?r as soon as the General Assembly shall ?have organized by iheeleclio.n of the pre? siding officers ot the two Houses/'the j Speakersball open und publish them in ' the presence oi both II ?u-m-s The (arson having the highest uiimhcr of votes ?!> :i! lie Governor; but if two or more shall be equal, and highest in vo.es. I he General Assembly shall, during the same session, in the House of Representatives choose one of them Governor viva voce. Con? tested ejections for Governor shall lie de? termined by the General Assembly ill such manner as shall be prescribed hyjuw. 5. A Lienteiiaiit-Governor shall be se? lected at the same lime, in the same man? ner, continue in office for the stunn period, and 'be - possessed of the same qualifica? tion* as the Governor, and shall ex officio be President of the Senate. 6. The Lieutetiant-Govcrnor, while pre . ?ding ot the Senate, shall have no vote, unless the Senate be equally divide I. 7. The Senate shall choose a President pro tempore, to act in the absence of the liieateuaut-Governo;, or when he shall exercise the office of Governor. 8. A mombcr of the Senate, or of the Houno of Representatives, being "hosen as acting Governor or Lieutenant Governor, flbaj] thereupon vacate his seat, and an? other person shall he elected in Iii- -dead. 9. -In case of tho removal of the Gove nor from bis office, or his death, resigua tion, romoval from the State', or inability I to discharge the powers and duties of tho said office,- the same shall devolve on the liieutenant-Governor, and tho General Assembly, at its first session after the "fa'Ufication of this Constitution, shall, by Jaw, provide for the case ot removal, death, resignation, or inability, both of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, declaring what officer shall then act as Governor, and such officer shall act accor? dingly, until such disability shall have been removed, or a Governor shall have been elected. 10. The Governor shall bo commander in-chief of the militia of the State, except ?when they Shall be called into the actual ierviee of the United States. 11. He shall have power tu grant re- J prieves* and pardons after eojivinction, i (except in casus of impeachment) in such j manner, on such terms. :ind under such j restrictions as ho shall think proper; and i ho shall have power to remit tines and forfeiture*, unless otherwise directed by law. . It shall be Iii? duty to report to the General Assembly , at tho next regular session thereafter, all pardons granted by him. with a full statement of each case, .?mil the reasons moving him thereunto. 12. He shall take care that the laws be faithfully"executed in mercy. 111. Tha Governor and Lieutenant Gov en'or shall, at stated times, receive for iheir services a compensation which shall he neither increased nor diminished dur? ing the period for which they shall have been elected. 14. All officers in the Executive De? partment shall, when required by the Governor, give him information in writing upon any stthjyet.relating to the duties ot I heir respective offices. 15. The Governor shall, from time to time, give to the General Assembly iufor tioti of the .condition of the State, aud re? commend to their consideration such measures u* he shall judge necessary or expedient. 16. lie may. on extraordinary occasions, convene the General Assembly; and should either House remain without a t|iior!.tji five days; or in ease of disagree? ment between the two Houses with re? spect to the time oi adjournment, may adjottrri them to such tithe as ho slotII think proper; not beyond the t'iuYe of the ahou?l session ther.'next ensuing. ?'17. H* shall Commission all officers of Fttu Stale. 18. There shall be a Seal of the Slale, for which the General A-sembfy, at its first session, shall provide, and which shall be used by .the Governor officially, and shall he cabled '-The Great Seal of the Stale of South Carolina." .JO. All grunts and commissions shall he. issued in the name and hy the authority ot the Stale of South Carolina, scaled with the Great Seal, signed by the Gove nor and. countersigned by the Secretary ot Stale. 20. The Governor and the Lieutenant? Governor, before entering upon the duties of their respe? live offices, shall take and snbscribc the oath of office a?, pi escribed iii Article two, section thirty one, of this Constitution. 21; The Governor shall reside at the capital of the Stale; hnl during the sit? tings of the General Assembly he shall reside where iis sessions are held, except in case of < ontagion. 'li. Every Bill or joint resolution which, shall have parsed Ihe General Assembly, except <m it question ofadjournnient, shall, bei.ire it becomes a law, be presented to lue Governor, and. if he approve, he shall sign \\ ; it n.ot, he shall return it. with his objections to the House in which ii shall have originated; which shall enter the objections at large on its journals, and proceed to reconsider it. if. alter such reconsideration, two thirds of that House shail agree lo pass i;. it shall be sent, to? gether with the objections, in the other House, by which it shall be reconsidered, and, if ?ipprnved by two-thirds of that House, ir.shall have same ( fleet as il' iL l ad been signed by the Governor: hut. in all such eases the vote of both Houses shall he taken by yeas and nays, and the | names of the persons voting for ami against the Bill or joint resolution, shall be entered on tho journals of both Houses respectively. It a Bill or joint resolution shall not bo returned by the Governor within three days .after it shall have been presented to him, Sundays excepted, it shall have tin* same force and effect as if he had signed it, unless the General As? sembly, by (heir a Ijournuient, prevent its return, in which- case it shall not have such lojco aiid effect unless returned within two day* aller their next meeting. 28. There shall hi- elected by the quali? fied voters ol the Stale a Comptroller General, a Treasure! ; ,i Secretary of State, who shall hold their respective ofli ces lor the term of four years, and whose duties and compensation shall be pre? scribed bv law. ARTICLE IV. JUUiei.vl depautm?X7. Section 1. The judicial power of this State shall he vested in a Supreme Court, ! in two Circuit Courts, to wit: A Court of Common Pleas, having civii jurisdiction and a Court ol General Sessions, with criminal jurisdiction only in Probate Courts, and in Justices ol the Peace. The General Assembly may also establish such municipal and other inferior Courts as may be deemed necessary. 2. The Supreme Court shall consist of a Chief Justice aud two Associate Justices, two of whom shall constitute a quorum. They "imii he elected by a joint vote of t lie General Assembly for the term of six years, and shall continue in office until their successors shall be elected and quali? fied. They shall be so clussifh d that one of the Justices shall go out of office every j two yearg. 2. The Chiof Justice elected under 'hi* Constitution shall continue in .'ffifo for six years, and the General Assembly im? mediately alter the said election shall de? termine by lot which of the two Associate I Justices elect shall serve for the term of j two years ami which for Ihe term of four years; and having so determined the samo.it shall bn tin'duty of the Governor j to commission ihem accordingly. 4. Tho Supreme Court shall have np-1 pel la to jurisdiction only in cases of Chan-j eery, and shall constitute a Court for the correction of errors at law. under such 1 regulations as the General Assembly may ' by U.v prescribe; Provided, The said: Courts shall always have power to issue : writs of injunction, mandamus, 7?? irar-' ranto, habeas corpus, and such oilier ?nul and remedial writs as may bc r Bary to give it a genera] Buperv control over all other Courts in thc ? 5. The Supremo Court shall be lu least, once in each year, at tho bet Government, and at such other pla places in the State ns the General A.? lily ma}- direct. 6. No Judge shall preside on the of um}* cause in the event ot* whiel may be interested, or where either o putties .shall be connected with hin tiffi nit}* r?i* consanguinity, within sue ?frees us muy bo proscribed by law, t which he may have been counsel, or presided in t.ny inferior Court oxee]: consent ol all the parties. In case si any of the Judges of the Supreme (' fha ll he thus disqualified from presi on any cause or causes, tho Court ot Judges thereof shall certify the sair thc Governor of tho State, and ho ! immediately commission, specially, requisite number of men learned in law fur the trial and determination the; The same course shall be pursued in Circuit and inferior Courts as is preset in this section for cases of the Supr Court. 7. There shall bo appointed by Jud^es'of tho Supreme Court a ropo and derk of said Court, who shall 1 their offices for two yours, und >wl duties and compensation shall be scribed by law. ri. When a judgment or decree U versed or affirmed by thc Supreme Cn every point made and distinctly statei writing in the cause, and fairly ari. upon the record of the cane, shall bc ( si de red mid decided* and the reas therefor shall be concisely and bri' stated in writing, and preserved with records of the ca.ic. 9. The Judges of the Supreme Co and Circuit Courts ?hall; at stated tin receive t? compensation for their servi* to be fixed by law, which shall not be minished during their continuance .?flk-o. They shall not be allowed j: fees or perquisites of o?r?ce, nor shall ll hold any oilier office of trust or jin under this Stale, the United States, any fit her power. . 10. No person shall bo eligible lo office of Judge ?d eli? Supreme Court Circuit Courts who is not at the lime his election a citizen of the United Slat and has not attained tim age of tliii years, and been a resident of this Si; for rive years next preceding hisoleeti or from the adoption of this Constituir 11. All vacancies in the Supreme Coi or ot her inferior tribunals snail be fill hy i*leo ion, as herein prescribed ; Provid That if the unexpired term does not < coed one year, such vacancy may be lill hy Executive appoint mem. All J mig bv virtue of their office, shall bc <?? ns valors of the peace through'":! \\? - ota 12. In all cases decided by (hoSuproi Court, a concurrence of two of the Judi: shall be necessary lo a decision. 18. The Stale shall bo divided info cr renient circuits, and tor each circuit .1 udiie shall be elected by joint ballot ?he (jetterai Assembly, who shall hold I office for ti term of lour years, and durii his continuance in office he shall reside the circuit of which he is Judge. 14. Judges of the Circuit Court slit ?li terella tige circuits with eich other such manner as may be determined I law. 15. The Courts of Common Pleas sin have exclusive jurisdiction in all cases divorce, and exclusive originaljurisdicti< in ali civil cases anti actions ex delict which shall not be cognizable before Ju tices ot the Peace, and appellate jurisdi lion in all such cases as may be provide ty law. They shall have power lo issi writs ol mandamus, prohibition, acirt'/acia and all oilier writs which may be iteecss ry for carrying their power fully into t feet. 10. The Court of Coalition Pleas sha I sil in each judicial District in this Slat at least twice in every year, at such .stale limes and places as may be appointed b law. lt shall havejurisdicli ?it in all tiwi ters of lilqiiit}, luit ibu Coiiris heretofoi established lor that purpose shall continu ?i? now organised until tire first day t January, one thousand eight hundred an sixty-nine, for the disposition ol' cause now pending therein, unless olhcrwis provided by law. I 17. The General Assembly shall prc vide by lawlor the preservation ol th records of the Courts of Equity, and als for tho transfer lo the Court ot Commoi Pleas and Probate Courts for final decis ?on of all causes that may remain undo j termincd. It shall be ll.e duly of tin Judges of the Supremo and Circuit Court lo file their decisions within sixty day from the last day ol ibo term of court ai which the causes Were heard. 18. The Court of General Sessions shal have exclusive jurisdiction over all crim ?nal cases which shall not be othcrwisi provided lor by law. li shall sit in cadi County ni the State at least three times in (?ach?year, and at such stated lime* and places as tho General Assembly may direct. i!>. The quali?i" I electors of each Conn, ty shall elect three pcrsofc*; for the term of two years, who shall constitute a Hoard of county Commissioners v.* h ich shall have jnrisdi tron over roads, highways, ferries, bridges, aid in all matters relating io laxes, disburse m on ts of money for County purposes, and in every ot,.er ease that, maj' b<- m ci ssa ry to the internal improve, ment and local concerns ol tho respective Counties ; Provided, That, in all cases (hero shall be tim right of appeal to the Slate Courts. 20. A Court of Probate shall be cstab ! fished in ? ach County, with jurisdiction : in all mailers testamentary mid of admin ? istration, in business appertaining to ' minor? and tb*? allotment of dower in cases of idiotcy and lunacy, and persons non compos mentis. The Judge of^uid Court shall be elected5 bj' the qualified electors of the respective Counties for the term of two years. 21. A competent number of-Justices of the Peace and Constables shall be chosen in each County by the qualified elector* thereof, in such manner as the General Assembly may direct j they shall huld their offices for a term of two years and until their successors arc elected and qualified. They shall reside in the Coun? ty, city or beat, for winch they are elected, and the Justices of the Peace shall be com? missioned by the Governor. 22. Justices of the Peace, individnally. or two more of them jointly as the Gen? era! Assembly may direct, shall have original jurisdiction' in cases of bastardy, and in all matters of contract, and actions for the recovery of fines and forfeitures where the amount claimed doi* not ex? ceed one hundred dollars, and such juris? diction as ma}- be provided by law in ne tions of delicto, where tho damages claimed do not exceed one hundred dollars; and prosecutions for assault and battery and other penal offences less than felony, pun? ishable by fines only. 28. They ma}* also sit as examining Courts and commit, discharge, or recog? nise (except in capital cases) persons charged with offences subject to such reg? ulations as the General Assembly may provide; thc-y shall also have power to hind over to keep the peace, or for good behavior. For the foregoing purposes they shall have power to issue all neces? sary processes. 14. Every action cognizable before Jus? tices of tho Peace instituted by summons or warrant, r.hall be brought before some Justice of the Pence in the County or city where, the defendant resides, and in all sacli cases tried by them, the right of ap peal shall be secured under such rulesaud regulations as may be provided by law. 25. The Judges of Probate, County Commissioners. Justices of the Peace, ano Consta hies, shall receive for their services such compensation and tees as the Gen? eral Assembly may from lime to time by law direct. I 26. Judges shall not charge juries in ! respect to matters of fact, but may state the testimony and declare the law. 27. Thorp shall be elected in each Coun? ty, by the electors ? hereof, one clerk for the Court of Common Pleas, who shall hold his office for the term of fruryetirs. and until his successor shall bo elected aud qualified. He shall, by virtue of hi* office, be clerk of all other courts of re? cord held therein ; but the General As sembly may provide by law for the elec? tion of a clerk, with a like term of office for each or any other of the courts ol record, and ma}* authorize the Judges ol tho Probate Court to perform the duties of clerk for his court, under such regula? tions as the General Assembly may di? rect. Clerks of courts shall be removabh for such ewuso, and in such manner as shall he prescribed by law. 2S. There shall he an Attorney-General J for the Slate, who shall perform stud; duties as may be prescribed by law. IL j shall be elected by the qualified eleetoi. ot the Stale for the term of four years, and shall receive tor bis services such compensation as shall be fixed by law. 2!J. There shall be one Solicitor for each circuit, who shall reside therein, to be elected by the qualified electors ot the circuit, who shall hohl his office for the term of four years, and shall receive for his services such compensation as shall he fixed by law. In all cases where an At tornoy lor the State, of any circuit fails to attend and prosecute, according r.o law. the court shall have power to appoint an ! Attorney pro tempore. 30. The qualified electors of such Conn ty shall elect a Sheriff, and a Coroner, for the term of four years, and until their successors are elected and qualified ; they shall reside in their respective Counties during their continuance in office, and be disqualified for the office a second time., if it should appear that they or either ot them are in default for moneys collected j by virtue of their respective offices. 81. All writs and processes shall run. I and ail prosecutions shall be conducted in the name of the State of South Carolina ; all w.it.s shall be attested by the clerk 61 court from which they shall be issued; and all indictments shall Conclude against the peace and dignity of the State. 32. The General .Assembly shall pro? vide by law for the speedy publication of the decisions of the Supremo Court made under this Constitution. ARTICLE V. JURISPRUDENCE. Section 1. The General Assembly shall pass such laws as may be necessary and proper, to decide differences by arbitra? tors, lo ho appointed by the parties who may choose that summary mode of ad? justment. 2. It shall be the duty of the General Assembly to pass the necessary laws for the change of venue in all cases, civil and Criminal, over which the Circuit Courts have original jurisdiction, upon a proper showing, supported by affidavit. that a fail* and impartial trial cannot be had in j the County where such trial or prosecu? tion was commenced. 3. The General Assembly, at its first (Session after tho adoption of this Consli ! tution, shall make provision to revise, j digest and arrange, under proper heads, j the body of our laws, civil and criminal. : and form a penal code, founded upon 1 principles ot n '???malion. and have the j same promulgated in . ?h manner as they j may direct; and a I lie. revision, digest j and promulgation shall e made within every snbsHqiicnt period of ten years, i That justice shall be administered in a I uniform mode of pleading, without dis? tinction between law and equity, they shall provide for abolishing the di forms of ucl ?or., arid tor that purpose appoint some suitable person or pe whose duty it shall be to revise, sirr and abridge the rules, practice, plea and forms of the court now in uso i State. ARTICLE VI. "eminent domain. Section 1. The State shall have current jurisdiction on all rivers bord on this State, so far as such rivers orin a common boundary to this any other state bounded by the 5 and lhe\', together with all other ni ble waters within thc limits of* the I shall be common highways, and fo free, as well to the inhabitants of Stale as to thc citizens of the U States, without any tax or impost t for. unless the same be expressly pro' for by the General Assembly. 2. The title to all lands a:':d other erty. which have heretofore accru? this State by grant, gilt, purchase, fei ture, escheats, or otherwise, shall in the State of South Carolina the as though no change bad taken place il. The people ol' thu State arc dec to possess the ultimate property in ar all lands within the jurisdiction of Stale; and all lands, the tille to v. shall Jail from defect of heirs, shall re or escheat to the people. ARTICLE VII. impeachments. Section 1. Thc House of Represe lives shall have the sole power of impe ment. A vote of two-thirds of all members elected shall be required fo impeachment, and any officer impeac shall thereby be suspended Iroin o until judgment in the ease shall have I pronounced. 2. All impeachments shall he fried the Senate, and whoo sitting for that ] pose, they shall be nuder oath or nffir lion. 2so poison shall be convicted cept by vote of two-thirds of all tho in bera elected. When the Governoi impeached, the Chief Justice of the prmo Court, or the Senior Judge, s preside, with a casting vote in all ] iiminary questions. 3. The Governor and all other ext 'ive and judicial officers shall be liabh impeachment; but judgment in-such cr shall not extend inri her than rome Irom office. The persons convicted sli nevertheless, be liable to indictment, t and punishment according to law. 4. For an}* wilful neglect of duty other reasonable cause, which shall be sufficient ground of impeachment. Governor shall remove any executive indicia! officer on tho address of f thirds of each House of the General se m bly'" Pr?vido/, That thc cause causes for which said removal may bc quired shall be stated at length in st obiress. and filtered on the journals each House; andprovided furtkci-. that i officer intended to be removed shall notified ol'such cause or causes, and sh be admitted to a hearing in bis own < fence, before any vote for such addrc? iud in all cases the volo shall bc tali hy yetis and nays, .incl be entered on t journals of each House respectively. ARTICLE VIII, kio ht of suffrage. Section 1. In all elections by the pe pie the electors shall vote by ballot. 2. Every male citizen ol the Unit Slates, of the ago ot twenty-one yea and upwards, not laboring under the d abilities named in this Constitution, wit out distinction of race, color, or form condition, who shall be a resilient ot ll Stale at the time ot ibo adoption en til Constitution, or who shall thereafter i sill? in this Slate one year, and in tl County in which he otters io vote, sixI days- next preceding any election, sim I bo entitled to vote lor all officers that ai J now, or hereafter may be, elected by ti people, and upon all questions suhmittc j to the electors at any election ; Pr?vida ! That no person shall he allowed to vol or hold office who is now or he rea ft* may bc disqualified therefor hy the Coi stiiulion ed ihe United States ; until sue disqualification shall be removed by tli Congress of the United Stales; Provide further, That no person, while kept i any alms house or asylum, or ot unsoun mind, or confined in any public pr ?soi shall be allowed to vote or bold office. o. lt shall be the duty of the Goners Assembly to provide from time to tim for thc registration of all electors. 4. For the purpose of voting no perso shall be deemed to have lost his resident by reason of absence while' omployed ii thc service of the United States, n:> while engaged upon the waters of titi State or thc United States, or of tho big! seas, nor while temporarily absent fron the State. 5. No soldier, seaman or marine in th? ur nn v or navy of the United States sha) be deemed a resident, of this State in con sequence of having been stationed there i in. 0. Electors shall, in all casos, except treason, felony or breach of thc peace, he privileged from arrest and civil process during their atlendaneo at election*, and in goiiig to and rel urning from the same. j 7. Bverv person entitled to vote atany i flection shall be eligible to any office j which now is or hereafter shall be declive ! bv the people in tho county where ho i shall have resided sixty days previous to I such election, except as otherwise- provi ! dod in ibis Constitution or the Cbnstitii ; talion and laws of thc United States. 8. The General Assembly shall never ! pass any law that will deprive any of the citueiiVcf this Stale of tlie rights ed" suf ! frage except for treason, murder, robbery I oi" duelling, whereof the persons shall i have been duly tried and convicted. 1 9 Presidential electors shall be ?lected The Intelligencer Job Cilice. JJaving recently made considerable addi!^;."i <o Ibis depurlment, we j.rc prepared to execute 2F?3 'y7.DTi.iK (DI? LM: la the neatest style and on the mc?t reasonable toons. Legal Blan!,-. Bill Heads, Posters, Curds, Handbills. Pamphlet?, Label*, end 1 fact tvCry style of work usually done in a cot.:.try Printing Office. 8?" In ail cases, tbe ir>or,oy will be rerjuir .i upon delivery of tlie work. Orders, iceompa... I with the cash, will revive prompf attenrioB. by 1 lie peoy.it-. 10. In all elections bc!d by the peO] e under this Constitution, tue person ./r persons who s!.mi! receive the hlghesc number of voles shall be declared ele^ led: 11. Tbe provisions of this Qonstitution concerning terms of residence necc.-s ry to enable certain persons to bold certain offices therein mentioned, shall not bo held to apply to officers chosen by tho people at the first election, or by the Gen? eral Assemblj- at its first session. 12. No person shall bo disfranchised for felony or other crime committed while such person rras 1; slave. AHTICLE Ia. finance and taxation. Sectton 1. The General Assembly shall provide hy law for a uniform'and equal rale of assessment and taxation,and shall prescribe such reguh.ii'#r:s as shall secure a just valuation for taxation of all prop? erty, real, personal and possessory, ex? cept mines anit 1.lining claims, the pro? ceeds of iyhieh alone shall be taxed; and also excepting such properly as may be exempted by law fin- municipal, educa? tional, literaly, scientific, religious or char? itable purposes. 2. The General Assembly may provide annually for a poll tax not to exceed one dollar on each poll, which shall be applied exclusively to the public school fund. Arid no additional poll tax shall be levied b}- any municipal corporation. 3. The General Assembl\- shall provido for an annual tax sufficient to defiay the estimated expenses of the State lot each year; and whenever it shall happen that such ordinary expenses of the State for any year shall exceed the income of the State for such year, the General Assembly shall provide for levying a tax for the en? suing year, sufficient, with other sources of income, to pay the deficiency of the preceding year, together with the estima? ted expenses of tho ensuing year. 4. No tax shall be levied except in pur? suance of a law, which shall distinctly state the object of the same ; to which object such tax shall be applied. 5. It shall be the duty of the General Assembly to enact laws for the exemp? tion from taxation of all public schools, colleges, and institutions ct iearniiig, all charitable institutions in the nature of asylums for the. infirm, deaf and dumb, blind, idiotic and indigent persons, ail public libraries, churches and burying; grounds'; btir property of associations and societies, although connected with chari? table objects, shall not be exempt from Slate. County or Municipal taxation'; Provided, That this exemption shall hot extend beyond the buildingS'and promises actually occupied hy such schools, colle? ges, institutions of learning, asylums, li? braries, churches and burial grounds, al? though connected wrih charitable objects: G. The General Assembly shall provide for the valuation and assessment of all lands and 1 ho impro\ emeiits thereon prior to the assembling of die Get. ral Assem? bly of 1S7?. and tluv !ter 011 every fifth year. 7. For the purpose of lefraying extra? ordinary expenditures, the State may contract public debts; but such debts shall be authorized hy law lor some single object, to be distinctly specified therein ; and no such law shall take effect until it shall have beet: passed by the vote of two-thirds of the memb< r-. of each' branch of the General Assembly, to be recorded by yeas and nays on the Journals of each House respectively; and every such law shall levy :i tax annually sufficient to pay the animal interest or' such debt. 8. The corporate authorities Of Coun? ties, Townships, School Districts; pities, Towns and Villages may be vested with newer to assess and collect taxes for cor? porate purposes ; such taxes to be uniform in respect to persons ami proper'y within the jurisdiction of the body imposing tho same. And the General Assembly shall require that all the properly, except that herclofore exempted within the limits of municipal corporations, shall be taxed for the payment of debts contracted under authority of law. 9. The Genera! Assembly shall provide for the incorporation and organization cf [.cities and towns, and sdtaii restrict their powers of taxation, borrowing money, contracting debts, and loaning their credit. 10. No scrip, certificate, or other evi? dence of Stale indebtedness shall be is? sued, except for the redemption of stock, bonds, or other evidences ot indebtedness previously issued, or for such debts as are expressly authorized in this Constitution. 11. An accurate statement of the re? ceipts and expenditures of the public money shall be published 'with the laws of each regular session of the General Assembly 'in such manner as may, by? law, be directed. 12. No money shall be drawn from tho Treasury, but in pursuance of appropria? tion made by law. J3. The fiscal year shall com nie nie on the fiivt day of November in each year. I I. Any debt contracted by the Stale shall be by loan on Stale Bonds, of amounts not less than fifty dollars each, on interest, payable within twenty years after the final passage of the law author? izing such debt. A correct registry of all such bonds shall he kept by the Treasu? rer in numerical order, so ?s always to exhibit tho number and amounts unpaid, and to whom severally made payable. 15. Suitable laws shall bojnssed by tho General Assembly for the safe keeping, transfer and disbursement ol the State, county and school funds, and j: 11 officers and other persons charged with the same, shall keep an aeccrate entry of each sum received, and or' each pavmont and trans? fer; amMiall-givcsiicli'secariiy l?r ' tho faithful discharge of such nuties :ts the General Assembly may provide. And it shall be the duty of the General As fcO^tinusu 0>* fourth page.)