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When FtefOrmW* PHI Quit Et> [Wacbington Port.] 'This story is told on Set Tillman: Wben he had his assigned him on the floo found his nearest neighbo be Sena or Irby, of South C lina. Tho two are out, and I not spoken for a long tin passing. It made Tillman very uncomfortable to si near.to his enemy, and he a to be changed on the groui his visual affliction, for e' one knows that Senator Till is blind of one eye. His was that he could not se well, sitting where he die le could from some other The next day he found hit • assigned to a desk: on the < side of Irby, there simply ing been a reversal of posit •T asked to be changed,” Tillman to the acting offici the Senate, “because Icoul see from that desk, and have only changed me t other side'ot Senator Irby. : “Yes, sir,” said the floo cidl, “I did not suppose could see him on the si< which you are blind, anc changed you accordingly.’ Tillman gave a snort of tempt and picked out a which in not approximate desirable as the first one ^ It May Do a* Much for Yo Mr. Fred Miller, of Irvii writes that he had a Sevei ney trouble for many with severe pains in hit I«o Jhat his bladde __ He tried many t ed Kidney cures but * ny good result. About i igo he began use of E 'litters and found relief a .Clectric Bitters is esp adapted to cure of all 1 and Liver troubles and gives almost instant relie trial will prove our stab Price only 50c. for large At Dr. J. A. fioyd’s.Drug Alice (the friend)—I do how anyone can help Marie.’ Biam lanche (the rival)—Sh helpjt herself.”—Life. Knights of the Maccabet The State Commander us from Lincoln. Neb , i lows: “After trying othei clues for what’, seemed t S obstinate cough in o Iren we tried Dr. New Discovery and at tl of two days the cough e: left them. We will not be out it hereafter, as our ce proves that it cures other remedies fail.”- ed F. W. Stevens, State ( Why not give this great cine a trial, as it is guar and trial bottles are f Dr. J. A. Boyd’s Drug Regular sieeJ50c. and f l.C — “And did he say he rt when I was a g said he remeo he was a boy.” ( Arnica Salvo. i Best Salve in the _ts, Bruises. Sores. I itheum, Fe v er Sores, 1 Chapped Hands Chill Corns, and all Skin Eruj and positively cures Piles pay required. It is guan to give perfect satisfactu money refunded. Price 25 per box. For sale at Dr. Boyd's drugstore. Why suffer with Ck and LaGrippe wher Bromo Quinine wil in one day. ’ Does no the ringing in the ulphate of Quinine, tablets convenient ft teed to cui unded. Prio For sale by O. B. 1 . Goodheart—My inct I a year. Don’t you daughter could li' . Spend well—She pre ‘ economy, bul live?—AVtc fed, with theit i circulatiot . blood, Ayer* i is a boon beyond is to check tb of time, by invi i, nerve, ant! Aye the new year. • of Pcounty may be and void. No nmaarried woman ahall legally cocaent to sexual intercourse who shall not have attained the age of 14 years. Hec. 34. The general nss?mbly of this State shall not enact local or ipe- cwl las s concerning any of the follow ing subjects or for any of the follow ing purposes, to-wit I. To change the names of persons or places. II. To lay out, open, alterorworkl roads or highways. III. To incorporate cities, towns or Tillages, or change, amend or extend the charter thereof. IV. To incorporate educational, re ligious, chnritahle, social, manufactur ing or banking institutions not under the control of the 8tate, or amend or extend the charters thereof. V. To incorporate school districts. VI. To authorize the adoption or legitimation of children. VII. To provide for the protection of game. VIII. To summon and cm grand or petit juries. IX. To provide tor the agi citizens shall be subject to er public duty. X. To fix the amoj compensation to In officer, except so made as tp^tf5« <*>« frimpeusation in proportip^*BW ro V ul, * tlon ttuJ Xi Ag *11 other eases, whereagen- ‘■^^^^^^made applicable, no Hi be enacted, fe general assembly shall Tenact general laws concern- | subjects for said purposes, isball be uniform in their opera- tins: Provided, That nothing con- r tainedin this section shall prohibit the general assembly from enacting special provisions in general laws. XIII. The provisions of thissec- tion shall not apply to charitable and educational corporations where, under the terms of a gift, devise or will, spe cial incorporation may be required. 8ec. 35. It shall be the duty of the general assembly to enact laws lim iting the number of acres of land which any alien or any corporation controlled by aliens may own within this Slate. ARTICLE TV. MKCtrrrvB dkpobtmwxt. Section 1. The supreme executive uthority of this State shall be vested n a chief magistrate, who shall be styled “the governor of the State of South Carolina.” Sec. Si. The governor shall be elected by the electors duly qualified to vote for members of the house of represen tatives, and shall hold his office for two years, and nntil bis successor shall be chosen and qualified, and shall be re- eligible. He shall be elected at the first general election held under this Constitution tor members of the gen eral assembly, and nt each general elec tion thereafter, and shall tie installed during the first session of the said gen eral assembly alter his election, on such day os shall be provided by law. The other State officers-elect shall at the same time enter upon the perform ance of their duties. Sec. 3. No person shall be eligible to the office of governor who deniesthe existence of the Supreme Being; or who at the time of such election hss not attained the age of 30 years; and who shall not have been a citizen of the United States and a citizen and reai- dent of this State for 1 five years next preceding the day of election. No person while governor shall hold any office or other commission (except in the militia) under the authority of this State, or of any other power, at one and the same time. Sec. 4. The returns of every election for governor shall be scaled up by the boards of canvassers in the respective counties and transmitted by mail to the •eat of government, directed to the secretary of state who shall deliver them to the speaker of the house of representatives at the next ensuing ses sion of the general assembly; and du plicates of said returns shall be filed with the clerks of the court of said counties. It shall be the duty of any clerk of court to forward to the secre tary of state a certified copy of said re turns upon being notified that the re turns previously forwarded by mail have not been received at his office. It shall be the duty of the secretary of state, after the expiration of seven days from the day upon which the votes have been canvassed by the county board if the returns thereof from any county have not been received, to notify the clerk ofcourtofsaidcouuty, and order a copy of the returns filed in his office to bo forwarded forthwith. Tho secretary of st '.te shall deliver the returns tc the shaker of the house of representatives, at the next ensuing session of the general assembly; and during the first week of the session, or as soon as the general assembly shall have organized by the election of the presiding officers of the two houses, the speaker shall open and publish them in the presence of both houses. The per son having the highest number of votes shall be governor; but if two or more ahall be equal, and highest in votes, the general assembly shall during the same session, in the house of represen tatives, choose one of them governor, viva voce. Contested elections for' governor shall be determined by the general assembly in such manner as shall be prescribed by law. Sec. C. A lieutenant governor shall be chotcu at the same time, in the same manner, continue in office for theeame period and be poesi'Saed of tbesame qual ifications as the governor, and shall, ex-officio, be-president of the senate. Sec. C. The lieutenant governor while presiding in the senate shall have no vote unless the senate he equally divided. See. 7. The senate skt3 as soon as practicable after the convening of the general assembly, choose a president and the last) forthwith, J senate iy temr pro tempore to act in the absence of the lieutenant governor, or when he shall fill the office of governor. Sec. 8. A member of the senate act ing as governor or lieutenant governor shall thereupon vacate bis scat and an other person shall be elected in his stead. Sec. 9. In case of the removal of the governor from office by impeachment death, resignation, disqnalificati disability, or removal from the tho lieutenant governor shall governor; and in case of tb of the last named officer by impeachment, death^*^^ diMiiiahhoation, •usal^^HHr . from the State, ' nore of the senaJ^H^ governor; pore oi tne senya^^fr shaU then Ton, convene the a president pro osen. In case the peached, the lieutenant 11 act in his stead and were nntil judgment in the 1 have beea pronounced. In f the temporary disability of the ernor the lieut 'nant governor all perform the duties of the gov ernor. Sec. 10. The governor shall be commander-in-chief ol the militia of the State, except when they shall be called into the active service of the United States. Sec. 11. He shall have power to grant reprieves, commutations and pardons after conviction (except in cases of impeachment,) in such man ner, on such terms and under such re strictions as he shall think proper; and ne shall have power to remit fines and forfeitures, unless otherwise directed by law. It shall be hie dnty to report to the general assembly, at the next regular session thereafter, all pardons granted by him, with the report of the board of pardons. Every petition for pardon or enmmutation of sentence may be first referred by him to a board of pardons, to be provided by the general assembly, which board shall hear all such petitions under such rules and regulations as the gen eral assembly may provide. The gov ernor may adopt the recommendations 'of said board bnt in esse he does not he shall submit his reasons to the gen eral .assembly. Sec. 12. He shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed in mercy. Sec. 13. The governor and lieu tenant governor shall, at stated times, receive for their services compensa tion, which shall he neither increased nor diminished during the period for which they shall have been elected. Sec. 14. All officers in the execu tive department, and all boards of public institutions, shall, wben re quired by the governor, give him in formation in writing upon any snbject relating to the dnties of their respect ive offices or the concerns of their re spective offices or the concerns of the respective institutions, including item ized accounts of receipts and disburse ments. Sec. 15. The governor shall, from time to. time, give to the general as sembly information of the condition of the State, and recommend for its consideration such measures as he shall deem neceasa.y or expedient. Sec. 16. He may on extraordinary occasions convene the general assem bly in extra session. Should either house remain without a quorum for five days, or in case of disagreement between the two houses during any session with respect to the time of ad journment, he may adjourn them to such time as he shall think propier, not beyond the time of the annual session then next ensuing. Sec. 17. He shall commission all officers of the State. Sec. 18. The seal of the State now in use shall be used by the governor officially, and shall be called “the great seal of the State of South Caro lina.” Sec. 19. All grants and commissions shall be issued in the name and by the authority ol the State of South Caro lina, sealed with the great seal, signed by the governor and countersigned by the secretary of State. Sec. 20. The governor and lieuten ant governor, before entering upion the duties of their respiective offices, shall take and subscribe the oath of office as prescribed in article 3, section 26, of the Constitution. See. 21. The governor shall reside at the capital of the State, except in cases of contagion or the emergencies ol war; but during the sittings of the of the general assembly he shall re side where its sessions are held. See. 22. Whenever it shall be brought to the notice of the governor by affidavit that any officer who has the custody of public or trust funds, is probably guilty of embezzlement or the appropriation of public or trust funds to private use, then the gover nor shall direct his immediate prosecu tion by the proper officer and upon true bill found the governor shall suspend such officer and appoint one in his stead, until he shall have been ac quitted by the verdict of a jury. In case of conviction, tho office ahall be declared vacant and the vacancy filled os may be provided by l»w. Sec. 23. Every bill or joint reso lution which shall have passed the gen eral assembly, except on a question of adjournment, shall, before it becomes a law, be presented to tbo governor, aud if be approve he shall sign it; if not, be shall return it with hi» objec tions, to the bouse in which it origina ted, which shall enter the objections at large on its journal and proceed to reconsider it It after such recousid- eratiob two-thirds of that house shall agree to pass it, it shall be sent, to gether with the objections, to the oth er bouse, by which it ahall bo recon sidered, and if approved by two-thirds of tbathouse it shall have tho same ef fect as if it hud been signed by the governor; but in all. suen cases the vote of both houses shall be Ukeu by yeas and nays, and < persons voting for I or joint resulutioj the journals j ~ ively. Bill) of the ject mi are j the o bill I titered on s respect ing money out 1 specify the ob- for which the same ppropriate to them re- eir several amounts in ems and sections. If the it shall not approve any one or of the items or sections contain- in any bill, but ahall approve the 'residue thereof, it shall become a law as to the residue in like manner as if be had signed it. The governor shall then return the bill with his objections to the items or sections of the same not approved by him to the honse in which the bill originated, which honse shall enter the objections at large upon its journal and proceed to reconsider so much of said bill as is not approved by the gov ernor. The same proceedings ahall lie had in both houses in reconsidering the same as is provided in case of an entire bill returned by the governor with his objections; and if any item or section of said bill not approved by the governor shall be passed by two- tbirds of the two houses of the gener al assembly, it shall become a part of said law notwithstanding the objec tions of the governor. If a bill or joint resolution shall not be returned by the governor within three days after it shall have been presented to him, Sunday's excepted, it shall hare the same force and Affect as if he had signed it unless the general assembly, by adjournment, prevent its return, in which case it shall have such force and effect unless returned within two days after the next meeting. Sec. 24. There shall be elected by the qualified voters of the State a sec retary of state, a comptroller-general, an attorney-general, a treasurer, an jntant and inspector-general, and a superintendent of education, who shall hold their respective offices for the term of two years, and until their several successors have been chosen aad qualified; and whose dnties and compensations shall be prescribed by law. The compensation of such offi cers shall be neither increased nor diminished during the period for which they shall have been elected. ARTICLEV. JUDICIAL DXPABTMKNT. Sec. 1. The judicial power of this State shall bo vested in a supreme court, in two circuit courts, to wit: A court of common pleas having civil jurisdiction and a court of general sessions with criminal jurisdiction only. The general assembly may also establish county courts, municipal courts or such courts in any and all of the counties of this State inferior to circuit courts as may be deemed necea- aary, but none of such courts shall ever be invested with jurisdiction to try cases of murder, manslaughter, rape or attempt to rape, areon, common law burglary, briliery or perjury: Pro vided, Before a county court shall be established in any connty it mnst be suemitted to the qualified electors and and a majority of those voting must vote for its establishment Sec. 2. The enpreme court shall con sist of a chief justice aud three associ ate justices, any three of whom shall constitute a quorum for the transac tion of business. The chief justice shall preside, and in his absence the senior associate justice. They shall be elected by a joint viva voce vote of the general assembly for the term of eight years, and shall continue in office un til their successors shall be elected and qualified, and shall be so classified that one of them shall go out of office every two years. Sec. 3. The present chief justice and associate justices of the supreme court are declared to be the chief justice and two of the associate justices of said court as herein established nntil the terms for which they were elected shall expire, and the general assembly at its next session shall elect the third associate justice and make suitable provision for accomplishing the class ification above directed. Sec. 4. The supreme court shall have power to issue writs or orders of injunctiou, mandamus, quo warranto, prohibition nertiorari, habeas corpus and other original and remedial writs. And said court shall have appellate jur isdiction only in cases of chancery and in such appeals they shall review the findings of fact as well as the law, ex cept in chancery cases where the facts are settled by a jury and the verdict not set aside and shall constitute a court for the correction of errors at law under such regulations as the gen eral assembly may by law prescribe. Sec. 5. The supreme court shall be held at least twice in each year at the seat of government and at such other place or places in the State as the gen eral assembly may direct Sec. 6. No judge shall preside at the trial of any cause in the event of which he may be interested, or when cither of the parties shall be connected with him by affinity or consaogoinity with m such degrees aa may be prescribed by law, or in which he may have been counsel or have presided in any infer ior court. In case all or any of the justices oi the supreme court shall be thus disqualified, or be otherwise pre vented from presiding in any cause or causes, the court or the justices there of shall certify the same to the gov ernor of the State, and be shall imme diately commission, specially, the requisite number of men learned in the law for the trial and determination thereof. The same course shall b« pursued in the circuit and inferior courts aa is prescribed in this section for cases of the supreme court. The general assembly shall provide by law for the temporary appointment of men learned in the law to hold either spe cial or regular terms of the circuit courts whenever there maybe neces sity for such appointment. See. 7. There shall be appointed by the jt port* shall and shall Hot is rev court, stated upo» comrii tberei stated the r< See court shall ■ their i shall i durinf They i perqu hold a under any ot Sec. to the justici who ii citizei State 26 yes toruej and hi five y< Sec. court filled 1 provit does a may b ment. office, peace a vaca ment hold c his p; See snpie of the reven the f> opine affirm herei upon tion 1 exerc jnrisi justii that const the ( and i the d izens mina not a said it on said > his a tice, suprt circu when volve court case i justii cuit j The ted, Oi SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. This great lecture on " The Last Days of the Confederacy" became famous oi the occasion of its first delivery in the Tabernacle of Brooklyn, New York, beiore a: audience of five thousand people. It has charmed many thousands in all sections <c the United States since that night. Its broad patriotism, its exquisite humor, i: faithful portrayal of great leaders of both armies, its pathetic delineation of thrillin. incidents, and the magical eloquence of the description of the closing scene at App' mattox, and of Grant and Lee as they stood together in the little brick house in th last act of the great drama, and the mingling together of the soldiers of the hithert hostile armies, combine to make this lecture one of great historical and patriot interest to the young and old of both sections. Vast audiences everywhere are alte: nately moved to tears and laughter and enthusiasm. By reference to the following extracts from the press you will obtain some co:. ception of the electrical effect of this remarkable production. The comments fr<u the press, of which we have hundreds, are very much abbreviated to give space for greater number of them. Requests for dates have come fast from every section, mar- places desiring return engagements. Applications should be filed early, as it essential in the arranging for an economic use of the short time the General can tak. from his duties in the Senate. OPINIONS OK THE PRESS. “The debut of General John 11 Gordon United States Senator from Georgia, on the lectn platform, which took place at the Tabernacle last night,marks an epoch in the telling to the risn ^ generation of the story of the war, or at least its close, and more than a glimpse of the seem - attending its later days. “General Gordon is a speaker of magnetic eloquence, and the scene in the Tabernacle l.,-: night was more like that at a stirring political meeting than at a lecture The audience was, times, aroused to the highest pitch of enthusiasm. When the speaker of the evening was inti duced every one in the great gathering arose, waved his or her handkerchief and cheered for i minute or two. His tributes to the characters of Generals Lee and Grant were applauded most warmly When General Gordon finished, three ringing cheers were given for him.”—New Yotk Daily Tribune ' Beneath the stars and stripes General J. B. Gordon stood, last night, in the Academy of Music and told the story of ‘The Last Days of the Confederacy.’ The large audience he addressed was a notable one. Prominent men from every profession laughed at the humor of the speaki r. wept at his pathos and applauded his sentiments as he dwelt upon the scenes and character of the great struggle." Philadelphia (Pa ) Press. " When General Gordon rose in Washington Artillery Hall last night, to speak upon the preg nant and thrilling memories of the civil war, he was saluted by an audience which for numbers and enthusiastic demonstrations of welcome is not often vouchsafed to public speakers anywhere Artillery Hall was densely packed with citizens Possessing a magnificent physique and grand voice, his presence as a public speaker would command at the beginning the attention of any audi ence. hut when there were added to these, noble thoughts presented with the ease and grace and dignity that belong to oratory, it is the simple truth to say that General Gordon threw upon his vast audience a spell which enchanted and enchained them through every word of his resounding eloquence. 1 ’ [Editorial] Daily Picayune. New Orleans, La. '■ General Gordon is a born orator. His voice is rounded and full, his diction eloquent and graphic, his whole manner impressive. And for substance his lecture is based upon a wealth of scenes and incidents at once new and interesting in the extreme. No synopsis can convey the slightest idea of the superb lecture. It must be heard to be appreciated. He held his great audience in rapt attention. That lecture is a sensation. It is no partisan speech, but comes from a great, loving, loyal heart which knows how to renew its loyalty to the flag of the Union with increased devotion.’ - Atlanta (Ga.) [ournal. " Last evening was the occasion of the delivery, by General John B. Gordon, of his famous lecture, ‘ The Last Days of the Confederacy.’ The lecture was given under the auspices of Wells Post. G. A. R. Though this was General Gordon’s second appearance here within a year, the public was not less eager to avail itself of the opportunity to hear the distinguished ex-Confed- erate than it was the first time. The Board of Trade auditorium was packed almost to suffocation. As an orator Senator Gordon is simply superb. He riveted the attention of his audience while he either related in pleasing narrative or humorous story the events of the closing struggles of the rebellion, ever and anon paying a glowing tribute to the great characters of the war. Weaving in a well-told story of humorous incident, he would glide gracefully to a vein of tenderest pathos. General Gordon was introduced by Governor McKinlev.”—Ohio State Journal, Columbus, Nov. zi, 1894. tiAAO jttovavrw—a judges sitting, shall be final and con clusive. In such cose the chief justice, or in bis absence the presiding associ ate justice, shall preside. Whenever the justices of the supreme court and the circuit judges meet together for the purposes aforesaid, if the number thereof qualified to sit constitute an even number, then one of the circoit judges must retire; and the circuit judges present shall determine by lot which of their number shall retire. Sec. 13. The State shall be dived- ed into as many judicial circuits as the general assembly may prescribe, and for each circuit a judge shall be elect ed by joint viva vocevote of the gen eral assembly, who shall hold his office for a term of four years; and at the time of his election he shall be au elector of a connty of, and daring his continuance in office he shall reside in, the circuit of which he is judge. The present judges of the circuit courts shall continue in office until the ex piration of the terms for which they were elected, and, should a new divis ion of the judicial circuits be made shall be the j'udges of the lespective circuits in which they shall reside after ■aid division. Sec. 14. Judges of the circuit courts shall interchange circuits with each other and the general assembly shall provide therefor. Sec. 15. The courts of common pleas shall have original jurisdiction, subject to appeal to the supreme court, to issue writs or orders of injunction, mandamus, habeas corpus, and such other writs as may be necessary to car ry their powers into foil effect. They shall have jurisdiction in all civil cases. They shall have appellate jurisdiction in all cases within the jurisdiction of inferior courts, except from such in ferior courts from which the general assembly shall provide an appeal di rectly to the snpreme court. Sec. 16. The court of common pleas shall sit in each county in tbia State at least twice in every year at such stated times and places as may be appointed by law. Sec. 17. It shall be the duty of the 1 justices of the supremo court to file their decisions within 60 days from the last day of the court at which the coses were heard; and the duty of the judges of the circuit courts to file their decisions within 60 days from the rising of the last court of the cir cuit then being held. Sec. 18. The court of general ses sions shall have jurisdiction in all crim inal coses except those cases in which exclusive jurisdiciion shall be given to inferior courts, and in these it shall have appellate jurisdiction. It shall also have concurrent jurisdiction with, as well as appellate jurisdiction from, the inferior courts in all cases of riot, assault and battery, and larceny. It shall at in each county in the State at Delore a magistrate iu tuacumit* kucic the defendant resides, and every criminal action in the county where the offence was committed. In all cases tried by them, the right of appeal shall be secureil under such rules and regulations as may be provided by law; provided, that in counties where mag istrates have separate and exclusive territorial jurisdiction, criminal causes shall be tried iu the magistrate’s dis trict where the offence was committed, snbject to such provision for change of venue from one magistrate's district to another in the same county as may be provided by the general assembly. Sec. 24. All officersother than those named in section 9 provided for in this article shall receive for their services compensation as the general assembly may from time to time by law direct'. Sec. 25. Each of the justices of the supreme court aud judges of the cir cuit court shall have the same power at chambers to issue writs of habeas cor pus, mandamus, quo warranto, certi orari, prohibition aud interlocutory writs or orders of injunction as when in open court. The judges of the cir cuit courts shall have such powers at chambers as the general assembly may provide. Sec. 26. Judges shall not charge juries iu respect to matters of fact, bnt shall declare the law. Sec. 27. There shall be elected in each county, by the electors thereof, one clerk for tho court of commou pleas, who shall hold his office for the term of four years, aud until his suc cessor shall be elected and qualified. He shall, by virtue of his office, be clerk of all other courts or records held therein, bnt the general assembly may provide by law for the election of a clerk, with a like term of office, for each or any other of the courts of re cord, and may authorize the judge ot the probate court to perform the duties ot clerk for his court under such reg ulations as the general assembly may direct. Clerks of courts shall be re movable for such cause and in such manner as shall be prescribed by law. Sec. 28. I here shall bean attorney general for the State, who shall per form such duties as may be prescribed by law. He shall be elected by the qualified electors of the State for the verm of two years and shall receive for his services such compensation as shall be fixed by law. Sec. 29. There shall be one solicitor for each circuit, who shall reside there in, to be elected by tho qualified elec tors of the circuit, who shall hold his office for the term of four years, and hall receive for bis services such com- e isution as shall be fixed by law. iu all eases when an attorney for the Hate of any circuit fails to attend and jroseente according to law, the court shall have power to appoint an attor ney pro tempore. In the event of the establishment of county courts the collect ana revise an nxe general stat ute law of this State theu of force u well as that which shall be passed from time to time, and to properly index and arrange the said statutes when so passed. And the said commissioner ohall reduce into a systematic code the general statutes, including the code of civil procedure, with all the amend ments thereto, and shall, on the first day of the session for the year 1901 and at the end of every subsequent period of not more than 10 years, re port the result of his labors to the gen eral assembly, with such recommenda tions and suggestions as to the abridge ment and amendments as may be deemed necessary or proper. Said report, when ready to be made, shall be printed and a copy thereof laid up on the desk of each member of both houses of the general assembly cn the first day of the first session, but shall not be taken np for consideration un til the next session of said general as sembly. The said code shall be de clared by the general assembly, in aa act passed according to the forms in this Constitution for the enactment of laws, to be the only general statutory law of the State; but no alterations or additions to any of tbe laws therein contained shall be made except by bill passed under tbe formr'.ities hereto fore prescribed for the passage of laws. Provision shall be made by law for fil ling vacancies, regulating the terms of office and the compensation of said commissioner, not exceeding 8500 per annum, and imposing such other du ties as may be desired. And the gen eral asiembly shall by committee in quire into the progress of his work at each session. Sec. 6. In tho case of any prisoner lawfully in the charge, cuatoday or control of any officer, State, county or mu«vic : pal, being seized and taken from said officer through hia negligence, Jper- mission or connivance, by a mob ot other unlawful assemblage of persons, and at their hands suffering bodily vio lence or death, the said officer shall b* deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon true biU found, shall be deposed from bis office pending his trial, and upon conviction shall forfeit his office, and shall, unless pardoned by *he gov ernor, be ineligible to hold any office of trust or profit within this State. I* shall be the duty of the prosecuting, attorney within whose circuit or c ° nI “J the offense may be committed to with institute a prosecution against said officer, who shall be tried in such county in the same circuit other tnaa the one in which the offence was com mitteu, as the attorney general ms^j elect. The fess and mileage of all maj. terial witnesses, both for the State MW for tho defense, shall be paid b I State treasurer, in such manner as majj be provided by law: Provided, ■*“. all eases of lynching when death , sues, tho county where such lynching’