Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-09-28

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when they respectively were had, done, en-.
tered into, executed or transacted, shall in
all cases and questions that may be hereaf
ter presented for adjudication, be held te
have been legal and valid.
All officers and appointees, in this State,
now in Office, shall continue in office until
their terms of Office respectively expire, OF
they be superseded according to the proyi.
sions of this Constitution. :
The Ordinance introduced yesterday, by
Mr.. Inglis to declare in present force the
Constitution and Laws heretofore in force
in this State, and the Acts, official, public
and private done, and the appointments
and elections made under authority Of the
same, was referred to the Committee on the
judiciary Committee.
The first and third of the series of reso-
lutions introduced by Mr.. Sullivan, yester.
day, were referred to the Committee on
Ordinances and Resolutions; the second to
the Committee on the Executive Depart
ment; the fourth to the Committee on
Amendments to the Constitution; the fifth
to the Committee on the Judiciary Depart
ment.
The first, second, third and eighth reso-
lutions of the series of resolutions introduced
by Mr.. Orr, yesterday, were referred to the
Committee on the Executive Department.
The fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh were
referred to the Committee on the Legislative
Department.
The ninth to the Committee on the Judi.
ciary Department.
The tenth, eleventh, twelfth and thir.
teenth to the Committee on Amendments to
the Constitution.
The "Ordinanee to Abolish Slavery in
this State" introduced yesterday by Mr..
Inglis, was referred to the Committee on
Ordinances and Resolutions.
Mr.. Tilman, introduced the following
resolutions; which were referred to the
Committee on Amendments to the Consti-
tuition:
Resozued, That the following clause shall
be incorporated in the Constitution Of this
State:
That every Charter or Act of Incorpora.
ton which hereafter may be granted or
renewed, and every amendment of existing
Charters or Acts of Incorporation which
may be hereafter granted by the General
Assembly of this State, shall, at all times,
be subject to repeal, alteration or amend
ment, by the General Assembly.
Resozoea, That the Constitution Of. this
State should be altered and amended sothat:
1st. There shall be thirty.one Election
Districts, formed by constituting each Ju.
dicial District an Election District, with
the same boundaries and same names, ex.
cept the Judicial District of Charleston,
which shall be divided into two Election
Districts by consolidating the Parishes of
St. Phillip and st. Michael into one Elec.
ton District, to be called "the City Of
Charleston" and by consolidating the re.
naming Parishes of said Judicial District
into an Election District, to be called "the
Election District of Charleston"
2. The number of Senators shall be
thirty.one to wit: one Senator for each
Election District and the number of Rep
resentatiYes shall be one hundred and
twenty-four. The basis of representation
in the House shall be joint one Of taxation
and white population as now provided by
law, and Representatives shall be appor-
toned among the several Election Districts,
as heretofore provided, that each Election
District shall always have at least one Rep
reseutative; and provided also, that no
Election District shall ever be allowed, at
any future apportioument, more tSan twelve
Representatives.
Mr.. Melton introduced the following
resolution, the consideration Of which was
postponed until Monday nexti
Resozped, That the Constitution of South
Carolina, adopted April 8, 1861: be made
the Special Order Of the day for Monday
next, at l o'clock P. NJ, and that all pro-
posed Ordinances or Resolutions involving
alterations or amendments thereto, be
printed, appending to each the name of
the mover.
On motion of Mr. Orr, it was
Ordered, That when this Convention
adjourns, It be adjourned to meet, to.mor-
row, at IL o'clock, NJ.
Mr.. Macbeth introduced the following
resolution; which was referred to the Com
mittee on Amendments to the Constitution {:
Resolved, That the Constitution Of this
State shall be amended, SO that all taxes
hereafter levied shall believed on the actual
value of the property.
On motion of Mr.. Thompson, the Con.
vention was adjourned at fifteen minutes
past 4 o'clock P. NJ.
SATURDAY, Sept. 16.
Mr.. Black asked and obtained leave to
record the vote he would have given, if
present, on the passage Of an Ordinance to