The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-09-23
QUALIFICATIONS OF VOTERS.

people of the State, or of District there.
Of every voter shall have the following
qualifications, viz.
He shall be a free white man, who
has attained to the age Of twenty one
years, and is not yauper, non.com-
mssioned officer or private soldier of the
army Of the United States. He shall
have been citizen of the United States
and of this State for at least two Years
next preceding the day of election, and
shall have resided during that time in
this State, and during the last six
months theroofin the District in which
he offers to vote or in lieu of said six
months residence, shall have been legal
ly seized and possessed for at least six
months next proceeding the day Of elec.
ton Of a freehold in lands worth at least
five hundred dollars. .AA ~"
Every person shall be considered n
white person who has Of Caucasian
blood seven.eighths or more. 80 (.
The Legislature shall provide for the
decision, ofquestions of caste, and of all
question, concerning the right ofsuffrage;
and may guard against frauds and usur.
pations of the right of suffrage, by re.
quuing a registry of voters and by other
suitable means: and may impose dis.
qualifications to vote in punishment for
crime or for blameable illiteracy.
Also introduced the following fesolu.
ton; which was referred to the Com
mittee ON the Amendments to the Con.
stitution
The emancipation ofslaves having ac.
tually taken place, slavery shall not
hereafter be re-established in this State.
Also introduced the following resolu.
tion; which was referred to the Commit
tee on the Legislative Department
No person shall be subject, for tho
same offence, to be twiceput in jeopardy
of life or limb nor be compelled, in any
criminal case, to be a witness against
himself; nor be deprived of life, liberty
or property, without due process of law.
2 Excessive bail shall not be required,
nor excessive fines imposed. nor cruel
and unusual punishments inflicted. q
Every law or resolution having tho
force oflaw, shall relate to but one sub.
ject, and. that shall be expressed in the
title. I.
Also introduced the following resolu.
ton which was referred to the commit.
tee on the Judiciary Department
AL laws now of force in, this State,
not repugnant to this constitution, shall
continue of force until they may be a.
tered or repealed by the Legislature, or
shall respectively expire by their own
limitation. The term MwS here used,i
shall embrace all Acts of the Legisla.
ture whether passed before or since the
twentieth day of December, a. D. 1860.
All Acts, Ordinances and parts Of Acts
or Ordinances, whose duration was limit.
ed to the continuance of the war be.
tween the United States and the Con.
federate States" by that or any equiva.
lent form of expression, and allregula.
lations which contemplated the existence
ofsucha war. shall be considered to
have expired on the tenth. day of May,
a. ID. 1865. 4. '''!
aAl proceedings, legislative, execu,
tive, Judicial, ministerial or official, all
ucts OF officers or agents, all contracts
entered into, instruments ofwriting exc !.
cuted and matters transacted, before or
since the twentieth day of December,
"a. D. 1860, which were legal and valid
under the deJacto Government, whetli.
er State, Confederate or Federal, which
subsisted'in this State at the times when
they respectively were had, done, en-
tered into, executed or transacted, shall
in all cases and questions that may be
hereafter presented for adjudication, be
held to have been legal and valid.
All officers and appointees, in this
State now in Office, shall continue in
office until their terms Of Office respec.
lively expire, or they be superseded ac.
cordipg to the provisions Of tins conyti:
tuition. 81 X ,il sg sS
Mr. Conner introduced the following
tresolntion & R'
Resotoed, That this Convention VIII
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