The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-12-09


as President OF tho Senate. shall huve no vote :.
oDless The Senate be equally divided.
SECTION q. The Senate shall ch, usc Presi-
dcnt pro tmpoTc to act in the abJencc oil the
Lieutenant. Governor, or when ne shall rxer.
else the Office OF fGuvernor IS
SECTION 3. Inrmhcr ofihe Senate, or Of
me House OF Representatives, being chosen and
act,ng as Governor or Lieutenant. Governor
shat, tbercupou, vacato his seat. and another
person shall be elected in hs stead.
SEcrioN " ln case OF the impenchncnt of
the Governor or his removal from utIice, death,
resignation, disqualification, disability or re
1noval from the State, tue Licuienaut- G overnor
shall succeed to his Office, and in case o the
impeachment Of the Licutcnart Governor or
his removal from Office, DEATH resgna ton dis
qnaiihcation, disability or removal from tho
State. the President pro te'npore of tho Senate
shall succeed ~ his Office aud when the Office
OF the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and
President pro tempore OF the Senate shall be-
Secretary Of State, for the time being. shall,
by proclamation, convene the Senate, that II
President pro tempore may be chosen TO cxer.
else the office Of Governor for the uncxpired
term. k"s $50
SECTION 10. The Governor shall be Com.
manc cr.in- Chief of the Army and Nav oi
this State and of the militia, cx sept when they
shall be called into the actual service ofthe
United States.
SECTION II. He shall have power 10 grant
reprieves and pardons after conviction, (except
IN cases ofimpeachment.) OF IN such manner, on
such terms an undeFsuIh restrictions as hc
shall think proper. nd he shall have power to
remit lines aud forfcitures, unless otherwise
directed by law. II shall be his duty TO report
to the General Assembly at the next regular
session thereafter all pardons granted by him,
with ful statement Of fcach case and the rca-
sons moving him thcreunto
SECTION ~, He shall take caic that the
laws he faithfully executed in mercy.
SECTION l3 The Governor aud Lieutenant.
Governor shall, at stated times, receive for their
ecrVices compensation which shall be neither
INCREASED nor dim'nished during the period
for which they shall have b@n elect
ed.
SECTION II All Off ,ers in the Executive
Department. when required By the Governor,
shall give HIN Information in writing upon any
subject relating to tn, duties Of their respec t.
tive offices.
: SECTION 10. The Governor ehail, from time
to time, give TO the General Assembly infor-
ration of the condition of the State, and re.
commend to their consideration such mea stires
as ne shall Judge necessary or cxpedient
SECTION i6 lie may on extraordinary oc-
casions, convene the General Assembly, and
should either IL 'uae remain without a quorum
Tor three days. or in case OF disagreement bo.
tween tie Two Houses, with respect to the time
OF adjournment may adjourn them to such
time as he shall think prop,r, not beyond the
fourth Monday or November then next ensu.
ing.
SkcrIos II. He shall commission all off
ce,s o. the State.
SECTION lS 1t shall be the duty of the
Manager OF Elections of this State. at the frat
general elections under this Cons titution and
at each Alternate general election ttercaftrr,
to hold ~, -@wn for Governor and Leu,cn-
SEcTloSS he Governor and the Licutcn
ant.GovcrtEiatr. ore entering upon the duties
cf thcir respcrnie offices, shal H. in the presence
Of the Gcnc9at. Assembly. take the oath
OF office prccri6s in this Con0titut;on.
SECTION 20 The Governor shall resi..e.
during the sitting OF the General y ssembly, at
the place where its session may be hell ; and
the General Assembly may by law, require
him TO resive at the Capitol Of the Stale.
SECTION 81 Every Bill which shall have
passed the General Assembly, shall, be fore i,
become law, be presented to the Governor
u he approve, lie shall sign il; hot Il not, hu
shaH return il. with his objections. to that
House in which il shall have origina. cd, " hp
snail enter the objections al large ~ their jour.
nal; and proceed to'reconsidcr it. Il after surh
reconsideration majority Of the whole repre-
sentation oi that House shall agree to pass the
Bin. II ehall lie sent, to2 ether with the objeo
tons, To the thcr House, by which il silail
likewise berecons idercd, aud " approved by
'majority OF the Who'll reprcee u Ia lion o, thai
other House, II shall become a law. But in all
such cascs tho votes OF both Houses shall be-
determined by yeas and nays, and tho namcs
of the persona voting lor and again.t the Bill
respectively any Bill shalt not be returned
by the Governor within two days (Sundays
,excepted) after il shall have been rresented 10
him, the same shall be a law in like manner
"a IL he had signed il. And. that time may al
ways be allowed the Govern ,r to consifcr
BILLS passed by the General Assembly, neither
House shall read any Bill on the la, day o i,s
session. except surh Bills as have bcru
returned by the Governor as herein proyi-
ded.
ARTICLE III.
SGcTIoa l. Thejud'cial power shalt be vest.
ed in such Superior aud Iuferior Courts OF
Law aud Equity as the General Assembly
shall, from time to time, direct and establish.
The Judges OF tho Superior Courts sba n be
elected by the General Assembly, shall hold
their Offices during good bcba2ior, and shall,
at stated times, receive compensation for
their services. which shall neither be increas-
ed nor diminished during their continuance
in office; but they shall recrive no fees or
perquisi,es OF Office, nor held any other Office
.. profit or trus, under this State. tho United
States OF America, or any Of them or any,
other power. The General Assembly shall, as
soon as possible, establish. for each Dist i in
the State an Inferior Court or Courts, TO be
styled "Thc District Court, "the Judge whereof
ahaII he reaibnnt m fh, ,,,tiIo a.,