The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-12-02


as President OF ;he Senate. shall have no vote
unless the Senate be equally divided.
SECTION z. The Senate shall choose Presi,
dent pro tenpore 10 act In the absence Of the
Lieutenant. Governor, or when he'shall exer-
| else the Office ofGnvernor.
SEorioH q. member ofthe Senate, or Of
the House Of Representatives, being chosen and
acting as Governor or Lieutenant. G Governor
sball, ,hereupon, vacate his scat, and another
| pc tson shall be elected In his stead.
SECTION 9. In case Of tho Impeachment Of
| the Governor or his removal from office, death,
| resignation, disqualification, disability or re
inoyal from the State. tho Lieutenant. Governor
shall succeed to his Office, and in case Of the
his removal from Office. death. resignation, dis
| qualification. disability or removal from'thc
state, tho President pro fenipore Of the Senate
shall succeed to his office aud when the Office
| OF the Governor. Lieutenant Governor and
President pro tempors OF the Senate shall bc-
come vacant in the recess ofthe Senate !: the
Secretary Of State, for the time being, shali,
| ny proclamation. convene the Senate, that
President pro femPore may be chosen to exer.
| term.
SEoTIon 10. The Governor shsll be Com.
mant er.in- Chief Of tho Army and Navy II
thts State and Of the militia, except when they
shail DO called into tho actual service ofthe
sEoriqSIi. He shall have power TO grant
i'feprievG hpardons after conviction, Except
In cases peachment,) IN such manner, on
such terinEhd under such restrictions ms no
shall think proper, and he shall have power TO
remit fRcs and forfeitures. unless otherwise
directed by law. 1t shall DO his duty to report
10 the General Assembly at tho next regular
session Thereafter all pardons granted by him.
win a full statement ofcach case and the rea-
! sons moving him thereunto
SECTION ~. He shall take care that the
laws be faithfully executed In mercy.
SECTION l3 The Governor aud Lieutenant.
Governor shall. at stated tmes. receive for their
services n compensation which shall be neithe or
increased nor diminished during The period
for which they shall have been elect
ed. -
SECTION u. All officers il tho Executive
Department. when required b3 the Governor.
subject relating to th, duties Of their respcc {.
tive Offices.
SECTION Is. The Governor shsiJ, from time
TO time, give to tho General Assembly infor-
ration Of the condition Of the Stnte, and re.
commend to their consideration such measures
as tie shall judge necessary Or expedient.
SECTION 10. He may. on extraordinary oc.
casons, convene the General Assembly. and
should either House remain without a quorum
Tor three days. or in case OF disagreement be.
tween the two Houses. with respect to the time
of adjournment may adjourn them to such
time as he shall think proper, not beyond the
fourth Monday OF November then next ensu.
ing.
SIcrIoN "a. He shall commission all ON
ce,s Of the state.
SECTION 10 Il shall be tho duty of the
Managers oi Elections Of this State. at the fret
| general elections under this Cons titution, and
| at each alternate general election thereafter,
to hold AN elestion for Governor and L,eutcn-
| ant Governor.
| SECTION 49, The Governor and the Lieuten
ant. Governor before entering upon the duties
ot their respective offices. shalt IL the presence
OF the Gcnerai Assembly, take the oath
OF office precrbed in this Constitution.
| SECTION 20 The Governor shall reside.
during the sitting Of the General Assembly. at
the place where its session may be hcli and
him to resiue at tho capitol Of the Stale.
sEcTIoH 81. Every Bill which shall have
passed the General Assembly, eball, before il
become law, he presented to the Governor +,
Il he approve. he shall sign e; but II not. he
shall return Il. with his objections. to that
House In which Il shall have origina.ed, who
sha enter the objections at large on their jour.
nall and proceed to recunsder IL. II after such
reconsideration, majority Ut the whole repro
sen,ation SEQ. Ct that House shall agree to pass the
Bill, II shall be sent, toe other with the objec-
! ttons, to the nther House, by which II snail
likewise be recons idered, and if approved by a
majority or the whole representation OF that
other House, itshali become a law. But In all
| such cases tho votes Of both Houses shaii be
determined by yeas aud nays. and tho name. "a
OF the persons voting for and agaiIat tho Bill
shall be entered on the journal of each House
| respectively II any Bill shalt not be returned
by the Governor within two days (Sundayt
excepted) after IL shall have been presented e
him. the same shall be 4 law in like manner
! as II he had signed IL. 'And. that time may al
ways be allowed the Governor to consiie
, Bills passed by the General Assembly, neithe
House shall read any Bill ON the las day fit
session. except such Bills as have bee,
returned by the Governor 40 herein provi
ded.
ARTICLE III.
srcrion I. Thejudiciai power shall be YES,
ed in such Superior and Inferior Courts o
Law and Equity as the General Assembly
shall, from slime TO time. direct and estabiish d
The Judges ofthe Superior Courts sha u b
elected by the General Assembly. shali hol,
their Offices during good behavior, and shall
at stated times, receive a compensation 70
their sesviees. which shail neither besincreas
ed nor dhaiinished during their continuanc
in Offices but they shall receive no feea o
perquisites of office, nor hold any other offic
. q, profit or trus, under this State. the Unite
States Of America. or any Of them. or nm
other power. The General Assembly shalt, a
soon as possible, establish for each bistrict 4
the State an Inferior Court or Courts, 20 b
styled "The District Court, ,''the Judge wherec
shall be reeidcnt In ta Dist rict ,yhite In s,ffis