The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1865-10-28

OF America, or any of them, or und der any
other power, except officers in the militia,
army or navy Of this State, Magistrates
or justices Of Inferior Courts, while such
Justices receive no salaries; nor shall any
contractor Of the army or navy of this
State, the Ugitei States Of America, or
any of them, or the agents of such con.
tractor, be eEgibis to q seat 10 either
House. And if any Member shall accep.
or exercise any Of the said discualifYinc
Offices, he shall vacale his seat.
SECTION %. If ary Election District
shall neglect to choose O member or
members on the day Of election, or if any
person chosen member OF either House
I shall refuse to qualify and take his seat,
or sha II resign, die, depart the State, ac.
cept any disquaIiGying Office, or become
otherwise disqualified to hold his scat,
writ of election shall be issued by the
President of tho Senate or spes ker of the
House of Representatives, as the case may
be, for the purpose Of filing the vacancy
thereby occasioned, for the remainder Of
the term for which the person so refusing
10 qualify, resigning, dying, departing
the State, or becoming disqualified, was
elected 10 serve, or tAe defaui,Lg Elec.
ton District ought to have chosen mem.
Der or members.
SECTION 80. And whereas the minis
ter3 Of the Gospel are,by their profession,
dedicated TO the service Of God and the
cure of souls, and ought not to be diver.
ted from the great duties Of their furc.
tions therefore, no minister of the Cos
pei or public preacher Of any religious
persuasion, whilst lie continues in The ex.
ercIse OF his pastoral functions, shall be
eligible to the Office Of Governor, Lieut..
Governor, or to seat in the Senate or
House OF Representatives.
ARTICLE II.
SECTION !. The Executive authority Of
this State'shaIl be vested in Chief Mac
istrase, who sha!! bs s:yisI, Tne aoy.r
nor OF the State Of South Carolina.
SECTION 2. The Governor .hal! be- el
ested by the electors duly qualified to
vote for members OF The House of Repre-.
sentati7es and shall. h2id h;s Office for
four years, and until his successor sha
be chosen aud qualified but tho same
| person shall not be Governor for two
consecutive terms.
| SECTION 3. No person shall he eligible
to tho office OF Governor, unless he bath
attained the age Of thirty years, and
hath been citizen and rsaidoat Of this
State for the ten years next preceding
the day Of election. And no person shall
hold the office Of Governor, ard any
other Office or commission, civil or mill,
tary, Except in the Eail.tia.l under this
State or the United States, or any of
Them, or any other power, At one and
I the same time.
SECTION 4. The returns OF every elec
ton OF Governsr shall be sealed uo by
the Managers of Elections in their rs.
spective Districts, and transmitted, by
messenger chosen by them, TO the seat Of
Government, directed 10 the Secretary of
State, who shall deliver them to the Spea
ker Of the House Of Representatives, at
the sext ensuing session of the General
Assembly, during the first week of which
session the Speskeg chali open and pub
ish them IN the presence of both Houses
Of the General Assembly. The person
having the highest number of votes shall
be Governor, but if two or more shall b
requaI and highest in votes, the General
Assembly shall, during the same session,
In the House Of Representatives, ch COS 9
one o: them Governor Viva poee. Con
tested elections for GoverlC; shall be de
termined by the General Assembly in
such manner as shal! be prescribed by
law.
SECTION 5. A Lieutenant Governor
shall be chosen at the same time, in the
the same manner, continue in office for
the sem9 period, and be possessed Of the
same qualifications as the Governor, aad
shall er o6feio he President of the Senate.
Section 8. The Lieutenant Governor,
acting as President Of the Senate. shall
have no vote, unless the Senate be equal.
ly divided.
SECTION Z. The Senate shall choose a
PRESIDENT pro tempore to ac. in the alb.
sence Of the LieuteuantsG overnor, or
when he shall exercise the Office Of Gov.