Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-10-11

session tuo .Spe2Ker Sn2ll Opou ana puOllSI
them in the Presence of both Houses Of thl
General ASSEMBLY. The person having th'
highest number of votes shall be GoYsrser
but if two sEmore shall be equal and highes
in votes. thaGcneral Assembly shsll, during
the same aessipn, in the House of Rspresen
tatiyes, choose one Of them Governor gipe
roce. Contesed elections for Governor shal
be determined sby the General Assembly in
such manneraa shall be prescribed by law.
9 SECTION 8. A Lieutenant Governor shall
be chosen at the same time, in the same man
ner, continue in Office for the same period
and be possessed of the same qualifications
as the Governor, and shall er oficio be Presi-
dent of the Senate. 49,. -. -.
SECTION 6. The .Lieutepants Governor, act
ing as Presidert of the Senate, shall hare no
vote, unless the Senate be equally diaiaed.
SECTION !: The Senate shall choose Q
President pro tempore to act in the absence
of the Lieutenant Governor, or when lie sball
exercise the office OF Governor .~'H :.
+ SECTION 8. "A member Of tho Senate OF Of
the House ofRepresentatives bsing chosen
and acting asHovernor or lieutenant Cover
nor shall, -thersupon vacate: his seat, and
another. person shall be; elected in his stead.
<. SECTION 81 In case of. The impeschmento OF
tho GoYernoa or his reno y from Office,
death, resignation, disqualification, disability
or removal ffom the State, the Lieutenant
Governor shan succeed to his Office, and in
case of the Impeachment Of the Lieutenan:.
Governor or bis removal from office, death,
resignation, disqualification, disability or re.
moyal from the State, the President pro tenn
pore of the Senate shall succeed to his Office;
and when theSofice of the Governor, Lieu.
tenant GoTer1ersand President pro kmpore
of. the Senatesshall become vacant in the re-
cess Of. the Senate, the Secretary Of. Suite,
for the time. being, shall, by proclamation.
convene The Senate, that President pro
tempore may t8 chosen to exercise the Office
of Governor for the unexpired term. =; =
Section l0sssThe Governor shall be Com
mander:iu, Chief ;of the Army and Navy Of
this State and S1of the militia, except when
they shall be called into the actual service OF
the United S'ales.
SECTION IL. lie shall have power to grant
reprieves and:pardons after conviction, lex
ceps in cases Of impeachment,) in such man
ner, on such terms andsunder such restrictions
as he shall thiak proper, and he shall have
power to remit fines and forteilurss, unless
otherwise directed by Law. 1tasbnll BE his
duty to ,rspert:to the General Assembly at
the next regular session thereafter all par
dons granted BY him, with full statement
Of each case. and the reasons moving him
thereunto.
SECTION IL. He shall take care that the
laws be faithfully executed in mercy.
SECTION 13 The Governor and Lieutenant.
Governor shall, at.ssated times, receive for
their services asccmpepsation which shall be
neither increased nor diminished during the
period for which they shall have been elected.
bspartnent, when 1esesTes y sesEaseassSs
shall gi4e him information in writing upon
any subject relstirg to the duties ef their re.
spective Offices.
Section l5. The Governor shall, from time
to time, give to the General Assembly infor-
nation of the condition Of the State, aud re
commend to their consideration such meas-
lres as he shall Judge necessary or expedient.
SECTION Is. lie may, on extraordinary oc
casions, convene the General Assembly, and
should either House rekian without aqnorum
for three days, or iucase of disagreement be-
tween the two Houses, with respect to the
time of adjournment, May adJoura them to
such time as he ahall think proper, not be-
yond the fourth Monday Of November then
next ensuing.
SEcrn II. He shall commission all officers
Of the State:
SECTION l8. 1t shall be the duty of the
Managers Of Elections Of this State, at the
first general elsction under this Constitution,
and Al each alternate general election there-
.fter, to hold IN election for Governor and
Lieutenant Governor,
SECTION Is. The Goveraor and the Lieu
.enant. Governor, before entering apon the
iuties of their respective offices, SHALL in the
presence of the General Assembly, take the
18th of Office prescribed in this Constitution.
Section 90; The Governor ahall reside,
during the sitting OF the General Assembly,
At the place where it's Hession may I've held
md the General Assembly may, by lay, re-
luire him toresde at the Capitol OF the State.
SEcrIos 81. Every Bill which shall have
parsed the General Assembly, shall, before i.
become law. be presented to the Governor
# he approve, be shall sign II; but if not,
bio shall return it, with his objections, to that
House in which il shall have originated, who
shall enter the objection ut largs on their
journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after
such reconsideration majority of the whole
of that House shall agree to
pass the Bill, it shall be sent, together with
the objections, to the other House, by which
il shall likewise bs roconsidered, and if ap-
proved by majority Of the whole represen
ta,ion Of that other House, it shall become
law. but in sll such essss the votes Of both
Hsuses sball be dstcrIniued by yeas and nays,
and tho names of the persons voting forand
against the Bill shall be entered on the jour
nal of each House respectively. If any. Bill
shall not Do ratuncd by the Governor within
TIVE days fSundsys excepted3 after 1t shall
haye bsen prevented to hin, the same shall
be q law In like mBnHer as If be had signed
it. And, that tine MAJ always be allowed
the Governor To consider Bills passed BY the
General Assembly, neither House shall read
any Bill on the la,. day Of its session, except
sucn Bills as hav. been returned ey the, Gov
eynor as herein p;oyidsd.
ARTICLE III. iq,. Ia.
- SscrtoS l. TIE judicial power lhsIl be-
yestedi; such Superior md Iaferior Courta
Of Law and Equity, as the General Assembly
shall, from time tsaime,i direct and establish.
Tie Judge, Of tho Superior Courts shall bo
elected by the Gueral Assembly, shall hold