The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1865-09-20

partial jury Of the District wherein shall
been committed, aud TO informed of the nature and
cause Of the accusation, and have copy thereof to nc
confronted with tho witncsscsNganst him. to
rulsory for oMaining witnesses his favor and
SEc. No person s,n be taken or imprisoned or dc.
PrNcn OF ms frcci" liberties or privileges or omawcd
or |Nill, or in any manner destroyed deprived of his
", liberty or property. but by tho judgment of his
tliircr, or post 1co law, law inpairing .iIc "iga
non 0i CONTRACTS eve" be passed by the Legislature" Of
sEr. The trial by jury, ns heretofore used in this
state ;d tie liberty Of the press, shall be fore'er i'll
SE". 10 Excessive hail shall not bo required: nor cx
@esSire anS5 t;nr"sca; nor cruel and unusual pnnis
rebellion, or INVASION whom public
safely may require it,
sTi. H. Tile I,.sii!ure shall not grant amy title Of
ro.!i:y or hereditary distinction. create anT office
tn" allsrim;mont of which shall he for any longer term
than during cool behavior.
Sl H. The military shall be subordinate TO tic civil
power aIH every citizen has right 10 keep ard bear
for tio defence. and this rgh, shall
SIC. Il No soldier shall in time Of peace. he quarter
ed i'll any ho;;sc without the consent Of the or
"rEtan; HoT i'll time Of war but in manner 20 be pre-
SIC. a. Every person for injury done him in his
remedy h due Of law, and right and justice shall
be administered freely and without sale completely and
without -, promptly and without delay.
SEC. IT, In ali civil suits. and in all controversies
sernn pr"iertE the parties shall have light L" trial
by jury except in where it has been heretofore
otherwise ractced, the parties may he heard by them
srlves and COUNSEL either ut their election.
SEC. H. No tax duty shall be imposed without the
consent of tac people their Representatives i'll the
Legislature
SEC. H. slavery and involuntary scrvit'de hcrcly
abolished in South Carolina. and shall not again exist IN
the State, except punishment for crime, whereof the
party shall have been daily convicted
SEc. 49, The enumeration OF certain rights shall not
impair nor deny others retained ny tho people.
MIR. DUNOVANT introduced the following resolution
which referred to the Committee On Ordinances and
Resolutions:
Whereas the President Of the United States has, by
within the limits Of the sovereign State Of south Carroll
and whereas this Convention is powcrlcss to add to
substract from the force of the said Proclamation;
and whereas good conscience and Il sound public policy
bids 70 give support to the Proc
United States provides for its own amendments; and
whereas the Congress Of the United States has, pro-
to the Constitution O: the United States in reference
tho institution Of slavery which proposition has been
referred not 10 Conventions i'll the States, but to the
Legislatures of the States. BE it, therefore,
ReSorc That all propositions relating to the subject
Of slavery are hereby referred 70 the Legislature OF hs
alr ORR introduced Ordinance to divide Pickcns
District into two Election nnd Judicial Districts, which
referred to the Committee on Ordinances and Rcso-
Mr. wINssIIT introduced the following resolutions
which referred 10 The Committee OIL the Legislative
Rcsoirrd That the General Assembly of South Caro-
lima consisting and House of Representa-
tives, shall be constituted as follows:
Judicial District Oi tEc State,
stuted shall be Election District, and that each such
Election District shall be entitled to one Senator in the
General Assembly of South Carolina.
2d The House OF Representatives shall consist of ono
hundred AMI twrnty-iour members, to he aprort;oncd
among the several Election Districts te state,
: tc number of white inhabitants. AMI the amaun.
of ali TAGS raised by the Legislature; Representa-
tive to he allowed for every siNtysecond part al the
Whole number OF white inhabitants and one Repre- sent
alive for every siStysccond part Of tho whole taxes
raised y the State IrordcC. That each Election Dis
trict shall nc cuttod o ut least Representative:
ind p.oridd further, That Election District shall
he entitled 20 moro than onc-t%clfth part Of the
whole number of Representatives.
Mr.. REED introduced the following resolution, which
referred to the Committee Amendments to the
Constitutions
Rcsoir That so much os Section two Article nine Of
the Constitution of the state provides that post
incto law laws npairng the obligation of contracts
shall he passed by the Legislature Of the state be
altered and amended that it shall not lie understood
Ia affect he validity ofany law heretofore passed
al this Stale.
Mr. PERRY introduced :hc following declaration of
the rights IN he incorporated in the Constitution which
referred 10 the Col;Incc An, nt,ncnts 10 the
Constitution:
E1ufiTS.
l. All power is originally vested III the people and all
governments founded their a!ld
thory, and instituted for their peace, safety and
happiness.
: no Tree citizen this State shall bc taken or i'm
prisoned desezcd of his freehold liberties prvi-
lege outlawcd, cxilcd. any deprived
of his life, liberty property, but by the Judgment OF
his peers, by the law of the land; shall any bill
ataincr, post dctO law law inpairng the oblga-
ton OF contracts be passed by the Legislature
this State
.. The military shall be subordinate to the civil
power.
4. Excessive bail shall not he required, excessive
fines imposed nor cruel punishnents inflicted.
The trial by jury of free citizens, heretofore used
in this State and the liberty OF the press shall be forev
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