The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-03-08

SECTION z. Tho Senate shall choose Prcsi-
dent wo tenpore TO act in the absence Of the
Lieutenant Governor, or when Inc shall exer
cisc the office ofGovernor.
SECTION 3. A member Of the Scnate, or Of
inc House OF Representatives, being chosen and
acting as Governor or Lieutenant. G GOVERNOR
shall, thereupon, vacate his seat, and another
person shall be elected in his stead.
SECTION y. In case OF the impeachment OF
the Governor or his removal from office, death,
resignation, disqualification, disability or re
noyal from the State, tho Lieutenant. Governor
shall succecd to his office, and in case of the
impeachment OF the Lieutenant Governor or
his removal from Office, DEATH resignation, dis
qualification, disability or removal from tho
State, the President pro teTpore OF the Senate
snail succeed to his Office and when the Office
OF the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and
President pro tenpors OF the Senate shall be-
come vacant in the recess ofthe Senate the
Secretary OF State, for the time being, shall,
by proclamation, convene the Senate, that
PRESIDENT pro fempore may be chosen to cxer-
else the Office OF Governor for the nncxpired
term.
SECTION TO- The Governor shall be Com.
mandcr.in- Chief of the Army and NAVY ,f
this State and OF the militia, except when they
shall be- called into the actual service ofthe
United States.
SECTION IL. He shall have power to grant
reprievcs and pardons after conviction, (cxccpt
in cases fimpeachment,) III such manner, on
such terms and under such restrictions as he
shall think proper, and he shall have power to
rcmit fines and .forfeitures, unless otherwise
directed by law. 1t shall be hi: duty to report
TO the General Assembly at the next regular
session thereafter all pardons granted by him.
with a full statement of each case and the rea-
sons moving him thcreunto
SECTION IL. He shall take care that the
laws be faithfully executed in mercy.
SEcTioN l3 The Governor and Lieutenant
Governor shall, at stated times, receive for their
ecTvices a compensation which shall be neither
Increased nor diminished during the period
Tor which. they shall have been elect
ed..
SECTION Ia. All officers in thdP Executive
Department, when required by the Governor,
shall give him information in writing upon any
subject relating to tn, duties Of their rcspcc t.
tive offices.
SECTION l5. The Governor shall, from time
totimc, give TO the General Assembly infor-
uation of tho condition OF the State, and re-
commend to their consideration such measures
as he shall judge necessary or expedient.
SECTION 10. Vie may, on extraordinary oc-
casions, convene the General Assembly, and
should either House remain without a quorum
Tor thrne days. or in case OF Disagreement be-
tween tho two Houses, with respect to the time
OF adjournment, may adjourn them to such
tiuic as he shall think proper, not beyond the
fourth Mondayo or November then next cnsu
ing: a
SEcrIoN II. He shall commission all Off
Gets o! the state.
SECTION Is. 1t shall be the duty of the
Managers OF Elections Of this State. at the first
general elections under this Cons titutisn, and
at each a,tortiate general election thercaft. r,
to hold AN election for Governor and Licutcn-
ant-Goverpor.
SECTION 10. The Governor and the Lieuten.
ant, Governor before entering upon the duties
OF their respective ofTices sha H. in the presence
Of the General Assembly, take. the oath
Of Office precribed in this Constitution.
SECTION 20 Tho Governor shall rcsidc.
during the sitting Of the General Assembly, at
the place where its session may be held aud
him TO reside at the capitol OF the Stale.
SECTION 2l. Every Bill which shall have
passed the General Assembly, shall, before it
become law, hc presented to the Governor +,
a. he approve, he shall sign it : but IL not, he
shall return it, with his objections. to tn at
House in which it shall have originated, who
sha enter the objections at largo on their jour.
nal; aud proceed To reconsider il. II after such
reconsideration, majority Of the whole repre-.
sentation OF that House shall agree To pass tho
hiii, II shall bc sent, tos ether with tho objcc-
tops, tn the ether House, by which il ana II
Likewise be rcconeidcrcti, and IL approved by II
innJyrlty OF the whole representation of that
othef House, il shall become n law. But in all
such cases tho votes Of both Houses shall bc
determined by yeas and nays, and the names
OF the persona voting for and against tho Bill
shall be entered on the journal Of each House
respectively lfany Bill shalt not be returned
by the Governor within two days (Sundays
excepted) after it shall have been rrcseuted 10
him, the same shali be a law in like manner
as IL lac had signed il. And. thnl time ma y al
ways be allowed the Governor tn consiier
Hills passed by the General Assembly, neither
House shall read any Bill on the las, day o ( it's
session, except such Bills az have been
returned by the Governor 80 herein provi-
d9d. =.
ARTICLE H..
. Section !. Thejudicial power shall be vss,.
cd IN such Superior and Inferior Courts OF
Law and Equity the General Assembly
shall, from time to time, direct and establish,
The Judges orthc Superior Courts sha u be
elected by the General Assembly, shall hold
their Offices during good behavior, and shall,
Ut stated times. receive a compensation for
ihesservices. which shall neither be rcreas-
cd nor diminished during their continuance
in Office; but they shall receive no fecs or
perquisiics of Office. nor hold any other Office
ol profit or trus: under this State. tho United
states OF America, or any of them. or any
ether power The General Assembly shall, as
soon as possible. establish for each District in
the State an Inferior Court or Courts, To be
styled THE District Court. .,"the Judge whereof
shall bo resident in the Dis;rict while in office,
shall DO elected by the General Assembly Tor
four years, and shall bc re.eiieible, which
Court ON all have turiEdi, tim of