The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-01-25

1cEtI I'D
tine tit tho pHYy ~ th, lied St,t,s lie shall.
Tor ihettwdy secsS nesi. !, yr.coedns.tKc dsysot
,'ayc bccn =: or the state or,
Cwhcxilis t'crlRrea his iniention 10 become
citizen OF G1e UiHcd Siatcs. laGcnrdiny TO the
sCtpstituton aud Laws of the. Unsted Ststes.
ltl shall hive resideti in this Statcforat least
two years n tpreccdimg The day ofcieetion.
and for The lasE elk mouths olrliot ti,nc, i'm Tho
Disti,rt IN which he offers tovote. pyoUidei.
ho,rerer. That the Gsaefal AsAeiubiy may by
requtr,hga registry 6f voicfs, .or ot her snitarf
} bic lcSislatica guar d egsinat fraods in rlec,.
eon5. and usurpations ot the righto OF suffrage.
may ilTposc disqualification To vote as n pun.
fishncnis fur crime, and may prcscribn ad,
dtional qualifications for voters in municipal
,c,ectionsi S{Sy$ u ,t'fstt :, ~
= Ek 'AR.IGLEy.,
All persons, wto shall be elected, or appointed
to any oficoo OF profit 3or trust, before cntcriug
on the execution thereof shall take (hcsi,ics
spec'al 0aihs, not repugoant to ihis Consti:
tutipn, prescribed by the General Assembiy,)
tho following oath: e t% a1{H 6G 3
!, 81 do swcar Tor htlirln) that ain duly queli,
fed, according 10 The Constitution tof this
State, 10 exercise the office 10 witch have
my ability ,discharec thc duties thereof. and
preserve, protect aud defend tho Constitution
of,his State. and that torthc United Saies. Su
help mo Cod" It3 w. 80
ARTICLEYI., Nsas
SEcTIoS,l. The House of Representatives
shalt nave tho sole pOwcrof ,impeaching, but
no impeachment shall be tnatlc. unlcss with
the concurrence OF two-thicds OF the House Of
Representatives is, 5y'tEst '.'tt
SEoTioN 3. Ailitnpcachmenis ahall he tried
hy the Senate. When sitting tor that purpose
tho Sena tors shnl J. be on oath or afIirmat ton,
aud no ptr:on shall be convictcd without
) tho concurrence OF two-thirds OF the members
present ~. Nf ffH
SECTION 3. The Governor. .Liontennni- Gov
crnor, and all civil o!iiacrs shall bc liable TO
impeachment FOR high crn,cs and nisdcnea-
no's, f"rany 'nisbehavior in Office. Tor rorrup-
'i"n III rr"Curing Office. or. for nuyact which
shall degrade their official character. But
Judgment in such cases sball not extend furth-
CT ihaa tn rcnoYal from office aud disuualif-
cation 90 hold ,nEy office of honor frost
or p,"ii, hnGcr this State The party convict
ed shall nevertheless, be finblc TO indictment.
law. .Nsst. e ~
SEcTmN 4. All civil officers. whose au,hori.
~ Ia limited TO n single Judicial Hiietriut, n
single Election District, or part of citbor shall
be appointed, hold their office, be removed
from Office and, IN addition III liability to i'm,
~eachmrni. Tnay be punished fnr official mi s.
cGn'lnct. in such manner "a the Grneral As
seme'y, Previous TO thrir appointment, may
provide. 81. ... =
SECTION s. lfany civil officer shall be-
come disabled from discharging the duties OF
MS oinrc, Gy ., reason Of nny permanent bodily
to be vacant, by i3inr rcsolution. oorccd bv
two-rhirds of,ho w",c representation in escb
House Of the General Assembly F: propidtd
That sucl, resolution shall cuntoin tho grn,mds
for the proposed rrmnynI, nnu befnrc Il shoII
pass either iiousc, "A copv of n hall he
scrvcd on the officer, apd hee,,in +, IL, oiInwsd
him -
ARTICLE VII
SEorioS !; The Treasurer aud tho Secretary
WsHt" shail be elected by the Gcnctal Asscm
ayLh me tiou9r "t Representative, shall hold
'hrlr Offices for four Yca'a and slal not be
'nslhr ior tnc next Succrniipg trru.
SEcLioN = Al other officers shall be npnoint-
',. tu. as 'hfy hhh"r'" h.ve b""n' until otherwise
,''rec'rd oy law; bni the same rcrson shall not
hotd the Office OF sheriff for Two consecutive
u'rins. ... as
SECTIONS. Nll commissions shall br in the
m name ond ny tho authority ofthc StatcofSenth
oa,"iino, be- ira'ea with the seal of the State,
ana oe s'gne' ny the Governor.
ARTICLE VIII
~, u.
All iaw3o, force in thts state, at the adorL
tlon ol tins G"nstitutIon, and mt repurnant