The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-02-08

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as President Of the Senate. shall have no vote
unless the Senatebr equally divided.
SECTION T. The Senate shall che ose Presi.
dent pro icmpore 10 act in the absence OF the
Lieutcnaut Governor, or when he shall cxer-
ciso the office OF Governor.
SECTION 8. a nc,nbcr of the Senate, or of
the House OF Representatives, being chosen and
acting as Governor or Lieutenant G Gcvcrnur
shall, thereupou, vacatc his seat, aud another
pelsun shall be elected in his stcad.
SECTION 9 lu case OF the impeachment OF
the Governor or hs removal from office ,.lca,h,
resignation, disqualification, disability or RI
moval from the State, thnLicutcnant Governor
shall succeed to his office, and in case pi the
Impeachment OF the LiCutcnart Governor or
his rcinov,l from office, DEATH rcsiguation Il g.
qualification, disability or removal from tho
State, the President prO fcmpOre Of the Senate
shall succeed to bis Office aud whcnthe Office
of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and
Prcsident pro t:,npore of the Senate cha II be-
come vacant In the recess oi the Senate; the
Secretary Of State, for the time being, shall,
by proclamation, convene the Senate, that "a
President PRO tenpore may be chosen to cxcr-
cisc the office OF Governor lor the uncxpired
term.
SECTION TO- The Governor shall be Com
mauC erin Chief. Of the Army and Nav )f
this State and OF the militia, cx:cpt when they
shall be called into the actual service ofthe
United States.
SECTION II. lie shall have power to grant
repricvcs and pardous after conviction, (exrept
IN cases ofimpcachmunt. IN such manner, on
such tcrma an under suth restrictions as lie
shall think proper, and he shall have power \,
remit fn"s aud tnrSciturrs, unless othcrSIsc
dir"ctrd'by law. II shall bc his duty 10 repor,
to the General Assembly at the next regular
session thereafter all par Ions granted by him,
with fuil statement OF each case and the rea.,
sons Moving him thcrcuntu
SECTION II, He shall take cafe that the
laws he faithfully executed inmcrcY.
SECTION l3 The Governor aud Lieutenant
Governor shall, at stated times, receive for their
services n compensation which shall bs ncithcr
Increased nor diminished during the period
for which they shall have been elect
cd.
SEorIo~ H. All Off ,crs in the Executive
Department. when required By the Governur,
shall give HIN Information in writing Upon amy
subject relating TO tn, duties Of their respec L.
tive Offices.
SECTION 10. The Governor shall, from tune
to time, give To the General Assembly inior-
ration of the condition Of the Sintc, and re-
commeud to their con sidera,ion such mra sures
IA he shall judge necessary or cxpcdient.
SEcTioN i6. lie may, On extraordinary or
casions, convene lhe General Assembly aud
should either House rainain without a quoruln
for three days, or in case of Disagreement he.
tween tie two Houses. with respect to the time
OF adjournment may adjourn them to such
time as he shall think prop,r, not beyond the
fourth Monday OF November then next cnsu.
ing.
StcrIoN II. lie shall commission all Off
cc,s q! the slate.
SECTION lS |, shall be- the duty OF the
Manag OF E!cctisrs of this state, at tho first
general elections under this Cons titution, and
at each alternate general election th,'rcaftPr
to hold an election for Governor and LieuIcn-
ant Governor.
SECTnN 10. The Governor and the Licntcn
ant Governor before entering upon the duties
ct their respective offices. shalt, in the presence
Ia III
| Of office p ocribcd in ,his Constitution.
SECTION 20 The Governor shall side.
during the sitting of the General Assembly, At
the place wheN, its session may bn he'll and
the General Assembly NAV by law, require
him to rcsi"o at the fapitol OF the Stale.
SECTION 81. Every Bill winch shall have
passed the General, Assembly, shall, before il
become Jaw, hr presented To the Governor >,
II he approve, he shall sign it; but il not, he
shall return il, with his objections. to that
House in which il shall have origina,cd, who
shall enter the objections at large or their jour
nal; and proceed TO reconsidcr il. Ii after such
reconsideration, majority of the whole repre-
scntation of that House shall agree to pass thc
Bill, it shall he sent, together wiki the otdec-
ti0ns, 1" tic iher House, bv which II shall
likewise br rrconsidered, and p approved by II
majority Of the whole representa- ton o, time
other Housc, il shall become a law. But in all
such cases tho votes of both Ilouses shall be
determined by yeas and maya, and the names
shall be- catered on the journal of each House
respectively Ifany Bill shall not be returned
by the Governor within two days (Sundh ys
cxccptcd) after il shall have been presented TO
hirn, the same shall be a law in like manner
, as il he had signed il. And, that time may a |.
ways be- allowed The Governor To consiher
! Bills passed by the General Assembly, neither
House shall read any Bill on the las day o its
session, cxcept sicn Bills as have been
returned by the heGovcrnor as herein proyi-
| dcd.
ARTICLE ILL.,.
sEcTioN !. Thcjud'ciaI power shall be vest.
ed in such Superior and Inferior Courts ol
Law and Equity az the General Assembly
shall. from time to time, direct and establish
| The Judges OF the Superior Courts sba u be
elected by ,he General Assembly. shall hnld
their Offices during good behavior, and shall
| trt sinied times, receive n compensation 70,
| their services, which shall neither he incrcas-
J ed nor diminished during their continu nee
/ in Office; but they shall receive no fees o,
! pnrJuisiIcs of Office, nor hold any other offic,
u. profit or trus, under this State. the United
| States OF America, or any Of them. OF any
! other power. The General Assembly shall, Al
soon possible. establish for zach District ia
] the State an Ipfrrior Court or Courts, to Ii,
styled "'Thc District Court, ,"the judge wherco