The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-02-10

SECTION Z. The Senutcshull choose Prcsi- !
| dcnt f"o fenlpore 10 act in the a'1rtcc ut the
! bicutcuaut. Governor, az when tho shall Cxcr.
else the Office OF Governor.
SsCrIoN 3. a Incuihcr of 'hC Senate. ur of
The House OF Representatives, being chnscn and
| actng as Governor or Lieutenant. Governor
! SHALL thcrcupOn, Vacate his seat. and another
| person shall be- elected in his stead.
SECTION g. In case of the impeachment or
! the Governor or ,his removal from Office, death,
rcsiRnnn"n, disqualification, disability Or re-
! muva from the Sta,c, the Lieutenant. Governor
| shall succeed to his Office, and in case ol the
| impeachment OF the Licutcnart Governor or
his removal from Office. death resignation, ds-
! qualification. disability or rcmova! from the
| State, the President pro tcmPOrG OF the Senate
| shall succeed TO his Office and when the oihco
| ui the Governor. Lieutenant Governor and
! President pro hn'pore OF the Senate sha!l he
| COM. vacant III the recess Oi the senate; the
! Sccrulry OF State, for the time being, shall,
! by proclamation, convene the Senate, that II
! President pro temporc may be chosen tocXHr.
| else the office oi Governor FOR the uncxpircd
! term.
.mouc cr.iu- Chief OF the Army and Nnvv If
| lnis state and oi the militia, except when they
! shall be called into the actual service oiuic
| UniIrd States.
SECTION II. He shall have power to grant
/ rcPricvrs and pardons after conviction, ("xrcpt
| in cases ofinpcachmrnt) OF J IN such manner, on
| such terms m :. under such restrictions "a he
shall think proper, and be shall have power a.
directed bv law. 1t shall bc his duty 10 report
| TO the General Assembly at the next regular
! session thereafter I'll parlons granted 10y him.
| witha full statement ofcaoh case and the rct-'
| sonsmuvinT him thcrcuntu
/ SECTION II He shall take care that the
| laws bc faithfully executed in mercy.
SEcrIoS l3, The Governor and L'cutCnlnt-
Governor shall, at statcd times, receive Tor their
| services compensation which shall h" neither
| increased nor diminished turing the period
| Tor which they shall have been elect
! cd.
/ SECTION II All Officers in the Executive
! Department when repaired by the Governor,
shall give him Information in writing upon any
subject relating TO th, duties of their rcspcc
! tive offices
SECTION Is. The Governor shall, from time
| to time, give TO the General Assembly ihior-'
| lration of the condition ui the State, aud
| commend TO their consideration such measure"
rs he shall indgc necessary "r cNpcdrrt.
! SECTION 10. lie may, on extraordinary oc-
caslonS, convene the Gcucrhl Assembly, and
should either ilbusc remain .withou; a QnHruin
for, three days, or III cas-" OF disas rc"nrr,t be-
q. tween tic two lIDuses.Nw .Nwith respect to the time
! oi adjournment may adjunrn them to such
time as he shall think proper, not bcyond the
fourth Monday OF November then next Cnau.
! ing.
Shcvt?N II. lie shall commission all Off
ocr o. the State.
SECTION - /, shall br tho duty oC the
Mana gers Elections of this state. nt tn: first
general clcctuns under this Cons titutiun, and
at each alternate general election thereafter,
to hold np election for Governor and Llcu,cn-
ant Governor.
SEcTloS 10 The Governor aud tho I.Optcm
ant Governor before entering upon the dutics
u tnci respective ofIices. shall, in the presence
o. DIE General Assembly. take the oath
ofuiliSc p cCTibcdin this Constitution.
SECTION "a Tue Governor shall rc'idc,
dur'ns tho sitting Of the General Assembly at
the place where its session may hr hclu a 'ld
the General Assembly NAV by Inv, roG ,rc
him To- rrSi"G ut tho fHppitOl OF III" STATE.
SHcrioH y Erory Bill which shall have
Ha.scd the GcueTuI AgscmhlS shall, before il
II become law, BE- prcsGnicd to the Governor :,
II H. wapprovO he shall sign it; but ii not. hG
shall rcturg, it, with bis objections. To ihat
House in which i, shall have origina ed, who
shall enter tn" objections ~ large on their jour.
nal; aud proceed 10 recon"idcr H.. !; after srch
rcconsldcrat, on a majority of tho whole rcprc
scu;ation al that House shai agree to pass the
Bill, Il shall hc scni, too ether With The nhicc
tons, 10 the thcr House, hY which II sunli
likewise lr rcconsdercd, and ir approved by ii
minority OF tho whole rtprcs cntaiiOn o! that
other House il shall become a law. But in aI!
such cases the votes of both IIouses shall be
determined 10y yeas and nays aud the names
of ihr ptrsona voting for. aud ayainst the Bill
shall BIZ entered on the journal of each House
4 respectively ifany Bill shall not be returned
: by the Governor within two days (Sundays
cxCeptcd) after il shall have been rrcscn,cd tu
him. the sainc shall be n law in like manner
r. as if hc had signed il. And that time mny a l.
ways br allowed tho Governor 10 cOusidcI
BiiIs passed by the General Assembly, neither
House shall read any Bill on the Las day { it,
session, except suCh Bills as have beer
returned by the Governor, as her cin provi-
dcd.
; ARPlCLE III.
, Section J. The ojudicinl power shall be vest
ed in such Superior and Inferior Courts q
Law aud Equity ms the General Assembly
shall, lrom unc to time. direct and csIah,ish
The Judges ofthc Superior Courts sha II b,
eiCcIcd 10y the General Assembly, shalt hole
their Offices during good behavior, and shall
| at stated times, fcrciyo a compensation TO
their services. which shall neither bo incrcas
? eti nor diminished during their continu nc,
. in Office; but they shall receive no fees o
porquiSios Of Office, nor hold any other .oiic,
O profit or trus, under this State, the Unite,
G States OF America, or any of them. or any
, ohcfA,owcr. The General Assembly shall, a
Soon Is possible. establish for each District il
9 the state an Inferior Court or Courts, To b,
D styled "'rhc District Court;"tho Judge whereo
shall hc resident in the District while in office
= shall be- elected by tho General Assembly io
, four years. and shall be re-clipibc. whicl
Court Eua have iurislit tion of all civil cause