Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-02-12

tion went into Committee of the Whole, on
the 9th Section Of tie Bill OF Rights.
Mr.. j. NJ. Rutland took the Chair.
Mr.. c.. G. Bowen spoke in favor of the sec
ton as It stood DR.. Mackey took strong
ground against the section, and concluded a
very abo address by Offering the following
Resolution:
Resolved, That the committee do now rise
to report to tie house that they have had the
9th section OF the Bill of Rights under con-
sideration, and recommend that the words
"have tho right TO determine the Law and
the facts u,ider the direction of the court,'
be stricken out, and the following words in
serted, the jury shall be the judges OF the
law and the facts" And with this amend
,uent, recommend its adoption to the house.
Tie motion WAS carried with but two dis
seating votes, Mr.. F. j. Moses, Jr., and Mr..
Crais.
The Committee rose and DR.. Mackey re
sulned the Chair.
Mr.. Rutland made the report of the Com.
mittee. which was adopted, and the ninth sec.
ton as amended passed to third reading.
Sections 10, IL, l2. 13 II. l5. l6 and II
were then sevcrai!y passed to third reading.
when the hour of half past two having or
rived, the Convention adjourned.
We append the sections above alluded 10,
taken from the original report:
SEC. 10. No peraon shall be deprived of
the right to worship God odaccording to the die.
tates OF his OWL. conscience; Provided. That
the liberty Of conscience hereby declared Shall
not justify practice inconsistent with the peace
q nd -~Or.l Saf1tv of society
Sec. /. No form of religion shall be eS-
tablished by law; but it shall lie The duty OF
the legislature TO pass suitable laws to pro-
tect every religious denomination in the
peaceable enjoyment Of its own mode OF wor-
ship.
SEC. l2 TIE right Of trial by jury shall re-
main inviolate.
Sec. l3. No person shall be disqualified as
witness or be prevented from acquiring,
holding and transmitting property, or be lia
bic to any other punishment for any offence,
Or be hindered IL ..cqairing education, or be
subjected in law to any ether restraints or
disqualifcations in regard to any personal
rights than such as are laid upon others uu-
der like circumstances
SEC. X No person shall be held to answer
for any crime or offence until the same is fnl.
ly, fairly, plainly, substantially and formally
described 10 him; or be compelled to accuse
or furnish evidence against himself; and eve
ry person shall have right to produce all
proofs that may be favorable to him, to meet
the witnesses against him face to face, to have
speedy aud public trial by an impartial ju'
ry, and to be fully heard in his defence of him.
self or by his counsel, as may elect
SEC. 10. No person shall be arrested, i'm
pr;soned, despoiled or dispossessed Of his
property, immunilies or privileges, put out Of
the protection Of the law, exiled or deprived
of his life, liberty or estate, but By the jndg-
ment of his peers or the law Of the land. And
the legislature shall not enact any law that
shall subject any person to punishment with
out trial BY jury; nor sha! be be punished
but b. virtue Of Law already established, or
promulgated prior to the offence, aud legally
applied.
SEC l6. All courts shall be opca, aud every
person, for any injury that he may receive
in his land. goods, person or reputation, shall
have remedy 5v due course ot law and Justice
administered without unnecessary delay.
SEC. II. Al persons shall, before convic-
ticn, be baiabe by sufficient sureties, except
for capital od'caces, when the proof is evident
o. the presumption great; AMI excessive bail
shall not, in any case, b. required, nor Cor
poreal punishment inflicted.