Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-04-02

created shall be appointed by the Governor, by and
with the consent of the Senate; and upon all nom:
nations made by the Governor, the question shall
be taken by yeas and nays, and entered upon the
journals -,
Section 4. The Governor shall have power to ell
all vacancies that may occur in the offices aforesaid
until the next session of the General Assembly and
until successor or successors shall be appointed
and confirmed.
Section 5. The respective Counties Of the State
shall make such provision, as may be determined
by law, for all those inhabitants who by reason Of
age, and in6rmities or misfortunes, may have a
claim upon the sympathy and aid of society.
Section g. The Physician of the Lunatic Asy-
lum, who shall be Superintendent Of the same,
shall be appointed by the Governor, with the ad-
vice and consent Of the Senate. All other officers
and employees shall be appointed by the Governor
ARTICLE XII.
CORPORATIONS.
Section l. Corporations may be formed under
general laws; but all such laws may, from time to
time, be altered or repealed.
Section @ The property of corporations now ex-
listing or hereafter created, shall be subject to tax
alton, except in cases otherwise provided for in
this constitution.
Section 8. No right of way shall be appropriated
to the use of any corporation until full compensa-
ton therefor shall be first made, or secured by
deposit of money to the owner, irrespective OF any
benefit from any Improvement proposed BY such
corporation, which compensation shall be ascertain
ed by jury of twelve men, in Court Of Record, as
shall be prescribed by law.
Section f. Dues from corporations shall be secur-
ed by such Individual liability of the stockholders
and other means as may be prescribed by law.
Section S. All general laws and special acts pass
ed pursuant to this section, shall make provisions
therein for fixing the personal liability Of stockhol
ders under proper limitations; and shall prevent
and punish fraudulent Misrepresentation as to the
capital property and resources of corporations
and shall also regulate the public use of all franchi
ses which have heretofore BEEN, or may hereafter
be created or granted by or under the authorities
of this State and shall limit all tolls, imposts and
other charges and demands under such laws.
6. The General Assembly shall grant no charter
for banking purposes, nor renew any banking cor
porations now in existence except upon the condl-
ton that the stockholders shall be liable to the a.
mount of their respective share or shares of stock
in such banking institution, for all its debts and IL
abilities, upon note, bill, or otherwise; and upon
the further condition that no director other off,
Ger of said corporation shall borrow money from
said corporation and if any director or other oh-
Ger shall be convicted upon indictment of directly
or indirectly violating this secton he shall be pun.
ished by fine or Imprisonment at the discretion OF
the court. The books, papers, and accounts OF the
bank shall be open to inspection, under such regu-
lations as may be prescribed by law.
ARTICLE XII.
MILITIA.
Section l. The militia of this State shall consist
of all able bodied male citizens of the State between
the ages of eighteen and forty-fve years. except
such persons as are now, or may hereafter be ex-
empted by the laws of the United States, or who
may be adverse to bearing arms as provided by this
constitution; and shall be organized, armed, equip
ped and disciplined as the General Assembly may
by law provide
Section 2 The Governor shall have power to call
out the militia to execute the laws, repel invasion,
repress nsurrection and preserve the public peace.
Section 8. There shall be an Adjutant and In
spector General elected by the qualified electors of
the State, at the same time and in the same man
ner as the other State officers, who shall rank as
Brigadier-General, and whose duties and compen-
sation shall be prescribed by law The Governor
shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate such other staff officers as the Gen
eral Assembly may direct.
ARTICLE XIV.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Section l. No person shall be elected or appoin-
ted to any Office in this State, unless he possess the
qualifications of an elector.
Section Q Lotteries, and the sales of lottery tick
the General Assembly shall prevent the same by
penal laws
Section 3. The State Library shall be subject to
such regulations as the General Assembly may pre-
scribe.
Section 4. The General Assembly may direct, by
law, in what manner claims against the State may
be established and adjusted.
Section s. Divorces from the bonds of matrimo-
ny shall not be allowed, but by the judgment of a
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law
Section 6. No person who denies the existence
of the Supreme Being shall hold any Office under
this constitution.
Section I. The printing of the laws, journals
bills, legislative documents and papers tor each
branch of the General Assembly, with the print
ing required for the executive and other depart
ments Of State, shall be let on contract, in such
manner as shall be prescribed by law.
Section s. The real and personal property of a
woman, held at the time Of her marriage, or that
which she may thereafter acquire, either by gift,
grant, inheritance, devise, or otherwise shall not
be subject to levy and sale for her husbands debts
but shall be held as her separate property and
may be bequeathed, devised, or alienated by her
the same as if she were unmarried; Poclted,
That no gift or grant from the husband to the wife
shall be detrimental to the just claims OF his cred
itors.
ScCllOu J luC Ucllcldl I1SSeulUy oLshll piVfioS
for the removal of all causes which may be pend
ing whenhis constitution goes into effect, to courts
created by the same.
ARTICLE XIV.
AMENDMENT AND REVISION OF TIE CoNsTITU-
TION.
Section l. Any amendment or Amendments
to this constitution may be proposed in the Senate
or House of Representatives. If the same be a
greed to by two-thirds of the members elected to
each House, such amendment or amendments shall
be entered on the journals respectively, with the
yeas and nays taken thereon and the same shall be
submitted to the qualified electors of the State, at
the next general election thereafter for Represen.
tatives, and if majority of the electors, qualified
to vote for members of the General Assembly, vo-
ting thereon, shall vote in favor of such amend
ment or amendments. and two-thirds of each of
the next legislature, shall, after such al election,
and before another, ratify the same amendment or
amendments, by yeas and nays the same shall be-
come part of the constitution; lrortled, That such
amendment or amendments shall have been read
three times, on three several days, in each House
Section 3 If two or more amendments shall be
submitted at the same time, they shall be submit,
ted in such manner that the electors shall vote tor
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