The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-03-25

the House of Representatives at
the next ensuing session of the
General Assembly, and duplicate
Of said returns shall be filed with
the Clerk Of the Courts Of said
Counties, whose duty it shall be to
forward to the Secretary of State a
certified copy thereof, upon being
notified that the returns previously
forwarded by mail have not been
received at his Office. 1t shall be
the duty ofthe Secretary of State,
after the expiration Of seven days
from the day=upon which the votes
have been counted, if the returns
! thereof from any County have
not been received, to notify the
Clerk of the Court of said County,
and order a copy of the returns
filed in his office to be forwarded
forthwith. The Secretary of
State shall deliver the returns to
the speaker Of the House of Rep
presentatives, at the next ensu-
ing session Of the General Assem-
| bly,, and during the first week of
the, session, or as soon as the &C.
neral Assembly shall have organ
lied by the election of the pre-
siding officers Of the two Houses,
the Speaker shall open and. pub
,lish them in the, presence of both
Houses. The person having the
highest number Of votes shall be
Governor; but iftwo or more shall
equal, and highest in votes, the
General Assembly shall, during
the same session, in the House Of
Representatives, choose one of
them Governor viva 'voce. Con:
tested elections for Governor shall
be determined by the General AS
sembly in such manner as shall be
/ prescribed by law =, = -..-.>..;.ssf
| Sec. 5. A Lieutenant Governor
shall be chosen at the same time,
in the same manner, continue in
office for the same period, and
be possessed of the same qualif-
cations as the Governor, and shall
er o6icio be President ofthe Senate.
I Sec 6. The eLieutenant-Governor
while presiding in the Senate
shall have no vote, unless the Sen
ate be equally divided. = -.a,
Sec. 7. The Senate shall choose
| President pro tempore, to act in
the absence Of the Lieutenant
Governor, OF when he shall ,exer-
else the Office of Governor. -.
| Sec. 8. A member ofthe Senate,
or ofthe House Of Representatives,
being chosen as acting Governor
or Lieutenant Governor, shall
.thereupon vacate his seat, and
another person shall be elected in
his stead. . ~..:.
Sec. 9. In case of the removal
of the Governor from his. office, or
his death, resignation, removal
from the State, or inability to dis
charge the powers and. duties of
the said Office, the same shall de-
volve on the Lieutenant-Governor,
and the General Assembly, at its
first session after the ratification
Of this Constitution, shall, by law,
provide for the case Of removal,
death, resignation, or inability,
both of the Governor and Lieu.
tenant-Governor, declaring what
officer shall then act as Governor,
and such officer shall act according
ly, until such disability shall have
been removed, or a Governor shall
have been elected.
Sec. 10. The Governor shall be
Commander-in- Chief of the militia
Of the State, except when they
shall be called into the actual SER
vice of the United States.
Sec. II. He shall have power to
grant reprieves and pardons after
conviction, (cxceptin cases ofim-
parchment, in such manner, on
such terms, and under such restric-
tions as he shall think proper
and he shall have power to remit
fines and forfeitures, unless other
wise directed by law. 1t shall be
his duty to report to the General
Assembly at the next regular ses-
sion thereafter, all pardons granted
by him, with a full statement of