The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-02-15

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The r0 was Called aaai agFam Wss found
present. l'' '5''''
I'D The cst%as %atsz of M ,A9 u 8YsYl's Fi1H
Woocy and Collins obtained short leaves of
absence q 3HAl lITYT .YfUNJTF
The discussion Of the eighteenth section OF
the bill Of rights wna Resumed, ppfi tHo section
passed to it's third reading Without material al-
teratiop. "a ,,,,,,.;.......... t ,.:,, j,
The nineteenth section was read, second
time. '''' ''''i'H'''<- y" ~"
On motion Of 'NIcKiulay, Of Charleston, tho
word "shall" was substituted for Che word
SCAN .-",. 1r1 s.9,'j 81 br,;-so1 ri .1y
Without further material alteration tho sec,
ton VAS passed to it's third reading.
The twentieth section was then read second
time, and several amendments were offered, all
Of whichiwcrc lost and The section Was rasscd
to its third reading. .s,d.;4
The assclnblage then adjourned. ,n
r.Ii .-''i h,MoNDAI !l0TH.nO .,a1\;A .AI
The meeting was opened with prayer by
Cardoza Ii n,acf;7tIa1 aojior 2di I'd roit,,
The roll was called, and 1uorunl lbein,
present.. the asscmbIagc proceeded to business
The minutes of'thc last meeting wore read
and confirmed. a1pd ~ no1 .Y,-.on ~, i
Rutland, from the committee on the.1 fibl
gislatve part ofthc CONSTITUTIONS reported d5n
sundry ordinances and resolutions! 7 he rcnorts
showed that provision for 4 homestead Of ono
hundred acres. and a provision tchungins the
title Of districts. to "countiesY had been in.
| corporatcd BY the committee in tho 'slcsislative
part Of the constitution" and that the s.com.
nittcc were unfavourablc to stay laws and tho
issue of State bonds to be indored by' Congress
and made payable mt the end Of twenty years
All these reports were adopted!rdt .; noi-e
Rose, from the; Committee on Petitions; re-
ported unfavourabiy on resolution far tho npa
pointment of committee To report the names
of persons from whom political disabilities
should be removed. The committee wcro OF
opinion that persons desiring thcir disabilities
removed should mako individual'upplicato for
such purpose, and it would then be time enough
to decide upon thcifrespcctivc merits!a ntiN
| Randolph, from the Committee on aIisccl
lancous Provisions of the Constitution, report
cd unfayorably on Coghlan'sc'Niti..c .cr Yankee
resolution. r, ..pya i5.
| Randolph, from tic same colnmittcc also re-
ported tho following nilitia article us part OF
the constitution 81 4u4. +t,. suail
The militia IF the State Of South Carolua
shall consist of all able bodied male residents
Of the State between the ages of eighteen and
iorty-ivc years, except such persons as NOW arc
or may hereafter be exempted by the laws Of
tho United States or of this State. and shall
be organized, armed, equipped and disciplined
rs the General Assembly may by law provide
The article Wa: sasd the first time and or
'lcrcd to be printed a'"~a'i- Acjsar
| Swails from the Audit Committee recon-
mcndcd that 800 be paid on account to the
printer. Adopted. M H
| On motion of Becker two more members
were added to the Audit Committee i-
| The report of the Committee on tho Legisla.
tive Department of the Constitution was read
the first time and passed to second reading
The Bill of Rights was taken up, and the
10th section was rec nsidcrcd ~ n
! Parker offered substitute, which was adopt.
| ed ot q.
| The 2lst section was read second time and
passed to its third reading, also the 22d sec.
ton. st 5a.d.l
During n discussion of the 23d section
which relates to treason, the asscinblage ad-
journcd. ia ~