The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-02-13
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION.
TWENTY-FoURTH DAY.

The convention met at 101 AM, and was
opened with prayer by the Rev. B. F. White
moro. The roll was called and, quorum be-
ing present, til, journal was read.
Tho President presented @ memorial from
the Constitutional Convention Of Georgia, re-
gardng loan OF thirty million Of dollars to be
obtained from Congress for the South. 1t was
O. preamble and resolution adopted by that
convention on February 1St.
MIR. Niles G.. Parker moved that chairman
be appointed on the Committe on the Miscel-
laneons Provisions OF the Constitution. J. j.
Wright objected, and, on motion Of E. W. M.
Mackey, the motion was tabled.
Section oath of the Bill Of Rights was taken
up, and. after variety of motions and amend
ments, it was passed to its third reading, as
follows:
SEQ. "a. All persons have right to be Sc
cure from unreasonable searches or seizures
of their persons, houses, papers or posses
sions. All warrants shall be supported by af-
firmation or oath, and, if the order, in the
warrant, to q ciyil officer, to make search In
suspected places, or to arrest one or more
suspected persons, or to seize their property,
shall be accompanied with special designa-
tion Of the persons or objects Of search, arrest
or ecizure; and no warrant shall be issued but
in cases and with the formalities prescribed by
tho laws.
Section rs was then discussed, and after
some debate was amended and passed to it's
third reading.
SEC. Is. Private property shall not be taken
or applied for public use, or for the use of cor
poratons, without the consent Of the owner,
or just compensation being. made therefor;
oyii ID, however, that laws may be made se-
-Arlng to persons or corporations the right OF
way over the lands OF either persons or corpo-
rahens, and for works OF internal improve
nent the right to establish depots, stations,
l,,,k 1of in
ali cases, shall be first made to the owner.
Sections 26, 81, %, 29, 80, 81, 80 and 81, were
then passed as follows:
SEC. 26. The power of suspending the laws,
or The execution thereof, shall never be exer-
cised but by the legislature, or by authority
derived therefrom; to be exercised in such par
ticular cases only as the legislature shall e1-
pressly provide for.
SEC. al. No person shall, in any case, be sub
ject to law martial, or to any pains or penal
ties therefrom, by virtue Of that law, except
those employed in the army or navy, and OK
cept tho militia in actual service, but by au-
thority Of the legislature.
After I'LL extended debate, in which variety
OF motions and amendments we're discussed,
MIR. B. L. Whittemore offered tho following,
which was adopted as q substitute 10 the 28th
section.
The legislative, executive and Judicial pow
ers of the government shall be forever sep
arate and distinct from each other, and no
person OF persons exercising tho functions OF
ono of said departments shall assume or dis
charge the duties OF any other.
SEC. 29. The legislature ought frequently TO
assemble for the redress Of grievances, and for
making new laws as tho common good may re-
quire.
SEC. 80. The people have right to keep and
bear arms Tor the common defence. AS in
times OF peaco armies are dangerous to liberty;
they shall not be maintained without the con-
sent of tho legislature. The military power
shall always be held in oxact subordination to
the civil authority, and be governed by it,.
Sec. 81. In time OF peace no soldier shall be
auartered in any house without the consent OF
the owner; and, in time Of war, such quarters
shall not bc made but in manner prescribed
by law.
SEC. so. No person who conscentiously scru-
ples to bear arms shall be compelled to do 30,
but no shall pay ON equivalent for personal
services.
SEC. 49, All elections shall be free and open,
and every inhabitant of this commonwealth
possessing the qualifications provided for in
| this constitution, shall have ON equal right to
elect officers and to be elected to I'LL public Of
| fees.
| When this section had passed its third read
| ing the President announced that the hour ol
adjournment had arrived, and tho convention
was adjourned to lug to-day.