The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-03-28
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the United States and "a citizen and resident of
Iisosions NE aossiaa1 I
shall hold any other office or commission Tex
cept. in.thb0 0miiitia) under this Sthte; or. any
other power, ct one qnd the same time.
Section q. The RETURNS Of every election of
Governor shall be sealedrup by the managers
OF elections in their respective counties, and
transmitted, by mail, to tho seat Of government,
aitectedlot0 thai Secretary of State, who shall
deliver them to the Speaker of the House of
Represents atives at the next ensuing session of
thSG srG Sieral Assembly, and a duplicate Of said
MtRgns shall be fled with the Clerks of the
Courts Of said Counties, whose duty it shall be
to forward TO the Secretary of State u certified
copy thereof upon being notified that the re-
turns mppf previously forwarded by mail have not
Been received at his office. / It shall be the
duty Of the Secretary of State, after tho expi-
rationeof seven days from the day upou which
the votes have been counted, if the returns
thereon from any county have not been re-
ceiyed, TO notify the Clcrk Of the Court of said
county, and order copy Of the returns filed
in his Office to be forwirded forthwith nIlie
Sa6fetary ofrstate shall deliver the returns to
the 2speaker Of the House Of Representatives
dt The next ensuing session of the Genernl As
sesblyi and .duringi the first week of the scs-
sion, ,'or ias soon as the General Assembly shall
have organized by the election of the presiding
officers of the ,tWo Houses the Speaker shall
open and publish thenl III the presence Of both
Houses. The person having the highest num-
ber!of votes shall be Governor; but if two or
more, shall be equal, and highest in votes, the
General Assembly shall, during the same scs-
sion, i'll tho House Of Representatives chose one
OF them Governor vira cocc. Contested clcc-.
tions for Governor shall be determined by the
General Assembly insuch manner.us shall be
ngcscrihed by, law.id,.c. siln, si ii ,,.- .oi.ni
Section 5. a Lieutenant G overnor shall be
chesen'at the same time, in the same manner,
Continue in office for the sanic period, and be
Possessed of the same qualifications as the G. oy.
ernor, and shall e.r, oDicio be President of the
hnSection 6. The Lieutenant G ovcrnor, while
presiding in the Senate, shall have no vote, un-
less the Senate be equally divided.
lnSectlon T. The Senate shall chose Presi-
dent P,7 tcmpore, to act in the absence of the
LieuteilnnEG oyernor, or when he shall excr-
else tho office Of Governor.
Section 8. A member Of the Senate, or of
the House of Representatives., being chosen as
acting Governor or Observation-Disclosures, shall
thereupon vacatc his scat, and another person
shall be elected in his stead
lp1Section 8, In case Of the removal Of. the
tions removal from the State, or inability to
discharge the powors and duties of tho said
ofhces the sulife shall dcvovc on the Iieutch-
Ex-Governor, and the General Assembly at its
hgst session alter the ratification of this consti-
tuition, shall, by law, provide toro thecase of
rcmovali death, resignation or inability both
OF the Governor and Licutcnant-G G overnor. de-
claring what officer shall then act MS Governor
and such officer shall act accordingly, until
such disability shall have been removed, or
Governor shall have been elected.
Section 10. The Governor shall be com
Mander.in- chief Of tic militia OF the State, cx-
tepttsEhen they shall be called into the actual
service Of, the United States ~ t.a! tt
edSection IL. Hc shall have power to grant
repreyes and pardons after conviction (cXccpt
iHSases Of .inipeachmcnt) in such manner, on
such terms, and under such, restrictions us he
aball think propcrj y and he shall have power tn
remit fines rand fnrietures, unless otherwise
directed by law: 1t shall be his duty to report
to tire, General Assembly lat the next regular
session thereafter, all pardpns granted by him.
with full statement, of oach case aud the rca-
sons moving him thcreunto. l4,s
Section r. Hc shall tako care that tho laws
be faithfully executed in mercy.
esa5ection2l3 l3. Tho Governor md Lieutenant
Gbytfflor shall, ut stated times receive for
t5eT services compensation which shall be
Reither. Increased nor diminished during the
period for which they shall have been elected
siSection ID. iAll officers In the Executive
Department shall, when required by the Gov
dap1SSoG; dap1SSo 5, information in writing upon
aPyspbjeet relating to the duties of their re-
spectSe offices. = ssi.,u s ~, j.
Sectioni15. The Governor shall, from time
to time, give to the General Assembly inform:,-
tion of the condition Of tie State and recon-
mend to their consideration such measures MS
he shall judge necessary or eypcdiopt." ,.,..r
Section 1G He may, on extraordinary oc-
casIoss, as Convene TIC General Assembly; :, aud
ssisaRldg either House remain without o quorum
fpDsfye days. orfin case OF Disagreement be-
tHeen fhe two Houses with respect to the time
aaioufhment, may adjourn them to such
time Ms ne shall think proper; not beyond the
time Of tho annual session then next cnsungg
isSecohdi17. lie shall commission all officers
ofthe State. s'ts"f M tqt
f;Settion ls ,Thore shah be Seal Of the
State, for which the General Assembly ut its
first session shall provide, and which Shall be
nsedahy the. Governor officially, and shall be
called ''Tho Great Seal OF the State of South
Carolina
Section 49,. All grants and commissions shall
be issued in the name andiby the authority Of
the State of South Carolina sealed with tho