The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-08-10
BILL regulating tenure Of certain ofacts and sp
poiutmeuts thereto and for other purposes.

A BILL regulating tenure Of certain oficts and ap
pointments thereto and for other purposes
Be it enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives Of the State OF South Carolina,
now met and sitting in General Assembly, ano
Nv the authority Of the same:
SECTION !. That all State, district ana muni-
cipal officers appointed by the General Com,
pursuance ef, and under the authority OF, the
Reconstruction isws Of Congress, or appomteo
or elected under the late Provisional Govern
ment of South Carolina, and not Iemosea ,Sa 10y Ds
said General Commanding, ana "luse o,po;nt p.HII'
Lave not been GIled hY election 9r aRpoln,- onn
ment nnder the new constitution, snah oon,
tinue in Office until their severa! onces ass
filed by the election or appointment suu
qualification according to Law OF the prope5I
State county and mSnlpa 0noese Ses9
bv authority of the General Assembly. upon
other officers duly elected or appointed and
qualified according to law under the new con-
stitution.
SEC. 2. It shall be, and is hereby, made the
duty of the Governor, by and with the aavlce
and consent of the Senate to NIL py aPpomt..
ment all Offices not filled by the eiec1ons oo .,
April "a, Is and 16, and June and ., 1868, anG 40
those Hose Offices for which the persons elected shall
fail to file their bonds, give the required
secrrity, or for any reason fail to enter upon
the discharge of the duties of his Office with
in twenty days after this bill becomes law
and the person so appointed shall continue
in Office until filled by election Provided
The Governor shall have power to remove
whenever the public good, in his judgment
requires it, but the provisions OF snls aae aeeu6I b[
Mayors and Aldermen, and by m!enaantS
and Wardens of incorporated cities and towns,
which shall be made as provided 1or py tnen
respective charters, not in conflict with the
constitution.
16, and of June Q and 8, 1868, held in conformity
with the Acts Of Reconstruction, and all orders
issued in pursuance thereof, are, and are hereby
declared valid, and all persons elected at sucf
elections are declared to be entitled to the I'M
mediate possession of the Offices to which the!
have been elected, upon their qualifying ant
giving the bonds required by law.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That 1
any person or persons holding any office o.
Offices in the State of South Carolina shall re
fuse to surrender to the person or person!
elected at the elections of April IA, Is and 16
and June and s, 1868, or to the person or per
SONS elected at elections hereafter to be hele
undar the laws of South Carolina, not incon
sistent with the new constitution OF ralt
State, OF appointed by the Governor Ii pursu-
ance of law, such Office or offices, togethe!
property of any kind or character, whatever
pertaining thereto, whenever such ,persoI
or persons 30 elected or appointed shall have
qualified and given the bonds required oI
law, such person or persons so offending shal
be deemed guilty Of misdemeanor, and OF OF
conviction thereof shall be punished by tint
and imprisonment, such fine not to exceed one
thousand dollars, nor be less than one hundred
dollars, and such imprisonment not less thar
one year at hard labor in the penltentiary
All acts, or parts of acts, inconsistent herewith
are hereby repealed. =.
SEC. 5. That the prsvisi6ns,of this act shall
not apply to the Offices Of Judges OF the Court o
Equity, and of Masters, Registrars, and Com
missioners in Equity, but that the said officers
shall, until the first Of January 1859, continue
to discharge the duties and functions OF then
respective Offices, for the disposition of causes
which are nowpending.
TIT will be seen that:the Senate amendments
extend the time for quail fying and. continue in.
Office until january next, all Judges, Masters
and Registrars in Equity
The Senate them adjourned.