The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-03-18

members shall vote ''viva uoce," and their
votes thus given, shall be entered upon
the journal of the House to which they
respectively belong
rs. Neither House, during the session
of the General Assembly, shall, without
the consent of the other, adjourn for more
than three days, nor to any other place
than that in which the Assembly shall be
at the time sitting.
26. Each House shall keep journal of
it's own proceedings, and cause the same
to be published Immediately after its ad-
iournment, excepting such parts as in its
Judgment may require secrecy and the
yeas and nays Of tho members of either
House, on any question, shall. at the de-
sire of any two members present, be en-
tered on tho journals Any member OF
either House shall have liberty to dissent
from, and protest against, any act or res
olution which he may think injurious to
the public or to an individual, and have
the reasons of his dissent entered on the
journals.
27. The doors Of each House shall be
open, except on such occasions as in the
opinion of the House may require secrecy
%. No person shall be eligible TO seat
in the General Assembly whilst he holds
any Office of profit or trust under this
State, the United States of America, or
any of them, or under any other power,
except officers in the militia, magistrates,
or justices of inferior Courts, while such
Justices receive no salary. And if any
meml er shall accept or exercise any of
the said disqualifying Offices, he shall va
cate his seat; Prorided, That this prohi-
bition shall not extend to the members OF
the first General Assembly.
20. If any election district shall neglect
to choose member or members on the
day of election, or if any person chosen
a member of either House shall refuse to
qualify and take his seat, or shall resign,
die, depart the State, accept any disquali-
flying office, or become otherwise disquali-
fed to hold his seat, d writ of election
shall be issued by the President Of the
Senate, or Speaker of the House of Rep
resentatives as the case may be, for the
purpose of filling the Vacancy thereby
occasioned, for the remainder OF theterm
for which the person SO refusing to quail
fy, resigning, dying, departing the State,
or becoming disqualified, was elected to
serve, or the detauting election district
ought to have chosen member or mem
bers.
80: Members of the General Assembly
and all officers before they enter upon the
execution of the duties of their respec-
tive Offices, and all members OF the bar,
before they enter upon the practice OF
their profession, shall take and subscribe
the following oath:
"I do solemily swear Tor affirm as the
case may be) that am duly qualified &C.
cording to the Constitution of the United
States and of this State to exercise the
duties of The Office to which l have been
elected, Cor appointed,) and that | will
faithfully discharge to the best OF my
abilities the duties thereof; that rccog-
nize the supremacy of the Constitution
and laws of the United States over the
Constitution and laws of any State; and
that | will support, protect and defend
the Constitution Of the United States and
the Constitution of Soutl, Carolina, as
ratified by the people on the - day OF
=. 1865. So HELP ME GOD" And the
President of this Convention is author
izcd TO fill tho blanks in this section when
ever he shall receive satisfactory informa-
ton of the day on which this Constitu.
ton shall be ratified.
81. Officers shall bo renewed for inca,
pacity, misconduct or neglect of duty, in
such manner rs may be provided by law
when no mode Of trial Or removal is pro
Z vided in this Constitution.
80. The House of Representatives shal
: have the sole power Of impeaching; but
q majority Of all the members elected
must concur in an impeachment All
impeachmcnts shall be tried by tho Sen
ate; and when sitting for that. purpose
the Senators shall be upon oath. or affir-
nation, TO do justice according TO law and
evidence. No person shall be convicted
without the concurrence of tIo-thirds OF
the Senators present.
33. The Governor, Licutenant-Gover-
nor and all other civil officers, shall be
liable to impeachment for high crimes
and miselcmeanors. Tor any misbehavior
in office, for corruption in procuring Of
fee, or for any act which shall degrade
their official character. But judgment in
such cases shall not extend further than
removal from office and disqualification to
hold any Office of honor, trust or profit
under this State. The party convicted
shall, nevertheless, be liable to Indictment,
trial, Judgment and punishment accord
ing to law.
ELOQUENT AND TnuTnruL.-Mr South