The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-03-13


cepting such parts as in its judgment
may require secresy; gandsstho yeas
and nays of the members of either
House, on any question, shall, at the
desire of any two members present,
be entered on the journals. Any
member of either House shall have
liberty to dissent from, and protest
against, any act or resolution which
he may think injurious to the public
or to, an individual, and have the
reasons of his dissent entered on the
journals.
Sec. 27. The doors of each House
shall be open, except on such occa-
sions as in the opinion of the House
may require secrecy.
Sec %. 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 member shall accept or exercise
any of the said disqualifying offices,
he shall vacate his seat: Provided,
That this prohibition shall not extend
to the members of the first General
Assembly.
Sec. 20. If any election district
shall neglect to choose o member or
members on the day of election, or
if any person chosen O member of
either House shall refuse to qualify
and take his seat, or shall resign, die,
depart the State, accept any dis
qualifying Office, or become other
wise disqualified to hold his seat, a
writ of election shall be issued by the
President of the Senate, or Speaker
of the House of Representatives, as
the case may be, for the purpose of
filling the vacancy thereby occa-
sioned for the remainder of the term
for which the person 80 refusing to
qualify. resigning, dying, departing
the State, or becoming disqualified,
was elected to serve, or the default
ing election district ought to have
chosen q member or members.
SEQ. 80. Members of the General
Assembly and all officers. before
they enter upon the execution of the
duties of their respective offices, and
all members of the bar, before they
enter upon the practice of their pro-
fession, shall take and subscribe the
following oath:
II do solemnly swear. Tor affirm, as
the case may be,) that ! am duly
qualified, according to the Constitu-
tion of the United States and of this
State, to exercise the duties of the
Office to which I have been elected,
Tor appointed,) and that 1 will faith
fully discharge to the best of my
abilities the duties thereof; that I
recognize the supremacy of the Con-
stitution and laws Of the United
States over the Constitution and laws
of any State; and that I will sup
port, protect and defend the Consti-
tuition of the United States and the
Constitution of South Carolina, as
ratified by the people on the -
day of -, 1868. So help me God. I"
aAnd the President of this Conven-
tion is authorized to fill the blanks in
this section whenever he shall receive
satisfactory information of the day
on which this Constitution shall be
ratified.
SEC. 81. Officers shall be removed
for incapacity. misconduct or neglect
of duty, in such manner as may be
provided by law, when no mode of
trial or removal is provided in this
Constitution.
Sec. 80. The House of Representa-
tives shall have the sole power of i'm
pcach;rS; ba. g majority of ali tne
members elected must concur in an
impeachment. All impeachments
shall be tried by the Senate; and
when sitting for that purpose, the
Senators shall be upon oath, or affirm
alton, to do justice according to law
and evidence. No person shall be
convicted without the concurrence of
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