The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-03-16

after be given or appropriated for such pur,,
poses, for the support and maintenance of
such college, and may make the same branch
of the State University, for instruction in agri-
culture, the mechanic arts, and the natural
sciences connected Herewith.
Sec. 10. AL the public schools. college, and
| universities Of thus State, supported by the
public funds, shall be free and open to all the
children and youths Of the State, without re-
gard TO race or color. !Thls section was re-
committed to the committed
SEC. IL The proceeds Of all lands that have
been or hereafter may be given by the United
! States to this State for educational purposes,
and not otherwise appropriated by this State
or the United States, and OF all lands or other
| BY the State for like purpose, and Of all es-
| tates of deceased persons who have died with
out leaving will or heir, shall be securely in
vested and sacredy preserved as State School
| Fund, and the annual interest and income oi
said fund.- together with such other means as
the General Assembly may provide, shall be
faithfully appropriated for the purpose OF es-
tablshing and maintaining free public schools,
and for no other pursoses or uses whatever.
The following article also received its third
reading, and was declared an integral portion
of the constitution:
| ARTICLE VIII.
RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE.
SECTION /. In all elections by the people the
electors shall vote by ballot.
SEQ. 2. Every male citizen of the United
States, Of the age of twenty-one years and up
named in this constitution, without distinction
of race, color, or former condition, who shall
be resident of this State at the time OF the
adoption of this constitution, or who shall
thereafter reside in this State one year, and IN
the county in which he offers to vote, sixty
days next preceding any election, shall be en-
titled to vote for all officers that are now, or
hereafter may be, elected by the people, and
upon all questions submitted to the electors at
any elections; Prouided, That no person shall
be allowed to vote or hold Office who is now or
hereafter may be disqualified therefor by the
Constitution of the United States; until such
disqualification shall be removed by the Con-
gress Of the United States; Provided further,
That no person. while kept in any aims house
or asylum, OF OF unsound mind, or confined in
sny public prison, shall be allowed to vote or
hold Office.
SEC. 8. It shall be the duty of the General
| Assembly to provide from time to time for the
registration Of all electors.
| SEC. 4. For the purpose OF voting no person
| shall be deemed to have lost his residence by
reason of absence while employed in the SER
vice of the United States, nor while engaged
upon the waters of this State or the United
States, or Of the high seas, nor while tempo
rarily absent from the State.
Sec. 5. No soldier, seaman OF marlne IN the
army or navy of the United States shall be
deemed resident Of teis state IN consequence
SEC. 6. Electors snail in all cases.. except
treason, felony or breach of the peace, be priv
ileged from arrest and civil process during
their attendance at elections, and in going to
and returning from the same:
SEC. z. Every person entitled to vote at any
election shall be eligible to any Office which
now is or hereafter shall be elective by the
people in the county where he shall have re-
sided sixty days previous to such election, e1-
cept as otherwise provided in this constitution
or the constitution and laws of the United
| States.
SEC. 8. The General Assembly shall never
pass any law that will deprive any of the citi-
zers Of this State Of the rights OF suffrage ex-
| cept for treason, murder, robbery, or duelling.
| whereof the persons shall have been duly tried
and convicted
SEC. g. Presidential electors shall be elected
by the people.
SEC. 10. In all elections held by the people
under this constitution, the person or persons
who shall receive the highest number of votes
shall be declared elected.
On motion of r. c. DeLarge, the following
additional section was adopted and incorpo-
rated in the above article:
1.-THE provisions of this constitution concern
ing the terms OF residence necessary to enable
persons to hold certain Offices therein mention
ed ahall not be held to apply to officers chosen
by the people at the first election, or by the
General Assembly at its first session"
R. C. DeLarge also introduced the following
additional section to Article VIII, which was
adopted:
"No person shall be disfranchised for felony
or other crimes committed while such person
was q slave
Petitions praying the removal Of political
dieability we're presented from D. L. Thomson
of Beaufort, and James Augustus Black Of Abb
beville District, and referred to the appropriate
committee.
DR.. N. J. Newell introduced preamble and
resolutions instructing the General Assembly
to endorse the bonds of the Blue Ridge Rail
made the special order for Monday at 10
o'clock.
R. c. DeLarge introduced the following
Reso!oed, That this convention petition Con-
gress to remove all political disabilities from
the citizens Of this State.
". G. Whipper moved that it be made spe'
cial order for Monday at four o'clock.
Bell (white) of Beaufort, moved that the
question be indefinitely postponed.
long discussion ensued, the general tenor
of which indicated that the convention was in
favor of enfraDchising all the citizens OF the
| State.
Beverly Nash saidit would be one Of the most
glorious acts of the conventions fitting cul-
| mination to its work.
F. L. Cardoza thought the convention could
afford to be liberal and magnanimous, and that
such course would materially strengthen the
party at home and abroad. He called for the
yeas and nays on the motion to postpone in
definitely.
G. q. Rainey, of Georgetown, believed that
the compliment to the people OF the State
would be appreciated, and he hoped to see a
resolution which embodied 30 much Of noble
ness, generosity and good will to the people of
the State pass unanimously.
The question being taken. the motion to In
defnetly postpone was decided IN the negative
by the largo vote of yeas q, nays 72.
Section 81 OF the legislative department. OF
the constitution was taken up, and, pending
the discussion, the convention adjourned un-
til o'clock.
The discussion was resumed in the afternoon,
and resulted in the adoption Of the following
liberal substitute for the section which has
| been incorporated in the constitution.
The section is as follows:
SEC. 81. The family homestead of the head
of each family, residing in this State, such
homestead consisting Of dwelling house, out
buildings and lands appurtenant, not to exceed
| the value of one thousand dollars, and yearly
product thereof, shall be exempt from attach