The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-03-28
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of the ordinary route of travel in going to and
returning from the place where such session is
held; aftor which they shall receive such COM
pensation MS shall be fixed by law, but no Gene
raj Assembly shall have the power to increase
the compensation OF its own members. And
when convencdin extra session, they shall receive
the samc milagc and per disn, compensation as
are fixed by law for tho regular session, and
none other.
Section 24 In all elections by the General
Assembly, or either House thereof, the men,
bcrs shall vote "rirn uocc" and their votes,
thus given, shall be entered upon the journal
of the House to which they respectively be-
long.
Section 25. Neither House, during the scs-
sion OF the General Assembly. shall, without
out consent of the other, adjourn for more than
three days, nor to any other place than that in
which the Assembly shall be ut the tlno sit
ting.
Section &c. Each House shall keep a jour
nal of its own proceedings, and cause the same
to be published Immediately after its adjourn
mcnt, excepting. such parts as in its Judgment
may require secrecy; and the yeas and nays of
the members of either House, on any question,
shall at the desire of any two members present,
be entered OH 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 tho reasons of his
dissent entered on the journals
Section 81. The doors of each House shall
be opcn except on such occasions as in the
opinion of the House may require secrecy.
Section 80 No'person shall be eligible to n
scat in the General Assembly whilst he holds
any Office of profit or trust under this State,
tic United States Of America, or any Of them, or
under any other power, cccpxt officers in the
militia magistrates, justices of inferior courts,
while such justices receives no salary. And if
any member shall except or exercise any of the
said disqualifying offices, he shall vacato his
seat Prorileel, That this prohibition shall
not extend to the members Of the first General
Assembly =
Section 20. If any election district shall
| neglect to choose u member or members on the
day OF election, or if any person chosen mcu-
Der of either House shall refuse to qualify and
take his seat, Or shall resign, die, depart the
State, accept any disqualtying office, or be-
come otherwise disqualified to hold his scat, a
writ Of election shall be issued by tho Presi-
dent Of the Senate, or Speaker ofthc House of
Representatives as the case may he, for the
p.rrpo"e Of Rliin.s tho vacancy tllorcly ooca,,io
ed, for the remainder Of the term for which
| the person refusing to qualify, rcsgning, dying,
departing the State, or becoming disqualified
was elected to serve, or the dcioulting election
district ought to have chosen Il member or
members.
Section 30. Members of the General Assem-
bly,and all officers before they enter upon the
execution Of the duties of their respective Off
ccs, a..l all mcnbcrs of the Bar before they
enter upon the practice of the profession, shall
take and subscribe the following oath:
81 do solcinriy swear (or affirm as the case
may bc) that am duly qualified according to
| the Constitution Of the United States and of
this State to exercise the duties Of the Office to
III. Ill. I will faithfully discharge to the best Of
my abilities tho duties thereof: that I recos
nizc the supremacy of the Constitution and
and laws of any State, and that will support,
protect and defend the Constitution Of the
United States md the Constitution of
South Carolina, as ratifc'i Is. ihe people on
thc----day of------- u, .1S6S. So HEAP ME-
Con" And the president Of this convention
is authorized to iii the blanks in this section
whenever he shall receive satisfactory informa-
ton Of the day on which this constitution shnll
DC ratified. -
| Section 81. Officers shall be removed for in
capacity. misconduct or neglect of duty, in
snch manner as may be provided by law, when
no mode of trial or removal is provided in this
constitution.
Section :,2. The House of Representatives
shall have the sole power of impcaching, but a
majority of Ill the members elected must CON
cur in an impeachment. All impcachmcnts
shall be tried by the Senate, and when sitting
for that purpose the Senators shall be upon
oath, or Affirmation, to do justice according to
law and evidence. No person shall bc convict
cd withou. the concurrence of two-thirds of
the Senator's present.
| Section 31 The Governor, I.icutcnant-G ov-
crnor, and Ill other civil officers, shall be La
bic to impeachment for high crimes and mis-
dcmcanors, for any misbchavior in Office, for
corruption in procuring office, or for any act
which shall degrade their official character.
But Judgment i'll such cases shall not extend
further than to removal from Office and disqual-
iication to hold any office Of honor, trust or
profit under the State. The party convicted
shall nevertheless, be liable to Indictment trial,
Judgment and punishment according to law.
Section b. The first General Assembly
con"cned under this constitution at their first
session Immediately after their permanent or
ganization, shall rat'fy the amendment to the
Consttut of the United States, known as
article 14th, proposed by the Both Congress.