Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-02-20
TWENTY-FIFTH DAY.

TWENTY-FlFTH DAY.
THURSDAY, February l3.-The convention as
sembled at half-past ten.
With slight verbal changes, the following sec
tions of the Bill Of Rights were passed to third
reading without much debate.
Sec. "a. No property qualification shall be ne
cessary for an election to or the holding of any Of
fee, and no office shall be created, the appointment
to which shall be for longer time than good beha-
vior. After the adoption of this constitution, any
person who shall fight duel or send or accept a
challenge for that purpose or be alder or abetter
in fighting duel, shall be deprived of holding any
office of honor or trust in this State and shall be
otherwise punished as the law shall provide
Sec. IS. The right Of suffrage shall be protected
by laws regulating elections and prohibiting, un-
der adequate penalties, all undue influences from
power, bribery, tumult or improper conduct.
Sec. 36. Representation shall be apportioned
according to populations and no person in this
State shall be disfranchised or deprived Of any
of the rights or privileges now enjoyed except by
the law Of the land or the judgment of his peers.
SEC. 81. Temporary absence from the State
shall not forfeit residence once obtained:
SEC. 30: All property subject to taxation ought
vidual of society has right to be protected in the
enjoyment of life, property and liberty, according
to standing laws. He should, therefore, contrib
ute his share to the expense of his protection, and
give his personal service when necessary. -
Sec. SO. No subsidy, charge, impost tax or du-
ties ought to be established, fixed, laid or levied
under any pretext whatsoever, without the con-
sent of the people or their representatives Lawfully
assembled.
SEC. 40. Excessive fines shall not be imposed,
nor cruel and unusual punishment inflicted, nor
shall witnesses be q1nreasonablIy detained. cu
SEC. Al received its second reading as follows: {:
No title of nobility or distinction, or hereditary
emolument shall ever be granted in this State.
B. F. Randolph, colored, offered the following
amendment: "Distinction on account of race or
color in any case whatever, shall be prohibited, and
all classes of citizens irrespective of and color,
shall enjoy all common, equal and political prlvl-
After considerable debate, Section Al was adop-
ted as amended, and passed to its third reading.
| Section AZ received its second reading
w. j. McKinlay, colored, Of Charleston, offered
as substitute the following:
Sec. AZ. All navigable waters shall remain for
ever public highways, free to the citizens Of the
or toll imposed and no tax, toll or impost shall be
imposed, demanded Or received from the owner Of
any merchandise or commodity, for the use of any
navigable stream, unless the same be authorized
by the legislature. @2
The amendment was advocated more or less by
Messrs Holmes, Bowen and W. j. McKinlay, Fl:
naly adopted, and the section passed to its third
reading. .
Sec. 43. The enumeration of rights in this con-
sttution shall not be construed to impair or deny
others retained by the people, and all powers not
herein delegated remain with the people.
The above, being the last section of the Bill Of
Rights, was adopted, and the question was on pas,
sing the preamble.
j. J. Wright moved an amendment, which was
discussed at some length but Mr.. Whittemore,
the chairman Of the committee, appealed to the
convention to allow the preamble to stand as it
was, without change, as matter of courtesy to the
gentlemen by whom it had been reported.
The preamble was therefore passed to its third
reading with the only amendment being a substi'
tuition of the word ''people" for the words body
p nolitic