Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-04-01
ARTICLE VIII.
RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE.


SEC. |. In all elections by the people the
c'e,tors shall vote by ballet.
SIC. .. Every male citizen of the United
States OF the aye OF twenry-onc years and
upwards no, l4louring uud"r the disabilities
named in this consultation, without dlStlnc
tirn Of race, coI1r, or former condition, who
shall be resident Of this State al the TINE 81
the adoption Of this constitution. CT who shall
thereafter reside in this State one year, and
IN The c,univ in winch he offers 10 vote, Sixty
DAYS aext preceding any election. shall be cn'
tilcL TO yutc .or ali officers that are nois, or
hereafter may he elected by the people, anu
upon all questions submitted 10 the electors
aL any elections Proridccl, That no person
shall be allowed TO vote or hold oiiice who Is
nov or hereafter may be- disqualified therefor
by the Constitution Of the United States ;
until such disqualification shall be removed
b. the Congress % The United States; fro-
rhied. further, Tha. no person, while kept III
any alms house IN asylum, or Of unsound
mind, or conliacd in any public prison, shall
be allowed to vote or hold Office.
SEQ. 3 1t shall be the duty Of the General
Assembly TO provide from time to TINE Tor
the registration Of all electors.
SEC. H. For The purpose OF voting no per
son shall he deemed to have lost his residence
by reason OF absence while employed IN the
service of the United States, nor while en-
gaged upon the waters of this Stale or 'ne
United States, or of the high seas, nor while
temporarily absent from the State.
SEC. ). No soldier, seaman, or marine IN
the army or navy of the United States Shall
be deemed n resident OF this State in conse-
qucrcc of having been stationed therein.
SEC. @. Electors shall in all cases, except
treason, felony or BREACH of the peace, be
privileged from arrest and civil process du'
ring their attendance at elections, and in 60
ing to and returning from the same.
Sec. I. Every person entitled to vote a
any election shall be eligible to any oflice
which now is or hereafter shall be elective by
the people in the county where lie shall have
resided sixty days previous to such election
except as otherwise provided in this conslltu
ton or tho Constitution and laws OF the Uni
ted States.
SEC. s. The General Assembly shall never
pass any law that will deprive any OF the cit
izens OF this Stale Of the rights of suffrage
except for treason, murder, robbery, or duel
ling, whereof the persons shall have been du
" tried and convicted.
SEC. 8. 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 vote
shall be declared elected.
On motion of r. c. DeLargc, the following
additional section was adopted and ncorpo
rated in the above article:
"The provisions of this constitution con
cerning the terms of residence necessary u
enable persons to hold certain Offices therell y.
mentioned, shall not be held to apply to OH
GERS chosen by the people at the first election
or by the General Assembly at first session.
r. C. DeLarge also introduced the follow
ing additional section to Article Will, Whlcl
was adopted: 81.
"No person shall be disfranchlsed ior ielo m
ny or other crimes committed while such per
aon wna slnva