The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1868-04-16

in numerical. order, SO as always, to
exhibit the number and amounts un-
paids and to whom seYerslly made
payable.
Sec. Is. Suitable laws shall be
passed by the General Assembly for
the safe keeping, transfer and dis
bursement Of the State, County and
school funds, aud, and an.ofRcers or
othef persons charged with the same,
shalFkeep an accurate entry of each
sum, received, and of each payment
and transfer; and shall give such Sc
curity for the faithful discharge of
suclEuties as.the General Assembly
may provide. And it shall be the
dutyof the Genera! Assembly to pass.
laws making embezzlenent Of such
funIs felony, punishable by fine
and imprisonment proportioned to
the amount of deficiency ,r embez-
element, and the party convicted Of
sucllfelony shall be disqualified from
holding any Office of honor or emolu-
n,ent in this State: Provided AoWeu-
er, That the General Assembly, by a
two third vote, may remove the disa-
bility upon payment in full of the
principal and interest Of the sum
embezyled. a.+
Sec. l6. No debt contracted by
this State in behalf of tie late re-
bellion, in whole or in part, shall
ever; be paid.
ARTICLE
AMENDMENT AND REVISION OF THE
CONSTITUTION.
Sec. IS. Any amendn ent or a
mendments to this Consultation may
be proposed in the Senate or House
of Representatives. If the same be
agreed to by two-thirds of the mem
bers elected to each House, such a
meIdment or amendments shall be
entered on the journals respectively,
with the yeas and nays taken thereon;
and the same shall be submitted to
the qualified electors Of the State, at
the next general election thereafter
for Representatives; and If a majori-
ty ofthe electors, qualified to vote
for Iaembers of tIsVGeneral Assem-
bly,goting thereon, shallycte in favor
of gaeif ameEdlnentor amendments,
and two-thirds of each Of the next
Legislature shall, after such an cleo
ton, and before another ratify the
same amendment or amendments, by
yeas and nays, the same shall become
part of the Constitution: Provided,
That such amendment or amend
ments shall have been read three
times, en- three several days, in each
House.
Sec. &c. If two or more amend
ments shall be submitted 1T the same
time, they shall be submit I'd in such
manner that the electors shall vote
each amendments separately y.
Sec. 81. Whenever two-thrds of
the members elected to e%ch branch
of the General Assembly shall think
it necessary to call a Convention to
revise, amend, or chang this Con-
stitution. they shall recommend to
the electors to vote at the next cleo
ton for Representatives, for or
against a Convention, tile General
Assembly shall, at their next session,
provide by law for calling the same;
and such Convention shall consits of
a number of members not less than
that of the most numerous branch of
the General Assembly. \ ...
ARTICLE X. .
EDUcAT1oN.>
Sec. 1. The supervision of public
instruction shall be vested in State
Superintendent of Education, who
shall be elected by the qualified elec-
tors of the State, in such manner
and at such time as the other State
officers are elected; his powers, du-
ties, term of office and compensation
shall be defined by the General AS
sembly. :
Sec. 2. There shall be elected
beinnally, in each County, by the
qualified electors, thereof, one school
commissioner; said commissioners to
constitute a board of education, of
which the State superintendent shall
by vitue of his Office, be chairman;
the powers; duties and compensation
of the members of said borad shall be
determined by law.
Sec. 3. The General Assembly
shall, as soon as practicable after the
adoption of this Constitution, provide
for a liberal uniform system of free
public schools throughout the State,
and shall also make provision for the
division of the State into suita Bile