The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-01-14

JANUARY H.. 1868. .,.a.
Leutenant- Governor or when he shall exer-
else the office Of Governor. -. 'g
SECTION =. A member of the Senate or Of
the House of Representatives being chosen
aud acting as Governor or Lieutenant Cover
another person shall be elected in his stead.
SEcTIoN9. In clse of tho impeachment OF
the Governor or his removal from Office, death,
resignation, disqualification, disability or re-
moTal from the State. the Lieutenant Governor
shall succeed to his Office, and in case Of the
lmpeachment of the Leutenant- Governor or
bis removal from office death, resignatione
State, the President pro tempore Of the Senate
shall succeed to his Office; and when the offices
Of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and
President pro, ten1p0re. of the Senate shall be
come vacant in the recess Of the Senate, the
Secretary Of State, for the time being, shall,
by proclamation, convene, the Senate, that
President pro tenIpore may be chosen to exer-
oisa the office of Governor for the unexpired
term. .,;i..,.,. ,-...,,:...-- --,
SECTION 10.sTha' Governor shall be Com
pnander-in-Ch of the Army and Navy Of this
State and Of the militia, except when they shall
be called into the actual service Of the United
States. '>-o 20 g. '-''.'-
SECTION IL. He shall have power to grant
reprieyes and ,pardons after conviction Except
in cases Of ofimpeachment) in such manner, on
such termsy and under such restrictions as he
shall think proper, and he shall have power to
remit fines and forfeitures, unless otherwise
directed by law. 1T shall be his duty to report
to the General Assembly at the next regular
session thereafter all pardons granted by him,
with full statement Of each case and the rea-
aons moving him .thereunto. 4: -
SECTION IL. He shall take care that the laws
be faithfully executed in mercy.
SEoTIoN13. The Governor and Lieutenant
Governor shall, at stated times, receive for
their services compensation which shall be
neither increased nor diminished during the
period for which they shall have been elected.
SECTION IL. ALI officers in the Executive De-
partment, when required by the Governor,
shall give him information in writing upon any
subject relating to the duties OF their respec-
tive Offices. - =. '-
SECTION Is. Tho Governor shall, from time
nation of the condition Of the State, and re-
commend to their consideration such measures
as he shall Judge necessary OF expedient.
SECTION 16. He may, on extraordinary Ocoar
sions, convene the General Assembly, anc
should either House remain without quorum
for three days, or 10 case OF disagreement be"
tween the two Houses with respect to the time
OF adjournment, may adjourn them to such
time as he shall think proper, not beyond the
fourth Monday Of November then next en-.
suing.
SECTION II. he shall commission all officers
of tho State.
SECTION 1s. 1t shall be the duty OF the Man.
ayers of Elections Of this State, at the frat
general election under this Constitution, and
at eack alternate general election thereafter,
to hold an election for Governor and Lieuter-
ant-Governor.
SECTION 10. The Governor and the Lieuter-
ant-Govcrnor, before entering upon the duties
of their respective Offices, shall, in the preB-
ence OF the General Assembly, take the oath
of Office prescribed in this Constitution.
SECTION 20. The Governor shall reside, du-
ring the sitting Of the General Assembly, ut
The place where it's g. ssion may be held; ard
him to reside at the Capital Of the State.
SECTION 81. Every Bill which shall haze
passed the General Assembly, shall, before it
become law, be presented to the Governor;
il he approve, he shall sign it; but il not, ne
shall return it, with his objections, to that
House in which it shall have originated, who
shall enter tho objections at large on their
journal and proceed to reconsider it. If af7er
such reconsideration q majority Of the whole
pass the Bill, it shall be, sent. tnGa. .har with
tllc oDjectIoiis, TO the other House, by wh ch
it shall likewise be reconsidered, and If lp-
proved by majority OF tho whole representa-
ton Of that other House, it shall become o law.
But in oil such cases tho votes Of both Houses
names Of the persons voting for and against
the Bill shall be entered on the journal Of each
House respectively. II any Bill shall moi be
returned by the Governor within two Gays
Sundays oxcepted) after it shall have teer
presented to him, the same shall be law ir
like manner as if he had signed it. And, 5hai
time may always be allowed the Governor tc
consider Bills passed by the General ASS an.
bly,, neither House shall read any Bill on the
have been returned by the Governor as herein
provided.
ARTICLE III.
SECTION l.. The judicial power shall be vested
in such Superior and Inferior Courts OF Law
and Equity as the General Assembly snail
from time 10 timo, direct and establish. The
Judges OF the Superior Courts shall be ele ctod
by the General Assembly, shall hold t-eil
offices during good behavior, and shall, al
stated times, receive compensation for their
services, which shall neither be increased mol
diminished during their continuance in Office;
but they shall receive no fees or perquisit9s ol
Office nor hold any other Office OF profit or
trust under this State, the United States ol
America, OF any of them, or any other power.
The General Assembly shall, rs soon as possi-
BILE, establish for each District iii the State On
Inferior Court or Courts, to be styled "The
District Court" the Judge whereof shall be
resident in the District while in Office, shall be
elected by the General Assembly for fouI
years, and shall be re-sliSible which Court
shall have Jurisdiction Of all civil causes wlere.
in one or both o. the parties are persons oi
color, and OF all criminal cases wherein tie ac-
cused is person of color, and the General AS
sembly is empowered to extond the jurisdic-
tlon Of the said Court to other subjects.
SECTION 2. Tho Judges shall meet and sit at
Columbia, at such time as the General Assem-
bly, may by Act prescribe, for the purpose ol
hearing and determining all motions fol- new
trials aud in arrest of Judgment, and such
points of law as may be submitted to them
and the General Assembly may by Act appoint
such other places for such meeting as in thoil
discretion may seem fit.
SECTION 8. The stylo of all processes shal
be, 'rhe State Of South Carolina" All prose
cutions shall be carried on in the namo and by
the authority of the State of South Carolina
and conclude, "against the peace and dgnit!
Of the same"
ARTICLE ~.
In oil elections to be made by the people o.
| this State, or of any part thereof, for civil o.
political Offices, every person shall be entitled
to vote who has the following qualifications, tt
wit:
He shall be free white man, who has at
| tained the age Of twenty-one years, and is no
| a pauper, nor O nOn-commissioned officer o.
private soldier of the army, nor scar1an o.
marine of the navy Of tho United States. HI
shall, for tho two years next preceding tle da.
| of election, havo been citizen OF this State
or. for the same period, al emisrant from Eu
rope, who has declared his intention to tecom'