The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-10-01
Qualifications for OMce.

We assume that the Union Reform Con-
vention for Charleston County, which meets
on Monday next is determined to nominate
staunch and trustworthy men acho can take
their seats ochen elected. No candidate, how
ever intelligent, influential or experienced,
is of any value to the people if he is not eli
gible under the State Constitution, and can
not take the oath of office.
Under the State Constitution no person
can hold office who is disqualified therefor
by the Constitution OF the United States and
members of the General Assembly, and all
ohcers before entering upon the duties OF
their respective offices, must take the follow
Ing oath:
II do solemnly swear (or affirm, rs the case
may be.) that am duly qualified, according to
the Constitution Of the United States and Of
this State, to exercise the duties of the office
TO which have been elected, Tor appointed
and that will faithfully discharge, to the best
OF my abilities, the duties thereof; that rec
ognize the supremacy of the Constitution and
laws of the United States over the constitu-
ton and laws of any State; and that will sup
port, protect and defend the Constitution OF
the United States, and the Constitution oil
South Carolina, as ratified by the people on
the 18th day of April. 1868. So help me God"
This oath, i; will be seen, only requires
the official to swear that he is duly qualified
according to the Constitution Of the United
States and OF this State That is TO say,
lie must be entitled TO vote in this State and
must not be disqualified from holding office
by the Constitution of the United States.
Every male citizen, of full age, who has re-
sided in the State one year, and in the
county in which he offers to vote sixty days
next preceding the election, is entitled to
vote And the only persons disqualified from
holding office by the Constitution OF the
United States are those affected by the third
section of the XIV Constitutional amend
ment, which is as follows:
HsEc 3. No person shall be a senator or
representative lr Congress, or eector OF presi-
dent or vice-president, or hold any office, CIVIL
or military, under the United States, or under
any State, who, having previously taken an
oath as member ot Congress. or as an officer
! of the United States, or as member OF any
State Legislature, oras an executive or judi
cial officer OF any State, to support the Consti-
tuition Of the United States, shall have engaee-
ed In iasurrection or rebellion against the
same, or given aid or comfort 10 the enemies
thereof; but Congress may, by vote OF two.
thirds OF each House, remove such disability
The only qualifications then Of an office
holder in this State are these:
|. That be is citizen OF the United States
OF full age, who has resided in this State one
year and in the county for sixty days, and is
not an atheist, nor q paupec, nor confined
in public prison.
2. That he Gid not prior to the be-
ginning OF the Confederate war, hold
any State Or Federal Office, and, aJter,carels
took part, on the Confederate side, in the
Great Rebellion.
No iron-clad oath i: reqaire,i to i've taken;
nor any other oath than the ore printed
above