Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-09-08

III tbo same ehalt oe uiled by tile General AS
scubly ysapd tbat the CoGnty Commissioners
and Probate Judges shall be elected for four
years. Instead of two. The provisions Of the
present Article Ia relation to Justices of the
Peace, aud tho exclusive Jurisdiction Of tho
Courts Of COMMON Pleas 10 all cases OF di-
vorce are omitted, as we'll as the provisions,
which ore now Unnecessary; conoorning tho
old Courts of Equity.
II. That Section 10, Article l. be amended
go that all offences less than felony, III Which
tho punishment docs not exceed a hno OF
SlO0 or imprisonment for thirty days, inlay
be tried summarily before On officer author
lied by law" &c.. instead Of "shall be tried
summarily beforo Justice of the Peace OF
other officer" 40.
III. That Soction Q, Article 10, Of tho
Constitution, be 20 amended that there shall
be Slate Board nf Education. to consist Of
the State Superintendent Of Education, as
chairman, and four porsous to be appoint cd
by tho Governor, with tho advice and cons
sent Of tho Senate, who shall hnld Office for
four years; and that the State Board Of
Education shall appoint in each county one
School Commissioners, who shall hold Office
for two years. The existing provision is
that School Commissioner in each county
shall be elected biennially by the people, and
tho whole of these County School Commits,
sioners with tho Superintendent Of Education
form tho Board.
Nv. That Section g. Article 8, of tho
Constitution bo 80 amended as to provide
that "tho General Assembly shall never pass
any law that will deprive any of tho citizens
of this State Of the right of suffrage, except
for treason, murder, burglary, larceny, per-
Jury, forgery or any other Infamous crime,
or duollin." The change ia to substitute
burglary" for robbery" md to add lar-
ccny, perjury, forgery or any other infamous
crime to tho offences for which one mny be
disfranchscd.
Y. That an Article II DO added to the
Constitution, providing that the term Of
crnl Assembly chosen ut o general election
shall begin OH tho Monday following such
election and (instcad of Two ycars) shall
conlinac for four years; that the Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, Comptroller General.
Secretary Of State, Treasurer. Attorney Gen.
cru', Adjutant and Inspector General and
Superintendent of Education slmll hold their
Offices tor four years instead of twn wears:
and that the general elcction for members of
the General Assembly shall be held in every
fourth year. at such time, in such manner and
in such lace as the General Assembly may
provide.
VI That Section 8. Article 2. of tho Con-
stitution shall be changed 80 rs to road ha,
no new county shall be formed Of less extent
than four hundred square miles. Tho pros-
cnt minimum area is G25 square miles, ire
spcciro Of tho population.
To recnpitul ltc: Tho Commission propose
TINT the term of office Of the Judges shall be
during goLd behavior; that the Governor
aud Lieutenant Governor and other Sta;c
officers. the members Of the General Assem-
bly,, County commissioners aud Probate
Judges shall serve for four years instead Of
two; that the School Commissioner in tho
Counties shall be appointed rnr two years by
tho Board OF Education, instead Of being
elected by the people; that persons may be
disfranG!iscd upon conviction Of robbery,
larceny. perjury and forgery, and that new
Counties mny he formed, which shall have
more than rs 600 Inhabitants or be four hun
dred square miles in extent. Tho Commits
sion say in their report that TINT they de
termincd to ccnllno thems elves to such
amendments only as appear 20 be necessary
the primary object Of mnst of which is to
relieve the pc' pie from the constant rccur-
renee Of numerous elections and to remove
the distractions attending frequent and cx-
citing cgnvnsscs."