The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-09-11
THE LAW OF THE LAND.
SOME PROVISIONS OF OUR STATE
CONSTITUTION.
The Particular Sections Which the Con-
vention is Expected More Particularly.
to Handle.

to Handle.
COLUMBIA, Sept Especial: Pos
sibly no public assemblage has ever
met in South Carolina, whose trans
actions will have excited more interest
in the State and out of it, than the
Constitutional Convention which will
assemble IT this city on Tuesday. The
several matters which are expected to
engage the attention of the Conven-
ton have been more or less discussed
in the papers for some time past.
These matters pertain to what we call
the organic or the fundamental law of
the State. Just what the Convention
will do remains to be seen. The body
is called upon to make changes. in the
present Constitution To understand
the scope of their labors, therefore,
the people should have some acquaint-
ance with the instrument under which
the State government has been oper-
ated for twenty-seven years past.
It will be we'll, therefore, to set OUT
in this correspondence, the substance
of those provisions of the present Con
stitution, on which the Convention
may be expected to act
ARTICLE I.-GENERAL RIGHTS. ;.
SECTION 4. Every citizen of this
State owes paramount allegiance to
the Constitution and government of
the United States, and no law or ordi-
nance of this State in contravention
or subversion thereof can have any
binding force.
SECTION 5. This State shall ever re
main a member of the American
Union, and all attempts, from what
soever source, or upon whatever pre-
text, to dissolve the said union, shall
be resisted with the whole power Of
the State.
Note.-It is not likely that either Of
the above sections will provoke any.
discussion. 1t: has been suggested
that they be stricken out as unneces-
sary.
ARTICLE n.-LEGISLATIEE DEPART,
MENT.
SECTION l. The legislative power
in this State shall be vested in. two
distinct branches-the one 10 be&Syleo
the Senate" and the other the House
OF Representatives, " nd-botheogesher
the General Assembly OF Soath Car
DINA.
SECTION 2. The House of Repre-
sentatives shall be composed Of mem
bers chosen by ballot every second
year.: by. the. citizens of this State,
qualified as>in this Gonstitutioa is pro-
yided. =. = -
SRcToS 3, x. The General
Assembly shall have power at any
time to organize new counties by
changing the boundaries of any Of the
old ones; but no new. county shall
hereafter be formed of less extent than
six hundred and twenty-five square
miles, nor shall any existing county
be reduced to less extent than six hun
dred and: twenty-five SQUARE miles.
Each county shall constitute one cleo
lion disrict
SECTION S, The Senate shall be
composed of one member from each
county tn he elected for the term of
four wears. by the Qualified voters. of
the State: except the county of Char
lesion. which shall have two Senators.
SECTION 80. The General Assembly
shall enact such laws as will exempt
from attachment and sale under any
mesne or final process issued from
any court, to the head of any family
residing in this State, homestead in
lands, whether held in fee or any les
ser estate, not to exceed in values one
thousand dollars, with the yearly pro-
ducts thereof and to every head Of a
family residing in this State. whether
entitled to homestead exemption lands
or not; personal property not TO: ex-
ceed in value:the sum:of ave. hundred
dollars: Provided, That no property
shall be exempt from attachment. lew
or sale for, taxes or. for navment of
obligations contracted for the pur-
chase of said homestead or the erection
of improvements thereon. It shall be
the duty of the General Assembly. at
tner mrs. session 70 enforce !ne pro-
VISIONS OF thls sec.lon ny,sultaole leg
Siauon.
the members OF tne senate ana house
anSe Snau De electea 1of 1our years,
ana tnat the Legislature meet only
once IN TWO years.
Inc queSnon ,oI the minimum area
OF countles mas oeen much discussed
especially in sections where it is de-
sireo W Iorn q ne" co9Icy.
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o}n ~ LII otbe m pu, Gn 'e s haT
ioo:ng s~i VII oaea oeaee coIn'ies' 1' oy na'
in sLnte ooissor has @ onis o..;o.s
insIe lave pee5 sollle sugsest;oI3ss Z
tnat tae noneSteSo ProViSIolls snoulo @
~-oe onllt0eo from Tue ne" CohStlIuIion
mus suolectlng an OF man S proper
ty 10 the payment OF ms aeoIs. II mas
also oeen sugges1eo lnat the none;