The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-09-18

county shall have one Senator except
Charleston, which shall have two as
now provided for.
Perhaps the most startling innova-
ton is contained in the following two
sections:
Section 10. No person shall be eligi-
BILE to, or take or retain a seat In the
House of Representatives, unless he
is white man, who hath attained the
age of twenty-one years, hath been a
citizen and resident of this State
three years preceding the day of elec-
ton, and hath been for the last six
months of this time, and shall con-
tinue to be a resident of the county
which he is to represent.
Section.13 Yo person shall be ellgl-
bleto or take or retain seatin the Sen
ate, unless he is a white man, who
hath attained the age of twenty five
years, hath been a citizen and resident
of this State five years next preceding
day of election, and hath been for the
last six months of this time, and shall
continue to be, g resident of the coun-
ty which he is to represent.
Section Il. Senators and members
of the House of Representatives shall
be chosen at a general election on the
first Tuesday of November in the year
Ammo Domini 1896, and on the same
day in every fourth year thereafter,
in such manner and for such terms OF
Office as are herein directed. They
shall meet on the second Tuesday in
January bi-annually, at Columbia,
(which shall remain the seat OF gov
ernment until otherwise determined
by the concurrence of two-thirds of
both branches of the whole represen.
tation,) } unless the casualties of war or
contagious disorders shall render it
unsafe to meet there; in either of
which cases, the Governor or Com
mander in Chief, for the time being,
may, by proclamation, appoint a more
secure and convenient place of meet
ing.
,Section 25. The members of the
General Assembly who shall meet
under this Constitution, shall be en-
titled to receive out OF the public
treasury for their expenses during
their attendance on, going to, and re-
turning from the General Assembly,
five dollars for each days attendance,
and twenty cents for every mile uf the
ordinary route to travel between the
residence of the member and the capi-
tai or other place of sitting of the
General Assembly, both going and re-
turning; and the same may be In
creased or diminished by law If cir
cumstances shall require; but no al
teration shall be made to take effect
during the existence of the General
Assembly which shall make such al
teration.
Article II and Section Two provides:
The Governor shall be elected at the
same time and by the electors duly
qualified to vote for members OF the
House of Representatives, and shall
hold his office for four years, and un-
til his successor shall be chosen and
qualified.
The Supreme Court, according to
this instrument, must consist OF a
Chief Justice and three Associate Jus.
tices, to be elected by the people and
who shall hold their Office during good
behavior. They must meet at least
once q wear at the seatof government
and as many times at other places as
may be determined on by the Legisla,
ture. In case Judges are disqualified
from hearing any cause, the Governor
shall appoint men LEARNED in the
law" to take their places. Circuit
Jud res shall also be elected by the
people. There shall be Common Pleas
and General Sessions Courts, Probate
Courts and others that the Legislature
may direct. -
An educational qualification is pro-
vided for the right of suffrage, the ed.
ucation required being the ability OF
the voter to read and write the Eng
lish language.
These are some Of the chief features
of a document that will no doubt
cause a great deal of debate when it
properly comes before the convention:
Col. Aldrich asked that it be printed
and laid on the desks of members.
After some debate the convention de-
clined to have the document printed,
and it was referred to theproper COM
mittee. ,,.,,
Early in the proceedings Tom Miller
had given notice that the seats OF the
Williamsburg delegation would be
contested by the Republican candi-
dates. He asked that the chair ap-
point a special committee to hear the
contestants.
Mr.. Gillard moved to table the
whole business, but before it was put
Miller withdrew his motion on a sug,,
pestion from the Chair, who referred
the matter to the committee on SUI
frage.
The convention then began the re:
ception of various resolutions proposed
by members, which were read for the
first time by members and referred to