The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-01-16
AN IMPORTANT Law.
THEACT CALLING 4 UIlCN
AL CONVENTION.

Law of the State.
Below is given in full, with all OF
the amendments, the act which, per-
haps, of all others passed by the re
cent Legislature, is of greatest mo-
mentto the people of this State, VIZ:
THE act to provide for the calling OF
constitutional convention and to
provide for qualification OF electors
registration of voters, etc.
Whereas, oy the Constitution of this
State it is provided that whenever
two-thirds of the members elected to
each branch of the General Assembly
shall think it necessary to call con-
vention to revise, amend or change
this Constitution, they shall recom-
mend to the electors TO vote at the
next election for representatives Tor or
against constitution; and II a major,
ity of all the electors voting at salo
election shall have voted for con,
yention. the General Assembly shall
at their next session provide by Ia"
for calling the same; and such con.
yention shall consist Of 4 number OF
members not less than that OF the
most numerous branch OF the Genes-
al Assembly.
And whereas, the General Assem-
blv bv joint resolution, adopted by
two-thirds Of the members OF each
branch of the same, and approved De
cember 18th, 1892, did provide that
the question of calling Constitution,
al convention of the people Of South
Carolina be submitted to the qualtieo
electors of said State at the next genera
election; and if majority Of the elec
tors qualified to vote for the members
of the General Assembly, voting on
said question, vote in favor Of Suca
convention, it shall be the duty OF the
General Assembly at their next Ses-
sion to designate the time and place
and to prescribe the manner OF hold-
ing said convention.
And whereas, at the general slsstasE
held on the-ss;ssl}sa, sasaes3eo5 eo5f N0vembe
last majority of the electors quail
fed to vote for members OF the Gen
eral Assembly voting on sad Ques
ton did vote in favor OF such conven
ton. and it thereby becomes the GUt,
Of the General Assembly to provld
by law for calling the same; now
therefore,
Be it enacted by the Senate an'
House of Representatives OF the Stat
of South Carolina, now met and sit
ting in General Assembly, and by tn
authority of the same:
Sec. 1. That's convention of the pee
pie of South Carolina is hereby o.
dained to be assembled in the city Q
Columbia On the second Tuesday Il
September, in the year of our Lore
one thousand eight hundred and nine
ty-fve, for the purpose of revising
amending or changing the Constltu
ton of the State.
Sec. 3. The said convention shal
consist of number Of delegates equa
to the whole number of Senators ant
Representatives of which the Genera
Assembly is now composed. who shal
be elected at an election held on tn
third Tuesday in August Ammo Dom
nj eighteen hundred and nlnety-tlve
as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 8. The several counties shall b.
each entitled to elect and send to The
said convention a number of delegate
equal to the whole number of Sena
tors and Representatives which sal!
county is now entitled to send to th
General Assembly. And the delegate
to the said convention shall be entl
tied to the same freedom from arres
in going to and returning from ant
while attending said convention as l
granted the members of the Legisla
ture by existing laws.
Sec. 4. Every male citizen of tn
United States and of this State of tn
age of twenty-one years, not laborlnE
under the disabilities named in th'
Constitution of this State, and dull.
qualified to vote under the existing
laws of the State. and duly registered
as now required by law, or WHO ~EAsTs
ing been entitled te reglsteR~as vote
at at the tame Of the general registration
of electors in this State, which tool
place in the year of our Lord on
thousand eight hundred and eighty
two, or at any time subsequent there
to, failed to register at such time a
REQUIRED by law, or who has becom
a citizen of this State, and who shal
register as hereinafter provided II
such cases, shall be entitled to vot'
for delegates to said convention.
Sec. 5. Every person entitled t.
vote for delegates to said convention
shall be eligible to seat therein.
Sec. 6. That on the first Monday o
March in the year of our Lord on
thousand eight hundred and ninety
FIVE, the supervisor of registration o
each county shall, at the county sea
thereof, open his books of registration
and shall hold the same open for tel
consecutive calendar days thereafter
; except Sundays, between the hour O
10 O'clock in the forenoon and :
o'clock in the afternoon. except Char
lesion, Beaufort aud Richland coun
ties, where the said books shall b.
kept open from 10 o'clock in the fore
uDOQ Uutll y " S1OCh Ill LIZ c&l(SlhoS1
during which time any elector then
or therefore at any time, entitled tt
register as qualified voter, Or wht
has become citizen of this State
shall be during the time herein tixet
for such registration, and also on th'
days now fixed by law for registra
ton, entitled to register as such a;
hereinafter provided; and any electo
having been heretofore duly register
ed, or having since changed his resi-
dence. or having lost his certificate
shall be entitled to have, the same
transferred or renewed as now provid
ed by law.
Sec. Z. ANY elector who shall have
been entitled to register at the gen
eral registration in the year of ou1
Lord one thousand eight hundred ant
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