The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-12-13
Under The old constitutionthe home


stead iii lands was not to exceed one
thousand dollars, or five hundred dol
lars in personal property. leaving it in
the power of the Legislature to make
both of these amounts less, if it saw
proper to do SO. In the new constitu-
ton this cannot ho done.
In tho old constitution no provision
was made for nu exemption in personal
property for those not b. ing heads of
families. In tho new, all the neces-
sary wearing apparel and personal
property to the amount of three hum
dred dollars may be exempted to such
persons. 1t is also further provided
that tho husband cannot mortgage the
in giving the mortgage thereupon.
The homestead exemption is not all
that large minority of the Conven-
tion desired it to be, but in the opinion
of many it is thought to be superior in
many respects to the exemption pro-
vided for in the old Constitution.
1t is to be hoped thai no poor woman
and her children in the State will
ever be driven from the home set of
under its provisions. j. A. Sigh.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT..
In the old Constitution the buard OF
managers of each precinct were re-
quired to send the returns for the vote
of Governor to the Secretary of State,
who handed them to the Speaker Of tho
House Of Representatives upon the
assembling of that body, where the
votes were tabulated and the result de-
clared. In the new, the board of can
vasssrs Of each county send their re-
turns of the entire county vote to the
Secretary of the State, who hands it to
the Speaker of the House on the as
sembling of that body and the vote is
then tabulatcd and the result declar-
ed as before.
The following new provisions have
been added:
l. The General Assembly is required
to provide for board of pardons to
whom the Governor may refer all
petitions for pardon whose recon-
mendations he may adopt, but in case
he does not adopt the suggestions of
such board he must give his reasons
therefor to the General Assembly.
.. All boards Of public instructions
when required by the Governor, shall
give him information in writing in re-
gard to their institutions, including
itcmized account of receipts and dis
bursements.
g. Whenever the Governor shall be
informed by affidavit that any county
or other officer who has charge of
public or trust funds is probably guilty
of embezlement, or of appropriating
public funds to private use, he shall
direct the immediate prosecution of
said officer and, upon true bill found,
shall suspend him and appoint another
in his stead until acquitted. If con-
victcd the office shall be declared va
cant and filled as provided by law.
4. The Governor is given the right
to veto any section or item of an ap-
propriation bill without vetoing or
invalidating the remainder of the bill.
G. NJ. Eiird, Chairman of COMMITTEES
on Executive Department.
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT.,
Article 4, rs adopted by the Con
vention, changes that article of the
Constitution of 1868 in these respects:
|. AS to the Courts:
Those there created were: The Su
prcme Court, the Court of Common
Pleas and the Court of General Scs-
sions, (cnlled Circuit Courts.) Probate
Courts, Justice of the Peace, (since
denominatcd trial justices,) and ''such
municipal and other inferior Courts as
may be deemed necessary" (which the
Supreme Court construed to mean
Courts with no greater jurisdiction
than trial Justices or Justices of the
Peace.)
The changes are:
(a) The Probate Court continues rs
to Charleston County. AS to other
counties it continues in each until a
County Court may be established, up
on which event it becomes absor bed
| in the latter.
(b) "Justices of the Peace" are sup
planted by "Mugistrates
(c) For fsuch municipal and Other
inferior Courts rs may be deemed nee
cssary" is the following:
"The General Assembly may also
establish County Courts, municipal
| Courts and such Courts in any or nj
of the counties of this State inferior
to Circuit Courts rs may be deemed
necessary, but none OF such Court:
shall ever be vested with jurisdiction
to try cases of murder, manslanghter
rape or attempt to rape, arson, com
mon law burglary, bribery or perjury
Provided, before County Court shal
bo..cstablished in any county it must bt
submitted to the qualified electors
and majority Of those voting mus
vote for it's establishment.
Each county has the right to secure
County Courts by voting for their es
| tablishment.
The general Assembly has the power
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