The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-09-18
APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED /.

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APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED.
President Evans also announced
the appointment Of the following ad-
ditional employees
First Assistant Secretary-P L
Melton.
Journal Clerk T CAN'T.
Doorkeeper-R NJ Jolly
Assistant Doorkeeper-.Jos Wither-
spoon.
Gallery Doorkeeper-W J Shelton
Postal Clerk-E P jenkins
Pages-GIenn Smith, Joseph
Robinson, J B Hughes, BeIton Caugh.
man, J " McCal!5. I r Brooks. jr
Laborers-W " Lazenbulg and
West 0liphant
The first resolution that may be
come part of the new constitution
was introduced by Mr. D S lIender-
son, and was as follows
Be il resolved and ordained by the
people cf the State of South Carolina
in convention assembled aud by the
authority Of the same that the follow
ing provisions shall constitute section
= of article = of the Constitution of
this State:
Section |. In all elections held by
the people in incorporated cities,
towns and villages of the State Tor
officers thereof, electors shall vote by
ballot; and every male inhabitant Of
such cities. towns and villages
twenty-one years of age and upwards.
except idiots, insane persons aud
paupers, and who shall have been
resident of the State for twelve
months, and of the city, town or vii
lage in which he offers for six months,
and of the voting precinct or ward for
one month, and who has never been
convicted of treason, murder. rob
berry. duelling, bribery, burglary,
arson, obtaining money or goods
under false pretenses. perjury, lar
ceny, embezzlenent, forgery or
bigamy, and who shall be able to
read any article Of this Constitution,
or any section of the statutes of this
State, and who can write his own
name, or who. in his own right, shall
be possessed Of taxable property in
such city, town or village, of the
valne Of $1,000 as appears on the tax
books. and who has paid all of his
taxes to said city, town or Village,
shall be deemed d'quali6ed as voter,
and, on registering as provided by
law, shall be entitled to vote at all
elections by the people for the officers
in such city, town or village
Section 3 That in all elections in
incorporated cities. towns or villages
Of this State for the purpose of bond
ing the same, or for raising revenue,
the voters of said cities. towns or
villages who are qualified according
to the preceding section, and are real
estate owners thereof, shall be deem
ed qualified to vote in such elections.
Section 3. The General Assembly
shall provide by the law for the regis
tration of all electors or persons quail
fed to vote in the elections to be
held in incorporated cities, towns and
villages, aud suitable remedies by
appeal or otherwise, shall be provid.
ed for the correction Of improper
registration and for securing regis
tration to any to whom it may BE- i'm
properly denied. and no person shall
be allowed to vote who shall not have
according to law; ; regis
traton by the proper officer is hereby
declared condition prerequisite to
the exercise Of the suffrage in such
elections.
Mr.. Henderson introduced the fol-
lowing resolution also:
Be it resolved and ordained by the
people of the State of South Carolina,
in convention assembled and by the
authority of the same. that the fol-
lowing provisions shall constitute
sectiou-of article-of the Constitu
ton of the State:
In the courts of General Sessions
there shall be a grand jury and such
petit or trial Jury as the General As
sembly shall direct the grand jury
shall consist of eighteen members,
twelve Of whom must agree Oh a
matter before it can be submitted to
the court Each petit or trial jury
in the General Sessions shall consis;
Of twelve men, ali Of whom must
agree 70 a verdict or it shall not be
In the courts of Common Pleas the
iuses sI.;.!! each consist OF owclve
men and a verdict shalt be good if
agreed to by nine members thereof.