The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-12-18
THE NEW CONSTITUTION
TEXT OF TIE INST RUMSNT ADOPT
ED BY T4E STATE CONVENTION.
The Fonn.: .tion Of the Rights OF the Citi-
zen and the Powers of the state Govern
Inent.
ARTICLE "
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
Section |. Thesupreme executive au,
thority OF this State snail be vested in
a chef ms gistrate, who shall be styled
''the gov. rnor of the State Of South
Carolina
Sec. 2. Toe governor shall be elected
by the electors duly qualified to vote
ormembers ofthe house of representa-
tives, and shall hold his Office for two
years, and until his successor shall be
chosen ard qualified, and shall be re
eligible. lie shall be elected at the
first general election held under this
Constitution for members OF the gen:
eral assembly, and at each general
election thereafter. and shall be in
stalled daring the first session of the
said general assembly after his election
on such day as shall be provided by
law. The other State officers elec.
shall at the same time enter upon the
performance of their duties
Sec. 8. No person shall be eligible to
the Office If governor who denies the
existence of the Supreme Being; or
who at the time of such election has
not attained the age Of 80 years; and
who shall not have been a citizen OF
the United States and . citizen and
resident OF this State for five years
next preceding the day OF election No
person while governor shall hold any
Office or other commission except IN
the militia) under the authority Of this
State, or Of any other power, at one
and the same time.
Sec. 4. The returns of every election
for governor shall be sealed up by the
boards of canvassers IN the respective
counties and transmitted by mail to
the seat OF government, directed to
the secretary of state who shall dellv-
er them to the speaker of the house CT
representatives at the neat ensuing
session of the general assembly; and
duplicates Of said returns shall be hled
with the clerks of the court of said
counties. It shall be the duty OF any
clerk of court to forward to the secre-
tary of state certified copy of said re-
turns upon being notified that the re
turns previously forwarded by mail
have not been received at his Office. 1t
shall be the duty of the secretary Of
state, after the expiration OF seven
days from the day upon which the
votes have been canvassed by the
county board if the returns thereof
from any county have not been re-
ceived, to notify the clerk of court of
said county, and order a copy of the
returns fled in his Office to be for
warde6 forthwith. The secretary OF
state shall deliver to the speaker OF the
house of representatives, at the next
ensuing session of the general assem-
bly,; and during the first week of the
session, or as soon as the general as
sembly shall have organized by the
election of the presiding officers OF tae
Two houses, the speaker shall open
and publish them in the presence OF
both houses. The person having the
highest number of votes shall be gov
ernor; but if two or more shall be
equal, and highest in votes, the gen.
eral assembly shall during the same
session, in the house of representatives,
choose one of them governor, viva
voce. Contested elections for COVER
nor shall be determined by the gener,
all assembly in such manner as shall
be prescribed by law. :,
Sec. 5. a lieutenant governor shall
be chosen at the same time, IN the
same manner, continue IN office for
the same period and be possessed with
the sane q Publications as the COVER
nor. and snail, eN ofHcio, be president
Of the senate.
Sec. 6. The lieutenant governor
while presiding in the senate shall
have no vote unless the senate be
equally divided.
Sec. Z. The senate shall as soon as
practicable after the convenlng OF the
general assembly, choose a president
pro tempore to act in the absence OF
the lieatenant governor, or when he
shall fill the office of governor.
Sec. S. A member of the senate act
ing as governor or lieutenant COVER
nor shall thereupon vacate his seat
and another peeson shall be elected IN
his stead.
Sec. 9. In case OF the removal of the
governor from Office by Impeachment,
death, resignation, disqualification,
disability or removal from the State,
the lieutenant governor shall then be
governor; and in case of the removal
of the last named officer from his Of
fee by impeachment, death, resigna-
ton, disqualification, disability or re-
moval from the State, the president
pro tempore of the senate shall be gov
ernor; and the last named officer shall
then forthwith, by proclamation, con
vene the senate in order that a presl-
dent pro tempore may be chosen. In
case the governor be impeached, the
lieutenant governor shall act IN his
stead and have his powers until Judg-
ent in the case shall have been pro-
nounced. In case of the temporary
disability OF the governor the lieuten,
ant governor shall perform the duties
of the governor.
Sec. 10. The governor shall be COM
mander-in chief OF the militia OF the
State, EXCEPT when they shall be called
into the active service of the United
States.
Sec. Il lie shall have power to
grant rep:ieves, commutatlons and
pardons after conviction except in
cases of In peachment,) in such man
ner, on such terms and under such re,
strictions as he shall think proper;
and he shall have power to remit fines
and forfei.ures, unless otherwise di'
rected by law. 1t shall be his duty to
report to the general assembly, at the
next regular session thereafter, al
pardons granted by him, with the re
bort of the board of pardons. Every
petition fer pardon or commutatlon
of sentence may be first referred by
him to board of pardons, to be pro
vided by the general assembly, which
board shall hear all such petitions un
der such rules and regulations as the
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