The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-12-11

house, on any question, shall, at the
desire of ten members of the house or
five members of the senate, respective.
ly, be entered on the journal. Any
member of either house shall have lib,
erty to dissent from any protest
against any act or resolution which
he may think injurious to the public
or to an individual, and have the
reasons of his dissent entered on the
journal.
Sec. %. The doors of each house
shall be open, except on such occasions
as in the opinion of the house may re-
quire secrecy.
Sec. "a. No person shall be eligible
to seat in tho general assembly while
he holds any office or position of profit
or trust under this State, the United
States of America, or any OF them, or
under any other power, except officers
in the militia ind hotaries public; and
if any member shall accept or exercise
any of the said disqualify@ng offices
or positions he shall vacate his seat.
Sec. 25. If any election district
shall neglect to choose a member or
members on the day of election, or if
any person chosen a member of either
house sh all refuse to qualify and take
his seat, or shall resign, die, depart
the State, accept any disqualifying Of
flee or position. or become otherwise
disqualified to hold his seat, writ of
election shall be issued by the presi-
dent of the senate or speaker of the
house of representatives, as the case
may be, for tho purpose of filling the
vacancy thereby occasioned for the
remainder of the term for which the
person so refusing to qualify. resign
ing, departing the State, or becoming
disqualified, was elected to serve, or
the defaulting election district ought
to- have chosen a member or members.
Sec. 26. Members of the general as
sembly, and all officers, before they
enter upon the duties of their respec-
tive offices, and all members of the
bar, before they enter upon the prac-
tice of their profession, shall take and
subscribe the following oath: II do
solemnly swear (or affirm that L am
duly qualified, according to the Con-
stitution of this State, to exercise the
duties of the cffice to which [ have
been elected, Tor appointed) and that
I will, to the best of my ability, dis
charge the duties thereof, and preserve
protect and defend the Constitution of
this State and Of the. United States. do
further solemnly swear (or affirm that
T have not sincet the first day of Janu:
ary, in the year eighteen hundred and
eighty-one, engaged in a duel as plin-
cipal or second or otherwise; and that
I will not, during the term of office to
which havebeene lected (or appointed)
engage in q duel as principal or sec
ond or otherwise. So help me God. "
Sec. 81. Officers shall be removed
for incapacity, misconduct or neglect
of duty, in such manner as may be
provided by law, when no mode Of
trial or removal is providedin this Con-
stitution.
Sec. 90. The general assembly shall
enact such laws as will exempt from
attachment, levy and sale under any
mesne or final process issued from
any court, to the head of the family
residing in this State, a homestead in
lands, whether held in fee or any less
er estate, to the value of $1,000 or so
much thereof as the property is worth
if its value is less than 81, 600 with The
yearly products thereof, and to every
head of family residing in this State,
whether entitled to homestead ex-
emption in lands or not, personal
property to the value of $500, or so
much thereof as the property is worth
if its value is less than $500. The IT,
tie to the homestead to be set off and
assigned shall b absolute and be for
ever discharged from all debts of the
said debtor then existing or thereafter
contracted exceptas herein after pro-
vided: That in case any woman hav-
ing separate estate shall be married
to the head of a family who has not
of his own sufficient property to con-
stitute homestead as hereinbefor pro-
vided, said married woman shall be
entitled to like exemption as provid-
ed for the head of the family: Pro,
vided, further, That there shall not be
an allowance of more than $1,000
worth of real estate and more than $500
worth of personal property to othe hus-
band and wife jointly: Provided,
further, That NO property shall be ex-
empt from attachment, levy or sale for
taxes, or for payment of obligations
contracted for the purchase of said
homestead or personal property ex:
emption or the erection or making OF
improvements or repairs thereon; Pro
vided, further, That the yearly pro
duets of said homestead shall not be
exempt from attachment, levy or sale
for the payment of obligations con-
tracted in the production of the same
Provided, further, That no waiver
shall defeat the right of homestead he:
fore assignment except it be by deed
of conveyance, or by mortgage, and
only as against the mortgage debt;
and no judgement creditor or other
creditor whose lien does not bind the
homestead shall have any right or
equity to require that lien which
embraces the homestead and other
property shall first exhaust the home,
Stead: Provided, further. That after
homestead in lands has been set oil
and recorded the same shall not be
waived by deed of conveyance,- mort
gage or otherwise, unless the same be
executed by both husband and wife,
if both be living: Provided, further,
That any person not the head OF a
family shall be entitled to a like ex,
emption as provided for the head of a