The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1895-12-18
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EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

Section /. The supreme executive
authority of this State shall be vested
in chief magistrate, who shall be
styled ''the governor of the State of
South Carolina.
Sec. G. The governor shall be elected
by the electors duly qualified to vote
for members of the house of represen-
tatiyes, and shall hold his Office for two
years, and until his successor shall be
chosen and qualified, and shall be re-
eligible. He shall be elected at the
first general election held under this
Constitution for members of the gen.
eral assembly, and at each general cleo
tion thereafter, and shall be installed
during the first session of the said gen
eral assembly alter his election, on
such day as shall be provided by law.
The other State ofhcers-elect shall at
the same time enter upon the perform
ance of their duties.
Sec. 8. No person shall be eligible
to the Office Of governor who deniesthe
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 acitizen of the
United Sta6es and a citizen and resi-
dent 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 fevery election
for governor shall be sealed mp 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 deliver
them to the speaker OF the house OF
representatives at the next ensuing ses-
sion of the general assembly; and du-
plicates of said returns shall be fled
with the clerks of the court of said
counties. It shall be the duty of any
clerk of court to forward to the isecre-
tary of state certified copy of said re-
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turns previously forwarded by mail
have not been received at his Office. It
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 received, to
notify the clerk ofcoUrt d said county,
and order copy of the returns filed
in his Office to be forwarded forthwith.
The secretary of state shall deliver the
returns to the speaker of the house Of
representatives, at the next ensuing
session of the general assembly; and
during the first week Of the session, or
as soon as the general assembly shall
have organized by the election of the
presiding officers of the two houses, the
speaker shall open and publish them in
the presence of both houses. The per-
son having the highest number of votes
shall be governor; but if two or more
shall be equal, and highest in votes,
the general assembly shall during the
same session, in the house Of represen-
tatives, choose one Of them governor,
viva voce. Contested elections for
governor shall be determined by the
general 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 epo>ssssed ofthesa qVai-
ifcations as the governor, and shall,
ex-odicio, be president Of the senate.
Sec. G. The lieutenant governor
while presiding in the senate shall have
no vote unless the Senate be equally
divided.
Sec. 7. The senate shall as soon as
practicable after the convening Of the
general assembly, choose a president