The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-12-18
ARTICLE XVII.
M1LCELLANEoCs MATTERS
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fcations of an elector: Provided, that
the provisions of this section shall not
appl Y to the Offices Of state Librarian
and departmental clerks, to either OF
which offices any woman. a resident
of the State two years, who has at
tained the age Of 2l years shall be eli
gible.
Sec. 2. The general assembly may
direct by law, in what manner
claims against the State may be estab-
lished and adjusted.
Sec. 3. Divorces from the bonds
Of matrimony shall not be allowed in
this State.
Sec. 4. No person who denies the
existence of Supreme Being shall
hold any Office under this Constitution.
Sec. 5. The printing of the laws,
Journals, bills, Legislative documents
and papers for each branch of the
general assembly, with the printing
required for the executive and other
departments of the State, shall be let,
on contract, in such manner as shall be
prescribed by law.
Sec. 6. The general assembly shall
provide for the removal of all causes
which may be pending when this Con-
stitution goes into effect to courts
created by the same.
Sec. T. No lottery shall ever be
allowed, or advertised by newspapers,
or otherwise, or its tickets be sold in
this State; and the general assembly
shall provide by law at its next session
for the enforcement Of this provision.
Sec. 6. It shall be unlawful for any
person holding an office Of honor, trust
or profit to engage in gambling, or
betting on games of chance; and any
such officer, upon conviction thereof,
shall become thereby disqualified from
the further exercise of the functions OF
his Office, and the Office of said person
shall become vacant, as in the case OF
resignation or death.
! Sec. 8. The real and personal prop
erty of woman held at the time of
her marriage, or that which she may
hereafter acquire, either by gift, grant,
inheritance, devise or otherwise, shall
he her separate property, and she shall
have all the rights incident to the same
to which an unmarried woman or n
man is entitled. She shall have the
power to contract and be contracted
with in the same manner as if she were
married
Sec. 20. All laws now in force n
this State and not repugnant TO this
Constitution shall remain and be en-
forced until altered or repealed by the
general assembly, Or shall expire by
; their own limitations
Sec. II. That no Inconvenience may
| arise from the change in the Constitn-
tiou of this State, and in order to carry
this Constitution into complete opera
ticn, it is hereby declared:
First. That all laws in force in this
State, at the time of the adoption of
this Constitution, not Inconsistent
Herewith, and constitutional when en-
acted, shall remain in full force until
altered or repealed by the genera as
sembly or expire by their own limlta-
ton. All ordinances passed and rati-
fed at this convention shall have the
same force and effect as If included IN
and constituting part Of this Consti-
tuition.
Second. All writs, actions, causes Of
action. proceedings, prosecutions, anu
rights Of individuals, Of bodies corpor-
ate and Of the State, when not incon-
sistent With this Constitution, shull
continue as valid.
Third. The provisions of all laws
which are inconsistent with this Con-
stitution shall cease upon its adoption,
except that al laws which are incon-
sistent with such provisions of this Con-
stitution as require legislation to en-
force them shall remain in force until
such legislation is had.
Fourth All fines, penalties. forfeit
ures and escheats uccrulng tothe State
OF South Carolina under the Constltu-
IT, on and laws heretofore in force shall
accrue to the use Of the State OF South
Carolina under this Const. tuition, ex-
vept us ,:erein otherwise provided.
Fifth. All recogulzances, Obligations
and all other instruments entered into
or executed before the adoption OF this
Constitution to the State. OF to any
county, township, city or town there
III, aud all fines, taxes, penalties and
forfciturss due or owing to this State
OF to any county, township, city or
town therein and all writs, pro5ccu-
tons, actions and proceedings, EXCEPT
~ herein otherwise provided, shall coz
tlnue and remain Unaffected by the
adoption of THIS Constitution. All IN
,:ictme1lts which shall have been found,
or may hereafter be found, for any
crime or offence committed before the
adoption OF this Constitution may be
prosecuted RS ii no change had been