The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-03
THE LAW THE PEOPLE MUST
NOW LIVE UNDER.
A DucvYEY! WELL WORTH KEEPING.
TIE Full Text OF South Carolina's New
Organic Law rs Adopted.
ARTICLE Nv.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

authority VI tnlS ot8te snail De vested
in Il chief magistrate, who shall be
styled "tho governor Of the State of
South Carolina"
Sec. g. The governor shall be elected
by the electors dnly qualified to vote
for members of the house of rcpresen-
tatives, 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 Mt the
first general election held under this
Constitution for members OF the gen
eral assembly, and at each general cleo
ton thereafter, and shall he installed
during he first session OF the said gem
eral as mbly after his election, on
such day as shall be provided 10y law.
The other State otficers-elect shall ut
the same time enter upon the perform
ance OF their duties.
Sec. B. No person shall be eligible
to the Office of governor who denies the
existence of the Supreme Being; or
who at the time of such election he's
not attained the age of 30 years; and
who shall not have been n citizen of the
United States and citizen and resi-
oShe NJ shio hctuGC lol hNS y cars ueSl
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 bv the
boards of cunvassers 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 mt the next ensuing ses-
siou of tho general assembly; and du-
plicates of said returns shall be filed
with tho clerks of the court of said
counties. 1t shall be the duty of any
clerk of court to forward to the secre-
tary of state n 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 received, to
notify the clerk ofcourt of said county,
and order copy of the returns filed
IN his office to he 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 reprcsen-
tatlves, choose one of them governor,
viva vocc. Contested elections for
governor shall be determined by the
general assembly in such manner as
shall be prescribed by law.
Sec. .. \ lieutenant governor shall be
chosen at the same time. in the same
manner, continue in Office for the same
periods and be possessed of the same quail
lhcations rs the governor, and shall,
eX.oihclo, be president of the senate.
Sec. 8. The lieutenant governor
| while presiding il the senate shall have
no vote unless the senate be equally
| divided.
See. I. The senate shall as soon as
practicable after the couvening OF the
general assembly, choose 3 president
| pro temporc to act III the absence of
the lieutenant governor, or when he
snail I'LL the office OF governor.
Sec. =. \ member of the senate net.
ing ms governor or lieutenant governor
! shall thereupon vacate his scat and an-
| other person shall be elected in his
stead.
Sec. 3. 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 Office
by impeachment, death, resignation,
| disqualification, disability, or removal
from the State, the president pro tenn
pore of the senate shall be governor;
| and the last named officer shan then
forthwith, approximation, convene the
senate In order that y president pro
tempore may be chosen. In case the
governor be impcached, the lieutenant
governor shall act in his stead and
| have his powers until judgment in the
case shall have been pronounced. In
case OF the temporary disability of the
| governor the lieutenant governor
shall perform the duties Of the gov
| crnor.
Sec. 10 The governor shall he
commandcrin-chicf OF the militia of
the State except when they shall be