Year: 1868

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fIincrease the compensation of its own members
\ And, when convened in extra session, they shal
receive the same mileage and per diem compensa
ton as are fixed by law for the regular session. ont
' Section "a. In all elections by the General As
senlby, or either House thereof, the members shal
vote vsra roce," and their votes, thus given shal
be entered upon the journal Of the House to which
they respectively belong. -. .' ="
Section Is. Neither House, during the session
of the other, adjourn for more than three days. no
to any other place than that in which the Assem-
bly, shall be at the time sitting.
i Section 26. Each House shall keep journal o.
its own proceedings, and cause the same to be pub
lished Immediately after its adjournment, except
ing such parts as in its judgment may require Sc
crecy and the yeas and nays of the members OF
either House, on any question, shall, at the desire
of any two members present, be entered, on the
Journals Any member Of either House shall have
liberty to dissent from, and protest against any
act or resolution which he may think injurious te
the public or to an individual, and have the rea
sons of his dissent entered on the journals.
j Section 81. The doors of each House shall be
NSOAoANSS
the House may require secrecy.


Section %. No person shall be eligible to seat
in the General Assembly whilst he holds any office
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, magis
trates, or justices of inferior courts while such JUS
tees receive no salary. And if any member shal
accept or exercise any of the said disqualifying off,
ces, he shall vacate his seat Provided, That this
prohibition shall not extend to.the members of the
first General Assembly.


Section 90. If an election district shall neglect
to choose member or members on the day Of cleo
ton, or if any person chosen q member Of either
House shall refuse to quality and take his seat, OF
shall resign die depart the State, accept any dis;
qualifying Office, or become otherwise disqualified
to hold his seat, writ of election shall he issued
by the President of the Senate, or Speaker OF the
House of Representatives as the case may be, for
the purpose of filling the vacancy thereby occasion,
ed for the remainder of the term for which the
person so refusing to qualify, resigning. dieing,
departing the State, or becoming disqualified, was
elected to serve, or the defauting election district
ought to have chosen member or members


Section 3O Members of the General Assembly,
and all officers before they enter upon the execu:
ton of the duties Of their respective Offices and all
members of the Bar, before they enter upon the
spractice of their profession, shall take and sub
scribe the following oath:


II do solemnly swear Tor affirm as the case may
be) that I am duly qualified according to the Con-
sttution of the United States and of this State to
exercise the duties of the Office to which have
been elected Tor appointed), and that will faith
full discharge to the best of my abilities, the du-
ties thereof; that recognize the supremacy OF the
Constitution and laws of the United States over the
constitution and laws Of any State, and that will
support protect and defend the Constitution Of the
United States and the Constitution of South Car
olina, as ratified by the people on the -, day
of -, 1868. So HELP ME GOD" And the
president Of this convention is authorized to t the
blanks in this section whenever he shall receive
satisfactory information of the day on which this
constitution shall be ratified.


Section 81. Officers shall be removed for inca
pacity, misconduct or neglect of duty in such man.
ner as may be provided by law, when no mode OF
trial or removal is provided in this constitution.
! Section 32 The House of Representatives shall
have the sole power of impeaching but a majority
Of all the members elected must concur in an i'm
parchment All impeachments shall be tried by
the Senate and when sitting tor that purpose the
Senators shall be upon oath, or affirmation, to &c
Justice according to law and evidence. No person
shall be convicted without the concurrence Of two
thirds of the Senators present


Section 33. The Governor, Lieutenant Cover
nor and all other civil officers, shall be liable tc
Impeachment for high crimes and misdemeanors
for any misbehavior in office, for corruption in pro
curing Office, or for any act which shall degrade
their official character. But judgment in such
cases shall not extend further than to removal from
Office and disqualification to hold any office Of hon
or trust or profit under this State: The party
convicted shall nevertheless, be liable to indict
ment, trial, Judgment and punishment according
to law.


Section "a. The first General Assembly convened
under this constitutions at their permanent organl
zation, shall ratify the amendment to the Constr
tuition of the United States known as article l4th
proposed by the 39th Congress.


ARTICLE III.


EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.


Section /. The supreme Executive authority o
this State shall be vested in Chief Magistrate
who shall be styled 1.-The Governor of the State
South Carolina"


Section 9. The Governor shall be elected by thu
electors duly qualified to vote for members OF tht
General Assembly, and shall hold his office for twt
years. and until his successor shall be chosen anc
qualified, and shall be reeligible


Section g. No person shall be eligible to the OF
flee of Governor who denies the existence OF tn'
Supreme Being, or who, at the time OF such elec
tion has not attained the age of thirty years, ant
who, except at the first election under this consti
tuition, shall not have been citizen Of the Unitet
States and citizen and resident of this State to-
two years next preceding the day of election M
person, while Governor, shall hold any other othc'
or commission Except in the militia) under thu
State, or any other power, at one and the same
time.


Section T. The returns of every election Of Gov
ernor shall be sealed up by the managers of eectlon
in their respective countless and transmitted, 3!
/, mail to the seat of government, directed to tn
Secretary of State, who shall deliver them to tn
Speaker of the House of Representatives at tn
next ensuing session Of the General Assembly ant
duplicate of said returns shall be filed with tn
Clerks of the Courts of said Counties, whose dut!
it shall be to forward to the Secretary OF State
certified copy thereof upon being notified that tn
returns previously forwarded by mail have not beel
received at his Office. 1t shall be the duty OF tn
Secretary of State, after the expiration Of sever
days from the day upon which the votes have beel
counted, if the returns thereon from any count.
have not been received, to notify the Clerk Of tn
, Court of said County, and order copy OF the re
turns filed in his office to be forwarded forthwith
The Secretary of State shall deliver the returns t.
the Speaker of the House of Representatives a
the next ensuing session Of the General Assembly
and during the first week of the session, or as sool
as the General Assembly shall have organized b.
the election of the presiding officers Of the tw
q Houses the Speaker shall open and publish then
/ in the presence Of both Houses. The person hav
ing the highest number of votes shallbe Governor
but if two or more shall be equal, and highest
votes, the General Assembly shall, during the sam
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