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ity is vested in the Governor. 2. The manner electing the Governor.-Term of office two years. May be re-elected.

3. To be eligible to the office of Governor.

4. The returns of election of Governor. The person having highest number of votes elected. In case of tie.-Contested elections.

5. Election of Lieutenant-Governor. -President of the Senate.

6. He shall only vote in case of tie. 7. The Senate shall choose a President pro tem.

8. Vacation of seats.

9. When the duties of Governor shall devolve on LieutenantGovernor.

10. The Governor shall be Commander-in-Chief of the militia.

11. Pardoning power vested in the Governor.

12. He shall see that the laws are executed.

13. Compensation of Governor and Lieutenant-Governor.-It shall not be increased nor diminished.

14. Executive officers to report to the Governor.

15. The Governor's message.

16. He may on extraordinary occa

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3. The Chief Justice and associates. Their terms.

4. The Supreme Court shall have appellate jurisdiction.

5. Sessions of the same.

6. No judge shall, if interested, etc. 7. The judge of said court shall appoint a reporter and clerk. 8. When a judgment or decree is reversed.

9. Compensation of judges of Supreme and Circuit Courts.Not to have fees nor hold any other office.

10. To be eligible as judge of Supreme and Circuit Courts.

11. Vacancies.-How filled. 12. Decisions.-Concurrence of two judges necessary.

13. The State to be divided into Circuits.

14. Interchanging.

16. Court of Common Pleas.-Its terms and jurisdiction.

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2. Impeachments shall be tried by the Senate.

3. All executive officers liable.Judgment not to extend beyond removal from office.

4. Causes of impeachment.

ARTICLE VIII.

Right of Suffrage.

1. Popular elections shall be by ballot.

2. Qualifications of electors. 3. Registration of electors.

4. Residence not lost by reason of absence in the service of the United States.

5. Soldiers and seamen not deemed residents by reason of being stationed in this State.

6. Electors exempted from arrest. 7. Electors eligible for any office. 8. Those deprived of the right of suffrage.

9. Presidential electors.

10. The person receiving the highest number of votes elected.

11. The term of residence necessary to hold office not applicable to, etc.

12. Former slaves not disfranchised.

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Amendment to Article III, Sec

tion 23.

Changing term of office of cer

tain State officers.

Amendment to Article II, Section 3.

"Toxaway" substituted for
"White Water."

Amendment to Article X, Section 5.
Tax of two mills for public
schools.

Amendment to Article II, Section 32.
As to homestead, amended.
Amendment to Article II, Section 11.
Biennial elections to be fixed by
Legislature.

Amendment to Article VIII, Sec-
tion 8.

Burglary, larceny, perjury, forgery or any other infamous crime added to disqualifications.

PREAMBLE.

We, the people of the State of South Carolina, in convention assembled, grateful to Almighty God for this opportunity deliberately and peaceably of entering into an explicit and solemn compact with each other, and forming a new Constitution of civil government for ourselves and posterity, recogniz ing the necessity of the protection of the people in all that pertains to their freedom, safety and tranquillity, and imploring the direction of the Great Legislator of the Universe, do agree upon, ordain and establish the following:

ARTICLE I.

Declaration of Rights.

Section 1. All men are born free and equal-endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, among which are the rights of enjoying and defending their lives and liberties, of acquiring, possessing and protecting property, and of seeking and obtaining their safety and happiness.

Sec. 2. Slavery shall never exist in this State; neither shall involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted.

Sec. 3. All political power is vested in and derived from the people only; therefore they have the right, at all times, to modify their form of government in such manner as they may deem expedient, when the public good demands.

Sec. 4. Every citizen of this State owes paramount allegiance to the Constitution and government of the United States, and no law or ordinance of this State in contravention or subversion thereof can have any binding force.

Sec. 5. This State shall ever remain a member of the American Union, and all attempts, from whatsoever source, or upon

whatever pretext, to dissolve the said union shall be resisted with the whole power of the State.

Sec. 6. The right of the people peaceably to assemble to consult for the common good, and to petition the government, or any department thereof, shall never be abridged.

Sec. 7. All persons may freely speak, write and publish their sentiments on any subject, being responsible for the abuse of that right; and no laws shall be enacted to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press.

Sec. 8. In prosecutions for the publication of papers investigating the official conduct of officers or men in public capacity, or when the matter published is proper for public information, the truth thereof may be given in evidence; and in all indictments for libel, the jury shall be the judges of the law and the facts.

No person shall be deprived of the right to worship God according to the dictates of his own conscience: Provided, That the liberty of conscience hereby declared shall not justify practices inconsistent with the peace and moral safety of society.

Sec. 10. No form of religion shall be established by law; but it shall be the duty of the General Assembly to pass suitable laws to protect every religious denomination in the peaceable enjoyment of its own mode of worship.

Sec. 11. The right of trial by jury shall remain inviolate. Sec. 12. No person shall be disqualified as a witness, or be prevented from acquiring, holding and transmitting property, or be hindered in acquiring education, or be liable to any other punishment for any offense, or be subjected in law to any other restraints or disqualifications, in regard to any personal rights, than such as are laid upon others under like circumstances.

Sec. 13. No person shall be held to answer for any crime or offense until the same is fully, fairly, plainly, substantially and formally described to him; or be compelled to accuse or furnish evidence against himself; and every person shall have a right to produce all proofs that may be favorable to him, to meet the witnesses against him face to face, to have a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury, and to be fully heard in his defense by himself or by his counsel, or by both, as he may elect.

Sec. 14. No person shall be arrested, imprisoned, despoiled or dispossessed of his property, immunities or privileges, put out of the protection of the law, exiled or deprived of

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