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About The Augusta chronicle and gazette of the state. (Augusta [Ga.]) 1789-1806 | View Entire Issue (July 24, 1790)
SATURDAY. Ju } y 24, 179^} THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE A N Q GAZETTE of, the STATE. FREEDOM of the PRESS, and TRIAL b j JUR Y, (hall remain inviolate. Cemjiitution of Georgia* AUG US TA: Printed by JOHN E. SMITH, Printer to thr State-, E/ayf, Atticks # Intelligence , Advertifmints, (Ac. will be gratefully received, amt every kind of Printing performed. The Constitution of the State of South C arolina, (Continued from No. CXCYI. Sea. vj. IVT° money (hall be drawn |\J out of the Public Trea sury but by (he Legifl.ative Authority of the Rate. Sea. 18. The Membere of the Legifla-i lure* who (Rajl afiemble under thU Constitu tion, (hall be entitled to receive out of the Public Treasury, as a compensation for their •xpences, a sum not exceeding seven (billing! flerling a day, during their attendance on, going to, and re f *rning from, the Legislature, but the fame may be increased or dimiuiihed by law .it circumstances (hall require, but no alteration (ball be made by any Legislature to take efifefi during the exifteneg of the LegiU laiure which (hall make such alteration. Sea. 19* Neither House (ball, without the eonfent of the other, adjouru for more than, three days, not to any other place than that in which the two Houses (hall be fitting. Sea. *6* No bill or ordinance which (lull, have been rejected by either House, (hall be brought in again during the fitting, without leave of the House, and notice of fix days being previoufiy given, SeS. li. No person. (hall be eligible t° a feat in the Legislature w.hilft he holds any of fice of profit or trust uuder this (fate, the United States, or either us them, or under any other power, except officets m the mili tia, army or navy, of this state; juflicesof the peace, er justices of the county courts, while they receive no falari< s > no, (hall any eontrafior of the army 9 navy of tins state, the United States, or either of then, or the of such contractor, be eligible to a feat in cither House; and if any Member (hall accept or exercise any of the diQualifyiug of fices, he (hall vacate his feat. Sea. 22. If an 7 elefiioadiftrifi (hall ne gleft to cboofe a Member or Members on the days of election, or if any person chofcn a Member of either House, (hall stfufc to qua lify and take his feat, or (hould die, depart She state, or accept of any difqualifying of 'fice, a writ of election (hail be iflued. by the Piefident of the Senate, or Speaker of the House of Representatives, as the case may be, for the purpose of filling up the vacancy thereby occasioned, for the remainder of the term tor which the persons so refufing to qua lify, dying, departing the state, or accepting 9 difqualifying office, was elected to serve. Sea. *3. And whereas the Miniflers of the Gospel are by their profeffion dedicated to the service of God and the cure of fouls, and ought not to be diverted from thegreatdut.es of their funftion, therefore uo Mmifter of the Gospel, or public preacher of any reli gious peifuafioa, whilst he continue* in exercise of hitp*ft°rsl funfiione, lhall bee 1- gible to the office of Governor, Lieutenant- Governor, or toe feat in (he Senate 01 Houte of Reprefeotativee. ARTICLE h. Seff. «,« The Executive Authority of this fitatc ftwli be veiled »* * Governor, to be chofcn »n winner following 1 Re soon •• mty he after the firfl meeting of the Senate end House of ftcprtfenutivts, end it every pgcunfi of the House of Rifiefeineuvi* GEORGIA . thereafter, when a majority of both Houses. (hall be present, the Senate and House of Rq prefentatives (ball, jointly, in the Houie of Rcprelenutives, chuufc, by ballot, a Gover nor, to contiuue for twa years, and until a xew elefiion. (hall be made seii- 2. No person (h II be eligible to the office of Governor unieis he hath attained ' the age of thirty years, and hath refilled with n this state and been a citizen thereof ten years, and unless he be seized and pollefted of a fettled tftate within the fame, iu his own right, of the value of fifteen hundred pounds sterling clear of debt. No person having served two years as Governor (lull be re-eligible to that office till after the expira tion of four years. No person (lull hold the office ol Governor, and any other office or commission, civil or military, (except in the i militia) either in this state, or under a y state, or the United States, or any other power, at one and the fame time. Strt. 3. A Lieutenant-Governor (hall be chofcn at the fame time, in the fame manner, continue in office for the fame peiiod, apd be pofiefted of the fame qualifications as the Governor. Sea. 4. A Member of the Senate or House of Reprefcntatives, being chofcn and afiing as Governor or Lieutenant Governor, (liall vacate his feat, and another person (hall be defied in his Head. Sea 5. In case of the impeachment of the Governor, r or his removal from office, death, resignation, or abfeuce from the state, the Lieutenant'Governor (lull succeed to hit office. And in case of the impeachmeut of the Lieutenant-Governor, or his removal trom office, death, resignation, or absence from the state,, the Prefideut of the Senate (lull succeed to his office, till a nomination tetbofe offices rcfpefiivciy (hall be made by the Senate and House of Representatives, for the remainder of the time for which the of ficer so impeached, removed from office, dying, resigning, or being absent, was defied. Sea., fi. The Governor (hall be Com mander in Chief of the array and navy of this state, and of the militia, except when they (hall be called into the afiual fcrvicc of the United States. Sea. 7. He (ball have power to grant reprieves and pardons* after convifiion, (ex cept in cases of impeachment) in such man ner, on such terms, and under fucb rertric tions, as he (hall think proper; and he dull have power to remit fines and forfeitures, | unless otherwise direfied by law- Sea- 8* He (hall take care that the laws be faithfully executed in mercy. # Sea > 9* He dull have power to prohibit the exportation,of provilioa for any time upt . exceeding thirty days. Sea. 10. He (hall at dated times receive • for bis fervicee a competition, which dull be neither increased or dimimihed during the nil iod for wfiich he (lull h*ve been defied. Sea. 11. All officers iu the Executive Depditment, when required by the i (lull give him information in writing, upon * any fubjefi relating to the dt*uM of the** fnefiive offices. Sal. H. Tbt Governor Ml fwm flmf to time give so the General A trembly wfocnia* (inn of the coudiii m of the As § and mend «o ibeir cuulHeraiion fucb nedaiCi U ffidljodfiMWflfr*/ of ityftiibU [Vot. IV. No. CXCYIH.J 13* He »«r, «*» extraordinary occafioii6, convene the, General Aflensbly* and, in case of difagi cement between the two H 'ufea with relpeft to the time of adjournment, adjourn then) to fcjch time as he (hall think proper, not beyond the fourth Monday in the month of November, th eu en*. ' suing. article m. Seft. i The Judicial Power (hall ke veiled in such Superior and Inferior Court* of L-rve*. and Equity, aa the LegiflaUire (hall fron% time to time diretf and eftabljth. The Judges of each (hall bold their commissions during good behaviour; and- the Judge* of the Su perior Court* (ball at dated time* receive 4 compcnfation for their services, which Oiall neither be increased or diminilhed during theif continuance in office; but they lltallf receive, no fees 01 perquilites of office, nor hold any other office of profit or null untler thin the United States, or any other powes. Sett 1, fb' Me. of all, process (hall h% the State of South-Carolina*. All tious (ball be carried on in the name and by the authority of the State of and conclude—Agaioft the peace an,4 dijui.y of the iaine, article IV. All persona who fkall be chosen or appoints ed to any office of profit or trufl, before cim term# on the execution thereof, (hall take th® following oath : ** I do or affirm, that I am duly qualified, according to tbs tutiott of this date, tbft oi*»c« ** which I have been appointed, and W'H» ttx the bell of my abilities, diCcbarge the durie®. thereof, and preferve* protest, and the Conftitucion of tbia ttatfy and, 9l tb% IJuited States” A R T I C Ii E Seft. 1. The House of Repre tentative* fliall have the foie power of impeaching, bu* no impeachment fliall be made uiileln with, the concurrence of two-third* of (Re. U ,J old of tveprefeutatives. Sett, a, AU impeachment rtiaJt be by the Senate. When fitting for that purpofa. the Senator* fliall be on oath, or affirma'ionj and no person fliall be convifted wi heat th® concurrence of two-third* of, tbs present. Seft. 3. The Governor, Lieutenant Go*, vernor, and all the Civil Officers, Ill'll b® liable to impeachment for any misdemeanor in office; but judgment-in fucb cMes SMln o *. extend further than, to the removal from of fice, and d./qualification to. hold am office •>£ honor, trull or profit, under this listed Th® party conv-iffed fliall iieverthelefa be liable t<x indiftment, trial, judgment, *4.4 according to law. (i 0 bt centinjui Jk Law Report* WRIGHT v. NUT T, apd xeother,, . In »3* *7 hß v TH IS was a rnoiioa (or *a upon the coming im <4 th# aefwei one of the defendants, to re&nfe »h*u l"»«* inking out execution on % obtemr \ in affion «t liw, Thf tale made '\f the wee ss luUv«M
