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mch estates, lie and in criminal cases which (hall
be tried in the county where the crime (hall be
committed.
Sett. V. The Judges of the Superior Court,
and Attorney-General, (hall have a competent sa
lary eftablHhed by law, which (hall not be dimi
ni(hed during their continuance in office, and
(hall hold their com millions for the term of seven
years.
ARTICLE IV.
Sect, I. The ele&ors of the members of both
branches of the General Aflembly (hall be citizens
and inhabitants of this (late, pofifefled in their own
right of a taxable property of the value of fifty
pounds sterling, and (hall have attained to the age
of twenty-one years, and have paid tax in the
county for the year preceeding the eledtion, and
(hall have resided fix months’ within this (late.
Sett, 11. All eledions (hall be by ballot, and
the House of Representatives in all appointments
of (late officers (hall vote for three persons, and a
lift of the perlons having the highest number of
votes (hall be signed by the Speaker and sent to the
Senate, which (hall from such lift determine by a
majority of their votes the officer elected, except
militia officers and the Secretaries of the Governor,
who (hall be appointed by the Governor alone, un
der such regulations and restrictions as the General
Afifembly may prescribe. The General A (Terribly
may vest the appointment of inferior officers in the
Governor alone, the Courts of Justice, or in such
other manner as they may by law eftablifli. *
Sett . 111. Freedom of the press, and trial by
jury, (hall remain inviolate. , -—. _—..
Sett. IV. All persons (hall be entitled to the
writ of Habeas Corpus in iuch manner as the Ge
neral Afifembly may by law direct.
Sett. V. All perions (hall have the free exercise
of religion, without being obliged to contribute to
the support of any religious pioieffion buttheirown.
Sett. VI. EOates (hall not be entailed,and when
a person dies intestate leaving a wife and children,
the wife fliall have a child’s share, or
ffiviaed among their cEB&FSTand their
legal representatives of the firft degree. The di
stribution of all other intestate estates may be re
gulated by law. 1
f Se f’ V /{- .At the general election for members
of Assembly m the year one thousand seven hun
dred and ninety-four, the electors in each county
fliall elect a number of persons toreprefent them
in a convention for the purpose of taking into con
ficieration the alterations r.eceflary to be made in
this Constitution, which shall be the fame number
Jn each county, as such county is then entitled to
in the House of Representatives, who shall meet
at such time and place as the General Aflembly
niay appoint j and if two thirds of the whole num
ber fliall meet and concur, they shall proceed to
agree on such alterations and amendments as they
may think proper: Provided, That after two thirds
fliall have concurred to proceed to alterations and
amendments, a majority fliall determine on the
particulars of such alterations and amendments.
Sell, Vjll. This Constitution shall take effect
and be in full force on the firft Monday in Octo
ber next, after the adoption of the fame ■, and the
executive fliall be authorifed to alter the time for
*he fitting of the Superior Courts, so that the Jame
may not interfere with the annual elections in the
respective counties, or the meeting of the firlt
General Assembly.
In CONVENTION , Monday, November 24,1788.
Refchedy That the resolutions of the Legisla
ture palled the thirtieth day of January last, be an
nexed in the words following:
In the House of Affembly > Wednejday , Jan . 30, 1788.
Resolved, That when the Constitution is alto ed
and amended in the manner aforefaid, five hunured
copies thereof lhall be printed, and lent by ih
Executive to the different counties, and diftnuurci
among the Justices and field officers ol tue militia
to be communicated to the people tor then cor
deration.
Refohed , That it be recommended to every cot
ty, on the firfl Tuefday in December thereat i' ,
to choose three members each, to meet at ' ciU
on the fourth day of January after veiled w • t- If
power, and for the l'ole purpole of adopting a d
ratifying, or rejecting the lame.
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A motion was made by Mr, Telfair, that f
proposed Conilitution as now amended be ag.r<
to.
It pafled in the affirmative.
Done in Convention this twenty-fourth da\ A
November, in the year of our 1 oru <> r »e t : ou
fand [even hundred and eighty-eight, a. n.
ed ttates the thirteenth.
GEORGE HANDLEY, Pre/iaent ,
and Member for Glynn.
I
Jofepli Clay, jun.
Matthew M‘Alhfter, } Chatham .
N. Brownfon, \ ,
Thorns «'>e, l Efngham.
Edward Telfair, \
Geo. Walton, \ B ' irkc -
W. Few, j
James M*Neil, 1 Richmond .
Charles Crawford, J
Arthur Fort, -y
Florence Sullivan, ( Wtlkes.
John King, y
John Milton, 7 n
Chriflopher Hillary \ G/ynn -
Henry Ofburnc, j
James Armflrong, ( Camden .
Nathaniel Pendleton, J
Jared Irwin, 1
John Watts, l WajUngton .
John Rutherford, J
Samuel Gardner,
N. Cleveland, y Franklin*
M. Woods, y
Charles Abercrombie, )
William Greer, C Greene.
Tbo. Foughton, )
Attejl JAMES M. SIMMONS,