That nothing herein contained fhall be conftrued to exempt preachers of treafonable or feditious difcourfes, from legal trial and punishment.

XXXV. That no perfon in the ftate fhall hold more than one lucrative office, at any one time : Provided, that no appointment in the militia, or the office of a Jukice of the Peace, fhall be confidered as a lucrative office.

XXXVI. That all commiffions and grants fhall run in the name of the state of North-Carolina, and bear teft, and be figned by the Governor. All writs fhall run in the fame manner, and bear teft, and be figned by the Clerks of the respective courts. Indictments fhall conclude, Against the peace and dignity of the state.

XXXVII. That the Delegates for this ftate, to the Continental Congrefs while neceffary, fhall be chofen annually by the General Affembly, by ballot; but may be fuperfeded, in the mean time, in the fame manner; and no perfon fhall be elected, to serve in that capacity, for more than three years fucceffively.

XXXVIII. That there fhall be a Sheriff, Coroner or Co. roners, and Conftables, in each county within this state.

XXXIX. That the perfon of a debtor, where there is not a ftrong prefumption of fraud, fhall not be continued in prifon, after delivering up bona fide, all his eftate real and perfonal, for the ufe of his creditors, in fuch manner as shall be hereafter regulated by law. All prifoners fhall be bailabie by fufficient fureties, unlefs for capital offences, when the proof is evident, or the prefumption great.

XL. That every foreigner, who comes to fettle in this ftate, having first taken an oath of allegiance to the fame, may purchase, or, by other juft means, acquire, hold, and transfer land, or other real eftate; and after one year's refidence, fhall be deemed a free citizen.

XLI. That a fchool or fchools fhall be established by the Legislature, for the convenient inftruction of youth, with fuch falaries to the mafters, paid by the public, as may enable them to inftruct at low prices; and all ufeful learning fhall be duly encouraged and promoted, in one or more univerfities.

XLII. That no purchase of lands fhall be made of the Indian natives, but on behalf of the public, by authority of the General Affembly.

XLIII. That the future Legislature of this ftate fhall regulate entails, in fuch a manner as to prevent perpetuities. XLIV. That the declaration of rights is hereby declared to be part of the conftitution of this state, and ought never to be violated, on any pretence whatsoever.

XLV. That any member of either House of General Asfembly shall have liberty to diffent from, and proteft against any act or refolve, which he may think injurious to the public, or any individual, and have the reafons of his diffent entered on the journals.

XLVI. That neither House of the General Affembly fhall proceed upon public bufinefs, unlefs a majority of all the Members of fuch House are actually prefent: and that, upon a motion made and feconded, the yeas and nays, upon any question, fhall be taken and entered on the journals: and that the journals of the proceedings of both Houfes of the General Affembly shall be printed, and made public, immediately after their adjournment.

This conftitution is not intended to preclude the present Congrefs from making a temporary provifion, for the well ordering of this ftate, until the General Affembly shall esta blifh government, agreeable to the mode herein before de

fcribed.

RICHARD CASWELL, Prefident.

December the eighteenth, one thousand seven hundred and feventy-fix, read the third time, and ratified in open Congrefs.

By order,

JAMES GREEN, Jun. Secretary.

SOUTH-CAROLINA.

The CONSTITUTION of the State of South-Carolina.

WE the Delegates of the people of the state of South

Carolina in General Convention met, do ordain and

eftablish this constitution for its government.

ARTICLE I.

SECTION I. The legislative authority of this ftate fhall be vefted in a General Affembly, which shall confist of a Senate and House of Representatives.

II. The Houfe of Reprefentatives fhall be compofed of members, chofen by ballot, every fecond year, by the citi zens of this state, qualified, as in this conftitution is provided.

III. The feveral election districts, in this ftate, fhall elect the following number for Reprefentatives, viz.

Charleston, (including St.

Philip and St. Michael)

Christ Church,

St. Andrew,

Fifteen Members

Three Members

St. John, Berkley,

Three Members

Three Members

Three Members.

of twenty-one

IV. Every free white man, of the age years, being a citizen of this ftate, and having refided therein two years, previous to the day of election, and who hath a freehold of fifty acres of land, or a town lot, of which he hath been legally feifed and poffeffed, at leaft fix months before fuch election, or, (not having fuch freehold or town lot) hath been a refident in the election district, in which he offers to give his vote fix months before the said election, and hath paid a tax the preceding year of three fhillings fterling, towards the fupport of this government, fhall have a right to vote for a member or members, to ferve in either branch of the Legislature, for the election district, in which he holds fuch property, or is so refident.

V. The returning officer, or any other perfon prefent, entitled to vote, may require any perfon, who fhall offer his vote at an election, to produce a certificate of his citizenfhip, and a receipt from the tax collector, of his having paid a tax, entitling him to vote, or to fwear or affirm, that he is duly qualified to vote agreeably to this conftitution.

VI. No perfon fhall be eligible to a feat in the House of Reprefentatives, unlefs he is a free white man, of the age of

twenty-one years, and hath been a citizen and refident in this ftate, three years previous to his election. If a refident in the election district, he shall not be eligible to a feat in the House of Representatives, unless he be legally seised and poffeffed, in his own right, of a fettled freehold eftate, of five hundred acres of land, and ten negroes; or of a real estate, of the value of one hundred and fifty pounds fterling, clear of debt. If a non-refident, he fhall be legally feifed and poffeffed of a fettled freehold eftate therein, of the value of five hundred pounds fterling, clear of debt.

VII. The Senate fhall be compofed of members, to be chofen for four years, in the following proportions, by the citizens of this ftate, qualified to elect members to the House of Representatives, at the fame time, in the fame manner, and at the fame places, where they fhall vote for Reprefentatives, viz.