Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of South-Carolina

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Page 93 - Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, (two-thirds of both houses concurring), That the following article be proposed to the legislatures of the several States as an amendment to the constitution of the United States...
Page 166 - MASON, in conclusion, moved that the article be amended by striking out all after the word "resolved...
Page 92 - Neither slavery nor Involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. Sec. 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
Page 90 - CARPENTER moved to amend the bill by .striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting the following...
Page 25 - No person shall be eligible to a 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, magistrates, or justices of inferior Courts, while such justices receive no salary.
Page 60 - State, magistrates, or justices of inferior courts, while such justices receive no salaries ; nor shall any contractor of the army or navy of this State, the United States of America, or any of them, or the agents of such contractor, be eligible to a seat in either House.
Page 68 - Resolved, That the committee of ways and means be instructed to inquire into the expediency of appropriating $30,000, to enable Professor Morse to establish a line of telegraph between Washington and Baltimore.
Page 49 - Carolina, moved to amend the resolution by striking out all after the word "Resolved...
Page 79 - WABLEY moved to lay the amendment, and the amendment to the amendment, on the table, and the question being put, will the House agree thereto ? it was decided in the negative.
Page 92 - TRESCOT moved to lay the amendment and the amendment to the amendment on the table ; and the question being put, will the House agree thereto ? it was decided in the negative.

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