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Sec. 3. The Governor and all officers, civil and mili-
tary, now holding office under this State, whether by
election or appointment, shall continue to hold, exercise
and discharge the duties of their offices according to their
present tenure, unless otherwise provided in this consti-
tution, until they shall be superseded under its provisions,
and until their successors shall be duly qualified.
On motion of Mr. Gill, this section was informally post-
poned.
Sections 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 were read and passed over
without amendment.
Mr. Carter submitted the following, to be inserted as
section 9, which was adopted:
"The term of office of all judges and other officers for
whose appointment or election provision is made by this
constitution shall, except in cases otherwise expressly pro-
vided herein, commence from the time of their election
or appointment, and all such officers shall qualify as soon
after their election or appointment as practicable, and
shall enter upon the duties of their respective offices im-
mediately upon their qualification. "
The section relative to the vote on the constitution was
next proceeded with.
Mr. Mitchell moved to insert in the blank that the con-
stitution shall be submitted to the people on Wednesday,
the 25th of September, which was adopted.
Mr. Jones moved to insert that if the constitution be
adopted, it shall go into effect on Thursday, the 10th of
October.
The further consideration of this part of the report
was then postponed.
The resolution providing for the publication of the con-
stitution in the newspapers of the State was then, on mo-
tion of Mr. Carter, laid on the table.
The article of the report entitled new counties was then
taken up. It is as follows:
"The General Assembly may provide by law for organ-
izing new counties, locating and removing county seats,
and changing county lines, but no new county shall be
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