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Constitutional Revision Study Documents of the Constitutional Convention Commission, 1968
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CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION STUDY DOCUMENTS

COMPARISON

Headnotes

Present
Constitution

Constitution of
1867

Constitution of
1864

Constitution of
1851

Constitution of
1776

Amendments to
1776 Constitution

 

 

be ordered by the Governor,
except in cases specially
provided for by this Consti-
tution.

be ordered by the Governor,
except in cases specially pro-
vided for by this Constitu-
tion.

ordered, except in cases
specially provided for by this
Constitution.

be ordered, unless in cases
specially provided for by the
Constitution.

 

 

 

 

Criminal cases:
Jury to judge
law and fact.

Sec. 5. In the trial of all
criminal cases, the Jury
shall be the Judges of the
Law, as well as of fact, ex-
cept that the Court may
pass upon the sufficiency of
the evidence to sustain a
conviction.

Sec. 5. In the trial of all
criminal cases, the Jury shall
be the Judges of Law, as
well as of fact.

Sec. 4. In the trial of all
criminal cases, the jury shall
be the judges of law as well
as fact.

Sec. 5. In the trial of all
criminal cases the jury shall
be the judges of law as well
as fact.

 

 

 

 

Right of trial
by Jury.

Sec. 6. The right of trial
by Jury of all issues of fact
in civil proceedings in the
several Courts of Law in
this State, where the amount
in controversy exceeds the
sum of five dollars, shall be
inviolably preserved.

Sec. 6. The right of trial
by Jury of all issues of fact
in civil proceedings in the
several Courts of Law in this
State, where the amount in
controversy exceeds the sum
of five dollars, shall be in-
violably preserved.

Sec. 5. The trial by jury
of all issues of fact in civil
proceedings in the several
courts of law in this State,
where the amount in con-
troversy exceeds the sum of
five dollars, shall be inviol-
ably preserved.

Sec. 4. The trial by jury
of all issues of fact in civil
proceedings, in the several
courts of law in this State,
where the amount in con-
troversy exceeds the sum of
five dollars, shall be inviol-
ably preserved.

 

 

 

 

Election:
Date.

Sec. 7. All general elec-
tions in this State shall be
held on the Tuesday next
after the first Monday in
the month of November, in
the year in which they shall
occur.

Sec. 7. All general elec-
tions in this State shall be
held on the Tuesday next
after the first Monday in the
month of November, in the
year in which they shall
occur; and the first election
of all officers, who, under
this Constitution, are re-
quired to be elected by the
People, shall, except in cases
herein specially provided
for, be held on the Tuesday
next after the first Monday
of November, in the year
eighteen hundred and sixty-
seven.

Sec. 7. General elections
shall be held throughout the
State on the Tuesday next
after the first Monday in
the month of November of
each and every year; at the
election held in the year
eighteen hundred and sixty-
four, all State officers re-
quired to be elected under
this Constitution during that
year shall be elected, and in
like manner in every second
year thereafter an election
shall be held for those State
officers whose terms are
about to expire; at the
election held in the year
eighteen hundred and sixty-
five, all county officers re-
quired to be elected under
this Constitution in that
year shall be elected, and in
like manner in every second
year thereafter, an election
shall be held for those
county officers whose terms
are about to expire; Pro-
vided,
however, the Judges
of the several Courts of this
State, except the Judges of

Sec. 6. The Legislature
shall have power to regulate
by law all matters which
relate to the judges, time,
place and manner of hold-
ing elections in this State,
and of making returns there-
of, provided that the tenure
and term of office, and the
day of election shall not be
affected thereby.

 

 

 

 

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