COMPARISON OF CONSTITUTIONS

	CONSTITUTION OF 1867	PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF 1968
	yearly pay over to the Treasurer of the
	State the amount of such excess, subject to
	such disposition thereof as the General As-
	sembly may direct; if any of such officers
	shall fail to comply with the requisitions of
	this Section for the period of thirty days
	after the expiration of each and every year
	of his office, such officer shall be deemed
	to have vacated his office, and the Gover-
	nor shall declare the same vacant, and the
	vacancy therein shall be filled as in case
	of vacancy for any other cause, and such
	officer shall be subject to suit by the State
	for the amount that ought to be paid into
	the Treasury.
	Sec. 2. The several Courts existing in	See Section 10.02, Effect of Constitution on
	this State at the time of the adoption of	Existing Law, p. 1.
	this Constitution shall, until superseded,
	under its provisions, continue with like
	powers and jurisdiction, and in the exercise
	thereof, both at Law and in Equity, in
	all respects, as if this Constitution had not
	been adopted; and when said Courts shall
	be so superseded, all causes, then depending
	in said Courts, shall pass into the jurisdic-
	tion of the several Courts, by which they
	may be, respectively, superseded.
	Sec. 3. Vacant.
	Sec. 4. If at any election directed by this	Section 2.09. Pluralities.
	Constitution, any two or more candidates shall have the highest and an equal number	The candidates receiving the highest num- ber of votes shall be elected to the offices for
	of votes, a new election shall be ordered	which they were candidates.
	by the Governor, except in cases specially
	provided for by this Constitution.
	Sec. 5. In the trial of all criminal cases,	See Section 1.07, Rights of Accused, p. 5.
	the Jury shall be the Judges of the Law,
	as well as of fact, except that the Court
	may pass upon the sufficiency of the evi-
	dence to sustain a conviction.
	Sec. 6. The right of trial by Jury of	See Section 1.13, Jury Trial in Civil Cases,
	all issues of fact in civil proceedings in	p.l.
	the several Courts of Law in this State,
	where the amount in controversy exceeds
	the sum of five dollars, shall be inviolably
	preserved.
	Sec. 7. All general elections in this	See Section 2.08, General Elections, p. 114.
	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.

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