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104 SOUTH CAROLINA .

The judges of the supreme und superior courts are appointed by a joint voteof the two houses, and hold their offices during good behavior.

The constitution grants the right of voting for members of the house of com-mons to all freemen of the age of 21 years, who have been inhabitants of anyone county within the state twelve months immediately preceding the day of anyelection, and have paid public taxes; but in order to be entitled to vote forsenators, they must be possessed of a freehold of 50 acres of land.

The governor’s annual salary is $2,000. This state sends 13 representa-tives to congress.

SOUTH CAROLINA .

ARMS OF SOUTH CAROLINA .

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Length, 188 miles; breadth, 160: containing 30,000 square miles. Be-tween 32° 2' and 35° 10' N. long, and between 1° 45' and 6° 15' W. long.Bounded N. and N. E. by North Carolina ; S. E. by the Atlantic; and S. W.by Georgia, from which it is separated by the Savannah .

TABLE OF THE DISTRICTS AND SEATS OF JUSTICE.

Districts.

| Seats of Justice.

1

Dist. fr.Colum-bia .

Districts.

Seats of Justice.

Dist. fr.

Colum-

bia .

Abbeville

mi

Abbeville

KKI

Lancaster

n

Lancaster C. H.

73

Anderson

mi

Anderson C. II.

129

I Aurens

wm

Laurens C. H.

79

Barnwell

sw

Barnwell C. H.

02

Lexington

m

Lexington C. 11.

12

Beaufort

s

Coosawhatchie

147

|Marion

ne

Marion C. 11.

115

Charleston

sc

Charleston

110

j Marlboro’

n

Marlboro’ C 11.

102

Chester

n

Chester C. II.

57

|Newberry

wm

Newberry C. H.

45

Chesterfield

n

Chesterf’ld C. H.

102

Orangeb’gh

m

Orangeb’gh C.H.

43

Colleton

se

Walterborough

93

Pickens

nw

Pickens C. H.

157

Darlington

ne

Darlington C. II.

80

Richland

m

Columbia

Edgefield

w

Edgefield C. II.

57

Spartanburg n Spartanb gh C.H.

104

Fairfield

m

Winnsborough

29

Sumter .

m Sumterville

44

Georgetown

e

Georgetown

134

Union

n

Unionville

77

Greenville

nw

Greenville C. II.

117

Williamsb’gh e

Kingstree

86

Horry

ne

Conwayborough

150

York

York C. H.

78

Kershaw

m

Camden

33