Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-03-14
VIRGINIA
REFORM C0N| ENTlON
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MI. scorr's SUBSTITUTE.
(. CAROLINA coSsI!i'' '''

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.. CAROLINA e'S yam. The house of represcn
The 4th seetiono ~ ;a!vcs shall consist of onr
tleman amenctnsn 10Th hundred and twenty -four
"Rerresen',; .hsl! be members TO be apportionct
legislative ",,nrs. the among the several election
app,-tioned :iai towns dstr.c:- ofthe state accord
COUNTIES Ia number OF !i 10 t.ie number OF white
according p,, contain inaabltaats contained, aae
white nas' sn,ount nf al, the a.nount of all lake
cd and 'He ach. deduct raised hv the legislature
taxes la.r taxes Ill taxes whether Greet or ndirec'o
ing m licenses and law oi waatevsr species, pal II
1hl' va !, making such each. cednciins therefron
process; there shall all LAKE, paid account
aP9 ~ one delegate for property held i'll any othe
oe A0"eN part OF the district. and adding theretc
AMI; inhabitants, and one al taxes elsewhere PAID OF
SAG ,a,..o lar every accoGn. Of property held il
NV n the said taxes; ana sucho'Strct An enumera
p'E IL, ,,anncr. there shall ton Of the white inhabi
'Ia one Senator for tsnts, for this purpose. chal
oe mart OF the De male in the year 1869
eve; Provided that the sad il the of ever,
rnssn,at;on OF no citv tenth Year thereafter il
town shall at any time OK such nianher as shall bs D,
o.I delegates and law directed and represtn
senators; but the nt.tcs shall be assigned t,
.,r,us 'raetions thereof he different distrcta in thu
,s orr of population or above mentioned proper
xa,on or Of both eombin ;on by act of the legisla
han he estimated in as ture at the session immedi
yn;ny representation to atev succeeding the above
~, sections of tn. State il enumeration.
which they respectively In assigning represents
,tmo..d" ;ves to the several district
iIfth section: Of the State, the legislator,
The General Assembly shall allow one representa-
,ser me year aad live for every siXty-secon,
,ryals ;hereaftero Of not par; OF the whole taxes rails
~. linn ten years shall ed BY the legislature Of the
,ssoportion representation State.
!. roth legislative bodies In every appor.uDmen
according the principle Of representation under
"a IN he manner herein these amendments, which
declared but in every ro shal! take place after The
appor,ionment, the amount nrst aPPortionment, thE
81 ey.s sii l., estimated amount IF taxes shall be 81
,.o, tl. average III the ten tma ed from the average
preceding years OF the ten preceding years
Here in the South Carolina constitution we have Tho
Tie blanks filed up. and presume it is the intention O
The gentleman rnm Fauquicr. should HI. amendment hs
a1oy,.i v the Convention 10 nil up his blanks IN thu
same proportion tia. the. filled up in the South Car
eliza constitution
Thus i; will be seen the amendment proposed ty the
gentleman ron, ,auquer i. strikingy ike tho Sonh
Carolina constitution. 40 much ~ to warrant inc pc
h,f ,hst i. has been copied that Instrument. Even
Tie .eappo.,onnent rec hiring the General Assembly
10 take the average OF the tea preceding Years il Is
fo.ad follows almost word for word; this provision N
tie con .,uon Of the S:ate OF South Carolina. Now
presume ii il shall be determined bT the Convention
10 encrsft upon our organic law this South Carolina
tcle that il will b. neces.ar. Tor the gentleman from
Fauq;ier in Order to prcrvc that harmony that should
exist in the provisions of that instrument. 70 propose IN
incorporate also the SIKH. section OF the constitution
of South Carolina, which take It Tor granted was ~
sou that gentlemen desire neorpola;. this principle
If the mixed basis into constitution, which Is
I'd TO be the necessity for III. minority 10 have the ma
oritv in The legislative department o The government.
because of its pecuia. property Aud to give addition
a: security the people of South Caoiina have adop,et
the sixth section which shall :ead and which expcc;
will BE- proposed to this ,enton should the amend
laent of the gentleman fro u Fauqnier be adopted
The sixth section of the constitution OF South Carroll
na is as follows
No person shall DO eligible 10 seat in the house OF
representatives unless he is free white man. OF the
OF wenty.oa. wears and hath been citizen and resident
IN this State three prosiors to ha election II a
resident in the election district he shall not be eligible
q seat in the house Of representatives. unless he be
legally seized and possessed in his right of set
sd freehold estate Of 1--we hundred OF land and
len negroes.
Now, these people have been consistent They have
evidently organized their government for the protection
end the protection alone Of that portion OF the people
that NAV be possessed Of this property, Of which we
nave heard So much during session here and they
have not onlv required thai j, shall have representation
Ia tie General Assembly bat they gone further
ar REQUIRED that h. who ca res to become repre.e
t.;;ya must be possessed Of ,e hundred acres Of Lnd
and ten negroes thus con!nin the exercise oil tie pow
or. Of the government the owners of this peculiar
lfoperty
Xr NELSON viii, tia permission at tho gentle
rGan ] move that the committee now rise
Mr.. ANDERSON. Oh no it is oalyo o'clock.
The question was thea taken on the motion Of Dir.
NEEsos and there wero--a count being had-ayes IS,
noes l9-no quorum
The committee then rose, aud the Chair reportsd the
fact to the Convention that there WAS no quorum pre-
sent, when
On motion Of Mr. LETCHEH. The Convention al
jorrned until tomorrow morning, at ii o'clock