The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-12-09
ARTICLE I.

SECTION |. Inc Legislative auuhorlty OF this
State shai be vested in a Geueial Assembly
which shall CONSIST OF a Senate ,uh a Jl"use
Sf Representatives.
SECTION 2. The House Of Roo s"n'a'ivcs
shall be composed of McIn;rrs chiscn bv bal.
lot. every second year by 'hr citiz nso this
State, qualified as in this Constitution is pro e.
vided.
SEcrtoS 3. zach Judicial District In the
State shall constitute one Election District ex
cept Carlestsh District. WI icb shall be divi-
&cd into two Election Districts, Que consisting
Of the late Parishes Of ST. Phillip aud st
Michael, t. be designated the Election Dis.
trict Of Charleston the other consisting of all
that part uf the Judicial District, witch is
without the lnlits Of said Parishes. to be k,vwn
as the Election District oi Berkeley
SECTION 4. The bounfiaries Uf the several Ju
dicial ana Election Districts shall remain as
they are now established.
'EcTioN 5. The HOUSE Of Representatives
shail consist of one hundrrd and twenty tour
Nj mbtrs to bc apporiioued aui"ug the several
Election Districts OF the State, according to
the uun.Nr ot white inhahitan,s cunia,ir'd in
each, and the amount OF all taxes raised by the
General Assembly, whethr, drrct or Indirect :,
or oi whatever species paid in each, deduCting
therc'rom oil taxes paid on nc Gun, "f proper
~ held in anv other District, aud adding
thereto all taxes clsewhGre paid op account OF
property held in such District. An cnulnera-
tion OF the white inhabi'aHts, for this purpose,
was made the year one thousand eight hun
dIed aud fifty nine, nd shalf bc mad in the
course OF every tenth year thereafter, in such
manner shall be, by law. directed and
Representatives shall I've assigned to che differ
. enf Districts in the above -rs1en iourd proper.
tion, by Ac OF the General Assembly at the
sessiun Immediately succeeding every enume
rat,on Provided. That until ne a potion.
mcnt, which shall bc mad upon the Gtx, emu.
meratiun, shall take effect the representation
ofthe several Election Districts, ~ herein con-
stituted, stall continue "a assigned at the last
apportion,nrnt each District which has been
heretofore divided iutn smaller Districts.
known as Parishes, having the aggregate mum
6cr Of Representatives. which The Parishes
heretofore embraced within its limits have had
since that npportionincnt. the Representative
70 which the. Parish of Al Saints has been
heretofore cn'itled, hcing .duting this interval,
assigned to Horny Election District
SECTION E " the enumeration herein direct
cd shall not he made in the course ui the yrar
appointed for the purpose, it shall be the duty
OF the Eovernor 10 have II effected as soon
thereafter as shaii be p'ac,irablc
SEcTtos7 IN assigning Represent atives 10
the several Districts. tho General Assembly
shall allow one Representative 'or every sky.
second part of the whole number Of white in
habitants in the State, and one Representative
also for every sixty second part oi the whole
taxes raised by III General Assembly. There
shall be further allowed one Representative
for such fractions Of the sixty secuud part OF
the white inhabitants, and nf the sixty second
part ofthe taxes, as when added together form
q unit.
SEcvioN 8. All taxes upon property, real or
personal, shall be laid upoi the actual value ~
the property taxed. as the same shall DC asccr
taincd by tho assessment made Ur the pur.
pose or laying such tax. la the first nppor-
tirnment which shall h. made under the Con
stitution, she amount Of taxes shall bc esiima
ted from tho Average of the two years next pre-.
cedir e such apportionment but In ever sub
sequent apportio rnent, from tn, average Of
The ten years then next preceding.
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fesentatives : any Election District shall ap-
pear not to be entitled, from its population a nd
its taxes, to Representative; such Election
District shall nevertheless send one R-prcscn-
tative; and, II there bc still deficiency Of the
number Of Representatives required by sec /.
ton fifth, such deficiency shall be supplied by
assigning Representatives TO those Eection
Districts having the largest surplus fractions,
whether those fractions consist Of a combi I.
ton OF population and taxes. or of population
or taxes separately, upiil the number OF one
hundred and twenty.four Members be made
up. Pr0pided, hulDsper. That not more than
twelve Representatives shall, in any apportion
ment. be assiRned to any one Election District
SECTION ~. No apportioninent of Represen-
tatives shall be construed to take effect, in any
manner. until tho general ele1ionswbch shall
succeed such apporiionniepkS& u
SECTION II. The Senat 6lSell kIs n ,pSssed Of
one member from each Elsrfipi aies1 81 4, ksccpt
the Election District Of, Gilafltai 81 'Gal Isbich
shall be allowed two Sena tefks 49,
SECTION IL. Upon the yn,eetin6 81 tie first
General Assembly, which AZ, II, ~ lbn-
der the provisions OF tliis SyHSl Is III Chi the
Senators shall be dcvdeV " ~ {sss,I "a 1.-TWO
claeses ; the scats OF the sieasis lbf abe one
class to be vacated at tho eSpif4z z5.s1 sof four
years; and he number o. tfcse q ABses sha II
be 80 proportioned that one halt as gthr whole
number OF Senators NAV, NJ ,cffy as posi-.
bile continue to bc cbob I'll, rt&ner gerry scc
end year. $r
SECTION 10. No person shall he ri,gible TO,
or take or retain, a seat In the House uf Repre-
sentatives. unless he is free Whit mnn, who
hath attained the age 81 twenty .opc y,ars
hath been citizen AMI resident Of this Stare
three years next preceding tbe day ol election
ana hath been for the last{aix months oi this
time, ard shall continue. asfssident Of the Dis"
trict which he is to represent.
SECTION Ii No person shall be eligible TO,
or take or retain. a seat the Senate unless
he 10 free white man, wlb hath att tairrd tue
age Of thirty, W ars, hath Been n citizen and
resident OF tbis State five years next preceding
ibe day OF election, and hath been. for the las'
ak months OF this time. amt shall continue IT,
be. a resident ofthe District which lie is to rep.
resent.
SECTION 10. Senators and Members Of tba
House Of Representatives shall bP chosen al a
Ret er,i election on The third Is ,unps Iu V in