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


aud may be- authorized to compel the attend.
ance OF absent Members. in surh manner, and
u"aer tuch penalties. as may be provided by
law.
SECTION 10 Each House shall choose its own
officers, determine its rules of proceeding,
punish its Members for d,s.rdcrly behavior,
and, with the concurrence Of two-, thirds, cxpel
Member. but nota second time for tile satne
cause
SECTION 10 Each House may punish, by inn
prisonme I, during its situug. any person not
Member, who shall be guilty OF disrespcct to
the House by any disordcrlY or contemptuous
behavior In its presence; or who, during the
time III its sitting, shall threaten harm to body
or es'alc of any Member for anything said or
done IN enher House. or who shal assault any
OF them therefor, or who sh all assault or arrest
any witness or other person ordered to attend
the House In his gong thereto, or returning
ihcrefrom or who shall rescue any person ar.
rested by order OF the House.
sEcTioN 30. The Members Of both Houses
shall be protected in their persona and estates
during their attendance on, goin.. TO and re.
tuning from. the General Assembly. and ten
days previous TO the citing, and ten days af-
ter the adjournment thereof But these privi.
ieges shall not be extended 80 as TO protect any
Member who shall be charged with treason,
felony. or breach OF tho peace.
SECTION al Bills for raising rcvs nue. shall
originate in the House of Representa- tives, but
may be altered. amended or rejected by the
either Housc, aud may he amended, altered or
rejected by the other
SECTION p. Every Act or Resolution having
the force OF law shall relats TO hut one subject.
and that q all be expressed in the title.
SECTION % No bill shal have the force or
law until il shall have been read three times,
and on three several Gays, in each House, has
had the seal of the Stats I'll xed To il, aud has
been signed in the Senate House by the Prcsi.
dent OF the Senate aud the Speaker Of the
a.. al
SECTION "a. No money shall be drawn out
OF the Public Treasury but by the legislative
authority Of the State.
SECTION 25. In all elections by the General
Assembly. or either House thereof, the mem
hcrs shall vote pipa rocc." aud their votes thus
given. shall be cntcrcd upon the Journals OF tho
Hnusc to which they respectively belong.
SECTION 26 The meinbers Of the General
Assembly. who shall meet under this Constitu-
ton. sha u he entitled to receive out Of the Pub.
lie Treasury, Tor their expenses during their
auendapce on. gong to aud returning from,
the General Assembly, five dollars for each
days attendance, and twenty cents for every
mile OF the ordinary route OF travel between
the residence of the Meuiber and the capital or
other place of sitting of tho General. Assembly,
both gong and returning and the same may
bc Increased ur diminls shed by law. If cIrcum-
stanccf shall require but no alteration shalt
he rnade to take effect during the existence OF
tho General Assembly which shall make such
alteration.
>EcT,ns2 q Neither House. during the ses-
,i"n Of the General Assembly, shall, Wi irout
thr.consen: of The other. adjourn. for more
than three days, nor to any other place than
,lat in winch the Assembly shall be at the time
sitting.
SEcTios2S. No person shall be eligible to a
scat in the General Assembly whilst he holos
any Ofh Oi prob, or trust under this State,
tho United Stat"s vf America, or any Of them,
or under any other power, except officers n
no mn la,
i atcs or Justices OF Interior Courts, while such
,ticcs receive no salaries; nor shall any
Caufactor " tnc army or navy Ut this State.
iheryi'tcd states uf America, Or any of them,
ofA igc ia of such contracOr, be eligible to
a Si3In2 either Housc And IL any Member
s'F .ss1Ept or exercise any OF the said disquali-
fyisg offices, he shall vacate his scat.
SECTION %. IL any Election Disiict shall
neglect 10 choose member or members on the
day of election, or if any person chosen a
member W either House shall refuse TO qunli-
~ and take bis scat, Or shall resign, die. de.
part the State, accep' any disqualtying office.
or become otherwise disqualified TO hold his
seat. writ ol election shall BE- Issued by the
President oil the Senate or Speaker OF the
House OF Representatives. as the case may be,
for the purpose of filling the vacancy thereby
occasiohed. for ttc remainder oi the term for
which the person 30 niusing to qualify, re
signing, dying. departing the State. or becom-
ing disqualified. was elected 10 sorve, orthe
| luti'uinS--tsltCloH Ougnt 10 nave
chSssn Sscn, tal question, eia !,
the Goshnse there were, no H. Sin dedicated d
to the 4e to slavery. Iftheylre Of aopls,
ssa siss oo1emocratc party nnia.,sr grGsi as
ofthe a ;onvul sion from whier OF any re-.
atas" IigioS everything. Inthe Phi; na,inoes y the
eiigibls42ly to call for resSr, Liea,enaSt @ St
Governor. or suesslon in esSsa Senate or the
House of ReprcscnLi,ls Oh SOD
ARTIGs
Section ]. The ExeSdt "a atlhArity of this
State shall bevested ir4 M <jstrate, who
shall bc styled, The ossseftisE u tho State Of
South Carolina wv
SECTION 2 The Governor shalt be elected by
the elcc,ms duly qualified to vote for ,neribers
Of thc House Of presentativcs. and shall hold
ilis Office fr four yeara. and until his success
sUr shall be chosen and qualified but tho
. me ptrs n shall not be Governor for two
onsecuiiye terms $50
MOTION 3. No person shall be eligible to the
Cffico o. Cover nor, uuless he bath affirmed the
age ot thirty years, and hath been a citizen
and resident OF tbis State FOR the ten years
next preceding the day Of election And no
person shall hold thu Office OF Governor. and
any ether office or commission; civil or militia
~, (exccpt in miltia,) under this State or tho