The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-12-23
ARTICLE I.

State hall be vested ina Geucri,l Assembly. 4.
which Mall consist ui Senate 'ud 8 House
st Repr. 4suistYCs.
SgtfIuS .. m, N5usa or Representatives
-l,.ln. composed 0f M,,n.erR chrsei by bal.
..'. eyer sccoud yea. ~ he ri'z"us o. this
.ra'", qu'lthc'i Ne ir ;N's '""-nnuon pro.
viGCi. -'
SECTION g. Each Iudrlal Dis,rict 't, Inc
State shall con.tiutr one Ehc,tun District cx
cent Charleston District, WI ich shah be d'vi-
d. d into two Election Distrc,s. one consisting
of the !stc Parishes Of 81. Phillip aud 81
Michael /, be designated the Elcciio,s DIS.
trct o Charleston the other consisting OF all
that part OF the Judicial District. which lie
without the lrmi,s OF said Parishes. to be. known
IA the Election District oi Berkeley
SEcTIoS 4. The boundaries Of the several Ju.
dicial ana Election Districts ehaN remain
they are now established
SEcTIuN 5. The House OF Representatives
shall consist of one hundred aud twenty fur
NJ mbcrs to II" appnrionrd among thu several
Eioctiou Districts OF the State. according to
the nuinbcr of white inhahiisuts con tanned ia
each, land the amount of all taxes'raiscd by the
General Assembly, whether direct or Indirect,
or OF whatever Sppc Ies paid il each, deducting
thercirom III taxes paid on ac uunt of proper
ty held in any other Distic ica, and adding
thereto all taxes elsewhere paid on account OF
property held in such District. An eaumera-
ton Of the white inh 'bita!ts, for this purpose,
was made the year one thousand eight hun
dred aud fifty nine. nd ahali be- made in the
course oi every tenth year thereafter, in such
manner shall be, by law, directed !. and
Representative shall he assigned to the differ
cnt Districts in the ab,ve -menti tioncd proper.
tiun. by Ac' OF the General Assembly at the
session Immediately succeeding every enume
ration: Provided, That until he a portion
mcnt, which shall bc mad" upon the next emu.
nicraiiun, shall take effect. thu representation
of the several Election Districts, as herein con-
etituted. shall continue as assigued at the last
appDrtionincnt each District which has been
heretofore divided into smaller Districts.
Snown as Parishes, having the aggregate num-
Der Of Representatives which the Parishes
heretofore embraced within its limits have had
since that apportonment, the Representative
to which the Parish OF All Saints has been
heretofore cn'itlcd, being during this interval,
assigned TO Horny Election District
SECTION 6. Itthc enumeration herein direct.
ed shall not be made in the course Of the year
appointed for the purpose, il slaili be the duty
OF the Governor to have II effected soon
thereafter as shall be practicable.
SEcTioS7 In assigning Representatives TO
the several Districts, the General Assembly
shall allow one Representative tor every sixty
second part OF the whole number OF white in :.
habitants in the State, aud one nrpro"n'auve
also for every sixty second part 81 the whole
taxes raised by tn Ge"efal Assembly. There
sball be further allowed one Representative
for such fractous ~ the sixty second part oi
the white inhabi,ant and of the sixty second
,arrofthe,taxcs, as when added together form
aunt.
Sgcrnss 9 AN taxes upon property, real or
nersunaI, shall be laid upoE the actual value Of
the property taxed. as the same shall oc ascer
tanned by the assessment made or the pur-
puse Of laying such tax. Ia the first appor-.
tinnment whiih shall hr made under the Con
stitutioa, she amount of taxcs shall be estiuia.
ted from the average of the two years mex pre-.
cedir ouch apportiooment; but In ever sub
scqueht spporti0' mcut, from tn, average Of
the kn yeats then next preceding.
9. III, in the aDDUrtiunm q mt Of Re
retntatives any Election District shall ap-
pear not to be entitled, from it's population and
III taxes, TO Representative; ,such Election
District sna III nevertheless ess send one R-prcsen-
tatiys; and, II there be still q deficiency Of the
nuiper OF Representatives required by sec :
ton fifth, such deficiency shall be supplied by
assigning Representatives to those Election
Disricts having the largest surplus fractions
whther those fractions consist or a combira /.
tio' OF population and taxes, or Of population
or akes separately, until ,!ie number OF nne
hudrcd aud twenty four Members be made
". Provided, hoi5spsr, That not more than
telvc Representatives shall, ia any apporiion.
pent. be assia ned to any one election District.
SECTION ~. No apportiOninent Of Rcpresen-
aiives shall be construed to take effect, in any
manner. until tue general election which shall
succeed such apportiopnient.
SEcrioS u. The Senate shall be composed of
one inember from each Election Districf, except
the Election District of Charleston, to which
shall be allowed two Senators. Eggzt tsi
SEcrioH IL. Upon the meeting Of the first
General Assembly, whic, sinai De oirusep ur,,
der The provisions or tbis Constitution the
Senators shall be dcvIdcd. by lot. into tDo
classes ; the seats OF tho Senators ~ tht, INC
cinss tn he vncatcd at ,hc expiranJn Df .ipnE
Yeas aud lhc nnmhcr. ihcsc .onsass shnIi
he so proportioucd that ore haif az toe lw;.o!a
number nf Senators may, aA ueS,rly Ra .1os- i.
bic crmt nuc 10 be chosen thereafter every ssc
end year. .sr .. 1900 RI
EoroN 8. M p'rson -hull be elisibls u. .
or lake Or retain. a seat IN the House ~ RGpre-
scpiaivrs. unless tie is n free White ma n, who
hath attained the age q twenty .one years
hath been II citizen AMI resident of this Ste,c
three years next preceding the day Of election.
ana hath been for tile last six months OF this
time, and shall continue. resident OF the Dis.
trct which he Is 70 represent. riltHH q
SbcTios u No petsUn shall be eligible to.
or take or retain, seat n the Senate, 'unIses
he 10 a free white man, who hath ailaned the
age Of thiety years, hath been citizen and
resident OF this State five years next preceding
the day or election, and hath been, for the ips'
ak mohths Of this time. and sbIlI continGc u
be. a resident oftbe District which. he is,to rep.
Fesent. fF ,. t!, es-Ylq
SgcTIoN l5. Senators and Membets OF the
House of Representatives shall be chosen at q
ecnerai election on The third Wednesday In
October In the present year, and on the same