The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-12-14
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SECTION l. The Legislative authority of this
State shall be vested ina General Assembly,
which shall consist OF a Senate aud House
OF Representatives.
SECTION 2, The Houso of Representatives
shal be composed of Members chosen by bat.
lot, every sccond year, Ivy the citizens - this
State, qualified as'i" this Constitution Is pro
vidcd.
SECTION g. Each Judicial District IN the
State shall constitute one Election Distric! rx.
ccpt Charleston District, whiCD sSiii lu div.
dcd into two Election Districts. one cunslsiiu q.
OF the late Parishes OF ST. Phillip aud ST
Michael, ~ be, designated the Election Dis.
trct nS Charleston the other consisting II all
that part OF the Judicial District wliich is
withoutthc limits Of said Parishes. To be k..uwn
as the Election District oi Berkeley
SECTION 4. The bounda rics OF the several Ju
dicial and Election Districts shall remain as
they arc now established.
SECTION o. The House OF Representatives
shall consist OF one hundred aud twenty four
Members, to hc apportioned among the several
Eioctiou Districts OF the state, according to
the number of white inhabitants contained in
each, and the amount of all taxes raised by The
General Assembly, whether direct or Indirect
or OF whatever species paid in each, dcducting
thcrcirom oil taxes pad on account of proper.
ty held in any other District, and adding
thereto all taxes elsewhere paid On account Of
iiorrof tho white inhlbita@t-, for this purpose
was made i the year one tinusa nd eight hun
dred and hity- nine. and shall hr made in the
course OF every tenth year thereafter. in such
manner IA shall be. by law, directed and
Representa- tativcs shall hc asst igueu tn the diifr
ont Districts in the above mentioned y4opnr.
tion, by Act OF the General Assembly ut the
session iInmcdatcly succeeding every cnumc.
ration: Preceded, That Until the apporuon.
nf,ut, which shall EC made upou the next Gnu.
ms tn off, ;,,,,
ofthc several Election Districts. as herein con-
stitued shall continue as ASST gucd ut tho last
apportionmcnt, each District which has been
heretofore divided into ,smaller Districts,
known as Parishes, having the aggregate nun
bcr OF Representatives which the Parishes
heretofore embraced within its limits have had
since that apportionmcnt, the Representative
to which the Parish OF All Saints has been
heretofore cuttled, being dnring this Interval,
assigned to Horry Election District
4, SECTION 6. II the enumeration herein direct.
ed shall not be made in the course OF the year
appointed foi'thc purpose, it shall he. The duty
Of the Governor TO have it effected as sUun
thereafter as shall be practicable.
SEcTi1N III assigning Representatives In
the several Districts, tho General Assembly
siall allow ono Representative Tor every sixty
second part OF the whole udnbcr OF white ia :.
babitapts in the State, aud one REPRESENTATIVE
also far every sixty second part Of the whole
lakes raised by iii &c ,cral Assembly. There
ioisati be further allowed ono Representative
for sush fractions of the sixty scc"nd part vi!
the white inhabitants. and Of the sixty. second
part ofthe taxes, as whca added together form
a unit. ..'"'
SgcrtoN 8. All taxes upon property, real or
personal, shall be laid up0I The actual valuj OF
the property taxed. as tho same shall 30 asccr
taincd by the assessment made or the pur.
pose OF laying such tax. In the first appor-
tionncnt which shall h.madu Gnder the Con
stitution, the amount Of taxes shall be osIiu.a j..
ted from the average OF tac two years next prc.
'ccdirg such apportionmGnt; but imCver sub
sequcnt superintendent, from 5,hc average of
the,ten year then next prccrJiug.
SEcTioS 9. IL, in the appottionment Of Rep
rescntatives any. Election District shall an
pear not to be entitled from It's population and
its taxes. to a Representative; such Election
District shall nevertheless send one Rnprcscu-
.s;:ya; and, il there bc still deficiency OF the
number OF Representatives required by sec
ton fifth, such deficiency shall be supplied by
assigning Representatives To those Election
Districts having the largest surplus fractions,
whether those fractions consist Of a coinbica .
tion OF population and taxes. or of population
Or taxes separately, until the number Of one
hundred aud twenty ,iour Members bc made
up Provided, ho,sfuer, That not more than
twelve Rcpresontsu shall, in any apportion,.
nent, he assigned TO anyene Election District
a,Ses SSesiGs sn, IL s sfpfs'sn +" s%v
manner, unit no SIlaSrnltt lSsiga s5 Winch shall
sEcTloN IL. The Sthat0 Nalli lfSa Saomposed of
one member from each fsSsltict, except
the Election Districbn& tsbVsis&tSA, to wbicli
shall be allowed two SeF9tw9.slfiHg
sEcTios u. Upon Che dIeatI].8 of the first
General Assembly, whiSI Sa2 lss chosen ur,-
der the provisions OF thi5H <'5tnstitiiion. the
Senators shalt be dcVldcde by lot, into two
classes the seats OF the Senators Of The one
,class TO be vacated at The expiration of four
years and the number tcsc glasses shall
be so proportioned that one half of thr wh.la
nuInbcr OF Snnators may, as nearly ms noss1
bile contiDuo to be chosen thereafter every soc
ond year.
SECTION I3. No pcrson shall be cIigble'to.
ortakc or retain. I,scat in the HuusC of Repre-
scii,ativos, unless hoisa free white muu who
hath attained the age of twcuty,ouo years,
hath, been ascitiznn and resident of this state
thgee years next preceding the ,!ay OF election,
aug hath been Ior the Iost six months OF this
time, and shall continue, rcsidentof lnc Dis.
triEt 'wbichh he Is TO represent. .nf
SECTION ii No person shall be eligible to,
or'thke or retain, seat u the Senate. pnlcss
heie a free white man. who hath attained the
age of thirty years, hath been a citizen aud
rcsidentof this State five years next preceding
the day OF election, and hath been, for the las
ak t,opths OF ttis limo. and shall continue iu
be. d resident OF the District which Inc is 10 rep.
resent. 'gfa..EtgN 70 go t
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