The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-12-30

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and may be authorized to compel the attend
ance OF absent Members, in such manner, and
law. ~
SECTION 49, Each House shall choose its own
officers, determine it's rules OF proceeding,
punish its Members for disordery behavior,
and, with the coneurrencc Of two-thirds, cxpel
cause
Section 10. EACH House may punish, by i'm
prlsonment, during its sitting. any person not
Member, who shall DO guilty OF disrespect TO
the House by any disordcrlv or contcmptuous
behavior In it's presence; or who, during the
time of its citing. ahall threaten harm to body
or estate OF any Member for anything said or
done in either House. or who shalt assa uit any
Of them therefor, or who shalt assault or arrest
any witness or other person ordcr ed to attend
thu House In his gong thereto, or returning
ihcrefrom, or who snail rescue any person ar.
rested by order oi the House.
SEcTroN 90. The Members Of both Houses
shall be protected in their persons and cstates
during their attendance on, going to and re.
turning from, the General Assembly, and ten
days previous To the sitting, and ten days aT-
ter the adjdurnment thereof But these privi.
leges shall not be EXTENDED 80 as TO protect any
Member who shall be charged with treason,
felony. or breach OF the peace.
SECTION 2f. Bills for raising rev6 huc shalt
originate in the House Of Representatives, but
may be altered, amended or rejected by the
either House, and may be amended, altered or
rejected by the other.
SscT,oN %. Every Act or Resolution having
the force oflaw shall relate 10 but one subject.
and that shall be expressed in the title.
SEc~IoN 90. No bill sha have the force OF
law until II shall have been read three times,
and on three several days, in each House, has
had the seal OF the State affi red to it, and has
been signed in the Senate House by the Prcs.
dent OF the Senate and the Speaker Of The
House o. Representatives..
SECTION "a. No money shall be drawn out
Of the Public Treasury but by the legislative
authority OF the State.
SECTION rs. In all elections by the General
Assembly, or either House thereof, the mem
bers shall vote "uiua uoce," and their volcs thus
given, shall bc cutered upon the journals OF tho
House to which they respectively belong.
SECTION 26 The members OF the General
Assembly. who sha u meet under this Constitu.
tion. cha u he entitled to receive out OF the Pub.
Tic Treasury, for their expenses during their
attendance on. going TO and returning from,
the General Assembly, five dollars for each
days attendance. and twenty cents for every
mile oi the ordinary route Of travel between
the residence OF the Member and the capital or
other place Of sitting Of the General Assembly,
both gong and returning; and the same may
be increased ur diminished by law. If clrcunr.
stances. shall require but nc, alteration shall
be made to take effect during the existence OF
the General Assembly which shall make such
alteration.
SEcr,oS27 Neither House. during the ses-
ton of the General Assembly, shall, without
the consent Of the other. adjourn. for more
than three days, nor to any other place tina q
that in which the Assembly shall be at the time
sitting.
SEcTioN2S. No person shall he eligible to q
scat in the General Assembly whilst he hoIus
any office OF profit or trust under this S,a,u.
the United States Of America, or any OF them,
or under anY other power, except officers in
the militia, army or navy Of this State, Magis.
tratcs or Justices OF Interior Courts, while such
Justices receive no salaries; nor shall any
contractor OF the army or navy Uf this State,
the United States Of America, or any OF them,
or the agents of such contractor, be eligible TO
q seat in either House. And IL any Member
shall accept or exercise any OF the said disquali-
Tying Offices, he shall vacate his seat.
SEcTiuS29. IL any Election District shall
neglect 10 choose member or members on the
day Of election, or if any person chosen a
member OF either House shall rcfuse TO qupli-
iyand take his scat, or shall resign. dic. dc.
part the State. accept any disquaifying office.
or become otherwise disqualified to hold his
seat. writ of election shalt b. issued by The
President OF the Senate or Speaker Of the
House OF Representatives, as the case may be-
for the purpose OF filling the vacancy thereby
occasioned, for the remainder OF the'tern for
which tn. son SO rtiu5ing TO qualify, re.
signing, dying, departing the State. or becom.
ing disqualified. was elected to serve, or the
defaulting Election District ought to have
chosen member or members.
SECTION 30. And whereas, the min ERA of
the Gospel are. by their profession. dea .cated
to the service OF God and the cure Of souls,
and oug not be diverted from the great du.
ties Of their functions, therefore, M minister
Of the Gospel or public preacher OF any re.
ligious persuasion, whilst nc continues in the
exercise of his pastoral functions. shall be
eligible to the office Of Governtr, Lieutenant
Governor. or 20 seat in the Senate or the
House OF Representatives
ARTICLEH.
SECTION !. The Executive authority Of tbis
State shall be vested IN Chief Magistrate, who
shall be styled, Tho Governor uf the State Of
South Carolina
SECTION 2, The Governor shall be elected by
the electo.s duly qualified TO vote for n,.rnbers
OF the House OF r, presentatives. and shall hold
his office for four years. and until his success. i.
sor shall be chosen and qualified but the
same ptrs,n shall not be Governor for two
consecutive terms.
SECTIONS. No person shall be eligible to the
Office o. Governor, unless he hath attained the
age OF thirty years, and hath been citizen
and resident or tbis State for tho ten years
next preceding the day Of election. And no
person shall hold the Office Of Gnver,or and