Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-10-11
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
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Ne. The 45t.epLe of fze State Of South Cdroli-
mo, tgour Delegates III Contention met, 60
>, ordain and establish this Constitution for
the Government Of the said Stale: -
., -, ARTICLE l.. -
SECTION l.. The. Legislative authority of
this State shall be vested in . General As.
sembly, which shall consist Of Se2ate and
House of Representatives. =: sE = -
Section .. The House Of Representatives
SHALL be eomposed of Members chosen By
ballot, every second year, by the citizens Of
this State, qualified sas In this Constitution.
is provided. -
.SEcrr1oa 9. Each judicial District in the
State shall constitute one Election District,
except Charleston district, which shall be
divided into two Election Districts, one con.
sisting of the late Parishes of st. Philip and
st. 4fiehael, to be dssisnntad the Election
District Of Charlestsn; the other consisting
of all that part Of the Judicial District, which
is nithoutth limits Of the said Parishes, to
bo known as the Election Distriefof Berkeley.
SEcTIoS 4. The boundaries of the several
Judicial and Elechoa, Districts shall remain
as they are now estabiished. 80
SECTION s.. The House of Representatives.
shall censist Of one hundred and t1enty-fonr
Members, to he apPortionsa among the save
raj Election Districts Of ths State, according
tathe number of white inhabitants contained
in each, and The a,nouBt of all taxes raised
by the General 4lsesnbly, whether direct or
indirect, or of whatever specisB paid in each,
dedueting thsrefrora all taxes paid on account
of property heldiu aay other District, and
adding thereto all taxes elsewhere paid en-
account of property held in such District.
An enumeration of the white Inhabitants, for
this purpose, was made in the year one thou,
sand eight hundred and hfty-nine, and shal!
be made in the course of every tenth year
thereafter, in such manner az shall be-, by
law, direc,sd and Representatives, shall DO
assigned to the different Districts in tho
above mentioned proportion, BY Act of the
General Assembly at the session Immediately
succeeding every enumeration: Provided.
.hat until the apportienmsnt, which shall be
made upon the next enumeration, shall take
effect, the representation OF thsssveral Elec.
ton Districts, as herein constituted, shall
continue as assigned ct thelast appsrtionmeat,
zach District which has been harctofore di7i-'
dsd into smaller Districts, known AZ Parishes,
having the aggregate number Of Representa-
tiyos which the Parishes heretofore embraced
witain its limits have had since that appor-
tionment, tho Representative to which tho
Parish of All Saints has boon heretofore en-
titled, bsiag, during this Interval, assigned to
Harry Election District. s.
SECTION g.. If the enumeration herein di-
rscted shall not>b mado in the course Of the
year appointed for the purpose, it shall be the
duty Of the Governor to have it effeoted as
,oon thereafter as shall be practical lo.r--.-t
Section 7. IN assigDins Representatives, to
the several Districts, the General Assembly
shall allow one Representative for every sixty
seceHd part of Che whole number OF white
iuhsbitants in the State, and one Representa-.
tive also for every sixty second part Of the |
whole taxes raised by ths General Assembly.
There shall DO further ailovsd one Reprcson-
tative for such fractions Of ths si1ty.seeond
part of the white Inhabitants, and oil tho
Sky second part Of tho taxes, Al whon ad'
dad together fora auic.
SgcTIog e. AL taIss upoa property, reai
Or personal, shall be laid upon the actual val |
ne of the property taxed, as ths sams shall
be a'certa,ned Oy an s'sess@en ~ ,aa .h. ss. @ su @
purpose Of !aJing suen AA. u ~ sue .a.. a .I;, S
"nieR shall 'e .a~ue u"I, LII, ' \.
Constituilon tho amour. o. .aho' sasn nnn.,,. M
estimated from Inc average 9, 'a' WV ~.
next proceeding suen appo.'.o ,.;nnon. rrwn
IN every saDssquen. app... pt.rs th.n nn,t nra.
the average ol 'ns 'oa Yeas 'A7A A'
cedins. re- :, a.. ..,o,,;o,,,e,t of |
SECTION =. IL IN p1s..;pp sIs pp01, n;..r;et sb,l
Representatives, any Eiee..oa =. = ~onslst;on %
appear not TO DO entitlsa, lrom ,.s pupIFI oI FL.
and its taxes, tos "eersssh.Aus., su.a @ p.n
tion District snaii ae,ertseIess syaa oa .
anu, II 70 re os s..n uc r.rnrsS
OF sss namoes o, i.ep,sssn-.s .ssr .h.,I ~ .nn.
~ SECTION H;la, sasI q ssss - =, ,bos.
gi,eaay has;p. tsa. Isrsa., - surplus
E.ecetoa p.s.. ;",ss. .s,.a i.oot;.n, sons., Of
irae;lous, Mhstno. asIat;an ..Ise snd ,.1.s or Of
combination o. popa'a.,os anu 18th. % MN.
popuatlon OF ssAes seps... .n. u' M.ah.-. H. ~
ber ct ono haaoFeu aua wen ou' .,es .so.asos
be made uei rfogoea ..;Sn. ao.D.e .Iay .s",, ~"
more than sselso ispressaass =. sna, ESQ ona
any apPor,ionllen', We ass's0's - AN' oN'
Elsction DiSt1'cS; 'u H. sao..;.,n,t of p.nrs
sEcIlos w, ~; ~ w as aaa.,.n.a ~ tsta eifact
seataqSes Bea!l eeaCohe.i eeu W $50 onT