Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-10-11
THE coEsTITBTIoNz
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
.sErrEMBEB, q, 1855.

alo, by'our Delegates IN Convention mef, go
=, oraain and establish this Constitssttofs tor
>. the Government OF the sc'G Stale:
- - 21.e.-iA RTTcIE T
Sr.-,o, = Tho J,.gialat;ye authority OF
81. S,.,s ..h.ji.h. v.stod in ! Ganeral As.
.a.e S 9L:sI",Is II, oo,,e;s, .,er S.,.to and
$500 I'LL IS pan-.a.,t.t;vea - =. -
Sss, s " 0 Tt," Uon.o &C, ponrosa,tot;xo,
ny, I't,oa t.'..,.a.d - aa | oc Momh.rr csos.n br
, h.Ha. 80. .asanS seor hvDtba cit;zsns Of
ts;. Co. nusEtisd 'as IN. his CONSTITUTION
!. nrov;S. n
= eoc,oSo so r.cb judicial District in the
ets.s .h.,l c,n:titnts ase N,ection District,
, svosnt ~ .c,ho rls.,on n;.tricis which shall be
S:S.I.i :nsstSo p,.ct;on .n;str;,.t. on. con.
e:..;Ss ae ~. la lpa .;.hs, ne ST Ph;l;n and
%. % ~, y, SAo - - -. .Ia.;an,..d tbe placrioo
N. s sf tgs ntbor consist;ne
s irsst..ra. 81 ~. 1,,d;c;si sD;strict which
-" =. =. RE nf IN. s.;d Per;,he,. to
- - n.. 'at F1sct;on D;.,r;.t, AZ berkeley
" e...sp 49,. Tis-sIsa.;.s of tho e.,.r.l
1,3;s:.T.nd SS Ei.ssn. D;s,r;cts xhsll remain
~ cae Li;.b.S =. sS 49, = 2
'as ~ ~.o soT Ths Ion.e ~ R,-.r.s,,t.t;vs,
nSCIioE y. !-. ~ IN..'Srs, s. -
snail &c consist OF one 81, hauetss spa ."ep n.
Menpers, 70 Oe spFot pFsaNs .e ~ b S..tn -,
rsi Eieclon Dis.esSss sI - .Ls
TO the numeeE ',ls OF Wn.ee InnsS. sAi,
~ etsa sss c.I4 saa .s.n blv rb.th,r direct or
oy sns usAsA 49,. ta .snsc;s. na;d in ..cb
ineiree., oi VI saa.u' ~, - r ~ coonnt
osoeeIlns .uss. s,I,:a 49, ~ 49, pn n;st-;et W ..a
" ptoper3 III ..x., al..r,L.,. n.;d =,
aoalng 'neroto A 80 ~, s0.nsi ..ah R;...;o. p ~
aceouaa ol piopSe se q. .S .@S;,a;ni,aS @ S;.an,s fnr
this purpose, was made in the year one thou.
sand eight hundred and hfty-nine, and shall
be made in the course of every tenth year
thereafter, in such manner AZ Shall bs, by
Law, directed; and Representatives, shall DO
assigned to the different Districts IN the
above mentioned proportion, BY Act OF the
General Assembly at tho session Immediately
succeeding avery enumsratlon: Frocidea'
that until the apPornenment, when snail DC
made upon the neHt enumeration, shall take
effect, the repre1eatation OF the several Eiec.
ton Districts, ss herein eon'situted, shall
continue as assigned at the last appsrtionment,
zach District which has been hnretotore dirl-'
dsd into smaller districts, known a. PARISHES,
having the assr9sa.o aumoor .. Nepreseu.a n'a
tlyes which the farl'neS heretoi0is emotassu
witnin its hni's nave hau :Ae. 'aHs IPPEi
tionment, the Hspressnta.ise ae 20 aaicn a sa0
Parish or All oainl' mas seoH I'io o'!'oio en
titled, beng, during this INTERVAL Ass'saeu ~
ilc.ry i.l.es'oI r. - 81. .-"o.;o. ,sr.;, d;-
rscted shall not:bs mado IN the sourso OF tas
year appointed ior the PURPOSE " saSn oe I've
duty OF the Governor 70 naPo II eheo'eo As
scop thereafter as sha hs t;Yes "a
SECTION !, n.i..:a., :. -. ,ha cspar.l a.as.,hly
sne sessrA Di',5 80, sas g.. .,.rw s;rt,-
snaii aioW oAe Mop'soSa "sois .n..hsr ~. az wI;;.
seecaa part Oh 'ne o.p. "ao.o ] ona p.srossut..
lahs0iaA.s IL 1!e '.1.e' Aaa S.onJ ~ ,,.rt ~ ,s.
tive aise lpr esesy s.~ tI. cvo S....oI Isrsmhiy
Thol' W. al Ill t s.r,hor a;iovsd one Ranreson-
aeis aan ,.."l ~ -, items os tho s1tI.s.copd
sAslVc iOl y, WA a.:.a ~ III. .h;t,nt. and af tho
par =. So -. w.. 49, of tho taY.s AZ vber ad
ply seconu Ps.s @ 49,.
a'S S.as'"xa n - Al : t,rss u,oa nr,pertv. real
:. .s,.ons, .ball be laid mon the actual val
y. PC 80 go n,o,srtv tarea as the same shall
10 10 - o,csrtoinsd by an asse,su ent n1sds for the
u D,,.ne No. 90 af isrns such tax. In the first ap-
pps.t;osmspt ps.fs1 gbisb ahalI be made under thi.
r. rr,n.,;,u,;a, the amount Of ,axos shall be
os oa,;.'...S frnn tb, AVERAGE ef tho two years
uar. nrecsediur such apportionment but
IN e,prv subsequent appertionment, from
~. ~ .v.r,oa Of the ton years then no1t pre-
csd;ar
S.sr,o. o. r. in the apportionment Of
y psnrsson,at;yss. spy Election District shall
p pc e r.ot To bs antitlsd, froa its population
: pS RI 10 tay.s. to Reupssen tative, such Eloc
t;o. O III District shall ac7ortseess send one Rep
oa and If there be- still:a deficiency
If tho number Of Representatives required
y, ss..;o. sflk. ruch ieaideaex. .ahall be sup
oi,ss,bv III assippinV Rsbssssassfi,es to those
.E,ect;s, Districts heiyins the larees, surplus
frao,;ons whether those lractieas consist Of q
aani;uai;on of popuIatiea and taxes Or of
pon,!atior or taxes separately, until the num-
psr = nn, suadred and twenty-four Members
.bs rnaSc un. PROVIDED, hoO.cer, that not
,nore M thon tgelyo Representatives shsl, in
anv u,G .nnor,iopmept, be assigned to an, one
II'ot;er District.
'''cvY SrcT,oy 10. No apporti,pmept Of Repre-.
...;sNs sh;ll he conatru.d TO take effect,
se" "at, m,pner uutil tho general election
mL;ay ~ ~ ah.i, ,mccss6 Nreh nnnortionnsnt.
"Issa Ssar@on sna II The Senate shall be- composed
eSetres . ,.,absr from eacL Election District,
~ ,,t yns the Election District OF Charleston, to
I;ap eIGsp' .hs,, in h. allsw0d two Senator's.
"n,cu en -. ,,a u,c.t;,r of ibe frat