The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-12-19

lANshiucts Suu UhlOFNy OF eNCn DOu5c Auslt
constitute q qnoruhi 10 do business; but n
smaiier number. may adjourn f,om day to day.
and may bs anthofjxed ~ compel. tho attend.
ancc OF absent Members IN such manner, and
anderfueh penalties. as may DO provided by
law.
SEcrtoN IS Each House cha n choose ita own
of1cers, deiertninc its rules OF proceeding.
punish its MembeSs for disorderly behavior,
aud, with the concurrence Of two.ihirds. expel
Member. but no' a second time for the sainc
cause. ti'
. SECTOR 10. Each House may punish, by i'm
prisontne. Z, during its sittiug, any person not
Member, who shall l,e guilty OF disrcspectt to
the House by any disordcriv or contcmptuoua
behavior in ito presence; or who. during she
time ofits s,uiHg, shaii threaten harm to body
or estate Of any Member for anything said or
done in c,her House, or who shalt assault any
OF them therefor, OF who shall assault or arrrSt
any witness or otlier pcrson ordered To attend
the House. in his going thereto, or returning
,berefpm. or who shall rcscue any person ar.
rtstcd by order of the House. gI ...
SEoTIos 90. The Members OF both Houses
shall be protected In their pcrsons and estates
during their attendance on, giving To and re.
turning from. tho General Assembly. and ten
days previous TO the citing, aad ten days af-
legcs shall not bccxtcpdcd 80 ~ TO protect any
mcmhsr who shall be- charged with treason,
felony. or breach OF the peace.
SECTION 81 Bills for raising revs nue shall
originate in the House OF Representatives, but
may be- altered. ainendcdsor rejected by the
Senate and all other bills may originate u,
either House, aud may be aIneuded, altered or
rejected by the other
SEcrioN %. Every Act or Resolution having
the force Of law shall relate to but one subject.
aud that shall be expressed in the title.
SECTION % No bill shall have the force OF
law until it shall have been read three times.
and on three several days, in each House, has
bad the seal OF the State affixed to IL, and has
been signed In the Senate House by tho Presi.
dent Of the Senate and the Speaker Of the
House OF Representatives.
SEcrloF ~. No money shall be drawn nut
OF the Public Treasury but by the Legislative
authority OF tho State.
S.cr,ox IS. In all elections by tho General
Assembly, or either House thereof, the mem.
bers shaii vote "siva uoce :" nd their yo,cs thus
given, shall be entered upon the journals OF the
Houae to o-hich they respectively belong.
SECTION 26 The members OF tho General
Assembly. who shall meet under this Constitu.
tion. sha 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 doliars for each
dsye attendance, and twenty cen,s for every
Inile oi the ordinary route OF travel 6etwecn
the residence OF The Member and the capital or
other piice ofsitting Of the General Assembly,
both goiag and returning : and the same ,na9
be increased or diminished by law. if circum.
etapccs shall require but no alteration sball
bc made IN take effect during the existence Of
tho General asseinbiy which shall make such
alteration.
SEcr,oH a Neither House. during the ss.-
tim of the Gencrni kasn,nbiy, shall, without
the consens uf Ethe other, adjourt. for more
than three days. nor To any other place than
shnt in which the Assenibly shall be al the timc
aittiHg.' i~t l'H.l 1H ,J
SEcrioN2s. No person shall DO eligible to,a
scat in the General Assembly whiibt he holos
any Office OF profitor trust under this State.
the United Ststes of America, or any ofthcm,
or under any other power, except officers In
the p'ilitia. army or navy Of this State. MaFis.
Iatcs or Justices oi Interior Courts, while such
Jnstices receive no salaries; nor shalt any
contractor the army or navy or this State.
the United Statea 81. .hH,ericn, or any oi them,
or the ageuts Of such CONTRACTOR, bc eligible to
a seat in either House. And II any Member
aiall accept or excrcise any OF the sad disquali-
Tying offices, he shall pncate his srat
neglect ~ caoose a tnamber or members ON tRe
day Of election, or II any person chosen
momber of either House shaii refuse to quail
~ aud take his seat, OF shall resign, dio. dc.
part the Stote. accept any disqualifying office,
or become qtherwiRc disqualified ~ hold his
President Of tho, Senate or Speaker Of the
House OF Representatives. as the case may be,
for the purpose Of f,liing the Vacancy thereby
occasiohed. for the remainder Of the term for
Wnlcn thc person 30 refusing % qualiIy, re.
signing. dying. departing the State. or becom.
ing disqualified. was elected TO. serve, or the
defaolting Election Distr'ct ought TO have
chosen member or members. g3'
. SEcrIoS 80. And whereas. the ministers vi
the Gospel ara, by their profession. dedicated
TO the service Of God and the cure OF aouis,
and oug: not be diverted from the great du,
ties OF their tunc,i0na, therefore, n. minister
OF the Gospel or public preacher OF any re-
ligious pcrsuasion, what he continues II tine
exercise Of his ,pastoral functions. .sbali be
eligible to the Office Of Governor, Lieutenant
Governor. or to q seat In the Senate or the
House Of Representatives
III ARTTcLEIi. Ms
SEorfoH !. The Executive authority Of this
State shall be vested Ia Chief bia gistrnte, who
shall be styled, Tho Governor of tho State OF
South Carolina
sEcrfoN Q. The Governor shall be elected by
the electors duly qualified to vote for members
Of the House of n presentatives. and shall hold
his office fyr four years. and until his saccss.
s0r shall be chosen aud qualified ; but the
. mo pt trsen shall not be Governor for two
consecutive tcrms,.
SEcTIoH 3. No person shall be eligible 10 the
"sfico o, Governor, uniess he bath atts,ned the
age Gf thirty years, and hath been d citizen
aud resident Of this State for thc ten years
l.eH kpreceding the day Of election. And no
El'sfsl'n shall hold the Office Of Goyeeno" md