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

SECTION l. The Legislative authority of this
State shall be vested ina General Assembly,
which shall cpnsistbf a Senate aud House,
OF Representatives.
jSEcTIoN 2. The House OF Representatives
shall be composed Of Members chosen by bal.
lot. every second year, by the citizens OF this
State, qualified as In this Constitution is pro
vided
Section 3. Each Judicial. District In tho
State shall constitute one Election District, ex.
ceet Charleston District, which shall be divi.
ded into two Election Districts. one consisting
Of the late Parishes of ST. Phillip aud ST.
Michael, to be desgnated tho Election Dis.
trict OF Charleston, the other consisting Of all
that part OF the Judicial District, which is
without the hmits OF said Parishes. to be known
az the Election District OF Berkeley.
SEcTIoS4. The boundaries OF tho several Ju.
dicial and Election Districts shall remain a,
they are now established.
SEcTIos s. The, House OF Representatives
shall consist Of one hundred and twenty four
Members. to'bo apportioned among the several
Election Districts OF the Statel 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, deducting
thereirom all taxes paid on account Of proper.
ty held in any other District, and adding
thereto all taxes elsewhere paid on account OF
property held in such District. An enumera-
ton Of the white inbAbtarts, for this purpose,
wasinade the year one thousand eight hun
dred and fifty nine, and shall be made in the
course OF every tenth year thereafter, in such
manner as shall be, by law, directed and
Representatives shall be assigned to the differ.
cnt Districts in the aforementioned proper.
ton, by Act OF the General Assembly at the
session Immediately succeeding every enume.
ration Prouided, That until the apportion.
ment, which shall be made upon tho next emu.
mcration, shall take effect, the representation
Of the several Election Districts. as herein con-
stituted, shall continue as assigned at the last
apportionment, each District which has been
heretofore divided into smaller Districts.
known as Parishes, having the aggregate num-
bcr Of Representatives which the Parishes
heretofore embraced within it's limits have had
aimee that apportionment, the Representative
TO which the Parish Of All Sa,ots has been
heretofore entitled, being during this interval,
assigned TO Horny Election District
SECTION 6. n the enumeration herein direct.
ed shall not be made in the course Of tho year
appointed for the purpose. 1t shall be the duty
Of the Governor TO have It effected soon
thereafter as shalJ be practicable.
SEcTIoS7 In assigning Representatives TO
the several Districts, tho General Assembly
shall allow ono Representative Tor every sixty.
second part of the whole number Of white in.
habitants in the State, and one Representative
also for every sixty second part ofthe whole
taxes raised by tn General Assembly There
shall b. further allowed one Representative
for such frsc,ons OF the sixty second pare of
tbs white Inhabitants. and Of the sixty second
part ofthc taxes, as when added together form
a unit.
SECTION 8. All taxes upon property, real or
personal, shall be laitl upoi the actual value Of
the property taxed, as the same sbali be ascer.
tanned by the assessment made or the pur-
pose Of laying such tax. la the first appor-
tionment which shall he made under the Con
stitution, the amount of taxes shall be cstIna-
ted from the average Of the two years nextpre
cediCg such apporlionment but in ever sub.
sequeM appprtionment, from tn, average OF
the ten ycals then next preceding.
SECTIONS g. II. in the apportionment ofRep-
pear not to be entitled, from its population and
its taxcs. to a Representative; such Election
District shall nevertheless send one R-prcsen-
tative; and, II there be still a deficiency, Of the
number Of Representatives required by sec
uon fifth, such deficiency shall be supplied by
assigning Representatives TO those Election
Districts having the largest surplus fractions,
whether those fractions consist or a conbira.
tiou OF population and taxes, or, Of population
or taxes separately, until the number OF one
hundred and twenty.fo Members be made
up: Provided, hotoeUes, That not more than
twelve Representatives. shall, in any apportion.
ment, be assign to any one Election District.
SECTION 10. No superintendent Of Represen-
tadvcs shall be construed TO take effect, in any
manner. until the general election which shall
succeed such apporiionment
SECTION IL. The Senate shall be composed Of
one member from each Election District, except
the Election District Of Charleston, to which
shall be allowed two Senators.
SEcTIoA i2. Upon the meeting Of the frat
General Assembly, which shall be chosen un-
der the provisions or this Constitution. the
Senators shall be devided.I by lot, into two
classes the seatS OF the Senators Of the one
class to be vacated at Tho expiration Of four
years and The nnmber OF these classes shall
be so proportoned ihat one half OF the whole
number ofSenators may, as yearly as posi-.
BILE continue to be chosen thereafter every SEQ,
ond years .n't,as G5,l. .t..
SEcrioF 10. No person shall be eligible TO.
ortake or retain, a seat inthe House OF Repre-
sentatves. unless he Is a free white man, who
hath attained the age ef twenty one years
hath been citizen and a resident Of this State
three years next preceding the day of election
and hath been for the last six months OF this
time, and shall continue. a residentof The Disn
trict which he Is to represent.
SEcTIoE H. No person shall be eligible to,
or take or retain, seat n the Senate, unless
he is free white man, who hath attained the
age Of thirty years, hath been a citizen and
resident OF this State five years next preceding
the day Of election, and hath been, for The las'
six mouths of this time. and sball continue to
be, resident Of the District which he is to rep.
resent.