The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-12-02
ARTICLE I.

State shall be vested ina General Assembly
which shall consist OF Senate and tlouse
OF Representatives.
SECTION 2. The House Of Representatives
ehalI be composeciiof Members chosen by BAL
lot. every second year, by the citfzrus o. this
State, qualified as in this Constitution sis pro
vided.
SECTION g. Each Judicial District in The
State shall constitute one Election District cx.
ccpt Charleston District, wi icb shall bo dvi-
d,d iuto twu Election Districts. one rousisiug
OF the late Parishes of ST. Phillip aud st.
Michael be designated the Elecihn Dis :
trict ~ Charleston the other consisting Of all
that part Of the Judicial District, which ,is
wih"ut the limi,s or said Parishes, To be known
as the Election District oi Berkeley
SECTION 1. The buuuda rics uf the several Ju
dcia aud Election Districts shalt rcrnain as
they are now established. aw
>EcTIsS 8. The House Of Representatives
shall consist of one hundred aud twenty frur
NJ mbers. TO br apporiionrd among tlr several
Eviction Districts OF the State, according to
the NUMBER OF white inhabitants corta,n. q 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
thercfron all taxes paid on account of proper.
ty held in anv other District, aud adding
thereto ell taxes elsewhere paid on account Of
property held in such District An enumera-
ton OF the white inha abta&ts, for this purpose,
was made tho year one thousand eight hun
dred and fiity- nine, and shall br made in the
course OF every tenth year thereafter, IN such
manner as shall be, by law, directed and
Representatives shall he assigned to the dff"r
ent Districts in the above -Incnt toned prupur.
tion, by Ac' oi The General Assembly at the
session Immediately succeeding every enuIne
ration: Provided, That until he portion
mrnt, which sb III bG mad upon the next emu.
mcration, shall take effect, the representation
oftht several Election Districts, as herein con-
stituied, shall continue as assigned at the last
. appurtionment each District which has been
heretofore divided iutn smaller Districts.
known as Parishes, having the aggregate mum :
bcr OF Representatives which the Parishes
heretofore embraced within its limits have had
since that apportionmcnt. the Representative
to which the Parish of All Saints has been
heretofore cu'itlcd, heing during this interval,
assigned to Horny Election District
SECTION 6. fthe enumeration herein direct
ed shall not be made in the course Of the year
appointed FOR tho purpose, IL shall be tho duty
Of the Governor to have il effected as soon
thereafter as shall be practicable
SEcTIoN7 In assigning Representatives to
the aeveral Districts. the General Assembly
shall allow ono Representative tor every sixty.
eecond part of the whole number Of white in
habitants in the State, and one Representative
also for every sixty second part of the whole
taxes raised by tn General Assembly. There
shall be further allowed one Representative
fr such fractions of the sixty sccond part OF
the white inhabitants, and of the sixty sccond
part ofthc taxes, as when added together form
= unit.
SECTION 8. All taxes upon property. real or
personal, shall be laid upOI the actual value ui
the property taxed, as the same shall be ascer
tanned by the Assessment made the pur.
pose Of laying such tax. In the first appor-
tiGnment which shall he made under the Con
stitution, the amount of taxes shall be estiina g.
ted ffom the average of the two years next pre-.
cedir G such apportionment ). but in ever sub
sequcnt apportiO meut, from tn average of
SECTION 3. IL, in the apportionment Of Req
rcsenatives any Election District shall ap--
pear not to be entitled. from ita population and
its taxes, to II Representative; such Election
District shall nevertheless send one R-prcsen-
tativs; and, il there be still deficiency Of the
number OF Representatives required by sec.
ton fifth, such deficiency shall be supplied by
assigning Representatives to those Election
Districts having the largest surplus fractions,
whether those fractions consist Of comb, "A
tion OF population and taxes, or of population
or taxes separately, until the number Of one
hundred and twenty four Members be made
up. Prooi3ed, ho,oeper, That not more than
twelve Representatives, shall, in any apportion.
inent, be assigned to anyone Election District
SECTION ~. No apporiionment Of Represen-
tRtives shall be construed to take effect, in any
manner. until the general election which shall
succeed such apportonmcnt.
SECTION III. The Senate shall be composed al
one member from each Election Deuict, except
ahail be allowed two Senators.
SECTION IL Upon the meeting Of the fra,
General Assembly, which sball be chosen un-
der the provisions OF this Consultation. the
Senators shall be devided, by lot, into two
classes the seats OF the Senators Of tho one
class to be vacated at ,he expiration Of foul
years; and the number Of these classes shal
be so proportioned that one half OF the Who'll,
number OF Senators may, as nearly as posi-.
bi" continue to be chosen thereafter every sec.
end year.
SECTION l3. No person shall be eligI BILE to
VI iakeo' retain, a seat in the House Of Repre-
sentatvcs unless he is n free white man. VIII,
hath attained the age tf twenty one years
hath been citizen AMI resident Of this state
three years ~ xi preceding the day oi election
and hath beer Ior the last six months VI tt.ii
time, az q shall continue. a resident of The Dis.
tric' which he 10 To represent. @ -
SECTION Ia No person shall be eligible to
oriake or retain. a seat u the Senate, unless
he Ia a free white man, who hath atla lained IT.,
aResof thirty ytars, hath been clizen ant
resident vi this State five y, ars mex, preceding
the day OF election, aud hath been, for the las
six months OF this time, and shall continue ts
be,a resident ofthe Disiric, which no 10 TO rep
resent. h
SEorIos lSALSenators and Members or th,
House Of Repye eatatvcs shall be chosen at
general elpctiun lttft,. tho thi-H o,tnosda q,