The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-12-28
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SECTION |. The Legislative authority of this
State shall be vested in General Assembly ;,
which shall consist OF Senate aud House
OF Representatives.
SECTION 2. Tho House Of Representatives
Ehall be composed of Members chosen by bal.
lot. every second year, by the citizens Of this
State, qualified as in this Constitution is pro
yidcd.
SscTloS3, Each Judicial District in tho
State shall lltconstitute one Election District, ,cx-
ccpt Charleston. District, which shall be dvi-
ded into two Election Districts. ono consisting
of the late Parishes of ST. Phillip and st.
Michael, 20 be designated the Election Dis.
trict Of Charleston the other consisting of all
that part of the Judicial District, which is
withoutthe limits OF said Parishes. to be known
"a the Election District Of Berkeley .i u.
SECTION 4. The bounda ries or tho several Ju-
dicial aud Election Districts ehall remain as
they are now established. . l..
SEcrIoN b. The House Of Representatives
shall consist Of one hundred aud twenty four
Members, to be appor'ioncd among the several
Election Districts or the State, according to
the NUMBER OF white inhabitants coniaurd in
each, and the amount o. all taxes raised by the
General Assembly. whether direct Or Indirect,
or OF whatever species paid in each, ldeducting
therciroIh ali taxes paid on account Of proper
ty held in auy other District, aud adding
thereto all taxes elsewhere paid on account Of
ton or the white inh lbitaHts, for this purpnsr.
wasinade the year one thousand eight hun
dred and fifty nine, aud shall be, made in the
course OF every :nnth year thereafter. in such
manner as shall be, by law, directed and
Represent tat,vcs shalt hc assigned TO the differ
rnt Districts in the above mentioned proper.
ton, by Acr OF the General Assembly AT the
session Immediately succeeding every enume
ration Provided, That until the arportHon
ment, which shall bc mado upon the next Gnu
mcration. shall take effect, the repre- scnlation
of the several Eiccti6n Districts, as herein con-
stituted, shall continue as assigned at the last
apportonmcnt, each District which has been
heretofore divided into smaller Districts
known as Parishes, having the aggregate mum
bcr Of Representative which the Parishes
heretofore embraced within its limits nave had
since that apportonmcnt, the Representative
to which the Parish of a II Saiots has been
heretofore cn'ticd, being during this interval,
assigned TO Horny Election District
SECTION Colt the enumeration herein direct
cd shall not bc made in the course of the year
appointed for the purpose, it shall be the duty
of the Governor 10 have il effected as soun
thereafter as shall be practicable
SEcTIsN7 III assigning Representatives to
thc' several Districts, the Gcncrai Assembly
shall allow ono Representatives ior every sixty
second part OF the whole number OF white in.
habitants in the State, and one Ecprcscu utaiive
also for every sixty second part of the whole
taxes raised by tn Go"cral Assembly. There
shall Ss hSr a.wSd o one
part ofthc taxes, as when added together form
a unit.
SEcrloN 8. All taxes upon property rea. or
personal, shall bc laid upor the actual value OF
the property taxed, as tho same shall be asccr.
tanned by the assessment made or the pur-
pose of laying such tax. Ia the first appor-
tiSnncnt which shall hr made under the Con
stituGOn, the amount of taxes shall be estima.
ted from the average of the two years next pre-
ced;rg such apportionmrnt; butt ever sub
at # frn,n IN, a. ynrac ,,f
the ten years then next preceding.
SEcTloN 9. III, in the apportonment OF Req
rescntatives any Election District shall ap-
pear not to BIZ entitled, from its population and
it's taxes. to a Representative; such Election
Disistc, shall ncvcrthclcss send one II ,prcscu-
thti9c and, IL there be still deficiency OF tho
nuinber Of Representatives required by ,scc-
ton fifth, such deficiency shall be supplied by
assigning Representatives to those Election
Districts having the largest srrplus fractious,
whether those fractions consist of coinbra-
tion of population and taxes, br of population
ur'taxes separately, until the nulpbcr of onc
hundred and twenty -four Members be made
up Provided, h0tpeper, That not more than
ment be nssie ned to any one Election Distrie
Section 10. No apportionmcnt Of Rcprcscn-
ia:ivcs shall be construed To take effect, IN any
manner, untltne general election which shall
succeed such apporlionment, gdl ,,,,uuis
SECTION II. The Senate shall be composed Of
one member from each ElcC ton District, except
s;hc Election District of Charleston, to which
shall be allowed two Senators. '.h' Z.
SECTION IL. Upon tho meeting Of the first
General Assembly, which shall be chosen un-
deeI the provisions OF this Consultation the
Senators shall be- dewdcd. by lot, INFO two
classes !; the seats OF the Senators OF the on@
class to be vacated at tho expiration OF four
years and the number OF these cassess shall
DO so proporlioned that one half OF the wholh
number OF Senators may, as nearly .as poasj>
ble continue to be chosen thereafter esefy sec =
cad year. g,.ss r,t 'y,.ys-y,isss,g ~,
SECTION 13. No person shall be elielblefo,
or take or retain, a scat in the House of Repre-
serftaiivcs, unless he ia free white man .5yho
hath attained the age ef twenty .one ytaFs.
ha beer, u citizen and resident OF this State
three years next preceding the day OF election, ),
ana hath been for the last six nonths OF this
time, ard shall continue. a resident Of the Dis,
trict which he is 10 represent. ~
Section ID. No petson shali he eligible to,
or take or retain. o seat n4ihc Senat, unIess
he ia free white man, who hath atiiiued the
age Of thirty years, hath been cDizen and
resident OF this State i've years nextorscedng
the day,of election, and hath been, br The las,
six mouths Of this time. and shalI ,epntinue to
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