The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-12-05
ARTICLE I.


STATE: ~
ARTICLE l..
SEcTIoNl. The Legislative authority of this
State shall be vested ina General Assembly
which shalt consist of q Senate aud House
OF Representatives. -.E
SECTION 2. The House Of Representatives
shall be composed of NIembers chosen by bal.
lot. every second year, by the citizens OF this
State, qualified as in this Constitution 10 pro
vided. fa'a
Sections. Each Judicial District In tho
State shall constitute one Election District, *.
cept Charleston District, wi ich shall be divi-
ded into two Election Districts, one consisting g
of the late Parishes of st. Phillip aud st.
Michael, t. be designatcd the Election Dis
trct OF Charleston the other consisting of all
that part OF the Judicial District, which is
without The llmi,s OF said Parishes. to be known
as the Election Districtoi Berkeley
SECTION 4. Tho bounda ries OF the several Ju
dical and Election Districts shall remain as
shcy are now established.
SECTION S. The House of Representatives
shall consist Of one hundred and twenty four
Members, to be apporiioned among the several
Election Districts ", the State, 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 i'm each, deducting
theretrom 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-
iion OF the white Inhabitants, for this purpose,
was made the year one thousand eight hun
deed and fifty nine, and shall be made in tho
course OF every tenth year thereafter, in such
manner as shall be, by law, directed and
Representatives shall rc assigned to the differ
ent Districts in the above .mentioncd proper.
zion, by Act OF the General Assembly at the
session Immediately succeeding every cnumc
rahon Provided, That unit; the arportion.
ment, which shnllbe mad; upon the next emu.
meration, 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 mum
bcr OF Representatives, WHICH the Parishes
heretofore embraced Within Glimits have had
since that apportionmeut. the Representative
to WHICH the Parish OF All Saints has been
heretofore entitled, being, during this interval,
assigned 10 llorry Election District.
SEcTIoN6 b. it the enume, ationi herein direct
cd shall not be made il. lie course OF the year
appointed for tho purpose, it shall be The duty
OF the Governor TO have il effected as COON
thereafter as shall be practicable .,
SEcTIoN7 In assigning Representatives to
the several Districts, the Geieral Asscmby
shall allow one Representative Tor every sixty
second part OF the whole number OF white in.
habtants in the State, and one Represen tativc
also for every sixty second part Of the whole
taxes raised by In General Assembly. There
shall be further allowed one Representative
for such fractions of the sixty second part Of
the white inhabitants, and of the sixty. second
part ofthc taxes, as when added together form
a unit.
SECTIONS. All .yaxes upon property, real or
personal, shall be laid upoI the actual value OF
the property taxed, as the same shall Dc ascer
tanned by the assessment made or the pur-
pose Of laying su,h tax. Ia the frat appor-
tiuument which shall h. made under the Con
stitution, the amount of taxes shall be cstima.
ted from the average of the two years next pre-
cedir G such apportionment; butin ever sub
sequent apportio' meut, from III average Of
the ten yeats >hen next preceding.
SECTION 9. IL, in the apportionment of Rep
rcsentauves /; any Election District shall ap-
pear not to be entitled, trof', itsepppulation and
its taxes, to, a Rep!essstAtises sprh Election
District shall nevcrthel Represent
tatve; and, il there he ssii d dcfsetency OF the
number 'oi Representatives. nAkffed by sec
tiot, fifth, such deficiency pskeE k Implied by
assigning Representa- tive4t Ia ftHaA Election
Districts having the largsvk lhs fractions,
whether those fractions c0Neitflofa conibira J..
ton oi,population aud axeB. r,Jof population
or taxes separately, until egS{,inmber of one
hundred and twenty four Members be made
up. Provided, AoDspr, That Not more than
twelve Representatives shall, iii any apporsion
ment, be assig ned to any one Election District
SECTION 10. No apporlionment OF Represen-
tatives shall be construed to take effect, in sny
manner,' until the general election which shall
succeed such apportionnlent.
SECTION H.. The Senate shall be composed Of
one member from each Election District, except
the Election District of Charlesssp, to which
shali be allowed two Senators. ,'s-
SECTION IL. Upon the meeting Of the first
General Assembly, which shall Sc chosen un-
der the provisions or this Constitution. the
Senators shall be devided, by lot, into two
classes the seats OF tho Senators of the one
'classIto be vacated at The expiration Of four
years and thehnmbcr ol these classes shall
'be so proportoned that one half or the whole
number Of Senators may, as nearly as possi-
bile continue TO be chosen thereafter every sec.
and year. Eff
SECTION 10. No person shall be eligible to,
or 'akc or retain, seat in the liou or Repre-
sentauves. ualcss he is free white man, who
hath attained the age tf twenty .onc years
hath been u citizen and resident OF this State
three years npxt preceding the vay OF election,
ana hath becn for the last six monihs of this
time .aud shall continue. d resident OF The Dis,
trict which he is to represent. ~
SECTION Ia No person shall be eligible to,
or take or retain. seat n the Senate, uness
he ia irec white man, who hath attaiucdtii
ageof' thirty Yeas, hath been a citizen and
resident OF this State five years next preceding
the day Of election, and hath been, for the last
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