The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-12-14

elections, returns and qualifications OF ITS own
Mcmoers aud a maturity Of each House. shall
| constitute n quorum to do business; but n
smaller nuinbermhy adjourn i5om day 10 day,
and may be- authorized 10 c"u,pcl the attend.
ance OF absent Members, in snch mnnncr, nnd
under such penalties, as may be provided by
law
SECTION lS Each HUuse shall choose its own
officers, determine its rules OF proceeding,
punish its Members for tisOrderly behavior,
and with tho concurrence Of two-'hirds, Cxpcl
Member, but nota second time for tho same
cause VIVA. G..
SECTION 10 EachliouSc maypunish by i'm.
( prlsUnne Il, during its sitting. any person not
a Member, who shall be guilty oi disrespcc / TO
the llousi bv auy disnr,criy or contopiptnous
hrhOviur ia lts presence; or who, during the
time o: ita slitu", -h1'! threaten BARN 70 body
ur cs,a,o uf auv Aicsutcr G.r ANYTHING said or
done ~ cuher House. or whv shall assault any
of tnrh thcrelor, oI who shall assault or arrest
nnT' witncss orothcr person orde, ed to attend
the 'i"use, in his gong thereto, or returning
thCrcfr0m. or who shall rescue any person ar.
rested 10y order ni the House.
SEcTIuN %. The Members Of both Houses
sbail be protected in their persona and ~ atcs
during their attendance on going toau, re-
tarnin. from, the General Assembly, and ten
days prcvi ,us TO, thr sitting, and ten DAYS ar
ter the adiuui uincnt thereof. But these priv.
lrIcs shall not bccxicudcd so as 10 protect any
Member who shall 6c charged vita treason,
felony. or breach OF the peace.
SECTlON ~ d. SlliS ior ralSloS rCN( NuC SnalI
originate il the House oS Representatives, but
uay be altered aucudCd or rejected by the
Senate and all Other bills may oli giuatc IN
either House. aud may be amended, altered or
rejected by the other
SECTION %. Every Act or Resolution having
the force Of law shall relate TO but one subject.
and that shall be EXPRESSED in the title.
SECTION %. Nobill shal have the force OF
law until it ehall have been read three times.
and on three several Gays, III each House has
had the seal o: the state ailiycd To- it, and hns
been signed in the Senate !inIsc by the Presi
den, uf the Senate and the Speaker of the
House o, Representatives.
SEcrloH 2i No money ahali bc drawn out
OF the Public Treasury bu, by the Legislative
authority OF the State.
SscrioS IS. In al! elections by the General
Assembly, or either House thereof, the mem
bcrs shall vote "ripr rocc," and their voics thus
mivcn, sha. be entered upon the journals OF the
House 10 which they respectively belong.
SECTION % The members Of the General
Assembly. who shall meet under this Constitu.
ton, shall be entitled to- receive out Of the Pub.
lie Treasury, Tor their expenses during their
attendance on, goinT TO and returning from,
the General hssemhy, five dollars fur each
days atcudance, and twenty cents for cvc~y
mite oi the ordinary route OF travel between
the residence %! the Member and the capital or
other place of sitting of tic General Assembly,
both gong and returning; and the same may
he Increased III diminished by law. il clrcum.
sAiHGtS SIJll DuN no aitCratOn snail
he made 10 TAX" ctfcc: during the existence OF
the Gcncr&l AsscmSiy which shall make such
alteration.
SECTION u Mother Iiousc, during the sea-
'iun Of the General Assembly, shall, without
the cons ,nt of the other. adjourn. for more
thaN three days uor to Sry other place than
that in which the Assembly shall be at the time
sitting. .t
SECTioS 2S. No p-rsou shall be clrgihlc tn n
seat IN the General Assembly whilst he hoius
,..t1f I'll,
the United States Of America, or any Of them,
or under any other power, except officers in
the niiti'., army ur navy OF this State, hagis
tr0tcs or JUSTICES at Interior Courts, while such
JuSt!cCs receive nd salaries; nor shall any
contractor o. toe army Or navy Oi this State.
the United States .! america, or any OF them
or the nCoits 0i such CONTRACTOR, bo eligible Ia
scat IN eiihcr llousc. Aud il any Member
ST all accept crrXercise auyoH the said disquaii-
Tying offices, he shall vacatc his scat
SEcTuN -. Ii ANY Election District shall
neglect to chouse mrnncr or members on the
day OF election, or il any person chosen II
member ~ either ilnuse shall rcfusc TO quali-
~ aud take bis seat, or snail resign. die, de-.
part the State, accept any disqpalifyiug office,
or become otherwise disquniihcd Ia hold his
seat, a writ OF elect ton shall beaissucd by the
Presldeu; OF the Seuato or Speaker of, the
iiuusc OF Represented as the case may b.,
for the purpose OF filing the vacancy thereby
occasioLed, for the remainder ot tho term, for
7,
signing, dying, departing the State, ur bccon.-
ing disqualified. was elected to sorvc, or tie
dciaultiug Election District ought toshavr
chosen a mcmbCr.or members.
SECTION 80. And whereas. the ministers of
the Gospel are, by their profession, dedicated
To The service OF Cod and the cure OF souls,
and oug tnot be diyerled from the great 'du.
;ips OF their iunGi ioHss thcrctorc, nO minister
Of the Gospel or apahljs Iaoachcr OF any re-
!igious percussion ~ Effefb b. continues in the
cxcrtisc OF bisttI pelsm$fS Sfunctions shall be-
eligible 10 the office OF Govcrncr, Lieutenant
Governor. or 10 seat in the Senate or the
House OF Representatives
ARTICLEH
SgcTroN !. The Executive authority OF this
State shall bc vestcd In Chef Ma Eistratc who
shall bc styled, Tho Governor OF the State OF
South Carolina rW
$ECrIoT ,. The Governor sball be elected by
the c!eclois duly qualified t1 vntc for me,abcrs
Of tsr, HousrotR q tprcsentatives. and shall hold
hjs Osice for funr ytars and until his success
sOr slia!' bo chosen and qualified but the
- .llc p.rs IN shall not be Governor for two
consecutive terms. t
| SECTION g.. No person shalt be eligible to the
office o. Governor, unless he hath ATTAINED the
| age of thirty years. and hath been a citizen
and rcsident of tbis State for the ten years
next preceding the day Of election. And no
| Dersvn' YShatl hold the office Of Goyernor an,,