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


members and maturity Of each House shall
constitute quorum to do business but a
smaller number may adjourn from day to day,
ana may be authorized 10 coinpci the attend
ance Of absent Members. IN such manncr, and
under tuch penalties. as may be provided by
law.
SECTION Is Each House shall choose its own
ofhcerss determine its rules Of proceeding,
punish its Members for disOrdcrly behavior,
and, with the concurrence Of two-thirds, cxpel
Member, but not second time for the same
cause
SECTION 10 Each House may puuish, Ivy i'm.
prisOnme I, duriug iis sitting. any person not
Member, who shall be- guilty OF disrcspectto
the House by any disordcrlV or contcmptuous
behavior in its presence; or who, during the
time fits sitting. shall threaten harm To body
or esia,e of auy Member for anvihing said or
done II either House, or who shall assault any
of them therefor, OF who shall assault or arrest
any witness or other person ordc, cd to attend
tue House. In his gung thcrnto or returning
ihcrcfrum. or who shall r, scuc any person ar
rested 10y uder ui the House.
SECTION 20. The Members Of both Houses
shall be prot ctcd in their persons and estates
during their attendance on, going to and re.
turn,ng from. the General Assembly, and ten
days previous to the sitting, and ten days af-
ter tn" adjournment thereof. But these privi.
lcgcs shall not he extended 81 as TO protect any
Member who shall be charged with treason,
felony. or breach OF the peace.
SEcTtoS 81 Bills for raising rev'nue shall
originate in the House OF Representatives, but
may be- altered, amended or rejected by the
Senate and all other bills may originate In
either House, aud may bc amended, altered or
rejected by the other
SECTION %. Every Act or Resolution having
the 'orce Of law shall rclat> to but one subject
and that snali be EXPRESSED in the title.
SECTION %, No bill shall have the force OF
law until it shall have been read three times,
aud on three several Gays, in each House has
had the seal Of the State affiScd to il, and has
been signed in the Senate liousc by the Presi
dent Of the Senate and the Speaker of the
House oi Representatives..
SECTION %. No money shall be drawn out
OF the Public Treasury but by the legislative
authority OF the State.
S.cTios 25., In all elections by the General
Assembly, or either House thereof the mem
b"rs shall vote uiva p0cc." aud their votes thus
given, shall be entered upon the journals OF the
House To which they respectively belong.
SECTION 70 The members OF the General
Assembly who shall meet under this Constitu.
ton, sha " he entitled to'rrccive out Of the Pub
lie Treasury, for ti,r;r expenses during their
attendance on. gong to aud returning from,
the General Assembly, five dollars for each
days attendance, and. twenty cents for evcry
mile OF the ordinary route %, travel between
the residence Of the Member aud the capital or
other p'icc of sitting of the General Assembly,
both gong and returning aud the same may
hn ascd ur diminished by law. If circum.
siancrs shall require hut no alteration shall
'hc made To take effect during the existence OF
the General Assembly which shall make such
alterations.
SECTION 81 Neither House, during the ses-
tim Of the General Assembly, shall, wi hout
the conscnt Of the other. adjourr. for more
than three DAYS. nor to any other place than
that in which the Assembly shall be at the time
sitting.
SEcTioN2S M person shall be eligible to a
a.. ~ .I.I. l. ~
any oiii % profit ar trust under this State.
ih" Uniird States uf America, or any OF them,
nr under any other power, except officers in
the miiiii,, army or navy Of this State, Magis
u uaIrs or Justices oi Inferior Courts, while such
justices receive no salaries nor shall any
contractor % toe army or navy OF this State
the United states Of mcrica, or any OF them,
or the age IA Of -uch contractor, be eligible to
a sea. IN either House Aud IL any Member
al all accept "rexercsc any of the said disquali.
flying officcs, he shall vacatr. his scat
SECTION %. IL any cction District shall
neglect tn choose a member or members on the
day OF election, or il any person chosen IA
member W either House shall refuse 10 quail
~ and take his seat. "r shall resign die, de-
part the State, accep any disquaiiying Office
or become otherwise disquniiird TO hold his
seat. writ Of election shall b. issued by the
President of the Senate or Speaker OF the
House OF Representatives, as the case may be,
for the purpose of filling the vacancy thereby
occasiOncd, for the remainder Of the term for
which ths person 81 ,iusing to quality, re.
signing. dying, departing the S'ate. or becoui-
ing disqualified. was elected to serve, or the
dehulnng Election District ought TO have
chosen menbor or members.
SEcTIoN 80, And whereas. the ministers of
the Gospel are. by their proiessiun, dedicat ted
to the service OF God and the cure OF souls,
and oug not be diverted from the great du
ties OF their functions, therefore, pn minister
Of the Gospel or public spseasher OF any rc-
ligious persuasion viii he continucs in the
exercise of his pastoyal4 fopctions. shall be
eligible 70 the Office ofsG0vetncr, Lieutenant
Governor. or to a seat''in the Senate or the
House Of Representatives
ARTICLEIl.
Section !. The Executive authority OF tbis
STATE shall TIC vested IN a Chief NJ gistrate, who
shall be styled, The Governor Of the State of
South Cqrollna
SECTION 2. The Governor shalI be elected by
tn" ehc'"s duly qualified TO vote FOR merabers
of th' House Of present and shall hold
n,s office for tour years. and until his success.
sur shall be chosen aud qua lifted but the
me p re u shall DOT be Go, ,ernor for two
cunsrr uiivG terms
>ICTIuN 3. No rerson shall he eligible to the
"fhco %. Cover nor, uuless he hath attained the
groi thirty years. and hath been citizen
aud resident OF this State for tho ten years
next preceding tho 'iay Of election. And no