The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-12-21
ARTICLE 1.

SECTION |. The Legislative authority Of this
State shall be vested ina General Assembly,
which shall consist of Senate and a House
of Representatives. Ai'a III
SECTION .. The Houso of Representatives
shall be composed OF Members chosen by bal.
lot, every second year, by the citizens OF this
State, qualified as IN this Constitution IL pro I.
vided.
Section 3. Each Judicial District in the
State shall constitute one Election District ex.
ccpt Charleston District, which shall be divi-
died into two Election Districts, one consis,ing
of thc late Parishcs Of St. Phillip and st.
Michael, 10 be designated the Election Dis.
trict nf Charleston tho other consisting Of al,
that part OF the Judicial District, which is
without tho limits OF said Parishes TO be known
as,he EleS;ion Ds'ricto Of Berkeley
SECTIuS !. The boundaries or the several Ju.
= aicial aud Election Districts shall remain as
they are now established. ",
SEorIoS 8. The House of Representatives
shall c'rsist OF one hundred aud twenty four
Members. TO DO apportoncd among the several
Eioctiou Districts OF tn. State, according to
the npmScr OF white inhabitants CONTAINED in
each, and the amount OF III Ia xes raised by the
General Assembly. whether direct or indirect.
nr OF whatever species paid in each, deducting
thcroirom all taxes paid on account Of proper.
~ held in any other District, and adding
thereto all taxes elsewhere paid on account of
property held in sush District. An enuniera-
iion Of tho white inhabitants, for this purpose,
was inade1i the year one thousand eight hun
course OF every tenth year thereafter, in such
manner shall be, by law, directed aud
Representatives shall he assigned to the differ.
ent Districts in the aforementioned, propor-
tou, by ACT OF the General Assembly at the
scssion Immediately succeeding every cnume.
ration /: Provided, That until the apportion.
mcnt, which shall be made upon the next emu
mcration, shall take effect, the Representation
of the several Election Districts. as herein con-
stitu,ed, shall continue as assigned at the last
apportionment. each District which has been
heretofore divided into smaller Districts.
suown as Parishcs. having the aggregate num-
Der OF Representatives which the Parishes
heretofore embraced VII hin its limits have had
since that apporionment, the Representative
TO which the Parish Of All Saints has been
heretofore entitled, being. during this interval,
assigned 10 Horny Election District. Hs
SECTION 8. II the enumeration herein direct.
cd shall not be made in the course of the year
appointed for the purpaae, it shall be the duty
of the Governor TO have il effected as soon
THEREAFTER as sbal be practicable. n nE
SEcTIosI In assigning Representatives to
the several Districts, the Gcncra! Assembly
shall allow one Representative ur every sixty
second part of the whole number OF white in.
habitants in the State, and one Representative
also for every eixty second part of the whole
,axcs raised by til Go coeral Assembly. rhcre
shall br iurihcr allowed one Representative
for such iractions Of afe sixty second part Of
the white Ynhnbi;ants, and of the sixty. second
part otthc taxes as when added together form
unit. ~ j., ~"
SECTION 8. All taxes upon property, real or
personal shall be laid upGuthc actual value OF
b, The property taxed, as the same shal bc ascer.
tainGd by the assessment made or the pur-
pose Of laying such tax. la uic first appor-
ti,nncnt which shall b., made under. the Con
stitutiUn, the amount of taxes shall be estma-
ted from the average of the two years next pre-.
cedir such apportionmcnt; but in ever sub.
sequeut superintendent, from ths average Of
the ten yca, s then next preceding. F ~, =
SGCrlOS g. If, In the rtOn m emf IF Ren
rcseutatives any Election District shall ap-
pear not TO be enlitled, from its population and
ts.taxes, to a Representative; such Election
District Shall ncScrthcless send one R.prcscn-
tativr; and, ifthcre be still deficiency Of the
number OF Representatives required by sec
ton ffth such deficiency shall he supplied by
assigning Representatives TO those Election
Districts having the largest surpius fractions,
whether those fractions consist of.R conbica.
tioh OF population and taxes. or. OF population
or taxes separately, until tho number OF one
6ondred aud twenty Jour Metnbcrs be made
np' 'Propidsd, hotseoer, That not more than
twelve Representatives shall, in any apportion.
ment, DC assigned to any one Election District.
SECTION 10, No oapportiopLpspsepf Reprcscn-t
tativcs shall be construed 10 Is ;s fsci, in any
tinanrsr. until the general ishrh shall
succeed such apportionmept
one member from each Elecl d, except
the Election District or Ctbkfl to which
lshaltbe allowed two Sem tors. ssif5 sff'k ~
~ .SEcfIoS IL. Upon the mcctfuE ~ the frat
Genernl Assembly, which shalttbli Shoscn un.
nder the provisions OF this Constitution. the
Senators shall be devIdcd, by lot. into two
classes The seats OF the Senators Of the one
class to be vacated at The expiration Of four
ySars; and the number OF these CLASSES shall
belsolproportioncd that one half of the whole
number Of Senators may, as nearly rs posi-.
bic continuo TO be chosen thereafter every sec
end year. ,..,..
''SEoTios 10. No person shall be. eligible TO,
or lakeor retain, seat IN the House OF Rcprc-
sentatives. unless he is free ~hte man, who
hath attained the age eftwenty oue years,
haih been u citizen and a resident Of this State
three years next preceding the day of election,
ana hath been for the last ak months Of ths
time. and shall continue. residento OF the Dis,
trict which he 70 TO represent.
's SscTioNsi4, No persun shall be eligible "a, ;,
ortake or retain, seat n,{the Senate. unless
he is free white man. who bath hat,ained, tho
ageof thirty years, hath been a. citizen aud
resident of tbis State five, years, next preceding
Tho day Of election, and bath been. for Tho las,
six months OF this time. and shall continue 10
be- aresident oftfe Uslrict@hich he 10 totrep'
resent. rs fi9IPbRcH9 G28Y d3tsipag tsS'S kfS
lsEorioN rs. sena3ors aud Members Of the
HOr ne OF Representatives shall be chosen at a