The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-01-23
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W hich shall consist Of a Senate and House
of Representatives. d.
SEcrios 2. The House OF Representatives
shall be composed of Members chosen by bal
lot. every second year, by the citizens OF this
State, qualified ns in this Constitution is pro
vided. 81. usts y a.,
= SEoT,os 3. Each Judicial District in tho
State shall constitute one Election District, Gx-
cept Cha elcsteh District. which ehail be divi-
a,d into two Election Districts, one consisting
Of the atc Parishes of ST. Phillip aud St
\ Michael, to be designated the Election Dis
.trict OF Charleston ;the other consisting OF all
that part OF the Judicial District, which ia
without the limits Of said Parishes. to be known
"a tho Election District ~ berkeley.
SECTION 1. The boundaries or Tho several III.
dicial and Election Dis,ticts sllall remain as
thcy are now established. 80
SEoTIoN 5. The House OF Representatives
snail consist OF Ons hundrea and tweutv four
Members. to bc 2ppurtioned among the several
Eoction Districts or the State, according 10
The number OF white inhabilanis contaiucd III
each, and the amount of all taxes raised by the
General Assembly, whether direct or indirect.
or of whatever species paid in each, dcductins
thc"cirom all taxes paid on account of proper
.ty held in any other District, and adding
thereto all taxes elsewhere paid on account OF
Npropertyhe in such District. An cnumcra
lion of the white inhabitaats, for this purpose,
was made the year one thousand eight hun
dred and fifty nine, aud shall b. made in the
course of every tenth year thereafter, in such
manner as shall be, by, law, directed and
Representatives shalt he assigned to the differ.
ent Districts in the above mentioned proper
tiop, ,by'Act OF the General Assembly at the
session immediately succeeding every enume.
ration Provided, That until tho arportion.
mrnt, which shall bc mad. upon the next emu
nicration, shali take effect, the representation
Of the several Election Districts, as herein con-
etituted, shall continue as assigned at the last
npportionnent, each District which has been
heretofore divided into Smaller Districts,
known as Parishes, having the aggregate num-
bcr OF Representatives which tho Parishes
heretofore embraced within its limits have had
since that apportionment, the Representative
TO which, the Parish Of All Salnts has been
heretofore cu'tled. being dr-:. ;!::;;s ;i,te,vIi,
assigncdto to Horny Elecuon District ="
SrcTloS G. 1.-THE enumeration herein direct.
ed shall not be D,nIe in tb" """":c nfibc year
,nPrtd pen with, pleasure we hsvS
the Med' him through his foarfess' and
nj denunciation and carstic expossiitiongs.
ssnl,;he ,ipiquity and malisnitr Of ss ths. a.. r.,
liza cal mob at the Noral, who are was'
"'S ,aS,a pittiless and ihcxorablg w,a;EFiaaEEeA
sn'h fsrh prostrats and, rapeas peHohAs'
thM mont principle, or justice. or hnmanl'
pjbut we hayc failed to- perceive any,
20 whatsoever in the spiritand tenor 0.
th1 s,sr,s ..xed, as the satiia sfnd Saltc 81 altea
tail ed by the assessment mado !or tho pur-
pose of laying such tax. In the first nppor-
tionmrnt which shalt be made under The Con
stitution, .ho amount of taxes shall be cstima
ted from tho avcrngeOf tue two years next pre-
ceding such apportonment; but in ever sub.
sct,ucnt appUrtionment, from III. average of
theten yeats then next preceding. ,.'
SECTION 9. III, in the nppnrtionment ofRep-
rcscntatiyes; any Election District shull ap.
pear not to bo entitled, trop its population and
itstaxcs, to a Representative; such Election
District shall nevertheless send one R.prcsen-
tative; and, il there be still deficiency Of the
number Of Representatives required by sec
ton fifth, such deficiency shall be supplied by
assigning Representatives TO those Election
Districts having the largest surplus fractions
whether those fractions consist OF a combira.
ton OF population and taxes, or Of population
or taxes separately, until the number OF one
hundred and twenty. -four Members bc made
up Provided, hotoever. That not more than
twelve Representatives. shall, in any apportion.
men,. DC assie ned to any one Election District
SECTION 10. No superintendent of Represen-
bativcs shall be construed to take eff CT, in any
manner. until the general election which shall
succeed such apportionmenL' ,nt
SEcTios IL. The Senate shall be composed Of
one member from each Election District except
thr Election District OF Charleston, to which
shall be allowed two Senators. n 'r.
. SECTION IL. Upon the meeting Of the first
General Assembly, which shall be chosen un-
der the provisions olgibis Constitution. the
Senators shall be dcvded, by lot, into two
classes 1.-THE seats Of Tie Senators OF tho one
,ckiss to DO vacated atItho expiration Of four
ycars and the numbcr.of these, classes shall
Be so proportioncd that Iono' half of the whole
number ofSenators may as nearly as possi-
biz continuo to be chosen thereafter every seq
end year. ~.
-. SECTION Is! No person shall be eligible TO,
.or 10 Ike ornrctain, seat in the HOUSE OF Repre-
'sentatives. unless he isa FREQ white man, who
hath attained the age of twcnty,one years,
hath been Il citizen and a resident OF this State
three years next preceding the day OF election ,
ana hath been for the last six months OF. this
time, and shall continue. arcsidcntof the Dis,
trict which he 10. to represent. Si .! ~
SEcTIos Ia No person shall be eligible to,
or take or retain, a seat n the Senate. upiess
be Ia free white man, who hath attained Tic
age of thirty yeaFs, hath been citizen and
residen, OF this State tivc years next preceding
the day of e.ectiop,and bath been. for the las,
ak months of this time. and sballlconthue to
bo. a resident or the Diatrictwhich hesis to rep.
Fesent. sEG rtG gss "a IS2t 3E
7 SgcTroS Is. Senators and Members OF The
tfouae ~ n nn ahaiI lie chosen n