The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-02-15

and may bn authorized to compel the attend
ahce OF absent Members, in such manner, and
under such penalties, as may be provided by
law ,...
SECTION IS. Each House shall choose its own
officers, determine its rules OF proceeding,
punish lis Members for disorderiy behavior,
ands with the concurrence OF two-thirds, expel
Member, but not q second time for the same
cause.
| SECTION 10. Each House may punish, by i'm
prisonmert, during its sitting, any person not
a Member, who shall be guilty OF disrespect to
the House by any disordcrly or contemptuous
behavior in it's presence; or who, during the
time OF its sitting, shall threaten harm to body
| or estate of any Mcrnbcr for anything said or
done IN ci,her House. or who shalt assault any
of them therefor, Or who shall assault or arrest
any witness or other person ordered to attend
| tho House, i'm his gong thereto. or returning
thcrcfrom. or who shall rescue any person ar.
rested by order Of the House.
SECTION 90. The Members OF both Houses
shall be protected in their porsons and, estates
during their attendance on, going to and re-,
turning from, the General Assembly, and ten
days previous to the citing, and ten days af-
ter the adjournment thcrcof.S But these privi.
leges shall not be ecxtendcd so as 10 protect any
Member who shall be charged with treason,
felony, or breach of the peace. s
SECTION o. Bills for Caising a revenue 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, and may be ameuded, altered or
rejected by the other.
SECTION %. Every Act or Resolution having
the force oflaw shall relate to but one subject.
and that shall be expressed in tho title.
SECTION %. Nobill shall have the force Of
law until it shall have been read three times.
and on three several days, in each House, has
had the seal Of the State affixed to it, and has
been signed in The Senate House by the Prcsi.
dent Of the Senate and the Speaker of the
House OF Representatives.
SECTION "a. No money shall be drawn out
Of the Public Treasury but by the legislative
authority Of the State.
SECTION 25. In all elections by the General
Assembly, or either House thereof the mem.
bcrs shall vote "uiua poce," and their votes thus
given. shall be entered upon tho ejournals OF tho
House to which they respectivelyIbelong
SECTION 26 The members OF the General
Assembly. who shall meet under this Constitu.
ton, sha ii he entitled to receive out of the Pub
lie Treasury, for their expenses during their
attendance on, going to and returning from,
the General Assembly, five dollars for each
days attcndances and twenty cents for every
mile OF the ordinary route Of travel between
the residence ofthe Member and the capital or
other place ofsitting of the General Assembly
both gong and returning and the same may
be increased or diminished by law. if circum-
stances shall require but no alteration shall
he made to take effect during the existence OF
the General Assembly which shall make such
alteration. 81 Of.
SEcTloN 27 Neither House. during the ses-
tion Of the General Assembly,. shall, wit hout
the consent of the other. adjourn for more
than three DAYS, nor to any other place than
that in which the Assembly shall be al the time
sitting. $50 80.
SECTION Is. No person shall be eligible TO a
| seat 10 the Gonerai Assembly whilst he hoids
any office of profit or trust under this State.
the United States OF America, or any Of them,
or under any. other power; except officers in
| the militia, army or navy OF this State, Magis.
tratcs or Justices Of lnierior Courts, while such
justices receive no salaries; nur shall any
contractor otthe army or navy Of this Stale,
| The United States OF America, or any of them,
| or the agcrts Of such contractor, be eligible to
scat in either House. And IL any Member
81 all acccptcr exercise any OF the said dsquali-
| Tying offices, he shall vacatc his seat.
SEcTtoN 29 II any Election District shall
neglect /" choose member or members on the
day OF election, or If any person chosen a
| member of either Ilausc shall refuse to uuali-
~ and take his scat, or shall resign. die. dc
part the State. accept any dsqualifying Office,
or become otherwise disqualified to holdhis
| scat, writ oielcction shall be 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
| occasioned, for the remainder OF the term for
| which the person SO refusing to qualify, re.
| signing, dying, departing the S'atc. or becom-
ing disqualified. was elected to serve, or the
defauiting Election District ought to have
| chosen member or members.
SECTION 80. And whereas. the ministers of
the Gospel are. BY their profession. dedicated
| to the service Of God and the cure Of souis,
ar' ougrt not be diverted from the great du.
ties OF their functions, therefore, no lninste
! Of the Gospel or public preacher Of any re-
| ligious persuasion, whilst he continues in the
exercise Of his pastoral functions shall be
| eligible to the ufice or Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, or to a seat in the Senate or the
| House Of Representatives
- ARTICLEH.
SECTION j. The Executive authority Of tbis
State shall be vested In Chief Magistrate, who
ehall be styled, Tho Governor Of the State Of
South Carolina
sEcrIoN2., The Governor shall be elected by
| the electors dnly qualified to vote for merAbe
OF the House OF Re presentatives. and shall hold
his Office Tor four years. and until his success
! sor shall be chosen and qualified but the
same person shall not be Governor for two
| consecutive terms.
SEcTos 3. No person shall be eligible to the
office oi Governor, unless he hath attalned the
| ageof thirty years, and hath been q citizen
! and resident OF this State for the ten years
next preceding tho day OF election. And nc
| person shall hold the office of Governor. and
any ether Office or commission, civil or militia