The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-03-06
ARTICLE I.

SECTION |. The Legislative authority of this
State shall be vested ina General Assembly.
W hich shall consist OF Senate aud House
of Representatives.
SECTION =. Tho House 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 is pro.
yiivu
SEcTiox 3, Each Judical District in the
State shali constitute one Election District. cx.
cept Charleston District. which shall be divi.
tlCd into two Election Districts, one consisting
Of the late Parishes of st. Phillip and st
Michael, to be designated the Election Dis.
trct OF Charlcston the other consisting OF air
that part OF the Judicial District, which il
without The limits Of said Parishes. to be known
IA the Election District oi Berkeley
SgcTIoN.4. fhr boundaries Of the seycral,Ju
dicial aud Election Districts shall rems;:, as
they are now established.
sEcrloS 5. The House of Representatives
hail consist of one hundred and twenty four
Nj, mbcrs. to be apportioncd among thcsevCral
Election Districts or Lls State, according to
the Number Of white .inhRhitauis contained in
each, and the amount of all taxes raised by the
Genera. Assembly, whether direct or indirect,
or OF Whatever species paid in each, dcducting
thereirom all taxes paid on account Of proper
ty held in any other District, and adding
thereto all taxes elsewhere paid ON account Of
property held in eurh District. An enumera-
ton OF the wbiteinhabitaats, for this purpose,
was made the year ono thnusaud eight hun
uf CI ana uIty- u.tc, anu Stldti o. :s:auc III thc
course OF every tenth year thereafter. in such
manner shall be. by law, directed and
Representatives shall he assigned TO the differ
ent Districts in the above -mcntioucd propo--
ton, by Act OF the General Assembly at the
session Immediately succet ding every euune .
ration: Probided. That until the acportron.
ment, which shall be made upon the next emu
meration, shall take effect, the representation
Of the several Election Districts, az herein con-
stituted, shalt continue as assigned at the last
nj u.hf hf,>I, ho, k.,n,
heretofore divided into smaller Districts.
known as Parishes, having the aggregate nun
bcr Of Representatives which the Parishes
heretofore embraced within its limtshavc had
since that apporiionment, the Representative
to which the Parish of All SAINTS ohas hern
heretofore cu'itlcd, being during thiSinterval
assigned TO Horny Election District.
SEcTIos 6. IL the enumeration herein direct.
ed shall not be made in tue course of the year
appn'ntcd for tho purpose, 1t shall be the duty
of the Governor 20 have it effected as COON
theteaftcr as shall be practicable.
SGoTios7 In assigning Representatives 10
the ecvsral Districts, the General Assembly
shall, allow ono Representative Tor every sixty.
second part OF the whole number OF white in.
habiiants in the State, and one Representative
also for every eixty second part .Ofkhc whole
taxes raised by th Ge"cral Assembly. There
shall be further allowed one Representa- tive
fJr sueiifrac,ioss OF the sixty: sccnud part OF
the aYliite inhabitants, aud Of the sixty.sccond
p arr oftlac taxes, as when added together form
q unit. '.
S.cTloS s. All taxes upUn property, real or
personal, shall be laid uOur the actual value OF
<he pVpcrtytaxcd, as the same shall uc asccr
tanned by the assessment made or the pur-
pose OF laying sucI tax. la the first nppor-
Jnnment which shall hf made under the Con
stitution, she amount of taxes shall be cstiua.
tod from the average of the TWO years next pre-
Gedir such superintendent but in ever sub
sequeut appurtioumcut, from ihs average oI
thc ten year then next preceding.
SECTION 9. IL, iu tie apportionmcnt Of Req
rcscntatives ; ANY Election Dstric, shall ac-
pear not to be entitled, from its population and
its taxes, to a Representatives; such Election
Dislsict shall nevertheless send one Rsprcscn-
tative: and, il thcr" De stll, deficiency OF the
nnnIber oil Representatives r,quircd by sec.
ton nth, such deficiency shall be supplied by
assigning representatives, 10 thosc Election
Districts having the largest surplus fraciions,
whether those fractions consist or a combirap
ton OF population aud taxes, or of population
or taxes separately, until the number of. one
hundred and twenty.four Members be made
up. Prorided, ho,nsuer, That not more ttnn
twelve Representatives, shall, in ANY apportion.
inent, be assigned to any one Election District.
SECTION 10 No apporiionm ment of Rcpresen-
tatives shall he construed to take effect, in any
manner. until the general election which shall
succeed such appointments
SEcrioS IL. The Senate shall be composed Of
oue member from each Election Dsuici, except
tre Election District of Charleston, to which
saall be allowed two Senutors.
SECTION IL. Upon the meeting Of the first
General Assembly, which shall be tEoaen un-
der the provisions OF this Constitution. the
Senators shall be devided, by lot, into two
classes the seats or the Senators OF tho one
clnts To be vacated at ,hc expiration OF four
years aud the number or these classes shall
be so proportioncd that one half OF The whole
number ofSenators may, ne nearly ms pussi-
bie continue 10 be chosen thereafter every Sec
oad year.
lasEcrIoS 10. No pereon shall be eligible to,
or Inkc or retain, seat in the House OF Repre-
scutatves. unless he is free white man, who
hath attained the age - twenty ono Years
main been citizen ant & resident of this State
three years next preceding the day OF election,
ana hath been for the last six months OF this
time. ard shall continue. Tesidentof ihe Dis"
trict which he is To rcprcsent:.
SECTION H. No pctson shall be eligible to.
ortake- or retain, seat the Senate, unless
he ia free white man, who hath aitaired the
age of; ;thirty yye ars, hath been citizen and
resident OF this State five years next preceding
she day OF election, and hath been. for the las,
six months Of this time. AMI shall coniinue to
be. resident Of the Distric; which he is TO rep.
resent. ia.f alHs. rE
SECTION l5. Senators and Members OF the
House OF Representatives shall be chosen at "A
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