The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-02-20

sinailcr number may adjourn from day TO day,
and may be authorized to compel the attend
ancc OF absent Members, in such manner, and
under such penalties. rs may be provided by
law.
SECTION Is. Each House shall choose its own
oiilcerS determine its rules OF proceeding,
punish its MemESTS for disorderly behavior,
and with the concurrence OF two-thirds, expel
Member, but not second time for tho same
cause
SEcTroS 49, Each House may punish, by i'm
prisunmcrt, during its sitting, any person not
| a Member, who shall be guilty OF disnspcct to
| the House by any disorucrlv or contcmptuous
behavior in its presence; or who, during the
time or its sitting, shall threaten harm to body
| or estate of any Member for anything said Or
| done IN either House, or who shall assault, any
OF them therefor, or who shall assault or arrest
| any witness or other person ordered to attend
tho House. in his gong thereto, or returning
| thcrcfrom, or who shall rescue any person air.
| rested by order Of the Housc.
! SECTIoS 20. The Members OF both Houses
| shall be protected in their persons and estates
| during their attendance on, going to and re.
! turning from, the General Assembly, and ten
days previous to the sitting, and ten davs af-
ter the adjournment thereof. But these .privi-
lcgcs shall not be extended 80 as to protect any
Member who shall be charged with treason,
felony, or breach OF the peace.
Section q. Bills for raising reve nue. shall
| originate in the House Of Representatives, but
! may be aitorcd, amended or rejected by the
Senate and all other bills may originate in
either House, aud may be amended, altered or
rejected by the other.
SECTION %. Every Act or Resolution having
the force oflaw shalt relate to but one subject.
| and that shall be expressed in the title.
Section %. No bill shall have the force or
law until il shall have been read three times,
and on three several days, in each House, has
had the seal OF the State affixed b IL, 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 tho State
|. SECTION 25. In all elections by the General
Assembly, or either House thereof the mem
bcrs shall vote "uiua roce," and their votes thus
given, shall be entered upon the journals OF tho
| House to which they respectively belong.
SECTION &c The members OF the General
Assembly, who shall meet under this Constitu.
ton, shalhe 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 attendance, and twenty cents for every
| mile OF the ordinary route or travel between
| the residence Of the Member and the capital or
| other place ofsit,ing of tho General Assembly,
both gong and returning and the same may
| be increased or diminished by law. if clrcum-
| stanccs shall require but no atcra ton shall
| be made to take effect during the existence OF
| the General Assembly which shall make such
alteration.
SECTION 27 Neither House, during the sea-
| ton OF the General Assembly, shall, without
| the cons ent' of the other. adjourn for more
| than three days, nor TO any other place than
that in which the Assembly shall be at the time
| sitting.
| SEorloNeS. No person shall be eligible to a
| scat in the general Assembly whilst he holus
| any office of profit or trust under this State,
the United States OF America, or any OF them,
| or under amy other power, except officers in
the militia army or navy Of this State, Magis.
| tratcs or Justices Of Inferior Courts, while such
Justices receive no salaries; nor shall any
contractor oktne army or navy Of this State,
the United States OF America, or any OF them,
| or the agents Of such contractor, be eligible to
a seat in either House. And II any Member
shall accept or exercise any of the said disquali-
| tying offices, he shall vacate his seat.
SECTION 49, IT any Election District shall
neglect TO choose a member or members on the
| day OF election, or if any person chosen a
! member Of either flauBe. shall refuse to qunlI-
I fy and take his seatEbr shall resign, die, dc.
part the State, accept any disqualifyng office,
or become otherwise disqualified to hold his
| scat, writ of election shall be issued Ivy 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
casioned, for tic remainder of the term for
which the person 30 refusing to qualify, re-.
| sgning, dying, departing the State, or beco,n-
ing disqualified, was elected to serve, or the
dcfaulting Election District ought to have
chosen member or members.
! SECTION 81. And whereas, the minioters of
the Gospel are. by their profession. dedicated
| to the service Of God and the cure OF souls,
and ougct not be diverted from the great du
ties OF their functions, therefore, no minister
Of tho Gospel or public preacher OF any re-,
| iigious persuasion, whilst nc continues i'm the
exercise Of his pastoral functions. shall be
eligible to the office OF Governor, Lieutenant
| Governor, or to seat in the Senate or the
House Of Representatives
| ARTICLEU 'a
2 SECTION ]. The Executive authority Of tbis
| State shall be vcsted In Chief Ma gistrate, who
shall be styled, Tho Governor Of tho State on
| South Carolina u ..'J- Oh
SECTION 2. The Governor shall be elected by
the electors duly qualified TO vote for rner,bers
OF the House OF Representatives. and snail hold
his office for four years. and until his success
sor shall be chosen aud qualified but the
same person shall not be Governor for two
Consecutive terms.
SECTION 8. No person shall be eligible to the
office OF Governor, unlesS he bath attained the
| ageof thirty years. and hath been a citizen
and resident OF this State for the ten years
next preceding the day Of election. And no
person shall hold the Office of Governor. and
any other office or commission, civil or militia.