The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-01-16
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which siiall consist of a Senate and House
oi Representatives. ssg- -.
SEcrIoS 2. The House Of Representatives
shall be composed of Members chosen by bal.
lnt,.cvcry second year. by the citizens Of this
State, qualihed as in this Constitution is pro-
Vided. H'sNF ..t, .H-.EL.y.,af - j.
SgcT,oS 8. Each Judicial District ID tho
State shai constitute ono Election District; cS.
ccpt Charleston Dietrict.r vi ich shall ,bc divi-
drd into two Election Districts. one copsistiug
sf the late Parishes Of st. Phillip and st
Michael, - BE- designated the Election Dis.
trct % Charleston the Other consisting ot all
that part Of the Judicial District, which is
without the limits nf said Parishes, 10 be known
"a the Election Distrrctot Berkeley
SgcrruS 1. The bound darica ur ,le several Ju
dicial ana Election Districts shall remain as
they are now established.
SrcrI0N 5. The House OF Representatives
shall consist Of ono hundrcd aud twenty frnr
NJ, mbrrs. to hc npportinucd among the several
Eioctiou Dist,'icts OF the State, according to
the numScr .! white inhabitants contained III
zach, aud the amount of all taxes raised by the
General Assembly. whcthcr direct ar inittcct.
or of whatever sprces paid ia each, dcducting
thercfrom oil taxes paid on account Of proper.
tY held in any other Dlsric!, and adding
thereto all taxes elsewhere paid on account OF
property held in such District. An cnumcra-
ton Of the white iuhlhitaGtS, for this purpose,
was made ! the year one thousand eight hun
drctl aud fifty. nine. and shall be- made in the
;coursc OF every tenth year thereafter in such
manner as shall be, by law, directed and
y REPRESENTATIVES shall he assigned To the differ
cnt Districts in the aforementioned proper
ton, by Act OF the General Assembly at the
session Immediately succeeding every enume
ration Propided, That until the aipor ton.
uent, which shall be made upon the next emu
mcration, shall take effect, the representation
Of the several Election Districts, az herein con-
slituted, shall continue al assigned at the last
apportionInent, each District which has been
heretofore divided into smaller Districts.
known as Parishes, having the aggregate mum
bcr Of Representatives which the Parishes
heretofore embraced within its limits have had
since that apportiopment, tho Representative
10 which the Parish Of III Sa,nts has been
heretofore cn'itlcd, hciug during this interval,
assigned 10 Horny Election District
SrcTloS 6. If the enumeration herein direct.
ed shall, not be made in the course OF the year
appointed for the purpose, il shall be- The duty
Of the Governor TO have rit effected as soon
therepfte as shall be practicable.
SECrI0N7 In assigning Representatives TO
tn" several Districts, the Genera! Assembly
ahall allow one Representative Tor every sixty
second part of the whole number OF white M
habtants in the state, and one Representative
also Tor every sixty second par: of the whole
taxes raised hy th &c crai Assembly. There
shall hr further allowed one Representatives
for such fractions of the sixty second part OF
the white inhahitauts, and of the sixty second
part nfthc taxes, as when added together form
unit.
SEcrloS s. All taxes upon property, rcalo
personal, shall br laid up0l tho actual value of
the property taxed. as the same shall TIC ascCr
taincd by the asseSsmrnt, made "Tthc pur-
pose of laying such tax. In the Gr.h. appof-
ii ,nmcut which shall he made undcr the Con
sttuiiu.. the amount ur taxrs shall be estiua
ted from the avcraycnf the two years next pre-
cedii g auch superintendent; but III cS'r sub
se4uert appnrto mcut, FROM til, average of
the ten ycar then next prcccding.
SECTION II. in the apportionmcnt Of Rep
rea,. Election District shall IA H.
bear no, to b. entitled, from its population aud
its taxes, to a Representative; such Election
District shall nevertheless send one R.prC5eu-
tativr; and, it there ne sui deficiency Of the
numher OF Representatives required by sec
t,on fith, such deficiency shall bo supplied by.
assigning Representatives. 10 those Election
Districts having the largest surplus fractions,
whether those fractions consist Of n coinbi u
ton OF population and taxes, or Of population
or taxes separately, until the number OF one
hundred aud twenty tour Members be made
IN Prouidtd, hotDsr1, That not more than
twelve Representatives. shall, in anyapportion.
T5ieni he assigned 10 amy one Election District
SEcTIbS No. No appnr,ionment Of Rcpresen-
isaives shall be construed to take effect, in aoy
manner, until the general election which shall
succeed such appor,ionncnt,
SECTION IL. The enate shalibe composed Of
on. mc,nbcr from each Election District, except
the Election District of Charleston, to which
shalt be allowed two Senators. :.
SECTION l2 Upon the meeting Of the first
General Assembly, which shall be chosen un-
der the provisions or this Constitution the
Senators shall be dcv,ded. by lot into two
classes the seats OF the Senators Of the one
cin.s to be vacated at The expiration Of four
years and tho number o. these ciasses shall
be so propor,ioncd that one half of tie whole
nuIabcr OF Senators may. as nearly as possi-
biz continue to be chosen thereafter every sec
end ycar. "@'F 'a1st ~
SECTION 49,. No person shall be eligible TO-.
or lake or retain, a seat in the II huEc OF Repre-
scntatives. uncss he is a freq white man, who
hath attained the ago q twcnty.one y,ars,
ha IN been u citizen and a, resident fthis State
three years next preceding the day o. election,
ana hath been for The last six months oi this
tine, a nd shall continue. aresident OF the Disc
trict which he is 70 represent. - ,i.sr5 81
SECTION ID No person sball be eligible to.
ortake or retain, . seat n the Senate, unless
he ia a free white man, who hath attained the
age of thirty years. hath been citizen aud
resident OF this State five years mex preceding
the ,tay OF election, and ha been, for tAc las'
F.. six mos,!s of this time, ana shall continue to
be- resident Of the District which no 10 to rep
resent. 2Ntts Z, n, = -; " ~
sEorIos Is. Senators aud Membersof the
Houas OF Representatives shall DO ahps9p at a
general election on ihc ,th!rd Wedncsday in