The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-02-17
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- ARTICLE 1.
SEorioN /. The Legislative authority of this
State shall be vested ina, General Assembly, i,
which shall consist OF a Senate and House
of Representatives. .. -...
SEcrroN D. The House OF Representatives
shall be composed Of Members chosen by BALI
lot. every second year, by the citizens Of this
State, qualified as in this Constitution is pro.
vidcd. u sIyr,fs.; . c
SECTION 8. Each judicial District in the
State shall constitute one Election District, ex.
ccpt Charleston District, which shall be divi-
drd into two Election Districts, one consisting
Of the late Parishes Of st. Phillip and st.
Michael, to be designated the Election Die
trict OF Charleston the,pthcr consisting of all
thatpart OF the judicial District, which is
without the limits of said Parishes, to be known
a. the election District Of Berkeley
SECTION 4. The boundaries Of the several Ju-
dicial and Election Districts shall remain as
they are now established.
SECTION s. The House of Representatives
shall consist of one hundred aud twenty four
Members, to be apportioued among the several
Election Districts OF the State, according to
the number OF white inhabitants contained in
each, and the amount Of all taxes raised by the
General Assembly, whether direct or indirect,
or OF whatever species paid in each, deducting
thcreIrom 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 such District. An enumera-
ton Of the white inhabitants, for this purpose,
was made The year one thousand eight hun,
dred and fifty nine, and shall bn made 10 tho
course OF every tenth year tn, reafter, i'll such
manner "a shall be, by law, directed and
Representatives. shall We assigned to the differ
ent Districts in the above -ncntioncd proper.
ton, by Act of the General Assembly at the
session Immediately succeeding every enuine.
ration: Propidcd, Chat until the at portion.
meut, which shall be mads upon the next emu.
meration, shall take effect, the representation
IL II
stituted, shall continue as assigned al the last
apportonment, each District which has been
heretofore divided into smaller Districts,
known as Parishes, having the aggregate mum
Der OF Representatives which the Parishes
heretofore embraced within its limits have had
since that apportionment, the Representative
to which the Parish or All Salnts has been
heretofore entitled, being, during this interval,
assigned 10 Horny Election District.
SECTION 6, 1.-THE enumeration herein direct.
cd shall not be made in the course of the year
appointed for the purpose, it shall be the duty
of tho Governor TO have il effected soon
thereafter as shall be practicable.
SEcrIoS7 In assigning Representatives to
the several Districts, the General Assembly
shall allow one Representative tor every sixty
second part Of the whole numbcr NJ white in
habitauts in the State, and one Representative
also for every sixty second pprt of the whole
taxes raised by til Gederal Assembly. There
shall be further allowed one Representative
the white inhabitants, and Of the sixty second
part ofthc taxes, as when added together form
o unit. =.
SECTIONS All taxes upon property, real or
personal, shall be laid upon the actual value Of
the property taxed, as the same shall bC ascer.
tained by the assessment made or the pur-
pose OF hymg such tax. In the, first nppor-
tionmcnt which shall he made under the Con
stltution, the amount OF taxes shall be esima-
ted from the average Of the two years next pre-.
hoN IN, s,,A
scgucut apportionmcnt, feom tn, average Of
the len years then next preceding.
SEcTloN 9. 1t, IN the apporionmcnt OF Rep
resontauvGS any ElCcSion District shall ap-
pear not to be entitled, from its population md
i's taxes,,to 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 or a combira.
ton OF population and taxes, or ofpopulation
or taxes separately, until the number Of one
hundred and twenty -four Members be made
nr, propided. ho,oever, That not more than
twelve Representatives shall in, any apportion-
picnt, be assi2 ned to any one Election District
SECTION 10. No appor,ionrn0nt Of Reprcsen-
'ativcs shall be construed to fake effect, in any
manncr, until the general election which shall
suCcecd such apporiionment
SECTION II. The Senate shall be composed Of
one momber from each Election Districf, except
the Election District OF Charleston, 10 which
shall be allowed two Senators
Section IL. Upon the meeting Of the first
General Assembly, which shall be chosen un-
acT ;st6 provisions OK this Constitution, the
Senators shall be deWdcd, by lot, into two
classes /; the seats OF the Senators Of -ho one
class TO be vacated at Tho expiration Of four
years; and the,nhmber or these classes shall
be 80 proportioned that one half or the whole
number ofSenators may, as nearly as possi-
BILE continue to be chosen thereafter every SEQ
end year. -
.ssEoTIos 10. No person shall be eligible to,
or take or retain, a scat in the Ho uso OF Repre-
sentatves. uploss he is a free white man, who
hath attained the ago oftwcnty ono years
hath been citizen and resident ofthis State
three years next preceding tie day OF election,
ana hath been for the last six months Of this
time, and shall continuo,a a resident OF the Dis.
trict which heis TO represent. .. t.
SECTION Ia NO spetsUn shall be eligible to,
or take or retain, a seat n the Senate, unless
he is a free white map, who bath attained the
age of thirty. years, hath BEEN a citizen and
resident OF this State five years next preceding
the, day or election, and hath been, for the las,
six months OF this tiIoe. and shall continue to
be, resident Of the District which he is to rep.
resent. ,a.
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