The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-03-01

MEMBERS aud n mpjorty ofeach House shall
constitute quorum to do business buta
aiDaiier number may adjourn from day To day,
and may be au,horizedto compel the attend.
atcs+oi abseni Members in such manner, and
under euch penalties, as may be provided by
law.
SECTION IS. Each House shall choose its own
officers, determine it's rules Of proceeding,
punish its Members for d,sorderly behavior,
and. with the concurrence OF two-thirds, expel
Member, but not a'second time for the same
cause.
SEcTtoN 10. Each House may punish, by i'm
prisonmert, during it's sitting. any person not
a,Nlember, who shall lie guilty OF disrespect to
the House byany disorLeflp or contcmptuous
behavior in its presence; or who, during the
time OF it's sitting, shall threaten harm to booy
| or estate of any Member for anything said or
done in either House. or who shall assaut any
of them thcrctg, or who shall assaultor arrest
| any witness ofother person ordered to attend
| tho House, in his gong thereto, or returning
thcrefron. or who shall rescue any person ar.
| rested by order y; the House.
SEcTIo" ~. The Members Of both Houses
shall bc 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 days af-
ter the adjournment thereof. But these privi-
lcges shall not be extended 80 as 10 pfotect any
Member WIN shall be charged with treason,
felony, or breach Of the peace.
SECTION 81. Bills for raising rev1 1nue shall
pilSinUtc III lne I1OuSc Ol representatives, out
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 ttl6.
SECTION %. No bill shall have the force Of
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 TO il, and has
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dent Of the Senate and the Speaker of the
House o, Representatives.
SECTION "a. No money ehall be drawn out
OF the Public Treasury but by the legislative
authority Of tho State.
SECTION 25 In all elections hy the General
Assembly, or either House thereof, the mem
bers shall vote "piua uoce," aud their votes thus
given, shall be entered upon the Journals OF tho
House to which they respectively belong.
SEcTioN26 The members or the General
Assembly. who shallmeet under this Constitu.
ton, sha II he entitled 10 receive out of the Pub.
lie Treasury, for their expenses during their
attendance OF. going to and returning from,
the General Assembly, five dollars for each
days attendance, and twenty cents for every
mile oi the ordinary route Of travel between
the residence of the Member and the capital or
othsr place Of sitting Of tho General ssembly,
10Th gong and returning; and the same may
be increased or diminished by law. if c,rcum:
stanccR shall require; but no alteration shall
the General Assembly which shall make such
SEcrtoS 81 Neither House, during the ses-
ton OF the General Assembly, shall, without
the cone"nt of the other. adjourn for more
| than three days, nor to any other place than
that in which the Assembly shall be a, the time
sitting.
| SEcTIoN2S. No person shall be eligible to a
| seat in tic General Assembly whilst he holes
| any office of profit or trust under this State.
hs ItlIS nip ara - Al
| or under apy other power, except officers in
| the militia army or navy OF this State, MaVis.
tratcs or Justices OF Inferior Courts, while such
Justices receive nos salaries; nor shall any
contractor Of the army or navy Of this State,
the United States OF America, or any OF them,
| or the agents oi such contractor, be eligible TO
| seat in either House. And IL any Member
81 all accept or exercise any Of the said disQuaii
Tying oficcs, ne shall vacate his seat. y
SEcTms29. II any Election District shall
neglect 70 choose member or members on the
| day OF elaction, nr'if any person chosen a
lnombcr Of either Iiausc shall refuse 10 quail
fy aud take his seat, or shall resign, die. dc.
part the state, accept any disqualifying office,
or become otherwise. diSquNlitied to hold his
| seat, a writ of cleo tioh shall be issued ~ the
President OF the Senate or Speaker Of the
| House Of Representatives, as tho case NAV be.
for the purpose of filling the yacaacy thereby
occasoncd, for tie remainder of tho term for
which the person so refusing to qualify, re-.
ing disqualified. was elected to serve or the
dcfaulting Election District ought 10 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 souls,
and ougt tnot be diverted from the great du
ties OF their functions, therefore, M lninistcr
OF the Gospel or public preacher Of any re-
ligious persuasion, whilst he continltcs in the
exercise of his pastoral functions. shall be
eligible to the office or Governor, Lieutenant
Governor. or to srat in tho Senate or the
House Of Representatives
ARTICLEI
SECTION !. The Executive authority Of tbis
State shall be vested in Chief Magistrate, who
shall b. styled, Tho Governor Of the State OF
South Carolina
SECTION 2. The Governor shall be elected bv
the eleco,s duly qualified to, vote for mernbers
OF the House OF Representatives. H. and shalI hold
hisDtfico for four years, and until his success.
cor shall be chosen and qualified but the
s'me ptrs,n shall not be Gov erpor for two
consec uvr terms.
SECTION 3. No person shall be eligible to the
office o. Governor, unless he kath attsiIed tbe
ageof thirty years, and hath been citizen
and resident OF this State for tho ten years
next preceding the day OF election. And nd
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