The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-03-01
ARTICLE 1.

which shall consist of Senate and House
of Representatives.
SECTION 2sThe House Of Representatives
shall be composed of Members chosen by bal.
lot: every second year. by the citizens OF this
State, qualified as i'll this Constitution is pro.
vided.
SEcrros 3. Each Judicial District in the
State shall constitute one Election District, ex.
cept Charleston District, which shall be dvi-
drd into two Election Districts, ono consisting
Of the late Parishes of ST. Phillip aid st.
Michael, TT be designated the Election Dis.
trict of Charleston the other consisting of all
that part Of the judicial District, which is
without the limits of said Parishes to be known
the Election District Of berkeley.
SECTION L.; The boundaries OF ,hG several Ju.
dical and Election Districts shall remain
they are now established.
SECTION s. The House of Representatives
shall consist of one hundred and twenty four
Members, TO be apportioncd among the several
Election Districts OF the State according to
tho number Of white inhabitants contained in
each, aud the amount of all taxes raised by the
General Assembly, whether direct or indirect,
or OF whatever species paid in each, dcducting
thcrefroR oil 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 cuumcra-
ton OF the white inhabitants, for this purpose,
was made IL the yearonc thousand eight hun
dredand tiity- ninc, and shall be made in the
course OF every tenth year thereafter, in such
manner as shall be, by law, directed and
Representatives shall I've assigned TO tie differ.
ent Districts in the above mentioned proper.
tion, by Act OF the General Assembly at the
session Immediately succeeding every cnumc.
ration 1: Provided, That until the apporton
meht, WHICH shall be mado upon the next Gnu
mcration, shall take effect, the reprcs entatiou
OF the several Election Districts, as herein con-
stituted, shall continue as assigned at 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 it's limits have had
since that apportion;nent, the Representative
to which the Parish of All Salnts has been
heretofore entitled, being during this interval,
assigned 90 Horny Election Dislrict
SECTION 6. IL the enur'ca,ion herein direct.
cd shall nGt be made in tue course Of the year
appointed for tho purpose, it shall be the duty
OF the Governor TO have il effected us coon
thereafter as shall be practicable
SECTIuS7 IN Assigning Representatives to
the several Districts, the General Assembly
shalt allow one Representative tor every sixty
second part Of the whole number OF white in.
hnbitants in the state, and one Rcprcscn Intive
also for every sixty second part of The whole
taxes raised 10y tn General Assembly. There
shall be further allowed ope Representative
for such fractions of tho sky second part of
the white inhabitants, and of the siXty.sccond
part otthc taxes, rs when added together form
unit.
SECTION S. AL taxes upon property, real or
personal, shall be- Laid upot thc actual value of
the property taxed, sthc.sa,ne shall Dc asccr.
tanned by the asscSsmc,it made or the pur.
pose of laying such tax. Ia the lirst nDDur-
Il rnmcnt which shall hr made under the Con
s!tution, tbc amount OF taxes shall be estiuia.
ted from the nvfrnGo of the TWO years nextprn.
ccdirG ich apportion,ncnt; but in ever sub.
scqucIt nppOriiommcnt, from ,lh: averag &C of
the ten years then next preceding. E'
SECTION 9. u, IN tic npportoamcnt Of Req
:, ,"n,ativrss any ElCcUun District shall ap-
pear not TO bo cntii!cd, from its population and
,I..,s
District shall nevertheless send one R.hrcscn-
taiive; and, il there be stll deficiency Of tic
number OF Representatives required by sec
ton fifth, such deficiency shall be supplied by
assigning representatives. ito those Election
Districts having The largest surplus fractions.
whether those fractions consist OF a conbira
ton oi population and taxes. or of population
or taxes separately, unul ihc number Of one
hundred aud twenty .iour Members be made
up Provided, hO,pGpST, That not incrc than
twelve Representatives, shall, in nnyapportion..
ncnt, be nssiS Sncd to any one Elec ton District
SECTION ~. No apportionmcnt Of Represcn-
'ativcs shall bc construed TO take effect, in any
manner, until the general election which shalt
succeed such apporiiOnincnt,
SECTION IL. The Senate shall be composed of
one member from each Election District, cxccpt
the Election District Of Charleston to which
shall be allowed two Senator's.
SEcTleN IL. Upon the meeting Of the frat
General Assembly, which shall be chosen un-
der the provisions or this Constitution. the
Senators shall be dcvldch, by lot, into two
GLASSES the scats Of the Senators Of tho one
class To be vacated at the expiration Of four
years and the number uf ttcse classes shall
be so prpportioncd that one half of the whole
number OF Sepators may, rs nearly as possi-
h'e continue TO be chosen thereafter every sec
ond year.
rs GcTIoN 10. No person Shall be eligible to,
ur'takc or retain. seat in the House Or Repre-
scntativcs. unless hcis free white man, who
hath attained the age tf twenty .onc wears
Ina th been II citizen AMI resident of this State
three years nextprccedins the day OF election,
ana hath been FOR the last six months of this
time, andshalI continue resident OF the Dis.
trict which he is To represent.
SECTION l4-No persun shall he eligible to,
or ike or retain, a seat the Senate sunlcss
he ia free white man, who hath attained the
age of thirty years, hath been a citizen and
resident oI tbis State five years mex, preceding
'hc day OF election, ond hath been, for the las,
ak months OF this iinp. and shall continue to
he. resident Of the District which bc is to rcp.
resent. Htf
SEcrIoN l5. Senators and Members OF the
House OF Representatives shali be eiioscn at
general election on tho third W ctntsday in
October In the present year, and OH The same
day III every second year thefeater, in sue IA