The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-01-16

4 oieinoSfsi snuu majority or caCn. ROuse sHau
consutute a quorupi to do bus uess ) but a.
smaller number may adjourn from day 10 pav,
\ AND uiny be- au'hOrzcd to compel the attend,
ance ofahsrnt Members. in s;ichnnhnGr, md
under soch penalties, as may DC provided by
| SEcTioS Is. Each House shah choose lie own
| ofiiccrs, determine ts rules OF proceedng,
| punish its Mcmbcrs for disorderly behavior,
| and, with the concurrence Of two-thirds, ,eSpel
Member. but not second time for the same
] cause sR .f#m riF
SECTION l9. Each House may punish, by inn,
prisonmc' I, during its sitting. any person not
a M"mber;'who shall bn guilty ol disrespert to
| tho House by any disorGcrlpyor contcmptuous
behavior in its prcFcnce; or WHO, during the
| time or its sitting. shal. threaten harm to body
Or estate Of any Nc,nher for anything said or
done IN cithcr House, or who shall assault any
of them therefor, OF who shall assault or arrest
| any witness or other person orde'cd To attend
i the lIouse, in his gong thcrctOA OF returning
| thcrefrom. orwho shall rescue any person ar
| rested by order OF the House.
SEcrioS 20. The Members of both Houses
| shall BE protected in their pcrspns and estates
during their attendance on, going 10 and rc.'
! fu,,ing from. tbs General Assembly, and ten,
/ itays previous TO thc sitting. and ten days,af-
ter the adjoururncst thereof. But these privi.
lcGcs 'shal not I've rcxicndcd SO as to protcctnny
Member VINO shall be charged with treason,
felony. or brcarh 0i the peace. .a,r. t
SECTION 81 Bills Tor raising a revenue shall
original" in the House of Representatives, but
may be altered, amended or rejected by the
Srnato !; and all other bills may originate In
either House, aud may bc amended, altered or
rejected bv the other
SECTION -. Every Act or Resoution having
the force Of law shall relate to but one subjcct.
and that s' all he expressed in the title.
SECTION % No bill shal. have the force of
law unriku shall have been read three times.
aud on three several Gays, in each House has
had the seal of the State Hifss cd To il, and has
bccn signed in the Senate House by the Pres
dent OF the Senate and the Speaker OF the''
House q; Representatives. /
SEcrioN 2i No money sha be drawn out
OF the PublIc Treasury but by the logisla,ivn
authority OF the State.
StcTi0N IS. In all elections by the General
Assembly, or either House thereof, the .Inc,n
bcrs stall vote "rir1 rocc." and their woes thus
given, shal be cnt~cd'upon the journals OF the
House to which they respectively belong.
SECTION 20 The members OF the General
Assembly who shall meet under this Constitu.
ton. shall be entitled to receive out of the Pub.
lie Treasury, for their expenses during their
attendance on. gong TO and returning from,
the General Assembly, five dollars for each
days attendance. and twenty ccpts for cvciv
mile OF the ordinary route OF travel between
the rcaidencc ofthr Member aid the capital or,
olt"rp!Icc ofsiiring Of the General Assembly,
both gong and returning; and the same may
be increased ur d unfinished by law if clrcum.
stancca shall require; but no alteration shall
he made To take effect during the cxisiruce Or
alteration. 'a.
SEcr,ow 81 Neither House, during the scs-
;ion OF the Grneral Assembly, shall, without
the consent II the other. adjouri for more
than three days, nor to any other place than
that in which the Assembly shalt DO a, the time
sitting.
'SEcTioS2S. No person shal lie cllgihIe to
seat in the General Assembly whlsi he ho!"s
any office OF profit or trust under this State,
the United States Of America, or any of them,
or under any other power, except officers in
The militia, army or navy or this State, Magis
untcs or Justices OF lnicIior Courts, while suGh
Justices receive no salaries; nor shal any
contractOt % the army or navy VI this State,
the United States of America, or ahy o, them,
or the agents of such contractor, bo eligible to
a scat in either Housc. AM, IL any Member
FL all accept or exercise any OF the said disquali
tying offices, he shall vacate his seat.
| SEcTnN %. IL any Election District shall
neglect 10 chonae 8 member or members On the
| day OF election, or il any person chosen
memhcr OF either Hause shall refuge 10 quail
| fy anJ take his scat, or shatl resign. die, de.
part the State, accept any disqualifying office,
! or become otherwise disqualified TO hold bis
| seat. writ OF election shall b. issued by the
President OF tho Senate or Speaker OF the
| House Of Representatives, as the Gaze may be,
for thr purpose Of filling the vacancy thereby
occa sio.cd, for the remainder at the term Tor
which the person sn. rcluslng to quality, re.
| signing, dying, departing the State, or bccom-
| ing disqualified was elected to serve, the
IvdcfAulrng Election District ought TO have
| choscn q member or members.
SECTION 80. And whereas. rhc ministers of
| the Gosprl are. by their profession, dedicated
Ito The service Of God and the cure OF snuls
aud oug not be diverted from tho great du
| ties OF their functions, therefore, No minister
OF thG Guspcl or public preacher OF any re.
! ligious persuasion whilst ne continues in the
| exercise Of his pastoral functions. shall be
! eligible to the office OF Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, or to seat in the Senate or the