The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-02-20
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SECTION .. The House Of Representatives
shall be composed Of Members chosen by bal.
lot, every second year, by the citizens Of this
State, qualified as in this Constitution is pro.
vided.
SECTION g. Each Judicial District in the
State shall constitute one Election District, cx.
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 Dis.
trict Of Charleston ;thc other consisting OF all
that part OF the Judicial District, which is
without the limits OF said Parishes, To be known
L he Election District oil Berkeley.
SEcTroS 1. The boundaries or The several Ju.
dicial aud Election Districts shall remain as
they are now established.
SECTtoN 5. The House of Representatives
sha'l consist of one bundrcd aud twenty four
Numbers, to be apportioncd among the several
Eiuction Districts of the State, according to
the number OF white inhahtanis 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, dcductne
thcrc'rom all taxes paid ON account of proper.
~ held in any other District, and adding
thereto all taxes elsewhere paid on account Of
property held III such District. An cnumcra-
ton OF the white inhi bitaEts, for this purpose,
was made j the year one thousand eight hun
drcd and fifty nine, aud shall be made in the
course of every tenth year thereafter, in such
manner IA shal! be, by law, directed and
Representatives shall ho assigned to the differ.
cnt Districts in the above c-mcntioucd proper
ton, by Act OF the General Assembly at the
session Immediately succeeding every cuuinc.
ration PrOridcd, That until tho arportion.
mcnt, which shall be made upon the next Gnu.
mcraton, shall takc effect, the representation
of the several Election Districts, as herein con-
stitutcd shall continue as assigned at the last,
appOrtionmcut, 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 npportionnent. the Representative
10 which the Parish of a II SAINTS has been
heretofore entitled being, during this interval,
assigned TO Horny Elccpon District.
SECTio& Is. Ii the enumeration herein direct.
cd shall not be made in the course OF the year
, appointed torthG purpose it shall be the duty
nt the Governor to have ii effected soon
thereafter as shall be practicable.
SGcTioH7 In assigning Representatives to
the several Districts, tho General Assembly
shall allow ono Representative tor every sixty.
second part of the whole number or white in.
habiapts in tho State, aud one Representative
also for every sixty second part Of the whole
taxes raised by tn Gcncral Assembly. There
shall be further allowed one Representative
Yor such fractions OF the sixty second part of
the white inh.hi,ants, and Of the sixty.sccond
part "tthc taxes, as when added together form
unit
SECTlo' ). All taxes upon property real or
personal, shall be laid up6n the actual value of
the property taxed, as the same shall bc asccr
lhlntl DN Nlt uSStSSlllClll tnatc or inc pQT
pose of laying such tax. in tho first apporN
ii 1nmcnt which shall hr made under the Con
strtuton, 'he amount of taxes shall be cstima
ted frUm the average of the two years next pre-
ccdirg ich apportioninent but in ever sub
srqucut apportionmcpt. from thH avcsagc of
the ten years then next preceding.
SECTION 9. IL, in the appOrtionmcnt Of Rep-
resrn,ativcs any Election District shall ap-
pear not to be cnutIyd, from its population and
It's taxes, to n Representative; such Election
District shall npyprthpIpss sppI
tative; and, IL there be still deficiency OF the
number OF RcprcscnLatiyes required by sec :
ton tith, such deficiency shall be supplied by
assigning Representatives TO those Election
Districts having the largest surplus fractions,
whether those fractions consist or a conbinu.
ton oi population and taxes, or of population
or taxes separately, until the number OF one
hundred and twcnty.fou Members be mado
up Irorided, h0nfur, That not more than
twelve Representatives, shall, in anyhpportion.
mcnt, be assigned to any one Election District.
SECTION 10. No apportonmGnt Of Rcprescn-
tativcs shall be construed to take effect in aay
lnanner, until the general election which shall
succeed happortiOnmcnt
SECTION IL. The Senate shall be composed of
one member from each Election District cxcept
the Election District of Charleston, to which
shall be allowed two Senators.
SEcTloN IL. Upon the meeting OF the first
General Assembly, which shall be chosen un-
der the provisions OF this Constitution, the
Senators shall be dcvIded, by lot, into tive
classes the seats OF tho Senators Of tho ono
Glass to be vacated at the expiration Nof four
years and the number OF these classes shall
be so propor.ioned that one half OF the whole
numbcr OF Senators may, nearly as possi-
Bile continue TO be chosen thereafter every sec
ond year.
sasEcTIoN 49, No person shall be, eligible to,
or iakc or retain, scat in the House of Rrbre-
seutatives unless he is free white man, who
hath attained the age cf twenty one wears,
hath been u citizen and aresident ofthis Stale
three years next preceding the day Of election, ;,
anq hath been for The last six months OF this
time, and shall continue. q resident OF ihe Dis,
trict which he Is to-represoIh..
SECTION ID No person shall be eligible 10,
or take or retain, q seat m the Senate, unless
he is free white man, vino. hath attained the
age Of thirty years, hath been a citizen and
resitlentof this State tiYc years next preceding
the day Of election, aud haihbeen,. for the last
ak months OF tiis time. and shall continue to
be. resident OF tho District which he 10 to rep.
resent. 'f - ".s9 'lEIk >
sEorIox Is. Senators and Members Of the
House OF Representatives shall be chosen at
general election on the third Wednesday in
October In tho present year, and on The same
day in every scconJ year, thereafter, i'm such
manner, and lor sob tefms OF office, as ure
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