The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-01-02
ARTICLE I.

SSEcTIoSl l. The Legislative authority OF this
State shall be vested ina General Assembly,
which shall consist of Senate and House
OF Representatives. =.
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 i'll this Constitution pro.
vidcd. 80. .+t
SECTION 8. Each Judicial District In the
State shall constitute enc Election District. ex.
ccpt Charleston District, WHICH shall DO divi-
dcd into two Election Districts ono consisting
uf the late Parishes of st, Phillip and ST.
Michscl, L, bc designated the Election Die
triot o' Charleston ;sthe Other consisting of all
that par. Of the Judicial Disirj'. which is
without tho hmiis OF said Parishes be known
IA the Election Districtof Berkeley,
SECTION 8. Tho oboundaricsofshe several Ju
dicial and Election Distriots shall remain as
they are now established. r.,,
SECTION 8. Tho House OF Representatives
shah CONSIST of one hbndrrd aud twenty four
Nj mbers. 10 bo apporiioned among the several
Eioction Districts, Of the Staies according to
the number OF while iubabhnuis contained in
each, aud the amount of all taxes rsiAed by The
General Assembl y sswIeIher direct or Indirect,
or OF whatever species paid in each, dcducting
thercrou all taxes paid on account Of proper.
~ held in any other Dist'ict, and adding
thereto aIttaxes elsewhere paid ON account OF
property held in such District. An enumcra-
iiou OF the white inhabitaSts forthis purposr
asinadc the ycarone thousand eighthun-
dred and fifty nine, aud shall he made in the
course OF everYfenth year thereafter,, in such
manner as SHAH be. BY law. directed and
Representatives shall teassigned To the differ
rnt Districts in the above -Dicntioncd proper
ton. by Ac' oi the General Assembly, at tue
session inmediatclylEu every enume
ration: Provided, That until tho aIpottion.
mcnt, which sha he made upsn tbe next emu.
mcration. shall take effect, tue representation
OF the several Election Districts, a. herein con-
s,itntcd, shall continuc. as sassighed at the last
spportonmcnt, each District which has been
heretofore divided intn smaller Districts.
Known as Parishes, having the aggregate num-
Der Of Representatives which the Parishes
heretofore embraced within its limits have had
since that apportonment, the Representative
to which the Parish of All Saints has been
heretofore entitled, being. during this interval,
assigned TO Horny Election District.
SEcTioS g. II tile enumeration herein direct.
eo shall not be made in the course OF the year
appointed foe The purpose. il shall be the duty
Of the Governor TO have il effected as soun
thereafter as shall DC practicable.
SECTIOST In assigning Representatives to
tbs several Di7'ricis, the General Assembly
shall allow one Representative Tor every sixty
second part of the whole number of white in.
habittnts i'll the State, and ono Representative
also for every sixty second part OF the whole
taxes raised by tn General Assembly. There
shall be further allowed one Representative
for such fractions of the sixty second part OF
the whiteinhnhitants, and Of the sINty.sccond
part rtthc taxes, as when added together form
, unit.
SECTIONS s. All taxes upon property. real or
personal, shal be laid uuou the actual value OF
the property taxed, as the same shall DO asrrr.
tanned by the assessment made or the pur-
pose Of laying snch tax. III the frat appor-
tirnmeut which shall h; made under .ll,e Con
stitution. the amount OF taxes Ghall be estiIna.
ted from the average of the two years next pre-
cedit e such app"ruontoent; but in ever sub.
eequcnt apportiu' rIcht, from thc average OF
the 4 then next preceding.
SECTioN 9. 10, III tho apportionmcnt Of Rep
rescntauvcs any Election District shall ap-
pear nc; 10 be enG'led, from its population and
its taxes, to a Representative; such Election
District sha II nevertheless send one R.prcscn-
tatve; and, il thcreb stil! deficiency Of the
nnmber OF Representatives required by scc-
non fifth. such deticiehcy shall be supplied by
assigning Representatives to those Election
Districts having the largest eur plus fractions,
whether those fractions consist or q co,nbica.
tiou OF population and taxes, or OF population
taxes separately, until the number OF one
hundred and twenty-four Members be made
up Provided. hoinsvT, That sot more than
twelve Raprese ntatlyes shall, in any apporton.
mcnt, be ened To any ane Election District.
SgcTio. lp.,No appcttlonment of Represen-
tntives shaliFbc construed 10 take effect, in any
manner, untiiinej general election which shall
succeed such apporiionniept,
SECTION IT,. The Senate shall be composed of
one member from each Election Dispict, except
the EiecHon,District Of Charlestoti, 20 which
shall be allowed two Seuat6rs.gf =
sEcTioN l2g Opon1 tine meeting Of the frat
General Asseynbiy, WHICH shall be chosen un-
der the provisions or this Constitution. the
senatorsishalll Be: devIded, by lot, into two
classes /; the seatsSof the Senators OF the one
class to be vacated at tlle expiration Of four
years ; and the pnmber. OF ttese Glaeses shall
be SD proporlioned that one hale OF the whole
number Of Senators may, as nearly as possi-
BILE continue TO bechosen thereafter every sec
end year,, ~ .ySaifksE =
SEorioS:IS, No person shall be elig,bi to,
or take or retain, a seat In the House OF Repre-
scntaIiv ves unless he is free white man, who
hath attained Fthe age f twenty .one years,
hh tb been Il citizen and resident Of this State
three years Il sxt preceding the day Of election,
and haib been for the last six months of this
time and shali continue, arcsident OF the Dis.
trict which fc is torepreseut.- Ss-s.
Section IL NoHpeison thalI he eligible to,
or Ike or retain, a seat m the Senate, unless
he is a free white man, who Shath attained the
age Of thirty years, hath been citizen and
resident OF this State five years next preceding
the day or election, and bath been, foe the Iasi
six months or this tii1e. and shall continue to
be. a resident the District which hc 10 TO rep.
resent. '",}
SECTION 10. Senators and Members Of the
House OF Representatives shall be chosen at q
general election on the third Wednesday in
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