The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-01-20

eleS'ous, Ecturns auu quailnCatlOps OF its VWu
Members anal majority ofoach House shall
constitute quornnl to do business but a
smaller number may adjourn from day Ia day,
and may be authorized to compel the attend.
ance Of absent Members, in such manner, and
under such penalties, as may be provided by
law. hlH - F.l-..aE ..
SEcTIoN Is. Each House shall choose its own
officers, determine its rules Of proceeding,
punish its Members for disordcrly behavior,
and, with the concurrence OF two-ihirds, expel
cause.
SECTION 10. Each House may punish, by i'm
prisonmert, during its sitting, any person not
a Member, who shall be guilty OF disrcspcct to
the House by any disorIcrlY or contemptuous
behavior in its prcscucc; or who, during tho
time of its citing. shall threaten harm To body
or estate of any Munhcr for anything said or
done in oilhcr House. or who shall assault any
orthem therefor, or who shall assault or arrest
any witness or other person ordeted to attend
tho House, IN his gong thereto, or returning
thcrcfrom, or who shall rescue any person ar.
rested by ordcr"of the f!ouuo.
SECTION 90. The ,NIcmbers OF both Houses
shall be protected in thhr 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 adjournmcNt thereof But these priv.
lGgcs shall not be extended 80 as TO protect any
Member who shall be charged with treason,
felony, or breach OF tho peace. j..
SECTION 81. Bills for raising rcvr nue. shall
originate in the Huusc Of Representatives, but
may be altered, amended or rejected by the
Senate +; aud all other bills may originate IN
either House, and may bc amended, altered or
rejected by the other. S .tE
SECTloH -. Every Act or Resolution having
the force Of law shall relat. to hut one subject.
aud that shall be expresscdin the title. VI
SEoTIos %. No bill shall have tho force OF
law until il shall have been read three times,
and on three several days, in each House, has
nd ho eral n IN nj n nI IN III All bna
been signed in the Senate House by the Prcsi.
dent OF the Senate and the Speaker Of the
House OF Representatives.. "
SECTION 81. No money shall bo drawn out
OF the Public Treasury but by the legislative
authority Of tho State,
SECTION 25. In all elections by the General
Assembly, or either House thereof, the mem
bers shall vote "rioauoce," and their woes thus
given, shall be entered upon tho journals OF the
House to which they respectively belong. Z
SECTION 90 The members OF the General
Assembly. who shall meet under this Constitu.
tion, shallhe entitled to receive out Of the Pub.
lie Treasury, Tor their expenses during their
attendance on. going to and returning from,
the General Assembly, five dollars for each
days attendance, aud twenty cents for every
mile OF the ordinary route or travel between
the residence OF tho Member and tho capital or
other place Of sitting OF the General Assembly,
both gong and return,ug and the same may
be increased or diminished by law. If circum- =
stanccs shall require; but no alteration shall
| be made to take effect during tho existence o!
tho General Assembly which shall make such
alteration.
sEcrloN 27s Neither House, during the ses-
| ton 81 the General Assembly, shall, without
the cons entE Of tho other. adjourn for more
| than three days, nor 10 any other place than
thnt in which tho Assembly shall be at the time
| sitting.
scat in tho General Assembly whilst he hoIus
| any Office ofproiit or trust under this State
! the United States Of America, or any OF them,
or under auy other power, except officers in
the militia, army or navy Of this State, Magis.
| tratcs orJustccs OF IHtcrIor Courts, while such
| Jnstices receive no salaries; nor shall any
| contractor ofthe army or navy Of this State,
| the United States OF America, or any OF them,
or the agents Of such contractor, be eligible Ia
| a seat in either House. And II any Member
81 all accept or exercise any OF the said disluai-
| Tying offices, he shall vncatc liis seat.
S.cTtuE 49, IL any Election District shall
| neglect 10 choose a member or members on the
| day OF election, or VI aoy person chosen a
| member Of either Hause shall rcfuse to quali-
| fy aua take his scat, Dr ehah reaign, die, de.
part the State, accept any disqualifyipg eiIice,
| or become otherwise disqualified to hold his
seat q writ Of election shall be iss uctl by the
President OF the Senate or Spe6 ker OF tho
| House OF Representatives, as tho chse may be,
| for the purpose os filling tie vacu ncy thereby
occasioned, for the remainder at the term for
which the person so refusing to quality, re.
signing, dying, departing the State. or beco,n-
| ing disqualified, was elected TO serve, or tho
defaultihg Election Dislrict ought to have
| chosen q member or mcmb"rs. r'H ~
| SECTION 80. And whereas, the ministers OF
the Gospel are. by their profcs siun, dedicated
to the service Of God and the cure OF souls
and ousEt not be diverted from the great du
ties of their fsinpiions, therefore, no minister
| Of the Goh55el 9r t,tiblic pr eachcr OF any re.
| ligious Fttsqseiofb SShi'sthct continues in thc
4 exercise ~ " bis PASTORAL fuho,ions, shall b,
eligible 4st III ,of Governrr, Lieutenan'
| GoyernQFt teat In the Senate or th'
House q splsiives. ga -,
,sissa NRTIcLEIi.% :,
SEcIfoNt. The Executive authority Of thi
State shall be vested IN Chief Magistrate, VIII,
| s,ail be styled, Tho Governor Of the State o
South Carolina
SECTION 2. Tho Governor shall be elected b,
tho electors duly qualified TO vote for me'abcr
Of the House OF X. prcsentativcs. and shall holc
| his Office for four years. and until his success
sor shall be chosen and qualified but tn
sime pLrson shall not bc Gov ernor for tw,
consecutive terms.
SECTION 8. No person shall be eligible to tn
| Office o. Governor, unless he hath attained tn,
age of thirty years, and hath been a either
and resident OF this State for the ten year
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