The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-02-13
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which shall consist OF a Senate and q House
of Representatives. $685. t.
SEcrIoN 2. The House of Representatives
shall be composed of Members chosen by bal.
lot. every second year. by the ecitizens OF this
State, qualified as in this Constitution is pro
yidcd.
State shall constitute one Election District, ex.
cept Charleston District, WITCH shall be diyi-
ded into two Election Districts. one consisting
Of the late Parishes of st. Phillip aud ST
Michael, TO be desGnntcd tho, Election Dis.
trct OF Charleston the other consisting OF all
that part OF the judicial District, which is
without the limits OF said Parishes. to be known
Us the Election District Of Berkeley. -,
SECTION 4. The boundaries or the several Ju.
dicial aud Election Districts shall remain as
they arc now established.
SECTION 8. The House Of Representatives
shall consist of one hundred and twenty four
Members, to be apportioned among the several
Election Districts Of the State, according to
the number Of white inhabitants 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, dGducting
thercfrom 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 cnumera-
tion OF the white inhabitants, for this purpose,
was made / the year one thousand eight hun
dred and fifty nine, and shall be made in the
course of every tenth year thereafter, in such
Representatives shall he assigned to the differ.
ent Districts in the above c-inentioucd proper
tion, by Act OF the General Assembly at the
session Immediately succeeding every cuume.
ration: Provided, That until the arportion.
ment, which shall DC made upon the next emu.
meration, shall take effect, the representation
ofthe several Election Districts, as herein con-
stituted, shall continue as assigned at the last
apportionmcnt, each District which has been
heretofore divided into smaller Districts,
known as Parishes, havin the aggregate mum
bcr OF Representatives which the Parishes
heretofore embraced within its limits have had
since that apportionmcnt, the Representative
TO which the Parish of All SAINTS has been
heretofore entitled, being during this interval,
assigned 10 Horny Election District.
SECTION 6. 1.-THE enumeration herein direct.
ed shall not be made in the course Of the year
appointed for the purpose, it shall be the duty
Of the Governo. to have il effected as coon
thereafter as shall be practicable.
SEcTIoN7 In assigning Representatives to
the several Districts the General Assembly
shall allow one Representative Tor every sixty
second part of the whole number OF white in I.
habitants in the State, and one Reprcscntativ
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 white inhabitants, and Of the sxty.second
part ofthe taxes, as when added together for m
unit.
: SEcTIosS. All taxes upon property, real or
personal, shall be laid upon. the actual value OF
the property taxed, as the same shall bc asccr.
tanned by the assessment made or the pur-
pose Of laying such tax. In the first appor-
npnment which shall hG made under the Con
stitution, the amount of taxes shall he cstima
ted from the average of the two years next pre-
tedirg such apportionment but in ever sub
scqucnt apportloument, from the average Of
the ten year then next preceding.
Section 8. II, in the apportionmcnt OF Rep
resrntatives any ELECTION District shall ap-
pear not to be entitled, from its population nd
its taxes, to a Representative; such Election
District shail nevertheless send one II .prcsen-
tative and, ii there bc still deficiency Of the
number OF Representatives required by sec
non fifth, such deficiency shall be supplied by
assigning Representatives TO those Election
Districts having the largest surplus fractions,
whether those fractions consist or a combira .
tiou of population and taxes. or of population
or taxes separately, until the number of one
hundred ands twcnty.four Members be made
up Provided, howerer. That not more than
twelve Representatives shall, in any apportion.
mcnt, be assigned to any one Election District.
SECTION 10, No apporionment ofRcpresen-
tatives shall be construed to take effect i'm any
manner. until the general election which shall
succeed such apportionment gs r.H
SECTION IL. Tho SenntestInll be composed of
one member from. each Eiection Dstrict, except
the Election Distrietsof Charleston, to which
shall be allowed twoScpetoys.saa R
sEorios ~. Upon 4hs meeting of the frat
General Assembly, whtchahntk be chosen up-
der the provisions OF this. Constitution, the
Senators shall be dcvided, by. lot, into two
classes the seats OF. the Senators Of the one
class to be vacated at tho hoFexpiration Of four
years ; and the number OF these classes she'll
be so proportioned that, onehalf of the whole
number ofSenators may, as nearly as possi-
BILE econtinue to be chosen thereafter every sec,
and year. s
.sEcrIos l3. No person shall be eligibIe to,
or take or retain, a seat in the House Of Repre-
sentalives, unless he is free white man, who
hath attained the age tf twenty .onc years =,
hath been,n citizen and resident Of this State
three years next preceding the day OF election
and hath been for ihe last six months of this
time, and shall continue, a resident Of the Disu
trct which he Is to represent. tEfS .
SEcTIoN ID. No person shall be eligible TO,
or take or retain, seat N the Senate. unless
he 10 free whiteman, who hath attained the
age of thirty years, beth been ascilizen and
resident 81 this Stale i've years next preceding
the day or election, and bath been, for the last
six months OF this time. and shall Continue to
be. d resident Of the DistrictHhich he is to rep.
resent. rs., irg, s.Fsn ~, n
SEcTIoN rs. Senators and Members or the
Houso OF Representatives ahail be chosen at a
general election on tho third Wednesday in
October IN theypresent year, and on the same
day In every sRecond year thereafter, in such