The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-03-08


smaller numbermay adjourn from day tn day,
and may bn authorized to compel the attend.
ance oLabsent Nlembers, in such manner, aud
under such penalties, as may be provided by
law.
SECTION Is. Each House shall choose ite own
officers, determine its rules OF proceeding,
punish its Members for disorderly behavior,
and, with the concurrence OF two-ihirds, cxpel
Member, but not second time for the saline
cause.
SECTION 10. Each House may punish, by i'm
prisonmeni, during lis sitting, any person not
a Member, who shall be guilty OF disrespect to
the House by any disordcSv or scontemptuous
behavior in it's presence; or who, during tho
hrnn "fh sitting. shall threaten harm to body
or estate of any Member for ANYTHING said or
done IN either House, or who shall assault any
OF them therefor, or who shall assault or arrest
any witness or other person ordered ia attend
tho House, in his gong thereto, or returning
thcrefrom, or who shall rescue any person ar
rested by order OF the House.
SECTION 90. The Members Of both Houses
shall be protected in their pcrsUns and estates
during their attendance on, going to and re-
turning from, the General Assembly. and ten
days previous to the sitting, and ten dhys af-
ter the adjournment thereof. But these Lprivi-
legcs shall not be extended SO rs 10 protect any
Member who shall be charged with treason,
felony, or brcach OF the peace.
SECTION u. Bills for raising q revenue shall
originate in the House OF Representatives, but
SonVe and all other billssmay originate IN
either House, and may be omeudod, altered or
rejected by the other. =,
SECTION 2?. Every Act or Resolution having
the forcc OF law shall relate to but one subject.
and that shall be expressed in the title.
SEorIoN %. No bill shall have the force OF
law until shall havo been read three times,
and on three several Gays, in each House, has
had tho seal OF the State affixed to il, aud has
been signed in the Senate House by the Presi.
Spnnfn hn at,or ,,f tI,,
House o, Representatives..
SECTION %. No money shall be drawn out
OF tho Public Treasury but by the Legislative
authority of The State.
SEcTioN 25. In all elections by the General
Assembly, or either House thereof, the mem.
bcrs shall vote "uipa uoce," and their votes thus
given, shall bc entered unon the Journals OF tho
House to which,thcy respectively belong.
SECTION 90 The members or the General
Assembly, who shall meet under this Constitu.
ton, sha II be entitled to receive out of tho Pub.
lG Treasury, for their expenses during their
attendance on, going To and returning from
the General Assembly, five dollars for each
days attendance, and twenty cents for every
mile oi the ordinary route OF travel between
the residence the Member and the capital or
other place Of sitting of the General Assembly,
both goipg and returning and the same may
be increased or diminished by law. if clrcum.
stances shall require; but no alteration shall
bc made to taks effect during the existence OF
the General Assembly whiSh shall make such
alteration.
Section 81 Neither House, during the scs-
tion Oi tho General Assembly, shall, without
the consent " the othcp. adjourn for more
than three days, nor to any other place than
that in which tho Assembly shall be at the time
sitting.
SEcrioN2S. M person shall be eligible TO
sent in the General Assembly whilst ne holus
any 0iticc OF proht 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 of this State, Magis.
tratcs or Justices OF Inferior Courts, while such
Justices receive no salaries; nor shall any
contractor OF the army or navy OF this State
the Unitcl States OF America, or any OF them.
or the agents oi such contractor, be eligible 10
h seat IN either House. Aid il any Member
81 all acccpt or exercise any OF the said disqual-
lying Offices, he shall vacate his seat.
.SEcTiuN 29. II any Election District shall
neglect 10 choose ncinbcr or members on the
day OF election, il auy pcrsnn chosen a
ncmhcr "f either House shall refuge to- quali.
~ and take his seat, or shall resign. dio, dc.
part the state, accept any dsqualitying office,
or become otherwise disqualified TO hold his
seat, wit oi occ ton shall be issued Ivy the
President OF the Senate or Speaker OF the
House OF Representatives. as the case may he,
for the purpose oftilling the vacancy thereby
occasioncd for the remainder of the term for
which the person SO, refusing to qualify, re.
signing, dying, departing the Safe, or hccom-
ing disqualified, was elected TO serve or the
drfiulting Election District ought to have
chosen member or members.
SECTION 80. And whereas, the ministers Of
the Gospel are. by their profession. dedicated
to the service OF God and the cure Of souls,
and ougr not be diverted from the great du.
ties of their functions, therefore, no minister
OF the G"spel or public preacher OF any re-
hgious persuasion, whilst he continues il, the
exercise Of his pastoral functions. shall DC
eligible 20 the office OF Govcrnrf, Licaienant
Governor, or to seat IN tho Senate or the
House Of Representatives
ARTICLEH
Section 1. The Executive authnriiy Of ,his
State shall bc vc,tcd in Chief Magistrate, who
shall be styled, The Governor Of the State OF
South Cas6iina
SEcTioN& The Governor shall be eicoted by
the election Sduly qualified 10 vote for me,abers
OF the House Of Il, personalities, and sial hold
his oiilce for four years, and until his succes.
cor shall be chosen and qualified but the
s'mc ptrs)n shall not he Governor for two
consccu utivn terms.
SECTION 3. No person shall be eligible to the
office oi Governor, unless he hath attained tho
hgeot thirty years. and hath been citizen
and resident OF this State for the ten years
next preceding the day Of election, And no
person shall hold The office of Governor. and