The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-02-22
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shall be composed of Members chosen by bal
lot, every second year, by the citizeps Of this
State, qualified as in this Constitution ispro.
yded. .'. haat.~
sEorlox 8. Each Judicial District In the
State shall constitute one Election District. ex.
cept Char lesten District, which shall be dvi-
tled into two Election Districts, one consisting
nf the late Parishes of st. Phillip aud st.
,Mchael, TO be designated tho Election Dis.
strict of Charleston ;tl,e other consisting of all
that part OF the judicial District, which lie
without the limits of said Parishes. to be known
= election Distric, of Berkeley
;gIoNi IA The boundaries or The several III.
al aud Election Districts shalt rcmain as
40 acc now established. Tri
1TioN 5. The House of Representatives
consist OF ono hundred and twenty four
..nbcrs, to he apporiipncd among the several
L,octiun Dtstricis, of the State, according to
the numoer OF wbiic 'inhabitauts con,a,urd in
rachi and the AMOUNT ntail taxes raised by the
Gcneral Rssenbly,> whc her direct or indirect,
Of Whatever species paid in each, dcduCting
thcrcfrou all taxes.paid on account Of proper.
ty bcld in any; other District, md adding
thereto aliitaxes elsewhere paid on account OF
property bcld in such District. An cuunera-
ton of the white inhabitals, for this purpose,
was made | the year one thousand eight hun
dtcd aud City nine. and shall be made in the
course OF every tenth year thereafter, i'm such
man,rer as stall be, by law, directed and
Representatives shall ho asst gned to the differ
ent Districts in the above -mentionrd proper
ton, by Act ot the General Assembly at the
session Immediately succeeding every onurne.
ration Procidcd, That until tho .arpdrtion'
mcnt, which shall be made upon the next emu,
mcraton, shall take cff1ca Misrepresentation
of the several Election Districts, as herein con-
81 stitutcd, shall continue as assigned at the last
appbrtionmcnt, each District which has been
heretofore divided into smaller Districts,
known as Parishc ;, having the aggregate mum
Der Of Representatives which the Parishes
heretofore embraced within its limits have had
since that apportionment, the Representative
,yhi i,h no nI h,yosh shpn,,
heretofore cu'itled, being, durne .this interval,
assigned TO lofry Election District.
SECTION 6. 1.-the eli umPra,ion herein direct.
ed shall not be made IN tho course of the, year
appuiutcd for tho purpose, it shall be the duty
OF the Governor 20 have il effected as coon
thereafter as shalt be practicable. tt
SEoTIoS7 In assigning Representatives to
the several Districts. the General Assembly
shall allow ono Representative tor every sixty
second part Of the whole number OF white III.
hohitants in the State. and one Representative
also for every sixty second part ofthc whole
laxcs ruiscdhy th Gonerai Assembly. There
shall he further allowed enc Representative
for such fractions OF tie sixty second part Of
tho white inhnbitauts, and Of the sixty. second
Tt ntthc taxes, as when added together form
q unit. -
SECTION s. All taxes upon property, real or
PERSONAL shall be- laid upon the actual value Of
the property taxed, as the csame shall DC ascrr
tanned by tho assessment made ar the pur-
pose OF laying such tax. In the first nppor-
tiNnmcut which shull hc made under The Con
stitutiun, thc amount of taxes shall he esti,na
ted from the average Of the two years next pre-.
ccdir lch apportionrnent; but in ever osub
scquc' superintendent, frnm thS average Of
the ten years then next preceding.
SECTION g. II, in the apportontnCnt OF Rep
reecntativcs any Election District shall ap-
pear not to bu entitled, from its population and
jIs taxes to a Representative: Such Election
District shall nevertheless send one R-prcscu-
tativc; and, it, there be 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 fractious
whether those fractions consist Of a combira !.
tion OF population and Ia xcs. or, of pop latipn
or taxes separately, until the npmberSof one
hundred and twenty four Members . made
up 'Propidsd, ho,ofur, That nst more than
twelve Representatives, shail,in any apbortion.
ment, be assigned to any one Election District
SECTION lo No apporionment.o of Reprcsen-
tativcs shall be construed 10 take effect, in any
manner, until Inc general election which shall
succeed such apportionncnt> 80 t.
sEcTloN II. The Seoate shall be composed of
one member from each Eectioh District, except
the Election District of Charleston, to which
shall be allowed two Senators. ..
SECTION II. Upon the meeting Of the frat
General Assembly, which shall be chosen un-
der the provisions OF ths Constitution. the
Senators shall be~dcvlded, by lot, into two
classes ; fhc seats, of tho Senators Of the one
class.to.bc vacated at tho expiration Of four
years; and the n'imber or ttcsc classes shall
be sc. proportioned that ono half OF the whole
number OF Senators may, as nearly as poss-
'b'" continue to be chosen thereafter every sec.
end year.
ssSEcTIosI3 No person shall be eligible TO.
or take Or retain, seat ip the House of RGpre-
'sentarves. unless he is n'fIec white man, who
Hath attained the aa" rfiw"ntv.nn. v.ara
hath been n citizen and resident of Ibis State
three .yeats next preceding the day OF election,
and hath been Tor the last six mouths OF this
time, and shall continue. resident OF the Dis,
trict which he Is to represent. t'
SECTION l4 No person shall be eligible to,
ortakc or retain, scat n tine Senate, unless
be ID free white man, who hath attained tho
age of thirty ys ars, hath been a citizen and
resident oftbis State five years next preceding
the day OF election, and hath been. for the las,
siE :..s..!hs of this time. and shall continue To
BEN resident OF the District which he 10 to rep.
resent. 1
- SECTION i5 Senators and Members or the
Honse OF fRepreseptarivest shall bnchosen' at a
gotierai election On tho third Wedncsday in
October IN the present year, and on the same
dav in eyeryg second yyess Ethereaitcrsin sue h
ma nner, and For 'such terms of office, as are