The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-03-20
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SEotIoN |. The Legislative authority OF this
State ehall DO vested In General Assembly,
which shall iconsist Of q, Senate and House
sEorroN D. The House OF Representatives
shall be composed OF Members chosen by ball.
lot, every second year, by the citizens OF this
State, qualified &c il this Constitution ia pro.
S:dcd. .a" hHH
Srcr,os 8. Each Judicial District IA the
State shall constitute one Election District, ex.
cept Char lesion District, which shalt DC divi-
ded into Two Election Districts, one cousisting
OF the late Parishes Of St. Phiilip aud Ss
Michael, 70 be designated the Eicrlien Dis.
trct OF Charleston the Other consisting of all
that part Of the. Judicial District, which is
without the lmits Of said Parishes. to be known
as the Election District OF Berkeley.
SECTION 4. The boundaries of tho several Jn.
diciai and Election Disricts shall remain as
they are now established. s. ~. .e
SEcrtoN s. Tho House Of Representatives
shall consist OF one hundred and twenty four
Members, TO be apporiioned among the several
Election Districts OF the State according to
tho number of white inhahianid contained In
each, ant the amount of all taxes raised by the
Genctai Assembly. whether direct or indirect,
or OF whatever species paid In each, dedccGng
thercfrom all taxes paid on account of proper.
ty held in any other District, aud adding
thereto all taxes elsewhere paid on account OF
property held in such District. An enumera-
tion Of the white inhabitants, for this purpose,
was made l. the year one thousand eight hun
dred and ffty- nine, and shall be made in tho
course OF every tenth year thereafter, in such
manner az shall be, by law, directed; and
Representatives shall be assigped to the differ.
ent Districts in the aforementioned proper.
tion, by Act OF the General Assembly at the
session Immediately succeeding every enume.
ration Prouided. That until the arportion.
ment, which shall be made upon the next emu.
mcration, shall take effect, the representation
of the several Election Districts, as herein con-
stituted, shall continue as assigned az the last
apportionment, each District which has been
heretofore divided into smaller Districts
known as Parishes, having the aggregate num-
bcr OF Representatives which the Parishes
heretofore embraced within its limits have had
since that apportionment, the Representative
to which the Parish OF All Saints has been
heretofore entitled, being during this interval,
assigned TO Horny ,Election District. IG'
SECTION 6. the enumeration herein direct.
cd shall not be made in the course OF the year
appointed for the purpose, it shall be the duty
Of the Governor TO have 1t effected as coon
thereafter as shallbc practicable. .t
SEcTIoN7 In assigning Representatives TO
the several Districts, tho General Assembly
shall allow ono Representative Tor every sixty
second part Of the whole number Of white in.
nabitants in the State, and one Representative
also for every sixty second part ofthe whole
taxes raised by tn General Assembly. There
shall be further allowed one Representative
Tor such fractions OF the sixty:second part OF
the white Inhabitants, and Of the sixty. second
part ofthe taxes, as when added together form
aunt.
SECTIONS. All taxes upon property, real or
personal, shall be laid upon the actual value OF
the property taxed. as the same shall be ascer.
tanned by the assessment made or the pur-
pose OF laying such tax. In the first appor
tionment which shall he made under the Con.
stitution, the amount of taxes shall be es,ina.
ted from the average Of the two ears next pro.
cedirg such superintendent but in ever. sub,
sequent appofuonment, from tn, average Of
the ten years then next preceding.
SECTION g. Ifsin the superintendent Of Req
resentatives any Election District shall ap-
pear not to be entitled, from its population and
its taxes. to a Representative; such Election
District shall nevertheless send one Rspresen-
tative; and, IL there be still deficiency OF the
number Of Representatives required by sec !.
ton fifth, ouch deficiency shall be supplied by
assigning Representatives to those Election
Districts having the largest surplus fractious
whether those fractions consist or combica
tion OF population and axes, or Of population
or taxes separately, until the number Of one
hundred and twenty -four Members be made
up: Provided, hotDerer, That not more than
twelve Representatives, shall, in any apportion.
ment, be assiR Rned to any one election District.
SECTION 10. No apportionment of Represen--
iatives shall be construed to take effect, in aoy
manner. until the general election which shalt
succeed such apporlionnent, 'H' Rat
SECTION III. The Senate shall be composed of
one member from each Election District, except
s"O .1iSSNloh IiSb'ICt vi SUdTlcBLOns 10 which
shall be allowed two Senators.
SEcTioa -. Upon the meeting OF the frat
General Assembly, which shall be chosen un-
der the provisions OF this Consultation the
Senators ehall be dcvided by lot, into two
classes The aeats OF the Senators Of the one
class to be vacated iat tho expiration Of four
years; and the number OF these closes shaII
be 30 proportioned that one half or the whole
number ofSenators may, ns nearly as possi-
BILE continue TO be chosen thereafter every Sec
onG year.
HssEcTIoN 49, No person shall be eIis ib's a to.
or takeor retain, a seat in the House Of II pre-
sentattyes. pnlcss he is a free, white man, who
hath attained the age tf twenty one years,
nath been u citizen aud a resident OF this State
three years next preceding the day OF election,
and hath beon Tor the last elk months OF this
time. and shalt continue. a resident OF the Dis
trict whichhe 10 to represent. &.
SECTION H. No person shall he eligible TO,
or take or retain. a seat n the Senate, unless
he is free white man., who hath attained the,
age Of thirty years, hath been citizen and
resident OF tbis State five years next preceding
the day Of election, ard hath been. for The las,
six months of this time, and shall continue 4,
he. resident Of the Districfwhich'ho 10. to rep.
resent. 10 sst,. Eti.,
sEdrioH l5. Senators and Membeps of the
House OF REPRESENTATIVES shall be chosep at