The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-01-25

oonsututo 4 quorum TO do besiness; bpt 4
Ismailcr,nuiD may ajournffom bay 10 day,
amt may pe authorized To- compel the attend; I;
alce;of absent Aiembers, in surh manner and
1 ,lawj ~ sS y 3 Z :, :. N {, g. II n
n SECTION lS. Etch House ehall choose its own
officers, deterhiuo it's ruIes OF preceetiags
1 phniab its Members for disordcrly behatiOr,
and, With tlieconcurrencc of tYo-ihirds, expel
Member, but not n second fine ,fonithe ss;ile
! cause, 81; ,i Sse ~
SEcTioS 10 Each llousc may punish, by iiits
| prisonmcpi, during its sittmg. any. person ;niH
| n Member, who shall he guilty OF disrespectto
tho Eupsc by any disor!elY or coniemptuonsi
behavior in its Iiresencci or who, during the
time fits s,ttiug. shall threatcn harm to body
or estate of any Aienbery FOR pnyihing said OF.
done IN either iIuuse, on. who shall assault any
ofthcin therefor, ar who shall assault or arrest
! may witness or other person orJcicd to attend
tho House, ia his gong thefcto,or returning
| thcrcfrom, or who shal! rescue any person ar
rtstcd by order of the Hmse. tttSts
SEcrIoH 90. Srhc Members of both Huuses
shall be projected in their pershns and cstatcs
during their attendance OH, soing to aud re-
turning from, The, General Assembly, aud ten
days previous to the sitting, and ten days az
ter the adjournmcSt ih,reOf But these privi.
legcs shall pot'he extended so,as TO protctt any
Member who gstall be charged with treason
felony, or hreachot thopoaco.%
SrcGloS 2is Bills for, raising n revenue shall
originate in the Houso OF Representatives, but
may be altered, amended or rejected by the
Senate /; and all other bills may originate IN
either Honee, aud maybe amended, altered or
rejected by theother.-
SECTION %. Every Act or Resolution having
the force oflaw shalt relate TO but one subiect
and that sl,all be cxorcssed in the title.
SEc-Ias %. No bill shal! have the force Of
law until it shall have been read three timcs
and on three several days, in each House. .,us
had the seal oS the State affixed 10 it, and has
been signed in the Senate iousc by the Presi.
dent OF the Senate and the Speaker OF the
House OF Representatives.
SEcrios "a. No money shall Inc drawn out
Of tho Public Treasury but by tho legislative
authority of the State. =.
SgcrIoN 25. In all elections by the General
Assembly, or either House thereof, the mem
bers shall vote "uipa vocc," and thcirvo,cs thus
given, shall be entered upon tho journals OF the
House TO wbich'they respectively belong.
SEcTios 26. The members or the General
Assembly. who sha meet under tbis Consttu.
ton, shol he entitled to receive out of the Pub.
lie Treasury, for their expenses during their
attendance on. going 10 and returning from
| tho General Assembly, five dollars for each
days attendance, and twenty cents for cve,y
milo oi tho ordinary route oi travel between
| the residence ofthe Member aud the capital or
other psIce ofsitting OF the General Assembly,
| both gong and returning; aud the same may
be incrcaAed ur diminished by law. if circum.
| stances shall require but no alteration shall
| be made To take effect during tho existence or
ihc General Assembly which shall make such
| alteration. NH.
SEcTios 81 Neither House. during the scs-
| lion of the General Assembly, shall, without
| the consent uf the other. adjourn for more
| than three days, nor tn any other place than
that in which the Assembly shall be al the time
! sitting. ,.'ea .r.
| SECTION 2S. No person shall be eligible to a
| scat in the General Assembly whilst he holus
| any 0tiice ofprofit rr trust under this State,
tho United S,at"s of America, or any Of them,
! or under any nthcr power, except officers in
lii naV yfNf In
trates or Justices OF Inferior Courts, while such
Justices receive no salaries; nor shalt any
contractor oftne army or navy Of ths State.
the United States OF America, or any of them,
or the agCuts oi such CONTRACTOR, he eligible To
a dratdn either House. And il any Member
shall accept or exercise any OF the said disqual-
| Tying Offices, he shall vacRtc his sent. p"
SECTION 2g. If any Election District shall
neglect Is choose member or members ON the
| day of election, or II any person chosen IA
| member OF either House shall r"iusu.to qual-
| fy and take his scat, shall rcsiga. die. de-
| part the State, accept any disqualiiYing office,
] or become otherwise disqualified to hold llis
! seat, n writ OF election shall b, issued by the
| President OF tho Senate or Speaker of tho
| House OF Representatives, as the cnse may BE-,
| for the purpose of filling the vacancy thereby
occosioned, for tho remainder ui the term for,
| which the person SO refusing to qualify, re.
signing, dying, departing tilC State, or becoml-
ing disqualified, was elected 10 serve, or the
| defaultng Election District ought to have
| chosen member or ulcnjbers.
/ SECTION 80. And whereas. the ministers Of
tho Gospel arc. by ttfcir profession. dedicated
| TO the service OF God and the cure OF souls,
| and ouSr not be diverted from tho great du.
ties OF their functions, therefore, nj minister
ofthe Gospel or public preacher Of any re.
| Iigions persuasion, whilst no continucain in tho
exercise of his pastoral functions. shali be
eligibleto the office OF Governor, Lieutenant
! Governor, or toa seat in the Senate or the
4 House Of Representatives,. y sEy& ,S
| ARTICLEif. .
SEcTroS l. Tho Executive authority Of this
| State sha! be vested,in Chief Magistrate who
shall be styled, The Governor offthe State Of
| South Carolina 49, 50 5IEtaa w b,
SscEIoS 2. The Govcrnorehsll be elected by
the eiectots duly 1dalified ID vote for mc,hbrs
of the House Of Representatives, aud shal hold
his Office, k,r four years, aud Until his success.
sor, shnii be chosen and qualihed but the
RsmG pers1n shalt not be Governor for two
Econsecutivc tesDns. 4 8S Sst
lHSEcTIoN 3. No person shall be eli gible to the
Office oiGoyernor, unlcss iie bath attained the
age of Sthirtylyears. knd hath been a citizen
and resident ofltbis State sfor The ten years
lncx tDfcccdiIp the i!ay OF election. And no