The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-01-27

smaller number may adjourn from day to day,
and may be authorized to compel the attend.
ance OF absent Members, In such manner, and
under such penalties, as may be provided oy
law.
SECTION ls. Each House shall choose it's own
officers, determine its rules OF proceeding
punish its Members for disorderly behavior,
and, with the concurrence OF two-thirds, expel
a Member, but not a second time FOR the same
cause. r. E
SECTION 10. Each House may punish. by i'm
prisonment, during its sitting, any person not
Member, who shall Je guilty OF disrespectto
the Houso by any disorderly or contemptuous
behavior in its presence; or who, during the
time OF its sIttng. shall threaten harm to body
or estate of any Member for anything said or
done in cither House. or who shall assault any
OF them therefor, or who all assault or arrest
any witness other person ordered to attend
tho House, in his going thereto, or returning
thcrcfrom. or who shall rescue any person ar.
rested by order Of the House.
SECTION 20. The Members Of both Houses
shall be protected in their persons and estates
during their attendance on, going to and re-
turning from, the General Assembly, and ten
days previous to the sitting. and ten days af-
ter the adjournment thereof. But these privi-
Ieges shall not be extended 60 as to protect any
Member who shall be charged with treason,
felony, or breach OF the peace.
SECTION 81. Bills for raising a revenue shall
originate in the House Of Representatives, but
may be altered, amended or rejected by the
Scnate ; and all other bills may originate In
either House, aud may be amended, altered or
rejected by the other.
SECTION %. Every Act or Resolution having
the force OF law shall relate TO but one subject.
and that shalt be expressed in the title
Section %. No bill shall have the force OF
law until il shall have been read three times,
and on three several days, in each House has
had the seal Of the State affixed to il, and has
been signed in the Senate House by the Presi.
dent OF the Senate and the Speaker of the
House OF Representatives.
SECTION "a. No money shall be drawn out
Of tho Public Treasury but by the legislative
authority OF the State.
.SEcrioS 25. In all elections by the General
Assembly, or either House thereof, the mem
bcrs shall vote "oioa rocc," and their votes thus
given, shall bo entered upon the journals OF the
House to which they respectively belong.
SECTION 26 The members or the General
Assembly, who shall meet under this Constitu.
ton, shall he entitled to receive out Of the Pub
lie 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 OF the ordinary route OF travel between
the residence Of the Member and the capital or
other place ofstting of the General Assembly,
both gong and returning; and the same may
be increased Or diminished by law. If circum.
stances shall require but no alteration shall
be made to take effect during the existence OF
the General Assembly which shall make such
alteration,
SRcTios 27. Neither House, during the ses-
ton of tho General Assembly, shall without
the consent uf the other. adjourn for more
than three days, nor to any other place than
that in which the Assembly shall be at the time
| sitting.
SEcTioN2s No person shall be eligible to a
scat in the General Assembly whilst he holus
any office of profit 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, Mngis.
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 United States Of America, or any OF them,
or the agents OF such contractor, be eligible to
| a scat in either House. And IL any Member
shall accept or exercise any OF the said disquali-
| Tying offices, he shall vacate. his seat.
| SECTION %. II any Election District shall
neglect 10 choose member or members on the
| day Of clcrtion, or il any person chosen
| member OF either Hause shall refuse to quail.
| fysana take his seat, or shall resign, die, de-
or become otherwise disqualified to hold his
| seat, a writ Of election shall be issued Ivy the
President OF the Senate or Speaker OF the
| House OF Representatives. as the case may be,
for the purpose of filling the vacancy thereby
| occasioned, for the remainder of the term for
which tho person so reiusing to qualify, re.
signing, dying. departing the State, or becom-
| ing disqualified. was elected to serve, or the
defaulting Election District ought to have
chosen q 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 iunclons, therefore, no minister
Of the Gospel or public preacher OF any re-
| ligious persuasion. whilst he continues in the
exercise Of hie pastoral functionS. shall be
| eligible to the office OF Governor, Lieutenant
Governor. or to seat in the Senate or the
House Of Representatives.
ARTICLEH.
SECTION I. The Executive authority of this
| State shall be vested in Chief Ma gistrate, who
| shall be styled, Tho Governor Of the State OF
| South Carolina
SECTION 2. The Governor shall be elected by
the electors duly qualified to vote for mern bers
Of the House OF X, representatives.. and shall hold
| his Office for four years. and until his succes.
| sor shall be chosen and qualified but the
| same person shall not be Govern for two
| consecutive terms.
SECTION 3. No person shall be eligible to the
| Office OF Governor, unless he hath attained the
| age of thirty years, and hath been a citizen
and resident OF this State for the ten years
next preceding the day OF election. And no