The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-01-18
ARTICLE I.

SECTION The Legislative autnority OF thls
State shall be vested I'M General Assembly,
which shall consist Of a Senate aud House
OF Representatives.
SECTION 2, The House OF Representatives
shall be composed Of Members chosen by BAT
lot, every second year, by the citizens OF this
State, qualified as in this Constitution is pro.
.vidod. 81, ~,
s SEcr,oy g. Each Judicial District in the
State shall constitute onc Election District, cS.
ccpt Charleston District, Which shall be divi-
{ ccd into two Election Districts, one consisting
s,sr,the late Parishes of st. Phillip and st.
Michael, 10 be designated tho Election Dis
Itrict or Charleston the other cohsisting OF all
,ttbatpart OF tho judicial District, which is
without The limits ofSaid Parishes. to be known
"a the Election District Of berkeley,
y SEcTloNi. fhn boundaries uf The several Ju
oiciarand Election Districts shall remain as
they are now established.
SEoriOS 5. The House of Representatives
shall consist OF one hundred aud twenty four
Members, 10 be npporrioned among the several
Election Districts OF the State, according 10
tho uu,aScr Of white inhabitants contained in
each, and the amount OF all taxes raised by tho
General Assembly, whether direct or iHdi' cct, ,
or OF whatever species paid in each, dcductinS
thcrGfrom all taxes paid on account of proper.
ty held in any other District, and adding
thereto all taxes elsewhere paid on account OF
property held in such District. An cnumcra-
ton of the white inha5tarts. for this purpose
waslnade / the ycar one thousand eight hun
red and uIty- n!ne. anu Snall nc nauc III INC
course of every tenth year thereafter, in such
manner as shall be, by law, directed hnd
Representatives shall be assigned To the differ
ent Districts in tho above mentioned proper
tion. by Act OF the General Assembly at'thc
session Immediately succeeding every cuumc
ration Provided, That until the apportion'
meut which shall bc made upbn the next emu
ineration, shalt take effect, the representation
yof the several Election Districts, as herein cou-
etituted, shall continue as assigned at the last
,apportioutncnt, each District which has been
heretofore divided into smaller Districts,
known asParishcs, having the aggregate mum
bcr OF Representatives which the Parishes
heretofore embraced within its limits have had
aimee that apportionment, tho Representative
to which the Parish of All Saints has be6n
heretofore entitled, hcing, during this interval,
assigned 10 Horny Election District. ..i ~
SECTION 6. It the enumeration herein direct
ed shalt not be made in the course OF the year
appointed for tho purpose, il shall be the duty
OF the Governor 10 have ii effected as soon
thereafter as shall be practicable.
SEcryoNa 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 in :
habitants in the State, and one Rcprcscn "a tive
also for every sixty second part of the whole
taxes raised by tn General Assembly. There
shall be father allowed ono Representative
for such fractions OF the sixty second part OF
the white inhabitants. and Of the sixty. second
unit. h't+ ''
SECTION s. All taxes upon property, real or
personal, shah be laid uDUu the actual value %!
the property taxed. as the same shall be asccr
tanned by the assessment made or the pur-
nose of LAYING such tax. In the first appOr-
tionmcnt which shall he made under the Lon
s.itution, thG amount OF taxes shall be cstima
r ted from the average of the two years next pre-.
cedirg such apPortionment but in ever sub.
scqucnt apportionment, from tn, average OF
tho ten year s then next preceding.
SECTION 3. IT, in tho apportionmcnt Of Rep
resentatives any Election District shall ap-
pear not to be entitled, from lie population and
its taxes. to a Representative; such Election
District shall nevertheless send one R-Prcscu-
tative; and, 1t there be still a deficiency OF the
humber OF Representatives. required by sec
ton fifth, such deficiency shall be supplied by
assigning Representatives 10 those Election
Districts having the largest surpus fractions,
whether those fractions consist Of a combira-
ton of population and taxes, or OF population
or taxes separately, until the number Of one
hundred and twenty -four Members be made
} up Provided, hotgeper, That not more than
twelve Representatives, shall, in any apporlion-
ment, he assi2 ned to any one Election District.
SECTION 10. No apportionmcnt of Scprcscn-
tatives shall be construed to take effect, in any
manner, until the general election which shall
succeed such apporiionmeat,
SECTION Al. The Senate shall be composed OF
one member from each Election District, except
the Election District OF Charleston, to which
shall be allowed two Senators.
4 sEcTios II. Upon tho meeting Of the frat
General Assembly, which shall be chosen un-
der tho provisions OF this Constitution. the
Senators shall be devided, by lot, into two
Z classes the seats OF the Senators OF the one
Z class to be vacated Mt Tho expiration OF four
years ard the number, OF these =, classes shall
i be so proportioned that one half or'tlie whole
!, number Of Senators may, as nearly as pussi-
BILE continue to be chosen thereafter every Sec
end year. =
III Section l3. No person shall be eligible to-
or ia Ike or retain, a seat in the House or Repre-
y sentalives, unless he is q free white man, who
hath attained the age of twenty years
hath been Il citizen and resident Of this State
three years next preceding the day Of election
and hath been ior the last ak months Of this
time and shall continue. resident OF The Dis,
trics which nc is to represent. 'ug fI.tgra.
= SEoTIoN, Id. No person shall be eligible to-
K or take or retain, q seat N the Senate, unless
,he is!a FREQ white man, who bath attained the
age Of thirtyYears, hath,been a citizen and
yesidon, ofthis'Siatc five years next preceding
tho day or election, and hath been, for the last
six months 81 this time. and shall continue Il
be, resident OF tho District which he ito rep
resent, So, ,.f ~, r.er s,s 1928
ESEofloa l5.psenaiors aud Memberso Of the
! House OF Representatives ehall" be chosen at a
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