The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-03-20

and tDay be authorized to compel tho a,,es:s,.
apce oil absent Members, In snch manner, and
'ander such penalties, rs may be proyidedby
SECTION ID Each House shall choose its ow.,
officers, determino It's rules OF proceeding,
punish its Members for disorderly behavior,
and with the concurrence OF two-tbirds, expel
Member. but not q second time for the same
cause. hsi
tSEcTios 10. Each House may punish, by i'm.
prisonme,t, dufipg'its sizing. any person not
a Member, who shall be guilty OF disrespectt to
the House by any dieorderlV or contemptuous
time Of its. citing, shall threaten harm to body
or estate of any Member for anything said or
done In either House, or who shall assault any
OF them therefor, or who shai assault or arrest
any witoess or other person order ed to attend
tho House, in his going thereto, or returning
therefrom. or who shall rescue any pcrson arr
rested by order oi the House, -
SEcTIos 20. The Members of both Houses
shall Ge protected in thcir persons and cstates
during Sheir attendance on, going TO and re.
turning from, tho General Assembly. and ten
days previous 10 the sitting, and ten days az
ter the adjournment thereof. But ,hese privi
leges shall not be extended So as to protect any
Member who shah be charged with treason,
felony, or breach OF 1.-the peace. +aIt .b-,
SECTION q ; Bills for raising q reythue shall
originate in tho House of Representatives, but
may bc altered. amended or rejected by the
Senate ; and all other bills may originate IN
either House, and may be amended, altered OF
rejected by the other. HsI
sEoTiok22 Every Act or Resolution having
the force Of law shall relat, to but one subject.
| and that stall be expressed in the title.
SECTION %. bill shall have tho force OF
law until il shall have been read three times.
had the seal OF the State affised to It, and has
been signed in the Senate House by the Presi.
dent Of the Senate and tho Speaker of the
House OF Representatives. gfg, atga
| gSEcrIoN "a. No money shall be drawn out
Of the Public, Treasury but by the legislative
authority OF tho State.
| 'SKcTioN 25. In all elections by the General
| Assembly, or either House thereof the mem )
bers shall vote "Uipa Uoce," and their votes thus
| given, shall be entered upon the journals of tho
| House to which they respectively belong.
SECTION 26 The members OF the General
Assembly, who shall meet under this Constitu.
tion, shall he entitled to receive out OF the Pub.
lie Treasury, for their expenses during their
| attendance ons going to and returning from,
the General Assembly, five dollars for each
| days attendance. and twenty cents for every
| mile OF tho ordinary route of travel between
the residence OF the Member and the capital or
other place ofsitting of tho General Assembly,
both going and retnrning and the same may
| bo increased or diminished by law. IL c,rcum.
| stances shall require but no alteration sbail
be made TO take effect during the existence OF
the General Assembly which shall make such
| alteration. ... p
SEcr,os 27 Neither House, during the ses.
tion OF the 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 DO at the time
| sitting.
sEoTioN 2S. No person shall be eligible to a
| seas in the General Assembly whilst he holus
| any office of profit or trust under this State
| tho United States or America, or any of them
or under any other power. except officers in
| the militia, army or navy Of this State, Magis.
tratcs or Justices of Inferior Courts, while such
Justices receive no salaries g nor shall any
| contractor OF tho army or navy of this State,
| the United States OF America, or any OF them,
or the agents of such contractor, be eligible 10
scat in either House. And II any Member
81 allaccept or exercise any of the said dsquali-
| tying Offices, he shall vacate his scat.
! SEoT,os 90. II any Election District shall
| neglect 10 choose a member or members on the
day OF election, or If any person chosen a
member OF either House shall refuse to quail.
iy and take his seat, or shall resign. die. dc.
part the State, accept any 'disqualifying office.
or become otherwise disqualified 10 hold his
| seat, a writ OF election shall be issued hy the
| President OF the Senate or Speaker uI the
| House Of Representatives, as the Gaze may be,
Tor the purpose Of filling the vacancy thereby
occasoned, for tie remainder of the term for
which the person so refusing to quality; re-.
signing, dying, departing the State. or becom-
| ing disqualified, was elected to serve, or the
defaulting Election District ought 10 have
| chosen member or members. 4r
SECTION 80, And whereas. the ministers of
| the Gospel are. by their profession. dedicated
| to the service Of God and the cure or souls,
and ougi not be diverted from the great'du.
ties OF their functions, therefore, no minister
OF the Gospel or public preacher of any re-.
Iigious persuasion, whilst nc continues In the
exercise Of his pastoral functions. shall be
eligible to the office OF Governor, Lieutenant
Governor. or to a seat in the Senate or the
House Of Representatives
E1 ARTICLEH. H
SEcrIoN1. The Executive authority Of this
State shall be vested in aChief.Niagistrate, who
shall be styled, Tho Governor Of the State Of
South Carolina e.f.i Vf -
SEcrIos2 The Governor shall be elected by
the electors duly qualified to vote FOR iner,bers
OF the House OF Rs preseutat!ves. aud shall hold
HE office kir four .years, and until his success
cor shall be chosen and qnalRtd; but the
me pl rs.n shat not be Gov sernor for two
consecutive terms. FHuEF T"U
SEoTioN 8. mo. person shall be elieiblet to the
office o, Governor, unless he hath attained the
eof thirty years. Ind hath been o citizen
and resident OF this State for the len years
next preceding the day OF election And no
person .shall hold tho Office Of Governor and
any other Office or commis4i1n, civil ormilita.
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