The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-02-22


anu may beau'horized Us compel the attend
anoe ofabsent Members. in such manner, and
dersuch ,penalties.,a as may be provided by
SECTION Is, Each House ehal choose it's own
officers, determine its rules Of proceeding,
punishi its Members for disorderly behavior,
and, with the concurrence of two-.hirds, expel
q Member, but no. second time for the same
cause "
| SECTION l9 Each Hohse may punish, by i'm.
prisonrnert, during its sitting, any person not
a Member, who shall be. guilty OF disrespect to
the liuuse by any disOr,!CrlV or contemptuous
behavior in its presence; or who, during the
timo Off its sitting, shall threaten harm to body
! or esta,e any Member for anything said or
done IN either House. who shall assault any
ofthcn therefor, or who sha all assaul. or arrest
any witness or other person ordered to attend
| the House. in his gong thereto, or returning
| thcrefrom. or who shall rescue any person ar.
/ rested by order OF the House. 'f..
SEoTIOH 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 20 the sitting, and ten days af-
ter the adjournment thereof But these priv-
iegcs shall not he extended so as TO protect any
Member who shall be charged with treason,
felony. or breach OF the peace
SECTION 81. Bills for raising revenue shall
originate in the House OF Representatives, but
may be altered, amended or rejected by the
Senate and all other bills may originate IN
| rejected by the other,
SEcTloN %. Every Act or Resolution havipg
| the force law shall relate to but one subject.
and that shall be expressed in the tito. 7rE
SECTION %. No bill shal! have the force OF
law untlit shall have been read three times.
and on three several days, in each House, has
bad The seal OF the State affise to il, and has
| been signed in the Senate House by the Pres.
dent OF the Senate and the Speaker of the
| House OF Representatives. l.
| SECTION "a. No money shall be drawn, out
| Of the Public Treasury but by the Legislative
| authority OF the State.
SscToN %. In all elections by the General
! Assembly. or either House thereof the mem
bers shall vote "uiud uocc," and their votes thus
given, shall be entered upon the journals of tho
House to which they respectively belong.
| SECTION 26 Tho members OF the General
| Assembly, who shall meet under this Constitu.
ion shal 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 oil tho ordinary route OF travel between
| the residence ofthc Member and the capital or
| oShcrp place ofsiuing of tho General Assembly,
| both gong and returning and the same may
| be Increased or diminished by law. If circum.
| stapceE shall require ); but no alteration shall
| he made to take effect during the existence OF
the General Assembly (which shall make such
| alteration. So
| SEcrtoN 81 Neither House, during the ses-
tlOu " tuc SeUCTHl Assembly, snail, without
| the cons ent of the other. adjourn. for more
| thanlthrcc days, nor to any other place than
that in whichthe Assembly shall be at the time
sitting. - i.- rt
sEcTioNeS. No person shall be eligible to a
J seat 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, Magic
! trptcs or justices OF Inferior Courts, while such
| luStlcp6 receive saalaridR nur hall ~
contractor OF the army or navy Of this State,
| the United States OF america, or any Of them
! or the ageuts of such contractor, be eligible To
n seat in CITIZEN House. And f,any Member
81 all accept or exercise any Of the said disqual-
| Tying offices, he shall vacate his seat.
| SEcIuN 49, Ii any. Election District shall
ncglectto choose member or members on the
day of clection, or If any person chosen a
| member of either House shall refuse to quail
| fyand take bis seat, or shall resign. die. de-
| part the State, accept any disqualifying office,
or become otherwise disqualified to bold his
| seat, a writ Of election shalt be issued Ivy the
Presidentoi the Senate on Speaker or the
| House ofRepresentativcs. as the case may be,
for the purpose of filling the vacancy thereby
| occasioned, for tie remainder of the term for
! which the person 80 refusing to qualify, re.
signing, dying, departing the State, or becom-
ling disqualified. was elected to serve, or the
defauting Election District ought TO have
chosen a member members. ...
SECTION 30. And whereas, the ministers of
the Gospel aro,rby their profession, dedicated
| to the servceof God and the cure OF aouls,
and oug' tnot be diverted from the great du.
ties OF their functions, therefore, no minister
! Of the Gospel or public preacher OF any re-.
ljgious persuasion. whilst he continues in the
exercise Of his pastoral functions. shall be
eligible to the office or Governcr, Lieutenant
Governor, or to seat in the Senate or the
House OF Representatives
Dnn t. ARTfCLEH sHG
SEcTIoN.l. The Executive authority Of this
State shall be vested in a Chief Magistrate. who
shall be styled, Tho Governor Of the State OF
South Carolina .lg iH
SsorioN 2. The Governor shall be elected by
the elections duly qualified to vote for members
OF the House Of II, presentatiyes. and shall hold
his office for four years. and until his succes.
sor shall be chosen and qualified but the
s.me ptrs1n shall not be Governor f6r two
consecutive terms. .#N..
SEcrl"N 3. No person shall be eligible. 60 the
office o. Governor, Unless he hath attained the
age of thirty years, and hath been a citizen
and resident or this State for the ten years
next preceding the day OF election. Aud no
person shall hold the office of Governor. and
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