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

| Memoers and a majority OF each Bouse shall
eonsntute q quorum to do business; but a
| smaller number tnay adjourn from day 10 day,
| and tnay be authorized to compel the attend
| ance of absent Members, in such mahncr, and
| law
SECTION Is. Each House shall choose its own
| officers, determine its rules Of proceeding,
punish its Members for disurderly behavior,
apd, with the concurrence of'two-thirds, expel
Member. but not a second time for the same
cause.
| SEcTioN 10. Each House may punish, by i'm.
! prisoumc, I, during its sitting, any person not
| n Member, who shalt be guilty OF disrespect to
| the House by any disUrIerlv or contemptuous
behavior in its presence; or who, during the
| time uf its sitting shall threaten harm To BODY
or estate of any Member for anything said or
! done IN ciher House, or who shall assault any
OF them therefor, or who shall assault or arrest
| any witness or other person order cd to attend
tho House, in his gong thereto, or returning
| ihcrcfrom. or who shall rescue any person ar.
| rested by order -; the House.
; SECTIoS 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, aud ten
days previous TO the sitting, and ten days ar
ter the adjournment thereof. But these privi.
,cgcs shall not be extended so as TO protect any
Member who shall he charged with treason,
felony, or breach OF the peace
SECTION 81. Bills for raising revt nue. shall
originate in the House of Reprcsentativ but
may be altered, amended or rejected by the
Senate 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 subjcct.
and that shall be expressed in tho title.
SECTION %. No bill shall have the force OF
law until it shall have been read three times,
and ON three several days, in each House has
had the seal OF thc State affixed to it,'and has
been signed in She Senate. House by the Presi.
dent Of the Senate and the Speaker Of the
House o. Representatives.
'SEcTIoN -. No money shall be drawn out
Of the Public Treasury but by the Legislative
authority OF the State.
SECTiON 25. lu all elections by the General
Assembly, or either House thereof, the mem
bcrs shall vote Uiuu rocc,p and their votes thus
given, shall be cntercd upon the journals OF tho
House to which they respectively belong.
SECTION 90. The members or the General
Assembly. who shall meet under this Constitu.
ton, shall he entitled To receive out of the Pub.
TIC Treasury, for fhcir expenses during their
attendance on. going 10 and returning from,
the General Assembly, five dollars for each
days attendance, and twenty cents for every
milo OF the ordinary route OF travel between
.thc residence ofthc Member and the capital or
other p!icc of sitting of tho General Assembly,
both gong am, returning and the same, NAV
bc increased or diminished by law. If c,rcum
stances shall require; but no alteration shall
DC made to take effect during the existence OF
tho General Assembly which shall make such
alteration.
SEcr,oH 27 Neither House, during the ses.
ii"n o. the General Assembly, shall, without
lsthc cons cpt of the other. adjourn. for more
than three days, nor To any Other place than
that in winch tho Assembly shall be at the time
sitting.
SEcTroN IS. No.pcrsou shall DC eligible to n
scat III the General Assembly whilst Inc hollis
any Office of profit or trust under this State
the United States Of America, or any of them
or under any other power, except offictrs in
the militia, army or navy Of this State Maoia.
ttatcs or Justices OF Interior Courts, while such
Justices receive no salaries nor shall any
contractor OF tho army or navy OF this State,
the United States OF America, or any OF them.
or the age Is oi such CONTRACTOR, be eligible TO
a seat IN either House. Aud il any Member
81 AL accept or exercise any OF the said disquali-
lying offices, he shall vacate his scat
,SEcri"N %. III any Election District shall
neglect I" choose member or members on the
Gay ot election, or il any person chosen a
member Nt either lIausc shall refuse 10 ouoli-
iyand take his scat, or shall resign. do, dc
part the state, accept any dEqualfying Office.
or become Otherwise disqualified To hold bis
seat, a writ of election shall be- issucd v the
President Oi the senate or Speaker OF the
iiouse OF Representatives, as the Cnse may be,
hr the purpose ot filling the vacancy thereby
occqsiohcd, for tie remainder of the term for
winch tn" person 30 refusing to qualify, re.
signing, dying, departing, the S'ate, or becom-
defAulting Election District ought TO have
chosen Il member or members.
SECTION 80. And whereas. the ministers of
tho Gospel are. by their profession, dedicated
to the service of God and the cure Of snnIs.
and oug' not be diverted from tho great ou
ties OF their functions, therefore, no minister
OF the Gospel or pubic preacher OF any re.
ligious persuasion, whilst nc continues in the
exercise OF his pastoral functions. shall be
eligible to the ufliCe OF Governor, Lieutenant
Governor. or to seat in tho Senate or the
House OF Representatives -
ARTICLEH.
SECTION l.. The Executive authority ,I ,hi,
state shall bevcstcd in Chief Ma eistrate, who
shall be styled, The Governor OF the State OF
South Carolina #
SECTION 2. Tho Governor shall be elected Inv
the electors duly qualified to vote for me,abers
ot she House of II, presentatiyes, and shall hold
Ris office for four years. aud until his success.
sor shall bo chosen aud qualified /; but the
s. me ptrs IN shall not bo Governor for two
consecutive terms.
SECTION 3. No person shall be eligible to the
office .. Governor, unless he hath atteined the
ageof thirty years. ind hath been "A citizen
and resident OF this Stale for tho ten years
next preceding the day OF election. And no
rsOn shail bOftI' the nf1ico nf Gny,r,o. .