The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-01-13

anu may Oh authorized To cOlnpei inc attenu.
ance Of absent Members. in such manner, and
under such penalties, as may bo provided by
law. f
SEorioE lS. Each House shall choose it's own
officers, determine its rules Of procecding,
nnnieh i!s Members for disorderly tehayior,
and, with the concurrence OF two-thirds, rxpcl
Member. but not second time for the same
cause, ,. ' 'a-n
SEcTiox 10. Each House may punish, by i'm.
prisDnmeut, during iis sitting. any person not
Membur, who shall he guilty ot disrespect to
thr House by any ,iisor!crlv or contemptuou4
behavior in its presence; or who, during tho
time oft sitting. shsll threaten harm to body
or estate of auy Meinber for anything said or
done in either House, or who shalt assault any
or them therefor, ar who shall assault or 'arrest
any witness or other person ordercd to attend
tho House, IN his gong thereto, or returning
thcrGfrom, who shall rescue any person ar.
rested by order o: the House.
Section 30. The Members OF both Houses
shall be protected in their pcrsuns and estates
during their attendance on, going to aud re-
turning from, the General Assembly. and ten
days previous to'the sitting. and ten days az
ter the adjournInGrt thereof. But these privi.
lcgcs shalLnol bccxtendcd 40 as 10 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. amcnGcd 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 forco OF law shall relate TO but nne subject
and that shall be expressed IN the title.
SECTION %. No bill shall have the force OF
law until il shall have been read three times,
aud on three several days, in each House, has
had the seal OF tho State affixed To IT, and has
been signed in the Senate House by the Presi.
dent OF the Senate and the Speaker Of the
House o, Rcprcst natives.
SECTION 81. No money shall be drawn out
OF the Public Treasury but by the Legislative
authority Of the State.
SKorl0S 25 In all elections by the General
Assembly, or either House thereof, the mem
bcrs shall! vote "uiua roce," and thcirvoiea thus
given, shalI be entered upon the journals Of the
House to which they respectively belong.
SEcTioN 26 The members Of the General
Assembly, who shall meet under this Consti,u.
tion. shal he entitled to receive out OF the Pub
lie Treasury, for their expenses during their
attendance on. going to aud 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 capita or
other p!Icc OF ofaitting Of tho General Assembly,
both gong and returning; and the same may
be incrcascd or diminished by law. If circuIn-
atanccs shall require but no alteration shall
be made tn take effect during the existence of
tho General Assembly which shall make such
alteration,
SEcrtox Al Neither House. during the ses.
tion of the General Assembly, shall, without
the consent uf the other. adjourn for more
than thee days. nor To any. other place than
that in which the Assembly shall bo al the time
sitting. ~. -, .. r
SEcTIoN %. No person shall be eligible 10
scat in the General Assembly whilst he hous
| any Office OF profit or trust under this State,
| tho Uuitcd States OF America, or any Of them,
or under any other power, except officers III
the militia, army or navy Of this State, Ma gis.
h atcs or Justices OF lnierIorC 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 seat in either House. And II any Member
shall accept or exercise ny OF the aaid disquaii-
flying offices, he shall vacate his seat
SECTION 49,, II any Election Disti ict lshal!
neglect 20 choose member or mcnbers on the
day OF election, or IL any person chosen n
member of either Houre shall rcfusa to quail
~ and take his seat, or shalt resign, die, de.
part the State, accept any disqualifying office.
or become otherwise disqualified to hold his
seat. writ Of election ahall be issued by the
Precedent OF tho Senate or Speaker OF the
House OF Representatives, as the cas6 may be,
for the purpose Of filling the vacancy thereby
occasoned, for the remainder of the term for
which tho person so refusing to qualify, re-.
signing, dying, departing the State. oE Ebecom.
ing disqualified, was elected to serve, or the
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chosen a member or members.
SECTION 3d. And whereas. the ministers OF
| tho Gospel are. by their profession. dedicated
| to the service Of God and the cure OF snuis,
| and ougr not be diverted from tho great du.
ties OF their functions, therefore, no minister
ofthe Gnanc or public preacher Q! any re.
ligious persuasion, whilst he continues in the
| exercise Of his pastoral functions. shall be
eligible to the office Of Governrr, Lieutenant
/ Governor. or to q seat in tho Senate or the
House OF Representatives
ARTICLEH.
SECTION l. The Executive authority. oi thi,
| State shall be vestcd In Chief Magistrate, who
shall be styled, Tho Governor Of the State o.
| South Carolina
SECTION 9. The Governor all be elected by
| the elecos duly qualified to ote for me'a abcr,
Of the House OF H, representatives.. and shall hold
his Office for four years, and u ntiI his succes
sor shall be chosen and qua lifted but the
same person shall not be Go, ernor for tive
| onsecutive terms.
SECTION 3. No person shall be eligible tn.
Office O, Governor, unless he hath atta,nad th,
ageof thirty years, and hath E'een a citizen
and resident OF this State for the ten yeari
next preceding tho day OF election. And nc
porson shall hold the Office Of Governor. and
any ether Office or commission, civ or militia
~, texcept in militia,) ander this State or tn,
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