The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-03-15
ARTICLE I.

ARTICLE 1. -.
SEorioN 1. The Legislative authority of this
State shall be vested in a General Assembly,
which shall consist OF Senate and Huuse
OF Representatives. 81. ~
SECTION q. The House or Representatives
shall be composed of Memoers chosen by bal.
lot, every second year, by the citizens Of this
State, qualified as in this Constitution ID pro.
vided. -.
State shall constitute one Election District ex.
ccpt Charleston District, Which shall be divi-
ded intotwo Election Districts, one consisting
Of the late Parishes Of. ST. Philip aud ST
Micnael TO- bc designated the Election Die
trfct Of Charleston !; the other consisting of all
thGt part OF the Judicial District, which is
without the limits OF said Parishes. 10 be known
as the Election District OF Berkeley.
Sections. The boupdaries or ,lfe several Ju,
dical aud Election Districts shalt remain
they are now established. se 's'
SEcTIoN 8: Tho House Of Representatives
ehal! cpnaist OF one hundred and twenty four
Members, to be apporioned among the several
Election Districts Of the State, accnrdingto
tho number Of white inhabitants contained in,
each, aud the amount OF oil taxes raised by the
General Assembly, whether direct or indirect,
or OF whatever species paid in each, deducting
therefrom oil taxes paid on account oEpruper;
~ held in any other District, and adding
thcreto all taxes elsewhere paid ON account.of
property held in such District. An enumera-
ton of the white inhabitants, for this purpose,
was made | the year one thousand eight hun
dred and fifty nine, and shall be made'in the
course ot every tenth year thereafter. in such
manner as shall be, by law directed and
Representatives shall he assigned to the differ
ent Districts in the above -Ineniioncd proper.
ton, by Act OF the Gener Assembly at the
session Immediately succe' ding every enume,
ration Provided, That until tho apportiou.
ment, which shall be mado upon the next emu.
meration. shall take effect, the representation
of the several Election Districts. as herein con-
attn ioAk ah a n asaio Hnt
apportipnment, each District which has been
Heretofore divided iuto smaller Districts.
known as Parishes, having the aggregate num-
bcr Of Representatives which the Parishes
heretofore embraced within its limits have had
since that apporlionment, the Representative
to which the Parish Of "A II Saints has been
heretofore entitled, being, during this interval,
assigned TO Horny Election District.
SEcTios g. II the enumeration herein direct.
ed shall not be made in the course OF the year
appointed for tho purpose, it shall be the duty
of the Governor TO have II effected as soon
thereafter as shall be practicable.
SEcrIoN7 In assigning Representatives 10
the several Districts, tho General Assembly
shall allow ono Representative for every sixty
second part Of the whole number Of white in
habtants in tho State. and one Representative
niso Gnr every sixty second part of the whole
taxes raised by tn General Assembly. There
shall be further allowed one Representative
for such fractions OF the sixty. second part Of
the white inhabitants, and Of the sixty. second
part ofthe taxes, as when added together form
d unit.
SECTION 8. All taxes upon property, real or
personal, shall be laid upoi, the actual value OF
the property taxed, as the same shall bc asccr.
tn'ned by the assessment made ior tho pur-
pose OF laying such tax. In the first appor-
ttonment which shall he made under the Con
stitution, the amount of taxes shall be es:ima.
ted from the average Of tho two years nextpre.
cedirg such apportionment, but in ever, sub.
scqheut apportonmeut, from tn, average of
the ten year then next DreCedino.
Section 8. II, in the apportionment Of Rep
rcscntatives; any Election District shall ap-
pear MOTTO be entitled, from it's population and
its taxes, to a Representative; such Election
District shall nevertheless send one R4prcaen-
tative, and, II there be stil deficiency of the
number OF Representatives required by sec =.
ton fifth, such deficiency shall DO supplied by
assigning Representatives to those election.
Districts having the largest eurplus fractions,
whether those fractions consist ola combira.
tion OF population and taxes, or of population
or taxes separately, until the number of ohe
hundred and twenty.four Members bcmade
twelve Representatives shall, in any apportion.
ment, be assigned to any one Election District
SECTION TO- No apportion ment OF Represen-
iasives shall be constrnod to take effect, In any
manner. unit the general election " hlch shall
succeed such apPortionmeht, .ff
SECTION II. The Senate shall be, composed Of
one member from each Election District, except
the Election District. Of Charleston, to which
eual Dc allowed Two senators. a
SECTION IL, Upon the meeting or fhe frat
General Assembly, which shall be chosen un-.
der the provisions OF this Constitution. the
Senatorsshall be dcv,ded by lot, into two
classes the seats OF the Senators, of tho one
class to be vacated at .he expiration Of four
years and thennmber or these classes shall
be so proportioned that ono half OF the whole
number OF Senators may, as nearly, as posi-.
bic continue to DO chosen thereafter every Sec
0nd year. $780, rs ,
SsSEoTIoN l3. No person shall be eligible to,
or take or retain, a seat in the House or Repre-
sentatiyes. unless te is & FREQ whito man, who
hath attained the age ef twenty ono ycars,
nath bccn.a citizen andia resident OF this State
three years next preceding the day o. election,
and hath beon for tho last ak mouths of this
time. and bhall continue. aresident of The Dis,
trict which lie Is to represent. = =
SECTION IA. No poison ahall DO eligible to,
or take or retain, eeat, ptthe' Senate, unlcss
he 10 a free white ..,an; who hath attained the
age of thirty years, haiti been citizen and
resident Of this State five yearsnext preceding.
tho day Of election, and hath been, for the las,
six months OF this time. and shall continue to
be, resident OF the Diatriot which hc IL to rep.
resent. %55
SECTION l5. Senator'S and Members OF the