The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-02-03


elections, rcturns and qualifications OF lLs own
Members aud ma jority of each House, shall
consututc quorum to do business but a
smaller humber may adjourn from day 10 day,
and tnay be authorized to compel the attend.
ance Of absent Members, in such manner, and
under such penalties, as may be provided by
law.
SECTION 49, Each House shall choose it's own
officers, determine it's rules OF proceeding,
punish its Members for disordcrly behavior,
and, with the concurrence OF two-ihirds expel
Member, but not II second time FOR the Same
cause. =
SECTION 49,. Each House may punish, by i'm, ,
prisonment, during its sitting. any person not
Member, who shall be guilty OF disrcspcctt to
yir House by any disorIerly or Contcmptuous
behavior in its presence; or who, during the
time OF its sitting, shat, threaten harm to body
or estate of any Member for anything said or
done IN oithcr House, Or who shall assault any
ofthem therefor, Or who shall assault or arrcs,
any witness or other person ordered to attend
tho liouae, in his gong thereto, or returning
ihcrcfrom, or who shall rescue any person hr
rested by order OF the House.
SEcTtoN 90. The Members Of both Houses
shall Se protected in their persons and cstatcs
during their attendance on, going to and re.
turning from, the General Assembly, and ten
days previous to the sitting, and ten DAYS ar
ter the adjournment thereof. But these priv.
lcges shall not be extended 50 as TO protect any
Member who shall be charged with treason,
felony, or breach OF the peace. =.
SECTION 81. Bills for raising n revenue shall
originate in the House Of Representatives, but
may be altered, amended or rejected by the
Senate aud all other bills may originate IN
either House, aud may be amended, altered or
rejected by the other.
SECTION Do Every Act or Resolution having
the force of law shall relate 20 but one subject
and that shall be EXPRESSED in tho title.
SECTION 23. No bill shall have the force Of.
law until il shall have been read three times,
and on three several Gays, in each House, has
had the seal OF the State affixed to it, and has
been signed in the Senate House by the Prcsi.
dent Of the Senate aud the Speaker of the
House OF Representatives.
SECTION "a. No money shall be drawn out
Of tho Public Treasury but by the Legislative
authority of,tho State.
SECTION 25. In all elections by the General
Assembly, or either House thereof, the mem
bcrs shall vote "piud uocc," and theirvotes thus
given, shall 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 Constit,f.
ton, sha he entitled to receive out of the Pub.
lie Treasury, for their expenses during their
attendance on. gong to and returning from,
the Gcaoral Assembly, five dollars for each
days attendance, and twenty cents for every
mile OF the ordinary route OF travel between
the residence Vic Member and the capital or
other plhce of fstting Of tho Gepcral Assembly,
both gong and returning; and the same may
pc increased or diminished by law. If c,rcum.
stanccs shall require but no alteration shall
DO made to take effect during the existence Of
the General Assembly which shall make such
alteratiou.
SEcT.oS 81, Neither House. during the ses-
ton ol the General Assembly, shall, without
the consent 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.
. SECTION 2S. No person shall be eligible TO n
scat in the General Assembly whilst he hous
any Office OF profit or trust under this State,
tho Unitcd States Of America, or any of them,
or under any other power, except officers in
the militia, army or navy OF this State, Magis.
hatcs or Justiccs OF lnicTior Courts, while such
Justices receive salaries; nor shall any
contractor OF the army or navy of this State,
the United States Of America, or any o! them,
or the agents Of such contractor, be eligible to
scat in either House. And il any Member
sla!l accept or exercise any OF the said disquali-
tying offices, he shall vacate his seat
SECTION %. IL any Election District shall
neglect to choose member 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. de.
part the State, accept any disqualifying office,
or become otherwise disqualified to hold his
iseat. writ Of election shall b: issued by the
President OF the Senate or Speaker of the
House of Representatives. as the caso may be,
for the purpose of filling the vacancy thereby
occasioned, for the remainder o! the term for
which the person 80 r'Jusng to qualify, re.
signing, dying, dcpartihg'th the State, or rbecom-
ing disqualified. was elected to serve. or the
defLulting Election District ough, to have
chosen member or members.
SEcTioN 80. And whereas, the ministers of
the Gospel are. by their profession, dedicated
to the service of God and the cure OF souls,
and ong' not be diverted from the great du.
ties of their functions, therefore, NJ minstcr
of the Gospel or public preacher OF any re-
ligious persuasion, ,ghist nc continues in the
exercise Of his pastoral functions. shalt be
eligible to the office Of Govcrncr, Lieutenant
Governor, or to scat in the Senate or the
House Of Representatives
ARTICLEII
SECTION J. The Executive Authority of this
State shall be vested in Chief Magistrate, who
shall be styled, The Governor OF the State OF
South Carolina
SECTION g The Governor shall be elected by
the electors duly qualified to vote for members
Of the House OF II. representatives. and shal hold
his office Tor four years. and until hs success.
sor shall be chosen and qualified but the
same person shall not be Gov ernor for two
consecutive terms.
SECTION g. No person shall be eligible to the
office oi Governor, unless he bath attained the