The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-02-10

Constitute q ,I1orum to do business {; but Il
smaller number may ndionrn from day u day'
aud may bn authorized 10 compel the attend.
ancc Of absent Mem'wrs in such manner, ana
under euch penalties, us may be provided by
la&.N-
: SEcrIos IS Each House shall choose it's own
officers, determine its rules Of proceeding,
pupish its Members for dlsOrdcrly behavior
and, with tho concurrence Of two-thirds, rxpel
a Member, but not second time for the sanc
causc.S
SEcTioN,l9 Each House may punish, by in,
prisUnuie,'l,, during its sitting, any person no;
| a ,NIenibcr, who shai be rulty oi disrcspcCt to
the House by any disor!Crlf or contemptuouS
l'bghaviur in It's presence; or who, during the
| time OF its a,uiu%, shall threaten harm to po"y
kot estate ofAny Mrmhcr for anything said or
done in,cithcr House. or who shall assault any
of them therefor, OF who shall assault or arrest
any witncss or other person orGc'cd to attrud
tho HJuse,iu his gong thereto, or returning
thcrefrom, or who sha!trescuc any person ar.
rts,cd by order oi tho House
SEoTl6S 20. Thc Nlcmhcrs Of both Houses
shall Eolprotcctcd' in thcr pCravns and estates
during tlcir attendance ON, going oand re-
turning from. the General Assembly, and tn
days previous to tht, sitting, aud ten days ar
ter the adjournInrnt thereof But these priviI
lcscs shall nef bc extended 50 as 10 protect any
Member who shall bo ckargcd with treason,
felony, or breach OF The peace.
SECTION q. Bills for raisng cv'nuc shall
originate in the House Of Representa- tivcs, but
may be altered, amended or rejected by the
Senate /; aud all other bills MAY originate IN
either House, aud may tc amcudCd, altered or
rejected by the other, ...r
SECTloN 30. .EvcryAct or Rcsolution having
the force law shall relate 10 hut one subject,
and that shall be EXPRESSED in the title.
SEcTIoN %. M bill shal have the force OF
law until il shall have been read three times,
and on u,rec several days, in each House, has
md the seal OF the State n1ii iSGd 10 il, and has
| been signed in the Senate House by the Prcsi.
dent or tho Senate and the Speaker of the
House o; Representatives.
SECTioN .2i No moucy shnl! be drawn out
OF Ihc Public Treasury but by the legislative
authority Of the State
SFCrl0S 25. In all elections blythe General
Assembly, or either House thereof the mem
brrs shall vote "riUluccc, and their votes thus
given, shall be entered upon the Journals OF tho
House towhlch they respectively belong.
SECTION 20 The members Of The General
Assembly, who shall meet under this Consutu
ton, shal he cutitlcd 10 receive out of the Pub
/ lie Treasury, for their expenses during their
| attendance on, gOinw to and returning from
the General Assembly, five dollars for each
| days aucndanCc, and twenty crnta for every
milc 0i the ordinary route oi travel between
! the residence ofthc Member and the capital or
| other p!rCc Ufailiiug of the General Assembly,
| hoth.%oing and returning; and tie same may
| be increased ur diminished by law. Tcircuru
| STANCES shall require; but no alteration shall
! hc mNcSD take ctfcc; during tho vszis;yucr ot
! the Gcncrhl Assembly which shall make aucii
/ alteration.
! SnrripH " Nci,Iicr'IIousc, during the scs-
! ;iunoI the General Assembly, shall, wi'hou,
| the consent Of the other. adiourL for moro
! than three daYs, nor To any other place than
! that which the Assembly shalt be at the tim,
| sitting.
SGCrIoN2S. M person shall be eligible 10 T.;
| scat in tho Conceal Assembly whilst he hDlnr
| ANY office o! profit or trust under this State
! the Uuitrd States Of Amcrica, or any of them
or under any other power, except officers il
| iIp Illlit a. All lliS Stale Mpyia
! trOtCs or Justices o Inferior Courts, while suct
Justices receive no salaries; nor shaIi any
| contractor % tnc army or navy Of this State
| the United $tntas ui america, or any oi them
ar tho aecHta oi such contractor, be oigible tC
| n scatEn either House. Aud II any Mcub,r
ST all accept or exercise any of the said disquali-
| fying offices, he shall vScatc his scat.
SEcFt"N %. Ir any Election District shall
| neglect to choose a member or members on the
| day oi election, 0r it any person chosen Il
| ucmDCr Uf either Iiausc shall refuse to quail
~ and take his seat, or shall resign. die, dc
| pai the state, accept any disqnhiYin" office
! or become otherwise disqualified IL hold hi:
| seat, %rit ot elcC ton shall b. issued by iiIC
! President OF the Senate or Speaker of the
| House of Representatives, as the case may be-
for The purpose. of filling the vacancy thereby
occasioncd, for tic remainder q. the term iur
| which tho person so, refusing to qualify re-
| signing, dying, departing the S'ate or bccom.
| ing disqualified. was elected TO serve, or the
dcfaulting Election District ought to have
| chosen n member or mcmb'rs.
| Section 80 And whereas. the ministers 0
the Gospel are. by their profession. 'dcdicat"'
| to the service Of God and the cure OF souls
and ougl:t not be.divcrtcd from tho great du
tc5iof their innciions, therefore, nhministc
of the Gospel or public preacher Of any re-
| igious persuasion, whilst he continues in III,
fcxercisc Of his pastoral functions. shali b.
eligible to the office. OF Guvcrncr, Licutcnan
| Govcrnor,or to a seat in the Senate lh
Hpnse Of Representatives.
$50 - ARfICIEn.
SEcrroa l. The Executive authority Of thi
| State shau beYested ina Chief NJ gistratc, VIII
shall be styled, 'rhc Govenor OF the State Il
ESouth Caro1jna
lSEoTIoS2, The Governor shall be elected b,
the electors duly qualified to votc for mc,n bcr
] ofthe Houseapf r. representatives. and sIall ho
lhis Office foh.tour years, and until his success
i sor snail be chosen and qualified but tn
ss>ine pIfson shall not be Governor for tw
| Consecutive terms,
/. ,SgCTrvN, 3. No person shall be eligible to tn
offco,ok Goverpor, ,nuicss lac hath attained. III
I aysof thirty yedGss and hath been "a ciiize,
! and Nf6sident lof this State FOR the ten year
Ishext preceding the daysof election. And NJ
pcrson siIall l,old thc office of Governor an