The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-03-13

smaller number may adjourn from day TO day,
! and may be authorized to compel the attend.
ance OF absent Members, in such manner, and
under such penalties. as may be provided by
law.
SECTION Is. Each House shall choose its own
officers, determine its rules Of proceeding,
punish its Members for disorderly behavior,
and, with the concurrence OF two-thirds. expel
Member, but not a second time for the saine
cause.
SECTION 10. Each House may punish, by i'm.
prisonment, during its sitting, any person not
Member, who shall be guilty OF disrespec to
the House by any dsorderly or contemptuous
behavior in It's presence; or who, during tho
time OF its sitting, shall threaten harm TO body
or estate of any Member for anything said or
done IN ei,her House, or who shall assault any
or them therefor, or who shall assault or arrest
any witness or other person ordered to attend
the House, In his going thereto. or returning
therefrom. or who shall rescue any person ar.
rested by order OF the House.
SECTION 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, and ten
days previous to the sitting, and ten days af-
ter the adjournment thereof. But these privi-
Ieges shall nos beextended so as to protect any
Member who shall be charged with treason
felony, or breach OF the peace.
SECTION II. Bills, for raising q revf nue. shall
originate in the House OF Representatives, 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 subject
and that shalLbe expressed in the title.
SEc-IoS %. No bill shall have the force Of
law until il shall have been read three times
| and on three several days, in each House, has
had the seal OF the State affixed to il, and has
been signed in the Senate House by the Presi.
dent Of the Senate and the Speaker Of the
4 House OF Representatives.
| SECTION %. No money shall be drawn out
OF the Public Treasury but by the legislative
authority Of the State.
SECTION 25. In all elections by the General
Assembly, or either House thereof, the mem
bers shall vote "piud uoce =" and their vo,es thus
given, shall be entered upon the journals OF the
| House to which they respectively belong.
SECTION % The members OF the General
| Assembly, who shall meet under this Constitu.
ton. sha he entitled to receive out of the Pub
| lie Treasury, FOR their expenses during their
| attendance on. going to and returning from.
the General Assembly, five dollars for each
| days attendance, and twenty Gents for every
mile oi the ordinary route Of travel between
the residence fthe Member and the capital or
| other p!lce Of sitting Of the General Assembly,
| 10th going and returning; and the same may
/ be increased or diminished by law. If clrcum
stances shall require but no alteration shall
| he made to take effect during the existence OF
the General Assembly which shall make such
alteration.
SEcrtoN 81 Neither House, during the ses-
| tinn OF the General Assembly, shall, without
the consent Of the other. adjourn for more
| than three days, nor TO any other place than
that in which the Assembly shall be at the time
| sitting.
SECTION %. No person shall be eligible 20 a
| scat in the General Assembly whilst he hol,.a
| any oihcc o! profit or trust under this State
the United States OF Ar0rica, or any OF them
or under any other power. except officers in
the militia, army or navy Of this State, hiags
ta;cs or Justices of Inferior Courts, while su, h
| Justices receive no salaricsi nnr shall any
contractor OF the army or navy Of this State
| the United States OF America, or any q! them
| or the age Is of such contractor, be eligible 10
! seat IN either House. And IL any Mcmb, r
81 all accept or exercise ny OF the said disquai-
tying Offices, he shall vacatc his seat.
SECTION %. IL any Election District shall
neglect a. choose member or members on the
day OF clrction, or il any person chosen a
| member of either House stall rcfuse to aunli-
~ and take hid seat, or shall resign, die, de.
part the State. accept any disqnafying office,
or become otherwise disqualified 10 hold his
seat, a writ %! election shall be- issued v the
President Of the Senate or Speaker OF the
House OF Representatives as the case may BE-,
for the purpose Of filling the vacancy thereby
occasiohcd, for tic remainder OF the term E,r
which the person so refusing to qualify, re.
signing. dying. departing the S'atc, or bccom-
ing disqualified. was elected to serve. or the
dcautlng ELECTION District ought 10 haye
chosen a member or members.
SECTION 80. And whereas. the ministers of
the Gospel are. by their profcssiuy. drdeste d
to the service OF God and the care OF souls,
and oug not be diverted from the great du.
| ties OF their functions, therefore, no innister
ni the Gospel or public preacher OF any re,
ligious persuasion whilst he continues in the
exercise of his pastoral functions. shall be
eligible to the office or Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, or to scat in the Senate or the
House Of Representatives
ARTICLEII.
Section ]. The Executive anthnrity of ,bis
State shall be vested ina Cnief Magistrate, who
shall be styled, Tho Governor . the State OF
South Carolina 80
SECTION g. The Govcrnur shall be elected by
the elections duly qualified 20 vote for Ine,, bers
OF the House or 4, presentatives. and shall hold
hisofico fir four years, and until his success.
sor shall be chosen and qualified but the
smc ptrs,n shall not be Governor for two
consecutivelterms.
SECTION g. No person shall be eligible to the
ohice o. Governor, unless he bath attained the
age of thirty years, and hath been n citizen
and resident OF this State for the ten years
next preceding the day OF election. And 90
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