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

constitute quorum TO do business /; but
sHlaiier number may adjournffom day to day,
anu may be authorized to compel the attend-
ancc Of absent Members, in such manner, and
law.
SEcTioN Is. Each House shall choose its own
officers, determine its rules OF proceeding,
punishiis Members for disorderly behavior,
and, with the concurrence OF two-thirds. expcl
a Member. but not.a second time for the same
cause. ~. .
. SEoTioN l9. Each House may punish, by i'm.
prisonmett, during lis sitting. any person not
"a Member, who shall beguilty OF disrespectto
the House by any ,iisorderly or contemptuous
behavior in its presence; or who, during the
time OF its sIttiug, shail threaten harm IL G09y
or estate of any .MGpber for anything said or
done IN either House, or who shall assault any
OF them therefor or who shall assault or arrest
any witness or otticr person ordered to attend
tho House. in his gong thereto, or returning
thcrofrom. or who shall rescue any person ar.
rtsted by ORDER at the House.
SECTION 90. The Members OF both Houses
shall be protected in their persons and estates
durine 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-
leges shall not bc extended SO as to protect any
Mcmbor who shall be charged with treason
felony, or breach oil the peace.
SECTION 81. Bills for raising revt nue. shall
originate in tho House Of Representatives, but
may be altered. amended or rejected by the
Senate and all other bills may originate In
either House, aud may bo amended, altered OF
rejected by the other.
SECTION %. Every Act or Resolution having
the force OF law shall relate to but one subject
and that shall be expressed in the title.
SEoTIoN %. No bill shall have the force OF
law until ii shall have been read three tmes,
and on three several days, in each House, has
had the seal OF the State affixed to IL. and has
been signed instbe Senate House by the Prcsi.
dent Of the Senate and the Speaker Of the
House OF Representatives..
SECTION "a. No money shall be drawn out
Of the Public Treasury but by tho legislative
authority Of tho State.
SECTION %. In all elections by the General
Assembly, or either House thereof, the mem
bers shall vote "uipd pocc," and their voics thus
given, shall be entered upon the journals OF tho
House to which they respectively belong.
. SECTION 26s The members OF the General
Assembly. who shall meet under this Constitu.
ton, shal he entitled to receive out of the Pub.
lie Treasury, for their expeases during their
attendance on, going to and returning from,
the General Assembly, five dollars for each
days attendance, and twenty cents for every
mile OF the ordinary route or travel between
the residence Of the Member and tho capital or
other pl,ce ofsitting of the General Assembly,
both gong aud'returning and the same may
be increased or diminished by law. If circuni-
stances shall require but no alteration shall
be made to take effect during the existence OF
the General Assembly which shall make such
alteration.
SEcrtoN 2T Neither House. during the ses-
tion Oh the General Assembly, shall, without
the nscnt 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.
sEoTioN2s. No person shall be eligible to
scat in the General Assembly whilst he holus
any Office Of profit or trust under this State,
tho United States or America, or any OF them,
or under any other power, except officers in
the militia, army or navy OF this State, Mapis.
rates or Justices of Inferior Courts, while SUI h
Justices receive no salaries; nor shall aify
contractor fthe army or navy Of this State,
the United States Of America, or any OF them,
or the agents OF such contractor, be eligible to
seat in either House. And IL any Memhrr
shall accept or exercise any fthe said disqual-
lying offices, be shall vacate hs seat.
SECTION 29. If any Election District shall
neglect 10 choose member or members on the
day OF election, or il any person chosen n
member OF either House shall refuse to quail.
fy and take his seat, or shan resign, din, dc.
part the State, accept any disquaiifying office.
or become othcrwjse disqualified tu hold hs
seat, writ OF election shall BE- issued v the
President oil the Senate or Speaker OF the
House OF Representatives, as the case may be,
for the purpose of,filIing the vacancy thereby
occasioned, for tie remainder OF the term for
which tho person 80 refusing to qualify re.
signing, dying, departing the State. or bacom-
ing olsqualined, was elected to serve, or the
defaulting Election District ought 10 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 tho cure OF souls,
and ougt,t not be dycrtcd from the great du.
ties OF their lunc,ions, therefore, no minister
OF the Gospel or public preacher OF any re.
iigious pershasion whilst he continues In tho
exercise of his pastoral functions. shalt be
eligible to- the office OF Governor, Lieutenant
Governor. or to q seat In the Senate or the
House Of Representatives,
ARTICLEn.
SEcTroNl. Tho Executive authority Of this
State shall be vested In n Chief Magistrate, who
shall be styled, Tho Governor Of the State Of
South Carolina
SIcTIos2 The Governor shall be elected by
tho electors duly Qualified to vote orfme,abers
OF tho House OF n, presentatives, aud shaii hold
his office for four years, and until his success.
cor shall be chosen and qualified but the
ssme person shall not be Governor for two
consecutive terms.
SEcTIoN 8. No person shall be elisibleto the
Office OF Governor, uiiless he hath attained tho
age OF thirty years. and hath been n citizen
and resident or this State for the ten years
next preceding The day OF election. And no
person shall bold the office of Governor. and