The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-02-24

''eiuDeTs anu majority OF each bouse snail
consututc Quorum to do business but a
snnaller number may adjourn from day to day,
ana 'nay be- authorized to compel the attend
ance OF absent Members, IN such manner, and
under euch penalties, as may be provided by
SECTION ls. Each House shall choose it's own
officers, determine its rulcs OF proceeding,
punish it's Members for disorderly behavior,
and, ith the concurrence OF two-thirds, expel
Mcpber, but not a second time for the same
cause.
SECTION l9 Each House may punish. by i'm.
prisonmeht, during its sitting, any person not
| Member, who shall DC guilty OF disrespect to
the House by any disurderly or contemptuous
behavior in its presence; or who, during the
time OF its sitting, shall threaten harm to body
or estate Of any Ncinhcr for anything said or
done in ei,her Huusc, or who shall assault any
OF them therefor, who shall assault or arrest
any witness or other person ordeIed to attend
| tho House, in his gong thereto, or returning
thcrcfrom, or who shall rescue any person ar.
rested by order OF the House.
SECTION 20. The Members or both Houses
| shall be protected in their persons and estates
during their attendance on, going toanti re-.
turning from, the General Assembly, and ten
days previous to the sitting, and ten days af-
ter the adjournment thereof But these priv.
lcgcs shall not be EXTENDED So as 10 protect any
Hlcmber who shall be charged with treason,
felony, or breach OF the peace.
SECTION 81. Bills for raising revrn shall
originate in the House of Representa- Il yes, but
may bc 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 orlaw shall relate to but one subject
and that shalt be expressed in the title.
SECTION %. No bill shall have tho force Of
law until il shall have beon read three tincs
and on three several days, in each HousS, has
had the seal OF the State affixed to II. and has
hcensigncd in the Senate House by tho Prcsi.
dcntof the Senate and the Speaker of the
House OF Representatives.
| SECTION 81. No money shall be drawn out
OF tho 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.
bera shall vote "uiod uoce," and their votes thus
given, shall be entered upon the journals OF the
House to which they respectively belong.
SECTION 26 The member. OF the General
Assembly, who shall meet under this 'Constitu.
ton, sha II he entitled to receive out of tho Pub.
Tic treasury, for their cxpenscs during their
attendance on: going to and returning from,
the General Assembly, five dollars for each
days attendancc, and twenty cents for every
pilc Of the ordinary route OF travel between
the residenceofthe Member and the capital or
other place ofsitting Of tho General Assembly,
both gong and returning and the same may
be increased or diminished by law. If oircum.
stances shall require; but no alteration sla II
hc made 10 take effect during the existence OF
tho General Assembly which shall make such
alteration.
'SEcr,oN 81 Neither House. during the ses :
ton ,of the General Assembly, ahali, whou.
the conscnt of the other. adjourt. for more
than three days. nofto any other place than
that in which the Assembly shall be- at tho time
sitting.
sSEcrloN 2S. No person shall be cl,aible 10 n
scat in the General Assembly whilst he holus
any Office OF profit or trust under this State.
Tho Uuitcd siates Of America, or any Of them,
or under any other power, except officers in
The militia, army or navy OF this State Maois.
tratcs or Justices OF Inferior Courts, while such
JnstIccs receive no salarics; nor shall any
contractor Of the army or navy Of this State,
tho Untcd'Statcs Of America, or any Of them
or the agcuts Of such contractor, DO eligible to
seat III either House. And il any Member
shall accept orrHcrciso any OF the said dsquali-
lying offices, he shall vacate his scat.
SEoltoS ~. II any Election District shall
neglect 20 choosc.a member or members on the
day OF clnriinn, ar IL any person chosen a
| member Of either Hause shall rcfuso 10 uuali-
fy and take his scat, or shall resign. die. dc.
part tue State, accept any didQualifyiug Office
or become otherwise disqualified to hold his
seat. writ OF election shall be issued iy the
PRESIDENT OF the Senate or Speaker OF tho.
Iiousc oi Representatives, as tho casc may be
for the purpose of filling the vacancy the, rby
occasioncd, for tie remainder of the term fos
which tho person 80 refusing to qualify, re.
signing, dying, departing the State, or becom-
ihS ols9ualiuc1i was rlcctcd To serve, the
dcfaultng Election District ought to have
chosen member or members.
SECTION 80. And whereas. the ministers of
tho Gospel are. by their profession, dedicated
to the service of God and the cure OF souls.
aud ougi not be diverted from the great du.
tics OF their functions, therefore, NJ minister
OF the Gospel or public preacher OF any re-.
ligious persuasion, whilst hc continues in the
exercise of his pastoral functions:. shall be
eligible to the Office OF Governor, Lieutenant
Governor."or TO a scat in the Senate or the
House OF Representatives
ARTICLEH.
SEcTToNl. The Executive authority Of th;a
State shall be vested in Chief Magistrnte. who
shall be styled, Tho Governor OF the State of
South Carolina
SECTION 2. The Governor shall be elected bv
tho electors duly qualified TO vote for me,abers
OF the House OF RI representatives.. and shalI hold
his office for four years, and until his success
cor shall be chosen and qualified but tho
Same person shall not bo Governor for two
consecutive terms.
SECTION 8. No person shall be eligible TO tho
Office oi Govsrnor, unless he hath attained tho
ageo! thirty years, and hath been a citizen
and resident OF this State for the ten years
next preceding the day OF election. And no
person shall hold the office NJ (sovo.,o. :. ~,