The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-03-10

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smaller number may adjourn from day to day,
and may be authorized to compel the attend.
ance OF absent Members, ia such manner, and
unoer euch penalties, as may &c provided by
law.
SECTION 49, Each House shall choose its own
officers, de:ermIu, its rules Of proceeding,
punish is Members for disorderly behavior,
and. with the Concurrence OF two-ihirds, expel
'Iemher. tut not a second time for the same
cause.
SEC ZION 49, Each House may punish, by i'm
prisormcut, during its sitting, any person not
Men bcr, who shall DC guilty OF disrespect to
the House by any disordcrly or contemptuous
7ehavfyr in its presence; or who, during the
tine OF its sitting, ,shali threaten harm 10 body
or estate of any Member for anything said or
done in ci,her House, or who shall assault any
OF them therefor, or who shall assault or arrest
any witness or other person ordered to attend
the House, in his gong thereto, or returning
thcrcfrom, or who shall rescue any person ar.
rested by order OF the House.
SECTION 90 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 priyi.
leges shall not be extended so as 10 protect any
Member who shall be charged with treason,
felony, or breach OF the peace.
SECTION 2l. Bills for raising revt nue. shall
originate in the House Of Representatives, but
Senate and all other bills may originate IN
either House, aud may be amended, altered or
rejected by the other.
SECTION 22. Every Act or Resolution having
the force law shall relate TO but one subject.
and that shall be expressed in the title.
SECTION %. No bill shall have the force OF
law until it 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
House OF Representatives.
SECTION "a. 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 "uiua uoce" and their votes thus
given, shall be entered upon the journals OF the
House to which they respectively belong.
SECTION 90 The members OF the General
Assembly, who shall meet under this Constitu.
ton, shalIhe 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 cents for every
mile OF the ordinary route or travel between
the residence OF the Member and the capital or
other p!Ace ofsiting of the General Assembly,
both gong and returning; and the same may
be increased or diminished by law. If cirouRr.
stances shall require; but no alteration shall
he made to take effect during the existence Of
the General Assembly which shall make such
alteration.
SEcTIoN27 Neither House, during the ses-
ton u{ 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.
SHcToS2s. No person shall be eligible TO
scat in the General Assembly. whilst he hoius
any Office of profit or trust under this State,
the United States OF America, or any Of them,
I Al,
themili,ia, army or navy Of this State, Magis.
uatcs or Justices OF Inferior Courts, while such
Justices receive no salaries; nor shalf any
contractos OF the army or navy OF this State,
the United States Of America, or any Of them,
or the agents Of such contractor, be eligible to
a seat in either House. And il any Meo,bcr
81 all accept or exercise my of the said disquali.
fYng offices, he shall vacate his seat.
SECTION %. II any Election District shall
neglect TO choose member or members on the
member " either Hausc shall refuse to quail.
~ and take his seat, or shall resign, die, de-
part the State, accept any disdualifying Office
or become otherwise disqualified 10 hold his
scat writ OF election shalt be issued by the
President OF tho Senate or Speaker OF the
House OF Representatives, as the case may be,
for the purpose of filling the vacancy thereby
occasioncd, for q &c remainder OF the term for
which tho person refusing to qualify, re.
signing, dying, departing the State, or becom-
WIS eICCtc0 10 serve, or the
dcfaulting Election District ought 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 ougrt not be divcrtcd from the great du.
ties OF their functions, therefore, no minister
OF 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 uffice or Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, or to seat in the Senate or the
House Of Representatives
ARTICLEH
SECTION ]. The Executive authority of this
State shall be vested in a Chief Magistrate. who
shall be styled, Tho Governor OF the State Of
South Carolina
SECTION 3 The Governor shall DO elected by
the elections duly qualified TO vote for me,hbers
OF the House Of II, presentatves. and shall hold
his office for four years. and until his success.
sor shall be chosen and qualified but the
s'inc ptrs,n shall not be Gov ernor for two
consecutive terms.
SECTION g. No person shall be eligible to the
Office o. Governor, unless he hath attained the
ageof thirty years, ind bath 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 Of Governor. and
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