The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-02-17

under such penalties as may be provided by
law O.
SECTION 49, Each House shall choose its own
officers, determine its rules Of proceeding,
punish its McM bers for dsorderly behavior,
and, with the concurrence Of two-ihirds, expel
Member, but not a second time for the same
cause.
SECTION l9 Each House may punish, by i'm
prisonment, during its sitting, any person not
a Member, who shall be guilty OF disrespectto
the House by any disorderlp or content ptuous
behavior in its presence; or who, during the
time OF ts sitting, shall threaten harm to body
or estate of any Member for anything said or
donen either 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
,hcrefrom. or who shall rescue any person ar
rested by order OF the House. ...
SECTION 90 The Members or both Houses
shall be protected in their persons and estates
during their attendance on, going to and re.
turning rom, the General Assembly, and ten
days previous to the sitting, and ten days af-
ter the Adjournment thereof. But these privi.
legcs shalt not he extended So as TO protect any
Member who shall lie charged with treason,
felony, or breach OF the peace.
Section d. Bills for raising a revf nue. shall
originate in the House Of Representatives, but
may be altered, amended or rejected by the
Senate and all other bilb may originate IN
either House, and may be amended, altered or
rejected by the other. ........
SECTION 22 Every Act or Resolution having
the force Of law shall relate to but one subject,
and that shall be expressed in the title.
SECTION %. No bill shal! have the force OF
law until il ehall have been read three times,
and on three several days, in each House, has
had the seal Of the State affixed 70 il, and has
been signed in the Senate House by the Presi
dent OF the Senate and The Speaker of the
House ot Representatives. '' N' /
SECTION a. No money shall be drawn out
OF the Public Treasury but by the Legislative
authority of the State. -. .... ..
SpcTi0N 25. In all elections by the General
Assembly, or either House thereof, the mem
bcrs halivotc "cica rocc," and their vo,es thus
given, shall he entered upon the journals OF the
House towhich they respectively belong.
SECTION % The members OF the General
Assembly. who, shall meet under this Constitu.
ton, shall 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, ive 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 place ofsitting of the General Assembly,
both gong and returning and the same may
be increased or diminished by law. IL circumI
stances shall require but no alteration shall
the General Assembly which shall make such
alteration. - -
SEcf,oN 27 Neither House, during the ses.
ton cf 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 a, the time
sitting. -N
SEoTioN2 2s. No person shall be eligible to
scat in tue. General Assembly whilst he holus
any office OF profit or trust under this State,
or under any other power, except officers in
the militia, army or, navy Of this State, Magis.
tratcs or Justices OF Inferior Courts, while such
Justices receive no salarics;' nor shall any
contractor 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
seat in either House. And il any Member
sl oil accept crexercise any Of the said disquali-
tying offices, he shall vacate his aeat. >.
SEcTtoN 29. IL any Election District shall
neglect 10 choose member or members on the
day Of election or If any person chosen
member OF either House shall refuse 10 quail
~ and take his seat, or shall resign, Gle, de-
part the state, accept any disqualfying Office,
or become otherwise disqualified to held his
seat, writ ofclection shall b. issued ty 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
occasioned, for the remainder of the term for
which the. person so refusing to qualify re.
signing, dying, departing the State. or becom-
ing disqualified. was elected to serve, or the
defaulting Election District ought to have
chosen member or members.
SECTION 30. And whereas, the ministers Of
tue uoSpel are. Dy tnclr profession, dedicated
to the serviceof' God and the cure OF souls,
and oygl, not be diverted from the great du.
tios Of ftheir iunciions,, therefore, n6ninister
OF the ssaspel OF 1ublic preacher Of any re-
ligtods SjofSuasioA. whilst he continues in the
exefeiSes of his pastoral functions. shall be
eligible to the Office OF Govorner, Lieutenant
Governor, or to a seat in the Senate or the
House OF Representatives
.a.t.. ARTICLEH'
SEcTIoN ]. The Executive authority Of this
State shall be vested in Chief Mngistiate, who
shall be styled, Tho Governor Of the State of
South Carolina
SECTION 2. The Governor shall be elected by
the slecto's duly qualified to vote for mer,bers
OF the House of II, presentatives. and shall hold
his office fur four years, and until his success.
sorp shal be chosen and qualified but the
same ptrs1n shall not be Governor for two
SEcTIoN 3. No person shall be eligible to the
Office o. Governor, unless he hath attained the
age OF thirty years, ind hath been a citizen
and resident OF this State for the ten years
next preceding De day OF election. And no
person shall hold the office of Governor. and
any ether office or Commission, civil or militia.
ry, (exccpt in militia,) under this State or the
United Statea, Ur any Of them, or any other
power, at one and the same time.
- a q FNR.f \