The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-02-13

oiethDcrs anu majority OF feach bouse snail
coustitute % Quorum TO do business but a
l,smaller number may adjourn from day to day,
and may bc authorized to compel the attend
ancc of absent Members, I'm such manner, and
under such penalties, as may be provided by
| law.
SEcTIoN 49, Each House ehai choose its own
| officers, determine it's rules OF proceeding,
punish its Members for disorderly behavior,
and with the concurrence Of two-thirds, expel
Member, but not second time for the same
] cause.
| SEcTios 10. Each House may punish, by inn
| prisunmept, during its sitting, any person not
a Member, who shall be guilty OF disrespect to
| the House by any dsorderly or contemptuous
behavior in it's presence; or who, during the
time OF its sitting, shall threaten harm to body
or estate of any Member for anything said or
done in eiher Hvusc, or who shall assault any
| Of them therefor, or who shall assault or arrest
| any witness or other person ordered to attend
| tho House, In his gong thereto, or returning
| thcrefrom. who shall rescue any person ar.
rested by order or the House.
SECTION 90. The Members Of both Houses
shall be protected in their persoq and estates
during their attendance on goNS 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-
lcgcs shall not be extended 80 as TO protect any
Member who shall be charged with treason,
felony, or breach OF the peace.
SECTION 81. Bills for raising revenue shall
originatcin the House OF Representatives, but
may be altered, amcndcd'o or rejected by the
Senate ;.and all other bills may originate IN
either House, and may be amended, altered or
rejected by the other.
SECTioN 90 Every Act or Resolution having
the force oflaw shall relate to but one subject.
and that shall be expressed in the title.
SECTION %. 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 it, and has
been signed in the Senate House by the Pres.
dent OF the Senate and the Speaker Of the
House OF Representatives. .
SECTION 81. No money shall be drawn out
| Of the Public Treasury but by tho legislative
authority of the State.
SECTION %. In all elections by the Gcnefal
Assembly. oreither House thereof: the mem
given, shall bo entered upon tho journals OF tho
House to whict'they respectively belonga
SECTION '2S% The members Or the General
Assembly; who shall meet under this Constitu.
ton, sha identified 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 oi tho ordinary route or travel between
the residence OF the Member and the capital or
other place fsitting of tho General Assembly,
both going and returning; and the same may
be increased or diminished by law. If clrcum-
stances shall require but no alteration shall
be made to take effect during the existence OF
thO hSScihDiy WnlCn Snau make 5uCn
alteration. '......
SEcrtoN 81. Neither House, during the ses-
tion OF thc General Assembly, shall, without
| the consent Of tho other. adjourn for more
| than three days, nor to any other place than
that in which the Assembly shall be at the time
| sitting.
SEcTIoS2S. No person shall be eligible TO a
| scat in the General Assembly whilst he holds
any office of profit or trust under this State,
| the United States Of America, or any OF them,
r under other nfE -,
| the militia, army or navy Of this State, Magis.
tratcs or Justices OF Inferior Courts, while such
| Justices receive no salaries; nortshall any
contractor Of the army or navy of. this State,
or the agents Of such cont Tractor, be eligible to
| n scat in either House. And il any Member
siall accept orrxcrcise any OF the said disquali-
| Tying offices, he shall vacate his seat. .
SECTION 80. II any Election District shall
| neglect 10 choose member or members on the
day OF election, or If any person chosen a
member OF either House shall'rcfuse to quail.
| ~ and take his scat, or shall resign. die, de-
part the state. accept any disqualifying office,
| or become otherwise disqualified 10 hold his
| President OF the Senate or Speaker OF tho
| House OF Representatives, as the Gaze may be,
for the purpose of filling the vacapcy thereby
occasioned, for the remainder of the term for
| which tho person refusing to qualify, re.
signing, dying, departing the State. or becom-
| ing disqualified, was elected to serve, or the
defaultng 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 ougr t.not be diverted from the great du.
ties OF their functions, therefore,, no minister
| OF the Gospel or public preacher OF any re-
| iigious persuasion. whilst he continues in the
exercise of his pastoral functions. shhll be
eligible to the office OF Governor, Lieutehant
Governor. or tosa seat in the Senate or the
House Of Representatives
81 sARTICLEH.
SECTION !. gThe Sxscuuvo authority Of this
State shalt be vested Ina Chief Ma gistratsi who
shall be etyled, Tho Governor Of the State OF
South Carolina -
+ SECTION The Governor shall be elected by
the electors duly qualified to vote for mer0bers
OF the House OF Representatives. and shaiR hold
his office for fonr years, and until his succes.
| sor shall be chosen and qualified bht the
same person shall not be Gov ernor for two
consecutive terTi)s. }.,.y.t,
II SEcTIoa3. No person shall be eligible to the
Office OF Governor, unless he hath attained the
eof 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 ghaIItbOld thu office of Hova,-nn. :,