The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-01-02

e"iaiieT nuhoerdnay ndJourn from Uay TO daY,
and may be- authorized 70 compel the attend.
ance OF absent Members. In such manner, aud
law. '. ~ ~
SEcrroN 49, Each House shall choose its own
oIncers. determine its rules OF proceeding,
punish its Members for disorderly behavior,
and, with the concurrence Of two-ihirds, expel
MEMBER, but not second time for the same
cause. .h a.A 3.
SECTION 10. Each House may punish. by i'm
prisonment, durin" its sitting. any person not
Member, who shal bc guilty OF disrespec TO
the House by any d,surIcrls or contcmptuous
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 ci,her House. or who shalt assault any
orthem therefor, or who shall ussauit or arrest
any witness or other pcrton ordcted to attend
the House in his going thereto. or returning
thcrefrom. or who shall rescue any person ar
rested toy order oi the House.
sEcTIoS 20. 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 tcp
days previous TO the sitting, and ten days ar
ter the adjourninent thereof. But these privi.
lcges shall not hcextendo'l So as 10 protect any
Member Who shall be charged with treason.
felony, or breach OF the peace.
SECTioS ~ bills for raising revenue shall
Originate IN the House OF Representatives, but
may bc altered, amended or rejected by the
Senate and all other bills may originate IN
either House, and may be amcudcd, altered or
rejected by the other.
SEcTioS22. Every Act or Resolution haviog
the force OF law shall reats TO but one subject
and ;hat stall be expressed in the title
sEc"IoN.2S. No bill shall! have the force OF
law until II shall have been read three times,
and on three several cays, in each House. has
had the seal OF the State affixed to it, and has
been signed in the Senate House by the Prcsi.
dent OF the Senate and the Speaker OF the
House Of Representatives.
SECTION "a. No money shall be drawn QUE
OF the Public Treasury but by the legislative
authority OF the State.
ShcTioN 2S, In all elections by the General
Assembly, or either House thereof, the mem
bcrs shall vote "uiud roce," and their votes thus
given, shall be entered upon the journals OF the
House to which they respectively belong.
SECTION 26 The members OF the General
Assetnbiy. who shall meet under this Constitu,
tion. shall he entitled to receive out Of the Pub.
lie Treasury, for their expenses during their
Attendance on, gong TO aud returning from,
the General Assembly, five dollars for each
days attendance, and twenty cents for every
mile OF the ordinary route OF travel between
the residence of the Member and the apital or
other piice Of sittingo Of the General Assembly,
both going and returning and the same may
be Increased or diminished by law. il circun.
s!anccs shall require but no alteration shal,
hc made to take effect dufiuu the existence OF
Tho General Assembly which shall make such
alteration.
SEcrloS 81 Neither House. during The ses-
tion oil the General Assembly. shall, wi, hout
the consent Of the o,hcr- adjourn. for more
than three days, nor to any other place than
that in which the Assembly shall be at the time
sitting. h~.t
SEcTIoE2s. No person shall be eligible to a
scat in the General Assembly whilst he holas
any office OF prof, or. trust under this State,
the UnitGd States Of America, or any OF them,
or under auy other power, except officers In
the militia, army or navy OF this State, Ma gis.
tratcs or Justices OF Inferior Courts, while such
Justices receive no salaries; nor shall any
contractor OF the army or navy OF this State,
The United States OF Amcrica, or any OF them,
or the agents OF such contractor, be eligible to
seat in either House Aud il any Menbrr
shall accept or exercise any OF the said disquali-
Tying offices, he shall vacatc his srat
SECTION 80. IL any Election District shall
neglect 20 cboosc q Inrmber or members on the
day OF ciccIion, or IL any person chosen a
member oicither Houso sbaii refuse TO quail
~ and take his. seat, Or shall resign. die, dc.
part the State, acceptany disquasying office,
or become otherwise disqualified to hold his
seat. writ OF election shall b. issucJ by the
Precedent OF the Senate or Speaker OF the
House OF Representatives. as the case may be,
for the purpose CO SLING the vacancy thereby
occasioned, for the remainder oi the ter.n Tor
which the person 30 r6iusing To qualify, re,
signing, dying, departing the Safe. or becoin-
ing disqualified. was elected to serve, or the
defaulting Election District ought to have
chosen a member or members. '.tt.
SECTION 80. And whereas. the mini sters of
the Gospel are. by their profession. dedicated
to the service Of God and the cure Of scuIs,
and oug'' tnot be diverted from The great du.
ties OF their functions, therefore, NJ minister
OF the Gospel or public preacher OF any re.
ligious persuasion, whilst he continues in the
exercise OF his pastoral functions, shalt be
eligible to the office OF Governcr, Lieutenant
Governor. or to a seat in the Senate or the
House OF Representatives
l AHTICLEH.
SEcTioHl j. The Executive authbrity Of this
State shall be vested In Chief Ma agistratc who
shall be styled, Tho Governor Of the State Of
South Carolina
SECTION O. The Governor shali be elected by
the eiecto, duly qualified &c vote fof me, bcrs
Of the House OIL presentatives. and shall hold
his office Tor four years. and until his success.
sor shall be chosen aud qualified but the
mo pa IN shall not be Governor for two
consecutive terms. ~
SECTION 3. No person shall be eligible to the
Office o. Governor, urless he hath attained the
age OF thirty years. and hath been citizen
and resident Of this State for the ten years
next preceding the 'laY Of election, And no
persnn- shall hold the Office OF Governor. and
any other Office or comnlissiun, civil or militia.
rv, [cxccpt in militia,) under this State or the
United Etates. ur any OF them or anv {ntbpr