The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-01-30
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STINT ehnll be vested In GeneTaI [asSeUply,
which shall consist OF n Senate ana House
OF Representatives.
Srcr1oN ,. The House Of Representatives
shall be composed of Members chosen by bal
lot. every second year, by the citizens OF this
State, qualified as in ths Cons'tut'on Is pro-
vided.
SECTION 3. Each Judicial District in shc
State shall constitute one Election District, ex-
cept Charleston District, which shall be divi-
drd into two Election Districts, one consisting
of the late Parishes of ST. Phillip and' ST
Michael, to be designated the Election Dis
trlct OF Charleston the other consisting OF all
that part OF tho Judicial District, which ID
without the limits OF said Parishes. to be known
as tho Election District Of Berkeley.
SEcrIoN 4. The boundaries Of tho several .Iu.
dicial and Election Districts shall remain as
they are now established.
S.crIoN s. The House of Representatives
shall consist OF ono hundred and twenty four
Membars, to be apportioned among the several
Election Districts of the State, according to
tho number OF white inhabitants contained IN
each, and the amount of all taxes raised by the
General Assembly. whether direct or indirect,
or Of whatever species paid in each, dcducting
therefroni oil taxes paid on account Of proper.
tY held in any other District, and adding
thereto all taxes elsewhere paid on account Of
property held in such District An cnumcro-
tion Of the white inhabitants, for this purpose,
was made IL the year one thousand eight hun
drcd and fifty nine. and shall be made in the
course of every tenth year thereafter, in such
manner as shall be. by laV, directed aud
Representatives shall be assigned to the differ
ont Districts in the aforementioned proper
ton, by Act OF tho General Assembly at the
session Immediately succeeding every cuumc-
ration PROVIDED, That until tho afportion.
ment, which shall be mada upon the next cuu-
meration, shall take effect, the representation
Of tho several Election Districts, IA herein cons
stituted, shall continue as assigned at the last
.apportionment each District which has been
heretofore divided into smaller Districts.
4.
Der OF Representatives which the Parishes
heretofore embraced within its limits have had
since that apportionment, the Representative
to which the Parish Of All Salnt8 has h,ru
heretofore entitled, being during This interval,
assigned 10 Horny Election District.
SECTION 6. If the cnumrra:ion herein direct.
cd shall not be made in the course OF the year
appointed for the purpose, it shall be thc oNty
OF the Governor to have il effected Gs coon
thereafter as shall be practicable.
SEcrIoN7 In assigning Representatives 10
the several Districts, tho General Assembly
shall allow ono Representatives tor every sixty
Rcsond part of the whole number or white ia.
hnbitants in the State, and one Representative
also for every sixty second part uf the whole
taxes raised by tn GcHcral Assembly. There
shall be further allowed one Representa- tive
for such fractions OF the sixty second por! ~
The white inhabitants, and of the siNtY.sCcoud
part nfthe taxes, It's when added together iU.u
AUNT.
SECTIONS. All taxes upon property, rcal or
personal, shall be laid upon the actual value at
the property taxed as the same shall be Escyr.
mined by the assessment made lurthc rur-
nose Of laying such tax. ia the first nlpnr-
tionmcnt which shall he made under the Con
sttution, the amount ot taxes shall be- rstiru =
ted from the average of the two years uCxt pre-.
.Cedirg such superintendent; bot in ever. 5uo-
scCnc,.i appUrtlouincnt from Tn: average OF
tue ten years then next preceding.
SEcTioN .. Ii, In the appoTionmCnt ofRcp-
rcsentatives any Election District shall ap-
pear not to be entitled, from its population and
lie taxes, to n Representative such Election
District shall nevertheless send one R.prcseil-
tative; and, ii there be still n deficiency Of tho
number OF Representatives required by sGc =
ton fifth, such deficiency shall be supplied by
assigning Representatives TO those Election
Districts having the largest surplus fractions,
whether those fractions consist Of a combiCaN
ton OF population and taxcs, or Of population
or taxes separately, until the number OF one
hundred and twenty-tour Members be made
up. Prouided, ho,rerer, That not more than
twelve Representatives shall, i'll any apportion-
Iacnt, .bc assignee to any one Election District.
SECTION ~. No apportionm"nt of Represen-
tatives shall be construed to take effect, in any
manner, until the general election which shall
succeed such apportionmenL
sEcTios IL. The Seoae shall be composed OF
one member from each Election District, except
tha Election District of Charleston, to which
ehall be allowed two Senators.
SRCFIos IL. Upon the meeting Of the first
der the provisions or this Constitution, the
Senators shall be dcvidcd, by lot, into two
classes |; the seats OF the Senators Of tho one
class to be vacated at tho expiration OF four
years and The nnfnbcr or these cnsses shall
be 30 proportioned that one.half Of tho whole
number ofSenators may, as nearly as possi-
bic continue to be chosen thereafter every sec
end year.
'isEcrIoN 49,. No person shall be eligible to,
or take or retain, n scat in the House of Repro
sentatives, unless he is FREQ white man, who
hath attained the ege CT twenty one years
hath been n citizen and resident Of ths State
three years next preceding the day of election
and hath been for the last elk months OF this
time, and shall continue. a resident OF the Dis.
trict which nc is Soreprcscnt.
SECTION ID. No person shalt he eligible to-
or tako or retain, a seat IN the Senate, unless
he ia free white man, who hath attained the
age of thirty years, hath been citizen and
resident OF this State five years next preceding
the day Of election, and hath been. for the Ias
dix months OF this time, and shall continue Il
be. resident Of the District which be is to rep.
resent.
SECTION Is. Senators aud Members Of the
Uousa OF Representatives shall be chosen at O
general election on tho third Wednesday in
October in the present year, and on the same