The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-02-08

sHuIlCI nul1lDGr may lfoiu WuaS,
and may be- authorized tn compel the attend.
'ancc OF ubscut Members, in such manner, and
under euch penalties, as may be provided by
law.
SECTION 49, Each House shall choose It's own
officers, determine its rules OF proceeding.
punish its Members for dsorderly behavior,
and, with the concurrence OF two-thrds, expcl
a Member but not second time for the same
cause.
SECTION l9 Each House may punish, by i'm:
prisuumcr {, during ills sitting. any person not
a. Member, who shall lie guilty OF disrespcct to
the House by any disorIerlv or contcmptuous
behavior in its presence; or who, during the
time ofits sluiug, shall threaten harm Ia BODY
or estate of any Member for anything said or
done IN either House. or who shall assault any
of them therefor, or wh1 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 bv order oi the House.
sSECTIoS 90 The Members of both Houses
shall be protected in their porsons and estates
during their attendance on, going to and re.
turning from. the General Assembly. andt u
days prcviJua tothc sitting, and ten davs ar
ter the adjournment thereof. But these privi.
lcgcs shall not be extended so as TO protect any
Member who shall hc charged with treason,
felony, or breach ot the peace.
SECTIhS 81. Bills for raising n rcv'n shall
originate in 'hc House of Representatives, but
may be altered, amended or rejected by the
Senate and all other bills may originate IN
either House, aud may bc amended, altered or
rejected by the other.
SECTION 22. Every Act or Rcsoluton having
the force Of law shall relate to out one subject
aud that shalt bc expressed in the title.
SECTION %. No bill shall have the force OF
law until II shall have been read three times
and on three several days, in each House, hns
had the seal of the State affixed to it, and has
been sighed in the Senate House by the Prcsi.
dent OF the Seuatc and the Speaker OF the
House u, Representatives..
SGcTIoS "a. No money shall be drawn out
OF the Public Treasury but by the legislative
authority of the State.
SkcTITN 25 In all elections by the General
Assembly, or either House thereof, The mem
bcrs shall vote "riul rocc," and their votes thus
given, shall be entered upon the journals OF the
House 20 which they respectively belong.
SECTION 20 The members Of the General
Assembly. who shall meet under this Consitu.
ton. shall Ec entitled to receive out OF the Pub
lic 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 cvcfy
mile o' the ott!iuary route OF travel between
the residence of the Member and the capital or
other place Of sitting of the General Assembly,
both going and rctGrnng and the same may
he increased ur diminished by law. if circum.
stances shall require but no. alteration shall
hc made TO tax" effect ing the cxis,rncc OF
the Genera! Assembly. which shall make such
alteration.
SEcrtuN - Neither House, during the ses.
tiun OF the General Assembly, shall, wi, hout
the cons cnt of the. other. adjourn. for more
than three days, nor TO any other place tbau
that in when the Assembly shall be at the time
sitting.
SEcTION2 %. No person shall be cligihlc to
scat in the General Assembly whilst he holus
any office oi profit or trust under this State,
! the United States Of America, or any of them,
or under any other power, except officers in
the militia, army or navy of this State. Magis
ratcs or Jusiccsoi Inferior Courts, while such
justices receive no salaries; nor shall any
contractor Of the army or navy Of this State.
! tho United States Of america, or any o. them,
or the a%crts ui such contractor, be eligible To
n seat IN either House. And ir any Mcmb,r
81 all accept or exercise any of tie said disquai-
iyng offices, he shall vacatc his seat.
SEcTmN %. If any r ection District shall
neglect To choose IL member or members on the
UaY OF election, or il any person choscn n
mCmhcr OF either House shall rcfusc to ouali-
iy and take "is scpt, or sha resign. die, de.
part thc state, accent any disQuahtying office,
or become otherwise dlsQuaiiiird 10 hold his
scat writ oi cicCi ton shalt b. issued by the
President Of the Senate or Speaker of the
House OF Representatives, as the case may be,
for the purpose OF filnrthc vacancy thereby
occasioncd. for the remainder OF the term for
which the persop 81 refusing to quality, re.
| signing, dying, departing the Safe. or bGcom-
ing disqualified. was elected to serve, or the
dcrlnlting Election District ought to have
chosen member or members.
SECTION 80. And whereas. the ministers of
tie Gospel arc, 'by their profession, dedicated
to u service Of God and the cure OF souls,
| and oug not be diverted from the great du
ties OF their luncr ions, therefore, M minister
OF tho Gospel or public preacher Of any re-
li&ious persuasion, whilst nc Continues in the
| exercise Of his pastoral functions. shall be
eligible to the Office OF GovrrnCr. Lieutenant
Governor, or to seat in tho Senate or the
House OF Representatives
AR1ICLEII.
SECTION !. The Exccutiyc authority Of this
State shall ne vested In Chief Magistrate, who
shall br styled, Tho Governor of the State of
South Carolina
SECTToS2 .. The Governor shall be elected by
the electors duly qualified to vote for ne,Abers
Of tho House of Il, prcsentatives. and shal hold
his Office for four years, and until his success.
sor shall be chosen and qualified but tie
s4Ine ptrsJn shall not DO Cox crnor for two
consecutive terms.
!, SECTION 8. No person shall be eligible to the
office %. &ovcrnor, unlcss ha hath attained the
Eageof thirty years, and hath been II citizen
and resident of this Staio for the ton years
next preceding the day OF election. And no
person shall hold the office of Governor. and
any ether office or COMMISSION, civil or militia