The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-03-13

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purpose, it shall be the duty of the
Governor to have itseffected as soon
thereafter as shall be- practicable.
SEC. 6. In assigning representa-
tives to the several Counties, the
General Assembly shall allow one
representative to every one hundred
and twenty-fourth part of the whole
number of inhabitants in the State:
Provided, That if in the apportion-
ment of representatives any County
shall appear not to be entitled, from
its population, to. representative,
such County shall nevertheless send
one representative; and if there be
still deficiency Of the, number of
representatives required by section
four of this article, such deficiency
shall be supplied by assigning repre-
sentatives to those Counties having
the largest surplus fractions.
SLv. z. No apportionment of rep
resentatives shall be construed to take
effect, in any manner, until the gene
raj election which shall succeed such
apportionment.
Sec. s. The Senate shall be COM
posed of one member from each
County, to be elected, for the term
of four years, by the qualified voters
of the State, in the same manner in
which members of the House of Rep
resentatives are chosen; except the
County of Charleston, which shall be
allowed two Senators.
Sec. 8. Upon the meeting of the
first General Assembly, which shall
be chosen under the provisions of
this Constitution, the senator's shall
be divided, by lot, into two classes, as
nearly equal as may be; the seats of
the senators of the first class to be
vacated at the expiration of two years
after the Monday following the gene
raj election, and of those of the
second class at the expiration of four
years, so that, except as above pro-
vided, one-half of the senators may
be chosen every second year.
SEC. 10. No person shall be eligible
to seat in the Senate or House of
Representatives, who ut the time of
his election is not q citizen of the
United States; nor any one who has
not been for one year next preceding
his election g. resident of this State,
and for three months next preceding
his election resident of the County
whence he may be chosen, nor any
one who has been convicted of an in
famous crime. Senators shall be ut
least twenty-five, and representatives
at least twenty-one years of age.
SEC. IL. The first election for sena-
tors and representatives, under the
provisions of this Constitution, shall
be held on the 14th, 18th and 10th of
April of the present year; and the
second election shall be held on the
third Wednesday in October, 1870,
and forever thereafter on the same
day in every Second year, in such
manner and at such places as the
Legislature may hereafter provide.
This section has had only two read
ings, and its further consideration
has been postponed until the remain
ing provisions of the Constitution
shall have been adopted
SEC. IL. The first session. Of. the
General Assembly, after the fatihca-
tlon OF this Constitution. shall be
convened on the second Tuesday in
May of the present year, in the. city
of Columbia, (which shall remain the
seat of Government until otherwise
determined by the concurrence of
two-thirds of both branches of the
whole representation, and thereafter
on the fourth Tuesday in November
ANNUALLY. Should tine casualties OF
war, or contagious diseases, render it
unsafe to meet at the seat of Govern
ment, then the Governor may, by
proclamation, appoint q more secure
and convenient place of meeting.
SEQ. Is. The terms of Office of til.
senator's and representatives chosen
at general election, shall begin on
the Monday following such election.
SEC. IA. Each House shall Judge
OF the election returns and quelifica-