The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-03-28
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L.EfitsI.Ar1YE pErARrA1ENr.

Section l. The Legislative power Of this
State shall be vested in two distinct branches,
the one to be styled the ''Scnatc," and the 9TH
CT the "IIousc of Representatives, and both
together the &c Gcncral Assembly of the State
Of South 0arolinn:" '' lltA'H i'' IHh'H
Section 21.Thee House of Representa- ives
shall be composed of members chosen by bal
lot every secou,,. year, by the citizens of this
State qualified as'in this constitution is pro
yided. Hpa2i 20 tNodDI iea
Section 3. The judicial Districts shall here
after be designated as counties, and the boun-
daries Of the several counties shall remain as
they are now established, except the county of
Pickcns, which is q hereby divided into two
counties, by line leaving the southern boun-
dairy Of the State of North Carolina where
White Water River enters this State, and
thence down thc centre OF said river, by what
ever names known, to Rayenel's Bridge, on
Seneca, River, aud thence along the centre Of
the road leading to Pcndlcton Village, until it
ntersccts the line of the County of Anderson
aud the Territory lying east Of said line. shall
be known rs the county Of Pckcns and the
territory lying west Of said line shall be known
as the County Of Oconee P'ori7ed, That the
Legislature shall have the power at any time to
organize now counties by changing the boun-
darics of any Of the old ones but no new
county shall be hereafter formed Of less extern
than six hundred and twenty five square miles,
nor shall any existing counties be reduced to II
less extent than six hundred md twenty-five
square miles. Each county shall constitute
one election district. 2hi ~
Section A. The HOUSE Of Representatives
shall consist Of one hundred aud twcnty-iour
members, to be apportioncd among the several
counties according to the number Of inhab-
tants contained in each. An enumeration Of
the inhabitants, for this purpose, shall be made
in 1869, and again in 1876, and shall be made
in the course of every tenth year thereafter in
such manner as shall be, by law directed /; and
Representatives shall be assigned tu the dilic-
rent counties in tho above mentioned propor-
ton, by uct'of tho General Assembly at the
session Immediately succeeding every cnumcra-
ton; Pocidcd, That until the apport;onncnt
which shall be made upon the next cnuncra-
tion shall take effect, the representation Of the
several counties, as herein stated, shall be as
follows: Abbcvillc, S; Anderson, 3; Barn
WELL 6; Beaufort, Z !; Charleston, lS; Chcs
ter, 3 Clarendon, 2 Collcton, 5 Chester
field, 2; Darlington, o Edgcfeld, Z; Fair
field, 3 Georgetown, 3; Greenyille, 4 !; IIor-
ry, 2; Korshpw, Q Lancaster, 2 Laurcns,
4 Lexington, 9; Marion, 4; Marlboro, . !;
Ncwbcny, 3; Oconce, g; Orangcburg, 5
Pickcns, Il Rchland, 4; Spartanburg, 4;
Sumter, 4; Union, 3; Williamsburg, 3; York,
4.
Section g. IF the enumeration herein direct.
cd shall not be made in the course ofthe year
appointed for the purpose, it shall be the duty
of the Governor to have it effected as soon
thereafter as shall be practicable
Section Z. In assigning representatives to
the several counties, the General Assembly
shall allow ono representative to every one