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the Senate; and all other bills may originate
in either House. and may be amended, altered
or rejected by the othor
Scc 10. The style of all laws shall be, "Be
it enactcd"by the Senate and House of Rep.
resentatiyes Of the State of South Carolina,
now met and sitting in General Assembly, and
by the authority of the same"
SEQ. 20. Every act or resolution having
the force of law shall relate to but one sub
jcct, and that shall be expressed in the title.
Sec. FL No bill shall havo tho force of law
until it shall have been read three times, and
on three several days, IN each House has had
the Great Seal of the State affixed to it, and
has been signed in the Senate House, by the
President of the Senate and tho Speaker of
the House Of Representatives.
Sec. %. No money shall be drawn from
the treasury but in pursuance of an approp.a-
tion made by law; and regular statement
and account Of the receipts and expenditures
| of all public moneys shall be published annu-
ally, in such manner as may bc by law di.
rectcd.
Soc. 20: Eaoh member of the first General
Assembly under this Constitution shall re.
ccivc six dollars per dom while in session,
and the further sum of twenty cents for every
mile Of the ordinary route of travel in going
to and returning from the place where such
session is held; after which they shall receive
such compensation as shall be fixed by law,
but no General Assembly shall have tho pow
or to increase the compensation of its own
members. And when convened in extra scs-
sion they shall receive the same mileage and
per diem compensation as are fixed by law for
the regular session, and none other.
Sec. "a. In all elections by the General AS
scmbly, or either House thereof, the members
shall vote, "viva uocc," and their votes, thus
given, shall be entered upon che journal of
the House to,whch they respectively belong.
25, Neither House, during the session Of
the General Assembly, shall, without the.
consont Of the other, adjourn for more than
three days, nor to any other place than that
in which tho Assembly shall be OF tho time
sitting.
&C. Each House shall keep a journal Of it's
own proceedings, and cause the same to be
| published Immediately after its adjournment,
excepting such parts as in its Judgment may
require secrecy and the yeas and nays Of the
members of either House, ON any question,
shall, at the desire Of any two members pres
ent, be entered on the journals. Any mem
Der of either House shall have liberty to dis
sent from. and protest against, any act or res
olution which he may think injurious to the
public or to en- individual, and have the rea-
sons Of his dissent entered on the journals.
Sec. 27. The doors of each House shall be
open, except on such occasions as in the opin-
ion Of the House may require secrecy.
Sec. %. No person shall be eligible to
sent in the General Assembly whilst he holds
any Office of profit, or trust under this Stale,
the United States Of America, or any Of them,
or under any other power, except officers in
tho militia, magistrates, or justices Of inferior
Courts, while such justices receive no salary.
And if any mombor shall accept or exercise
any of the said disqualifying Offices, he shall
vaoatc his scat; Provided, THAT this prohibit
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first General Assembly.
SEQ. 20. If any election district shall neg
lcct to choose member or members on tho
day Of election, or if any person chosen n
mombcr Of either House shall refuse to quail
fy and tako his seat or shall resign, die, de-
part tho State, accept any dsqualifying Office,
or become otherwise disqualified to hold his
SOFT, writ Of election shall be issued by the
President Of the Senate, or Speaker Of tho
House Of Representatives, as the case may DO,
for tho purpose. Of filing Tho vacancy thereby
oocasioned, for the remainder of tho term for
which the person so refusing to qualify, ro.
signing, dying, departing tho State, or bocom.
ing disqualified, was elected to serve, or tho
aefaultiug election district ought to have ohio.
son member or members.
SEQ. 80. Members Of the General Assem-
bly,, and all officers before thcy cntcr upon tho
execution of the duties of their respective
office, and al, members Of tho bar, before they
enter upon tho practice Of their profession,
shall take and subscribe tho following oath:
III do: solemnly swear Tor affirm as tho oaso
may be) That I am duly,qualiied according to
the Constitution of tho United States and Of
tRis State tosexerciso tho duties Of tho office