The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-03-25

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- 80. me eonstit ution. ~ :.
's:..s - Article 4 j IT, Es:s.s >:s ~ :
LEGISLATIVE DERAaTMENT., :
sg sSsssions1s The legislative power
axof this State shah bevested two
distinct branches the one to- be
tks senate, and ths other
j .she, Honssaes Representa- :
assd both togsthsr the @General
.,.,assaenblg=of the State. of seath
EaFelina ssxg !.
-, Sec, q The House Of Represen-
statives skaH Be composed Of mem
Bsss chosen by ballot every second
ssars the citizens Of this State,
:sssaualS Sea as ID :tthhisseon stitutien is
proyidsd. ; ..s.s ,..,:Ss,.,, 49, = ..s.zsz /.
-" - See 8. The Judicial districts
s6sH hefs saftss be desSgnatsd as
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counties, and the boundaries OF the
several alc60atles shall remain as
:, they are now, established except
.istise Goupsysf# sOkens, which is
- = hsfeby saisided inte two counties, oani
= gsa line leaving the Southern
- 0andas Of stAs State Of Of ! NSorth
~ Garolinaiwheree the White Water
Riyers enters this State, and thence
a 10wnsthe centre of said river, by
SRhateRar names kaeBn, tosRaVes
.sasEs Rridges on Seaeea River, and
s.Aisaee aloassshessce of the
road leading fo Pe1dieson Village,
=. Until N fhstssseess st the Aae. Of the
!xGounsy,afAndersoa; and tho ter
Assisery Ising east of said line
S:SbaH be- known 3as the Connty-.of
-sFfeksns aud the territory lying
- ssssst of said lineT shall be5%known
Z ssshs Goanty Of oeoRee P'fepi-,
I'D That the Agislatnreashall
=AsFethe power at any time to g Or
gsnize new counties By changing
sssRs6 s6oandaries Of any Of the old
ones;sbut no new county shall be
hereafter formed Of less extent
-skaa six husdred and twenty-five
NQ, sl ss nor snail any exist
sbgoeunties be reduced to1a less
sStsat than 81 .. hnnassde R and
twenty-five square miles. Each
eounty.shalfeoast isute one election
-sdistrict5ss& q - a=~=s:7 ~, ~ ..
=. Sac, e. The House Of Represen-
1statiVesshalf eoasissaof one hundred
<sndfwsnty- -fonr members, to be
xappointed among the several ceun-
stisspaeoerdings toofhe number of
s,inhabitants eontained in each. An
.%Snameration Of the inhabitants for
sfkis purpose shall be made in 1869,
'aand again Ia 1875, and shall be
made in The eonrsejof, every tenth
fyear thefeafter,i in such manner
'sasshaH be. by sIaw directed ; and
Representatives shall be- assigned
"esofhe different counties in the
above mentioned proportion, by
act of thss GEN sraa Assembly at
-&he session Immediately succeed
jag sser epameratioa 2 FtoDided,
That aaEE The appoidtnent which
shall beSaade ,upeagthe next emu
sRssasion ha9 se effect, the rep:
resentatien of the several counties,
a9hergin stated, shall be as fol.
lows: AbbeyiIle, 3; Anderson, 3;
Barnweli, 6; Beaufort, !; Charles,
ton. SGhesterss Slarendons.2
6ofleton, 5sehesterfeId, q; Oar:
3iagton, 9; Edgefeld, 7; Fairfield,
Q; GeorgetoWn, !, Greenville, 4
Y5fry Kershaw Lam caster,
szSIaurens, Lexington, & Ma,
rien, 4 5 Marlboro, Newberry,
3:Oconee. 2 ;Orangeburg, 5; Pick.
ems, /; Riebland, 4 Spartanburg
4; Sumter, 4; Union, 81 Williams
burg, 8; York, 4. . =.
Sec, 5. IF the enumeration here
in directed shall not be made IL
the course of the year appointed
for the purpose, it shall be the du
ty of the Governor tohave it effect
sdas soon thereafter as shall be
practicable.
Sec.s6. In assigning representa-
tives to the, several counties, ths
General Assembly shah allow one