Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-04-10
The Proposed Constitution.
ARTICLE II.
'LR9ISLATlyE DEPARTMENT.

ARTICLE II.
LRaIsLATlvE DEPARTMENT.
Section |. The Legislative power of this
State shall be vested in twosAis,inct bran
ches, the one to be stYlsdWle ,.".Sspste."
and the other the "lIdusS Of Hep Nseaha-
4ivos," and both toge,hsEahe "dsbshfAs.
4.emtly of the statspfSsoath Carolink i,
Section 2. The uOuse otKepresensa lives
shall be composed Of members chosen by
ballot every second year, by the citizens Of
ahis State, qualified as in this constitution
4. prosidA ss sa : i
essctioiss. Tho judicial p;sntriioatsElahsll IS
hereafter be designated as counties, and the
boundaries OF The several counties shall
remain as they are now established, except
the County Of Pickens, which is hereby
divided into two counties, By line 1eav-'
ing the Southern boundary Of The State Of
Nss.hsC Caroliests xAsrs W ,W4he Water Flyer
.s&$ bis S,4ShG Y henoe dpF n the GEM
.a&s she sMSg,s ~ netever names g
known, to Ravenel's Bridge, or Seneca
River, and thence along the centre Of the
ro~d LEI ka;pg 1TPen4IetSn Village, unhl it
.n,erseds del lie oa the County of An
der.ou; and Ae ,erri,drs lying cast Of said
line sfa]r M kpo WIN as the County Of
pickens; hdi tlh territory lying west Of
ssid lGe, ,ahall>ia known as tie Cbupty Of
Oconee; Provided, That the Legislature
shall have the power at any time to or
ganize new counties by changing Nhs
boundaries of any OF the old ONES; but no
new county shall be hereafter formed oI
Jess extent than six hundred and twenty
FIVE square miles, nor shall any existing
counties be reduced to less extent than
aeia llnnaTedsapd twentyR6ye square miles
@ss e$"'S sAa I. espns'toIte' I . one sa'se''@s' Y
Section 4. The House Of Representa-
tives .hall consist Of one hundred an.
twenty four members, to be apportionee
among the several counties according t
the number Of Inhabitants contained ii
each. An enumeration Of the Inhabitants
for this purpose, shall te made in 1865
and again i'll ls7sss saA shat! be made j
the course Of eyesSRsafh ysar tl1ars4he
in such nsnrc fsas Shall Be Sy law dhes8tS. an stS
~anasspFesents.ives ~strsifs assigned,
thsdHssrpt tfso9e.i.sg z p p .hs Aboyyss ss4nen
.ionsd pf6poftidS, M sos 81 the Gener:
Assembly ysat-tbssessiod d.alnedia,ely SUI
resedipg seyey eppumm}sIrs'iYn; r., Preride
FaAaa a,aAass stpsajd6@ent kwh ish ! tllp
be made upon the next enumeration sh"
take effect the REORGANIZATION Of the sese
al counties, as hefaS sfstfa;ssl,ah be s
follows: AJberiI'essssA Anterior, 3; Bar
wel!.s4e; BeaufasfE charleston, 1
Che.,sSfisIasa; bsrli4gtSd5;e; 3d&6sI
7eg.'1s.AA esssasset2a e1ssasr''' a
tss 4.s.sEsS fE;ssa|s! fss!a$ $'5s;1 a1ssEi's'' &c.
$:'::;ss $|:':l|' li;|;|' = G;i; 3ii|:
williamsburg, 5; York, A."
II SesH% 5:vit2 ,4q endHft4aob hen
= direetsd shah not be made y, the cou
81. lie year appointed for 'the purpose g
'sh~ii be tbe duty Of Governor TO hav.
.tfected as soon thereafter as shall be pr
.tics4ds. . '.": IL. :
Section G.. IL Ass signing representa-
10 the severa, counties, the General Asss
.,b bly, shall allow one representative to ev'
ono hundred and iwenty-fourth part
:, The inhabitants in the State; PROUD
a'Tbs if In the appointment of represen
.ises any, county .Ahall appear not to
-~ientitled; from It's population, to rer
- sentative. such county shall, nsyerihs
send one representative; and if there
- ,s'.MA .deaeSisiiey Of Tie, .ppmbsri Of ro
ssnta.ives required by section 4 of
.4sicle, FA Gsf1 f1hhA AEn Ibe SUPP
My assigning representatives to those
i-ipg sifealargest surplus fractions. >
Section :: No apportonment Of re
seutatives shall hsseepstrued to take e
iu any mannufG @HaBs general ele
which shall Acseea suslNappors,onu
Section 8. Tbs setS SsshsJI be cor
ssd stms bsts1 1seh zach count
four year
NE sS SEgS members o
sKspS M Msses$ $Nsss are shsssn;
saasszz ( kl:s.s.. Ess.s.,tas Which
Rs allowed two Ssnafofs.
ssSiIaIAV&D % AszSng G
tss afss General Assembly which she
CHOSEN under The PROVISIONS Sf this 4
tu.iesH1 1alM1M3els. aHspM IL diyid,
)o!, into two woAcla.ses;,' 'as nearly e1
MY ! ttfs ta ssa,f Of rha sshators
.. sfaAtclasa 10 be vacated o. the sxpirs
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