The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-12-11
THE NEW CONSTITUTION.
CONTINUED FROM FACE ONE. I
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SentatlVeS snail take e1ecC unLli Lit
general election which shall succeed
such approtionment.
Sec. 6. The senate shall be composed
!. of one member from each county, tt
be elected for the term of four years by
the qualified electors in each county
in the same manner in which mem
bers of the house of representatives art
chosen.
Sec. Z. No person shall be eligible
to seat in the senate or house of rep
resentatives who, at the time of his
election, is not duly qualified elec
tor under this Constitution in the
county in which he may be chosen
Senators shall be at least 25 and repre-
sentatives at least 81 years of age.
Sec. s. The first election for mem
bers of the house of representatives
under this Constitution shall be held
on Tuesday after the first Monday in
November, 1896, and every second
year thereafter, in such manner and
in such places as the general assembly
may prescribe; and the first election
for senators shall be held on Tuesday
after the first Monday in November,
1896 and every fouth year thereafter
except in counties in which there was
an election for senator in 1894 for a
full term, in which counties no cleo
ton for senator shall be held until the
general election to be held in 1898 and
every fourth year thereafter, except
| to fill vacancies. Senators shall be SO
classified that one.half of their mum.
ber, as nearly as practicable, shall be
chosen every two years. Whenever
the general assembly shall establish
more than one county at any session,
| it shall so prescribe the first term of
the senators from such counties as to
observe such classification.
Sec. q. The annual session of the
general assembly heretofore elected,
fixed by the Constitution of the year
1868 to convene on the fourth Tues,
days of November, in the year 1895,
is hereby postponed, and the same
shall be convened and held in the city
of Columbia on the second Tuesday
in January, in the year 1896. The
first session of the general assembly
elected under this Constitution shall
convene in Columbia on the second
Tuesday in January, in the year 1897,
and thereafter annually at the same
time and place. Should the casualties
of war or contagious diseases render
| it unsafe to meet at the seat of govern
ment then the governor may by pro:
clamation appoint more secure and
convenient place of meeting. Mem
bers of the general assembly shall not
receive any compensation for more
than 40 days of any one session
Provided, that this limitation shall
not affect the first four sessions of the
general assembly under this Constitu-
ton.
Sec. 10. The terms of the Office of
senators and representatives chosen
at general election shall begin on
the Monday following such election.
Sec. II. Each house shall judge OF
the election returns and qualifications
of it's own members, and majority
of each house shall constitute quo
rum to do business; but a smaller
number may adjourn from day to day
and compel the attendance of absent
member, in such manner and under
such penalties as may provided by law
or rule.
Sec. 12. Each house shall chooseits
own officers, determine its rules OF
procedure, punish its members for dis,
orderly behavior, and, with the con
currence of two-thirds, expel mem
ber, but not a second time for the
same cause.
Sec. 13. Each house may punish
by imprisonment during its sitting
any person not a member who shall
be guilty of disrespect to the house by
any disorderly or contemptuous be-
havior in lis presence, or who, during
the time of its sitting, shall threaten
harm to the body or estate of any
member for anything said or done in
either house, or who shall assault
them therefor or who shall assault OF
arrest any witness or other person or
dered to attend the house in his going
thereto or returning therefrom, OF
who shall rescue any person arrested
by order of the house: Provided, thai
such time of Imprisonment shall moi
in any case extend beyond the session
of the general assembly.
Sec. IA. The members of both houses
shall be protected in their persons and
estates during their attendance on, 60
ing to and returning from the genera
assembly, and 10 days previous to the
sitting and 10 days after the adjourn
ment thereof. But these privileges
shall not protect any member who
shall be charged with treason, felony
or breach of the peace.
Sec. Is. Bills for raising revenue
shall originate in the house of repre-
sentatives, but may be altered, amend
ed or rejected by the senate; all othel
bills may originate in either house
and may be amended altered or re
iected by the other.
Sec. 16. The style of all laws shal
be: "Be it enacted by the general as
sembly of the State of South Carroll
Ina"
| Sec. II. Every act or resolution hav
ing the force of law shall relate to bu
one subject, and that shall be ex
pressed in the title.
Sec. 1S. No bill or joint resolution
shall have the force of law until i
shall have been read three times ant
on three several days in each house
has had the great seal of the State af
fixed to it, and has been signed by thu
president of the senate and the speaker
of the house of representatives: Pro