The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1895-12-18
ARTICLE III.
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.


this State shall be vested in two distinct
branches, the one to be styled the
Senate" and the other the ''House OF
Representatives" and both together
the General Assembly Of the State Of
South Carolina.
Sec. 2. The house of representatives
shall be composed of members chosen
by ballot every second year by citizens
Of this State, qualified as in this Con-
stitution is provided.
Sec. 3. The house of representatives
shall consist of 124 members, to be ap-
portioned among the several counties
according to the number of inhabitants
contained in each. Each county shall
constitute one election district. An
enumeration of the Inhabitants for this
purpose shall be made in the year 1901,
and shall be made in the course Of
every 10th year thereafter, in such man
ner as shall be by law directed: Pro
vided, that the general assembly may
at any time, in its direction, adopt the
Immediately preceding United States
census as true and correct enumera-
tion OF the inhabitants of the several
counties, and make the apportionment
Of Representatives among the several
counties according to said enumeration:
Provided, further, that until the appor-.
tionment which shall be made upon the
next enumeration shall take effect, the
representation OF the several counties as
they now exist Cncluding the county
of Saluda established by ordinance)
s.ell be as follows: Abbeville, 5;
Aiken, 3; Anderson, 5; Barnwell, 3;
Beaufort, 4; Berkeley, 4; Charleston:
8; Chester, 8; Chesterfield, 2; Claren-
dor, 3; Colleton, 4; Darlington, 3;
Edge6eld, 8; Fairfield, 3; Florence, 3;
Georgetown, .; Greenville, 5; Hamp-
ton, 2; Horny, 2; Kershaw, 2; Ian
caster, 2; Laurens, 8; Lexington, 2;
Marion, 8; Marlboro, 3; Newberry, 3;
Oco0ee, 2; Orangeburg, 5; Plckens, 2;
Richland, 4; Saluda, 2; Spartsnburg,
6; Sumter, 5; Union, 3; Williamsburg,
8; York, 4;/Provided, further, that in
the e-ent other counties are hereafter
established, then the general assembly
shall reapportion the representatives
between the counties.
Sec. 4. In assigning representatives
to the several counties, the general
assembly shall allow one representative
to every one hundred and twenty fourth
part of the whole number of inhab-
itants in the State: Provided, that if
in the apportionment Representatives
any county shall appear not to be en-
titled, from its population, to repre-
sentative, such county shall, never
theless, send one representative; and
if there be still a deficiency in the
number of representatives required by
section third of this article, such de-
fciency shall be supplied by assigning
representatives to those counties haV-
ing the largest sulplus fractions.
Sec. 5. No spportionment of repre-
sentatiyes shall take effect until the
general election which shall succeed
such apportionlnent.
Sec. 6. The senate shall be composed
of one member from each county, to
be elected for the term of four years
by the qualified electors in each county,
in the same manner in which members
of the house of representatives are
chosen.
Sec. 7. No operson shall be eligible to
a seat in the senate or house Of repre-
sentatives VIII at the time of his elec-
ton, is not duly qualified elector
under this Constitution in the county
in which he may be chosen. Senators
shall be at least % and representatives
at least q years of age.
Sec. S. The first election for mem
bers of the house of representatives
under this Constitution shElI be held
on Tuesday afetr the first Monday IN
November, 1896, and ev"~y second year
thereafter, III such manur. &ud il such
Elnces 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 fourth year thereafter eX-
cept in counties in which there was an
election for senator in 1891 for q tulI
term, in which counties no election for
senator shall be held until the general
election to be held in 1898 and every
fourth year thereafter, except 10 I'LL
vacancies. Senators shall be so classl-
fed that one-half of their number, as
nearly as practicable, shall be chosen
every two years. Whenever the gen
eral assembly shall establish more than
one county at any session, Ii shall so
prescribe the first term OF the senators
from such counties as to observe such
Classification.
Sec. 9. The annual session Of the
general assembly heretofore elected,
fixed by the Constitution of the year
1868 to convene on the fourth Ines
day Of November, IN the year, 1898, IS
hereby postponed, and the snsae shall
be convened and held III the city Of
Columbia on the second Tuesday IN
January, IN the year 1895. The first
session Of the general assembly elected
under this constitution shall convene