The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-12-27
THE LAW THE PEOPLE MUST
NOW LIVE UNDER.
A DOCUMENT WELL WORTH KEEPING.
Tho Full Text OF South Carolina's New
Organic Law az Adopted
ARTICLE III.
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.

this state snail DO yeSteu In twO ulSt1nct
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
j shall be composed of members chosen
by ballot every second year by citizens
of this State, qualified RS 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 inha bitants
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 us
they now exist (including the county
of Saluda established by ordinance)
shall be as follows: Abbeville, 5;
Aiken, 3; Anderson, 5; Barnwell, 5;
Beaufort, 4; Berkeley, 4; Charleston.
8; Chester, 3; Chesterfield, .; Claren-
dor, 3; Colleton, /; Darlington, 3;
Edgeield, 3; Fairfield, B; Florence, 5;
Georgetown, .; Greenville, s; Hnmp-
ton, 2; Horny, 3; kershaw, 2; Lam
caster, 2; 1,aurens, 3; Lexington, .;
Marion, 3; Marlboro, 3; Newberry, 3;
Oconee, 9; Orangeburg, 5; Pickens, .;
Richland, 4; Saluda, 2; SpartanburS,
6; Sumter, 5; Union, 3; Williamsburg,
3; York, 4; Provided, further, that in
the event 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 eapportionment Of 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 n deficiency in the
number of representatives required by
section third Of this article, such de-
ticiency shall be supplied by assigning
representatives to those counties hav-
ing tho largest sulplus fractions.
Sec. 5. No apportionment of repre-
sentatives shall take effect until the
general election which shall succeed
such apportionment.
Sec. &. 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. Noperson shall be eligible to
seat in the senate or house of repre-
sentatives wh> 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
Mt least 81 years of age.
Sec. 3. The first election for mem
bers of the house of representatives.
under this Constitution shall be held
on Tuesday afctr the first Monday in
November, 1896, and every second year
thereafter, in such manner and in such
IlaCes 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 cX-
ccpt in counties in which there was m
election for senator in 1894 for full
term, in which counties no election for
senator shall be held until the general
election tu be held IN 1898 and every
fourth year thereafter, except to fill
Vacancies. Senators shall be so clussi-
iti"d ;hnt onc-halt OF their number. ns
inc9riy ms practicable, shall be chosen
every two years. Whenever the gen
sral assembly shall establish more than
one county Mt any session, it shall so
prescribe the first term of the senator's
from such counties as to observe such
classification.
Sec. .. The annual session Of the
general assembly heretofore elected,
fixed by the Constitution Of the wear
llSGS to convene on the fuurth Tues.
day OF November, III the year, 500 is
hereby postponed, nni the same shall
be convened and held IN the city of
Columbia on the second Tuesday in
january, n the vcnr 1896. The first
session OF th" general assembly elected
urdcr this constitution shall convene
in Columbia on the second Tuesday in.
January, In the year 1897, and there
after annually at the same time aud