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' THE DAILY KPHCENIX. Daily Paper $8 a Year. "Let our Just Censure J<^!3l^?S85?jS^ Attend the True Event." Tri-Weekly $5 a Year BY JULIAN A. SELBY. COLUMBIA. S. C., FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 13, 1868. VOLUME III-NO. 30?r THE PHOENIX. ?UHLIHHED DAILY AND TB I-WEEKLY. THE GLEANER, EVERY WEDNESDAY MOHNIN'O. SY JULIAN A. SELBY, EDITOB AND PllOPHIF.TOn. Office on Main-street, a few doors above Taylor (or Camden) street. TER MS-IN A ? VA NCE. SUB8CBIPTION. Dailv paper, six months.ti 00 Tri-Wtekly, M " . 2 50 Weekly. " " .1 50 ADVERTISEMENTS Inserto.! at 75 cents per square for the first Insertion, and 50 cents for each subsequent. Weekly 75 centB each insertion. 0" A liberal discount made on the above rates when advertisements are inserted by the mouth or year. ? , AO EN TR. Lexington-B. J. Hayes. t?partanburg-Hiram Mitchell. J. R. Allen, Cheetor. Julius Poppe, Anderson C. H. 8. P. Kinard, Nowborry C. H. James Graut, Union. J*. M. Allon, Greenville. The Constitution. The following is the legislative article, which has passed its third reading: ARTICLE IL LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT. SECTION L Tho legislative power pf this State shall be vested in two distinct branches, one to bo styled the .'Senate," and the other the "House of Representatives," and both together tho "General Assem? bly of the State of South Carolina." SEO. 2. The House of Representa? tives shall be composed of members chosen by ballot every second year, by the citizens of this State, quali? fied as iu this Constitution is pro? vided. SEC. 3. The Judicial Districts shall hereafter be designated as Counties, and the boundaries of tho several Counties shall remain as they are now established, except the County of Pickens, which is hereby divided into two Counties, by aline leaving the Southern boundary of the State of North Carolina where the .White Water River enters this State, and thence down tho oentre of said river, hy whatever names, known, to Rave nel's Bridge, on Seneca River, and thenoe along tho ceutro of the road leading to Pendleton village, until it intersects the line of the County of Anderson: oud the territory lying East of said line shall be kuown as the County of Pickeus; and the ter? ritory lying West of said lino shall bo known as the County of Oconee: Provided, That tho Legislature shall have the power at auy time to organ? ize now Counties, by changing the boundaries of any of the old ones; but no new County shall bo hereafter formed of less extent than C25 squure miles, nor shall any existing Counties be reduced to a less extent than 625 square miles. Each County shall constitute oue election district. SEC. 4. The House of Representa? tives shall consist of 121 members, to be apportioned among tho several Couuties according to tho number of inhabitants, contained ia each. An enumeration of the inhabitants for this purpose shall bo made in I860, and again iu 1875, aud shall be mado in the course of every tenth year thereafter, in such manner as shail bo by law directed; and representatives shall bo assigned to tho different Counties io the, above mentioned proportion, by Act of the General Assembly, at tho session immediately succeeding overy enumeration: Pro- \ zidcd, That B&ul Lite-next apportion? ment which shall be made upon tho next enumeration shnll take effect, tho representation of the several Counties, as herein stated, shall be as follows: Abbeville, 5; Anderson, 8; Barnwell, G; Beaufort, 7; Charles? ton, 18; Chester, 3; Clarendon, 2; Colleton, 5; Chesterfield, 2; Darling? ton, 9; Edgefield, 7; Fairfield, 3; Georgetown, 3; Greenville, 4; Horry, 2; Kershaw, 2; Lancaster, 2; Lau? rens, 4; Lexington, 2; Marion, 4; Marlboro, 2; Newberry, 3; Ooonee, 2; Or. .geburg, 5; Pickens, 1; Rich laud, 4; Spartanburg, 4; Sumter, 4; Union, 3; Williamsburg, 3; York, 4. SEO. 5. If tho enumeration herein directed shall not be made in the course of the year appointed for the purpose, it shall be tho duty of tho Governor to have it effected as soon thereafter as shall be practicable. SEC. 6. In assigning representa? tives to the several Counties, the General Assembly shall allow one representative to every ono hundred and twenty-fourth part of the whole number of inhabitants in the State: Provided, That if in the apportion? ment of representatives any County shall appear not to be entitled, from its population, to, a representative, such County shall nevertheless send one representative; and if there be still a deficiency of the number of representatives required by section four of this article, such deficiency shall be supplied by assigning repre? sentatives to those Connties having tho largest surplus fractions. Sto. 7. No apportionment of rep? resentatives 8hnll be construed to take effect, in any manner, until the geno ral election which shall succeed such apportionment. SEC. 8. The Senate shall be oom posed of one member from each County, to be elected, for the term of four years, by the qualified voters of the State, in the same manner in which members of tho House of Rep resentatives are chosen; except thc County of Charleston, which shall bc allowed two Senators. SEC. 9. Upon the meeting of thc first General Assembly, which shal be chosen under the provisions o this Constitution, the senators shal be divided, by lot, into two classes, ai nearly equal ns may be; tho seats o tho senators of the first class to bi vacated at the expiration of two yean after the Monday following tho gene ral election, and of those of thi second class at the expiration of fou years, so that, except us above pro vided, one-half of tue senators ma; be chosen every second year. SEC. 10. No person shall be eligibl to a seat in the Senate or House o Representatives, who ot the time o his election is not a citizen of th United States; nor any one who lin not been for one year next precedin, his election a resident of this State and for three months next precedin his election a resident of the Count whence he may bo chosen, nor an ono who has been convicted of an it famous ci inie. Senators shall be t least twenty-five, and representative at least twenty-one years of age. SEC. ll. The first election for sont tors and representatives, tinder tb Ero visions of this Constitution, sha e held on the 14th, 15th and 16th < April of the present year; and tl second election shall be held on tl third Wednesday in October, 187? aud forever thereafter on the san day in every Second year, in sue manner and at such places as tl Legislature may hereafter provid [This section has had only two reai ings, and its further consideratic has been postponed until the reniai ing provisions of the Constitntic shall have been adopted.l SEC. 12. Tho first session of. .tl (hnieral Assembly, after tho rat Hie Hon of this Constitution, shall 1 convened on tho second Tuesdoy May of the present y eur, in the.ci of Columbia, (which shall remain ti sent of Government until otherwi determined by the concurrence two-thirds of both branches of t whole representation,) and thereof I ? on the fourth Tuesday in Noveml annually. Should inc casualties war, or contagious diseases, render unsafe to meet nt the seat of Govoi ment, then the Governor may, proclamation, appoint a more sect and'convenient place of meeting. SEO. 13. The terms of office of t senators and representatives cho: at a general election, shall begin the Monday following such electii SEC. 14. Each House shall juc of the election return? and qnalifi tions of its own members, and a i jority of each House shall oonstit a quorum to do bnsiness; but smaller number may adjourn fr day to day, and may compel the at? tendance of absent members in such manner nud under mich ponalties as maj be provided by law. SEC. 15. Each House shall choose its own officers, determine its rules of proceeding, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and, with tho concurrence of two-thirds, expel a member, but not a second time for tho same cause. SEC. 16.. 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 behavior in its presence; or who, during the time of its sitting, shall threaten harm to body or estate of any member for anything said or done in either House, or who shall assault any of them therefor, or who shall assault or arrest any witness or other persons ordered to attend tho House, in bis going thereto or re? turning therefrom, or who Bhall rescue any person arrested by order of the House: Provided, That such term of imprisonment shall not ex? tend beyond the session of the Ge? neral Assembly. SEC. 17. Tho members of both Houses shall bo protected in their persons and estates during their at? tendance on, going to, and returning from, the General Assembly, and ten days previous to tho sitting, and ten days after thc adjournment thereof. But these privileges shall not be ex? tended so as to protect any momber who shall be charged with treason, felony, or breach of the peaoe. SEC, 18. Bills for raising a revenue shall originate in the House of Rep? resentatives, but may be altered, amended or rejected, by the Senate; and all other bills may originate in either House, and may be amended, altered or rejected, by the other. SEC. 19. The style of all laws shall be, "Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same." SEC. 20. Every sot or resolution having the f oreo of law shall relate ta but one subject, and that shall be ex? pressed in the title. SEC. 21. No bill shall have the force of law until it shall have been read three times, and on three several days in each house-has had the great seal of the State affixed to it, and has been signed in the Senate House, by tho President of the Senate and tho Speaker of the House oi Representatives. SEC. 22. No money shall be drawr. from tho treasury but in pursuance of an appropriation made by law and a regular statement and acoouni of the receipts and expenditures o all public moneys shall be published annually in such manner as may b< by law directed. SEC. 23. Each member of the firs General Assembly under this Consti tution shall receive six dollars pe: diem while in session, and the furthe sum of twenty cents for every mil of tho ordinu/y route of travel ii going to aud returning from the plac where such session is hold, afte which they shall receive such com Sensation as shall be fixed by law bul no General Assembly shall hav the power to increase tho compenso tion of its own members. Aud whe convened in extra session they sha receive the samo mileage aud pe diem compensation as are fixed b law for the regular, session, and non other. SEC. 21. In nil fdentinn? hy th General Assembly, or either Houe thereof, tho members shall vol "viva voce," ?nd their votes tht given shall he entered upon the jon: nul of tho Houso to which they n spectively bolong. SEC. 25. Neither House, during tl session of the General Assembl; shall, without the consent of tl other, adjourn for moro than thn days, nor to any other place thc that in which the Assembly shall 1 at tho time sitting. SEC. 26. Each Houso shall keep journal of its own proceedings, ai cause the same to be published ii mediately after its adjournment, ex? cepting such parts as in its judgment may require, eecresy; fandjtho yeae and nays of the members of either House, on any question, shall, nt the desire of any two members present, be entered on tbe journals.. Any member of either House shall have liberty to dissent from, and protest ngainst, any act or resolution which he may think injurious to the publie or to an individual, and Lave the , reasons of his dissent entered on the journals. SEC. 27. The doors of each House shall be open, except on such occa? sions os in the opinion of the House may require secrecy. SEO. 28. No person sholl be eligible to a seat in the General Assembly, whilst he holds any office of profit or trust under this State, the United States of America, or any of them, or under any otber power, except officers in the militia, magistrates, or justices of Inferior Gonrts, while such justices receive no salary. And if any member shall accept or exercise any of the said disqualifying offices, he shall vacate his seat: Provided, That this prohibition sholl not extend to the members of the first General Assembly. SEC. 29. If any election district shall neglect to choose a member or members on the doy of election, or if any person chosen a member of cither House shall refuse to qualify and take bis sent, or sholl resign, die, depart the State, accept any dis? qualifying office, or become other? wise disqualified to hold his seat, a writ of election shall be issued by the President of the Senate, or Speaker of the House of Representatives, as the case may be, for the purpose of filling the vacancy thereby occa? sioned for the remainder of the term for which the person so refusing to qualify, resigning, dying, departing the State, or becoming disqualified, was elected to serve, or the default? ing election district ought to hove chosen a member or members. SEO. 30. Members ol the General Assembly and oil officers, before they enter upon the execution of the duties of their respective offices, and all members of the bar, before they enter upon the practice of their pro? fession, shall take and subscribe the following oath: "I do solemnly swear, (or affirm, os tho case may be,) that I nm duly qualified, according to tho Constitu? tion of tho United Statesand of this State, to exercise the duties of tho office to which I have been elected, (or appointed,) and that I will faith? fully discharge to the best of my abilities the duties thereof; that I recognize the supremacy of the Con? stitution and laws of the United States over the Constitution and laws of any State; and that I will sup? port, protect and defend the Consti? tution of the United States and the Constitution of South Carolina, ns ratified by the people on the - day of-, 18G8. So help me God." fclVnd tho President of this Conven? tion is authorized to fill the blanks in this section whenever he shall rcccivo satisfactory information of tho day on which this Constitution .shall be ratified. SEC. 31. Officers shall be removed for incapacity, misconduct or neglect of duty, in such manner as may bc provided by low, when no modo ol trial or removal is provided in this Constitution. SEC. 32. The House of Representa? tives shall have the solo power of im? peaching; bat a majority of ail Lht members elected must concur in ar impeachment. All impeachment? shall bo tried by the Senate; um! when sitting for that purpose, th< Senators shall be upon oath, or ailinn otiou, to do justice according to lav and evideuce. No person shall b< convicted without the concurrence o two-thirds of tho Senators present. SEC. 33. The Governor, Lieute nant-Governor and all other civi officers sholl be liable to impeach mont for high crimes and misdemenn ors, for any misbehavior in office, foi corruption in procuring office, or foi ' any act which shall degrade theil i official character. B?t judgment in. such cases shall not extend further than to removal from offico and dio* , .qualification to hold any office o? honor, trust or profit under this State. The party convicted shall, nevertheless, bo liable to indictment, trial, judgment and punishment ' ac? cording to law. SEC. 34. There shall be exempt from execution or other final process of any court, issued for the collecting of any debt, a homestead in the country consisting of 100 acres, and the dwelling and the appurtenances thereon, to be selected by the owner thereof. And in a city, town or vil? lage, in lieu thereof, a lot with tha dwelling and appurtenances thereon: Provided, that such homestead, either in a city, town, village or country, shall not exceed in value $2,uuu. There shall also be exempt from such execution or other final process of any court issued for the collection of any debt, tho necessary articles of furniture, apparel,' subsistence and implements of husbandry, trade, or other employment to the value of $500. But no property shall be exempt from sales for taxes, or for payment of obligations contracted for the purchase of said homestead, or for the erection of improvements thereon. It shall be tho duty of the first Legislature, that shall assemble after the ratification of this Constitu? tion, at its first session, to pass such laws as may be necessary to carry this provision into effect. SEC. 35. All taxes upon property, real or personal, shall be laid upon, the aotual value of the property taxed, as the same shall be ascertained by? an assessment made for the purpose - of laying such tax. _^ SPECIAL N?T?C?ST" P A Mi M N 'S HEPATIC it ITT 10 II S a rr rapidly gaining in pnblio esteem. They are decidedly the most excellent Vegetable Tonic yet discovered for tho cure of gene? ral debility and disorders of tho stomach or liver. Those who have used them pro - ii ounce them to bo all that is claimed for them. For salo by all druggists. April 12 ny Du. C. H. M10T, Agent. IT 18 AMAZING-That tho feeble should totter, with uncertain steps, over tho faco of tho earth, in danger every day of falling victims to tho morbid influences hy which wo are all surrounded, when & tested and proven vegetable tonic, capable of endowing them with tho vigor they need, is procurable in every city, town and settlement. It might reasonably bs thought that after the twelve year? expe? rience WUiob the world has had of HOS TETTER'S BITTERS, all would know that its effect is to prevent disease. At this soason tho atmosphere is sur- - charged with tho sneds of intermittent?, remittents, rheumatism, pulmonary dis? orders, bilious complaints and the nice. Persons whose nervous systems am re? laxed are the flr?t to succumb to the.o> distempers. Rraco up the physical ener? gies then with this potential vegetable tonie. It is the most powerful r?cup?rant which the botanic kingdom has ever yielded to patient rosearch and experi? ment. Try it. The blindost disciple of tho old medical dogmas will at least admit that a tonic and alterative, compounded of approved herbs, roots and barks, can do no harm, while tho testimony of thou? sands invites a trial of its virtues. Vigor is tho thing most needed in tneje cases as well as in dyspepsia and nervous affections, and Hosteller's Bitters k-the safest, 'surest and most wholesome strengthening preparation that human ?kill has yet concocted. Hundreds of physicians have abandoned all tho efticinal receipts and prescribed thia h&?inl?dft tunic &s ? preventive and. euro for all cases of chills and fever. March ll _\__<jt_ MARRIAGE ANO CELIBACY.-AN ESSAY FOB YOUNO MEN on tho Crime of Solitude, and tho Diseases and Abuses which create Impediments to Marriage, with sure means of relief. Sont in sealed letter envelopes, freo of charge. Address Dr. J. SKILLIN HOUGHTON, Howard Association, Philadelphia, Pa. Feb 1 3mo Washing Machines and Clothes Wringers. " CLOTHE8 WRINGERS and WashiDg Machines, constantly on hand, and for. sale, by J. A T. R. AGNEW.