the faid last Monday in November. Each parish and diftrict within this State fhall fend Members to the General Affembly in the following proportions, that is to say, The parish of St. Philip and St. Michael, Charlestown, thirty Members. The parish of Chrift-Church, fix Members. The parish of St. John, in Berkley county, fix Members. The parish of St. Andrew, fix Members. The parish of St. George, Dorchester, fix Members. The parish of St. James, Goofe-Creek, fix Members. The parish of St. Thomas and St. Dennis, fix Members. The parish of St. Paul, fix Members. The parish of St. Bartholomew, fix Members. The parish of St. Helena, fix Members. The parish of St. James, Santee, fix Members. The parish of Prince George, Winyah, four Members. The parish of All Saints, two Members. The parish of Prince Frederick, fix Members. The parish of St. John, in Colleton county, fix Members. The parish of St. Peter, fix Members. The parish of Prince William, fix Members. The parish of St. Stephen, fix Members. The district to the eastward of Wateree river, ten Members. The district of Ninety-Six, ten Members. The district of Saxe-Gotha, fix Members. The district between Broad and Saludy Rivers, in three divifions, viz. bers. The Lower district, four Members. The Little River diftrict, four Members. The diftrict between Broad and Catawba Rivers, ten Members. The diftrict called the New Acquisition, ten Members. The parish of St. Matthew, three Members. The parish of Orange, three Members. The parish of St. David, fix Members. 'The diftrict between Savannah River and the north fork of Edifto, fix Members. And the election of the faid Members fhall be conducted, as near as may be, agreeable to the directions of the prefent or any future Election Act or Acts. And where there are no churches churches or church-wardens in a district or parish, the House of Reprefentatives, at fome convenient time before their expiration, shall appoint places of election, and perfons to receive votes and make returns. The qualifica tion of electors shall be, that every free white man, and no other perfon, who acknowledges the being of a God, and believes in future ftate of rewards and punishments, and who has attained to the age of oneand-twenty years, and hath been a refident and an inhabitant in this State for the space of one whole year, before the day appointed for the election he offers to give his vote at, and hath a freehold at least of fifty acres of land, or a town lot, and hath been legally feized and poffeffed of the fame at least six months previous to fuch election, or hath paid a tax the preceding year, or was taxable the present year at least fix months previous to the faid election, in a fum equal to the tax on fifty acres of land, to the support of this Government, fhall be deemed a perfon qualified to vote for, and fhall be capable of electing a Representative or Reprefentatives, to ferve as a Member or Members in the Senate and Houfe of ReprefentaY 3 tives tives, for the parish or district where he actually is a refident, or in any other parish or district, in this State, where he hath the like freehold. Electors fhall take an oath or affirmation of qualification, if required by the returning officer. No perfon shall be eligible to fit in the House of Representatives, unless he be of the Proteftant religion, and hath been a resident in this State for three years previous to his election. The qualification of the elected, if refidents in the parish or district for which they fhall be returned, fhall be the fame as mentioned in the Election Act, and conftrued to mean clear of debt. But no non-refident shall be eligible to a feat in the House of Representatives, unless he is owner of a fettled eftate and freehold, in his own right, of the value of three thousand and five hundred pounds currency at least, clear of debt, in the parish or diftrict for which he is elected. XIV. That if any parish or diftrict neglects or refuses to elect Members; or if the Members chosen do not meet in General Affembly; those who do meet fhall have the powers of the General Affembly. Not lefs than fixty-nine Members fhall make a Houfe of Reprefenta tives tives to do business; but the Speaker, or any feven Members may adjourn from day to day. XV. That at the expiration of feven years after the paffing of this Constitution, and at the end of every every fourteen years thereafter, the Representation of the whole State shall be proportioned in the most equal and just manner, according to the particular and comparative ftrength, and taxable property, of the different parts of the fame; regard being always had to the number of white inhabitants, and futh taxable property. XVI. That all money-bills for the fupport of Government fhall originate in the House of Representatives; and fhall not be altered or amended by the Senate, but may be rejected by them; and that no money be drawn out of the public treasury, but by the legislative authority of the State. All other bills and ordinances may take rife in the Senate or House of Representatives, and be altered, amended, or rejected by either. Acts and ordinances having paffed the General Affembly, shall have the Great Seal affixed to them by a joint Committee of both Houfes, who fhall wait upon the Governor to receive and return the |