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The Constitution of the State of South Carolina. 1801 1 (1801)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactssc0046 and id is 1 raw text is: TE
;CON STITT1ON
OF THE
STATE oF SOUTH-CAROLINA.
E  the dlegates of thc p ople of the state of
Sout-Caroinain g cra     o gvention met,
do ordain and establis1 this consitutiIon for its, go-
VC11              I I11   E
ARTICLE I.
Section 1. The lcgislative authority, of this state Legla'
shall be vested in a general assembil  wlich shi re.
consist of a senate and hofse of represcntatives.
Section 2. The house of representative  shall be
composed of metrmbers chosen bjT ballot every second Reprefen.
year by the citizenri of this state, qualified as in this t1non1
ponstitution is proxided.                       I ho'w cho
SectioA 3. The several elecion distr&s, n tlie  a h fo
state shall elea the following rumber for rcpreseu tue.
tatives, viz.
Charleston, including St. Philip and.St. Michael
fifteen members: Chrisi Church, three memibery; P     nopor
St. J'hn, Bericy, three , mem'bers;. St. ndre ? them.
three idelibers:,St. George, Dorchester, three ralu.
~err: St. James, Goose-creek, three mem-ibers: StA
Thomas and St. Dennis, three menbers: St. Paul,
three lnibers; St. Bartholome,, three members:
St. Jamcs, Santee, three me.ibers; St. John, Col;
icdon, three mcmbers: St. Stephen, three members:
St. Hekna, three mem'bers: *t, Luke, three utem,
beis: Prinec,,William, three members: St. Peter,
three miembers: All Saints, (including, its antient
boindaries) onemember; Winyaw, (not incldinpi,
any part of All Saints), three members: Kingston,
(noi including any part of All Saints) two memoers.:.
'Williamsburgh, two mnembers: Liberty, two mem-
jbers:-.Marlborough, two members: Chesterfield, two
meibeis:- Darlington, two members: York, three
members: Chester, tyo Members: Fairfieldtwo meml
hers: Richland, two members: Lancaster, two mem
bers:. Kershaw, two members: Clarpiiiont, two mem-
b.ei',- Clarendontwornembers; Abberill ethree mem-
berst

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