Southern planter., 1832-11-10

4 'co' y. Ihat the estates of suirides shall
uescend or vest as Ia case. of natural death.
Ihu It any person shall he killed by casualty
mere shall be no forfeiture by reason thereof
sec. y. That the citizens have a rigbt. IN
a peaceable manner, TO assemble together for
'ueir common good, and TO apply to those in
vested WIN the powers of government. for
',uSss OF grievances, OF other proper purpo-
scs, by petition, address or remonstrance.
Sec. 2S. Every citizen has right 70 bear
arms IN defence Of himself aud Of the state.
Sec 9i No standing army shall be kept
up without the consent Of the legislature; and
Tue military shall, in all cases, and al and
unes, be m strict subordination to the civil
power.
sec. 20 That no soldier shall, in time of
peace, be qudried in any house, without the
consent Of the owner, nor in time of war
but IN manner TO be prescribed bylaw.
sec 26. That no hereditary emoluments.
privileges or honors shall ever be granted or
conferred in this state
Sec. 27. Emigration from this state shall
not be prohibited, nor shall any free white
citizen of thisstate eserbe exiled underany pre-
tencc whatever.
Sec. 2s The right of trial by jury shall
remain nviolate.
Sec. 20. No person shall be debarrod from
prosecuting or defending any civil cause, for
or againstahim or herself before any tribunal
IN tins state, by him or herself or counsel, or
both.
Sec 80. Noperson shall ever be appointed
or elected 70 any office in this state, for lie
or during good behaviour, but the tenure Of
all offices shall be for some limited period Of
time, II the person appointed OF elected there
to shall so long behave well.
CONCLUSION.
To guard against transgressions of the high |
powers herein delegated, We DECLARE, that
every thing in this article is excepted out Of
the general powers Of government, and shall
forever remain inviolate, and that all laws
contrary thereto, or TO the following provis- |
ions, shall be void
ARTICLE 2.
Distribution Of porers.
Sec. |. The powers Of the government Of
the State of Mississippi shall be divided into
three distinct departments, and each Of them |
coniided to a separate body of Magstracv; to
witt those which are legislative to one those
which are judicial to another, and those 7
which are executive to another.
Sec. g. No person or collection of persons, |
being of one of these departments, shall ex- |
ercise any power properly belonging to either
of the others, except in the instances hercinaf- |
ter expressly directed or permitted.
ARTICLE $.
Legislative Department
Sec. l. Every free white male person Of
the age Of twenty-one years OF upwards, who |
shall be a citizen of the United States, and |
shall have resided in this State one year next
preceding an election, and the last four
months within the county, city or town IN |
which he offers to vote, shall be deemed a |
qualified elector; and any such qualified G.
lector who may happen TO be in any county, |
city or town, other than that of his residence, |
at the time Of an election, or who shall have
removed to any county, city or town within
-four months preceding the election, from any
county, city or town in which he would have
been qualified eleotor, had he not have 80 rc
moved, may vote for any state or district Off
Ger, or member of congress, for whom he could
have voted IN the county Of his residence, or
the county, city or town from which he may
have so removed.
Sec. 2. Electors shall, in all cases, except
in those Of treason, felony or breach Of the
peace, be prviledged from arrest during their
attendanceon elections, and'in going TO and
returning from the same.
Sec g. The flrst election shall be by ball
lot, and all future elections by the people shall
be regulated by law.
Sec 4. The Legislative power Of this state
shall be vested in two distinct branches the
one to be styled "the Senate" the other
''the House Of Representatives" and both to-
gcther ''the Legislature Of the state Of Miss
| issippi" And the style of their laws shall be
"BE 1T ENACTED by THE LEGISLATURE OF
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI"
! Sec 5. The members of the House OF Rep
rcscntatiycs shall be chosen by the qualified
electors, and shall serve for the term Of
two years from the day Of the commencement
of the general election, and no longer.
Sec. 6. The Representatives shall be cho-
sen every two years, ON the first Monday ana
day following in November.
Sec. 7. No person shall be representa-
tive unless he be citizen of the United
Estates, and shall have been an inhabltant ol
this state Two years next preceding his cleo
ton, and the last year thereof resident OF
the county, city or town for which he shall be
: lchosen, and shall have attained the age OF
4 twenty-one years.
Sec. 8. Elections for representatives for the
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