Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-09-25

mloay shall not be 9fanteqs DQt N ceses ptOtts /
1el l6r 81 law, By suit ii chanceryl
Sc. 16. Returns 81 an elections 81 the peo- |
he shah be made 70 the secretary Of the state, |
a eicb 4 manner AZ NAV Sc prescribed bt law.
Sec "a. Nonew county shall be established
By tbe legislature, which shaIfreduce the coun-
~ o. counties, o. either Of them, from which
| 4 nav Sc taken, to less contents than i've
| HUNDRED and seVenty-six square miles, nor
shbll any new county be hld of Of less con-
- 81 IL. The Legislature shah have power
70 alriit t0 an the rights and privileges 0fffee
sh;fe eitizena of this state, ali such persons Of
1.-THE Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes Of Indians,
4 as shah choose to remain N this state, upon
i such terms as the legislature may from time to
time deem proper.
j SLAVES.
Sec. /. The legislature shall have no power
TO pass laws for the emancipation Of slaves
Fl without the. consent Of their owners, unless
where the slave shall have rendered to the
state some distinguished service, IN which case
the oWnershaI be paid full equivalent for the
, slave 50 emancipated They shall have no
power to prevent emigTants TO this state from
; bringing with them such persons as are deem
( ed slaves BY the laws Of any one ofthe United
States, go long as any person Of the same age
OF description shall be continued in slavery by
J. tho laws of this state: Pr0vided, That such
lperson or slave be the bona fds property Of
such emigTants: And provided, also, That laws
may be passed to prohibit the introduction into
: this state, Of slaves who may have committed
high crimes in other states. They shall have
power to pass laws to permit the owners Of
slaves to emancipate them, saving the rights
of creditors, and preventing them from becom-
LII - &
: eF to oblige the owners of slaves to treat them
Z with humanity, to provide for them necessary
2 clothing and provisions to abstain from all in.
Ijuries to them extending to life or limb, and II
case oftheir neglect or refusal to comply with
the direction of such laws, to have such slave
!, or slaves sold for the benefit of the owner OF
! owners.
4 Sec. 2. The introduction of slaves into this
" state as merchandise or for sale; shall be pro.
|; hibited from and after the first day Of Nav
eighteen hundred and thirty-three: Prouiaea
= That the actual settler.or settlers shall not be
!, prohibited from purchasing slaves in any state
: in the Union, and bringing them into this
state for Their own individual use, until the yeal
= eighteen hundred and forty-fve.
- Sec 3. IN the prosecution ofslaves for crimes
&c Of which the punishment is not capital no in-
u quest BY grand jury shall he necessary: but
% the proceedings in such cases shall be regula.
ted by law.
es MODE OF RfvIsING THE CONSTITUTION.
Whenever two-thnds of each branch o. the
BY legislature shall deem any change, alteration
Sc or amendment necessary to this Constitut on,
n. such proposed change, alteration or amend
D. ment, shall be read and passed by a majority
E. of two-thirds of each house respectively on
each day, for three several days; public notice
s thereof shall then be given by the secretary of
E. state at least SIX months preceding the next
IS general election at which the qualified electors
f. shall vote directly for or against such change,
of alteration or amendment; and if it shall appear
e that a majority of the qualified electors voting
e for members ofthe legislature, shall have voted
/ for the proposed change, alteration or amend
ment, then it shall be inserted by the next sue
ceedng legislature, as part Of this constitu-
u ton, and not otherwise.
L SCHEDULE.
3 Sec. /. All rights vested, and all liabilities
o incurred shall remain the same as if this con.
le stitution had not been adopted.
v SEC 2. All suits at law or in equity, now
lh pending in the several courts of this state, MAJ
4 be transferred to such court as may have prop
~ er jurisdiction thereof
SEC. 8. The governor, and all officers, civi
I, the authority of this state, shall continue t,
n hold and exercise their respective Offices unit
a they shall be superseded pursuant TO the pro
Az visions of this Constitution, and until their SIC
~ cessors be duly qualified. =
% SEC 4. All laws now in force in this state
Il not repugnant TO this constitution, shall eontin
IN ne to operate until they shall expire by thei
own limitation, or be altered or repealed by tb,
q legislature.
VI SEC. 5. Immediately upon the adoption O
40 this constitution, the president of this conven
ton shall issue writs of election directed to tn,
sheriffs of the several counties, requiring then
~ to cause an election to be held on the fins
N monday and day following in December next
q for members of the Legislature, at tho respee.
% tive places of holding elections in said coun
L ties, which elections shall be conducted in the
u manner prescribed by the existing election
laws of this state: and the members of tie Ie-
"a yislature TINS elected, shall continue in Office
q until the next general election, and shall con-
y Vene at the seat of government on the FIRST
- monday IN January eighteen hundred and
" thir. y-three and shall at the first session order
+ an election to be held IN every county of this
q state, on the first monday in may and day fol-
= lowing, eighteen hundred and thirty-three, for
all state and county officers under this consti-
9 tuition, (nembers of the legislature excepted
! and the officers then elected shall continue In
Z Office until the succeeding general election and
after, in the same manner as if the election had
= taken place at the time last aforesaid. n
: Sec 6. Until the first enumeration shall be
: made, as directed By this constitution. the an
pointment of senators and REPRESENTATIVES
: among the several districts and counties IN this
= state,shal remain as at present fixed bv lslST
= P. RUTILIUS K. PRAY.
President Of the convention, and represep-
tative from the county of Hancock.
Attest: JOHN H. MALLORY, Secretary.
, Notice to Agents Of The Uni9eS