Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-12-18

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scented e The Governor. and before iteball
take ellects % approved b. him, OF being dis
Proved saaA De repassed b both houses &C.
eordinQ t0the rules and limilationa naercribed
in the case Of bin.
Sec. Ia. Whenever the once 81 cover |
nor shall become vacant, BY death, resignation.
removal from Office, Or otherwise, the prea;- |
dent ofthe senate shall exercise the Office az
Governor until another Governor shall be dulv
qualified; and IN case Ofthe death, resignation.
removal from Office, or other disqualification
of the President Of the senate, 50 exercising
the Office Of Governor, the speaker Of the
House Of Representatives shall exercise the
cffice, until the President of the senate shall
have been chosen; and when the Office Of Co
vernon, President Of the senate, and speaker of
the house shall become vacant IN the recess
ofthe senate. the person acting as secretary of
state for the time being, shall BY proclamation
convene the senate, that a President may
be chosen to exercise the Office Of Cover
nor.
Sec. is. When either the President Of
the senate or Speakerof the House Of Repre-.
sentatiyes. shall sOexercise said Office, he shall
and his duties as President or speaker shall Be
suspended; and the senate or house Of Re-
representatives., as the case may be, shall fll
the vacancy until his duties as governor shall
cease.
Sec. 10. A sheriff and one or more coro-
ners, a treasurer, surveyor and ranger, shall be
elected in each county by the qualified cleo.
tors thereof who shall hold their Offices for two
! years, unless sooner removed; except that the
coroner shall hold his Office until the successor
be duly qualified.
Sec. 20. A state treasurer and Auditor Of
Public Accounts shall be elected by the qua
lifted electors of the state, who shall hold their
Offices for the term of two years, unless sooner
removed.
MILITIA.
Sec 1. The legislature shall provide by
law, for organizing and disciplining the mill
tia of this state, in suchmanner as they shall
deem expedient, not incompatible with the
constitution aud laws ofthe United States in
relation thereto.
Sec. 2. Commissioned officers of the mill
tia, (staff officers and the officers of volunteer
, companies excepted) shall be elected by the
persons liable to perform military duty, and the
qualified electors within their respective COM
/ mands, and shall be commissioned by the Go
vernon.
Sec. 8. The Governor shall have power
to call forth the militia to execute the laws OF
the state, to suppress insurrection, and repel
D INVASION.
ARTICLE vI.-IMPEACHMENTs
SEC. l. The House of Representatives
2 shall have the sole power of impeaching.
5 SEC. 2. All impeachments shall be tried by
i the senate. When sitting for that purpose
the senators shall be on oath or affirmation.
No person shall be convicted, without the con-
currence oftwo-thirds of the members pre-
, sent.
t SEC. 8. The Goyerno rand all civil officers
/ shall be liable to impeachment for any misde-
meanor in office; but judgment in such cases
shall not extend further than removal from Of
fee, and disqualification to hold any Office of
honor, trust, or profit under the state; but the
party convicted, shall nevertheless be liable
+ and subject to Indictment, trial and punish
ment, according to law, as in other cases.
ARTICLE vIE.-GENERAL. Provisions.
SEC. l. Members Ofthe legislature, and all
officers, executive and judicial, before they en-
ter upon the duties of their respective Offices
shall take the following oath or affirmation, to
. wit:-ssl solemnly swe ar Tor affirm, as the
: case may be,) that Twill support the constitu.
Z ton of the United States and the constitution
! of the state of Mississippi, so long as cont.
/ nue. citizen thereof, and that will faithfully
discharge to the best of my abilities, the du-
ties of the Office Of, accordingtO law-sC
I help me Cod
SEC. 3 The legislature shall pass such
laws to prevent the evil practice of duelling as
they may deem necessary, and may require all
4 officers before they enter nthe duties Of then
! respective Offices, to take the following oath
! or affirmation:-"I do soemnly swear, (oF af-
: l 81 hs,N fl1afT haro n0fh
engaged in duel, by sending or accepting a
q challenge to fight duel, or by fighting a
Il duel since the first of January, in the year OF
. our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
thirty-three, nor will be so engaged during
+ my continuance in ofice-so help me God"
! SEC. 3. Treason against the state shall
3 consist only IN levying war against IT, or IN
adhering to ITS enemies, giving them aid and
4 comfort. No person shall be convicted for
: treason, unless onthe testimony of two wit
nesses to the same overt act, or his own con-
fession in open court.
!, SEC. 4. Every person shall be disqualified
from holding an Office or place of honor or
J profit under the authority of this state, who
: shall be convicted of having given or offered
any bride to procure his election. Laws shall
be made TO exclude from Office and from suf-
frage. those who shall thereafter be convicted Of
( bribery, perjury, forgery, or other high crimes
/ or misdemeanOrs. The privilege of free suf-
frage shall be supported by laws regulating
E elections, and prohibiting under adequate pen
f alties, all undue influence therein, from power
bribery, tumult, or other improper conduct.
Sec. 5. No person who denies the being Of
God, or future state ofrewards and punish
e ments, shall hold any Office In the civil depart
ment of this state.
) Sec. 6. No laws Of general nature, unless
!, otherwise provided for, shall be enforced until
4 sixty days after the passage thereof
Sec. z. No money shall be drawn from the
f Treasury but in consequence of an appropria-
t ton made by law; nor shall any appropriation
| ofmoney for the support Of an army be made
j for longer term than one year.
e Sec. 8. No money from the Treasury shall
: be appropriated to objects of Internal Improve
e ment, unless bill for that purpose be appro-
we'd by two-thirds of both branches Of the Lee
2 gislature; and regular statement and account
: of the receipts and expenditures of public mo-
! neys shall be published annually.
Sec. 9. No law shall ever be passed TO raise
loan Of money upon the credit of the state, or
to pledge the faith of the state for the payment
; or redemption of any loan or debt, unless such
law be proposed In the senate or house ofrep-
resentatives, and be agreed to by majority Of
the members Of each house, and entered on
7 their journals with the yeas and NAYS taken
: thereon, and be referred to the next succeed.
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