Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-11-20

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Sec l6 Returns 81 al elections " che pep.
pIa shall BIZ made % tie eclelalg 81 Gle STATE.
a ach manner 3 Pre- erI1co 15 IasE
NoneW 1c eI.a Be- et
81 re which ban reduce ite com
~ or co0nt either Of them nom which
"a may be taken. to lees contents tnau hFe
hundred and seventy .sI3 square miles nol
any new county Be laid Of d less con
Tho lei Qle shall have power
loadn Tie hll ana pis.l e9ez q nee
r bite ofillig state y such persons q
tie hoclW andhickasaW tribes q Indians.
- 8H choose % remain g ta's state. upon
snch terms ihe legislature may nom time 70
ne deem proper
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The leo tine shall have 20 power
IS Avs iof tie patton d slaves
o consent 81 their owners. unless
rA DE lave shall have rendered g the
sonAe ooniehad service, d which case
tile owner shall be paid .a.l eqHlY .snt iof tne
slave einancipated hey lial have no
poUe prevent emf nis % fl1s state nom
BRINGING them such persons as are deeIn-
Cd slaves Ehe laws 81 any one q tae United
states So long e any person q ne same age
81 desert tIon shall Be continued ln slage1y b
tic law 81 Iris state: Pr0eidsd That such
person lave be the bona ne property Of
such einiQfanks: And propided, also That laws
may Be passed to prohibit the lntroauc ton INTO
lis STAT slaves who may have committed
high crimes ID Other states. They shall have
power to pass laws TO permit the owners Of
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!. of cred tors, and preventing them from becom-
Ing public charge. They shall have fuIl pow
er 70 oblige the ownerso f slaves to treat them
with humanity, to provide for them necessary
clothing and provisions, to abstain from all IN
iuries 70 them extending to life OF limb, and IN
case oftheiF neglect 81 refusal to comply with
the direction of such laws, TO have such slave
% slaves sold ioI Tie benefit Of tie owner o.
Sec he introduction 81 slaves into this
state a merchandise 81 for sale; shall Be- pro.
hibited from and after the first day Of Nav
eighteen hundred and thirty-three: Propided
That the actual settler Or settlers shall not be
prohibited from purchasing slaves ia any STATE
Ii the Union, and bringing them into this
state for their own individIa use, until the wear
Z eighteen hundred and forty-iiVe
Sec. 8. IN the prosecution Of laves for crimes
= Of which the punishment IS not capital, no IN.
I, quest By grand jury shall be necessary: bui
I the proceedings in such cases shall be reguia.
ted by law.
4 MODE OF REVISING THE CONSTITUTION.
Whenever two-thiIds of each branch oss the
v Legislature shall deem any change. alteration
e or amendment necessary TO this Constitution,
0. such proposed change, alteration or amend
l. ment, shall be read and passed By a majority
, Of tWO-thirds Of each house respectively on
each day, for three several days; public notice
thereof shall then be given BY the secretary 81
, state at least six months preceding the next
IS general elections at which the qualified electors
f shall vote directly fol or against such change
IF alteration or amendment; and It shah appear
e that majority Of the qualified electors voting
e for members ofthe Legislature, shall have yoteC
i for the proposed change, alteration or amend
menf, then il shall be inserted by the next sue
/ ceeding legislature, as a part Of this constitu
j ton, and not otherwise.
y SCHEDULE.
g Sec /. An rights vested, and al liabilitie
g incurred shall remain the same as if this con
3 stitution had not been adopted
u SIC 2. AL suits at law or m equity, nov
y pending IN the several courts of this state, ma
Y be transferred to such court as may have Bror
y en- jurisdiction thereof
y SEC 3. The governor, and al officers. civ
g and military, now holding commissions unde
the authority Of this state, shall continue {
g hold and exercise their respective Offices unit
II they shall be superseded pursuant to the pro
= visions Of this Constitution, and until heir SIC
z cessors be duly qualified.
Z SEC. 4. all laws now ID force IA this state
I not repugnant to this constitution shah contin
= ue to operate until they shall expire By thei
own limitation, or be altered Of repealed BY IA
legislature.
2 sECS 8. Immediately Upon the adoption 3
& this constitution. the president Of tins conven
ton shah issue WTits Of election directed 10 Is.
!, sherifs the several counties, requiring then
y to cause "a election to be held On tie frs
I monday and day following ii December next
4 for members Of the Legislature. at tho respec.
4 Tive places Of holding elections ia said coun.
{ ties, which elections shall Be conducted 10 tic
! manner prescribed by the existing election
laws Of this state: and the members Of tie L.
2 gislature thus elected, shall continue IN oaice
2 until the next general election, and shall con-
9 Vene at the seat Of government on the FIRST
& monday IN January eighteen hundred and
= thirf y-three and shall at the first session order
az oleetioa to Be held II every county Of this
Z state, On tie first monday ia may and day-fol.
s lowing, eighteen hundred and thirty three, foi
all state and county officers under this coBsii.
tuition. (memhers Of the Legislature excepted
and the officers then elected shall continue s.
! Office untI the succeeding general election an6
& after, N the same manner as ifthe election as6
! taken place at the time last aforesaid
SIC. 6. Until che first enumeration shah b
: made, as directed by this constitution, tie ap
pointnent of senators and REPRESENTATIVE.
9 among the several districts and COUNTIES Is TIL
y state, shall remain as at present fixed bv law
RI Titus r. PRAY.
g President Of the convention, and represen
tatlTe from e county 81 Hancock.
z Attest JoHN Il. MALLORY, Secretary.