Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-10-09

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Sec. 16 Returns Of al elections by the peo-
Die shah be made to the secretary ofthe state,
IN such manner as may be prescribed by law. i
Sec. ~. No new county shall be established i
by the Legislature, which shall reduce the coun- /
ty or counties, or either Of them, from which |
| L NAV be taken, to less contents than five |
hundred and seventy-six square miles, nor
shall any new county be laid off Of less con-
tents.
Sec. Is. The legislature shall have power
to admit to all the rights and privileges offree |
white citizens ofthis state, all such persons Of
/ the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes OF Indians,
as shall choose to remain in this state, upon
such terms as the legislature may from time to
time deem proper.
See. /. The legislature shall have no power
to pass laws for the emancipation OF slaves
without the consent of their owners, unless
where the slave shall have rendered to the
state some distinguished service, in which case
the ownershall be paid full equivalentfor the
slave so emancipated. They shall have no
power TO prevent emigrants to this state from
bringing with them such persons as are DEEM
ed slaves by the laws of any one ofthe United
States, so long as any person Of the same age
i or description shah be continued in slavery by
the laws of this state: Prorided, That such
person or slave be the bona fde property of
! such enlgrants: And prOrided, 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 enancipate them, saving the rights
f of creditors, and preventing them from becom-
ing public charge. They shall have full pow
!. er to obige the owners of slaves to treat them
= with humanity, to provide for them necessary
T clothing and provisions. to abstain from ali IN
Ijuries to them extending to life or limb, and in
:, case oftheir neglect or refusal to comply with
7 the direction of such laws, to have such slave
Il or slaves sold for the benefit of the owner or
: owners.
: Sec. 2. The Introduction of slaves into this
state as merchandise or forsale; shall be pro-
hiblted from and after the first day of Nav,
> eighteen hundred and thrty-three: Prorided,
! 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 wear
eighteen hundred and forty-fve.
,r Sec. 3. In the prosecution ofslaves for crimes
If OF which the punishment is not capital, no IN
j quest by grand jury shall be necessary: but
the proceedings IN such cases shall be regula-
ted by law.
IS MODE OF REVISING THE CONSTITUTION.
Whenever two-thirds of each branch OF the
y Legislature shall deem any change, alteration
e or amendment necessary to this Constitution.
D. such proposed change, alteration CT amend
+ 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
IS thereof shall then be given by the secretary of
: state at least six months preceding the next
S general election, at which the qualified electors
f shall vote directly for or against such change,
If alteration or amendment; and if it shall appear
e that 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
ceeding legislature, as a part of this constitu-
II ton, and not otherwise.
J. SCHEDULE.
: Sec. l. An rights vested, and ali liabilities
y incurred shall remain the same as if this con
= stitution had not been adopted.
7 SEC. 2. al suits at law or IN equity, now
y pending in the several courts of this state, nay
7 be transferred to such court as may have prop
y er jurisdiction thereof
/ SEC. 3. The governor, and all officers, civil
Q and military, now holding commissions Under
/, the authority of this state, shall continue TO
q hold and exercise their respective Offices until
+ they shall be superseded pursuant to tie pro-
Il visions of this Constitution, and until their sue
II cessors be duly qualified.
2 SEC. a. All laws now in force in this state.
not repugnant to this constitutions shall contin-
n ne to operate until they shall expire by their
own limitation, or.be altered or repealed by the
q legislature.
u SEC ). Immediately upon the adoption of
q this constitution, the president of this conven-
g ton shall issue writs Of election directed to the
:, sherifs of the several counties, requiring them
Il to cause an election to be held on the first
4 monday and day following in December next,
q for members of the legislature, at the respec-
u tive places of holding elections IN sand coun-
/ ties, which elections shall be conducted IN the
/ manner prescribed by the existing election
laws of this state: and the members of tie le-
q gislature thus elected, shall continue m Office
y until the next general election, and shall con-
: vene at the seat Of government on the first
= monday in January eighteen hundred and
7 thir y-three; and shall at the first sesSion order
Z am election to be held in every county Of this
= state, on the first monday 10 may and day fol-
; lowing, eighteen hundred and thirty-three, for
! all state and county officers under this eonsti-
tuition, (members of the legislature ez cepted,4
: and the officers then elected shall continue In
office until the succeeding general election and
: after, nthe same manner as if the election had
j taken place at the time last aforesaid.
SEC. 6. Until the first enumeration shall be
made, as directed by this constitution, the ap
pointment of senators and representatives
among the several districts and counties in this
state, shall remain as at present fixed by law.
P. RUTILIUS r. PRAY.
President oftEe convention, and represen-
, tative from the county of Hancock.
Attest: JOHN II. MALLORY, Secretary.
Notice IL Agents of the United
States Insurance Company OF
the city of New York.
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