Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-10-30


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h that 6f I'LL residence,
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~ enoFed may vote Tor any ate b Dis
tfe icer 81 member of Con % whom
he have voted in ne county 81 beg
y, rtha county cty q Town. ron ssil,eA
he may have soTerQt e.. -,
Sec q Electors shall, ~ al cases, eAeePt
"a those Of treasons slopy 81 pEeael q the
Be privileged rom curing theh
anee on electicns ana gong C. ana re-
turning 'front.' same. 1919
So. 81 the first clection shah Be ballot, and
sll fit1re elections BY the people. % H.
0i,Isfed bY law e a04 M&sNt1
Sec. 4. The Legislative power Of this
State shall be vested tWo branch
- the one to be s6d The the
other 3 the House of keprese and
both together, q Tho isle ufe State
Of Mississippi and e sly laws
shall be, "a Re 4 enacted BIZ "a. leg cure II
tke State Of llisSissippi" ~
See s. The members Of the House ot
REPRESENTATIVES shall Be chosen hY the quail
fedelectoEs, and shall serve for the term Of two
wears, from the day Of the commencement Of
I the Generalization, and no longer.
Sec. 8. The Representa- shall be cho-
! sen every two years, on the first Monday and
day following, in November, ..4.
Sec. z. No person shall be representa-
tive unless be be citizen Of the. United
States, and shall have been an inhabitant of
this State two years next preceding his
election, and thellast year thereof q resident
Of the county, city, or town, for wlIichhe shall
be chosen, and shall have attained the age Of
twenty-one years. snf 3 IS
Soc 8. Elections for representatives for
the several count Shall Be held az the places
of holding their respective courts, or IN the Sc
lveral election districts into which the county
may be divided. PROVIDED That whenit shall ap-
pear TO the Legislature, that any lcityor town
hath ailufnber Of free white inhabitants, equal
to the ratio then fixed, suchcity or town ehaE
| have a separate representation, according to
the number of free white inhabitants therein,
which shall be retained so long as such city ol
town shall contain number Of free white In
habitants equal TO the existing ratio, and there
after and during the existence of the right oil
separate representation ia such city or town,
elections for the county o. llch such city or
town entitled to sepaH representation is
situated, shall not be held il such city or town:
| And provided, Thatif the residuum or fraction
Of any city or town entitled to separate rep
i reservation shall, when added to the residuum
in the county in which it may lie, be equal tC
the ratio fixed by law, for one representative
then the aforesaid county, city or town, hav.
j ing the largest residuum, shall be entitled tc
such representation And pr0ridgd also, Thai
when there are two or more counties adjoin.
ing, which have residuuns over and above the
ratio then fixed by law, if said Fesiduuas
when added together, Will amount to such IA.
ito, IN that case one representative shall b
! added to that county having the largest resi-
duhm.s ~ 3a s 3s's3 z
Sec. 8. Tho Legislature shall at Their firsr
Esession, aud at periods of not less than every
four, nor more than every six years, until the
year eighteen hundred and forty-five ant
thereafter, at periods of not less than every
four, nor more than every eight years, cause
an enumeration to be made of all the free
white inhabitants Of this,state; and the whole
humber of represents at the several
periods of making alton, be fixed
/ by the Legislature. app nned among the
several counties, cities 81 towns, entitled to
separate representation according to the mum
her of free white inhabitants ineach, and shall
moths less than rhirty-six nor more than one
hundred. rPropided lbolOeper, That each coun.
i y shall always be entitled TO at least one
] Representative. =. H.. -.
4 Sec. 10. The whole number Of Senators
shall, at the several periods of making the
remuneration before mentioned, be fixed blythe
Legislature, and apportioned among the Sc
veral districts 10 be established by law, accord
ling to the number Of free white inhabitants ii
each, and shall never be less than one-forth
nor more than one-third Of the whole number
Of Representatives. 49,
| Sell, The senators shall be chosen b
the qualified electors, for four years; and 3oI
their being convened, In. consequence of Chi
first election, they shall be divided bylot from
their respective districts, into two classes, a
nearly equal as can be; and the seats of tn
Il Senators of the first class, shall be vacated a
the expiration of the second year.
u Sec. 70. Such mode of classifying new ad
, ditionaI senators shan Be observed, as WI
nearly as possible preserye an equality Of NUN
: bers in each class.
Sec. l3. When a senatorial district sha
be composed of twoor more counties, it sha
i, not be entirely separated by any county be
!, longing to another district; and no count
2 shall be divided in forming district
! Sec. ID. No person shall be senator, III
Y less he be citizen of the United State
and shall have been an inbabitant of this stat
; four years next proceeding bis election, an
4 the last year thereof resident of the distris
# for which he shall be chosen, and have affair
6 4 ed the age Of thirty years.
Sec. Is. The house of representative
I when assembled, shall choose a speaker and i
other officers, and the senate shall choose
/ president andits officers, andeachr house sha
n Judge Of the qualifications and elections of
y own members but a contested election shs
Z be determined in such manner as shall be dire
= ttedby lawsiA, majority Of each house shs
s. constitute quorum TODD business, bIita snla
ef.numbermay adjourn from day to day, Il
ar may compel the attendance Of absent mer
e bers, in such manner andunder such penaln
Pc as each house may prescribe. 4 -. s89
Il Sec. l6. Each hepse may Determine g
~ rules Gifts own proceedings, punish meFnne
~ for disorderly behavior, and with the e2pse
Of two@tmrds, eEpel mernhqrs but NOT
,ol fcondtmefo the same cause and shall ha
ne tall other powers necessary oE a branch 81 z
ny lepislature Of q free and lnde penQen sta
Sec. IL. Eaehh0use shall keep a lqlrl
IS of its proceedings, and publish tae sam
OF and the yeas and nays Of The members q
+ ther house, on any qqe ipf, slail attne aes
al of any three menbeEs present, be entered
II the iorIsnal
e re. When Vacancle appen ~ g 1
hoase he EoFeriofs RF The person exercise
an tie nov of Governor. sapll issue wits
election e IL such vacancies