Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-10-02

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dad for by law, By suit IN chancery.
Sec. 16. Returns Of al elections by the peo-
pie shall be made to the secretary Of the state,
IN such manner as may be prescribed by law.
Sec. IL. NoneW county shall be established
BY the Legislature which shall reduce the conn
" or counties d either Of them, from which
/ It may 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. 10. The legislature shall have power
TO admit to all the rights and privileges offree
white citizens Of this state, all such persons Of
the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes Of Indians,
as shall choose to remain IN tins state, upon
such terms as the legislature may from time to
time deem proper.
SLAVES.
Sec. /. 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
i state some distinguished service in which case
the owner shall be paid full equivalent for the
Il 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 anyone ofthe United
States, so long as any person OF the same age
or description shall be continued m slavery by
the laws of this state: PrOvided That such
person or slave be the bona ffde property Of
such emigrants: And proUided, also, That laws
may be passed to prOhibltth 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
r of creditors. and preventing them from becom-
,l5n
er to oblige the owners of slaves to treat them
! with humanity, to provide for them necessary
clothing and provisions, to abssan from all IN
juTies to them extending to life OF limb, and IN
case other neglect or refusal to comply with
the direction of such laws, TO have such slave
\ or slaves sold for the benefit of the owner or
owners.
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 MAY,
: eighteen hundred and thirty-three: Provided,
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 year
eighteen hundred and forty-ive.
Sec. 3. In the prosecution ofslaves for crimes
e of which the punishment is not capital, no in
I quest by grand jury shall be necessary: but
! the proceedings in such cases shall be regula-
ted by law.
$ MODE OF REVISING THE CONSTITUTION.
Whenever two-thiIds of each branch OF the
Y legislature shall deem any change, alteration
e or amendment necessary to this Constitution,
. such proposed change, alteration or amend
ment, shall be read and passed by majority
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
: state at least SIX months preceding the next
general election, at which the qualified electors
: shall vote directly for or against such change,
f alteration or amendment; and if it shall appear
, that majority of the qualified electors voting
; 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 part Of this constitu-
d ton, and not otherwise.
+ SCHEDULE.
Sec. /. An rights vested, and all liabilities
= incurred shall remain the same as if this con-
: stitution had not been adopted.
l. SEC. ,. All suits at law or IN equity, now
II pending IN the several courts of this state, may
: be transferred to such court as may have prop
: er jurisdiction thereof
/ sec. 3. The governor, and all officers, ciyi
. and military, now holding commissions under
!. the authority of this state, shall continue tC
4 hold and exercise their respective offices unit
: they shah be superseded pursuant TO The pro-
: visions Of this Constitution, and until their sue
| cessors be duly qualified.
4 SEC. 4. All laws now In force in this state,
not repugnant to this constitution, shall contin-
Il ne to operate until they shall expire by their
q own limitation, or be altered or repealed by the
e Legislature.
y y SEC. ). Immediately upon the adoption OF
this constitution, the president of this conven-
ton shall issHe writs of election directed to the
:, sherffs of the several counties, requiring them
L to cause an election to be held on the first
a monday and day following in December next,
u for members of the legislature, at the respec-
i tive places Of holding elections IN SAID coun-
: ties, which elections shall be conducted ID the
: manner prescribed by the existing election
laws of this states and the members Of tie le-
q gislature thus elected, shall continue IN Office
4 until the next general election, and shall con-
y vene at the seat of government on the first
II monday in January, eighteen hundred and
thirf y-three; and shall at the first session order
r an election to be held in every county of this
= 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-
: tuition, (membeTs of the legislature excepted
I and the officers then elected shall continue ii
office until the succeeding general election and
% after, in the same manner as ifthe election had
. taken place at the time last aforesaid.
SEC. g. Until the first enumeration shall be
: made, as directed by this constitution, the APP.
: pointment of senators and representatives
= among the several districts and counties In this
Il state, shall remain as at present fixed by law.
p. RUTIIIUS X. PRAY.
President ofthe convention, and represen-
tative from the county of Hancock.
! Attest: JOHN II. MALLORY, Secretary.
i Notice to Agents OF the United
States Insurance Company OF
the CITY of New York.