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


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BE shall Be made to tie secretary d the state,
i ID such manner as may Be prescribed BY law.
I7. Nonew county shall Be established
befhs legislature, which shall reduce the counz
j 81 81 co6nties, or either Of them, from which
/ K nav Sc taken, 70 less contents than five
i hundred and seventy-six square miles, nor
shah any new county be laid of Of less con-
81 Is. The legislature shall have power
Is admit TO al the rights and privileges offree
white citizens Of TIM state, ell such persons Of
u the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes Of Indians,
i as shall choose to remain IN tbs state, upon
such terms as the legislature may from tmeeto
time deem proper. s.
E Slaves. -
ST. 1.-The legislature shah 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
Estate some distinguished service, in which case
the owner shall Be paid fun equivalent for the
slave SO emancipated. They shall have no
power to prevent emigrants 70 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
! or description shall be continued IN slavery by
the laws Of this state: PrOrided, That such
person or slave be the bona tide property Of
such enigrants: And provided, also, That laws
may be passed to prob bitthe 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
tho TInhfc
ri Of creditors, and preventing them from becom-
: ing public charge. They shall have full pow
CT to oblige the owners of slaves to treat them
! with humanity, to provide for them necessary
clothing and provisions, to abstain from all in-
y Juries to them extending to life or limb, and IN
case oftheir neglect or refusal to comply with
! the direction Of such laws, to have such slave
n or slaves sold for the benefit of the owner OF
owners. -
]. Sec. 9. 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: PTovided
That the actual settler or settlers shall not be
y prohibited from purchasing slaves in any state
!. IN the Union, and bringing them into this
state for their own individual use, until the yeal
eighteen hundred and forty-five.
a. Sec. g. in the prosecution ofslaves for crimes
~ Of which the punishment is not capital, no IN.
ri quest by grand jury shall be necessary: but
the proceedings in such cases shall be regula.
= ted by law.
rs MODE OF REVISING THE CONSTITUTION.
Whenever two-thiIds of each branch o. the
by legislature shall deem any change, alteration
lse or amendment necessary to this Constitution
N. such proposed change, alteration or amend
m ment, shall be read and passed by majority
re- of two-thinds of each house respectively OF
each day, for three several days; public notice
RS thereof shall then be given by the secretary q
le- state at least SIX months preceding the mex
es general election, at which the qualified elector
Of shall vote directly for or against such change
Of alteration or amendment; and if it shall appea
he that majority Of the qualified electors votln
Die for members ofthe legislature, shall have vote
;h- for the proposed change, alteration or amend
lment, then it shall be inserted by the next SUI
!. ceeding legislature, as part of this constitI
all ton, and not otherwise.
en- SCHEDULE.
e. Sec. /. An rights vested, and all Habihtit
~, incurred shall remain the same as if this CO.
.n stitutOn had not been adopted.
~ SEC. 2. All suits at law or in equity, no
4on pending In the several courts of this state, M
AZ be transferred to such court as may have pro
II! er jurisdiction thereof
uu- SEC. g The governor, and all officers, eli
so and military, now holding commissions und
!, the authority of this state, shall continue
lon hold and exercise Their respective Offices un
a n they shall be superseded pursuant TO the pr
~ visions of this Constitution, and until their 81
l N.l cessors be duly qualified.
elr SEC. A. All laws now in force IN this stat
az not repugnant to this constitution, shall cont
cen ne to operate until they shall expire by tht
I'LL,
Z a legislature.
q SEC. s. Immediately upon the adoption
ana this constitution, the president of this conve
ing ton shall issue writs of election directed to
o.. sherifs ofthe several counties, requiring the
aah to cause an election to be held on the FL
n n monday and day following in December nel
ana for members of the legislature, at tho respe
io[ tive places of holding elections in SAID cou
'l1- ties, which elections shall be conducted in Il
on manner prescribed by the existing electiC
laws of this state: and the members of tie ]
ned srislature thus elected, shall continue IN off
!, q until the next general election, and shall CO
~ ~ Vene at the seat of government on the flr
~ monday In January eighteen hundred al
" thr y-three; and shall atthe first sesslc ord
JUL an election to be held IN every county of tl
OF state, on the frst monday in may and day fc
neg lowing, eighteen hundred and tfirty-three, +
JUL all state and county officers under this consi
ing tuition, (members Of the Legislature excepted
u and the officers then elected shall continue
Office until the succeeding general election al
Il after, inthe same manner as if the election b;
OF taken place at the time last aforesaid.
sn- SEC. 6. Until the first enumeration shall |
arV- made, as directed by this constitution, the a
:. pointment of senators and Representative
"a among the several districts and counties in Il
an state, shall remain as at present fixed by la,
~ p. RUTILIUS r. PRAY.
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lde zAessssl. soAN q, e AkLoRY' Secretary.