Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-01-01

Il 81 al ions 81 ,I,4o,. shan be pre-
scented to he Governor. and before i shan
take effect Be approved 81 him. q being dis.
approved. shah be repasssd by.hoth houses ae-
coIding g The rules and Limitations prescribed (
in the case al blu
Sell. .VVhepever tie Office 81 eoyer-
nor shall become vacant. bg death, RESIGNATION.
removal from Office, OF Otherwise, the Presi-
dent ofthe senate shall exercise the Office Of
Governor until another Governor shall Be duly
Qualified; and in case uffhe death, Iesignation.
removal from Office or other disqualification
of the President Of the senate, so exercising
the Office Of Governor, the speaker Of the
House Of Representatives shall exercise the /
Office, until the President of the senate shall |
have been chosen; and when the ce Of Co
vernon, President ofthe senate, anu speaker Of
the Iouse shall become vacantiE the recess
ofthe senate, the person acting as secretary Of |
state for the time being, shall By proclamation |
convene the senate, that President may
be chosen to exercise the Office Of Cover
nor. a
/ Sec. rs. When either the President Of
the senate or Speaker Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives, shall so exercise said Office, he shall
receive the compensation of Governor only,
i and his duties as President orspeaker shall be
suspended; and the senate OF house Of Re-
representatives., as the case may be, shall fill
the vacancy until his duties as governor shall
cease.
II Sec. 10. A sheriff and one or more coro-
ners, treasurer, surveyor and ranger, shall be
elected in each county by the qualified cleo
tors thereof who shall hold their Offices for two
} years, unless sooner removed; except that the
coroner shall hold his Office until the successor
! be duly qualified.
Sec. 20. A state treasurer and Auditor of
Public Accounts shall be elected by the qua
lifted electors Of the state, who shall hold their
offices for the term Of two years, unless sooner
removed.
MILITIA.
Sec /. The Legislature shall provide by
law, for organizing and disciplining the milf
tia of this slate, in such manner as they shall
: deem expedent, not incompatible with the
constitution aud laws ofthe United States in
relation thereto.
Sec. 2. Commissioned officers of the milf
tia, (staff officers and the officers of volunteer
5 companies excepted) shall be elected by the
r persons liable to perform military duty, and the
qualified electors within their respective COM
j Inands, and shall be commissioned by the Go
Y vernon.
Sec. 3. The Governor shall have power
, to call forth the militia to execute the laws Of
d the state, to suppress insurrection, and repel
o invasion.
d ARTICLE vI-IMPEAcHMENTS.
: SEC. l. The House of Representatives
e shall have the sole power of impeaching.
S SEC. 2. All impeachments shall be tried by
h the senate. When sitting for that purpose
the senators shall be on oath or affirmation
: No person shall be convicted without the con-
: currence oftwo-thirds of the members pre-
2, sent.
It SEC. 3. The GoYerno rand all civil officers
4 shall be liable to impeachment for any misde-
f meanor in office; but judgment in such cases
shall not extend further than removal from of
fee, and disqualification to hold any Office o.
S honor, trust, or profit under the state; but the
Il party convicted, shall nevertheless be liable
# and subject to Indictment, trial and punish
ment, according to law, as in other cases.
y ARTICLE vII.-GENERAL Provisions.
: SEC. l. Members ofthc legislature, and al
officers, executive and judicial, before they en-
! ter upon the duties of their respective Offices
,, shall take the following oath or affirmation, tC
e wit:-sl solemnly swe ar Cor affirm, as the
q case may be,) that viii support the constitu.
( ton of the United States and the constitution
n of the state of Mississippi, so long as CONT
h nue. citizen thereof and that viii faithfully
; discharge to the best ofny abilities, the du-
v ties of the Office Of ,accordingto .law-so
r help me God"
SEC 2. The Legislature shall pass such
# laws to prevent the evil practice Of duelng as
n they may deem necessary, and NAV require all
II officers before they enter on the duties Of their
: respective offices, to take the following oath
4 or affrmation:-"I do solemnly swear (or af-
Q firm, as the case may be,) that have not been
engaged in duel, by sending or accepting a
q challenge to fight a duel, or by fighting a
II duel since the first of January, in the year of
% our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
thirty-three, nor viii be so engaged during
pfI my continuance in, office-so help me God.''
. SEC. g. Treason against the state shall
% consist only in levying war against it, or in
adhering to ITS enemies, giving them AID and
n comfort. No person shall be convicted for
> treason, unless on the testimony of two wit
IS nesses to the same overt act, or his own con-
fession in open court.
', SEC. 4. Every person shall be disqualified
J. from holding an Office or place of honor or
,e profit under the authority of this state, who
r shall be convicted of having given or offered
IN any bride to procure his election. Laws shall
$ be made TO exclude from office and from suf-
l. frage those whoshall. thereafter be convicted of
k bribery, perjury, forgery, or other high crimes
n or misdemeanors. The privilege of free suf-
! frage shall be supported by laws regulating
re elections, andsprohibiting under adequate PEN
of altes, all undue influence therein, from power
i bribery, tumult, or other improper conduct.
FL Sec. 5. No person who denies the being of
a God, or future state ofrewards and punish
,e nens, shall hold any Office in the civil depart
ment Ofths state.
s, Sec. 6. No laws Of general nature, unless
T. otherwise provided for, shall be enforced until
ID sixty days after the passage thereof.
r Sec. z. No money shall be drawn from the
Of Treasury but in consequence of an appropria.
1t ton made by law; nor shall any Appropriation
It ofmoney for the support of an army be made
u for longer term than one year.
lie Sec. 8. No money from the Treasury shall
be appropriated to objects of Internal Improve
e ment, unless bill for that purpose be appro-
we'd by two-thirds of both branches of the Le-
e gislature; and regular statement and account
j. Of the receipts and expenditures of public mo-
d neys shall be published annually.
e Sec. 9. No law shall ever be passed praise
a loan of money upon the credit of the state. or
= to pledge the faith ofthe state for the payment
? or redemption of any loan or debt, unless such
I law be proposed in the senate or house ofrep-
resentatiVes, and be agreed to by a majority of
the members of each house, and entered on
II Their Journals with the yeas and nays taken
/ thereon, and be referred to the next succeed.
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