The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1841-06-19


,,rheman may have become obnoxious
nolera democracy. 1t remains then
II rs TO enquire, whether the State OF
Mississippi was, at The time of making
h. contract, laboring under any disablll-
\ which could preventive making there
The 9th section ofthc 18th article OF
b. Constitution of the State provides
bat mo 7a1c shall ever be passed. &C.
70 pledge the faith Of the State tor the
y nent or redemption of any loan or
oi,,, ,oIoss .esuch law" be agreed TO by
of the members of each house
rtwo consecutive legislatures, and en-
cod on their journals with the yeas and
avs taken thereon, and directs that
,,cb law" shall be published for three
.,o,bs previous to the election of the
:, one in three newspapers Of this State.
rojer this provision of the constitution,
.eems to be generally admitted, that
10 bonds are void unless executed in
,,,nance Of " a law" made in accord
.o,c Herewith. No act of the LegisIa-
,n,o or ofthe Governor could bind the
sC,,,e if made in contravention Of pro
80, &c the constitution. That there
u,s and IS such claw" as is contempla-
IA by the constitution giving to the Go
,s-nor the power to execute these bonds
babalrorthe State cannot we'll be ques-
toned. The "act to incorporate the sub
s,rbsrs to the Mississippi Union Bank''
a % law" which was "agreed to by a
c,orityofthe members of each house"
\ the Legislature in January, 1887, "and
sr,ereI on their journals, with the yeas
.,l pays taken thereon" and by that
sgsIature referred to the next succeed
rq[sgisIature which agreed to the same
rsnaority of each house and entered
mtheir journals with the yeas and
ays, it having been published for three
3a.hs previous to the election. in 1897
spquired by the constitution. 1t was
proved by Governor Lynch on the
aor January. 1887; and by Governor
cNuu on the 5th of February, 1888
aprooiofthese facts | refer to the Laws
Mississippi, published "by authority
the year 1888, page 1874, and to the
buruals of,he two houses ofthe Legisla-
bro at their sessions of 1887 and 1888.
place but little reliance upon the Off
al statements made by Governor Nc
Tut; because, as | will prove to readers
.siac,ion ere | conclude these mum
s, he has been so frequently guilty Of
Da0e inaccuracies, as to facts, IN his
i8sages. But as this astute special
ader, this stickler for constitutional
gl.s, this formidable enemy 10 direct
la,ion is good authority with the an.
ond-payers, will introduce his ad
8on made as late as the 7th of Janu-
b 1910, to prove that this law (Union
ali charter) had, previous to his exc
ping the bonds, received all the sane.
'n required by the constitution: "The
Incorporating the subscribers TO the
asssippi Union Bank, did not receive
the sanctions required by the consti
uon' until the 9Th day Of February
s"' (See his messgage in the Jour
oil the House Of Representatives. o
w, page 33.) Indeed, he could no
deny it; for he gave the charter hi
o'a sanction on the 9th of February
~ and was bound by his oath to sup
'Ne constitution, to see that 1" all tn,
-'''onS required by the constitution
Oeen received before he gave to tn
'''er the Executive signature. Tn
and Both sections of this s'law'' o
"A charter, Which has thus receive
VIC necessary constitutional sanctions
AOt'ze the Governor to sign bonds i
sui" Oh two thousand dollars each t
amount Of $l5,5OO,o 1000, bearing in
Isl at the rate of 5 per cent. per ar
~ and payable in twelve, ffteer
II'''u and twenty years; to be excel
" the Governor from time, in fave
: Union Bank, in amount proportion
vie sums sums subscribed and sect
" 'ne satisfaction of the directors q
,.'u BY the charter. And by virtu
!. mo authority Governor Nc NJ
/ VI behalf Of the State, in Ii
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