Columbus Whig. (Columbus, Miss.) 1843-18??, 1843-12-21

beinf n one Ell these departments shall exef-
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thel0ll es except IN tlId ilislailee6 hereinafter
expressly drnrted of pefhilttcl.
ARTICLE fIE
iEcishArWR DEPARTMEN1.
Sec. /. Every free white male person Of the
/ age Of twentY-One years or upwards. who shall
tbe d citizen of the United Statess and shall
have resided IN this Strife one year next pre-.
feeding an election, and the last four months
within the countN city or town IN which helof-
fers to vote, shall be deemed d qualified cleo
tor. And any such qualified elector who may
happen TO be m any county; city or town, other
than that Of his residence at the time of an cleo
ltio1, or who shall have removed To any county,
city on towns in which he would have been a
qualified electors had he not SO removed, NAV
vote for any State or District officer or MEM
Der Of Congress- for whom he could have voted
| in the county of his residence, or the county,
city or town, from which he may have so re-
moved
Sec. 2. Electors shall, in all cases, except in
those oftreason, felony or breach of the peace,
be privileged from arrest, during their attend
ance on elections, and going to and returning
| from the same.
Sec. g. The first election shall be by ballot,
and all future elections by the people, shall be
regulated by law.
| Sec. a. The Legislative power of this State
shall be vested IN two distinct branches; the
one to be styled "the Senate the other "the
House Of Representatives - and both together
"'The Legislature of the State of Mississippi"
And the style of their laws shall be, "Be II en-
fGcted by the Legislature Of the State Of MIS-
siSsippi."
Sec. S. The members of the House of Rep
resentatives shall be chosen by the qualified
electors, and shall serve for the term of two
years, from the day of the commencement of
1.-THE general election, and no longer.
| Sec. 9. The representatives shall be cho-
sen every two years, on the first Monday and
day following in November.
Sec. Z. No person shall be Representative
,,n1e..s he be citizen of the United States, and
shall have been an inhabitant of the State two
wears NEXT ,:,eding his election, and the last
wear thereof a resident Of the county, city or
town for which he shat be chosen, and shall
have attained the age of twenty one years
Sec. 8. Elections for represen: atlves TOT the
several counties, shall be held at the places OF
holding their respective courts, or in the sever
al election districts into which the county my
be divided Provided, That when it shall ap.
pear to the Legislature, that any city or town
hath number of free white inhabitants, equal
to the ratio then fixed, such city or town shall
have separate representation, according to
the number of free white inhabitants therein,
which shall be retained so long as such city or
town shall contain number Of free white In
habitants equal to the existing ratio, and there
after and during the existence of the right of
separate representation in such city or town,
elections for the county in which such city or
town entitled to separate representation is
situated, shall not be held in such city or town.
And PROVIDED, That if the residuum or frac-
ton of any city or town, entitled to a separate
representation shall when added to the fasidu-
um in the county IN which it may lie.
be equal to the ratio fixed by law, for one rep
resentative then the aforesaid county, city or
town, having the largest residucSn, shall be en-
titled to such representation I: And Provided
also, That when there are two or more coun-
ties adjoining, which have residnnms over and
above the ratio then fixed by law, if said resi-
dunms, when added together, will amount to
such ratio, in that case one representative shall
be added to that county having the largest res
iduum.
Sec. o. The Legislature shall at their first |
session, and at periods Of not less than every
four, nor more than every six years, until the |
year 1915; and thereafter at periods of not less
than every four, nor more than every eight
years, cause On enumeration to be made of an |
the free white inhabitants offhis State, and the
whole number of Representatives shall at the |
several periods Of making such enumeration be |
fixed by the Legislature, and apportioned a.
mong the several counties, cities or towns enc |
titled to separate representation, according to |
the number of free white inhabitants in each, |
and shall not be less than thirty SIX, nor more |
than one hundred PROVIDED, h0lOeueT, That
each county shall always be entitled to at least |
one Representative.
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