Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-04-16
Amendments Of the State
Constitution.
OyylcE OF rms SECRETARY OF STATg,l
.Jackson, March "a, l615.


Confonmably with an Act Of the Legs
Iataro, approved 21lh February, 1874, nnt
Resolutions approved 23d February, 1874
!, WILSON lIrmNowAY, Secretary oil
State aforesaid, DO hereby give tho notice
required by law, by the publication OF the
following Act and Resolutions Of the lie.
gisaiurc, VIZ:
AN ACT 10 ameadMe Constitution Of dtt
STATE Of Mississippi.
SrcrIoS /. Be Il enacted By The Legis.
Laiure Of he State Of Mississippi, (tpo.
thirds Of zach branch thereof concurrtng. }
That tho second section of the seventh ar
iIclc Of tho Constitution Of the State, I'M
der the title or head "Slayos," be so alter
cd and changed as to read as follows, to
wit Section 2. "1'ho Legislature shall
shave, and are hereby vested with power
10 pass such laws regulating or prohibit
iug the introduction Of slaves into this
State, as may be deemed proper and ex'
'podicnt,'
SIC. Q, BE il further enacted, That il
shall be the duty of Secretary of State, ut
least six months preceding the general
election in November, eighteen hundred
and foriy-fvc, 10 give notice, by advert.
sing in three or more public newspapers
printed in this State, Of this act, and the
alteration hereby proposed TO be made TO
the Constitution of this State, and at said
election, the qualified electors voting for
members Of the Legislature, shall vote for
or against the alterations herein proposed
10 be made in the Constitution, in the fol.
lowing manner, 10 witt Those voting for
tho alteration herein proposed, shall write
on their tickets The words, ",Slares, amend
ment," and those voting against it, the
words "SldpcS, no dnendmeniP
SIC. 8. Be ii further enacted, That it
shall be the duty Of the SheriIs Of the
several counties in this State, 10 mako re-
turns Of the votes given for the members
Of the Legislature, to the Secretary of
State, to DO by him laid before tho next
succeeding Legislature; and if il shall
appear that majority Of those voting for
members of the Legislature shall have vo-
ted for the alteration herein proposed, the
alteration or amendment contained in this
act, shall be inserted by said Legislature
in the Constitution Of this Stale, us part
thereof.
Approved February "a, 1874,
RESOLUTIONS to amend The Constitu.
ton Of The State Of Mississippi.
Resoircd, BY The Legislature Of he
State Of Mississippi, That The following
article be added 10 the Constitution, as an
amendment thereto. Elections, article 9Th
SECTION /. The Legislature, at the re-
gular session thereof, IN the year one thou
sand eight hundred and ioriy.six, shall
pass n law fixing tho time Of holding cleo.
lions OF Governor Secretary of State, Au.
dtor Of Public Accounts, State Treasurer,
members Of the Legislature, and Repre-.
sentative in Congress: which law shall
provide that said elections shall not be
held at the time when other public officers
are elected.
SIC, 2. That the Secretary Of State
shall give public notice Of the foregoing
amendment at least six months previous
TO tho next general election, according to
the provisions Of tho Constitution.
SEQ. 3. That il shall be the duty OF the
several officers holding the next general
election, to ask the qualified voters, us
they present their tickets, whether they
are for or against said amendment; and
the several clerks shall mako record there
Of, as the answer may be; and the same
shall be returned to the Secretary Of State,
in tho time and manner now prescribed by
law.
Approved Feb %, 1874.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto
subscribed my name, the day and
date first above written.
WIN. HEMINGWAY,