Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-05-07
Amendments Of the State
Constitution.

| JdchS0n, 4HdrCh "a, 1915. (
| Comfortably with an Act Of The Leois.
lature, approved 2dih February, 1914, apd
Resolutions approved 23d February, IS44.
II, WILSON HEMINGWAY, Secretary AZ
State aforesaid, do hereby give The notice
required by law, by the publication Of The
following Act and Resolutions Of the L.
gislature, viz:
AN ACT 70 amend The Constitution ollie
STATE Of Mississippi.
SECTION !. Be IL enacted BIZ Tie Leeis-
latarc Of The State Of Mississippi, tho.
thirds Of each branch thereof concmyiag.)
That the second section Of the seventh ar.
ticle Of the Constitution Of The State, I'M
der the title or head ssSlayes, 4 be SO alter
ed and changed as to read as follows, to
wit Section 2. "The Legislature shall
have, and are hereby vested with power
to pass such laws regulating or prohibits
ing the introduction Of slaves info This
State, as may be deemed proper and cx.
pedent.'
SEC. 2. Be 1t further enacted, That Il
shall be the duty Of Secretary Of State, al
least six months preceding the general
election in November, eighteen hundred
and forty-five, TO give notice, by adverti-
sing-in three Or more public newspapers
printed in this State, Of this act, and the
alteration hereby proposed 10 be made 10
the Constitution Of this State, and at said
election, the qualified electors voting foi
members Of the Legislature, shall vote for
or against the alterations herein proposed
TO be made in the Constitution, ia the fol-
lowing manner, to wit: Those voting for
the alteration herein proposed, shall write
on their tickets the words, ssSldues, amend
ment,' and those voting against it, The
words "Slaees, no amendment"
SEC. 5. Be ii further enacted, That Il
shall be the duty Of the Sherifls Of the
several counties in this State, to make re-
turns Of the votes given for the members
of the Legislature, 10 the Secretary Of
State, TO be by him laid before the mex
succeeding Legislature; and if il shall
appear that a majority Of those voting for
members Of the Legislature shall have yo-
ted for the alteration herein proposed, tho
alteration or amendment contained in this
act, shall be inserted by said Legislature
in the Constitution Of this State, as a par!
thereof.
Approved February "a, 1914.
RESOLUTIONS TO amend The Constitu-
ton Of The State Of Mississippi.
Resolped, BY the Legislature Of the
State Of Mississippi, That the following
article be added TO the Constitution, as an
amendment thereto: Elections, article Sih:
SECTION i. The Legislature, at The re-
gular session thereof, in the year one thou
sand eight hundred and forty-six, shah
pass law fixing the time ofholding cleo
ions Of Governor Secretary of State, Au-'
litor Of Public Accounts, State Treasurer,
Of the Legislature, and Repre-
sentative in Congress: which law shall
provide that said elections shall not be
leld at the time when other public officers
ire elected.
SEc. 2. That the Secretary Of State
hall give public notice Of ihesAoregoing
at least*six months previous
Q the next general election, according to
he provisions Of the Constitution.
SEC. 8. That il shall be the duty Of tibet
eyera officers holding the next general
election, to ask the qualified voters, as
hey present their tickets, whether they
re for or against said amendment; and
he several clerks shall make recordthere-
!, as the answer may be; and The same
hall be retained to the Secretary Of State,
the time and manner now prescribed BY
Nv.
Approved Feb. 90, 1874.
In testimony whereof, | have hereunto
subscribed my name, The day and
date first above written.
WIN. HEMINGWAY,
Ca,.os1.... 1yc Cyofs