Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1848-09-09
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Of MISSISSIPPI On tha plopHgiJ g eslls
ION to amend the Constiution q re s.4A'
Sr-rosI b /, saacis4 tg t. Lsgis.sil.s z =
S,s,- n Mississippi, fhai on lae aTzl Aes.
las following, m November tsAs ~ -.
= rrr.r officers for conducting eectiaHs 70 tis So
80 Ia "A the several precincts Of Their fsspecsss
counties ana cities polls Tor The purpose q aseefl
ng te sovereign w Of the people Q. ms etiss = =
ne pfoarietv Of holding conversion oil aesF
Who SHAH Be authorized 10 amend Or Remodel .ue
constitution Of tbs State, whieh cons u'a'o..' :.
amended constitution, slsll be submitted 70 49,
vote Of the sovereign people lals STATE io nun
ton OF rejection.
SIC > b Il further suattei, That The noseflo
sbn mon te IA sage OF tins act cause the same %
10 immediately advertised ia 50 many newspapers as
h. h,n daetn sufficient uo less bgH ihres; ana thst
- tr,ber direct the proper officers to hold polls ief
tho purpose herein set iofth'
Sac a. Be- Il fsriksr cnrete3. That the sheriff, OF
,the~ pr,ner officer, s0aH, at the time heFeaeeofe
,,or,fd open and hold polls for the purpose q aseeI
tanning tine sovereign wall upon the can o. eohea-
tim which SAID election hail be e0nduciea uloA ''d
the same principles, and under me Sahe P''-e ~
,,,.,,I,,as A. arr now prescribed in conducting ee0
-. H. the ri,rtion ii Governor aud the result Oh
~, ,ote lar each county, town on cts, shan pe 'os
lslt IA The Secretary Of State Is i now Te4ultru
+ in the election Of Governor r.,
So, NJ 4 further saqelei. That Tie Auditor O.
prhr accounts. the Stale Treasurer, and me sec
rotary N State shall, ia the presence 81 the 'oNf''
IN tho st Monday OF Jan, $3.50, open arg CUM an
~, So Inns nollel and forwarded. and Il 7 shan ap-
M, ! oaiory al an the votes so poled lor ineih-
~ ,be leot.latnre aud forwarded, shall bc IN ia
~ ~ a convention tile Governor shall thefehpoN -
a.. ,rts 81 election by general proc Mnauh anu "
the usual requirements, % call upon he shefi' si'
REQUIRE him, OF the proper officer 2 hed an eletuor
an the Isl Monday and day after "a March te"V' "a
...tt anttf ipdf IA Ne
the several counties, cites ana towns, eAeo y ~
rcrnt,,ou 10 elect the Same number q deleFates 70
that the several counties. towns or eit-
-. n,,y ha entitled 10 elect representatives TO uie
conservatives OF the state legislature when
I'M ,l,,,;nn sbn;l be conducted in the same MARINER
* ana nnler the same pains and penalties tha' are NJ"
reonirel IN the election o. representatives % 'he tg
Stature. and the sheriff Or other oifcer conducting
.sid c,cia shall give to the person q persons -
Inc case may be certificate OF eetueaes,
and II like manner make returns y wy .aI
STAR. and should any delegate 50 elected lese MS
certificate. o. fail 10 procure one, The secretary 81
sIal furnish sueh certificate PRoNrLps the re-
INN. N his Office shall show ltiobc Just
So 4 n h further enacted, That thed delegates ~
a ,ao,o sh asemble ii the state honse On he iirst
Monday d April, 1850, and sha proceed e 'ho dg'y
ASSIGNED them, BY such organization y y t'il sl''
d acpm meet and shall have power e adopt sae fae
IA rcrualisns forthe Transaction q business - wits
a.,r, +, theu-c,c. order, and secIii'y from melcs
atan Of binjtmce IN ans malief Pef'a,aas Y w
grca, objects q TIC convention aiQ W. os.'a y y
>. sa{ convention from anf malesinhon ihe{ saai
H. mower toaccca sergeant-at-afms VINO shai "
,e authorized 10 supprc. al Disorder By he direction e
be fla convention, and be civil authority q US state
hersby required 10 susanal orders aud 70 een'ofi'
,aall m,pdatos from sam conventions whilst 70 80
.,on' "a bc certified BY tc presiding officer thereof
s,oe - In preservation d order thereto aid III
.,,r ,be members thereof whist attending L
he business Of said convention And ne menlaet
w r11 s,,.nt,on shall be entitled 70 all the imtn
oNeN any P''lfh . i.l,lpre and eh,l likewise b