Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-11-01

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passed at the last regular session of the Legislature
thereof. 10. BELL, Sec. of State.
AN ACT proposing an amendment to the Constitution
of the State of Mississippi.
SECTION /. Be IL enacted bu the Legislature of the
State Of Mississippi, Qwothirds of each branch con-
currng That the sixteenth section of the fourth ar
tcle of the Constitution of the State of Mississippi
be stricken out and abrogated and in lieu thereof the
following article shall be inserted:
Section l6 In proceedings in said Circuit Court,
there shall be distinction between legal and equita-
bic remedies and uniform course of procedure SHALL
in all cases, be established. %
SEC. 2. Be 1t further enacted That it shall be the
duty of the Secretary of State, at least six months
preceding the general election, to give notice by ad-
yertlsement, in three newspapers printed in
this State, of this act and the amendment proposed
thereby to the existing Constitution of the State
and at said election, the qualified voters of the State
voting for members of the Legislature shall also vote
for or against said amendment, in manner following
The managers, of them, at each and every
election precinct shall ask each voter whether he is
for against said proposed amendment and shall ex-
plain the same to him. and shall the votes so
gven to be recorded in separate book to be kept for
that purpose, under the heads of Chancery Amend
ments, and Chancery Amendments and the Sher-
if of each county is hereby required to furnish the
managers OF each precinct in the county with copy
of this act.
SEC 3. Be 1t further enacted, That the Sheriffs of
the different counties shall make returns of the votes
taken for against said amendments and ALSO of the
whole number of votes given for members of the
Legislature in their respective countless the Secre-
tary OF State IN the same manner and under the
rules and regulations prescribed by law in rea-
ton to members OF Congress and it shall be the duty
of the Secretary of State to lay all the returns
made before the next succeeding Legislature and if
it shall appear that majority of the qualified electors
voting for members of the Legislature shall have vo-
ted for said amendment the alteration contained in the
first section of the shall be inserted by said Legs-
laure in lieu of the section abrogated part of the
Constitution of this State.
SEC. f. Be 1t further enacted, That the Auditor of
Public Accounts shall issue warrant on the Treasury
in favor of any printer publisher of newspaper, en-
ployed in pursuance of the second section of this act
the certificate of the Secretary of State that the
account of such printer publisher is correct.
SEC. s. And be 1t further enacted That this act shall
be in force from and after its passage
! Approved, March 9th, 1851.
A RESOLUTION to amend the Constitution of the
State of Mississippi.
BE urcS0Ued by the Legislature of the State Of NissiS
slppi, That the following article be added to the Con
sttuton as amendment thereto:
| ELECTROMAGNETIC VIII.
/ SECTION 5. The Legislature, at regular session
thereof, in the year thousand eight hundred and
fftytwo, shall pass law fixing the time Of holding
the election for Governor Secretary of State Auditor
of Public Accounts State Treasurer Attorney Gener-
al, Members of the Legislature. and Representatives
in Congress- which law slal provide that said election
shall not be held at the time when the other public Of
! ficers are elected
SEC. ,. That the Secretary of State shall give pub
lie notice of the foregoing amendment at least six
months previous to the next general election,
ding to the provisions of the Constitution.
Sec. 3. That it shall be the duty of the several Of
fcers holding the next general election to ask the
qualified voters, they present their tickets whether
they for against the amendment, and the
al clerks shall make record thereof as the answer may
be- and the shall be returned by the Secretary
State, in time and manner now prescribed by law
! Approved March 8, 1850.
Jackson, Miss, April %, I85l-l4-27t