Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-07-26

Mississippi is hereby called to the following Acts
passed at the last regular session OF the Legislature
thereof. ~. bELL' DEC. ol ola'e'
AN ACT proposing amendment to the Constitution
of the State of Mississippi.
SECTION l. Be ii enacted by the Legislature OF the
State of Mississippi (twothirds OF each branch con-
curringA That the sixteenth section of the fourth ar
ticle Of the Constitution of the State of Mississippi,
be stricken out and abrogated, and in lieu thereof the
following article shall be inserted
Section Is In proceedings in said Circuit Court,
there shall be no distinction between legal and equta-
BILE remedies, and uniform course OF procedure SNAIL
in all cases, be established. !"
SEC @ Be 1t further enacted, That it shall be the
duty of the Secretary of State, at least SIX months
preceding the general elections to give notice by aa
vertisement, in three or more newspapers prlhteo ~
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 some one OF them at eaeh anu every
election precinct shall ask each voter whether he is
for or against said proposed amendment, ana shali e
plan the same to him. and shall cause the votes so
given be recorded in separate BOOK 10 De kept lr
that purpose, under the heads OF Chancery Amend
ments and Chancery no Amendments and the Sher-
if of each county is hereby required to urnlsh the
managers of each precinct in the county with copy
of this act. 90
the different counties shall make returns of the votes
taken for or against said amendment and also, OF the
whole number of votes given for members OF the
Legislature, in their respective countess to the Secre-
tary of State in the same manner and under the same
rules and regulations prescribed by law in rea-
ton to members of Congress and 1t shall be the duty
of the Secretary of State, to lay all the returns SO
made before the next succeeding Legislature ana
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 act shall be inserted by said Legs
aure in lieu of the section abrogated as part OF the
Constitution of this State.
SEC A. Be 1T further enacted, That the Auditor oil
Public Accounts shall issue warrant on the Treasury
in favor of any printer publisher of newspaper en-
poyed in of the second section of this act
on the certificate of the Secretary OF State that the
account of such printer or 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 itreSolud By the Legislature Of the State Of M1sstS
s1ppi That the following article be added to the Con
stitution amendment thereto:
ELECEIONS--ARTEC VIII.
: SECTION 5. The Legislature, at regular sessIoI
thereof in the year thousand eight hundred ant
ty-two, 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
fcers are elected.
: Sec 3. That the Secretary of State shall give pub
lie notice of the foregoing amendment, at least SIX
months previous to the next general election, accor
. ding to the provisions of the Constitution
Sec g. That it shall be the duty of the several of
s. cers holding the next general election to ask thu
qualified voters, they present their tickets whethe
they for against the amendment, and the sever
al clerks shall make record thereof the may
be, and the shall be returned by the Secretary
:
Approved March 8, 1850.
Jackson, Miss, April %. 1S51-l4-21