Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-09-27
AN ACT nroposino an amendment to the Constitution
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AN ACT proposino an amendment to the Constitution
of the State of Mississippi.
SrcrroN l. BE ii enacted By the Legislature OF the
Siqe of Mississippi (twothrds of each branch con-
curing That the sixteenth section OF the fourtn ar
fic Of the Constitution of the State of Msslsslppl
be stricken and abrogated and IN heu thefeo ue
following article shall be inserted
Section TO- In proceedings in said Circuit CouFt,
there shall be no distinction between legal and equta
BILE remedies and an uniform course OF PROCEDURE sa
in all cases, be established.
SEc , Be 1t further enacted That it shall be the
dutv of the Secretary Of State, at least SIX months
preceding the general election, to give notice by ad
vertiscment, in three newspapers printed IN
this State, of this and the amendment proposed
thereby to the existing Constitution of the State
and at said elections 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 or of them, at each and every
election precinct, shall ask each voter whether he is
for or against said proposed amendment and shall eX-
plain the same to him, and shall cause the votes SO
given be recorded in separate book to be kept iCr
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 g. 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 their respective counties, to the Secre
,
rules and regulations prescribed by law III rea-
ton members of Congress and it shall be the duty
of the Secretary of State, to lay all the returns so
made before the next succeeding Legislature and 1t
it shall appear that majority of the qualified electors
voting for members of the Legislature, shall have
ted for said amendment, the alteration contained IN the
first section Of the shall be inserted by said Legs-
ature in lieu Of the section abrogated, part OF the
Constitution of this State.
SEC l. Be at further enacted, That the Auditor OF
Public counts shall issue warrant the Treasury
in favor of any printer or publisher of newspaper en-
poved in pursuance 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 5. 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 thc
State of Mississippi.
Be al resolved bV the Le7isotureo the State Of MisSiS
s1ppi, That the following article be added to the Con
sttuton amendment thereto
EGEE<sNSs--ABE,EEGEE VIII.
SECTION s. The Legislature at regular session
thereof, in the year thousand eight hundred ant
tifty-two, shall pass law fixing the time OF holdn!
the election for Governor Secretary Of State Audito
OF Public Accounts, State Treasurer, Attorney Gener
al, Members Of the Legislature, and Representative
in Congress- which law sall provide that said eectic
shall not be held at the time when the other public OF
fcers are elected
SEC ,. That the Secretary Of State shall give pub
lie notice of the foregoing amendment, at least 81
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 o.
fcers holding the next general election, to ask tn
qualified voters, they present their tickets Whethe
they for against the amendment, and the sever
al clerks shall make record thereof the answer ma
be, and the shall be returned by the Secretary
: State, in time and manner now prescribed by law.
Approved March 9, 1850.
Jackson, Miss, April %, I851-14-27t