Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-08-30

thereof ~ Di@A1i'' 49, - 1890
AN ACT proposing an amendment to the Constitution
of the State of Mississippi.
Section l. BE 1T enacted By the Legislature Of the
Sate of Mississippi (two-thirds of each branch con-
currinG0 That the sixteenth section OF the iouftn ar
cle Of the Constitution of the State of Mississippi,
be stricken and abrogated, and IN heu thereoi' W
following article shall be inserted:
Section Is. In proceedings in said Circuit Court
there shall be no distinction between legal and equta
bic remedies and uniform course of procedure SMALL
in all cases. be established
SEC Q Be at 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-
vertisement, in three or more 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 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-
plan the same him, and shall the votes so
oven be recorded in separate book to be Kept tor
that purpose, under the heads of Chancery Amend
ments, and Chancery no Amendments and the Sher-
iff of each county is hereby required to furnish the
managers of each precinct in the county with copy
of this act.
SEC g. Be it further enacted, That the Sherf's 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 to the Secre-
tary of State in the manner and under the same
rules and regulations prescribed by law in rea-
on 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
ted for said amendment the alteration contained in the
first section of the shall be inserted by said Legis
ature in lieu of the section abrogated, part of the
Constitution of this State.
SEC A. Be ii further enacted, That the Auditor of
Public Accounts shall issue warrant the Treasury,
in favor of any printer publisher of newspaper
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. 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 iresozUed By the Legiszatureof the Staeof MisSS-
Slppt, That the following article be added to the Con-
stitution amendment thereto:
ELESEEONS--AsEfC VIII.
! SECTION 5. The Legislature, at regular session
thereof in the year one thousand eight hundred and
fifty-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 sla 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,
ding to the provisions of the Constitution.
SEC g. That it shall be the duty of the several Of
fcers holding the general election to ask the
qualified voters, they present their tickets whether
they are for or against the amendment and the
al clerks shall make record thereof the answer may
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 %, 1651-l4-27t