Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-06-21
[By AUTHORITY
cGoo Of the-Secresary-0f State,

| CE1S9 OF the secretary o. S&E&kS1
| JACKSON, April 18th, 1851.
THE attention of the qualified voters of the State Of
Mississippi, is hereby called to the ioio"lng Aces
passed at the last regular session OF the Legislature
thereof 10. BELL sec. oi o'a'e'
AN ACT proposne an amendment to the Constitution
Il of the State of Mississippi.
! SECTION /. Be ii enacted by the Legislature % Me
State of Mississippi, (two-thirds OF eacn Drancn con
curring0 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:
"Secton l6 In proceedings III saio oreu' Oou
there shall be no distinction between legal and equta-
bile remedies and an uniform course OF procedure SHALL
in all cases, be established
/ SEc Q Re It further enacted, That it shall be the
duty of the Secretary of State, at least SIX months
preceding the general election, to give nouce by ad-
vertjsement in three or newspapers printed IN
this State of this and the amendment proposed
thereby to the existing Constitution OF the state
and at said election the quaed 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 each ana every
election precinct shall ask each voter whether ne Is
for or against said proposed amendment' ana shai exc
plain the same to him. and shall cause the votes SO
qven 70 he recorded in separate book, to be kept for
| that purpose under the heads OF Chancery Amend
ments, and Chancery no Amendments ana the Sher-
i of each county is hereby required 10 luTnlsn the
managers of each precinct in the county with copy
of this act.
Sec g. Be it further enacted, That the Sherltfs OF
the different counties shall make returns OF the VoteS
taken for or against said amendment and Also OF the
whole number of votes given TOR members OF the
legislature in their respective countless to the Secre-
tary of State in the manner and under the same
rules and regulations are prescribed by law IN ea
ton to members of Congress and 1t shall De the duty
of the Secretary of State, to lay all the returns SO
made before the next succeeding Legislature; and II
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 ne
first section of the act shall be inserted by said Legs
ature in lieu of the section abrogated part OF the
Constitution of this State.
SEC 4. 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 of the second section OF tins act
on 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 1t resolved by the Legislature OF the State OF M,SsaS
sp That the following article be added to the Con-
stitution amendment thereto:
INSTRUMENTATION VIII.
SECTION 5. The Legislature, at regular session
thereof in the year thousand eight hundred and
ifty-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
Congress- which law sla provide that said election
shall not be held at the time when the other public Of
icers are elected
Sec. 2. 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
icers 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, the may
be- and the shall be returned by the Secretary of
State, in time and manner now prescribed by law.
Approved March 9, 1850.
Jackson, Miss April %, l851-l4-27t