Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-07-05

THE attention of the qualified of the State of
Mississippi, is hereby called to the following Acts
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 l. Be Il enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Mississippi (two-hirds of each branch
currinG) That the sixteenth section of the fourth
ticle of the Constitution of the State of Mississippi,
be stricken and abrogated and in lieu thereof the
following article shall be inserted
Section I6 In proceedings in said Circuit Court,
there shall be no distinction between legal and equta
BILE remedies and uniform of procedure SHALL
in all cases. be established. "
SEC 9 Be al further enacted, That it shall be the
duty of the Secretary of State, least six months
preceding the general election, to give notice by adj
vertisement, in three newspapers printed in
this State of this act and the amendment proposed
thereby, to the existing Constitution of the State
and said election the qualified voters OF the State,
voting for members of the Legislature shall also vote
for 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 against said proposed amendment, and shall
plain the same to him, and shall the votes so
given be recorded in separate book be kept for
that purpose under the heads of Chancery Amend
ments, and Chancery no 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 amendment; and aso of the
whole number OF votes given for members of the
Legislature, in their respective counties to the SeCre
tary of State in the manner and under the same
rules and regulations prescribed by law in rela
ton to members of Congress and shall be the duty
of the Secretary of State to lay all the returns SO
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
lature 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 the Treasury
i'll favor of any printer publisher of newspaper, en-
poyed 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. 5. And be at 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 At resolued by the Lgislatureof the State of 1ssis
Stppt That the following article be added to the Con-
stitution amendment thereto
ELEE.fEONS--ARTICL VIII.
SECTION 8. The Legislature, at regular session
thereof in the year one thousand eight hundred and
iftytwo 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
ficers 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 B. That it shall be the duty of the several Of
hcers holding the next general election to ask the
qualified voters, as they present their tickets whether
they are for or against the amendment and the sever
al clerks shall make record thereof as the answer NAV
be- and the same shall be returned by the Secretary Of
State, in time and manner now prescribed by law
Approved March g. 1850.
Jackson, Miss, April %, 1S51-l4-27t