Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-09-20
AN ACT proposing an amendment to the Constitution ii
of the State of Mississippi. n

AN ACT promising an amendment to the Constitution
of the State of Mississippi.
Section l. Be 1t enacted by the LEGISLATURE o. "e
State Of Mississippi (two-thirds OF each Drahcn cor
curring) That the sixteenth section OF the lourt d!
tcle Of the Constitution of the State OF MISSISSIPPI,
be stricken out and abrogated and III lieu thereo' e
following article shall be inserted:
Section 10. In proceedings in SAID CIRCUIT Coui y
there shall be no distinction between legal and
BILE remedies and uniform of procedure SHALL
in all cases, be established. +"
SEC 2 Be it 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-
vertiseirent, in three more newspapers printed III
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 some 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 to him, and shall cause the votes so
Given to be recorded separate book, to be kept Tor
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 Sherfs of
the different counties shall make returns of the votes
taken for against ssid 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 IL the manner, and under the same
rules and regulations prescribed by law IN rea-
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 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 act shall be inserted by said Legs
ature in lieu of the section abrogated, part of the
Constitution of this State.
SEC T. Be 1t further enacted, That the Auditor of
Public Accounts shall issue warrant the Treasury,
i'll favor of any printer publisher of newspaper
poycd 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 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
i State of Mississippi.
BE reso'red By the legislature Of the State Of Misss
Slppi, That the following article be added the Con
stitution as an amendment thereto:
ECsgSbNS--AEsE2dEE WEI.
! SECTION The Legislature, at a regular session
thereof in the year one thousand eight hundred and
fty-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 be held at the time when the other public of
fccrs are elected.
Sec ,. 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.
SIC. s. That it shall be the duty of the several Of
fcers holding the next general election, to ask the
qualified voters they present their tickets, whether
they for against the amendment, and the sever
al clerks shall make record thereof the may
be- and the same shall be returned by the Secretary
State, in time and manner prescribed by law.
, Approved March 8, 1850.
Jackson, Miss, April -, lS5I--I4-27t