Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-08-16

On, ..oros;,o an amendment to the Constitution
of the State of Mississippi.
c,,-,on I Re ii enacted by the LegasIatare q "e
STATE of Mississippi, (two-thrds o. each LII ~
nrr;ngA That the sixteenth section OF the !ou III a.
., e Tho Constitution of the State OF MlsssslPP'
he stricken out and abrogated anu III ho' 'i0 o'' '
following article shall be inserted CT. GO.
!" Section l6 In proceedings IN saio ,ircui' ooui y
bere shall be no distinction between iega ana equta
bile remedies, and an uniform COURSE VI PROCEDURE "'
IN all cases. be established. "
Src o Re at further enacted, That it shall be the
duty of the Secretary OF State at least SIX months
recedino the general election to give notice by adj
Pr+;spment in three or more newspapers printed in
Ibis state of this act and the amendment proposed
tberebv 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, of them, at each and every
election precinct, shall ask each voter whether he is
for or 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 Amendments and the Sher-
I of each county is hereby required to furnish the
managers of each precinct in the county with copy
of this act. ID
SEC 8. Be 1t further enacted, That the Sherifs of
the different counties shall make returns of the votes
taken for against said amendment and also, of the
whole number of votes given for members of the
Legislature in their respective counties, to the Secre
ary 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 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 the Treasury,
in favor of any printer publisher of newspaper
poyed in pursuance of the second section of this act
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 the
State of Mississippi
Be 1t resolved By the Legislature of the State Of MiSsS
Szpp That the following article be added to the Con-
stitution amendment thereto:
ELECTEONS--AETICL VIII.
! SECTION 5. The Legislature, at regular session
thereof, in the year thousand eight hundred and
ffty-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 sall provide that said election
shall not be held at the time when the other public Of
fcers 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
ding to the provisions of the Constitution.
Sec. g. 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 are for 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.
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