Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-08-09
an amendment to the Constitution

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m, ,ronosinp an amendment the Constitution
nv - of the State of Mississippi: IN
SECTION l. Be 1t enactea Cg He * branch con-
SUI Tbat the sixteenth section OF Lle ioulli q
tnl IF the Constitution of the State OF he
he stricken out and abrogated' anu III ne
foIIowing article shall be inserted . c,.;. Court
~ Snoton I6 In proceedings in said Circuit ooul
ore shall be no distinction between legal ana q
HE remedies, and an uniform course Oh Pfoo'"D'
in all cases. be established. mn. :. sbou he the
Src Q Be it further enacted, That IL slali 20
~ Of the Secretary of State, at least SIX months
recedng the general election, to give notlce td in
Tortisement, in three or more newspapers PJ
We sstate of this act and the amendment Proposeu
iab,, to the existing Constitution OF tle otdUe
md Of said election the qualified voters OF tile olaI'
votinp for members of the Legislature shai. do w.
for or against said amendment, IN manner IoiU" s
M o9agers or some one of them, at each and every
1+;on nTecinct shall ask each voter whether ne is
for or AGAINST said proposed amendment ana shdll eA
lain the same to him, and shall cause the votes SO
Given to be recorded in separate book to De Kept of
That nurpose under the heads of Chancery Amend
ments and Chancery Amendments; and the Sher-
if of each county is hereby required to furnish the
managers of each precinct in the county with copy
CT this act.
Sec g. Be it further enacted That the Sheriffs 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 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 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 vo-
ted for said amendment the alteration contained IN the
first section of the shall be inserted by said Legis
laure in lieu of the section abrogated, part of the
! Constitution Of this State.
! Sec A. BE 1t 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 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 al resolved bg the Legislature Of the State Of MRSSS-
suppl, That the following article be added to the Con-
stitution amendment thereto:
l ELECEEONS--ARTEC VIII.
I SECTION ). The Legislature, at regular session
thereof in the year one thousand eight hundred and
ty-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 not be held at the time when the other pubic Oh
ficers are elected.
SEC 9 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 for against the amendment, and the
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 9, 1850.
Jackson, Miss, April %, 1851-l4-27t