Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-07-12
[BY AUTHORITY
Office of the secretary of state,

JACKSON, April 18th, 1891.
THE attention of the qualified voters OF the 0tae "
Mississippi is hereby called to the toiioWlng Acts
nassed at the last regular session OF the Legislature
thereof ~. DILL 0e'' Vi 0'o'o
AN ACT proposing an amendment to the constitution
of the State of Mississippi
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted by the Legislature OF the
STATE of Mississippi, (two-hrds of each branch con-
curring) That the sixteenth section OF the iourtn ar
tcle of the Constitution of the State OF mississippi
be stricken and abrogated, and IN lieu thereof the
following article shall be inserted:
Section TO- In proceedings in said Circuit Court,
there shall be distinction between egai ana equta
Bile remedies, and uniform course OF procedure shal'
in all cases, be established.
SIC 9 Re 1t further enacted, That it shall be the
duty of the Secretary of State at least SIX months
preceding the general election, to give notce py ao-
vertisement, in three more newspapers printed III
this State, of this act and the amendment proposed
II q eby 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 against said amendment, in manner following
The managers, one OF them, at each ana 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
gven be recorded in separate book, to be Kept or
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.
SEC g. Be 1t further enacted, That the Sheriffs of
the different counties shall make returns of the votes
taken for or 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 it shall be 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
! cd said he Tier
first section OF the shall be inserted by said Legs
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,
in favor of any printer publisher of newspaper en-
ployed 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
i Be 1T resolved By the Legislature of the State of isSS-
Stppi, That the following article be added to the Con-
stitution as an amendment thereto:
I ELECTIONS--AEEIC VIII.
/ SECTION 5. The Legislature, at a regular session
thereof in the year 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 sIal provide that said election
shall 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,
i ding to the provisions of the Constitution
SEC. 8. 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 answer may
be, and the shall be returned by the Secretary
State, in time and manner now prescribed by law.
i Approved March 8, 1850.
/ Jackson Miss, April %, 1S5I-l4-27t