Sunny South. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1856-18??, 1857-06-04
LAWS OF MISSISSIPPI.
BY AUTHORITY.

AN ACT to amend the Constitution Of the State
of Mississippi, in relation to the term of office
of members of the Legislature -
SECTION l. BE it enacted by the Legislature of
the State of Mississippi (two-thirds Of each House
concurrng) That the amendment to the Consttu-
tion voted for by majority Of the qualified cleo
tors in this State at the last general election,
known as the tenure of Office amendment and
which was added to the Constitution by an act of
the Legislature of this State, approved the~6tb
day of February, 1856, be abrogated so far as'1t
fixes the terms of Office of members Of the Lcgis
lature and in lieu thereof the following section be
adopted and inserted in the Constitution.
SEC. The term of Office of members of the leg
lature shall be for the period now fixed by the
Constitution, and shall commence from and after
their election, and expire at the next general eec
ton thereafter, ut which their successors are cleo
ted. -
SEC. 2. BE it further enacted That it shall be
the duty of the Secretary of State, to give notice
of this act, and the amendment of the Constitu-
ton proposed hereby, at least six months preced-
ing the next general election by advertising in
three or more public newspapers published in this
State and at the said election, the qualified elec-
tors voting for members of the Legislature shall
also vote for or against the said amendment, in
manner following to-wit:
The returning officer of each and every election
precinct, shall ask each and every voter whether
he is for Or against the proposed amendment and
shall explain the same to him, and shall cause a
separate record of said votes to be kept for and
against the proposed amendment; and shall make
true and correct return tf said votes to the Sher
if or general returning officer of the county and
it shall be the duty of the Sheriff of each county
to furnish every returning officer with copy of
this act.
Sec. 3. BE it further enacted, That the Sheriff
or general returning officer shall make returns of
all votes given for or against said amendments,
and also of the whole number of votes given for
members of the Legislature in their respective
counties, to the Secretary of State, in the same
manner as prescribed by law in relation to dpfe-
scntatives in Congress and it shall be the duty of
the Secretary of State to lay all such returns be-
fore the next succeeding Legislature with digest
ed vote of each county for and against said amend
ments and also the aggregate vote of each county
cast for members of the Legislature; and if it
shall appear that majority of the qualified cleo
tors voting for members of the Legislature shall
have voted for said amendments, then the same
shall be inserted by the said Legislature as part
of the Constitution of this State
Sec. 4. BE it further enacted, That the Auditor
of Public Accounts shall issue Il warrant or war.
rants on the Treasurer for the expenses of the
publication of this act, in favor of any person or
persons to whom the same may be due, on the Ger,
tifcate of the Secretary of State that the account
is correct.
WILLIAM S. BARRY,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
JOHN j. PETTUS,
President of the Senate
Approved, February I'd, 1857
JOHN j. MCRAIN