The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-08-20

and duties, and also 10 sappress VaSTaney
and lunish vagrants."
! The c1mr.ittec also report the follow
/ inr ordinance In relation 10 the eiecs.oa
| Of public officers
/ And the committee are oi tnn opinion.
and respectfully submit. thai 1t IS not
/ necessary or proper. at tha present TIME
/ to enter into olher or fur' h~r alterations
/ or amendments of :he constitution or to
take it up for Consideration upon rs gen
er.d PROVISIONS.
ORDNANCE.
! Tho pcorla OF the S;sse Of II So se;ppi
! IL convention as tnblgt.. do ordain anti
declare, and Il is hereby oGdIined ana
jecisged =
THAT general election shall be held
according 20 the cors.l:utlon and the
| election Itxs Of this State, as they existed
| or thu 1st day OF Jaduary, looi. for rep
! rese! ;atives in Con re.s, and sill Staie
officers. and members OF tae Legislature.
! rne several congressional districts shall
! be the game. and the time Of hold
! ing the election for representatives 10
| Congress the same ashyed and es'a ph-hed
By the Legislature, in the year A. ID
! 1857. The Legislature shall convene Oh
| .he first Monday IN Noven Der, 1868, ana
De organized and classified as the consu
tuition dlrects. 4 spa Ial elecIon shall
also be held at the tune OF said general
election, lthe fist Monday III Oc.ober,
| d. 1868. for all county, djstricI, lndclat
aud MIN isteriaI officers, and the oiticerS
so elected shall hold their offices until the
next regular election thereafter, and
until their successors stall have been
duly quilted and enter upon the du;i2,
Of their re-psciivo Offices according to
the constitution and Iaws.
Aud th term of Office CT AL suca state,
county, district. judici Ii and naIaisie ~
officers SD elected shall cnmmenca l4e
| first Moud " IN November. A. y. 1850.
No person shali he qualified as an eicc
tor or be eligible II any Office at sa,d
election unless. in addition to the qua}iii
cations required by the constitution aud
election law, aforesaid he shall take the
amnesty oath pre- crib-d in the procsme
tion of The President OF the Unigad etates
Of the % h dav OF II " a d 1850
And immediately a!t-r tbs aoj 2urn
Of ibis Convention, the President thereof
shtii issue wrjts IF eiect'on directed 10
he sheriff Of the several counties IN tue
| state, requiring them 20 cause SAID ei@c-
lions to BE- held acc 1rdjDg To the election
laws in force. sud cxjstiGg Oh said first
lay Of ,nuGry 4 d 1861.
On M ion of NJ Darriso0, the report
wa &c iyed anG agreed to.
Ga his fucther III rtloD. the report
and ordinance were laid upon the table,
add three Auldred copies ordered TO be
printed,
Mr. Matthews offered the following
resolutions;
Rcs2!ced, That committee Of three b
appointed 10 asc 'rtaln and report
4.,.,ri !
(cgftes to this convention.
{ 2l. Whether Il n ejori'y of legal voters
unde n the laws of this State, voted Tor
the delegates elected.
Ne. Yerger cfered the following amend
meut:
| Amend, Aud the said committee also
report The number of legal voters there
were in the S ate at the : id election.
o. motion of Mr. n :rtin, oi Suuh ,wer
the resolution aud amen3m 2nt Were laid
upon tha table.
ilr Watson. from special committee
submitted the following re7orl =
The committee appointed to employ
two competent short hand writer's TO re
port accurately and fully the debates Of
this body have performed that duty by
employing for thai purpose Me,srs. :. W
Burnham and A. S. ButIett of New o.
teams, al 4 COM IeStS3lIou taCu Oh l@lO J
iiteen dollars a day.
All of which is respectfully submitted
On motion of Mr.. Watson the report
was received and agreed TO.
Ga his further motion, the resolution
was adopted.
Mr.. Mathews offered the following res
o.ution, which was adopted:
ReS0{0ed, That the sergeant a arms be
authorized and required 10 furnish for the
Use o. this convention, a sufficient guam
tity of ice.
Mr.. Hudson offered the following Or
dinance:
Be it ordained by the loyal people Of
The State OF Mississippi in Convention as
sembied.
lst, That the High Court of Errors and
Appeals OF this State, the several Circuit
ana Chancery Courts of this State, the
Criminal Court of Warren county, the
otfia. of Attorney General of this State.
the Office of District Attorney of the sew,
eraI judicial Districts aud Criminal
Courts of this State, the ciiice of Clerk OF
tno several Circuit and Criminal Courts
, Of this S ale aud all county officers
known To Tho Constitution ana IS of
this Safe on aud before the 9 h Cay OF
January, 1851, be and the same are here
by revived, ,e established and declared to
be in existence, full force and operation
and that the several persons elected to
said offices by the people atthe last e}ec.
ton therefor, in this State and holding
said Offices atthe time OF the suspensions
Of their functions and power, in My
1865, be and they are hereby reinstated.
res ored and elected 10 their said everal |
offices and positions. upon their Iespec-
!, lively TAX nc the amnesty oath. If not al
ready taken aud the proper oath of Office.
and giving new bond aad security TO be
taken conditioned aud approved accord,
ing tolaw ia the case of bonded officers.
for and until the end of the unexpired
terms fo2 which they were severally elect
ed, provid d that a;ly such Off ,e now Fl !
ID and held by any appoiutee of Gov
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