The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-08-26

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since the 9lb day of JsnuarS, 1901 oy
persons capable Of contracting are valid
binding and are hereby ratifi. and con,
firmed ard declared to be legal and vaild
from their respf ctive dates whether cete
brated with the usual FORMS o. ceremonies
or not.
Mr.. Simonion offered the following |
amendment which was adopted. :, i
At the end of section insert proVioeo
that il is not intended by the ordinance |
to validate or iuvalidate the sct OF any |
officer or person acting as as an ofncer ID
receiving monies payable to the Stale
from the railroad companies but TO leave
the same sutj ct TO adjudication by the
courts in the future.
The question was then taken on the
adoption OF the ordinance as amended
and decided in the affirmative.
Mr., Simonton offered the following res
olu,ion, which was adopted:
Resotved, That the President be author
ize / to order the printing OF suthclrnt
number OF blank writs of the els ctloh
with the ordinance in regard TO elections
passed by this conventions attached, 10 oe
| f led up by him and directed to the
sheriffs of the several counties III the
State.
On motion the Convention adjourned
until 3'cIock, p. m.
3 o'ccocK, T. N.
Convention met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
The President appointed as the com
mittee to prepare and report TO the next
legislature. for its consideration ard
action, such lass and changes IN existing
laws of this State as to said com mlttee
may seem expedlent in view OF 1.-The
amendments to fhe constitution made by
This convention, Mefsrs. A. M. HANDY OF
, Madison, Z j. Goode Of Lawrence, and
w Hemmlngway of Carol.
Dir. Si,nonton from committee on en-
roll, d ordinances and constitutional
, amendments Submitted the following
report:
rolled ordinances and constitutional
: amendments respectfully report, that they
: have examined an ordinance adopted 10y
rhesconvention on the 22d day OF August
1868, entitled an ordinance in relation &c
, The ordinance of secession, and the Other
ordinances and resolutions adopled by I
! former convention, held in the CITY o
Jackson on the 7th day Of January. 1861
and on the 25,h d,y of March, 1861, ano
= find the same correctly enrolled.
On motion OF Mr.. Simonton, the repor
o Was received and agreed to.
Mr.. Johnson of Marshall, offered tn
: following resolution:
:. ResoLved, That in the opinion Of tn
convention, the accumulation OF re
:; dundant population OF freedmen in pal
d ticular localities and thereby the feaIfu
:. prevalence of psuperism should be guarc
!, ed against if possible, and to this enc
that judicious system of colonization
70 Liberia or other point as the general go'
ernment may deem best, should be adop
ed, and that the senators and represent;
= yves who shall be elec ed from this Stat
-, be requested to promote the same.
e Ga motion of Mr. Barr OF Lafayette
:, the resolution was ind, fnitely postponed
Mr.. Harrison from the cummittee o
-, State const tuition submitted The folloV
". ing report:
na Mr.. President The committee on I'll
nv constitution to whom was referred "a
ordinance to amend the Ct institution
,o the State, fixing the seat of governnnel
.l at the city OF jackson, in the county
cb Kinds, beg leave TO report that they a
here to the opinion ezpres sed in the
A fist report submitted on former ola
j., THAT it is not necessary or proper at ii
or present time to enter into other or III
ri ,ner alterations or amendments of II
- constitution, or to take it up for consi
~ GRAFTON upon IFS general provisions, ar
~ accOrdlngly they recommend that Il
- proposed ordinance do not pass.
l., On motion of Mr.. Harrison, the repo
~ was received and agreed to.
be Mr.. Peytnn of Copiah, offered the f
lowing ordinance:
Be it ordained and declared, and it
or hereby ordained and declared, that ii
=, 18Th section of the 4th article of the ca
l., tuition OF the State of Mississippi, be
llr amended as to read as follows, to wit:
10. A court of Probate shall be establish
,or in each county In this State, with iur
dictiOn in all matters testSmentary al
,d administrative IN minors business, al
allotmenG of dover in cases of idlocy al
lLnacy. and of persons non c0BpoS men
cn fhe judg of said court shall be elect
by the qualified electors of the re especti
hal counties for the term of two years
e.s On motion of Mr. Watson, The abo
MS ordinance was referred to the commit
nty on State constitution with instructions
repo favorably 1hereupon.
rs Mr.. Cooper of Rankin, offered t
oy following ordinance
,ra An ordinance to be entitled an ordinan
obs to enable the sheriff and clerk of H.
Ca cock county to execute official bon,
I9S Be it ordained that the penalty of I
oy off >isl bond of the sheriff of Hancn
ar connty be reduced TO five thousand d
e'' lars; and the penalty of the official bo
ap ut the circuit and probate clerks of So
&C county be reduced to twenty five III
IN d'ed dollars each. until the legislature
lea the State of Mississippi shall by law
dhr crease or otherwise change them
9tr either of them.
ate Mr.. Watson presented commnicati
dg from Gen A. NJ. West, which was read
en- inf rmation.
an Mr.. Johnson Of Smith. called up
en' following ordinance submitted by b
was his morning.
An ordinance TO submit article s of
~ nnnsillutinn rrOr,nsed and adnr1nd