The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1868-06-20
GRENADA, MISSISSIPPI, JUNE 20, 1868.

ALousei ~ shHl4 pecOIn6 law; out IN
such cases the votes of both Houses
shall be determined by yeas and nays
and the names of persons voting for
or against the bill, shall be entered
on the journal, by each House res
pectively. If any bill shall not be
returned by the Governor within five
days Sundays excepted) after it has
been presented to him, it shall be a
law in like manner as if he had signed
it, unless the Legislature by adjourn
ment, prevented its return, in which
case it shall be a law, unless sent back
within three days after its next meet
ing.
Sec, 26. Every order, resolution,
or vote, to which the concurrence of
both houses may be necessary Except
on questions OF adjournment,) shall
be presented to the Governor, and be-
fore it shall take effect, be approved
by Him, or being" 'disapproved, shall
be repassed by two-thirds of both
houses, according to the rules of lin.
itation prescribed in all cases of
bill.
Sec. 27. No money shall be drawn
from the treasury except on appropri-
alton made by law
SEC. 28. The House of Represen,
tatives shall have the sole power of
impeachment, but two-thirds of Che
members present must concur therein.
All impeachments shall be tried by
the Senate, and when sitting for that
purpose, the Senators shall be upon
oath or affirmation to do justice ac-
cording to law and evidence.
Sec. 29. The Governor and all
other civil officers under this State,
shall be liable to impeachment for
treason, bribery, or any high crime
or misdomeanor in Office.
Sec, 30. When the Governor shall
be tried, the Chief Justice of the Su-
preme Court, shall preside, and DO
person shall be convicted without the
concurrence of thirds of all the
Sen ators present.
S.gO. 81. Judgment in such cases
shall not extend further than removal
from Office, and disqualification to
hold ony office of honor, trust or pro-
fit un,ler this State but the party
convic ted shall nevertheless be sub
jeot to indictment, trial, judgment, and
punishment according to law.
Sec. 81. For reasonable cause,
which shall not be sufficient ground
for impeachment, the Governor shall,
on the joint address of two-thirds of
each branch of the Legislature, re-
move from Office the Judges of the
Supreme and Inferior Courts; pro.
yided the cause or causes of removal
be spread on the journal, and the
party charged be notified of the same
before the vote is finally taken and
decided, and shall have an opportuni-
ty to be heard by himself Or counsel,
or both.
Sec. 33. The style of the laws of
the State shall be: 4" Be it enacted by
the Legislature Of the State of Mis-
sissippi,"
Sec, "a. The Legislature shall pro-
vide for the enumeration of the whole
number Of inhabitants, and of the
qualified electors of the State, once in
every ten years and the the first
enumeration shall be ordered at the
first meeting of the Legislature under
this Constitution.
Sec, 35. The number of represen-
tatives shall, at the several periods Of
making such enumeration, be appor-
toned among the several counties or
districts, according to the number Of
qualified electors in each, and shall
not be less than one hundred, nor
more than one hundred and twenty.
Sec. 36. The number of Senators
shall upon each enumeration made be
apportioned according to the number
Of qualified electors in the several
districts, and shall never be less than
one>fourth nor more than one third
the whole number of Representatives.
SEQ. 81. The Senators on being
convened after the first election, shall
be iVided by lot from their respec-
tive Congressional districts into two
classes, as nearly equal as can be, and
the seats Of the first class shall be va
Gated at the expiration of the second
year.
Sec. 38. The Legislature shall pro-
vide for the organization of new coun,
ties, locating county seats, and
changing county lines but no county
shall be organized, nor the lines Of
any county changed SO as to include
an area ofless than four hundred, mol
more than six hundred and twenty.
five square miles.
SEC. 80. No Senator or RepTesen-
tative, during the term for which he
was elected, shall be appointed to any
Office of profit under this State which
shall have been created, Or the emol
uments of which have been increased
during the time such Senator or Rep
resentative was in Office, except tC
such offices as may be filed by al
election of the people.
SEC. 40. The Legislature shall
provide, by law, for determining con
tested elections.
ARTICLE V.
EXECUTIVE.
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