The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1869-03-27
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rfpas tnased Maheh ~, 1871. mfi
tird an aef IN the more e6imant
government NJ The febtl States
end tho acvefal aeta ~ Congress
supplementary thereto, and ancnd
afofy thereof, and ~ orgmized vi
lfic time ~ Ne ad%oufnfneTa V here.
by authorized 10 assemble forthwith
upon The mIl ofthe President there.
N; md N ense ~ hiH Gilure fof
thirty days 10 summon said conven
tion, the commanding General ~
the Fourth Military District V here.
BY authorized and required ny proc.
lnmaiion t0 summon said Conven.
ton 10 assemble " the capital Of
said State; and said Convention
shall have, and II h hereby author.
lied to exercise, the following
powers In addition b. the powers
now authorized by law, to.wit 10
appoint n provisional Governor, to
remove and appoint registrars and
Judges Of elections under Said acts Of
Congress; 10 submit to the people
Of said State The constitution hereto
fore frafned by said convention,
either with or without amendments ;
to provide by ordinance that the
votes for and against said constitu-
ton and for and against the clauses
thereof submitted by this net to u
separate vote, together with the
votes cast for and against oil State
and local officers voted for under
said constitution, shall be forwarded
to the Provisional Governor by the
judges Of election and shall be
counted in the presence of the
Provisional Governor, the General
commanding the Military District of
Mississippi, and such committee AZ
the Convention may appoint for tho
purpose T; and il shall be the duty of
said Provisional Governor, COM
manding General, and committee to
make proclamation Of the result of
such elections to exempt from at
tachmcnt or sale, on execution for
debt, household property and agri-
cultural and mechanical implements
and tools, not exceeding In value
the sum of five hundred dollars in
any one ease and to pass such or
dinances, not inconsistent with tho
constitution and laws of the United
States, as ii may deem necessary to
protect all persons in their lives, lib
erty aud property; Provided, That
said Convention shall not continued
IN session more than sixty days {:
AID prorided further, That the dis
tricts mrcprcsentcd from any cause
In the Convention at tho time Of it,
adjournment shall ut once proceed
to elect duly qualified persons to
seats In said Convention. The
election Of such delegates shall be
held under the direction Of the COM I,
General In accordance !
with tho provisions Of tho net of !,
approved March % 1867, :
untitled An act for the more eff J
,icntgovernmeht ofthe rebel States,n '
lnd the act supplementary thereto :,
certificates Of election shall he :
awarded to the candidates receiving
he highest number Of votes: And
'rorided also, That said Convention
hall submit to a separate vote of {
he qualified electors of said State :
he question ofthe adoption or rejec- !
scvcrally, of the provisions of !
he constitution which may bc SUBJ !
mtleh M 10 quaiihcation 10 votc or :,
Qualification for office. !
sEc. .. And De- u further enacted, y
That the several ordinances which !
nay be passed by the constitutional 0
Convention of State, within the linn G
rs herein provided, shall be Q
4 force in said State, until Mizsi.ip- 0
! shall have adopted a constitution i
{ State government aud the mme ?
hall have been approved by Con- ,
rcss Proridcd, That nothing In U
his act contained shall deprive any = !
cr-on Of trial by jury In the courts U