The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-07-22

sentatives, in open session.
Sec. a. Every bill which has passed botI
Houses, shall be presented to the Governor Of
the State. If he approves, he shall sign it, but
if he does not approve, he shall return it with
his objections, TO the House in which it origi-
mated, who shall enter the objections at large
upon their journal, and proceed to reconsider
IT. If, after such reconsideration, two-thirds
of that House shall agree to pass the bill, ii
shall be sent, with the objections, to the other
House, by which, likewise, it shall be recon-
sidered, and il approved by two-thirds of that
House, IL shall become law; but in all such
cases the>votes of both Houses shall be deter
mined by yeas and nays, and names of the per-
sons voting for or against the bill, shall be en-
tered on the journal of each House respective
ly; If any bill shall not be returned by the
Governor within FIVE days Sunday excepted)
after it has been presented TO him, il shall be a
law in like manner as if he had signed it,
unless the Legislature, by adjournment, pre-
vented its return, in which case it shall be a
law, unless sent back within three days after
its next meeting.
Sec. Is. Every order, resolution or vote, to
which the concurrence of both Houses may be
necessary Except questions of adjourn
ment, shall be presented to the Governor, and,
before it shall take effect, be approved by him;
or, being disapproyed, shall be repassed by
twO-thirds of both Houses, according TO the
rules of limitation prescribed in all cases of a
bill.
Sec. 26. No money shall be drawn from the
treasury except on appropriation made by
law.
Sec. q. The House of Representatives shall
have the sole power of impeachment, but two
thirds of all the 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 a affirmation,
to do justice according to law and evidence.
Sec. %. The Governor and all other civil
officers under this State, shall be liable TO I'M
parchment for treason, bribery, or any high
crime misdemeanor in office.
Sec. g. When the Governor shall be tried,
the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall
preside, and no person shall be convicted with
out the concurrence of two-thirds of all the
Senators present.
Sec. 80. Judgment in such cases shall not
extend further than removal from Office, and
disqualification to hold any Office of honor,
trust, or profit under this State; but the party
convicted shall nevertheless be subject to in
dictment, trial, Judgment, and punishment ae-
cording to law.
Sec. 81. For reasonable cause, which shall
not be sufficient ground of 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; provided the cause or
and the party charged be notified of the same
before the vote is finally taken and decided,
and shall have an opportunity to be heard by
himself or counsel, or both.
Sec 81. The style of the laws of the State
shall be: "Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi"
Sec. 80. The Legislature shall provide for
the enumeration of the whole number of inhab-
itants, and of the qualified electors of the
State, once in every ten years; and the first
enumeration shall be ordered at the first
meeting of the Legislature under this Consti-
tuition.
Sec. "a. The number of representatives
shall, at the several periods, of making such
he appOrtioned among the sew
eral 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. 35 The number of Senators shall, upon
each enumeration made, be apportioned ac-
cording 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.
Sec. Sc. The Senators on being convened
after the first election, shall be divided by lot
from their respective Congressional Districts |
into two classes, as nearly equal as can be,
and the seats of the first class shall be vacated
at the expiration of the second year.
Sec. 81. The Legislature shall provide for |
the organization of new counties, 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 |
of less than four hundred, nor more than six /
hundred and twenty-five square miles
Sec. SO. No Senator or Representative, du- /
ring 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 |
during the time such Senator or Representa-
tive was in Offices, exceptte such offices as may
be filled by an election of the people.
Sec. 80. The Legislature shall provide by /
law for determining contested elections