Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1869-07-31

both Houses shall be presented to the
Governor Of the State. lfhe approves, he
shall sign it, but if he does not approve
he shall return it with his objections. tC
the House in which it originated, who shall
enter the objections at large upon theil
journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If
after such reconsideration, two.thirds O
that House shall agree to pass the bill, il
shall be sent, with the objections. to tn,
other House, by which, likewise, it shal
be reconsidered. and fapproved by two
thirds Of that House, it shall become
law but in all such cases the votes o
both Houses shall be determined by yea,
and nays, and names of the persons vo
ting for or against the bill, shall be enter
ed Oh the journal of each House respec
lively. lfany bill shall not be returned
by the Governor within five days SUNDAY
excepted) after it has been presented to
him, it shall be law in like manner as il
he had signed it, unless the Legislature
by adjournment. prevented its return, in
which case it shall be law, ualess sent
back within three days alter its next
meeting.
sec. %. 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, before it shall take effect
be approved by him. or being disapprov-
ed, shall be repassed by two thirds OF both
Houses, according to the rules Of limita-
tion prescribed In all cases OF bill.
sec. 26. No money shall be drawn from
the treasury except on appropriation made
by law.
sec. 27. The House of Representatives
shall have the sole power OF impeachment,
but two-thrds of all the members present
must concur therein. All impeachments
shall be tried by the senate, and when sit
ting for that purpose, the senators shall
be upon oath or affirmation, to do Justice
according to law and evidence.
sec. 28. The Governor and all other civ.
il officers under this State, shall be liable
to impeachment for treason, bribery, Oh
any high crime or misdemeanor in office.
sec. 20. When the Governor shall be
tried, the Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court shall preside, and no person shal
be convicted without the concurrence o.
two.thirds of all the senators present.
sec. 80 Judgment in such cases sha
not extend further than removal from Of
fee, and disqualification to hold any Office
of honor, trust, or profit under this State
but the party convicted shall nevertheless:
be subject to indictment. trial. judgment
and punishment according to law.
sec. 81. For reasonable cause, which
shall not be sufficient ground of mpeach
ment, the Governor shall, on the Joint ad
dress or two thirds of each branch of the
Legislature, remove from office the Judges
of the Supreme and Inferior Courts pro-
vided the cause or causes OF removal be
spread on the journal, and the party charg
ed be notified of the same before the vote
is finally taken and decided and shall
have an opportunity to be heard by him
self or counsel, or both.
sec. 80. 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 whule number
OF inhabitants, and of the qualified elec-
tors of the State, once in every ten years
and the first enumeration shall be ordered
at the first meeting OF the Legislature IN.
der this Constitution.
sec. "a. The number Of representatives
shall, at the several periods, OF making
such enumeration, be apportioned among
the several counties, or districts accord
ing to the number of qualified electors in
each, and shall not be less than one han.
dred, nor more than one hundred and
twenty.
sec. 81. The number Of Senators shall,
upon each enumeration made, be appor
toned according to the number of quail
fed electors in the several districts, and
shall never be less than one fourth, nor
more than one third the whole number of
Representatives.
sec SO. The senators on being conven.
ed after the first election, shall be divided
by lot IRON their respective Congressional
District 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. 10
eating county seats and changing county
lines bat no county shall be organized,
nor the lines of any county changed so as
to include an area of less than four hun
dred, nor more than six hundred and TWEEN
ty-6ye square miles.
sec. 36. No senator or Representative,
during the term for which he was elected.
shall be appointed to any Office of profit
under tins state, which shall have been Gre
ated, or the emolumpnts Of which have
been increased during the time such sena-
tor or Representative was in Office, except
to such Offices as may be filled by an cleo
ton of The people.
sec 80. The Legislature shall provide
BY law for determining contested elections.
ARTICLE V.