Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1869-07-31
29th. The counties Of Tippah and Lee
the twenty ninth district, and one senator.
ARTICLE XII
GENERAL PROVISIONS.

Monday OF January in each year, and the
general election shall be holden on the
first Tuesday succeeding the first Monday
in November, biennially.
Sec g. The Legislature shall pass laws
to exclude from Office, and from suffrage,
those who shall hereafter be convicted OF
bribery, perjury, forgery, or other high
crimes or misdemeanors and every per-
son shall be disqualified from holding any
Office or place OF honor profit or trust, un
der the authority of this state, who shall
he convicted of having giving or offered
any bride to procure his election or ap
pointment,
Sec. 3, No person who denies the eyis-
tence Of a Supreme Being shall hold any
office in this state.
Sec. a. The Legislature shall provide
by law for the indictment and trial OF per
sons charged with the commission OF lei
ony. in any county other than that in
which the offence was committed, when.
ever, owing to prejudice, or any other
cause, an impartial grand or petit jury
cannot be empanneled in the county in
which the offence was committed.
Sec. 5. The credit of the state shall
not be pledged or loaned in aid OF any per-
son. association. or corporation nor shall
the State, hereafter, become stakeholder
in any corporation or association.
Sec g. The term of Office of all county,
township, and precinct officers, shall ex
pire within thirty days after this Consti
tuition shall have been ratified, and the
Governor shall, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, thereafter ap
point such officers. whose term of Office
shall continue until the Legislature shall
provide, by law. for an election of said of,
6cers Provided The present ncumbents
of all county, tonswhip, district and beat
offices shall hold their respective Offices
until their successors are legally appon.
ted or elected and duly qualified.
Sec. I. In all cases, not otherwise pro
vided for in this Constitution, the Legis,
lature may determine the mode Of filling
all vancancies in all offices, and shall de
fine their respective powers, and provide
suitable compensation for all officers.
Sec. s. The Legislature, at its first SEES
oil dal;nonen. tav lands INA courts shall
apply the same liberal principles in favor
Of such titles as in sale by execution.
Sec. 9. No laws of general feature
rnlosS otborw;sa nr,v;ded for sball ba on.
snrcod mill s;y,v davs aftor Tho nassaa n
,beroof '' ' r''O'7
c. m 7. s,ou ho ,ho a,,r of Al,
aoisIa,nro 20 roanIo.o h. iom ~ oosos !,
49, Jal,,a,;'',', as'', -, -, -,
sr;as of nnhIie off;cars for ~ nn@lac, Of ant,
in ,bs,r pG1;c,sl cnnsc;tv and tbs smnun,
If said deluction "'N w O1
Soc ~ Tha Joo;s,otrro ot Ia ers,
session under this Constitution shall hav,
o,,h''r;,,, o. dos;,,u,,,a hv Io,, snah IT,,
naner or naners in zach Gircnit co.r,
District a. shalI nuhIisb oll Local odvar
tising and spch official nrinting as sbal
ho raon;rod hv law in sucb 1';rcr;, romr
n;s,r;ct and Nv tba oomnansatian tlon,
for '''S'0
See 70 No cornorate bodv shall hare
,rter ha croatod ranowad nv av and,,d
with Tho nriv;Iaco Of mat;nr ;ssn;na .,
nnt,ina in circulation anu noto. h;lls " ~
IL. -, ,h -, - IL
HsnI 70 circulate as pp I'd H. fnr
isIatnre shall ~robihit hv law individna?,
or corno,a,ion. from ;ssnina Hills ohaoss
,ictsts nrnm;ssorv notes or othar nanars
as ,nanir d., -, hnno,a o,pl,I;, 49,
sban ho CONSTRUED o. nravan,;n~ onrn. =
atoms or osso.;a,;ons Fan, forro;nr Co.
such nnrnosas nnder tho acts Of Toncras
for National system of Rsnkino
Sec n The nrnnprtv If oil cornoro,;on,
for necun;orv nroGts :b.ll no snh;ao, ,'
taxation The same az that of;ndiyiduoIs
Sec ID. The Ieoislninre shah moi an
tbor;zs any county c;tv ~ tnwn ~ ha
come a stnctholder in ~ 70 loan ;,s orod;
n any comnanv .s.oc,ation or cnrnnr,,; :,
nnlpss two thirds oftbe onal;fed ynt.rs -,
sncb county citv or ,dwn Of = O snao; 10
electior ~ roUni,r aIaot;on 90 he I haI,
tbero;r sbalI assent thara,o " N
Soc ~ Tbo Too; la,rro hail roro m
,borize onv ottery MR. .hoII tho soIa :,
anv Tot,asr ,;oI.,,t, ho ,il'~ad "" non So ~ u
any fotta,y - 80 ,",h'.;,a al o" o
m,,ted 70 bs dawn or t;cbats ,hor oH pV !,
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s.,e IA ,. ~ rs, ~ sPeI L,! Ia ,r9ney
s1;n.'ru' ~ pay 'or '"e uunu'ns auu re,
pa.rn'g u court houses, Jals. oriuges ano
oI'er u ., cou'ol,ences. Ior tne PEG
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