The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-01-22
Proposed CONSTITUTIONS Amenamsnrs.
DUELING.

DUELIEG.
Mr-Furlong offered the following, which
was also referred to the Judiciary Commit
| tee:
"Resolution proposing an Amendment to
the Constitution of the State of Mississippi:
"ResOlved by the Legislature of the State
of Mississippi, (two-thirds of each branch
concurring therein,) That the following arti-
Gle be proposed TO the qualified electorsof
this State as an Amendment to the Constitu-
tion OF thiSState, to be voted npon at the next
general election to be held in this State,
either for approval or rejection, which, If
approved by their vote, shall be valid as
part of said Constitution, namely:
section twenty seven of article one of
the Constitution OF this State is hereby abb
rogated and annulled."
Said section read as follows: mo persons
life shall be periled by the practice of duel
ing, and any person who shall hereafter
fight duel, orassist in the same as a second.
or send or accept, or knowingly carry
challenge therefor, or go out of the State to
fight duel shall be disqualified from hold
ing any office under this Constitution, aud
shall forever be DISTINGUISHED in this State"
COMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENTs.
Mr.. Fewell offered the following, which
was adopted:
"Resolved by the Senate (the House con-
curring) That a Joint Select iCommittee,
consisting Of five from the Senate, and -
from the House, shall disappointed, to whom
all resolutions touching Constitutional
Amendments shall be referred, and whose
duty 1t shall be to consider and report such
Amendments to the Constitution as thew
may deem essential to the welfare of the
State and people"
Messrs. Jewell, West, Allen, Reynolds,
and Thompson, were appointed as Commit
tee on part of the Senate.
4{I1 THE SUPREME BEING.
Mr.. West offered the following which were
referred to the Judiciary Committee:
Resolved by the Legislature of the State
of Mississippi, (two-thirds of each house
agreeing thereto,) That the following
mendments to the Constitution of said State
be submitted to the qualified electors for
adoption or rejection, namely:
Substitute for section 8, article u, the
follOwing:
"Artcle IL, section 3, No person who de-
I MES the being of God, or future state
of rewards and punishments, shall hold
/. any Office In the civil department of this
! State.
, COMMON SCHOOLS.
"Amend sections /, 2, 8 and 4, article s, q
3 follows:
4 v89l0H article Eight.
"Section /. The Legislature shall eska
lish and maintain by taxation or Otherwise.
a uniform system of common schools for all
| children between the ages of seven and sew
enteen years.
'Sec. g. The Secretary of State shall be
ex-officio Superintendent of Education. and
| shall perform such duties pertaining to the
common schools of the State as may be re-
. lquired.of him by law.
"Sec 8. There shall be Board of Educa-
ton, consisting of the Attorney General.
Secretary of State and the State Treasurer,
T who shall perform such duties as may be
prescribed by law. ~
; "Sec 4. The Legislature shall have power
to provide by law for Superintendent of
Education In each county or to designate
what county officer or officers shall discharge
the duties of that office"
article -Four.
REPRESENTATIVES,.
AbrOgate, section 81, of article 4, and SUBJ
, stitutes:
"Sec. "a. The whole number of Represen-
. tatives in the lower branch of the Legisa-
ture shall be fixed by the Legislature, and
appOrtioned among the several counties
y aud cities entitled to separate representation
according to the number of inhabitants in
, cacii, and shall not be less than seventy-five
!, nor more than one hundred; Provided,
That each county shall always be entitled
! to at least one Representative"
Article Sersn.
: POLL TAX QUALIFICATION. a3
{ Substitute for sections add of article Z:
, "Scc. T. Every male prison Of the age OF
, twenty-one years or upwards, who shall
: be citizen Of the United States, and shall
: have resided in this State one year next
. preceding an election. and the last four
/ months within the county in which he Of
fers to vote, and who has paid all overdue
: State and county taxes, including pOla-tax
, which shall have been assessed against him
, lin the county of his residence, or shall 9TH
lerwise be due by him in said county, lex
: cept idiots, lunatics and persons non COM
: pos mentis, and except all persons, who
|, shall have been convicted of any crime
: which IL felony at common law) shall be
!, deemed qualified elector; Provided, That
, the right OF Suffrage shall not be interrupt
!. ted BY the non pay ment of any tax which
lmay be disputed and litigated, or in any
lease where It is not subject to taxation,
aud, Provided, That the Legislature shall
lprovide by law for the entertainment of who
: are qualified electors under this amend
ment."
A false Article Six.
ELECTION OF JUDGES BY THE PEOPLE.
! Amend sections 3 8, IL, IA, article 8, as
follows: SIS
.sAl Judicial officers provided for In this
Constitution shall be elected by the QuaIi-
fled electors Of the District for which they
shall be c0mmiss ioned, and vacancies shall
be filed in the manner prescribed by law"
: eIsr
DR.. D. N. Washington, highly esteemed
} citizen of Holmes county, died at his res
idence In Durant, short time ago.