The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-03-03

substantially the same as the one prepared an
reported by senator Burkjtt, Chairman Of tia
special Committee
! A BILL To Bs ENTITLED AZ A,r To PRO
VIDE FOR a CONVENTION or THE PEoPLl
-uF THs STATE OF MfssIssIPPI FOR TIL
PJBPosE OF REVISING THE CONSTITUTION
! OF ThG STATE.
WHRBEAs, 1t is manifest that there ar,
many defecfs and Objectionable provision,
iu the Constitution Of the State; anC
/ Whereas, Amendments by legislative enact
| ment are impracJirable on account of The
large number desired ard proposed and
| Whereas, Ii j. believed the safest, speediest
! and mos, satisfactory mode of making the
| alterations and amendments desired, is by
! "a Convention OF the people now, therefore
| SECTION /. BE il enacted. etc, That a Con.
| ventIou OF the people of the State be, and
! the same Is hereby called TO meet in the
| Capitol, at the city of laci son, on the first
| Tuesday ina January, 1887, for the purpose
OF revising the Constitution OF the State as
they may deem necessary and expedieut
SEC ,. That said Convention shall consist
Of the same number OF delegates as there
are row members OF the House of Repre-
SeH-atIves, and each and every county shall
have the same number of delegates, as they
are entitled TO members of The House of
Representatives under the provisions OF the
present appOrtionment law, and said dele
gates shall have the same qualifications as
members OF the Legislature, aud the Con-
venron shall be the judge OF the qualitca-
tions election and returns OF said delegates
SEC B. That His Exceuency, the Cover
nor. he and he is hereby authorized and re-
quired 10 issue.his proclamation, thirty days
before the 1th day Of November 1856, or
derng an election to be held in each and
every county in the State, ol Tuesday. the
said lth day Of November, 1886, for dele
gates to said Convention, 10 convene at the
city of jackson, the Capital Of the State on
the first Tuesday in January 1887, for the
purpose ofreyising the Constitution, as pro-
vided in Section /, OF this Act; pro-
cifed hOicerer. that at the election of
said delegates the voters shall have written
or printed on their ballots, the words For
Convention or the words Against Con-
yention, aud if a majority of those voting
on the question Of holding or not holding
Convention, shall vote for Convention,
The Governor shall by proclamation, so
declare and order the delegates elected
10 assemble according to the provisions of
this Act; and If a majority Of those voting
on the question OF holding or not holding a
Convention, shall be opposed to a Conven-
tion, il shall be the duty OF the Governor,
bv proclamation, 50 to declare and order
bic, and a Convention shall not be held.
SEc. t. That the election of delegates to
said Convention shall be held aud con
Quoted by ANA under the laws of this State,
in the same manner and at the same places
as elections for members Of the Legislature
are now held in this State; and all persons
who are qualified electors under the laws
Of this State shall be entitled 10 vote at
said election, aud the votes cast at said
election, shall be counted, certified and
returned in the same manner and within
the same time and by the same officers as
now provided by law in cases of general
elections, and certificates shall issue as In
elections of members of the Legisla ure, TO
such persons chosen as delegates TO said
Convention, receiving the highest number
of votes
SIC 3. That said delegates shall be called
80 order at Il O'Clock, NJ, on the day fixed
therefor, by the Chief Justice, or one of the
Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of
the STATE, who, if there be not quorum
present, shall adjourn them to the same
place and from day tO day. until quorum
shall appear, and on the appearance of a
Quorum he shall administer 10 each of them
an oath to support the Constitution of the
United States and that he will not know
ingly propose or support any alteration or
amendment of the present Constitution OF
the State in conflict with the Constitution
OF the niteu states OF any auieHolieut
thereto. and each delegate shall take and
subscribe said oath.
SEc 8. That as soon a majority of the
delegates-elect, shall have appeared and
been sworn as provided in the foregoing
section, they shall then proceed 10 eject
their own residing eiheers and such other
officers, employees and servants as they,
from time to time shall find necessary. and
may nil all vacancies that may occur, and
lan
delegates, the same shall be filled,
If practicable, in the same manner
as like vacancies are filed by law q case
of vacancies in the Legislature.
Ssc. Z That the Constition as revised by
said Coay sntion, shall be submitted 10 the
qualified electors OF the State tor raunca-
| lion or rejection, and shall not be binding
until the same snail have been ratified by
the qualified electors of the State, and
The said Convention shall prescribe the
mode whereby the sense of the qualified
electors Of the State shall be taken and
recorded.
SEc. S. That the compensation OF
the delegates to said Convention shall be
| four dollars per day, for each day said Con-
yentian shall be in session, and the same
mileage now allowed hy law TO members OF
the Legislature; and the. said Convention
| shall fix the amount of compensation ollts
officers, employees and servants
| SFc. 8. That the sum OF Thirty Thousand
Dollars. or so much thereof as may be nee
essary, be and the same Is hereby 2 fppropri
ated out of any money In the treas
nrv not otherwise appropriated, tc
nav The expenses of said Convention
f held. And the Auditor of Public
Accoants is hereby authorized 10 draw his
warrant or warrants on tho Treasurer ioi
| said amount or so much thereof as may q
necessary on the certificates OF the fresl
dent of said Convention, IN fayor OF tle 'aei
| gates, officers, employees and servants o
said Convention
Src. 10. That this Act take effect and D
in force from and after its passage