The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-02-08
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
me Bill as II Passed the Reuse and
Senate.


Senate.
An ACT to provide for calling a Con-
vention to amend the Constitution.
SECTION |, Be it enacted by the Leg
islature of the State of Mississippi,
That Convention to revise and amend
the present Constitution of the State,or
to enact new Constitution, Is hereby
called to meet in the hall of the House
Of Representatives in the city ofJack-
son at IL m, on Tuesday, the 18th day
Of August, 1890, Said Convention
shall consist of one hundred and thirty
four delegates, to be chosen as follows,
viz: Each county and each flotorisl dis
trict shall have the same number of
delegates as they are now entitled to
members of the House or Representa-
tives under the provision of the pres
ent apportionment law. The remain
ing fourteen delegates shall be voted
for by the State at large, not more
than one ofsaid delegates shall be from
any one county. Any qualified elector
shall be eligible as delegate. The
Convention shall be the judge of the
qualification and election of its men,
.bers.
SBc. 2, An election shall be held for
delegates on Tuesday, the 2sth day of
July, 1890. Aud the Governor Is here.
by required to issue his proclamation
Immediately after the passage of this
act, directing an election to be held in
each county In the State on the above
date, for delegates to said Convention.
Said election shall be held and con-
Quoted at the same places, and in the
same manner as elections for members
of the Legislature are now held, and
oil persons who are qualified electors
under the present Constitution and
laws of this State shall be entitled
to vote at said election and the vote
east at said election shall be counted
in the same manner and within the
same time, and by the same officers as
now provided by law in cases of gene
raj elections, and certificates shall issue
to delegates elected from the counties
and flotoriol districts in the same man.
ner as now required by law for men,
bers Of the Legislature. Returns shall
be made to the Secretary Of State Of
the vote for delegates at large, In the
same manner as now required by law
in the election of State officers, and the
delegates so elected shall receive their
certificates from the Secretary of State
If any ballot shall contain more names
for any district or county than is au.
thorized to be chosen by this act, none
of the names for such district or coun
ty shall be counted, but this shall moi
invalidate the remainder of.the ticket
\ SEC. 5. II shall be the duty of the
delegates elected aforesaid, to Assem-
bic at the time and place designated
in the first section of this act, with gen
eral powers of adjournment as to tim,
and place. It shall be the duty of th,
Secretary ofState to call said conven
ton to order, and to submit oil tn,
, returns Of election Of delegates, in hi
, possession, and read the aforesaid pro
clamation of the Governor. After sait
I, members shall have taken an oath I,
support the Constitution ofthe Unite,
: States and to faithfully discharge thei
duties as delegates, they shall organ
, lie by electing one Of their numbe
! president and selecting such othe
. officers and employees as may be need
. cd In the transaction of business.
4 majority of the delegates authorize,
t by this act shall constitute quorum
0 and q majority of votes cast shall b
' necessary to an election.
5 SEC. 4. In case of vacancy from an
r county or flotorial district, the sam
shall be filed as now provided by lay
Y for filling vacancies in the Legislature
I If vacancy or vacancies shall occu
I. among the delegates at large, the sam
0 shall be filled by the remaining dele
8 gates at large.
5 SEC. 8. The compensation of del,
: gates to said Convention. shall be fou
8 dollars per day for each day said Coz
D vention shall be In session, and Il
:. same mileage now allowed by law
n members of the Legislature, and u
k Convention shall regulate the compe
8 sation of its officers aud employees.
3 SEC. 6. The sum Of thirty thousar
/ dollars, or so much thereof as may
), necessary, is hereby appropriated
, defray the expenses of said Conve
n tion, and the Auditor of Public q
II counts is hereby authorized and r
II quired to issue his warrant OH d
Ie certificate of the president of said Co
'e vention, countersigned blythe clerk
IS secretary, for any expenditure und
T. the provisions of this act.
II SEC. Z. In case of epidemic, eth
d existing or threatened, the Govern
J. may by proclamation, change the tin
y. and place eff meeting of said Conve
10 ton, but the time of meeting shall n
It be postponed longer Than such q
y demic exists or is threatening,