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Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-04-05

Poor and very Old Man Sentenced to
Two Years and Eight Months for Steal
ing a Tool Chest" .-"Girls Fight with
Knives. "a Policeman Picks Pocket"
-"Swindled by Bogus Detective'.-
"More Hudson County Frauds. Three
Men Killed at Street Crossings. -"Cigar
Makers Strike. of the
Miners in Pennsylvania".-Trying to
Suppress Gambling in Jersey City
Disappearance Of Woman Merchant.
Divorces" here and divorces" there.
Corruption" here, there and every
where. Political rogues, mercantile
rogues, beggarly rogues, rich rogues on
your right, poor rogues on your left,
rogues behind, rogues ahead, rogues all
about you and as far as you can see,
Then come Wall Street and the Ex-
changes, the sports, the race track, the
prize ring, the amusements, the fine
weddings and the big funerals; the
whole of it flanked and overtopped by
four or five monumental columns of
editorial levity and stupidity.
Eleven thousand dollars worth of
tickets were sold during one day last
week at the Metropolitan Opera House
for the second week of Italian opera.
Let us see what this means. Estimating
at one dollar the surplus value produced
in day by wage slave, it took the
labor of eleven thousand wage slaves on
that one day to produce the surplus
value required to fill the ears of some
plutocrats with enhancing music during
the present week. Nor is this all. The
vile of a plutocrat cannot decently at
tend the opera in the same dress twice a
week; nor can the plutocrat himself
wear the same cravat twice in success.
sion. Bouquets, bonbons, suppers, and
other accessories, taken in the asgre-
gate, are by no means an insignificant
item. All things considered, we make
bold to guess that one week of this opera
business costs one days labor of at least
one hundred thousand wage slaves. And
this is only one of the many ways in
which our plutocrats earn wages of alb
stinence.
A few days ago the Albany CORE
spondents of the morning New York
dailies gave grand dinner to the lead.
ing officials of New York State. Around
the same board sat Governor Hill and
Speaker Hustled, majority Fassett and
minority Cantor of the Senate, Demo
crat Sheehan and Republican Fish of
the Assembly, etc. The dinner was
voted success. AS piece of toadyism
it surely surpassed any previous achieve
ment of the New York press.
One of the most abominable features
of the competitive system is food adul-
teration. That there is no possible rem
edy to this crying evil 80 long as the
system itself will last is shown by the
constant but useless effort of our ma
tlonal and State legislators to prevent it.
Rogues in Office in this community are
beginning to realize that the dams of
public resentment are down and that
they are bound to be overwhelmed
N. Y. Herald.
Pshaw! Rogues in Office think only of
filling their pockets.
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Rogues in Office in this community are
beginning to realize that the dams of
public resentment are down and that
they are bound to be overwhelmed
N. Y. Herald.
Pshaw! Rogues in Office think only of
filling their pockets.
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Article 10.
THE pESIrENr1ARY AND PRISON


SEC. 223. No penitentiary convict shall
ever be leased or hired to any person or
persons or corporation, private or public or
quasi public, or board, after Dec. 81, A. d..
1894. save as authorized III the next section,
nor shall any previous lease or hiring OF
.convicts extend beyond that date; and the
Legislature shall abandon the system of
such leasing or hiring as much sooner than
the date mentioned as may, be consistent
with the economic safety of the State.
SEC. pa. The Legislature may authorize
the employment under State supervision,
and the proper OTlcers and employees OF the
State, of conVicts on public roads or other
public works, or by any leVee board on any
public leyeeS, under such provisions and re-
strlctlonS as 1t may from time to time see
proper to impose; but said convictS shall not
be let or hired to any contractors under said
board, nor shall the working of convicts ON
public roads, or public works, or by any levee
board ever interfere with the preparation
for the cultivation of any crop which 1t may
be intended shall be cultivated by the said
COnVicts, nor interfere with the good man.
agement of the State farm, nor put the State
to any expense.
SEC. 225. The Legislature may place the
convicts on a State farm or farms and have
them worked thereon under State superyi-
sion exclusively, i'll tilling the soil or manu-
featuring or both, and may buy farms foI
that purpose. 1t may establish a reforma-
tory school or schools, and provide for keep
ing of juvenile offenders from association
with hardened criminals 1t may provide
for the Communication of the sentence of con.
Victs for good behavior, and for the constant
separation of the sexes, and for the separa-
ton of the white and black convlcts as far al
practicable, and Tor religious worship for the
convicts. ar
SEC. 226. Convicts sentenced to the county
Jail shall not be hired or leased to any per-
son or corporation outside the county Of
for term which shall extend beyond that
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Article o.


SEC. ga. All able bodied male citizens Of
the state between the ages, of eighteen and
forty-fve years shall be liable to military
daty in the militia, Of this State, in such
SEC. 215. The Legislature shall provide
for the organi zing, .arming, eQuipping and
discipline of the militia, and for paying the
same when called into active service.
SEC. 216. All officers of militia, except
Gon-comnsssioned officers, shall be APP
pointed by the Governor, by and with the
consent OF the Sente, or elected. as the
Legislature may determine; and no commits
stoned officer shall be reMoyed from office
except by the Senate on suggestion of the
Governor, stating the ground on which such
removal is recommended, or by the decision
of a court-martial, pursuant to law, or at his
own request. =
SEC. 2i7. The Governor shall be CON-
mander-in-chiet of the militia, except when IL
Is called into the service of the United States
and shall have power to call forth the militia
to execute the laws, repel invasion, and to
suppress riots and Instructions.
SEC. 21S., The Governor shall nominate,
and, by and with the consent of the Senate,
commission one Major General for the State,
who shall be citizen thereof, and also one
Brigadier General Tor each congressional
district. who shall be Il resident of the dis
trict for which he shall be appointed, and
each district shall constitute militia divi-
sion.
SEC a19. The adiutant general, and other
staff officers TO the COMMUNICATIVE Chief,
shall be appointed by the Governor, and
their appointment shall expire with the Gov
ernor's term of Office, and the Legislature
shall provide by law salary for the adlutant
general commensurate with the duties of
said Office.
SEC. ego. The militia shall be exempt from
arrest during their attendance on musters,
and in going to and returning from the same,
except in case of treason felony or breach of
the peace.
Sec 22l. The Legislature is hereby re-
quiTed to make an annual appropriation for
the efficient support and maintenance of the
National Guard, which shall con-
sist of not less than 100 men for each Sem
ator and Repres entative to which this State
may be entitled i'll the Congress of the United
States: but no part of such funds shall be
used in the payment of said guard except
when in actual service.
SEC. 222. The Legislature shall empower
the Board of Supervisors of each county in
the State to aid in supporting military
company or companies of the Mississippi
National Guard within its borders, under
such regulations, limitations and restric-
tons as may be prescribed by law.
The Brookhaven leader., 1890-11-06
Article II.
LEVEES.


SEC. 227. A levee System shall be main
tanned in the State as provided in this arti-
Gle.
the Legislature Of the alluvial land of the
State into two leyee districts, viz: The
YaZoo- Mississippi Delta. Levee District and
the Mississippi Leyee District, as shown by
the laws creating the same, and the amend
said districts shall SO. remain until changed
by law; but the Legislature may hereafter
add to either of said districts any other al
luvial land in the-Ststte.
SEQ. 220. There. shall be board of
levee commissioners. for the YaZoo-Missis-
sippi Delta 1eyee District, which shall
consist OF two member members IRON each Of
one member from the remaining counties or
parts of counties, now or hereafter embraced
within the, limits of. said district, and
the the Ios1e MN Orleans and nPi TeIas Rail
er; and there shall also be q Board Of Leyee
G9mmissio E9 iSr the Mississippi Leyee
bers from each of the counties of Bolivar
and Washington, and one from each of the
counties OF lssaQuena and Sharkey. In the
counties out OF the territory embraced in
either or both of said levee districts, such
new counties shall each be entitled to repre-
sentation, and membership in the proper
SEC. $50. All of said commissioners shall
be qualified electors of the respective coun-
ties or parts OF counties from which they
may be chosen. except the one selected for
the Louisville, New Orleans and Texas Rail
way Company; and the Legislature shall
provide that they shah each give bond for
the faithful performance of his duties, and
shall fix the penalty thereof; but the penalty
Of such bond in no instance shall be tixed at
less than $4,000, and the suretles thereon
shall be freeholders of the district.
SEC. 231. When the terms of the present
levee commissioners shall expire, or when
ever a. vacancy shall occur or be about to
occur in either of said boards, the Governor
shall make Appointments TO fill vacancies,
subject to thefc0nfiEms tiQp of the Senate.
The terms or Slice of said commissioners
| shall remain as provided by law at the adop-
ton Of this Constitution, but this provision
j shall not require the appointment of conn.,
missioner for the louisville, New Orleans
and Texas Hallway Company. except in the
discretion Of tie Governor as provided.
SEC. 232. The commissioners OF said levee
districts shall haze supervision OF the tree.
\ ton, repair and. Saln tailanee OF the Ieye6s
ia. their respeetixe hieftiefs.
SEC. 233. The lefae boz. as shall have AMI
are hereby grantee .sslzuriiyand full powel
= 70 spproprlAta private propexty IN their re
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scots shall ever control any part Of tho
school or other educational funds OF this State.
nor shall any funds be appropriated toward
the support Of any sectarian school; OF 20
any school that az the time Of receiving snoh
appropriation Is not conducted As . free
Sso' Goa. II shall be the duty Of the Jegis-
lature 20 provide by law for the support Of
institutions for abe education OF the deaf,
aio. No pubiia officer Of this State. or Of
any district, county, city or town thereof,
nor any, teacher or trustee Oh amy pubic
ceeds or profits Of sfly books, apparatus or
furniture q. be used in any public school in
this State. Penalties shall be provided by
law for the violation Of this section.
SEC. 21l. The Legislature shall enact such
laws as may be necessary to ascertain the
true condition of the title to the sixteenth
sectiousiof lands IN this state, or land
granted in lieu thereof, in the Choctaw pur-
chase, and shall provide that the sixteenth
section lancs reserved for the support of
township schop,s, shall not be sold, nor shall
they be leased Tor a longer term than ten
years for a gross sum; bnt the Legislature
may provide for the loase of any OF said lands
for a. term not exceeding twenty; five years
Tor ground rental payable annually, ana IN
case Of unclcared lands, may lease them for
such short term as may be deemed proper
in corsidera ton OF the improvement thereof,
with right thereafter to lease for term or
TO hold on payment of grounc rent.
SEC. 212. Tic rate OF interest on the fund
known as the Chickasaw school fund, and
other trust funds for educational purposes,
ior which the state is responsible, shall be
fixed and remain rs long as said funds are
held by TIE State at 6 per cent per annum
from and after the close of the fiscal year
A. d. 1891, aud the distribution of said in
tcrest shall he made semi-annually ON the
first of MAY AMI November of each year.
SEc. 2t3 The State having received and
appropriated the land donated to it for the
support of sgrlcultural and mechanical col
lcges by tie United States, and having, in
furtherance of the beneficent design of Con-
gress in granting said land, established the
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Mis-
sissippi and the Alcurn Agricultural and
Mechanical College, it Is the duty of the
State to saeredly carry out the conditions of
the act of Congress upon the subject, APP
proved July ., A. ID. 1862, and the Le2isla-
ture shall preserve intact the endowments TO
and support said colleges.
The Brookhaven leader., 1890-11-06
Article 8.

SEC. pol 1t shall be the duty of the Legis-
lature to encourage by all suitable means,
the promotion OF intellectual, scientific
moral and agricultural improyement, by es-
tahlishing q uniform system OF free public
schools, by taxation or otherwise, Tor all
children between the ages of five and twenty
one years. and, as soon as practicable, TO es-
tablsh schools OF higher grade.
SEC. 202. There shallsbe superintendent
of public education elected at the same
the Governor, who shall have the qualifea-
tons required of the Secretary Of State, and
hold his Office for four years and until his
successor shall be elected and qualified, who
shall have the, general supervision of, the
common schools and of the educational in
terests of the state, and who shall perform
such other duties and receive such compen-
sation as shall be prescribed by law.
SEC. 203. There shall be Board of Educa-
ton, consisting of the Secretary Of State,
the Attorney General and the Superinten-
dent of Public Education, for the manage
ment and investment of the school funds,
according to law, and for the performance
of such other duties as may be prescribed.
The superintendent and one other of said
board shall constitute a quorum.
SEC. 204. There shall be a superintendent OF
public education in each county, who shall
be appointed by the Board of Education by
and with the advice and consent OF the
Senate, whose term of Office shall be four
years, and whose qualifications, compensa-
ton and duties shah be prescribed by law;
provided. that the Legislature shall have
power to make the Office of county school
superintendent of the several counties elect
i've. or may otherwise provide for the dis
charge of the duties OF county superlnten-
dent or abolish said office.
bEo. 2o5. public school shall be main
tanned in each school district in the
county at least four a months dur
ing each scholastic year. A school district
negiecting TO maintain its school four
months shall be entitled to only such part OF
the free school fund as may be required to
pay the teacher for the time actually taught
SIC. 206. There shall be common school
fund, which shall consist OF the poll tax ito
be retained in the counties where the same
is cellectedD and an additional sum from the
general fund in the State treasury, which
together, shall be sufficient to maintain the
common schools for the term of four months
IN each scholastic year. But any county o.
separate school district may levy an add.
E0nAi tax to maintaipIts schools for Longer
lime than the term of four months. The
common school fund shall be distributed
among the sevefal counties and separate
school districts in proportion TO the number
Of edneahle ehlidftn in each, TO be deter
mined IRON data cttacted though the Ofliel
Of the state SupefiAfendent OF Edueatioi
N the manner 10 be prescribed by law.
SIC. 2Dz- separate schools shall be main
tained fol children 81 the white and colore
nc. aos 10 Religious q ofhsr ssst .
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Schedule.
That no Inconvenience may arise from the
changes in the Constitution of this State,
and in order to carry the new Constitu-
ton into complete operation, it is hereby

That no Inconvenience may arise from the
changes in the Constitution of this State,
and in order to carry the new .Constitu-
ton into complete operation, it is hereby
declared that
SEC. PA. The laws of this State now in
force, not repugnant to this Constitution,
shall remain in force until amended or re-
pealed by the Legislature, or until they ex-
pire by limitation. All laws of this State
repugnant to the provisions of this
CONSTITUTION. a except s as provided in
remain in force until the LIST day of April,
A. D., 1892, unless sooner repealed by the
Legislature.
repugnant to the following portions of this
Constitution shall be repealed by the adop-
ton OF this Constitution. to wit: laws re-
pugnant to:
(d) All the ordinances of this convention.
lb) The provisions hereof, section 1873, pro-
hibitlng counties, cities and towns from vot-
ing subscriptions to railroad and other COR
poratlons or associations.
tc) The provisions of sections 223 to 226
inclusive, of article 10, prohibiting the leas-
ing OF penitentiary convicts..
SEC. 276- All laws OF the State which are
to 253 inclusive of article f2, on. the sub
iect of franchise and elections, shall be and
remain in force until the 1st day OF January,
A. D., 1891, and no longer.
Sec. 277. All laws of this State which are
repugnant to the provisions Of article 10,
| sections 254 to 256 inclusive, on the subject
and Senators in the Legislature, shall be
and remain in force until the LIST day of De-
| tober, A. D., 1891, but no longer.
SEC. 27s. The Governor shall, as soon as
| practicable, appoint three suitable persons
| learned in the law, as commissioners, whose
duty 1T shall be TO prepare and draft such
general laws as are contemplated in this
Constitution and such other laws as shall
| be necessary and proper to put into opera
! tion the provisions thereof, and as may be
| appropriate to conform the general statutes
OF the State TO the Constitution Said COM
missloners shall present the same when pre-
| pared to the Legislature at its next regular
/ session.. And the Legislature shall provide
/ reasonable compensation therefor.
| SEC. 279. All writs. actions, causes of ae-
| slons proceedings, prosecutions aud rights
of individuals and bodies corporate and 81
| the State, and charters of INCORPORATION.
shall continue: and all lSauictments which
| snan pave Deen cd or which shall here
after DC icu.-.i and all prosecutions begun,
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or that may be begun, for any crime or
offense committed before tho adoption Of
this Constitution, may be proceeded with and
upon as Il no ch5pnge hsd "a. taken place;
of all suits, civil and criminal, begun be-
t tSTe several sRe f'c COURTS o. this State shall
continue Doer, 20 aSd nesdctons hereto
fore exercised by them; for all other mat
tiers said courts are continued as organized
courts under this Constitution, With such
powers and jurisdiction as Is herein confer
red ON them respectively.
SIC. 2sI. All fines, penalties, forfeitures
and escheats accruing 70 the state OF Mis-
sissippi under the Constition and laws here
tofore in force shall accrue 70 the use OF the
State Of Mississippi under this Constitution,
except as otherwise provided
SEC. $50. All recognizances, bonds, obllga-
tons, and all other instruments entere9 INTO
or executed before the adoption Of this
Constitution, to the State OF Mississippi, or
to any State, county, public or municipal
officer or body, shall remain blndlng and
valid, and the rights and liabilities upon the
same shall be continued and may be prose-
cuted as provided by law.
SIC. 2S3. All crimes and misdemeanors
and penal actions shall be tried, prosecuted
and punished as though no change had
taken place, until otherwise provided by law.
SEC. 2S4. All officers, State, district, coun-
ty and municipal now in office IN this State,
shall be entitled TO hold the respective ofnces
now held by them, except as otherwise pro-
yided herein. until the expiration of the
time for which they were respectively elected
or appointed; and shall receive the compen-
sation and fees now fixed by the statute laws
in force when this Constitution is adopted.
SEC. 2S5 The adoption Of this Constltu-
ton shall not have the effect, nor shall IT be
construed to revive or put in force any law
heretofore abrogated or repealed
This Constitution, adopted by the people
of Mississippi in convention assembled, shall
be in force and effect from and after this, the
first day of November, A. ID. 1890.
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vision take place at any time prior 20 the
election. and no person who. In respect 20
age and residence. would become entitled 70
vote. within the said four months. shall be
excluded from registration on account OF
his want Of qualification at the time OF reg
istration.
SIC. p52. The term Of Office Of all elective
officers under this Constitution shall be four
years, except as otherwise. provided herein.
shall be held on the Tuesday next after the
first Monday of November, A. d., 1890, and
every four az years thereafteri provided,
the Legislature. may change the day ana
date in October, November OF December.
SIC. 253 The Legislature may by two
thirds vote of both Houses, of all members
person Disqualified by reason of crime; but
the reasons therefor shall be spread upon
the Journals, and the vote shall be BY yeas
and nays.
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Article 10.
Article 10.
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION.

SEC. 273. Whenever two-thirds of each
house of the Legislature shall deem any
change, alteration or amendment necessary
alteration or amendment shah be read and
passed by two-thirds vote of each house
respectively, ON each day for three several
days; public notice shall then be given by
the Secretary of the State, at least three
months preceding an election, at which
the qualified electors shall vote directly
for or against such change, alteration or
ment shall be submitted at one time, they
shall be submitted in such manner and form
that the people may vote for or against each
amendment separately; and if it shall APP
voting, shall have voted for the proposed
change, alteration or amendment, then it
shall be. inserted by the next succeeding
Legislature as a part of this Constitution,
and not otherwise, ,t
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SEC Al. All permanent factoE.es mem 9s,eii Is ID
established in this STATE while TINS III fas
f,rre for WORKING Gotten. waol. sIIlh,1an,ents
loafeis a,,a Xii ati.sr manufacturing ny ~
or AZ ticles Of use ia finished STATE sa an yeas
elnpt from taxation for period q , ~ f.r NJ
less fi.an three Yeas and eonln1e 9Sspti5n u
within two years ON The date "a Us =, such
this Constitution, shsli pe euAiss w repealed q
amended by tha Legislature after nFs We mil Jan
Il mt so repealed shall remain M iotS0
l. 1890 and no longer ,,aa Noy, l. h
D.. 1890.