The Brookhaven leader., 1890-02-13
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
Constitutional Convention.

| Inc following is the full text OF the bill
as it passed the Legislatures:
Section /. Be it enacted by the Legisla-
ture Of the State of Mississippi, That a
Convention to revise and amend the pres
ent Constitution of the State, or to enact
new Constitution, is hereby called to
meet In the Hall of the House Of Repre-
sentatives, in the city of jackson, at ~ m,
On Tuesday, the 18th day of August, 1890.
Said convention shall consist of one hun
dred and thirty.four delegates, to be
chosen as follows, viz: Each county and
| each flotorial district shall have the same
| number of delegates as they are now en-
titled to members of the House of Repre-
sentatives under the provisions Of the pres
ent apportionment law. The remaining
| fourteen delegates shall be voted for by
the State at large, not more than one of
said delegates shall be from any one
county. Any qualified elector shall be
eligible as a delegate. The convention
shall be the judge Of the. qualifications and
election OF its members.
Sec. 2. An election shall be held for dele.
gates on Tuesday, the 10Th day of July,
| 1890 And the Governor is hereby required
to issue his proclamation Immediately after
the passage of this act, directing an cleo
tion to be held in each county in the State,
on the above date, for delegates to said
| convention. Said election shall be held
and conducted at the same places, and in
| the same manner as elections for members
OF the Legislature are now held, and per.
sons who are qualified electors under the
| present Constitution and laws Of this State
shall be entitled to vote at said election.
| and the votes cast at said election shall be
counted 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 be
issued from the counties and flotorial dis
tricts In the same manner as now required
| by law for members of the Legislature.
Returns shall be made 10 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
II any ballot shall contain more names foI
any district or,county than is authorized
to be chosen by this act, none of the namei
for such district or county shall be counted
but this shall not invalidate the remainder
| of the ticket.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be the duty of the dele
| gates elected as aforesaid to assemble a
the time and place designated in the first
| section of this act, with general powers o,
! Adjournment as to time and place. 1t shal.
| be the duty of the Secretry of State to cal
! said convention to order, and to submit al
the returns Of election of delegates in his
| possession, and read the aforesaid procla
| nation of the Governor. After said mem.
| bers shall have taken an oath to support
| the Constitution and the laws of the United
States and to faithfully discharge their
| duties as delegates, they shall organize 10y
| electing one of their humber President and
selecting such other officers and employees
business. A majority of the delegates
authorized by this act shall constitute a
| quorum and ma jority of votes cast shall
be necessary to an election.
| Sec. 4. In case of vancacy from am
county or flotorial district, the same shall
be filled as now provided by law for fill-
ing vacancies in the Legislature. If
| vacancy or vacancies shall occur among
| the delegates at-large, the same shall be
filled by the remaining delegates es-at-large.
Sec. 5. The compensation of delegates to
said convention shall be "A per day for
each day said convention shall be in session
| and the same mileage now allowed mem
| bers of the Legislature, and the convention
shall regulate the compensation of its
| officers and employees.
Sec. 6. The sum of $4,000, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, is hereby ap-
propriated to defray the expenses of said
| convention, and the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts is hereby authorized and required
| to issue his warrant on the Treasurer, up
| on the certificate of the President of said
convention, countersigned by the Clerk or
Secretary, for any expenditure under the
| provisions of this act.
Sec I. In case of epidemic, either exist
| ing or threatened, the Governor may, by
| proclamation, change the time and place
| of meeting of said convention, but the
| time of meeting shall not be postponed
longer than such epidemic exists or is
| threatened.