Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-02-22
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W N''NAN 9,
SECTION /. BE ii enacted by the
Legislature Of the State OF Mississippi,
That L Convention to revise and amend
the present Constitution OF the State.
or 10 enact a new Constitution, is here
by called to meet in the hall of the
House of Representatives in the city
OF jackson at II ~, on Tuesday the
18th day of August, 1890. Said Con
vention shall consist OF one hundred
and %thirty-tour delegates, chosen as
follows, viz; Each county and each
tlotorial district shall have Tie same
number of delegates rs they are now
entitled To members ot the House of
Representatives under the provisions
of the present apportionmcnt law.
The remaining fourteen delegates shall
be voted for by the State at large, not
more than.onc of said delegates shall
be from any one county. Any quail
fed elcctor shall 6~c..cligiblc as a dele
gate, The Convention shall be the
Judge of the qualification and election
of its members.
Sec. >. An election shall be held tor
delegates on Tuesday, the 29th day
OF July, 1890, And the Governor is
hereby required to issue his proclama-
ton 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 conducted at same place, and
in the SAINT manner as elections for
members OF the Legislature are now
held, and all persons who are qualified
electors under the present Constitution
and laws of this Stale 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 MS now provided by the law in
cases of general election, and c%crtiti-
Gates shall be issued to delegates cleo
ted from the counties and tlotorial dis
trirts in the same manner us now re-
Quired by law for members of the
Legislature. Returns shall be made to
the Secretary of the 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 dele
gates 20 elected shall receive their GER
titicatcs from the Secretary of State.
II anY ballot shall contain more names
for any district OF county than is au-
thorizcd to be chosen by this act, none
Of the names for such district or coun-
ty shall be counted. but this shall not
invalidatr the remainder of The ticket.
See. 3. Ii shall be the duty of the
delegates elected ms aforesaid, to as
scmbla at the time and place desig-
mated in the first section of this act,
with general powers of adjournment
rs to tine and place. 1t shall be the
duty OF the Secretary of State to call
said convention TO order, and to sub
nit all the returns OF election of del
cgatcs in his possession, and read the
aforesaid proclamation of the Cover
nor. After said members shall have
taken an oath TO support the Consti-
tuition and the laws OF the United
States and to faithfully discharge their
duties, they shall organize by clccting
one Of their number president and Sc
letting such other officers and employ
ccs as may be needed in the transac.
ton of business. A majority of the
delegates authorized by this act shall
constitute Il quorum and Il maiority,of
votes cast shall be necessary to an
elect on.
Sec. 4 In case of vacancy from any
county or hotorial district, the same
shall he filled as now provided by law
for filling vacancies in the Legislature.
If a vacancy or vacancies shall occur
among the delegates at targc. the same
shall be filled by the remaining dele
gates at large,
:. See. 3. The compensation OF dele
gates to said Convention shall be in
session. and the same mileage now al.
lowed by law to members of the Leg
i,laturc; and the Convention shall reg
ulaic the compensation Of the officers
and employees.
Sec. 6. The sum Of thirty thousand
dollars, or so much thereof as may be
necessary, is hereby appropriated to
dcfray the expenses of said COnycu-
ton. and the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts is hereby authorized and re.
CURED to issue his warran, on the
Treasurer, upon the certificate of the
president OF said Convention, counter
signed by the clerk or secretary, tor
any expenditure under the provisions
of this act.
Sec. Z. In case OF epidemic, either
existing or threatened, the Governor
may, by proclamation, change the time
and place of meeting of said Convcn-
ton, but the time of meeting shall not
be postponed longer than such epidcm
ic exists Of is threatening.