The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-02-14
GM 1rmuryaf- Star
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.


AN ACT tO provide for calling a Convention {
amend the Constitution.
SECTION |. Be il enacted bv the
Legislature OF The State Of MlSSi-
sippi, That a Convention Ia reverse
and amend The present ConSlilu.
ton, is hereby called 10 meet III
the hall Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives, in The city f jack. ON.
at II, on Tuesday, l2ph day of Aug
usl, 1890. Sail Convention shall
consist of one hundred and thirty
four delegates. 10 be chosen as fol
lows. viz Each county AMI each
f~loatortal district shall have the
same number of delegates as they
are now entitled 10 members Of
the House of Representatives. un-
der The provisions Of The present
appointment law. The remain
ing fourteen delegates shall be
voted for by The Slate at large, not
more than one of said DELEGATES
shall be from any one county. Any
qualified eleclor shall be eligible
as a delegate. The Convention
shall he the judge Of The quahfca-
ton and election Of lis members.
SEC. 2. An election shall be held
for delegates ON Tuesday, the 29th
day OF July, 1890. And The Coy
ernor is hereby required TO issue
his proclamation Immediately al
Ter the passage Of this act, direct
ing an election 10 be held in each
county in the State, on the above
date, tor delegates TO SAID Conven-
ton. Said election shall be held
and conducted at The same places.
and III the same manner as cleo
tons for members of the Lcgi>la-
lure L now held, and all persons
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 count
ed and returned in the same man
ner and within the same time, and
by the same officers as now 70
vided by law in cases Of general
elections, and certificates shall is
sue TO delegates elected from the
counties and fioal0rial districts IN
the same manner as now required
by law for members of the Legs
latare. Returns shall be made to
the Secretary of State OF the vote
Tor delegates al large, in the same
manner as now required by law in
the election Of State officers. and
The delegates so elected shall re-
ceive their certificates from the
Secretary OF State. Ii any ballot
shall contain more names for any
district or county than is authoriz
ed to be chosen by This act none Of
the names for such district urcOun-
~ shall be counted, but this shall
not iuvalidale the remainder of
the ticket.
SEC. 3. 1t shall be the duty oi The
delegates elected as aforesaid, 10
assemble at the time and place
designated in The first section Of
this act, with general powers of
adjournment as to lime and place.
1t shall be The duty Of the Serrpta-
ny Of State 10 call said Convention
10 order, and to submit all returns
of the election uf delegates, in IN.
possession and read The aforesaid
proclamation OF lhe Governor. Al
Ter said members shall have taken
an oath TO support the Constitution
and the laws Of The United States,
and TO faithfully discharge their du-
lies as delegates, they shall organ
ize by elecling one OF their number
president aud selecting such other
officers and employees as may be
needed in the transaction Of bust.
ness A majority OF The delegates
authorized 10y this act shall cousri-
tute a quorum and a majority OF
votes cast shall be necessary to an
election.
SEC. /, In case Of vacancy from
any county or noatOnal district,
the same shall be filled as now pro
vided by law for filling vacancies
in the Legislature. II IA vacancy
or vacancies shall occur among The
delegates at large, the same shall
he Tiled by the remaining dele
gates at large.
SC. D. The compensation Of del
egates to said Convention, shall be
four dollars per day for each day
said Convention shall be in session,
and The same mileage now ALLOW ed
by law TO members OF the Legisla-
ture, and the Convention shall reg
ulate the compensation Of lis Off
GERS and employees.
SEC. 6. The sum Of thirty thou
sand dollars, or so much thereof as
may lie necessary, is hereby appro-
prIated to defray the expenses Of
said Convention, and the Auditor
of Public Accounts is hereby au-
thOrized and required to issue his
warrant on The Treasurer, upon the
certificate of The president of said
Convention, cnuntersigned 10y tie
clerk or secretary, for any eXpen-
diture under the provisions Of the
ACT.
SEC. Z. In case of epidemic
either existing or threatened. The
Governor NAV, by proclamation,
change The time and place of meet
ing OF said Conventional bal the time
of meeting shall moi he postponed
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