Oxford eagle., 1890-02-06
A Cens;ilutiaasI Convention.

Convention toameud the Con
stitutiOu.
Section Be it enacted bJ
the Legislature Of the State Of
Mississippi, That a convention
to revise and amend the pres
ent constitution of the State or
to enact a new constitution. Is
hereby called to meet N the
ball of the House of Represent
atlves in the city of Jackson at
l. N, on Tuesday. the l2th day
of August 1890. Said e0avea
ton shall consist of one hun
dred and hfSy Eve delegates, to
be chosen as follows, via each
county and each tiotOriaI dis
trict shall have the same num-
Der of delegates as they are
now entitled to members of the
House OF Representatives uH
der the present apportIOnment
law. The remaining thirty five
delegates shall be chosen from
the State ut large Any GaalIf
ed elsetOr shall be eligible as a
delegate. The convention shall
be the judge of the qualification
and election of it's members.
See. = An election shall be
held for delegates on Tuesday
the 29th day of July, 1890. Aut
the Governor is hereby requir-
ed to issue his proclamation i'm
medfately 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 a
Said election shall be held and
conducted at the same places,
and la the same manner as elec
ton for members of the Legisla
ture are now held, and all per
sons who are qualified electors
under the present constitution
and laws the State shall be en-
titled to vote at said election,
and the votes east az said elee
ton shall be counted aud return
ed IN the same time and by the
same officers as now provided
by law IN cases of general elec
tons, and certificates shall be
issued to delegates elected
from the counties and ffotorial
districts in the same manner as
now required by Law for mem
bers of the Legislature Re
turns shall be made to the Sec
retary of State OF the vote for
delegates at hrge, in the same
manner as is now required by
Law In the election Of State Off
GERS, aud the delegates SO elect
ed shall received their eertiti-
Gates from the Secretary of
State. If any ballot shall con-
tain more names for any dis
trict or county than is autaoTiz
ed TO be chosen by this act.
none of the names for such
district or county shall be count
ed but this shall net invaliJate
the remainder of the ticket.
See 8 Ii shall be the duty of
the delegates elected as afore-
s:lfi, to assemble at the time
and place designated IN the first
section ofthis act, with general
powers Of adjournment as to
time and place Ii shall be the
duty of the Secretary of State
to call said convention To order
and to submit all the returns OF
election of delegates in his pos
session, and read the aforesaid
proclamation of the Governor
After sand members shall have
takes al oath TO suppS-t the
Constitution ami Laws OF the
United States and to faithfully
discharge their duties as Gege
gates. they shall organize by
eleeting one of their number
president and eIeetin- such 9th
er officers as may be needed
IN the transaction of business.
A majority of the delegates au-
thorize1 by this act shall coRsti
tute quorum and a majority OF
votes east shall be necessary to
an eleetion.
See 4. In case of vacancy
from any county or totorial dis
tries. the same shall be filed as
now provided by Law for filling
vacancies In the Legislature. ii
a vacancy or vacancies shall oc-
eur among the delegates at large
the same shall 5e filed by the
remaining delegates at large.
See. .. The compensation OF
delegates to said contention
shall be four dollars per dag for
each day said convention shall
be In session, and the same mile
age now allowed by law to mem
bers of the Legislature, and the
convention shall regulate the
compensation of it's officers and
eu ployees.
See 8. The sum of thirty
thousand dollars. or so much
thereof as may be necessary, is
hereby appropriated to defray
the expenses of said convention
and the Auditor of Pubic Ae-
coGEts is hereby authorized and
required to issue his warrant on
the Treasurer upon the certiti
cate of the president of said con
vention, eoutersIgued by the
clerk or secretary. for any ex-
penditure under the provisions
of This Act.