Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-06-07
THE NOEL AMENDMENTS
O>clsr-f Nun ami VOID by ths
State Supr.ms Court


psintivc Judiciary svsf~n were ft-tav
pronounced null snt vcia b. The sa-
prone c,sur, - tho stat> rhe saini.,a
which vas delivered by shi~f Iussiee
Nhits~ia was aaaaisaos.>iv coaearr~,i
IN hy the Other rn-nher> The c,arf
rsssm vss cros l~d dariax reading of
The opinion. TIE eject - th- s~sa.i.,a
will h~ to r~sto-. the ststu. % ~.
Judiciary a. u ~.i-s~d e~fc~e N.
adoption ~ the sreudm~rs. ~ The
Legislature Th- trilowisx sssyncp-
si> u the c,urts o,iaioa
Thr-- question:. .F- rr---us- II f.r -~lntisa.
fir~.. is ~ ga~-sion ~h-sh-r ss- pr-r-s-s-
tion .-nsui's-i 20 tho vps-r~ fsr .tnpsiss
- part Il ,h- ern-sisusssa - au- srn.u.f
neat or twa srneusi newt. sHf ~s-ss-~
ssii sui-ntru-nt . i'i.iirssi question .sf
hk-wt-~ - 'h- question -h-'h-r sob rropa-
siticn received the majority pr'-~rrih--i ~
the Constitution o. ESSENTIAL O. i,s valid
si-psioa ia.si.-t.i ql~ssion'
S~cnnd III thee 4a-sfions sr~ iniiri, II
questions. va the proposition one sm~asi
nieni, Or ,wa or more sm~u.in-n,. .rd ..
ne----sriiy involv-i hsr-sn. "a, the prsy-s-
si,ton submitted "a the wsv N. constitutions
irnP~rs'iv~lv requires u 70 h- .ahsnitt~if
Third wss IN. proposition sisps-.i hv
the msiority of quslir~i eis.-sor~ pre---rih~-i
BY the constitutions J. --.eutisi TO the sslsp-
tinn of m sm-nstrn-ut ,h-r-te'
Regarding nrst proposition the roars 10
cisr-t ls ei-sr tAsi bs,h ga--tisa- --r- OF
Judicial kind. snd numerous authorities
we're cit~i IN support II ,his vi-~
TIE Constitution ssit the caurt -rsn
b sm-ni-i IN bot fso say By th- p-opls
ss~,mbi-si In roasritatisasI eunv-nti,n sr
/ by Observing the constitutional m.tho-i.
msrs~i su, IN se-tion ~ % the eunstisu.
tion of i-iH u !. . mandate % th. ron
s,itutioa itself the paramount snd -uprerns
isw of the lsn,i tia, ssrh amendment c.a.
not b~com- part 81 to- constitution anl.-s
two fsrts rsr- existent First unl--- ~n~h
amendment ~ amendments .hould h~ suts
initial N the nSd~ p.,.nt~i oat S.ruasi
unless sarh saasnam~nt ~ sm.n,im-nt.
shoaht b. ssiogt-I BY the majority pr.
..-rtt-~i rh~~s t.o coalition. are fsrts
~hirA mazs exist in truth .ad IN reality and
uos simply - i~sl.re-i 10 eHl~t by the l-<i.
ls,aF-. wh-th~r th~y exist ar art
Referring TO th- -s--pasI prap-s-itisa IN.
court i~rlsr-i that the proposition .ab-
mitt-.i e. the vot-rs contained ~ i-sst foar
separate anl~u,Im-uts Tha-~ the OPINION
insiss-. we're Submitted NJ IN ,rror,tsn--
with s--rtion esH - the constitution sa-i
notwithstanding The .~sioa q th- I-xt.is
tars in in.~rtiux ,h-sr, into the ronstitasicn.
ar. Hali snsi we'd saa ~ part - The coa.
/ -fitasios
rh- thtr'i PrpV-l-sfissa h.- r-istioa - th-
majority reguir~i fsr ta- s.t,psipa . q
cOnstit.tional .ia-nstsi-as ar nlsre plainly
~hsfh-r ia b. r-tair-i thst ii - . msi isriFy
u all tho-- -iss-tors vstsnx .f the ~s--tiau
sr th,s-@ voting "a the s.iapsss.u ,s r~i--ti..a
u the particular constitutional .us~asi
ssees- --sbssi,t-t N.ssssss. f-f~r~a.~. =h=rs
the word ma lostty = as~i IN thu as~s.is.
sipps Lass is r-ferr-i q. snsi tA~a the cssuri
cor~iassss that =she srufH~sns ts-s -rsn.i.
oat lake a mountain oa ianss--spe that s5s
the whole p-rio-i q time frefn i>ls - i-o
the constitutions % the state havinx h-~u
tonr tim-- ehsnx~i darlnx sarh perto.i. 6
period of ~~vsntv three 5-srs Of state hs~
tory tn. people ot thtl S>ase sp~ssins
through their sovereign in.trum-ns n.
constitution. hsd untforuly d--.Iar~t thai
no ma loritr Of el~rtor- i--- than : aas ierify
Of tho-. voting for member u the l~xi-ls
tar. fwhi-h ei~rtion woald hrlns cat y 50
rs--ssaa-.i. the lsrze~s saaas-- u -I~-fsr-i
20 change the orxsnir Las % the isad
Concluding the rsurt ssvr We ar
aot suahsrrs-~esa IN thss ~.s. q. .aus- sl
th- esarts -hs-< l--ri.sons have IT,
-slssei ser. -rnhsrrs~-t ~ the fsrs th.,
eoastruetiuu ti,er-u. frun aars h.sl n--s
aniformlv .rt--i apar FOR q iSa< p-rss-i u
tine ~ ali the a~p.rsm-ats q <sv-ran-at
and that rs<hts have <rv~a NJ aa.t~r sssss
.hger~af constructions. Th- rusernpr u
thss stat. fsr-~e~tnx The srsi ~r-rtx q
, eosn. from t0ax iei.v and tho cpuf ll-iss
~hirh ~oaia ~ intrp-far-f bv ~.iflag 80
YEAR. "a might h~. aRfh the v.laiisy q
th--~ sal-n.isr.-r- shsaif - otAsrsi.- pr
seated wisely a~t-rmin~i to have tai'
question settled ao~. IN sivss-- dnsli,
snsf sufharirssiw-iv hv thf. the eours n
ls<r resort This actioa save sh- p~.pi~ q
thi< St-s- rss very graf -mssrr.~m-usi
~hirh ~oaId certainly save stt-asi-t Il
lsv % r.~ settlement sf thts usa~h v~x 81
1a.~tion. This ecurr r-roxnir~~ the sn
por-sa-- % the legislature ft hs- m
hixh~-s regard for that legislature ant fo'
! its m~rnb-rs iniividasllv We do not s~-i
iuri-sfiction not impp-~t on ~ By IN
constitution We could not. Il voaisi
revoke the exercise Il thsf iari-szicfioi
which the constitution hs- inpo~~t ap-gl
a.. In the parth-alsr ta~tsaee IN whirh -
or. sow srtinx oar tnty 20 kaos What fhi
-rn-s1tutios =. and IN ss-rurfane- wtth oa
eafhs 20 -apparr and maintsin q IN is IN
tsxrifv trup0<es apon us most dl71rul
snd embarrassing duty. 90 vhirh xr hsv'
not sos<ht. bat one whirh. like all otherS
must b discharged ~h~a the hour ZONES
. rh@ xrtion Of tns court heinw Is in s~corsi
anee with the view ne have II declared
aud ws n1w dsrisr-. rsif for the reason
that tn. said sm~nstments were not suit
mirtsd TO the voters Of the state in o.
-orSfsnes with IN. provisions Of sertion -71
II the constitution Of 1-sD and becsaS.
these amendments we're not adopted at sais
election by . majority Of the gaaliis'
et~rfors voting ~ said election. a. r~:uir~
, bv aid ..-tion ss-I the said amendment
are null and void and form part OF tn
constitution snd that oil the sections of th'
constitution which they sought TO repsA
F-msia IN full for-. snd efyerf."