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So = Tbs rixur % trial by fIry
shall remain invtoiate. bot the Lezi-la-
tire MY. bv enactment provide r1ar IN
al civil sui-s t.ied in the Cirrlit o.
Chaucery Courts. nine CT Eanre lror4
RAY agree on tn verdict. ant return IL
as the ver'iict Of the tIry-
Passed rfe House O. Representatives
on third reading March 5;h- 1872.
II. NOUN.
Speaker Of cas House OF Re5rssert n ives
Pxssed ths senate Marcn kssh. 1919.
THEO- q. BLISS.
President Of the senate.
5 CT No g
A Concurrent Resolution proposing an
aueudnleGS - Article l. Seton y Of
the CoEsti-u-;ol Of Mississippi u-Ovid
r1z for the Initiative ant Re ferenCum
Act
Resolved By the legislature OF the
state OF Mississippi. twO-thiais Of "a d
House co1currilg therein. That the fol-
loving amendment 20 the Stat. Con--i-
tuition De submit ted 70 tie qlalisi--,i eIec
tB-s Of the SAFE for ratification or re-
Iec-lcu II Al election 10 b. held on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday IN
November. 1872 VIZ.
Amend Article I. >ecsior 3. OF the
Constitution Of the Stase Ok Mississippi
- a. % read A. follows.
Section l. The Legislative power OF
the State Of Mississippi Il vested N the
Senate and House q Representatives
our the people r-se-ve % themselves the
power 10 propose LAWS AMI amend them
q TIE Constitution. and u eaacr or re-
pct the s1nae az the poll Independent
o me legislative assembly. and also re-
serve power, At their own option u an
prove or rel-ct ar the polls any Act. OF
the legislative Assembly
Sec , The first power reserved bv
the people i Initiative al! fifteen per
csutu-n Of the legal voters shau navs
the right 70 propose any legislative
measure, AMI twenty Per eeuruTa Of the
legal voters snail have the right u uro-
POse 1ueEdEeurs % the Constitution
BY the Petition and every such petition
snail iue.1ce f..ll texr of the measure
50 proposed Initiative petitions shall
oe fled with Secretary of tn. State r.o-
less than three months before tn .Ia,.-
ton a. wEic1 they are to D. voted upon
ne second power l. the Referendum
AID II may be ord red fexceDS a. 70
laws ne, essary for the irn.re lat. ore
--rv1Sloa OF tee puoIc peace, hsaI.a
CT sat=cyl elther By petition signed pv
ten PEI eeEt1m % the legal voters a.
D the Legislature rs lrh=r bills A. or,
&cee';- The ra1lO AMI per centur,l % te s
- vulers nersIl1etore stated -nau o.
eas-d spon the total NUMBER Il votes
cast AZ the As general election for the
state of1ee receiving the highest nam
Der OF votes a. suca si-ctln1-
Sec J. Referendum pssitiuns shall
Do nied Win tie Secretary OF ss4r. uo<
more than ninety DAYS after the anal
.cF1rEn-nt o. the sessiau Of the Leg
s.ssc1re Shicl pslss-st the bsll On Et.ssh
ne k-eE=--1s.z1zI - demanded. Tne. We,
power o. the GoF er1or snail nor creed
- EzeAszres vocsd on by The p.DoIs
al e-egrzous on measures referred u
TIE people O. the state shall b. Al 4.
lie next eaectlal held rhrolgao1t -.
STATE except TIE Legislature or ne
Governor sil1ll 1nslz- 4 sus.. Al al..--i,r,
~ tn-- ex2ress purpslse u making such
reference. Any MEASURE rs-ga--s.sl' =, -.
people By tk- Initiative shall IL ef-
feet AMI b. 4 force wh@a r. So -
os--E approved By the majority Of fha
Vefss as u s1ea e.ectiou- Anv meas
-r- r-ferr-t % TIE people by the Refer
ea'i'lin slall TAX effect and be Ia force
Nil.-1 z SAL have hs-en approved By a
A1aalorisy % TIE votes czst ta=rena, and
nj otaerxtse-
F~tF-lols and orisrs TOR the initiative
an Tor the assfsrsadzm shA b AID
sisn - Secretary q the STATE and al
DRESSED % the G0verno- q the STE
= ID s..A4l submit the sam 70 tie 1eo-
pte- TIE Legs ae1re % na4ze suitable
provisEaa for carrying IT'D eject IT,
Pr9vtsaoas ~ tlls ArricIs
SEC 4 Tae Ressrszlzzu mar be d.
Easssiesi D. the people az.inst one Or
z11re Ezenns. sacrloas % pzrrs Of anv
Act q th@ Legislature. IN IT, .aras r.1n
nsr n za2ea s5lca pgwer may D. eyer
easea syalnss . cugaplste Ace- II. iIin~
q a Feferen1za petition against one Or
n ars tens szerious OF pArts OF an Aec
49, = g deAaF the remainder of s1en
At truza o-eaZl1g operative
SEC 3 Tie powers q the Initiative
RlG Eefe-e1ts1l reserved . the u.-11Ia
- tbs Co1s-irEri1n for the Ssa.e A.
arg are hereby further reserved =, re
seEl4 voters Il every COUNTY. disrrirt
A1d Municipality therein as 70 al Local
l@<islatloa or action in the aaruiafsr-.-
Eiau q c1CntY. district and runnicsraI
government IN and for their re<Oa,-iIv..
co1EEless d1ssrset- and n1nicso.slf-ies-
Tue manner Of exercising such powers
sazl Be- prescribe by general laws ~
cepx tEaE oA-sls q Supervisor. n,av
prsvsce fox the tine OF exercising tha
Initiative Aad Referendum powers a,
- loczl legislation In their respective
co1zEzes add districts. The renuixi-s.
uz-zg5-r - p-rr-aoners for the irrvnrs-
tn & tie Initiative and Referendum,
N coGnti-s and districts 81 Al bear twi,..
or e0ubte the racion 20 the whole nun
eeF OF legal y0osrs in such COUNTY or
district a. herein provided therefor in
tae state az large
SC g. Any measure rejected by he
Pc pie through rhs power Of tn Iniria
i've and 1eEerEndam can not be szzi1
propo=s By the Initiative within tnrpe
yeas thereafter BY less than tnirrv De-
eenrum q tAe legal voters
SEC T. The reservation OF the DOW
ers q the Initiative and Referendum in
-nz Article s1al nos deprive the Legis
.4r1re Of The right 10 repeal any Law
propose or pass any MEASURE which
may Be consistent with the Consrieu-
.ioa Of the STATE and rheConsriru-iou of
the United States
sec 5 Laws shall be provided to pre-
vent corruption in making, procuring
and submitting Initiative and Referen-
1nm PETITIONS
Passed BY the Senate February 2Ist.
isiA THEO- g BILBO,
President Of the Senate
Passed the House OF Representative
March Is, 1919 II II QUy,
Speaker Of the House Of Representa-
cres
sc z Nos
A CucErrsnt Resolution proposing an
&n~ndmens 70 Article 4, Section Sd.
20 tne Constitution OF the State OF
Mississippi, changing the style Of bills
ResoEver by the legislature Of the
State Of Mississippi, tw0-thirSis Of each
Hause eoncurrIng therein, that the fol-
loving nendnens snkhe State Cons-i-