The Southern herald., 1912-11-01
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION or TIE STATE
OF MISSISSIPPI.

OF MISSISSIPPI.
Office Of the Secretary Of state. 1ael
son, Miss, Oct. 3. 1912.
At a regular session Of the Legs
Iature Of the State Of Mississippi.
held January. February and March
1912, three concurrent resolution
were adopted submitting to the quail
fed electors Of the State for ratin
cation or rejection at an election L
be held on Tuesday after the frs,
Monday in November. 1912, Amend
ments to Sections 81. So and Sc o
the Constitution. which amendment
are in words following, to-wit;
X. c. r. No. 81.
A Concurrent Resolution to amend
Section 81 Of the State Constitu
tion SO that nine or more Jurors il
civil suits may agree on the vei
dict and return 1t as the verdict OF
I
the Jury
Be it resolved by the Legislator
Of the State Aof Mississippi, two
thirds of each House agreeing there
to, That the following amendment T.
the State Constitution be submitte
to the qualified electors Of the Stat
for ratification or rejection at a;
election to be held on the first Tues
day after the first Monday in No
vemher, 1912, viz:
Amend Section 81 of the Constitu
ticn so that It will read as follows;
Sec. 81. The right of trial by j.
y shall remain inviolate, but tn
Legislature may, by enactment, pro
vide that in all civil suits tried II
he Circuit or Chaneery Courts, min
Or more jurors may agree on the We
dict, and return it as the verdict {
the jury.
Passed the House Of Represents
sives on Sd reading March 9Th. 1871.
H. M. QUIN,
lpeaker 70 the House of Represent;
tives
Passed the Senate March Is, 1912.
THEO. G. BILBO.
President of the Senate.
s. c. r. No. 8. J
A Concurrent Resolution proposin
an amendment to Article 4, Sc
; ton 3S of the Constitution of Mi
, sissippi providing for the Initiati'
] and Referendum Act.
r Resolved by the Legislature Of Il
I State OF Mississippi, two-thirds
each House concurring therein, TIL
t, the following amendment to Il
State Constitution be submitted
the qualified electors Of the Sta
for ratification or rejection at
election to be held on the first Tue
day after the first Monday in N
= vember, 1912, viz:
Amend Article 4, Section 80
the Constitution of the State of Nj
sissippi so as to read as follows:
Section /. The legislative pow
Of the State of Mississippi Is vel
ed in the Senate and House of Re
resentatives, but the people reser
u to themselves the power to propo
t laws and amend them TO the Cons
IS tuition, and to enact or reject t
S same at the poll independent Of t
/, legislative assembly, and also reser
> power, at their own option to 9
g prove or reject at the polls any AC
Of the Legislative Assembly.
Sec 2. The first power reserv
, by the people is Initiative and fitte
:, per centum of the legal voters sh
4 have the right to propose any Il
:, islative measure, and twenty per q
9 tum of the legal voters shall ha
,e the right to propose amendments
n the Constitution by petition and I
d cry such petition shall include I
,f text Of the measure SO propose
J Initiative petitions shall be filed vi
y Secretary of the State not less tn
three months before the election
: which they are to be voted upon.
- The second power is the Refer'
u dunn and 1t may be ordered (excc
as to laws necessary for the INN
a diate preservation of the public pea
se health or safety either by petit
IS signed by ten per centum of I
legal voters or by the Legislatu
IL as other bills are enacted. The
20 ito and. per centum Of legal vot'
hereinbefore stated shall be based
2 on the total number of votes cast
9 the last general election for the ST.
= office receiving the highest numl
e Of votes at such election.
10 Sec. 3. Referendum petitions sh
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