Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-11-01
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
To the Constitution Of the State
Of Mississippi.

To the Constitution Of the State
Of Mississippi.
J Office of the Secretary OF State, jack
sFT. Miss, Oct. 3, 1912.
/ AT a regular session Of the Legisla-
Iture Of the State Of Mississippi held
January, February and March, 1872
three concurrent resolutions were
adopted submitting 70 the qualified
! eIa1forSo Of the STATE for ratification or
rejection at an election TO be held on
Tuesday after the first Monday in No
yember. 1912, Amendments to SECTIONS
81. ~ and Sc of the Constitution, which
amendments are in words following
to-Wit:
H-C. r. No. 81,
A Concurrent Resolution to amend
Section 81 Of the State Constitution
so that nine or more jurors in civil
suits may agree on the verdict and
return it as the verdict Of the jury.
Be it resolved by the Legislature of
the State of Mississippi, two-thirds OF
each House agreeing thereto, That the
following amendment to the State Con-
stitution be submitted to the qualified
electors of the State for ratification
or rejection at an election to be held on
the first Tuesday after the first Monday
in November, 1912. viz:
Amend Section 81 of the Constitution
so that it will read as follows:
Sec. 81. The right Of trial by Jury
shall remain ~inviolate, but the Legisla-
ture may, by enactment. provide that
in all civil suits tried in the Circuit or
Chancery Courts, nine,or more jurors
may agree on the verdict. and re-
turn it as the verdict Of the jury.
Passed the House of Representatives
on Ord reading March 9Th, 1912.
II. M. QUIN.
Speaker of the House
of Representatives.
Passed the Senate March 18th, 1912.
THEo. G. BILBo,
President Of the Senate,
S. c. r. No. 9.
A Concurrent Resolution proposing
an amendment to Article A, Section
SO of the Constitution of Mississippi
providing for the Initiative and Ref
erendum Act.
Resolved by the Legislature of the
State of Mississippi, two-thirds of each
House concurring therein, That the
following amendment to the State Con-
.3titution be submitted to the qualified
of the State for ratification or
rejection at an election to be held on
the first Tuesday after the first Monday
in November, 1912, viz:
Amend Article A, Section 80 of the
Constitution of the State of Mississippi
30 as to read as follows:
Sec. l.. The legislative power of
he State of Mississippi is vested in the
and House Of Representatives.
out the people reserve to themselves
he power to propose laws and amend
hem to the Constitution, and to enact
,r reject the same at the poll indepen-
lent of the legislative assembly, and
also reserve power, at their oAn option.
% approve or reject at the polls any
Of the Legislative ASSEMBLY.
Sec. q. The first power reserved
by the people is Initiative, and fifteen
Der ccntum of the legal voters shah
nave the right to propose any legislative
measure, and twenty per centnm OF the
.egal voters shall have the right to pro-
pose amendments to the Constitution
by petition and every such petition
shall include a full text Of the measure
30 proposed. Initiative petitions shall
De fled with the Secretary of the State
1oS less than three months before the
election at which they are to be voted
upon.
The second poweris the Referendum,
and it may be ordered Except as to
avs necessary tor the immediate pre-
servation of the public peace, health or
either by petition signed by ten
per centum of the legal voters or by
the Legislature as other bills are en-
acted. The ratio and per ceBtum of
legal voters hereinbefore stated shall
be based upon the total number of
votes cast at the last general election
for the State office receiving the high
est number of votes at such election.
Sec. 3 Referendum petitions shall
be filed with the Secretary Of State not
more than ninety days afte tn final
adjournment of the session Of the Leg.
i~slature which passed the bill on which
the Referendum is demanded. The
veto power eff the Governor shall not
extend to measures voted on by the
All elections on measures re-
to the people Of the State shall
be had at the next election held
throughout the State, except when the
Legislature OF the Governor shall order
a special election for the express pur-
pose of making such reference. ANY
measure referred to the people by the
Initiative shall take effect and be in
force when it shall have been approved
by the majority of the votes cast in
such election. Any measure referred
to the people by the Referendum shall
take effect and be in force when it
shall have been approved by a majority
of the votes cast thereon, and not 9TH
erwise.
Petitions and orders for the Initiative
and for the Referendum shall he fled