The Southern herald., 1912-10-25
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION or THE STATE
or MISSISSIPPI.

Office OF the Secretary Of State. Jack
son. Miss, Oct ;. 1912.
At = regular session Of the Legis-
lature Of the State Of Mississippi,
held January. February and March,
1919, three concurrent resolutions
we're adopted submitting to the quail
fed electors Of the State for ratifi-
cation or rejection at an election tc
be held on Tuesday after the first
Monday in November. 1912. Amend
ments to Sections 81, SO and Sc of
The Constitution, which amendments
are In words following, to-wit:
Il. C. r. No. 81.
A Concurrent Resolution to amend
Section 81 Of the State constitu
tion SO that nine or more jurors In
civil suits may agree on the yer.
diet and return 1t as the verdict OF
the jury.
Be 1t resolved by the Legislature
OF the State of Mississippi. two
thirds OF each House agreeing there
to, That the following amendment to
the State Constitution be submitted
to the qualified electors Of the State
for ratification or rejection at an
election TO be held on the first Tues
day after the first Monday in No
vember, 1912, viz:
Amend Section 81 Of the Constitu
ton so that It will read as follows:
Sec. 81. The right Of trial by iu
ry shall remain inviolate, but the
Legislature may. by enactment, pro
vide that In all civil suits tried in
the Circuit or Chancery Courts, nine
or more jurors may agree on the YER
dict, and return 1t as the verdict OF
the Jury.
Passed the House Of Representa-
tives on Sd reading March 9th, 1912
H. M. QUIN,
Speaker 70 the House Of Representa-
tives.
Passed the Senate March Is, 1912.
THEO. G. BILBO.
President Of the Senate.
s. C. R. No. Q.
A Concurrent Resolution proposinl
an amendment to Article 4, Sec
ton SO of the Constitution Of Mis-
slssippi providing for the Initiative
and Referendum Act.
Resolved by the Legislature Of th'
State OF Mississippi, two-thirds o
each House concurring therein, Tha
the following amendment to tn
State Constitution be submitted u
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 Nc
vemher. 1912, viz:
Amend Article 4, Section SO c
the Constitution of the State of Mi
sissippi so as to read as follows:
Section /. The legislative powe
of the State of Mississippi is yes
ed in the Senate and House of Rel
resentatives, but the people reserv
to themselves the power to propos
laws and amend them to the Const
tuition, and to enact or reject ii
r same at the poll Independent of ii
legislative assembly, and also reserN
power, at their own option to a
prove or reject at the polls any Ac
of the Legislative Assembly.
Sec 2. The first power reserve
. by the people Is Initiative and fittet
per centum of the legal voters shs
have the right to propose any le
{ islative measure, and twenty per ce
tum of the legal voters shall ha'
the right to propose amendments
J the Constitution by petition and g
I cry such petition shall include a II
6 text of the measure so propose
initiative petitions shall be filed wi
3 Secretary of the State not less th;
S three months before the election
4 which they are to be voted upon.
The second power Is the Refere
II dunn and, it may be ordered (exce
It as to laws necessary for the INN
4 diate preservation Of the public pea
health or safety either by petiti
signed by ten per centum Of t
: legal voters or by the Legislatu
s as other bills are enacted. The |
ito and per centum Of legal vote
y hereinbefore stated shall be based U
on the total number Of votes cast
O the last general election for the Sta
office receiving the highest numb
Of votes at such election.
v Sec. 3. Referendum petitions sh
he PiIol ruitb 4ha Caorakoy-, - "a n