The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1920-10-22

1nNdDlLaulS OIL lue Slale VI M!SSlS'
sippi.
To provide for uniform poll tax; con.
sttutionaI amendment.
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
elect 1rs of the state for ratification or
rejection at an election to be held on
the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November, 1920, viz:
Amend section 243 of the constltu.
SECTION 243. A uniform poll tax
of two dollars, to be used in aid OF
common schools and for no other pur-
pose is hereby imposed on every in'
habitant of this state, male or female
between the ages Of twenty-one aid
sixty years, except persons who are
deaf and dumb, or blind, or who arr
manned by loss OF hand or foot; said
tax to be lien only upon taxable prop
erty. The board OF supervisors of any
county may, for the purpose of aidinr
the common schools in that county,
Increase the poll tax in said county
but in no case shall the entire poll
tax exceed in any one year three dol
lars on each poll. No criminal pro
ceedings shall be allowed to enforce
the collection Of the poll tax.
Passed 1st reading in Houss of Rep
resentatives. Jan. q, 1920.
Passed End reading In House of Rep
resentatives Jan. 28, 1920.
Passed 3rd reading in House of Rep
resentatives Jan. 29, 1920.
Passed 1st reading in Senate, Feb,
4, 1920.
SPassed End reading in Senate, Feb,
5.1920.
Passed 3rd reading in Senate Feb.
+, 1920
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION to
amend section 272 of the state con.
stitution with reference to pensions
of Confederate soldiers and sailors
and widows of such soldiers and
sailors.
SECTION 1. Be it resolved by the
LEGISLATURE of the State OF Mississippi.
two-thirds OF the members of each
house concurring therein, that section
272 of the state constitution be anf
the same is hereby amended so as Il
read as follows:
SECTION 272. The legislature shal
proyide by law for pensions to C0nfed
crate soldiers and sailors who onfat'
and honorably served in the late CIV
war ard who are now resident IN -.
state. Pensions shall also lie allowed
TO the widows or such soldiers or
ors now dead on conditions to he pr
scribed by law. rcasi1rs SAL he 3
lowed to the wives of such soldier
and sailors aow LIVING upon the deaf,
Of the husbands on conditions to %
prescribed by law, but pes on9 g.aa.
d to such widows shall cease upo'
their subsequent mar. Z So.
SECTION ?. That th.s ama1dm3a
to the constitution be submitted TO th5
1nahfied electors Of the state fer rat
ication or rejection at an election 10
be held or the first Tuesday af-er IN
,irst Nc. lay n November -920 in ac
,ordsn:e W t.. section 30 of th1 state
oref't"t on
Passed Iousa first re d.
II, 1920.
Pass 4 House second re~dias ~
49, 1920.
Passed House thlEd reading Ma
49, 1920
Passed Senate first reading May
25 1920. -,
Passed Senate second reaulhs MARI
&c. 1920.
Passed Senate third reading Marc
20, 1920.
And the same Is published and WI
he submitted as required by saclio'
272 of the state constitution.
Given under my hand and the Grea'
seal Ct the State of Mississippi thi'
te t4th day of October, 1920.
JOSEPH W. POWER,
Secretary of State,