The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1920-10-21

the Yazoo and Mississippi Velley
Railroad Co., shall be elected by
the qualified electors of the re-
spective counties or parts Of
counties from which they may be
chosen. The term of Office of said
commissioner shall be four years
and they shall be selected in the
manner prescribed by law. But
nothing in this section shall re-
quire the appointment of IA COM
missioner for the Louisville, New
Orleans and Texas Railroad Com
| pany, now the Yazoo and Mississ-
ippi Valley Railroad Company, ex-
cept in the discretion of the gov
ernor, as provided.
Passed by House of Represent
atives first reading, Feb. 9, 1920.
Passed by the House of Repre-
sentative second reading, Feb 10
1920.
Passed by House of Represent
atives third reading, Feb. II, 1920.
Passed by Senate first reading,
Mar. 10, 1920.
Passed by Senate second read
ing, Mar. II, 1920.
Passed by Senate third reading,
Mar. Is, 1920.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
to amend section 241 of the
state constitution so as to ex-
tend like suffrage to male and
female inhabitants of the state
of Mississippi
To provide equal Suffrage; Con-
stitutiOnal Amendment.
Be it resolved by the legislature
of the state of Mississippi, two
thirds of each House agreeing
thereto, that the following a.
mendment to the state constitu-
ton be submitted to the qualified
electors of the state for ratifiica-
ton or rejection at an election to
be held on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in November,
1920, viz:
Amend section 241 of the con-
stitution so that it will read as
follows:
SECTION 241. Every inhabi-
tant of this state, male or female,
except idiots, insane persons and
Indians not taxed. who is a citi-
zen of the United States, twenty
one years old and upwards, who
has resided in this state two
years, and one year in the cleo
ton district, or in the incorpora-
ted city or town in which he or
she offers to vote, and who is duly
registered as provided in this art
icle and who has never been con-
victed of bribery, burglary, theft,
arson, attaining money under
false pretenses, perjury, forgery,
embezzlement, or bigamy, and
who has paid on or before the
first day of February of the year
in which he or she shall offer to
vote, all taxes which may have
been legally required Of him or
her, and which he or she has had
an opportunity of paying accord
ing to law, for the two preceding
years, and who shall produce to
the officers holding the election
satisfactory evidence that he or
she has paid said taxes, is declar-
ed to be a. qualified elector; but
any minister of the gospel in
charge of an organized church and
members of his or her family act
ually residing with him or her
shall be entitled to vote after six
months residence in the election
district, if otherwise qualified.
Passed first reading in the
House of Representatives, January
81, 1920.
Passed second reading in the
House of Representatives, January
%, 1920.
Passed third reading in House
of Representatives, Jan. 20, 1920.
Passed first reading in Senate,
February 4, 1920.
Passed second reading in Sen
ate February 5, 1920.
Passed third reading in Senate
February 6 1920.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
to amend section 243 of the |
state constitution SO as to i'm
pose uniform poll tax upon