Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-07-01
pousT womENs JURY STATUS,
Mississippi Constitution and Code
Conflict.

the language Of the constitution Of
1890 and the code of 1906,
The constitution provides that none
but qualified electors shall serve on
iuries. and the code Of 1906, section
1854 reads, Every male citizen not
under p years of age etc, shall
serve on juries.
.. From the, provisions quoted it would
seem that the constitutional provision,
read now and interpreted by the fed.
eraI amendment would simply pro.
vide that no person other than quail
fled electors, male or female, can
serve as jurors, leaving to the legi5-
lature to make such further restric-
uous as it might deem proper and
hence the statute limiting jury sery,
ice to male citizens only would bar
women from jury duty
There does not appear to be any
provision federal or
state, that would require qualified
women electors to serve, and lawyers
here agree that the legislature can
restrict jury service to male electors
if it so desires. In this view it would
not be legal for a woman to serve on
a jury in this state, If this view Of
the law is upheld by the courts, it
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ftr,++s 81 2rississinni for further in.
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mo Far moro affactTa Wort, at home
7rrs M { Dodds g1narvisirp agent
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oee I'ICe' Oh lue MOI IlIe"SI ulS1l 'oy' ICY
lor llAacd' ~ ." 1oI 10" WEEKS az
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were thoSe Oh hoDert Iaylor private
oVoth neglheers' Oole thompson cor
poraI' zoIh infantry ana ward Davis
private company b. oV4th ehglheerS'
plro Mountain m r NJ u;n who
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III, - rranarina 70 hriId now,
raat5anoa - on ~ ,ba a5e+ sido ~ town 10.
aa+ino = south Of Nfississinni Heights
Academy Dr' NH mas given up lhe
practice OF medicine because Tor some
time ne hlmselI was not physlcaIIy
strong enough Tor country pracuce'
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49, a - has tas+ oou,nIatod
tha or,,r,orotton Of tho norsora1 and
vao,+,. raI1 - Tata,o++a oarn+,, far tha
'~N''' 80 Va
year OF ISZI' Considering the depfess
ed financial cohalIIohs thaI nave eA
'sIed during lne last ~ months, inc
showing OIL Laldy cue count! nous III
eAcepuonaIy We'll
r,uro, Tho colo 90 +bo NI,rotbo,
,,,,T,Isr oo,, NOM, ~ tbis citv ~ tho Ma
;ar- f1on.ar I,r'hor comnanv failed f,
JO'' $40
90 through ana the Dig INDUSTRY re
sumed management under the old man
agement 1t is understood the us
agreement came over MINOR uelails ell
countered by attorneys OIL tAe I"'
concerns
lupelo'- mere are more Do'
WeeVH IN lhe COTTON crop OIL 'ne s'a'
at the present time than ever oeloI'
Win lhe exception ol l'io' ., o. i''
mey MISSISSIPPI crop reports San
MI hdiuey spent sever Al nun III
pelo before leaving on tour OF IL
spectlon in this county.
BeIzonI'-Ihe MeIT! Malus anu III
woman MISSIONARY ooclely ol u
W. ~ 0"ui VI d ( e'iueo VI '"s " -''-'
/ sufficient Iu0US 10 erect Il pdIbOudB
for the Methodist pastor. They hay
given several entertainments, enginee
ed baseball games and have realize
handsomely from them
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