Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-30
DoUBT woMEMs Jury sTArUa
Mississippi Constitution and code
Conflict.


women In this state are qualified to
serve ON juries, after they qualify for
suffrage under the federal amendment.
The question arises over a conflict in
the language of the constitution of
1890 and the code of 1905.
The constitution provides that none
but qualified electors" shall serve on
juries, and the code of 1906, section
1884, reads, Every male citizen not
under 81 years Of age" etc., shall
serve on juries.
From the provisions quoted 1t would
seem that the constitutional provision,
read now and interpreted by the fed
eral amendment, would simply pro.
vide that no person other than quail
fled electors, male or female, can
serve as jurors, leaving to the legis-
lature to make such further restric-
tions as it might deem proper. and
hence the statute limiting jury serv-
ice to male citizens only would bar
women from jury duty.
There does not appear to be any
constitutional 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 woman to serve on
jury in this state. If this view of
the law is upheld by the courts, it
will be highly gratifying to many
women who have heretofore objected
to woman suffrage solely on the
ground that women would have to
serve on juries. Many women have
declined to qualify on this very
ground. OF course, the legislature
may change the statute and thus clar-
ify the situation.
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Agricultural College.-There was a
general clearance from headquarters
of several members Of the home DEM
onstration staff, some to go beyond the
limits Of Mississippi, for further in.
struction and research and so prepar-
ing for more effective work at home.
Mrs. M. s. Dcdds, supervising agent
for southwest Mississippi. and Miss
See Rice, Of the northeast district, left
for Ithaca, N. T., for a few weeks at
Cornell.
Meridian.-The bodies of three
American soldiers from the European
battlefields passed through Meridian
for Waynesboro, where they are con-
signed to relatives. The bodies were
accompanied by military escorts and
were those Of Robert Taylor, private,
605th negineers; Obie Thompson, cor.
poral, 28th Infantry, and Ward Davis,
private, Company B, 6O4th engineers.
Blue Mountain.-Dr. L. M. Hill, who
moved his family here from Water
Valley, is preparing to build a new
residence on the east side of town, To-
eating it south of Mississippi Heights
Academy. DR.. Hill has given up the
practice of medicine because for some
time he himself was not physically
strong enough for country practice.
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Oxford.-J. E. Allen, tax assessor Of
Lafayette county, has just completed
the enumeration of the personal and
realty roll of Lafayette county for the
year of 1921. Considering the depress-
ed financial conditions that have ex-
listed during the last 10 months, the
showing Of Lafayette county holds up
exceptionally well.
Larrel.-The sale Of the Marathon
lumber company of this city to the Ma
jOrs Hover lumber company, failed to
go through, and the big industry re-
sumed management under the old man.
agement 1t is understood the dis
agreement came over minor details ell
countered by attorneys Of the two
concerns.
Tupelo.-"There are more boil
weevil in the cotton crop Of the state
at the present time than ever before,
with the exception Of 1916" J. A. Ra-
mey,. Mississippi crop reports, said
Mr.. Ramey spent several hours in Tu-
pelo before leaving on tour Of in
spection in this county.
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Belzoni.-The Merry Maids and the
Woman's Missionary Society Of the
M. e. church are endeavoring to raise
sufficient funds to erect a parsonage
for the Methodist pastor. They have
given several entertainments, engineer
ed baseball games and have realized
handsomely from them.
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Brookhaven.-About 20 farmers and
business men met at the court house
to hear e. G. Wade Of the agricultural
department Of the Illinois Central de-
liver a wonderful address on trucking,
at the invitation Of the Kiwanis club
Brookhaven.-Sam Panzica, in bust
ness here about is years, and promt
uent figure in the Italian colony, shot
and killed himself. No cause for his
action is known. He leaves a widow
and four children.
Ackerman.--A good rain fell here
the first in weeks, and crops and gar
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