Holmes County herald., 1963-01-17
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890
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Thirty-fourth. The counties OF Attala,
Choctaw, and Winston, the Thirty
fourth District, and elect two (2)
Senator's.
Tbirty-fifth. The counties OF Oktib-
beha and Noxubee, the Thirty
fifth District, and elect one Sena-
tor.
T~hirty-sixth. The counties of Mont
gomery and Carroll, the Thirty
sixth District, and elect one Sena-
tor.
Th~irty-seventh. The counties OF Ne
shoba and Kemper, the Thirty
seventh District, and elect n
Senator.
Thirty-eighth. The counties of Leake,
Scott, and Newton, the Thirty
eighth District, and elect two (2)
Senators.
Thirty-Ainth. The counties of Smith
and Jasper, the Th%irty-ninth Dis
trict, and elect one Senator.
Fortieth. The counties of Clarke and
Wayne, the Fortieth District, and
elect one Senator.
Forty-first. The counties OF Simpson
and C~ovington, the Forty-first Dis
trict, and elect one Senator.
Forty-second. The counties OF Perry,
Greene, George, and Stone, the
Forty-iecond District, and elect n
Senator.
Forty-third. The counties of Hancock
and Pearl River, the Forty-third
District, and elect one Senator.
Forty-fourth. The counties OF Clai-
borne and Jefferson, the Forty
fourth District, and elect one Sena-
tor.
Forty-fifth. The counties of Wilkin-
son and Amite, the Forty-fifth Dis
trict, and elect one Senator.
Forty-sixth. The counties of Lincoln
and Franklin, the Forty-Sixth Dis
trict, and elect one Senator.
Forty-seventh. The counties of CO.
piah and Lawrence, the Forty
seventh District, and elect one
Senator.
Forty-eighth. The counties OF Walt
hall and Marion, the Forty-eighth
District, and elect one Senator.
Forty-ninth. The counties of Jefser-
son Davis and Lamar, the Forty
ninth District, and elect one Sena-
tor.
The Legislature may within any
senatorial district having o than
one Senator provide for the election
!, of Senators in such districts by posts.
The Legislature by a two-thirds
(25) vote of all members present and
, voting in both Houses may within
ten (l0) years after the Federal Cen
6 sus of 1870 and within each ten-year
period thereafter make a new ap-
portionment of the Senate, provided
that the total membership of the
Senate shall not be less than forty
five (45) nor more than fifty-five
E (55).
. Section 256, Mississippi Constitu-
: ton of 1890, is hereby repealed.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
That it is the intent of this Resolu-
: ton to provide by constitutional
amendment for the apportionment of
Senators and Representatives to be
h elected in 1863 to take office the
first Tuesday after the first Monday
of January, 1864, and thereafter, and
nothing contained herein shall serve
e to or be construed to shorten or other
wise affect the term of office of any
Senator or Representative presently
= serving in that capacity. The con-
stitutional amendments submitted
herewith shall, if approved, be self
: executing for the purpose of provid-
h ing for senatorial and legislative rep
resentation to be elected in 1858 in
A, the event implementing legislation is
not enacted and approved.
ADOPTED BY THE SENATE
December Is, 1852
q, PAUL B. JOHNSON
President of the Senate
l. ADOPTED BY THE HOUSE OF
Y REPRESENTATIVES
December II, 1862
a. WALTER SILLERS
S. Speaker of the House of
Representatives