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An Act to amend the Constitution of the State of Mississippi. 1844 133 (1844)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsms0199 and id is 1 raw text is: 133 LAWS OF MISSISSIPPi. riff shall perform the duties by this act required to be performed by the Assessor. Approved February 16, 1844. CHAPTER 20. AN ACT to amend the Constitution of the State uf Mississippi. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Lcgislature of the State of Mississippi, (two-thirds of cach branch there- of concurring.) That the second section of the se. venth article of the Constitution of -the State, under the title or head Slaves, be so altered and changed as to read as follows, to wit:-Section 2. The Le- gislature shall have, and are hereby vested with power to pass such laws regulating or prohibiting the introduction of slaves into this State, as may he deemed proper and expedient. SEc. 2. Be itfurther enacie1, That it shall be the Sec'y of State to duty of the Secretary of State, at least six rionths advertise: preceding the gereral election in November, eighteen hundred and forty-five, to give notice, by advertising in three or more public newspapers printed in this State, of this act, and the alteration hereby proposed to be made to the Constitution of this State, and at said election, the qualified electors voting for mem- bers of the Legislature, shall vote for or against the alterations hereia proposed to be made in the CoIsti- tution, in the following manner, to-wit: Those vot- ing fbr the alteration hereia proposed, shall writeI on their tickets the words, Slavs, anieme those voling against it; the words Slaves, no amen- ment.-

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