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Resolutions of the Legislature of Mississippi in relation to the Administration of Franklin Pierce. 1854 584 (1854)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsms0310 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS Of MISSISSIPPI. months' notice of this act, and of the amendment to the Constitution herein proposed, previous to the general election in November, 1855, by causing this act to be published in three newspapers printed in this State; and at the said election, the qualified electors -of this State, voting for members of the Legislature, shall vote for or against the said amendment, in the manner following, to-wit : Those voting for the said amendment shall -write on their tickets the words Elections. Amendment, and those voting against it, the words, Elections, no Amendment. SEc. 3, Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the managers of the said election to enquire of each voter before he deposits his ticket, whether he is in favor of, or opposed to, saidamendment, and whether he desires to vote thereon; and it shall also be the duty of the sheriff of each county to furnish the returning officers of each precinct in their several counties, previous to said election, with a copy of this act. SEC. 4, Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the sheriffs, or other returning oflrers of the several counties of this State, to make returns of the votes given for and against said amendment, and of the whole number of votes given for members of the Legislature, in the several counties, to the Secre- tary of State, to be by him laid before the next suc- ceeding, Legislature and if it shall appear that a ma- jority of those voting at said election for members of the Legislature have voted for the amendment here-. in proposed, the said amendment shall thereupon be inserted by said Legislature in the Coustitution of this State as a part thereof. Approved March 2, .1I4. CHAPTEIR 281. RES OLUtTTIOM cf the Tqislature or Miissssi'pi in rlation to Vthe Administration of Franklin Pierce. Ist. Resolivd, by the ILcgislature of the State of Mississippi, That we cordially approve of the ad- ministration of Franklin Pierce; that we recognize 584

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