Journal of the Proceedings of the Constitutional Convention, of the State of Mississippi: Begun at the City of Jackson on August 12, 1890, and Concluded November 1, 1890 |
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adopted Alcorn and Prentiss amend Section Amite and Pike Arrington ballot Binford Bolivar county Burkitt Chrisman Committee Constitution Convention corporation Court Cutrer Dabney delegates Dillard district Eskridge Farish Featherston Fewell Franchise Guynes Guyton Hamblett Hathorn Henderson of Clay Henderson of Harrison insert Isom Jamison Keirn Kittrell Leake and Newton Lee of Madison Lee of Oktibbeha Lee of Yazoo Legislature Magruder Marett Martin of Adams Martin of Alcorn Mayes McClurg McDonald of Benton McDonnell of Monroe McGehee of Franklin McGehee of Wilkinson McLain of Amite McLaurin of Rankin McLaurin of Sharkey McLaurin of Smith McLean of Grenada McNeily motion moved to amend Muldrow Murff Noland o'clock p.m. offered the following Packwood Patty Pearl River county Puryear Reagan of Leake Regan of Claiborne Robinson of Rankin Robinson of Union Rotenberry Simonton Simrall Smith of Jasper Smith of Warren submitted the following substitute tion Witherspoon
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Page 644 - That all persons shall before conviction be bailable by sufficient sureties, except for capital offenses when the proof is evident or the presumption great.
Page 49 - The previous question shall be in this form, " Shall the main question be now put ?'' It shall only be admitted when demanded by a majority of the members present, and...
Page 643 - All courts shall be open, and every person for an injury done him in his lands, goods, person or reputation, shall have remedy by due course of law, and right and justice administered, without sale, denial or delay.
Page 547 - A mortgage, deed of trust, contract, or other obligation by which a debt is secured, shall, for the purposes of assessment and taxation, be deemed and treated as an interest in the property affected thereby.
Page 49 - When a question is under debate, no motion shall be received but to adjourn, to lie on the table, for the previous question, to postpone to a day certain, to commit or amend, to postpone indefinitely ; which several motions shall have precedence in the order in which they are arranged...
Page 548 - ... the value of such security, shall be assessed and taxed to the owner of the property, and the value of such security shall be assessed and taxed to the owner thereof, in the county, city, or district in which the property affected thereby is situate.
Page 665 - The General Assembly shall not remit the forfeiture of the charter of any corporation now existing, or alter or amend the same, or pass any other general or special law for the benefit of such corporation, except upon the condition that such corporation shall thereafter hold its charter subject to the provisions of this Constitution.
Page 469 - Except as to railroad and other quasi-public corporations, in case of debts so secured, the value of the property affected by such mortgage, deed of trust, contract, or obligation, less the value of such security, shall be assessed and taxed to the owner of the property, and the value of such security be assessed acd t?xed to the owner thereof, in the county, city, or district in which the property affected thereby is situate.
Page 57 - No corporation shall issue stocks or bonds except for money, labor done, or money or property actually received, and all fictitious increase of stock or indebtedness shall be void.
Page 611 - A general diffusion of knowledge and intelligence being essential to the preservation of the rights and liberties of the people, the Legislature shall encourage by all suitable means the promotion of intellectual, scientific, moral, and agricultural improvement.