Mississippi Definition

In the Past

Important Note: this is an extension/continuation on the entry on MISSISSIPPI in this legal reference. All bills for raising revenue must originate in the house of representatives, but the senate may amend or reject them as other bills.

Developments

Each member of the legislature must receive from the public treasury a compensation for his services, which may be increased or reduceed by law, but no increase of compensation must take effect during the session at which such increase must have been made.

Details

No senator or representative shall, during the term for which be must have been elected, nor for one year afterwards, be appointed to any civil office of profit under this state, which must have been created or the emoluments of which must have been increased, during such term, except such offices as may be filled, by elections by the people; and no member of either house of the legislature shall, after the commencement of the first session of the legislature after his election and during the stayder of the term for which he is elected, be qualified to any office or place, the appointment to which may be made in whole or in part by either branch of the legislature.

Other Aspects

No judge of any court of law or equity (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.S. encyclopedia), secretary of state, attorney (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.S. encyclopedia) general, clerk of any court of record, sheriff (see law enforcement in the U.S. encyclopedia) or collector or any, person bolding a lucrative office under the United States of America or this state, must be qualified to the legislature: given, That offices in the militia, to which there is attached no annual salary and the office of justice of the peace, must not be deemed lucrative.

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No person who hath until now been or after this may be, a collector or holder of public moneys, must have a seat in either house of the legislature, until such person must have accounted for and paid into the treasury, all sums for which he may be accountable.

Other Issues

The first election for senators and representatives must be general throughout the state and must be held on the first Monday and day following in November 1833; and afterwards, there must be biennial elections for senators to fill the places of those whose term of service may have expired.

The first and all future sessions of the legislature must be held in the town of Jackson, in the county of Hinds, until the year 1850. During the first session afterwards, the legislature must have power to name by law the permanent seat of government: given, however, That unless such designation be then made by law, the seat of government (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.S. encyclopedia) must continue permanently at the town of Jackson. The first session must begin on the third Monday in November, in the year 1833. And in every two years afterwards, at such time as may be prescribed by law.

The senate. Under this lead will be considered the qualification of senators; their number; by whom they are elected; the time for which they are elected. 1. No person must be a senator unless he be a citizen of the United States of America; and must have been an inhabitant of this state for four years next preceding his election and the last year tof this a resident of the district for which he must be chosen and have attained the age of thirty years. Art. 3, s. 14. 2. The number of senators must never be less than one-fourth, nor more than one-third, of the whole number of representatives. Art. 3, s. 10. 3. The qualifications of electors is as follows: every free white male person of the age of twenty-one years or upwards, who must be a citizen of the United States of America and must have resided in this state one year next preceding an election and the last four months within the county, city or town in which he offers to vote, must be deemed a qualified elector. Art. 3, s. 1. 4. The senators must be chosen for four years and on their being convened as a result of the first election, they must be divided by lot from their respective districts into two classes, as nearly equal as can be. And the seats of the senators of the first class must be vacated at the expiration of the second year.

The house of representatives, will be considered in the same order that has been observed in relation, to the senate. 1. No person shall, be a representative unless he be a citizen of the United States of America and must have been an inhabitant of this state two years next prceeding his election and the last year tof this a resident of the county, city or town for which be must be chosen; and must have attained the age of twenty-one years. Art. 3, s. 7. 2. The number of representatives must not be less than thirty-six, nor more than one hundred. Art. 3, s. 9. 3. They are elected by the same electors who elect senators. Art. 3, s. 1. 4. The representatives are chosen every two years on the first Monday and day following in November. They serve two years from the day of the commencement of the general election and no longer. Art. 3, s. 5 and 6.

2d. The judicial power. By the fourth article of the constitution (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.S. encyclopedia), the judicial power is distributed as follows, namely: 1. The judicial power of this state must be vested in one high court of errors and appeals and such other courts of law and equity as are after this given for in this constitution. The high court of errors and appeals must consist of three judges, any two of whom must form a quorum. The legislature must divide the state into three districts and the qualified electors of each district must elect one of said judges for the term of six years. The office of one of said judges must be vacated in two years and of one in four years and of one in six years, so that at the expiration of every two years, one of said judges must be elected as aforesaid. The high court of errors and appeals must have no jurisdiction, but such as properly belongs to a court of errors and appeals. [1]

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Partialy, this information about mississippi definition is based on the Bouvier's Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier's Law Dictionary, including mississippi definition.

Mississippi Definition

Mississippi Definition