S. B. No. 2586 Page 4 SECTION 3. In addition to the penalties set forth in Section 23-5-311, Mississippi Code of 1972, any applicant aggrieved by any registrar or commissioner of elections because of their refusal or neglect to perform any of the duties prescribed by Sections 23-5-301 through 23-5-313, may petition the chancery court of the county of the registrar or commissioner of elections for an injunction or mandate to enforce the performance of such duties and to secure to such applicant such rights to which he may be entitled under the provisions of said sections. SECTION 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and State of Mississippi Office of Secretary of State Jackson I. Heber Ladner, Secretary of State of the State of Mississippi, do hereby certify that the within and attached is a true and correct copy of HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 45, LAWS OF MISSISSIPPI, 1975 REGULAR CHAPTER NO. House Concurrent Resolution No. 45 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO REPEAL SECTION 244, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, WHICH PROVIDES LITERACY REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTORS. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, TWO-THIRDS (2/3) OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE CONCURRING THEREIN, WHICH TWOTHIRDS (2/3) CONSISTS OF NOT LESS THAN A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS ELECTED TO EACH HOUSE, That the following amendment to the Constitution of the State of Mississippi of 1890 be submitted to the qualified electors of the state for ratification or rejection at an election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November, 1975: Amend the Mississippi Constitution of 1890 by repealing Article 12, Section 244, which reads as follows: "Section 244. Every elector shall, in addition to the foregoing qualifications, be able to read and write. These reduced qualifications shall be required of every applicant for registration as an elector from and after the date of ratification hereof. The Legislature shall have the power to enforce the provisions of this section by appropriate legislation." BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State is hereby directed to give public notice of an election in the manner and for the time provided by Section 273 of the Constitution, and a special election is hereby called and fixed to be held on the first Tuesday after the First Monday of November, 1975, for the purpose of submitting this and other amendments to the Constitution to the qualified electors of this state for approval or rejection, said election to be conducted and held as provided by law for statewide general elections. ADOPTED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES свпит SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ADOPTED BY THE SENATE March 6, 1975 William J. Hunter PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE State of Mississippi Office of Secretary of State Jackson I. Heber Ladner, Secretary of State of the State of Mississippi, do hereby certify that the within and attached is a true and correct copy of HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 46, LAWS OF MISSISSIPPI, 1975 REGULAR CHAPTER NO. House Concurrent Resolution No. 46 1890, A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO REPEAL SECTION 243, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, TWO-THIRDS (2/3) OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE CONCURRING THEREIN, WHICH TWOTHIRDS (2/3) CONSISTS OF NOT LESS THAN A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS ELECTED TO EACH HOUSE, That the following amendment to the Constitution of the State of Mississippi of 1890 be submitted to the qualified electors of the state for ratification or rejection at an election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November, 1975: Amend the Mississippi Constitution of 1890 by repealing Article 12, Section 243, which reads as follows: "Section 243. A uniform poll tax of Two Dollars ($2.00), to be used in aid of common schools, and for no other purpose, is hereby imposed on every inhabitant of this state, male or female, between the ages of twenty-one (21) and sixty (60) years, except persons who are deaf and dumb, or blind, or who are maimed by loss of hand or foot; said tax to be a lien only upon taxable property. The board of supervisors of any county may, for the purpose of aiding the common schools in that county, increase the poll tax in said county but in no case shall the entire poll tax exceed in any one (1) year Three Dollars ($3.00) on each poll. No criminal proceedings shall be allowed to enforce the collection of the poll tax." BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State is hereby directed to give public notice of an election in the manner and for the time provided by Section 273 of the Constitution, and a special election is hereby called and fixed to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November, 1975, for the purpose of submitting this and other amendments to the Constitution to the qualified electors of this state for approval or rejection, said election to be conducted and held as provided by law for statewide general elections. ADOPTED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES свина SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ADOPTED BY THE SENATE William F. Hunter PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE |