SECTION 89. In each house of the legislature, a standing committee on local and private legislation is established; The House committee will consist of seven members and the Senate committee will be composed of five senators. No local or private law may be passed by either House until it has been referred to the Commission and has been the subject of a written report indicating that it will be adopted, stating the reasons for such adoption and the reasons why the objective to be achieved should not be achieved by a general law. or through legal proceedings; or if the committee recommends that the bill not be passed, it may not be passed by the House to which it is so submitted, unless it is approved by a majority of all elected members. If a law is passed in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement, which are not prohibited in the following section, the courts may not refuse enforcement because of its local, special or private character. The legislator determines by general laws how the real value of the taxable property is determined; provided, however, that in determining the real value of Class I and Class II immovable property, the valuation is based on current use, irrespective of the location of the property. The Legislature may provide for a special type of valuation and valuation for railways, railways and other corporate property or for certain types of property owned by persons, companies or associations that are not wholly resident in one (1) district. All such goods shall be valued in proportion to their value according to their class, and no county or other taxing authority shall be denied the right to levy county and/or special taxes on such valuation, as in other cases of assets situated and valued in the county, unless the legislature may deny or restrict the right to a county or other taxing authority, levy district and/or special taxes on nuclear power plants. In addition to or instead of such district taxes and/or special taxes on nuclear power plants, the legislature may, by a general law passed by a majority of the members present and voting of each Chamber present and voting, provide for a special method of evaluation, evaluation and levy on nuclear power plants and provide for the distribution of the revenues derived therefrom. Parliament may provide for a particular method of assessment by determining the taxation year, the date of taxation and the method and date of assessment and collection of taxes for all motor vehicles. SECTION 197. Repealed. NOTE: Former Section 197 required that any foreign corporation or association seeking a license to construct, operate or lease a railroad in the state where the railroad would be situated partly in Mississippi and partly in one or more other states must first be incorporated under the laws of Mississippi.
The first section was also owned by a national railway company, which merged with a foreign company. ARTICLE 26. In any criminal proceedings, the accused has the right to be heard by himself or by a defence lawyer or both, to demand the nature and motive of the charge, to be confronted by witnesses against him, to have a mandatory trial to obtain witnesses on his behalf and, in all prosecutions by indictment or denunciation, a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury in the district in which the offence was committed; and he must not be compelled to testify against himself; But in the case of prosecutions for rape, adultery, fornication, bestiality or crimes against nature, the court may, at its discretion, exclude all persons from the courtroom, unless it is necessary for the conduct of the trial. Notwithstanding other provisions of this Constitution, the legislature may enact laws establishing a state grand jury with the power to refer charges, regardless of the county in which the crime was committed. The subject matter jurisdiction of a state grand jury is limited to criminal violations of the Mississippi Uniform Controlled Substances Act or other drug, dangerous drug, or controlled substance offenses, or crimes arising out of or in connection with a violation of the Mississippi Uniform Controlled Substances Act or a crime involving narcotics. dangerous drugs or controlled substances, if the crime takes place in more than one (1) state district of district court or occurs or has significance in more than one (1) district of state district court. The venue for hearing charges referred by a state grand jury is governed by general laws. Copies provided to each sheriff, member of the legislature, and attorney employed in the House and Senate Legislative Services offices may be provided only if such sheriff, legislator, or attorney expressly requests in writing. The Office of the Secretary of State shall provide one (1) volume of local and private laws free of charge to any attorney employed in the Legislative Services offices of the House and Senate; each Legislative Committee meeting room in the new Capitol; and the Legislative Reference Office; However, copies to be provided to any lawyer employed in the legislative offices of the House of Representatives and the Senate may be made available only if that lawyer has expressly requested them in writing. ARTICLE 95 Land owned or controlled by the State may never be transferred, directly or indirectly, to private companies or to individuals or railway companies. Nor may such land be sold to corporations or associations at a price lower than that for which it is to be sold to private individuals.
However, this does not preclude Parliament from granting railways on Crown lands a right of way of not more than one hundred feet wide as a simple easement, and Parliament can never dispose of the land covered by this right of way as long as such an easement exists. (2) No person convicted in another State after ratification of this Amendment for an offense that constitutes an offense under the laws of that State, and no person convicted of an offense by a federal court after ratification of this Amendment, shall have the right to hold any position of gain or confidence in that State. (2) If a person charged with an offence punishable by death, life imprisonment or imprisonment for one (1) year or more in prison or another state correctional institution is released on bail and (a) if that person is charged with a crime committed while out on bail; or (b) if, after the hearing, the court finds a probable reason that the person committed a crime while on bail, it will revoke the bail and order that the person be detained without further bail until the trial of the charge for which the bail was revoked. For the purposes of this subsection (2) only, the term “crime” means any offence punishable by death, life imprisonment or imprisonment for more than five (5) years under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the offence is committed. In addition, aggravated robbery is considered a crime for the purposes of this paragraph. (a) all matters of equity; (b) divorce and alimony; (c) wills and administrative matters; (d) trade in minors; (e) cases of idiocy, insanity and insane persons; (f) all matters over which the said court had jurisdiction under the laws in force at the time of the entry into force of this Constitution. SECTION 188 No railway company or other transport company may grant free tickets or tickets or passes or discounted tickets to members of the legislature or to state, county, district or municipal officials other than railway commissioners. The legislature shall enact appropriate laws to detect, prevent and punish violations of this provision. SECTION 182. The power to tax corporations and their property may never be surrendered or restricted by a contract or gift to which the State or a political subdivision may be a party, except that the legislature may grant a tax exemption to promote industrial products and other new public utility enterprises which, for a maximum period of ten (10) years, may be limited to each of these established Undertakings. and may grant exemptions of up to ten (10) years for any addition or extension thereof and may grant exemptions of up to ten (10) years for future additions or extensions by existing manufacturers and other not-for-profit entities. The date of each exemption shall begin on the date of completion of the new commitment and on the date of completion of any extension or extension for which an exemption is granted.
Where Parliament grants such exemptions for a period of ten (10) years or less, this is done through general laws that clearly list the categories of products and other new public utilities eligible for such exemptions and prescribe the manner in which entitlement to such exemptions is determined.
