Constitution of Mississippi

It's actually part of the oath.

Every lawyer in Mississippi takes an oath and included inside of that is to uphold the Constitution of the United States, uphold the Constitution of Mississippi.

And so it's not really an option to not support the Constitution.

You can.

Eventful Days of the 43rd Congress.

Congress.The Mississippi Constitution having been ratified in 1869, an odd year of the calendar, caused the regular elections for state, district, and county officers to occur on the odd year of the calendar, while the national elections occurred on the even years of the calendar, thus necessitating the holding of an election in the state every year.

Therefore, no election was to be held in 1874 except for congressmen and to fill a few vacancies, while the regular election for county officers and members of the legislature would be held in 1875.

Since the regular session of the 44th Congress would not convene before December 1875, in order to avoid the trouble and expense incident to holding an election in 1874, the legislature passed a bill postponing the election of members of Congress until November 1875.