The Arkansas advocate., 1835-11-13

aud Laura Ana V alkor-ugad 7 months aud tiass.
 @@ss-5-=ase- An Aet for the Election of Members to a Con
 yenton to form Goatttufion and System
 of Government for tAe People of Arbansas.
 preparatory to their admission into the In-
 ion us q State.
 SECTION l. Be | enactaf bg tae Geaeral .3ssem5iy ef hs Territory of .4rdasas, That
 1t shall and may be lawful fof the qualified voters of each county in this Territory, to assemble tt the several precincts or places of holding elections, heretofore established by law, in each township in the several conn ties, to elect and choose representatives to form a Constitution in Convention, for the people ofsad Territory, preparatory to their admission into the Union as one of the United States cf America which representatives or delegates ta said Convention shall be aBpor- toned among the several counties as follows:
 From the county of Pulaski, including the counties Of White and Saline, three repre- sentltlyes; from the county Of Hot Spring, one representative f'om the county Of Jef- fsfson, one represent ttive from the county ot Clark, o1ie representative from tho ee1in- ty ot Pike, one representative; ffom the eoun- ty of Hampstead. two representatives from the county of Lafayette, one representative from tae county of f4iller, one efepfasentative; ffom the county Of segior, one repreeenta- tive; from the counties of Miller and Sevier, one representative; ffen the county of Union, one representative from the county of Mis- slssippl, one representative; from the county ef Crittaaden, two representatives; from tie county Of st. Francis, two representatives from tine county of Phillips, two representa- H0ae fean1 faa aan44f.e ,.f A,.I-s presentltive; and from the counties of 1ef- fsrson and Arkansas, one representative f.om the county of Monroe. one representa- tive f59el the county of Chicot, two repre- sentatiyes; from the counties of Lawrence and Randolph, four representatives from the county YofGreea. one representative; from the county ei independence, tayo representa- tYesi from the county ef Jackson, oiie re- pf9seht1tlge; from the county of Izard, one representative from the county of Carroll, one representative from the counties ei izard and Carroll, one re 3resentative be- tween them from tae county Of Washington, SIX apfesantatives; from the county of CfaW- Iord, three representatives from the county of Scott. oae representative from the county of Pope, one representative from the coun- ty ol Johnson, one representative from the counties of Pope and Johnson jointly, one re- present etlYe; from the county of Yan Baren, one representative from the county of Con- Wly, one represent atige.
 And the election for said representatives shall be holden or the second Monday in De- cesn5er next, at tie several precincts iii tie several townships throughout the several counties in tle said ] erritorg; previous notice of which shall be given in public manner, as required by law in other cases, by the sherifs or the sevsral coanties, under tle same penalties and liabilities as prescrb- cd ln other similar cases and shall be holden by t1e sAme judges, and conducted in the slme manner, and under the same ragula- tons, us prescribed by the laws Of said ierfi- tory regulating elections therein for fnem- be.s of the General Assembly of said Terri- tery and taa polls saall bs opsaed aud con- p4ted and t.is el srtioiis certiied in ne saln inlnner; and said elections shall be conduct ed by tls lme judges and clerks, and tn votes t4ksn at tle s me time, and not sd dowa oa taa sags book, as tla vot B f5r slefifs, clerks md other lie ITS to be eleet- ed on tie said second Monday in December next.
 54egtoN ?. And be | further eaactel, That tae me.n5s.s of the convention, thus duly elected, bs, and they are hereby, authorized to meet, in t1e town of Little Rock, on the first Monday Ill January next; and, before they proceed to the discharge of their duties, slal be sworn, by some officer legally au- tho.ized to administer an oath, to support the consultation of the United Stltas of America, and the best interests of the whole people ef Arkansas which convention, when niet, shall first determine, by m ,j5rity of the whole number elected, whether or not it be expe- dient, at that time, b form constitution and state government for the people wit1in this Territory and fit be determined to be cx- pedient, the convention may then proceed to form constitution and state government 1; ProUided, the same shall be republican, and not inconsistent with, or repugnant to, the constitution of the United States.
 SECTION 2. .4ad 6e a frther enacied, That, in case the said convention shall form a constitution and state government for the people of the Territory of Arkansas, the said contention, as soon thereafter as may be, shall cause true copy of said constitution or frame Of government to be transmitted to Congress for it's approbation which, when approved of by Congress, and Arkangas ad- mitted into the Union as a sttte. according to the principles or the federal constitution, shall ba the constitution and supreme law of the State of Arkansas.
 SrcrIos 4. .aad te | flfther eaaeied, That said Convention shall 5e the judge Of the qualification and election of It's own rnsfn- bers shalt nuke it's own officers, by-laRs, and fagalations and shall bare power to preserve ordsr, and to inaprsoi for contsnpts far any period net beyond the end of its ses- sions and that eaeh member thereof may receive the sum of tive dolllrs per dly, during t<