The Arkansas advocate., 1835-11-20

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 voters of each county in this Torritory, to
 assemble at the several precincts or places
 ol holding elections, heretofore established
 by law, Tn each township in the several conn ties, to elect and choose representatives, to form Constitution j., Can,ses.:.... E.- .i.,.
 people oi said Territory, preparatory to their
 aumlsslon into the Union us one of the United otutes ot America which representatives or
 delegates to said Convention shall be amor
 toned among the several counties es follows.
 From the county of Pulashi, including the
 counties of White and Saline, three repre-
 sentatlvcsi from the county of Hot Spring. one representative from the county of lief. ferson, one representative; from the county ot Clark, one representative from the coun- ty ofPike, one representative 1; from the coun. ty of liempstead, two representatives ffcni the county of Lafayette, one representative from the county of Miller, one representative, from the county of Sevicr, one representa-. tive from the counties of Miller and Sevier. one representative; from the county of Union, one representative from the county of Mis- sIssippi, one representative from the county of Crittenden, two representatives; from the county of St. Francis, two representatives, from the county of Phillips, two representa- tives from the county of Arkansas, one re- presentatlfe and from the counties of lief ferson and Arkansas, one representative. from the county of Monroe, one representa- tive; from the county of Chieot, two repre-. sentatlyes; from the counties of Lawrence and Randolph, four representatives from the county of Green, one representative; from the county of Independence, two representa-. tlves; from the county of Jackson, one re- prescntative from the county of lizard, one 9f tbc5 e4ff Y one representative from the counties of
 lzard and Carroll, one representative be- tween them; from the county of Washington, SIX representatives; from the county ofCraW4 ford, three representatives; from tue county of scott, one representative from the county ot Pope, one representative; from the coun- ty of Johnson, one representative from the counties of Pope and Johnson jointly, one re- presentative from the county of Van Buren, one representative from the county of Con- way, one representative.
 And the election fer sad Representatives. shall be holden on the second Monday in De- eember next, at the several precincts in the several townships throughout the several counties in the said Territory previou $ notice of which shall be given in publ ic manner, as required by law in other cases, by the sheriffs of the several counties, under the same penalties and liabilities us prrscrib- ed in other similar cases and shall be holden by the same judges, and conducted in the same manner, and under the same regula- tlons, as prescribed by the laws of said Terri- tory regulating elections therein for msms bers of the General Assembly of said Terri- tory; and the polls shall be opened and com pared, and the elections certified in the same manner; and said elections shall be conduct ed by the same judges and clerks, and tho votes taken at the same time, and noted down on the same book, as the votes for sherlfis, clerks and other officers to be elect- cd oi the said second Monday in December next.
 SECTION 2. .aad Je t furtbc,. enaciea, That the members of the convention, thus duly elected, be, and they are hereby, authorized to meet, in the town of Little Rock, on the first Monday in January nsxt and, before they proceed to the discharge of their duties. shall be sworn, by some officer legally ati- thorized to administer an oath, to support the constitution of the United States of America, and the best interests of the whole people If Arkansas; which convention, when met, shall first determine, by a majority of the whole number elected, whether or not it be expel dient, at that time, to form constitution and state government for the people within this Territory and fit be determined to be ex- pedicnt, the convention may then proceed to form constitution and state government Prorided, the same shall be republican, and not inconsistent with, or rcpugnant to, the constitution of the United States.
 SECTION 3. .4nd De a furtiter enacfed, That, in case the said convention shall form a constitution and state government for the people of the Territory of Arkansas, the said convention, 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 Arkansas ad- mitted into the Union as state, according to the principles Of the federal constitution, shall be the constitution and supreme law of the State of Arkansas.
 SECTION 4. .1ad Je u further enacted, That said Convention shall be the judge of the qualification and election of it's own Inem- bers; shall make it's own officers, by-laws, and regulations and shall have power to preserve order, and to iniprison for contempts for any period not beyond the end of its ses- sions and that each member thereof may receive the sum oftwo dollars per day, during his attendance in said Convention, and two dollars for every twenty-five miles travel iii going to and returning from the place of hold- ing said convention: and the services and of the members of said conven- tion shall be certified by the President of said and countersgned by it's secreta- ry, which certificates shall be sufficient vouchers to the Auditor of the Territory, who, upon such certificates being presented. is hereby required to issue warrants for the several amounts to the respective members,