The Arkansas advocate., 1835-11-06

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 70 meff admission into the Union as State. SECTION | Be t enacted by the General Asse,a. htg of fAe Territory of ArkdaSas, That 1t shall and nay be lawful tor the qualified voters ef each coun- Y Ill ihs territory to assemble at the several pre- cncts or places of holding elections heretofore es taohshed by law, Tn each township in the several counties, to elect and choose representatives 10 form constitution, n Convention for tho people oI sad Territory preparatory 10 their admission into the Union as one oi the United States of Amer ca; which representatives or delegates to said vention shall be apportioned among the several counties as follows
 From the county of Ps'ask including tue eoun ties of White and Saline three representatives,. from the county of Hot Spring. one representative from the county Of Jefferson, one representative rom the county of Clark, one representative; from the county of Pike, one representative from tho county of Hempstead, two representatives from tie county Of Lafayette, one representative from the county of Miller. representative from the county ot Sewer, representative from tho counties of Miller and Seyier, one representative from the county of Union. ohe representative from the county Of Mississippi, one representative; from the county e Crttenden, two representatives; from the county oi St Francis, two representatives. from the county of Philips two representatives from the county of Arkansas, one representative and from the counties of Jefferson and Arkansas, one representative from the county of Monroe, one representative; from the county of Chicot two re- presentatlyes; from the counties of Lawrence and Randolph, four representatives from the county of Green, one representative from the county of h. dependence, two representatives from the county Of Jackson, one representative from the county of izard, ote representative from the county of Car roll, representative from tie counties of Izafd and Carroll, ore representative. between them from the county of Washington, six representatives; fron the county o Crawford, three representatives; from the county of Seott one representative from the county ot Pope. one representative from the county of Johnson, one representative 1; from the counties of Pope and Johnson, jointly, one repre- sentative from the county of Van Buren, one repre- sentative; from the county of Conway, one repre-. sentative.
 And the election for sad representatives shall be holden on the second Monday in December next, at the several precincts in the several townships throughout the several counties in the said Terri tory; previous notice of which shall be given in a public manner, required by law in other cases, by the sherfls of the several counties, under the same penalties and liabilities prescribed in other similar cases; and shall be holden by tho saife judges, and conducted in the same manner, and under the same regulations, prescribed by the laws of said Territory regulating elections therein for members of the General Assembly of said Ter ritory; and the polls shall be opened and con.- pared, and the elections certified in the same man. ner; and said elections shall be conducted by the same judges and clerks, and the votes taken at the same time, and noted down the same book, as the votes for sherlfls clerks and other officers be elected on the said second Monday in Decem- Der next.
 sEcrfoN 5 And Dc t futder enaeted, That the members of he convention, thus duly elected, be, and they are hereby, authorized to meet in the town of Little Rock the first Monday in January next and; before they proceed to the discharge of their duties, shall be sworn, by some officer legally authorized to administer oath, to support the constitution of the United States of America, and the best interests of the whole people of Arkansas; which convention, when met, shall first determine, by majority of the whole number elected, whether or not 1t be expedlent, at that time to form con- stltutlon and state government for the people within this Territory and If 1t be determined to be ex- pedlent, the convention may then proceed to form constitution and state government, fropided, the same shall be republican, and not inconsistent with, or repugnant to, the constitution of the Uni ted States.
 SECTION 3 And be it further enacted, That, in case the said convention shall form constitution and state government for the people of the Territo. ry ot Arkansas, the said convention, thete- after as may be, shall cause true copy of said constutionor or frame of government to be trans- mitted to Congress for it's approbation; which, when approved of by Congress, and Arkansas ad- mltted into the Union state, according to the principles of the federal constitution shall be the constitution and supreme law of the State of Ar kansas
 SEerI5N 1. And be it further endcied, That said Convention shall be the judge of the qualification and election of it's own members shall make it's officers, bylaws, and regulations; and shall have power to preserve order, and to imprison for con- tetnpts for any period not beyond the end of its sessions; and that each member thereof may receive the sum of two dollars per day during his attend ance Tn said Convention, and two dollars for every twenty-five miles travel in going to and returning from the place of holding said convention and the services and compensation of the members of said convention shall be certified by the President of said convention and counterslgned by its secretary, which certificates shall be sufficient vouchers to the Auditor of the Territory, who upon such certificates being presented, IS hereby required issue warrants for the several ameunts the respective members, directed to the Treasurer of the Territory, who is hereby required to pay the same other debts.
 SECTION 5 lind De it further enncfed, That all the necessary expenses of said convention, for secretary door-keepers other necessarily officers ot sad convention, stationary, fue house-rent, any other convenience necessary to the comfort of said convention, or the progression of it's business, shall be paid out of the Territorial Treasury; and the certificate of the President of said convention, counersigned by its secretary, shall be sufficient voucher to the auditor, for the whole or any part thereof; and upon presentation of such certificate or certificates to him, he is hereby required to is warrants therefor, directed to the Treasurer, who is hereby required and directed to pay the same as other debts.
 JOHN WILSON, Speaker
 of inc House of Representations.
 CHARLES CALDWELL, Presi-
 dent of the Legistatipe Council