, 1843-09-02
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To Ts3.:ds for The cqH Of q Conrcntion,
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ton for the members Of the General As
scmbly, in the year eighteen hundred and
torty-four, a poll opened, Il the several
election precincts, for taing the sense
Of t., people of this State upon the ex-
pcdiency ofcallinga Convention TO a
mend, alter or make a new Constitution
Of this State.
3. 1t shall be the duty of the judg-
cs at the several election precincts IN
this State, at the election aforesaid, 10
cause a poll to be opened, which poll
shall containtw columns: one 10 be head
ed Conventions, the other no Convcn-
tom and they shall cause the votes OF
each individual voter to be set in the aP-
propriate columns.
s. All persons qualified, by the
Constitution and laws of this State, to
vote Tor members ofthe General Assem-
by. shall be entitled TO vote for or against
said Convention.
"A. At the close Of said election, at
the several election precincts in this
STATE, the Judges thereof shall cause an
abstrac. of the votes given, for and al
gainst q Convention, TO be made out and
certified 10 The clers ofthc several coun-
" courts in this State, who shall make
out an abstract ofthe votes, given ior& a.
gairSt a Convention, in their respective
counties. and transmit the same 10 the
Secretary of State IT. the same manner
and with the like restrictions that they
are required TO certify the votes gcvcn
for Governor, and Lieutenant Governor.
). The Secretary shall, on or be-
fore thc first day Of December oightsen
hundred and forty-four, make ont and
deliver to the Governor, a full and CON-
plete abstract of the votes given for and
against a Convention who shall imlnedl-
ateiy cause the same 10 be published in
at least two newspapers in this State.
sc. fla majority Of the votes thus
given shall bcfor a Convention, the Gov
ernor shall. in the month Of April, one
thousand eight hundred and Gorty-fvc,
order an election 10 be held at thc sever
al places ofvoting in ills State, on the
first londay in August, N thousand
eight hundred and forty-fve, TO elect del
ecatcs 20 said Convention; which cleo
ton shall, in all respects, be governed by
the existing laws regulating elections;
and lie persons elected shall, each, re-
caiye a certificate thereof accordingly.
:. Each Senatorial district shall
and is hereby authorised TO elect double
the number 10 serve in said Convention,
which said district shall be entitled by
law to elect 10 the Senate OF this State at
tie lime Of said election; and any person.
eligible 10 . seat In the House OF Repre-
senia;iyes Of This State, shall be eligible
to 4 seat in the Convention.
s. The person who shall be elect
ell, according to the provisions Of this
act shall, on the third Monday ONO
vcmbcr, 1915, meet and assemble at the
City ofJcfferson, in general convention,
and shall have power TO form and propose
new Constitution for this State.
80. The Convention shall Judge its
own privileges and elections, and Tie
members thereof shall have all the priv.
ileges 10 which members Of the General
Assembly are entitled, and shall be al
lowed the same compensation; and said
Convention shall have power to appoint
such officers and give them such com
PeHslt;on as may be deemed right, and
said compensation shall be obtained in
the sane manner as the members and of
Gccrs Of the General Assembly are al
lowed and paid.
10. In cases Of contested elections
10 the convention, the contcnding candi-
dates shall pursue the same course and
be governed by the same rules as are now
prescribed by law in contested elections
TO the Legislature of this State.
Il. lfa vacancy shall occur in the
convention. the same shall be filed i'll
the same manner as prescribed by law
for filling vacancies ofthe Legislature OF
this State.
y. The constitution formedby the
convention shallbe deposited in the Office
Of the secretary of state; and a copy of
the same shall by the Governor, be caus-
ed TO be published in such manner Us
said convention shall direct.
: 10. IN The llrst Monday III Au-
gust, 1916, at the several election pre-
cincts in this state, the Judges thereof
shall cause two columns to be opened:
headed one for the constitution the
other, against the constitution, and
cause the vote Of each voter 10 be set in
The appropriate column, and certify the
votes so given TO the clerks o. the seve-
raj county courts, who shall certify the
same 10 the secretary ofstate, in the same
manner and with the like restrictions
thatthey are now required to certify the
votes given for Governor and Licuten-
ant Governor ofthis state.
If. All qualified voters OF this state
shall be entitled TO vote for or against
said constitution.
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