, 1843-08-26
AN

sembIy, in the year eighteen hundred and
forty-tour, a poll opened, at the several
election precincts, for taing the sense
Of IT, people of this State upon the ex-
pcdiency ofcalling a Convention to a.
mend, alter or make a new Constitution
Of this State.
s 2. 1t shall be the duty of the iudg-
es at the several election precincts in
this State, at the election aforesaid, TO
cause a poll to be opened, which poll
shall contain two columns: n TO be head
ed Convention the other mo Conven-
tion;' and they shall cause the votes of
each individual voter to be set in the ap-
propriate columns.
So. All persons qualified, by the
Constitution and laws of this State, to
vote TOR members ofthe General Assem-
bly,, shall be entitled to vote for or against
said Convention.
) /. At the close of said election, at
the several election precincts in this
State, the Judges thereof shall cause an
abstract of the votes given, for and a.
gainst a Convention, to be made out and
certified to the CT ers ofthe several coun-
ty courts in this State, who shall make
out an abstract ofthe votes, given for& a.
gainst 4 Convention, in their respective
counties, and transmit the same to the
Secretary of State III the same manner
and with the like restrictions that they
are required TO certify the votes geven
for Governor, and Lieutenant Governor.
SIS. The Secretary shall, on or be-
fore the first day of December eighteen
hundred and forty-four, make out and
deliver 70 the Governor, a full and COM
plete abstract Of the votes given for and
against a Convention who shall immedi-
ately cause the same to be published in
at least two newspapers in this State.
So. fla majority of the votes thus
given shall befor a Convention, the Gov
ernor shall, in the month of April, one
thousand eight hundred and forty-fve,
order an election to be held at the sever
al places ofvoting in this State, on the
first Monday in August, one thousand
eight hundred and ~forty-five, to elect del
egates to said Convention; which cleo
ton shall, in all respects, be governed by
the existing laws regulating elections;
and the persons elected shall, each, re-
ceive a certificate thereof accordingly.
5 I. Each Senatorial district shall,
and is hereby authorised to elect double
the number TO serve in said Convention,
which said district shall be entitled BY
law TO elect TO the Senate of this State at
the time of said election; and any person,
eligible 10 a seat in the House of Repre-
sentatives of this State, shall be eligible
to 4 seat in the Convention.
5 8. The person who shall be elect
ed, according to the provisions of this
act shall, on the third Monday of No.
vember, 1916, meet and assemble at the
City ofJefferson, in general convention,
and shall have power to form and propose
8 new Constitution for this State.
50. The Convention shall Judge its
own privileges and elections, and the
members thereof shall have all the priv
ilescs TO 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 CON-
Pensation as may be deemed right, and
said compensation shall be obtained in
The same manner as the members and Of
iicers of the General Assembly are al
lowed and paid.
5 10. In cases Of contested elections
to the convention, the contending candi-
dates shall pursue the same course and
be governed by the same rules as are now
prescribed by law in contested elections
% the Legislature of this State.
: II. If vacancy shall occur in the
convention: the same shall be filled in
he same manner as prescribed by law
or Hlling vacancies ofthe Legislature of
his State. e
y. The constitution formed by the 1
convention shall be deposited in the office :
II the secretary OF state; and a copy OF l
he same shall by the Governor, be caus- |
d TO be published in such manner as .
aid convention shall direct. :
= 10. On the first Monday in Au- o
ust, 1916, at the several election pre- f
incts in this state, the Judges thereof
hall cause two columns to be opened:
eaded II for the constitution the
;hcr, against the constitution and
ause the vote of each voter to be set in
he appropriate column, and certify the
otes so given to the clerks of the ~seve-
county courts, who shall certify the
lme to the secretary ofstate, in the same o
and with the like restrictions
lat they are now required to certify the h
otes given for Governor and Lieuten-
ut Governor ofthis state. u
: IA. All qualified voters OF this state
lall be entitled TO vote for or against c,
i'd constitution.
3 ID. 1t shall be the duty ofthe Gov o,