, 1843-06-24
AN ACT


s ]. There shall be, atthe general cleo
lion for the members Of the General As
sembly, in the year eighteen hundred and
torty-iour, a poll opened, at the several
election precincts, for taking the sense
of the people of this State upon the ex-
~pediency of calling a Convention 10 a.
mend, alter or make a new Constitution
Of this State.
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 10 be opened, which poll
shall containtwo columns: n 10 be head
ed Convention the other mo Conven-
tion;' and they shall cause the votes of
each individual voter TO be set in the APP
propriate columns.
So. All persons qualified, by the
Constitution and laws of this State, 10
vote Tor members ofthe General Assem-
bly,, shall be entitled 10 vote for or against
said Convention.
81. Al 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 q Convention, 10 be made ont and
certified to the clerks ofthe several coun-
" courts in this State, who shall make
out an abstract ofthe votes, given for y a.
gainst 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 10 certify the votes gcven
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 10 the Governor, a full and COM
plete abstract of the votes given for and
against a Convention who shall immedi-
ately cause the same 10 be published in
at least two newspapers in this State.
Sc. If 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, n thousand
eight hundred and forty-five, TO elect del
egates TO said Convention; which cleo
lion shall, in all respects, be governed by
the existing laws regulating elections;
and the persons elected shall, each, re-
ceive 4 certificate thereof accordingly.
Z. Each Senatorial district shall,
and is hereby authorised 10 elect double
the number 10 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 a seat in the Convention.
IS. The person who shall be elect
cd, according to the provisions Of this
act shall, on the third Monday of No
yember, 1915, meet and assemble at the
City ofJeferson, in general convention,
and shall have power to form and propose
a new Constitution for this State.
g. The Convention shall judge its
W privileges and elections, and Tie
members thereof shall have all the priv
ileges to which members of the General
Assembly are entitled, and shall be al
lowed the same compensation; and said
Convention shall have power 10 appoint
such officers and give them such COM
pensation as may be deemed right, and
said compensation shall be obtained in
the same manner as the members and of
fcers of the General Assembly are al
lowed and paid.
: 10. In cases of contested elections
10 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
10 the Legislature of this State.
II. If a vacancy shall occur in the
convention. the same shall be filled in
the same manne as prescribed by law
for filling vacancies ofthe Legislature of
this State.
~. The constitution formcdby 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 10 be published in such manner as
eaid convention shall direct.
: IL. On the first Monday in 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 of the seve-
raj county courts, who shall certify the
same to the secretary ofstate, in the same
manner and with the like restrictions
hat they are now required 10 certify the
votes given for Governor and Lieuten-
ant Governor ofthis state.
: IA. All qualified voters OF this state
shall be entitled TO vote for or against
said constitution. |,
10. 1t shall be the duty ofthe Gov
ernor to lay before the General Assem-