Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-08-05

resentattees, lave voted for u Convention The
ranarsi assau,bly shall accordingly NJ their
next session cal! Ii 6 aBtHtflon, - eohslH Q a1
least m many members ~ uaefe arc ~ ~ W
houses Of The Legislature, g % ehoss" - =
same manner, at the same PHI eeF. a,a ~ -
same TINA til | representatives steoy ny -
liens entitled to vote fmt fepfHse'. 'alleees -
due notice given for one nt,nfll, and Y f9eee
within Three months after they shall he eisf-
tod. I1tha l~Haiurity Of all the citizens II, ehe
state having right 10 vote ftr representative :
shall be Hsrnttainad by reference 10 the hfgif- i
est ttt,tpbef If vetra cast IN the stafe Mt any
me If the three general elettiois naxi pfaee@
ding the day If voting for 4 convention. ef4
repi when they nuay be less thar the whole
number ~ votes Voted both ff anil dgat1st a
eaffehntfnft, il which rass The said ~fiiajortty
shall be Hseefth med BY reference to the MUM
her Of yntes given on the DAY Of voting fhf
~ aaainst d convention, and whenever tie
sauersl assembly shall deem a convention
necessary. they shall proyide by la" for The
holdinu ii a special election fot the piIfhose II
asrertailing the sense af the ~nisiofity VI The
]ritisats Of the state entitled To vote tof repttA
sentaiives
M When espefisnte sliHn point
ont the necessity If AMENDING ibis eorstitu.
ton. aH1 a %insierity If HlI the itattihefs elected
to etHh house ri The general assembly Shall
within The first twenty days nf their stated anz
nual ~srsHiuft; thnrnr IN paeaIng n law specify
ing the alterations Intended to he ftade. for
iatln The sense Of The gbtdl people ofthis state.
40 10 The necessity and e&pedfahaF Of tallIha =
convention, it shall be- The duty Of The %sevtfhl
returning officers, ut the next general election
which stall be held for representatives alter
the passaah Of such law. 10 open 4 poll Tor, and
| make ~retltttu The secretary for frp time be-
| ipp. Of the tatna nf all tltpsn entitled til vote
for representatives, who have voted for realizing
= conventions md If therauponf II Hhall appear
that q tnaiority Of all the citizens Of this stntn,
entitled IL vote fur representatives have voted
fpr n conventions, The general assembly slall
direct that a similar poll shall be opened. and
taken for the next year and It theftnpof, II
shall appear that a majority Of the eli fsafa oil
efthis state entitled to Vbts for representatives,
| have voted for d convention. the general as
satf1hty shall hit their next s%rsFIofis call b toh.
veniipn ID consist bf ~ many members H. there
shall BIZ in the general assembly, and no ttiera,
~ l,H thoahn in the same m tilrttsr and fjftP7f-
ton, At the stttnti piaess and ~ tha saf1h time.
! that representatives hth. by citizens entitled
To vote fer faprase natives: and 10 meet with
In thres t]fiontta #fthr the said e~lhftiolt4 Inf The
purpose Of faad0ptings attending or changing
this Constitution. Bnt if it Bppeafsnali blythe
yota If either year, az fotssald, that q majority
Of all lie citizens entitled to yote for fspfeseti.
i]aliYes, did not vote for Il conventions q con,
v~ertion shall not be called.
Hfassachusets-fn order the more ~offectn.
ally 10 adhere 10 the principles Of tho col's'i'
tuition, and correct those violations which ~
any means may be made thersing az well as
to form such alterations AZ from experience
shall be found necessary, tbs general -Four
which shall be In The year IF cur Lord on
thousand saven hundred ahd uinefy-five, shal
issue freeepts 10 the selecttnFi Of the severn
towns, and 10 the assessors If The tinireorpo
rated plantations, directing them 10 convene
The qualified voters If their respective town
and plantations. for the purpose Of eollsntin.
their sentiments on the necessity 81 sxpedian
cy Of revising the constitution, in order t
atnahdtheHtst
And fit slali appear, by The returns made
that two.tfiirds Of the qualified voters through
6ttt the stale, who shall assemble and vote j
consequence Of The said pfscspfst are IN Ia
ypf ri such revision III a1ie ndtpetits the gene
raj court shall issue ptnteptsi or direct ther
10 be- issued from The serretary'e Office, IN IN
several towns, 10 elect delegates 10 nett /
convention, for The purpose aforesaid
I The said delegates to be chostil IN the sam
manner and proportion rs tlieir representative
: in the second branch Of the Legislature ore b
y this constitution 10 be chosen
Nayyzani-That this form If govern
nant, and the declaration Of rights, an
I'm part thereof, shall be altered, changed {
abolished, unless n bill so 10 aitef, taang
! Of abolish the same, shall pass The &c
neral assembly, and be- published al lea
three ynBntbs before a new election, and cha
be confirmed by the general assembly, after
a prw cletl ion If delegates in the first sseslt
q aftsf sncFr rev elections Pfovided3 that II
thing in thts form If government, which +
n lateg to tHe eastern shore particularly, shaH
:, ahy time hereafter be- filtered, Unless ff Il
alteration and confirmation thereof, IT Ign
two thirds II III the members 81 each BRAN
ofths nerFfal assembly shall cbtietr.
South Card1iaa-. No Dart Of this chnsti'tti
r. shall te altered, unless d bill to alter TIC Sill
70 shall have boon read three times in the hotl
~ Of representatives and three times in the :
y nate, and agreed to by twb.thlfds Of be
~ branches Of the whole representation motif
81 shall any alteration take place until the b
u 30 agreed ID be published three mont he j.
= vio1s TO II new election for members to
y house Of representatives /; and if tho ~altsratit
'e proposed by The Legislature sha. he agreed
~ - IN their first ~aefsior, by t~wo-thirds Of
~ whole representation in both branches Of
It legislature, after the lime shall have bt
;" read three times, on ,,hree several days in ct
~ house, then, and not otberwife, The same at
" become q par 81 the constitution.
Et..xErfg NJ x1+t &c tI,TM ssrfaf ~ t}TIH al
- be altered, unless Il bill for that purpose; F.
cifging the alterations Intended y be M
~ shall have heetl read three times In tie 10
!" Of representatives, and three times ID The
= nate, on three several days id each house.,
agreed to by two.thirds Of each house resp
lively; and when auy s1eit bill sha be pa
rus ed in manner aforesaid, the same shall ~ ,
1jshed Mt least six months prefious y the Z
pu,- ensuing gahlal*eieetion for Hfembert Of
general assembly ! and such altefaffpssa
sny Of them go proposed, shalI Dc agreef
IVY in their fret session theroafteri by two III
'bl- Of Zach branch Of the general s9gerbIy, a
VIII the SANE shall have been read three tin
nal on three separate daya, in each respec
'eI house, then, ard net otherwise the same 3
spe became a part II this constitution.
he Administrative experience shall p
oI out the necessity Of amending this consl
ton, and when a majority Of GIL the mem
nd. elected 10 each house ST the general aesef
i in shall within The first twenty dags Of their
ted annual session, conenr in passing a
,ers specifying the alterations Intended . be 10
3po. for taking the sense Of the good people Of
cn-1 state, az ia rfe necessity and expedienc
and calling a conventi3n3 it ahall be the dn'
qjs- the several sheriff., and other returning
{ be GERS, at the NEXT general election which
tho he held for repregentatIsgs after the fass