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{ !. There shall be, atthe general cleo
ton Tor thc members OF the General AS
sclnb,y, in the year eighteen hundred and
forly-iour, a poll opened, at the several
election precincts, for taking the sense
Of the people of this State upon TIC cx-
pedicncy ofcailing j Convention TO a
mend, alter or make ! new Constitution
Of this State.
{ 2. Ii shall be the duty Of the judg-
es at the several election precincts IN
this State, 1T the election aforesaid, TO
cause 4 poll to be opened. which poll
shall containtwo columns: one TO be head
ed Convention. the other no Conven-
tom and they shall cause the votes of
each individual voter to be set il The APP
propriatc columns.
So. Ill persons qualified, by the
Constitution aud laws of this State, TO
vote Tor members ofthe General Assem-
BY, shall &c entitled 10 vote for or against
said Convention.
81. At the close of said election, at
the several election precincts in this
State, the indgcs thereof shall cause al
abstract of the votes given, fer and a.
gains: . Convention, TO lie made ont and
certified 10 The clerks ofthe several coun-
4 courts in this State, who shall make
gu. an abstract ofihe votes, given for < a.
sainSt 2 Convention, in their respective
counties. and transmit the same to the
Secretary Of State ir the same ann
and with the ike restrictions that they
are required 10 certify the votes geren
for Governor, and Lieutenant Governor.
: 5. The Secretary shall, on or be-
fore the frs. day of December eighteen
hundred and lorty-four, make ont and
deliver to The Governor. a full and COM
pletc abstract of the votes given for and
against 4 Convention who shall immedi-
ately cause the same TO be published il
at least two newspapers in this State.
6. If majority of the votes thus
given shall beior a Convention, the Gov
ernor shall, in the month of April, one
thousand eight hundred and forty-five,
order an election 10 be held at the sever
al places ofyoting in this State, on the
first Monday in August, one thousand
eight hundred and forty-fve, to elect DEL
csates 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 4 certificate thereof accordingly.
6 :. Each Senatorial district shall,
and is hereby authorised to elect double
Tie number to serve in said Convention,
which said district shall be entitled BY
law 10 elect TO the Senate Of this State al
the time Of said election; and any person.
eligible to 4 seat in the House of Repre-
sentatives of this State, shall be eligible
to 4 seat in the Convention.
s. The person who shall be elect
cd, according TO the provisions of this
act shall, or the third Monday of No
vemher, 1915, meet and assemble at the
City ofJelerson, in general convention,
and shall have power to formand propose
new Constitution for this State.
50. The Convention shall Judge lis
" privileges and elections, and tic
members thereof shall have all the priv
ilegcs 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
She same manner as the members and Of
icers Of the General Assembly are al
lowed and paid.
! 10. In cases OF contested elections
70 the convention, the c~ontending candi-
dates shall pursue the same course and
be governedb by the same rules as are now
prescribed by law in contested elections
to the Legislature of this State.
IL. If vacancy shall OCCUR in The
convention. the same shall be filled in
the same manner as prescribed by law
for filling vacancies ofthe Legislature of
this State.
IL. The constitution formedby the
convention hal be deposited in the Office
of the secretary OF state; and a copy OF
the same snail by the Governor, be caus-
co 10 De pnDllsued IN sucn M as
said convention shall direct.
Is. On the first Monday in An
gust, 1876, 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 to be set in
the appropriate column, and certify the
votes so given to the clerks of the scve-
raj county courts, who shall certify the
same to the secretary o~fstate, in the same
manner and with the like restrictions
that they are now required to certify the
votes given for Governor and Lieuten-
ant Governor ofthis state.
ID. All qualified voters OF this state
hall be entitled to vote for or against
said constitution.