Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1844-02-23

for delegates. il shall be the duty Of the
Clerk Of the board Of County Commits
sioners TO order new election TO be held,
within twenty days after said 6rst election.
and 10 be conducted in the same manner
as said frs. election.
SEC =. Tha, The said delegates elect
shall meet at Iowa City. on the first Mons
day of October, after the election Of dele
gates, and proceed to form Constitution
and State government. for the Territory Of
Iowa.
SEC. 8. That when Constitution and
form of state government shall have been
adopted by said Convention, they shall
cause the same to be published in all the
newspapers printed in the Territory and
at the township election in April succeed
ing the formation of Constitution and
state government by said Convention, the
electors Of said Territory who are qualified
to.vote for members Of the Legislature at
said general elac!ion. shall be and they are
hereby authorized to vote fer the Cons,itu-
ton or against the Constitution /; the vote
for and against the Constitution shall be
counted ,and returned to the Clerk Of the
Board Of iCoun,y Commissioners, who
shall in theisame manner transmit returns
of said votes for and against the Constisu-
lion TO the Secretary of the Territory, who
shall open and count the same, as soon as
they are all received from the several
counties in this Territory, in the presence
of the Governor who shall issue his proc
lama,ion declaring the result.
FEC. 9. That all electors, qualified as
aforesaid, may vote for or against a Con-
s,itution in any county of this Territory.
whether residents Of such county or not;
but in the election Of delegates to the Con-
vention, the said electors shall not vote
out OF the counties wherein they have
their residence. .es.zss sss.n.. a.
SEC. 10. That the several elections
provided for in this ACT shall in all respects
be conducted in accordance with the pro-
visions of an act regulating general cleo
tons in this Territory so far as the same
is applicable, and except as is herein spe-
cially provided for.
Sec. IL. That it shall be the duty of
the Secretary Of the Territory to cause
this act TO be published in the several
newspapers Of this Territory as soon as
the same may be approved by the Gover-
nor; aud it shall be The duty of the Clerk
If HE st Rqasd a}u Gaan5Y Gsm@fsS9srs
give notice that poll will be opened for
the purposes specified in the FIRST section
of this act, TO the Sheriff Of his proper
county. who is hereby required to post up
notices in accordance with law, at least
twenty days before the first Monday in
April next.
Sec. 10 Tha, it shall be the duty of
the Secretary. of the Territory to procure
suitable room for the meeting Of the
Convention. also TO provide the same with
furniture, stationary, and all other things
necessary for the comfort and convenience
of the convention.
Sec l3. That the members OF said
| Convention shall be entitled 10 such com>
pensa,ion as the Convention may direct.
no. exceeding three dollars per diem, and
three dollars for every twenty miles travel
| to and from The place of holding said Con-
vention.
Sec. ID This act shall take effect and
| be in force from and after its passage.
JAMES p. CARLETON.
Speaker Of the House Of Reps.
THOMAS cox.
Of tho