The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1848-11-01
Executive Department OF
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

By His Ercellency DAVID JOHNSON,
Gorprnror and Commander. in Chief IN. and
orer the Slate of South Carolina. 80
To the Honorable tho Senators and Members Of fse
House of Representatives Of the General Assembly OF
the State Of South Carolina:
WHEREAS, BY the Constitution of the United States
each State IL authorised in such as the Legsa-
ture thereof may direct, TO appoint number OF Elect
ors of President and Vice President the United Staesr
equal 10 the whole number Of Senators and Represents.
,lv 10 which the State my be entitled in the Con-
gress OF the United Stalcs and the time of choosing the
Electors and the day on which they shall give their
votes-which shall be the throughout the United
Sla,es-wns to be determined by the Congress.
And. whereas. by an Act of Congress passed and
approved the first day of March, in the year OF oar
Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety.two, 10
was enacted amongst othcr things that ELECTORS shah
be appontcd in each State for the election Of Pesdent
nd Vice President of the United States within thirty
four days preceding the first WedncsdLy 10 December
one thousand seven hundred and n.ley .two and with
in Thirty four days of the irst Wednesday in every
fourth year succeeding tho last election sand that tic
Electors shall meet and give their vo,es on the frst
said Wednesday in December at such place in each
State as shall he directed by the Legislature the'eof
And, whereas, the Legislature Of this State tS an
Act passed on the third day Of December in the year
of our Lord one thousand hundred and nnetytwe
did enact that Electors of President and Vice President
| Of the United States shall be appointed by ballot On
the Tuesday preceding Wednesday the fifth day Of Dc.
cember Of the same year. in the House Of Representa-
tves at Columbia by the Legislature of this Stato or
by such persons shall be returned members thereof,
and shall attend on that day-and also that the Eee.
tors IF President and Vice President shall be appointed
by ballot the Tuesday preceding the first Wednes.
d1y in December in every fourth year succeeding Tie
last election, the House Of Representatives al Colum-
Ja by the Legislature of this State which shall be re-
turned members thereof and shall attend that day."
And, Whereas the Congress Of the United States did
by an Act passed and approved on the twenty ih'rd
day Of January, in the year Of our Lord "na thousand
eight hundred and fortysx, enact "hat the Electors
of President and Vice President sha be appointed on
tho Tuesday next afer the first Monday in the month
Of November Of the year in which they are appointed
| The fourth Monday in November OF each year heIng
the time appointed by the Constitution O. this Stute tor
the regular annual meeting Of the Legislature il fol
lows that il will not be in session on the Tuesday
noxt after the first Monday in November next-,he
time at which the Electors Of President a'e 10 be aP.
pointed according the Act Of Congress before refer.
rcd o-so that the State will not have il in its power
10 appoint Electors oPcsident and Vice President and
unless the Legislature be especially convened for that
purpose.
| Now, therefore, l. tho said David Johnson, in pur.
suancc fthc power in me vested by the Constitution
Of this State autorising the Governor ION extraordna
~ occasions 10 convene the General Assembly" do is
quo this my proclamation calling upon nnd requesting
the Senators Of tho General Assembly Of this State
whose terms of Office have not expired and those who
have been now recently elected ard The members Of
the House Of Representatives who have also been now
recently elected 10 convene al Columbia on the First
Monday in November now next ensuing, that they
may be present in tho House OF Representatives on
the said Tuesday next after tho said first Monday be
appo electors Of President and Vice President Of the
United States in conformity to the Act Of Congress
aforesaid last referred to.
H. 81 GIVEN under my Hand and Seal Of the State, at
Limestone Springs. oftle Stute aforesaid, The
Twelfth day Of October in the year of our Lord,
ono hous nd eight hundred and iorty.cght, and
in the seventy third year of tho Independence Of
the United States Of America.
DAVID JOHNSON.
BY tho Governor,
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