The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1848-10-18
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BY HIS ExcELLg9cY DAVID JOHNSOlT "
"a 0vERNoR AND CoMMANDER In CHlEF, IN
AND OVER THE STATE OF SoUrH-C ARoL1NA!
To the Honorable the Senators and Mem
8 bers OF the House Of Representatives, of the
$ General Assembly of the State Of South
& Carolina: ~ Is sssS;5f
WHEREAS, BY the Constitution of the Uni!
3 ted States, each State is authorised in such
a manner as the Legislature thereof may direct,
4 to appoint d number Of Electors of President
and Y Ice President of the United States, equal
Ito the whole number of Senitors and Reprea
sentatiyes to which the State may be entitled
in the Congress- Of thee United States; and
i The time Of choosing the Electors, and the day
on which they shall give; their votes-which
= shall be the same throughout the United
States=was 70 be determined by the Con-
gress. Il 5z 5iS 81. ,y \. y j.5
: And, whereas, by an Act Of Congress pass
ed and approved on the first day of March, in
q the year of our Lord, one thousand seven
+ hundred and nnety-two. it was enacted
amongst other things, that "Electors shall be
appointed in each State for the election of
& President and Vice President of the United
3 States within thirty -four days preceding the
Il first "Wednesday in December, one thousand
seven hundred and ninety-two, and within
8thrty.four days Of the first Wednesday in
7 ton, s.and that the Electors shcll meet and
give their votes on the first said Wednesday
lin December at such place in each State an
shall be directed by the Legislature thereof"
: t1 And, whereas, the Legislature of this Stnte
BY an Act passed on the third day Of Dccom-
ts Dor In the year of our Lord, one thousand se-
2 ven hundred and ninety-two did enact that
Electors Of President and Vice-Presdent of
Z tho United States shall be appointed by ballot
on the Tuesday preceding Wednesday the
NTH day of December of the same year, in
! the FIbuse of Representatives at Columbia,
Y t,y the Legislature Of this State or by such
persons as shall be returned members thereof,
and shall attend on that day---and ulso that
the Electors of President and Vice President
shall be appointed by ballot, on the Tuesday
preceding the first Wednesday in December
Z IN every fourth year succeeding the last cleo
ton, in the House of Representatives at Col
4slmbn by the Legislature Of this State which
shall be then existing, or by sucl, persons as
shall be returned members thereof and shall
attend on that day"
And, whereas, the Congress Of the United
States did by an Act passed and approved on
the tWenty-th;rd day Of January in the year
Z of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and
!. dent and Vice President shall be appointed
on the Tuesday next after the first Monday
In the month of November of the year in
which they arc to be appointed" The fourth
sonday IN November of each year being the
time appointed by the Constitution of this
State for tho regular annual meeting Of tho
a sIegislature, it follows that it will not be in
3 session on the Tuesday next after the first
Monday in November next-the time at which
tho Electors Of President AMI Vice. President
are to be appointed according to the Act Of
Congress before referred to-so that the State
will not have it in its power to appoint Elec-
the Legislature be especially convened for
that purpose.
Now, therefore, |, the said David Johnson,
lin pursuance OF the power in me vested by
the Constitution of the State authorising the
Governor aon extraordinary occasions to con-
'vene the General Assembly, do issue this
my. proclamation calling upon and requesting
the Senators Of the General Assembly Of this
State whose terms of Office have not expired
and those who have been now recently cleo
ted and the Members of the House OF Repre-
sentativcs who have also been now recently
elected, to convene at Columbia on the First
Monday in November now next ensuing, that
they may he present in the House of Repre-
sentatiyes on the said Tuesday next after the
said first Monday to appt,int electors of Presi-
dent of the Uniled States in conformity to the
Act Of Congress aforesaid, laat referred to.
Il. ST. GIVEN under niy Hand and Seal Of
sT's5. the State, at Limestone Springs, Of
the State aforesaid, the twelfth day of
October in the year of our Lord, one
49, thousand eight hundred and forty y-eight,
II and in the seventy third year of the
Independence of the United States Of
America.
DAVID JOHNSON.
BY the Governor:
Blk; HEsEeAs, Secretary Of State;
Oct l6 81 st
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