Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-09-01

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State
SEci1xl. Bs Grated ts6ke Esa5s1sisr5 go
Sfefs efNissfeifpi, Thatrn tie fEst tlAzssY al
dly following u Aoeenbsf, 1888 &c si.sTiis y 6sh
CT ProPef e5srs taf sgfirs siestians u s aizis
silal. bod. ai taa sefefas pFncags s. eif re- eeeya
counties ard cities, folls f9Tte PaspoSs 81 ascertain
the proprieiy d holding convention e delezatss
who shall be authorised 10 amend o. TesaaaeI, Il
constituted a his safe, Whieh eanstitaton. e.
amended constitution. ssail b submitted 70 diree
vote Of tue sovereign people SAFE 81 rattle
/ ton or rejeetign.
SE=. ;. Be /. fsrsssf saeae3, That tie Go4efac
shall, upon tie passsge 81 ibis act cause thsssme'
be immediately advertised il 80 many ps2srase1st
he shall deem sufficient ~ sss tAaf ;rse. I'D e.
he further direct Tie proper oiEceis 7Ee.e polls
J the purpose herein Sc, ssrsih
other pfopsr oheeF, shall, AZ tie time heFeiHhetOf
speeife open ard hold polls for the purpose Of sseer
tanning the soeueiga will upon the eal s. cOnsei
ton; which said election Hha Be conducted upon q
same principles, and under the same pans and Pc,
ates. a are now prescribed II conducting eieetoi
for the elerion Of tioyegMoF and the result VI 8
vote for each county. town city, shall b. iofwsfd.
to the Ssrretlry q State, a j. new required In 2
election oil Governor. zs
SEc 1 Be 4 flrtasFtssctef. That TIE Aeeltor
public accounts the state Treasurer, and lac Seci
tasy Of STATE ahall h the presence q Tue govern
on the FIRST monday ct Jam 1850, open and count
the votes thus polIed and forwarded and Il shall .
pear that majority OF all votes posed ioF merihe
OF the legislature, aud forwarded. shall BE- in I,
vor Of convention, the governor SHAT thsTenpcn
the writs q election BY general proclamation. and
| the usual requirements, e cal apon the shefn,
require hnur the proper oflicer 10 holdand eiecto
on the lst monday and day after ia march, 1850,
sue several counties, cities and towns emitted 10 re
! reservation, to elect the same number Of deegate9
the convention. that tia several counties townsor
les, may be entitled 10 elect representatives. to U
house otrepresentatiyes olthe state iegssaturewn'
: said election shall beeoadueted In tie SANE tnaSanf
and under the same gains and penalties saat are 2
REQUIRED in the election OF representatives % the
7 islatnre: ana the sheriff OF other officer condact
said election shall gite 10 tie person. Or persons,
the case ma, be- certificate or certificates, o. elect
: and IN like manner make returns 10 the Sec-etary
State; and should any delegate 50 elected, lose
Certificate or fail 10 procure ore, the secretary
State shall furnish such certificate PROVIDED, the
+ turns Of his Office shall show ttobc just
d SIC. g. BE il further enacted, Thatthe delegates
!, elected shall assemble nj the state house, on the
4 Monday Of April 1850, and shall proceed 10 the d
assigned them, by such organization as e them 81
u seem meet and shall have power y adopt 6acn ~
= and regulations torthe transaction 81 business, as
IS secure to themselves ORDER and security IRON me
y tation or hindranee, IN my matter pertaining 70
" great objects Of the convention; and the betteFio
Il cure said convention from any molestaiion, they
AZ have mower TO sc.ecta sergeant-aiarms who shal
authorized to suppress all disorder by the Direction
" the conyentun and the civil authority oithis stat
cd hereby required to sustain all orders, and Y cont
e. to all mandates from said convention, Whilst ~
" aion to be certified BY the presiding Object taef
IN so far as the preservation OF order thereto ana
es security the members ihereof whist atending
rs, the business Of said convention And the mefn
ur of said convention shall be entitled % all the Inn
o. otes and privileges that are Il this tine exendt
nd the members OF the legislature, and shall lgeWise
PC entitled to the same pay and enolumcnts SAID
he venton shall have power to employ reporters
IT. mort such proceedings by them may be Tad, an
an printer who shalln al respects be euided BIZ y
es Said convention shall have oil the necessary pos
in to carrynut the great objects 81 ts organization,
io 10 pay all the necessary costs attending the same,
n all drafts for the necessary expenses shall be atl
he h the president thereof and audited IN the same n
ner that smiaf drafts are now certified and aud
by the authority of either branch Of the egisatl
IN SrcrloS j b. Il Further enacted, That said
yeniion shall publish, in phanphlet form, sue.
draft of constitution as may be adopted ~ e
which proposed draft shall be submitted to On
vote o. the people, which vote shall be taken hJ
ON sheriff, Of other proper officer, under such rules
ar. regulations as SAID convention shall perseribe
m The proper officer % conducting tire election foi
to adoption d said proposed constitution, shall ma
on fair and full return 81 tie votes po!ed for aad aga
its such proposed constitution % The Socre'a'
u state, IL i nov required BY law IN Eglat'eFate
election ofthe Governor
Src7. BE- Il further enacted That the scarets
State shall Oh the first Monday ot Gese5cr, II
make returns Of all the votes thai may h iais ~
10 The Governor oitlis steta who, thsrear9n,
immediately submit ne famc tlfhe Aadit1t 81
III. lie Accounts ihe State Treasurer and Secrelaf
or State and sialproceed ID open end count the "a
ite aud iCit- shall appear that majority o. the vaf
taken and returned, shall be IN favor q
in constitution. the Governor sfsll a#'s
an ton. requiring the sheriff. IF stA8r pre-
cn hold elections for members oil the Legislature, y
shall b. elected N accordance with the pre-
,al apportiouncft e'h authority to give the propo
WI and nagly aA1re1 constitution validity and eft
III. PrnMT 'b mf4rality nihe returns of they
ee shallno' 4jtiats sHch mills, II theY shall fairly
ed forththe proceedings had b conducting sucn
"a ton rhi proti9ed fpr'Aer, ila ang FeinTns n
lsr any othe counties SHALL not bc made e the Aecre
If Ltata, in any cftae elections held ufaei NE
ri. Visions cI this aet, within days after the I
ny dtnT 81 sheH elccHNlii h41 A"Ffthft sie ~ 'f'
messenger, call the proper officer for trsnsc
m OF the polls, which may be By him retained vi
les transcript. Or a certified copy thereof, shalt be
ID. sidered valid
Src BE II fgriser t8a@sd That d nc gef
election held on tie first MONDAY and day follow
"a IN November, 1919 i, shaIl ethe duty Of mara
Il the election, at each precinct ifegery coun
~ this state. 70 askof each and every voteF ehethe
IL II ayog A. or against the. said convention, and
", r1tes fo~and against the same shall! be taken
~ returned, as s provided f6r ii this act.
q JOHN ]. McRAE,
md Speaker ofthe House 81 Representatives
ep- DABNEY IIPSCOMB,
President Of fe Senate
Appro, ed, March ., lS4a
JOSEPH w. MATTHEWS.
rer GEO. III. VAUGHAN,
(nnnrmI Agent and Collector