Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-04-19
Convention Of the State Of Mississippi.
An Act to propide for Coaueafion q the People Of ii
-. State of Mississippi.

A, Act To propide for Convention Of the People Of The
State of Mississippi
WHEREAS, The Legislature of the Congress of the
limited States controlled it was, at its last session.
b dominant majority regardless Of the constitutional
;bta of the slayeholding States and rejecting the
will of section whose population are hostile IN feel
ings and opposed in principle 10 long established and
cherished institution OF the States OF the South az
fords alarming evidence Of settled purpose the
part of said majority to destroy said institution and
subvert the sovereign power OF tins and other slave
holding States and whereas 1t is becoming and prop
er that sovereign State should promptly resort to the
most efficient for the maintenance OF il ssov-
ereignty and the preservation of its constitutional
rights as member of the confederacy when assailed
by the exercise of the highest power recognised under
our Republican form of Government; the expressed
will of the sovereign people :-Threiore,
SECTION l. BE at enacted by The Legislature Of the
STATE of Mississippi, That election for Delegates 10
Convention of the People OF the State of Missis-
sipp shall be held in the several counties thereof on
the LIST Monday and day following in the month Of
September in the wear eighteen hundred and ty-one
that said election Shall be held at all the precincts e
tabshed by law and shall be managed and conducted
by the sheris other proper officers OF the counties
respectively III the same manner and according TO the
same rules and regulations are prescribed by law
for the election of members of the Legislature: And
it is hereby declared to be the duty of the Governor to
issue his proclamation to the several sherfs Of the
State, at least ninety days before the time appointed
for holding said election requiring them to hold and
conduct the same according law, and the said sher
ifs shall advertise the time and place of holding said
election for least twenty days, by publishing the
same in the several newspapers of their respective
countless and by posting notices at at least four public
places in their counties
SEC. 2. BE ii further enacted, That each county
shall be represented in said convention by the same
number of delegates such county has OF Represen-
tatves in the House of Representatives, including the
representation of any city town in any county
! SEC 3. Be 1t further enacted, That person not
citizen of the State of Mississippi, who shall not at
the time of said election have resided for twelve months
previous thereto in the county, and shall not have
tanned the age of twenty-five years shall be eligible
a seat in the Convention.
SEC 4. Be IL further enacted, That IT shall be the
duty of the sheriff proper returning officer Of each
and every county, within twenty days after said cleo
tion to make complete returns to the Secy Of State
of the cast for delegates in his county, and the
certificate of election of the returning officer Of the
proper county of the Secretary of State in favor Of
any delegate shall be evidence of his right a
in said Convention, subject if contested to decision
by said Convention IN such manner as they may
prescribe.
SEC g. BE al further enacted, That the delegates
elected under the provisions of this shall assemble
at the Capital of the State the I'd Monday of No
vember A. D. eighteen hundred and fty-one, and Or
ranze themselves into Convention by the election
5 of President and such other officers as they NAV
deem necessary, and the appointment of a suitable
number of assistants, and shall proceed consider the
then existing relations between the Government o.
the United States and the Government and people Of
the State of Mississippi, to devise and carry into effect
the of redress for the past and obtain certain
security for the future and to adopt such m
indicating the sovereignty of the State, and the pro-
lection of its institutions shall appear them TO
be demanded. Said Convention shall adopt such rules
and regulations for its government and for the proper
transaction of business as they shall think proper
The officers members and assistants of said Conven-
ton shall receive the same compensation is now
allowed by law the officers, members and assistants
of the Legislature, and the Auditor of Public AC
counts shall issue his warrant the Treasury therefor
upon the certificate of the President, of the
+ due
4 SEC 6. Be 1t further enacted, That in case of any
vacancy occurring in said Convention by the death
resignation removal of any member, it shall be the
duty of the Governor to such vacancy to be fl
led by issuing his writ of election to the sheriff of the
proper country requiring him. ten days notice, rc
hold election according to laws to fill the same.
SEC 7. And be At further enacted That the acts o.
the Convention proposed TO be held by this act, be
fore they become binding this State, shall be sub
f mtted to the people the ballot-boX for their ap
prevail at such time and such manner, the Convcn.
ton may determine.
i JOHN !. McRAE,
! Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
JOHN l. GUION,
President Of the SeRqts
: Approved November 3Oth, 1850.
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