Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-07-05
convention Of the State Of Mississippi,
An Act to provide for Conrention Of the People Of
State of MISSISSIPPI.


An Act 10 provide for Convention of the People Of u,
STATE of Mississippi.
WHEREAS The Legislature of the Congress of M
limited States controlled, it at its last sess
by dominant majority regardless OF the constitutional
riphts of the sldvehoiding States and rejecting III
will OF a section whose population are hostile in feel
inps and opposed in principle TO long established ana
cherished institution OF the States OF the South ~
frds alarming evidence OF settled purpose on IN.
part of said majority to destroy said institution and
subyert the sovereign power OF this and other slaye
holding States and whereas it is becoming and pron
or thai sovereign State should promptly resort 70 M
most efficient means for the maintenance of il ssov
erpignty ard the preservation of its constitutional
rights as member OF the conederacy when assailed
by the exercise of the highest power eognsed und
our Republican form OF Government the expressed
will of the sovereign people :-Threlore, -
SECTION L. BE Il enacted BY III l. giSlature of al
State Of MfsstSslpi, That election f.T Delegates \
a Convention OF the People OF the State of MisSs
sipp shall be held in the several counties thereof
the Ist Monday and day following in the month I
September in the year eighteen hundred and fifty md
that said election shall be held at all the precincts 81
tab shed by law, and shall be managed and conducted
by the shers other proper officers of the counhe
respectively in the same mlnner and according to Id
rules and regulations as are prescribed by law
for the election Of members OF the Legislature Ana
il is hereby declared to be the duty of the Governor
issue his proclamation to the several sheriffs of M
State, least ninety days before the time appointed
Tor holding said election requiring them to hold and
conduct the same according Jaw, and the sa She
ifs sh al advertise the tm and pl ice If holding sad
election for at least twenty days, by publishing The
same in the several new spapers their respective
counies, ana by posting notes at at least four pubic
pla es in their counties
SIC. 2. Be At further enGcf d. That each COUNTY
shall be represented in said convention by the sama
number OF delegates az such county has Represen!
tatives in the iouse OF Representa- ves including the
representation of any ely Town in the county.
SIC. 3. BE al fl5tter mated, That pers N nod
a citizen of the State NJ ssissippi who shall not a
previous thereto in the county and shall not have
tanned the age of twenty-five years shall be entitled d
"A seat in the Convention.
SEC. A. Be 1t further enacted That it shall be the
duty of the sh .rin proper returning officer OF each
and every county, within twenty days after said cleo
ton, to make complete returns to the Secry of State
OF the votes 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 o
any delegate, shall be evdtn of his ri sht a seat
in said convention, subject, ii contested, TO decision
by said convention in such manner as they may pre-
sctibe.
SEC. ). Be az further enacted, That the delegates
elected under the provisions OF this act shall ASSEMBLED
the capital OF the Site the I'd \, nday of No
vember A. ID. eighteen hundred and ffy-one, and o..
ganize themselves into convention by the election
OF a President and such ether officers as they NAV
deem necessary, and the appointment of a suitable
then existing relatisns between the Government Of
the United States and the Government and people of
the State OF Mississippi, doFise and carry into effect
the means OF dress for the p st nd obtain certain
security for the future and to adont such measures for
indicating the sovereignty of the State and the pro.
lection OF its Institutions shall appear to them to
be demanded. Said convention shall adopt such rules
and regulations for It's and r the proper
transaction Of business as they shall think prolcr-
The officers members nd assistants of said conyen.
ton shall receive the same compensation as is now
allowed by law II the officers, members and assistcnts
OF the Legislature, and the Auditor of Public hc.
counts shall issue his the Treasury herefr
upon the certificate of the President Of the amount
due.
Sac. 6. BE II further enacted, That in case of any
vacancy occurring in said convention by the death,
resi- sndtion moval OF any memler it shall be the
duty OF the Governor to such vacancy to be fill
ed by issuing his writ OF election to the sheriff of the
proper county, requiring HIN, On ten days notice, to
hold election according to law, u fill the same.
SEC. 7. he az further cnGch6, That the acts of
the convention proposed to be held ly this act be-
fore they become binding this State, shall be sub
mitted to tie people at the bllloJ-5ox for their ap-
prevail at such time, and such manner as the Conyen.
ten may determine
JOHN J. RAE
Spea'e r Of tie House IF Representatives..
JOHN /. GUIUN,
PgsSidcRt of the Senate.
Approved November 3oth, 1880