Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-03-29
Convention Of the State of Mississippi.
An Act b, propide for Convention Of The People Of a
~ ~ State Of Mississippi.

A. A., 4, ,,rovde for Convention Of The People Of The
1'' State Of Mississippi
WHEREAS The Legislature of the Congress of the
Tinted states controlled, il was at its last session.
I;,,o,t majority regardless of the constitutional
-, 81 the slayeholding States and rejecting the
will of section whose population are hostile IN feel.
mos and opposed in principle to long established and
cherished institution OF the ota.eS % Tue South, az
rt of said majority to destroy said institution and
subyert the sovereign power OF TINS ana other slave
holding States and whereas IT ~ becoming and prop
m tbaf sovereign State should promptly resort the
most efficient means for the maintenance OF it ssOv
.;on,v and the preservation of It's constitutional
rrbts rs member Of the coniederacy when assaed
Nv the exercise of the highest power recognised under
our Republican form OF Government 'he expressed
will of the sovereign people :-Ihreiore'
s;ycr,oS / BE IL enacted by The Legislature Of ii,
stat of Mississippi That election for Delegates to
a Convention of the People oil me otaie % Mlssis
sipp shall be held in the several cohtes tereoi
the LIST Monday and day following IN the month Of
Santember i'm the year eighteen hundred and iy-one
that said election shall be held at ali the precincts
tabsbed bv law and shall be managed and conducted
nv the sheris or other proper officers OF the counties
respectivev in the manner and according to the
same rules and regulations are prescribed bv law
for the election of members OF the Legislature And
is hereby declared to be the duty of the Governor to
issue his proclamation to the several shers of the
State at least ninety days before the time appointed
for holding said election requiring them to hold and
conduct the according TO 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. .. Be az 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 or town in any county.
/ SEC g. BE 1T further enacted, That no 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 have at
tanned the age of twenty-five years shall be eligible to
a seat in the Convention.
SEC 4. BE at 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
ton to make complete returns to the Secry of State
of the votes cast 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
anv 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. 6. Be IL 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
venber, A. ID. eighteen hundred and fftyone, and or
ganize themselves into a Convention by the election
of President and such other officers they may
: deem necessary, and the appointment OF suitable
number of assistants and shall proceed to consider the
0 then existing relations between the Government Of
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 adopt such or
indicating the sovereignty of the State, and the pro-
lection of its institutions shall appear to them e
be demanded Said Convention shall adopt such rules
and regulations for its government and for the proper
transaction of business they shall think proper
: The officers, members and assistants of said Conven
I ton shall receive the compensation as is nov
. allowed by law to the officers, members and assistant
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.
! SEC. g. Be ii further enacted, That in of an
! vacancy occurring in said Convention by the deatt
resignation removal of any member, il shall be tn
duty of the Governor such vacancy to be fl
led by issuing his writ of election the sheriff of tn
- proper country, requiring him, ten days notice,
~ hold an election according to law, to fill the same.
SEC. T. And be It further enacted, That the acts
the Convention proposed to be held by this act, be
fore they become binding this State, shall be sui
e mitted to the people the ballot-box for their az
proval, at such time and such manner, the CONVEX
= ton may determine.
" JOHN ]. McRAE.
y Speater Of the House Of Representatives..
), JOHN |. GUION,
= President Of the S7dte.
y Approved November 3Oth 1850.
- JOHN 4. QUTTMAN.