Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-02-01
Jonesboro East Tennessee.
Convention Of The State cf Mississippi

an Act to provide or Convention Of the People of the
State Of Mississippi.
WHEREAS, The Legislature OF the Congress of the
United States controlled as it was at its last session.
by dominant minority, regardless of the constitutional
rights OF the savehoding States ard rejecting the
will OF section whose population hostile in feel
ngs and opposed in principle to long established and
cherished institution of the States OF the South, ai-,
tords alarming evidence of settled purpose on the
part OF said majority to destroy said institution and
subvert the sovereign power OF this and other slave
holding States and whereas it is becoming and prop
that sovereign State should promptly resort to the
most efficient means for the maintainance of it
ercigny and the preservation of its constitutional
rights, 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 sovereignqcople -Tmelore,
SECTION l. BE itsRacted by the Legislature of The
STATE Of Mississippi, That election for Delegates to
Convention OF the People of the State of Missis-
sipp shall be held III the several counties thereof on
the lst Monday and day following in the month of
September. in the year eighteen hundred and ty-one
that said election shall be held all the precincts es
tablished by law, and shall be managed and conducted
by the shers other proper officers OF the counties
respectively in the and according to the
same rules and regulations as prescribed by law
for the election of members OF the Legislature And
it is hereby declared to lie the duty of the Governor to
issue his proclamation to the several sherfs of the
State ateast ninety days before the time appointed
ior holdng said election requiring them to hold and
conduct the according to law and the said sher-
fi shall advertise the time and place of holding said
felecton for at least twenty days, by publishing the
same in the several newspapers of their respective
counties and by posting notices at at least four public
places in their counties.
SEC. ,. Be ii furtker 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 3. BE II fUtttsr enacted, That person not
citizen OF the State of Mississippi, who shall
the time OF said election have resided for twelve months
previous thereto in the county, and shall not have at
tanned the age of twenty five years shall be eligible
a seat in the Convention.
SEC. 4. BE 1t further enacted, That it shall be the
tuty o the sheriff proper returning officer of each
and every county, within twenty days after said cleo
ton, to make complete returns to the Secy of State
OF the votes cast for delegates in his county, and the
Jeftfcate of election OF te returning cfffrer or the
proper county OF the Secretary of State in favor of
any delegate shall be evidence of his right to scat
in said Convention, subject il contested to decision
by sid Convention in such manner as they NAV
prescribe.
SEC 6. BE IL further enacted, That the delegates
elected under the provisions of this act shall assemble
at the Capital OF the State, the I'd Monday of No
vember, A. ID. eighteen hundred and ifty-one and or
ganize themselves into 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 consider the
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 means of redress for the past and obtain certain
security for the future, and to adopt such for
yndcating 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 its and for the proper
transaction of business they shall think proper
The officers, members and assistants of said Conven-
/ ton shall receive the compensation as is now
allowed by law to the officers, members and assistants
| of the Legislature, and the Auditor of Public Ae-
shall issue his the Treasury therefor
upon the certificate of the President of the amount
due.
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 be fl
led by issuing his writ of election to the sheriff of the
proper country, requiring him. ten days notice, to
hold an election according to law, to fill the
SEC. Z. And be At further enacted That the acts of
the Convention proposed to be held by this act, be-
fore they become binding this State, shall be sub
mitted to the people at the baot-box for their ap-
proval, such time, and such manner, the Conven-
ton may determine.
JOHN ]. McRAE,
Spaa'er Of the House Of Representatives,.
JOHN |. GUION,
President Of the Senate.
Approved November 30th 1850.
JOHN A. QUITMAN.
i CHEAP PosTAGE-The bill for the reduction Of the
rates of Postage is under discussion in the House