Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-05-10
Convention Of the state Of Mississippi.

a. At 10 g,yo,;,Ie Tor a Comuention Of The Peope Of H.
State Of Mississippi
WHEREAS The Legislature OF the Congress Of the
limited States controlled il at its last session
by dominant majority OF te constitutional
rights of the saveholding States and rejecting the
viii of section whose population are hostile in feel
ngs and opposed in principle to long established and
cherished institution of the States oil the South az
fords alarming evidence of a settled purpose the
mart of said minority to destroy said institution and
subvert the sovereign power OF this and other slave
holding States: and whereas It IS becoming and prop
er that sovereign State should promptly resort TO the
most efficient for the maintenance of it ssoys
ereignty and the preservation of its constitutional
rights as member of the confederacy when assaulted
by the exercise of the highest power recognised under
onr Republican form of Government; the expressed
will of the sovereign people :-Threiore,
SECTION L. BE IL enacted By the Legislature Of The
State of Mississippi That an election tor Delegates TO
n Convention of the People OF the state OF Mssis-
sppi shall be held in the several counties thereof on
the LIST Monday and day following in the month Of
September. in the year eighteen hundred and iftyone
that said election shall be held at all the precincts
tablished by law and shall be managed and conducted
by the shers other proper officers of the counties
respectively in the manner and according TO the
same rules and regulations as are prescribed by law
for the election of members of the Legislature And
it hereby declared be the duty of the Governor
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 according to law, and the said sher-
ifs shall advertise the time and place of holding said
election for at least twenty days, by publishing the
same in the several newspapers of their respective
countless and by posting notices at, at least Tour public
places in their counties.
| SEC 2. Be 1t further enacted, That each county
shall be represented in said convention by the
number of delegates such county has OF Represen
tatives in the House of Representatives, including the
representation of any city or town in any county.
SEC. 3. Be II 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 at
tanned the age of twenty-five years shall be eligible
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 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 to seat
in said Convention, subject if contested to decision
by said Convention in such manner as they may
prescribe.
/ SEC s. 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
Ivember, A. ID. eighteen hundred and fifty and
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 of redress for the past and obtain certain
security for the future and to adopt such 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 its government and for the proper
transaction of business they shall think proper
The officers, members and assistants of said Cunvcn-
ton shall receive the compensation Is
allowed by law to the officers, members and assistants
of the Legislature, and the Auditor of Public Ac
counts 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 to be f.
led by issuing his writ of election the sheriff of the
proper country, requiring him, days notice,
hold election according to law, to fill the same.
SEC. 7. And be 1t further eaacted That the acts Of
the Convention proposed to be held by this act, he
fore they become binding this State, shall be sub
f mitted to the people at the baotbox for their ap-
proval, at such time, and such manner, as the Conyen-
ton may determine.
JOHN J. McRAE,
i Speaker Of the House Of Representatives,
JOHN /. GUION,
Y President Of the Senate
= Approved November 3Oth 1880.
JOJN OTTFTNAS