Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-01-04
LEGISLATION OF MISSISSIPPI.

AN ACT to provide for Convention Of the People Of the
State Of Mississippi
WHEREAS the legislation of the Congress of the United
Sate controlled it its last session by dominant
majority regardless of the constitutional rights of the slave
holding States, and rejecting the will Of section whose
population hostile in feeling and opposed in principle
and cherished institution Of this State and
sister States Of the South affords alarming evidence of
settled purpose the part of said majority destroy said
institution and subve the sovereign power Of this and the
other saveholdng States and whereas is becoming and
proper that sovereign State should promptly resort to the
most efficient for the maintenance Of its sovereignty
and the preservation of its constitutional rights member
of the Conieracy, when assaed by the exercise Of the
highest power recognised under republican form Of Gov
ernmentthe expressed will Of the sovereign peoples There
fore .%." ..e.s
Sec. l. Be it enacted By the Legislature of the State Of
Mississippi, That election for delegates to Convention
of the people Of the State Of Mississippi shall be held in the
several counties thereof the first Monday and day follow
ing in the month Of September in the year eighteen hum
dred and that said election shall be held at the pre-
cncts established by law and shall be managed and con-
Quoted by the she and other proper officers Of the coun-
ties respectively in the and according to the
same rules and regulations 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 poca-
nation to the several she the State least ninety days
before the time of holding said election, requiring them to
hold and conduct the according to law and the said
shers shall advertise the time and place OF said elecuon
for at least twenty days. by publishing the same in the seve-
raj newspapers Of their respective countless and by posting
notices at at least four public places in their counues
Sec. o Be further enacted, That each county shall be
represented in said Convention by the number OF Dele
gates such county h Of Representatives in the House
Representatives. including the representation Of any town o
city in any county.
Sec. g. Bet further enacted That no person not ch.
Of the State Of Mississippi who shall not at the time
said election have resided for twelve months previous thereto
in the county, and shall not have attained the age OF twenty
five years. shall be eligible to seat in the said Convention.
Sec A. Be further enacted That it shall be the duty
the sheriff. other proper returning officer Of each and every
county, within twenty days after said election, to make ful
and complete return the Secretary of State Of the votes
for delegates in his county, and the certificate Of election
the returning officer Of the proper county Of the Secretary
Of State in favor of any delegate shall be evidence Of hi
right to seat in said Convention, subject if contested,
decision by said Convention, in such they may
prescribe.
Sec. S. Be furthr enacted, That the delegates eectet
under the provisions Of this shall assemble at the capita
Of the State on the second Monday Of November, A.