Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-05-24
Copyen,ion Of the State of Mississippi,
An Act to proride for Convention Of the People Of "A
State of Mississippi.


An Az, tn Droride for Convention Of the People IF u
State of Mississippi.
WHEREAS The Legislature of the Congress Of IL.
limited States controlled, as it was at its last sess
bv dominant majority, regardless of the constitutional
RIGHTS of the slaveholding States and refeetnp ~
vii If section whose population are hostile IN &
mos and opposed in principle TO long established 49,
cherished institution of the States OF the South n
fords alarming evidence of settled purpose On a.
part of said majority to destroy said institution -
subvert the sovereign power of this and other slar
holding States: and whereas it is becoming and mr.
er that sovereign State should promptly resort 10 ~
most efficient means for the maintenance of il $50
ereignty and the preservation of its constitution
rights as a member of the conederacy when aSsailaJ
by the exercise Of the highest power recognised ups
our Republican form of Government; the express5
will of the sovereign people Therefore,
SECTION l. BE II enacted By the Legislature Of q,
State Of Mississippi, That election for Delegate -
a Convention of the People of the State of Mis-.
sipp 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 ffty.ons
that said election shall be held at all the precincts g.
tabshed by law, and shall be managed and conductsd
by the sherifs other proper officers of the coune.
respectively, in the manner and according To the
same rules and regulations prescribed bv Law
for the election of members of the Legislature Ana
it is hereby declared to be the duty of the Governor
issue his proclamation the several sheris Of the
State, at least ninety days before the time appoints5
for holding said election requiring them to hold and
conduct the according law, and the said sber
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 four public
places in their counties.
| SEC. 9. BE at further enacted, That each county
shall be represented in said convention by the same
number of delegates as such county has OF Reureser
tatives in the House of Representatives including e
representation of any city town in any county.
SEC. 3. Be 1t fuJther enacted, That no person Mt
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 a.
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
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 SeCrv Of State
of the votes cast for delegates in his county, and the
certificate of election of the returning officer of tie
proper county of the Secretary of State in favor
any delegate shall be evidence of his right a seat
in said Convention, subject, if contested to decision
by said Convention in such manner as they NAV
prescribe.
SEC 6. BE it further enacted, That the delegates
elected under the provisions of this shall assemble
at the Capital of the State on the I'd Monday of No.
vember, A ID. eighteen hundred and fftv-one and Or
ganize themselves into a Convention by the election
of President and such other officers as they NAV
deem necessary, and the appointment of a sutabl,
number of assistants, and shall proceed consider
the United States and the Government and people C.
the State of Mississippi devise and carry into eec
the of redress for the past and obtain certain
security for the future, and adopt such measures m
indicating the sovereignty Of the State, and the pro
lection of its institutions as shall appear to them
be demanded. Said Convention shall adopt such rule
and regulations for its government and for the propc
transaction OF business they shall think proper
The officers, members and assistants of said Conyen
ton shall receive the same compensation as is nov
allowed by law the officers, members and assistant
of the Legislature and the Auditor of Public 4,
counts shall issue his the Treasury thereto
upon the certificate of the President, of the amour
due.
SEC. 6. Be Il further enacted That in case of an
vacancy occurring in said Convention by the dealt
resignation removal of any member, it shall be tn
duty of the Governor to such vacancy to be Il
led by issuing his writ of election the sheriff of tn
proper country requiring him, ten days notice
hold election according to law, to fill the
SEC. Z. And be 1t further enacted, That the acts
the Convention proposed to be held by this act, Be
fore they become binding this State, shall be sui
mitted to the people at the balot-box for their
prevail at such time, and such manner the COnvel
n ton may determine.
JOHN ]. McRAE,
j Speater Of the House Of Representatives..
: JOHN |. GUION,
Y President Of the Senate.
r Approved November Goth, 1850.