Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-09-27
Convention cfthe State Of Mississippi.
4a Act 70 prouide for Conventioa Of tie People of q.
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WHEREAS, The Legislature of the Congress of y.
limited States, controlled, it was, at its last
bv dominant majority, regardless OF the consttutonI
richts of the sayeholdng States and rejecting III
vii of section whose population are hostile in ea1
mos and opposed in principle to long established al
cherished institution of the States of the South ~
e,rJs alarming evidence of settled purpose ON 81
mart of said majority TO destroy SAID institution al
subyert the sovereign power OF thus and other ssv
boIding States and whereas it is becoming and NJ
or that a sovereign State should promptly resort to
most efficient means for the maintenance of if sso
preionty and the preservation OF its Constitutes,
rgbfs AS member of the confederacy when assault
he the exercise OF the hirhest power recognised ma
our Republican form OF Government the express
will of the sovereign people :-Threfore,
SECTOR /. Be II enacted By The Legislature of Il.
Sfe of Mississippi That an election for Deegate :,
a Convention of the People OF the State Of Mss..
sipp shall be held in the several counties thereof on
the Ist Monday and dav following in the month :.
Senteuber in the year eighteen hundred and ffyn,o
that said election shall be held at all the precincts g.
tabshed by law; and shall be managed and condnete1
by the shers other proper officers OF the counte,
respectveIy in the manner and according 70 the
same rules and regulations as prescribed by la
for the election of members of the Legislature And
it is hereby declared to be the duty OF the C0vgrnof
issue his proclamation to the several sheTfs Of Tho
State at least ninety days before the time appointed
for holding said election requiring them to hold and
conduct the same according to law, and the said ser
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
counties, and by posting notes ct, at least four public
places in their counties.
SFc. . Be a further enacted, That each co,rtv
shall be represented in said convention by the same
number Of delegates such county has OF Represen
tatives in the House OF Representatives including the
Representation of any city or town in the county.
SEC. 8. BE al further enacted, That person no,
a 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 al.
tanned the age of twenty-five years shall be entitled
a seat in the Convention.
SEC. 4. Be al further enacted That il shall be the
duty of the sh sr proper returning officer Of each
and every county within twenty days after said ele
ton, to make complete returns to the Secry Of Stat
of the votes cast for delegates in his county and tbe
certificate of election of the returning officer Of tbt
proper county of the Secretary of State in favor
any delegate, shall be evidence of his right sea
in said convention, subject if contested, to decision
a by said convention il such they may pre-
. scribe!
SEC. 5. BE 1t further enacted. That the delegate
elected under the provisions OF this act shall assemb
at the capital OF the State, the ID Monday of No
Vember, a. ID. eighteen hundred and fttyone, and
I ganize themselves into convention BY the election
Of 4 President and such other officers as they ma
: deem necessary, and the appointment of a sutabl
number of assistants; and shall proceed 10 consider tn
: then existing relutsns between the Government {
the United States and the Government and people
the State OF VI ssisslppl to devise and into eeC
the means OF redress for the past and obtain certa
security Tor the future. ana TO adopt such measures
y Vndlcatng the sovereignty of the State and the pr
= lection OF its Institutions shall appear to them
be demanded. Said convention shall adopt such rul
and regulations for its government ard for the prop
transaction Of business they shall think proper.
The officers, members and assistants of said ccnve
ton shall receive the same compensation as i no
allowed by law to the officers members and assiser
OF the Legislature, and the Auditor of Public A
s counts shall issue HIS the Treasury theref
upon the certificate of the President Of the amor
i due
SEC. s. BE It ffrfEsr e,scc.ed, That in case Of a
? vacancy occurring in said convention by the dca
resignation or removal Of any member il shall be
: duty of the Governor to cause such vacancy to be
ed by issuing his writ of election TO the sheriff of
proper county, requiring him, on ten DAYS notice
hold an election according to law, to fiji the same
u SEC. z. Re Il f5u tier cncctsd, That the acts
= the convention proposed to be held by this act
y fore they become binding on this State shall be 81
nitted 10 the people at the balot-box for their =
prevail at such time, and such manner as the Come
ton may determine.
JOHN J. McRAE,
II Speaker Of The T-7,ss IF Representatives..
- JOHN l. GUION.
l. President Of TIE Senate.
! Approved November 30th 1850
- JOHN A. QUITMAN.
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