Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1851-01-04

SeInDV ana Dylne people; and shall
30 concert with the Governors or oih-
el proper authorities of other States
.jelang IL such Congress, appointthe
taae and place of meeting, and give
s9Ee notice hereof; and any of the
deputies OH the part of this State,
ssrho may attend al srch time and
Ettre, shal! have full power 10 ieD-
rcSet 4tfG State as hercmbofore pre-
@gibed.
ssgt,,e, V A,,el be 4. .5i.silas.- enacted
az tie a5&hoTHV qfo,e$aid, That a
Conrenton Of The people Of the State
oE Sou'h Ia Dina IS hereby ordain-
esl 10 be assembled IN the town Of
Columbia, as hereinafter provided,
tagIhe purpose, in Inc first place, Of
taking into consideration the pro-
fceedngs and recommendations of a
Vongress Of The s'ayeho'dng States.
if the same shall NEE ami be held
and for the furthe" purpose of ta-
king into consideration the general
we ia e Of this State n view Of her
relations 10 he laws and governmen'
Of !hr United States. and therenpon
to take care that the Commonwealth
OF South Carolina suffer no detrl-
ment.
SEC, VI. Aad heH fiwbor enacted
H. he obbmiH af5, 3&aid, That on
The second Mon.iay in February next
faa on The dav following managers
Ol eec 'Une for the several rtstr,v,o
shall after giving public notice, as in
cases of elections for members Of
the Legislature, open the polls aud
hod elections in their respective dis
tricts for delegates to SAID convcn-
ton. IN all respects N the same mnn
ner and form and al the same pa
ces as election are now conducted
for members OF the Leg isature.-
And all persons ..ySho. afe~ qualified
and entitled By the constitution and
laws of this Statevto vote for mem
beis of the l.egislatre. shallbe qual-
flied and en- elRtosYote for said del
egates 4 saiI Iivenlion: and in
case Of occurring by the
! death. esnova from the
! STATE, or fe efve, Of any per-
son elealea d leSega'e to the said
caAiigen 8esiding officer of
tthe saill ~ shall issiie bis
! Wrltau'hori ing and and requiring
The mana eI Iec'ions, in the e'ec-
ton dIp Which such vacancy
Emay llIaslaaleE giving due
notice a poll and
hold as eGe loila8 iI ich vacancy,
as in cases for the election of mem
bers of !he Legislature.
SEC, VII 1nd be it further eoac-
ted by the authority aforesaid, That
each election district throughout the
Stale shat be entitled TO elect and
send TO The sad convention, a rum
Der OF de!ega es equal TO lhe whole
numbe" of Senators AMI Represen-
tatives which such Gslrc il now en-
titled TO send TO the Legislature
and the delegates 10 lhe aid conven-
ton shaI! beRenlii ed'to The same
freedom from arrest. in going to, re-
turning from and wilhelm attendance
on sad convention as is extended 10
the members of he Legislature.
/ SEC. Viii. AnM he ii Iurfhes. enac
tel 6y the authority q1me$otd That
al free white male citizens of this
State. of the age OF twerty-ona wears
and upwards, shall he eligible to a
seat N sad convent on.
SEC. TX. Ind b. IL fmthcr enacted
by the amth0ty qforc$aid hat the
Governor be an is hereby reques'e ed
forthwith, after the passage OF this
act, 10 communicate an authentic
copy Of The same to the Executives Of
the siayeholding States of the IN
ion, and TO urge upon lhe said au-
ihonliei. in such manner as he may
deem best, the desire of the State OF
South Carolina that the said slave
holding SAFES do senl, duly conn. is
stoned, deputies, TO meet the deputies
herein provided TO he elected, at The
city of Montgomery, in the State Of
Alabama, on the I'd day of January,
Ammo Domini, 1852.
Sec. x. Aad be Hfu; err enacted
by The authority qfmeSaid, Thai it
shall be the duty of his Excellency
the Governor of the Sta,e, by his
proclamation, to call together said
convection, and appoint the time for
the meeting thereof, whenever, or at
any period before the next session of
this General Assembly, the conjunc-
ture of a Southern Congress, con
templated in The purpose of this act,
shall have bapDened !: p3,O,j/Iel1 That