Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-09-13
Convention of the State of Mississippi,
An Act to provide for ConreHton Of tie People Of u.
State Of Mississippi. "e

An Act to proUide for ConUentaop Of the Pole NJ a.
State Of Mississippi
WHEREAS, The Legislature of the Congress of -.
limited States controlled, it was, at its last
by dominant majority regardless of the constituton
rights of the slayehoiding States and rejecting H.
will of section whose population are hostile in feel
ings and opposed in principle to long established ana
cherished institution OF the States OF the South nc
fords alarming evidence of a settled purpose ON 81
part of said majority to destroy said institution ~
subyert the sovereign power of this and other sls
holding States and whereas it is becoming and nr,
er that sovereign State should promptly resort r.
most efficient means for the maintenance of II 60
ereignty and the preservation OF its consttn,;as
rights as a member Of the conlederacy when asssia
bV the exercise of the highest power recognised md
our Republican form of Government the expressel
will of the sovereign people :-Threfore,
SECTION |. BE IL enacted by the Legislature of a.
STATE of Mississippi, That election for Delegate"
a Convention of the People of the State of Ms;
sippi shall be held in the several counties thereof
the LIST Monday and day following IN the month Of
September. in the year eighteen hundred and fftvo
that said election shall be held at all the precnct
tablished by law, and shall be managed and condul
by the sheriffs other proper officers of the coup,i
respectively, in the same manner and according 10 ~
same rules and regulations as are prescribed by lau
for the election of members Of the Legislature. Al
it is hereby declared to be the duty Of the Goyerpo
issue his proclamation to the several sherifs of The
State, at least ninety days before the time appont5
for hoiting said election requiring them 10 boJ ~
conduct the same according to law, and the said sb
ifs shall advertise the time and place of hoIdpq 80
election for at least twenty days, by rublishigg ia
laame in the several newspapers OF their resuecir
counties, and by posting notes at, least four pubr
places in their counties.
SEc..2 BE 1t ytlirsis- enacted, That each c,rrr
shall be represented in said convention bv tie -
number OF delegates as such county has OF Reprlep
itatives in tie House Of Representatives inch In
representation CT any city or town in the COUNT
SEC. 3. BE ii ftrtba era-f3, That 10 person ,o,
citizen O. the State OF Mississippi, who shall not a,
the time of slid eleotonhave resided FOR twelve months
previous thereto in the county and shall not have a.
tanned the age of twenty-five years shall be enttledto
u Il seat in the Convention,
7 SEC. f. 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 Secry Of State
of the votes cast for delegates in his county and the
certificate Of election of the returning officer of tho
proper county of the Secretary of State in favor Of
any delegate shall be evidence of his right to seat
j in said convention subject, if contested to decision
d by said convention in such manner they nav pre-
n scribe.
/ SEC. 5. Be 1t further enacted, That the deepaa
elected under the provisions of this act shall assemble
at the capital OF the State, the I'd Monday of No
vember, 4. d. eighteen hundred and ffv-one and or
ganize themselves into convention by the election
Il OF President and such other officers as they NAV
, deem necessary, and the appointment of suitable
number OF assistants, and shall proceed to consider the
l. then existing relatisns between the Government Il
4 the United States and the Government and people Of
e the State of Mississippi to devise and carry into ec,
the means of redress for the past and obtain certain
security Tor the future, and adopt such measures or
VlndcaLng the sovereignty Of the State, and the pro
- lection OF It's institutions shall appear to them u
be demanded. Sad convention shall adopt sach rules
and acquisitions for its government and fer the proper
" transaction o. business as they shall mink proper
Inc officers, members and assistants o. said cunven
~ ton shall receive the same compensation as i nov
allowed by law to the officers members and assistent
OF the Legislature, and the Auditor Of Public Ac
counts shall issue his warrant on the Treasury therefor
' upon the certificate of the President of the amour
4 due.
SEC s. Bs Il further enacted. That in case Of an
? vacancy occurring in said convention bv the dealt
resignation or removal OF any mem Der it shall be III
" duty Of the Governor u cause such vacancy to be m
t ed by issuing his writ Of election to the sheriff of III
proper county, requiring him, On ten DAYS notice t
hold an election according TO law, to ill the same
~ SIC. 7. BE it further enacted, That the acts
= the convention proposed to be held by this act b,
!" fore they become binding this State shall be sal
m.tted to the people the ballot-box for their q.
prevail at such time, and such manner as the Convex
ton may determine.
JOHN j. McRAE.
N SPcaser Of The House Of Representatives.
-, JOHN /. GUION.
~ PreSfleztt Of the S-aate.
, Approved November 30th, 1850
John 4. QUIT3IAN.