Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-03-01

An Act TO rocide for Convention Of the People Of II
State of MiSsissippi

An Act TO proride for Convention Of the People Of The
State Of Mississippi
WHEREAS, The Legislature of the Congress Of the
United States, controlled was at its last session.
by dominant majority regardless of the constitutional
rights Of the slavcholdng States and rejecting the
will of section whose population are hostile in feel
ings and opposed in principle to long established and
cherished institution of the States u the South al
fords alarming evidence of settled purpose the
part of said majority TO destroy said institution and
snbvert the sovereign power OF this and other slave
holding States: and whereas it is becoming and prop
er that sovereign State should promptly to the
most efficient for the mantainance of it
eregnty and the preservation of its constitutional
rights as member of the confederacy when assaed,
by the exercise OF the highest power recognised under
our Republican form of Government the expressed
will of the sovereign people Therefore,
SEcTIoE /. BE IL enacted by the Legislature of he
State Of Mississippi That election for Delegates to
Convention OF the People of the State of Missis-
sppi shall be held In the several counties thereof CIV
the 1st Monday and day following in the month o.
September. in the year eighteen hundred and fftyone,
that said election shall be held at all the precincts
tablished by law and shall be managed and conducted
by the sherfs other proper officers of the counties
respectively in the SANG manner 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
issue his proclamation the several sheriis of the
State, at least ninety days before the time appointed
for holding said election requiring thcmto hold and
conduct the according law, and the said sher-
ifs shall advertise the time and place OF holding said
election for least twenty DAYS. by publishing tlsr
same in the several newspapers of their respective
counties, and by posting notices at least four public
places in their counties.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That each county
shall be represented in said convention by the same
number of delegates such county has of RepreseE-
tatives in the House of Representatives including the
representation of any city town in any county.
Sec. 3. BE 1t further enacted, That no person not
citizen of the State Of Mississippi, who shall
thaf idoIa c.ioIf
previous thereto in the county, and shall have at
tanned the age of twenty five years shall be eligible to
seat in the Convention.
SEC. Be it 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 the
proper county of the Secretary of State in favor of
any delegate, shall be evidence of his right
in said Convention, subject if contested to decision
by said Convention in such manner they may
prescribe
Sec. 6. Be 1t further enacted, That the delegates
elected under the provisions of this shall assemble
at the Capital of the State the I'd Monday of No.
vember A. ID. eighteen hundred and ifty-one, and
ganze themselves into Convention by the election
of President and such other officers as they NAV
deem necessary, and the appointment of a suitable
number of assistants, and shall proceed consider the
then existing relations between the Government OF
the United States and the Government and people OF
the means of redress for the past and obtain certain
security for the future, and to adopt such
indicating the sovereignty of the State, and the pro-
lection of its institutions shall appear them to
be demanded Said Convention shall adopt such rules
and regulations for its and for the proper
transaction of business they shall think proper
The officers, members and assistants of said Conven-
ton shall receive the same compensation is
allowed by law to the Offices members and assistants
of the Legislature, and the Auditor of Public Kc
counts shall issue his warrant the Treasury therefor
upon the certificate of the President, of the
due.
SEC. 6. BE 1t further enacted, That in of any
vacancy occurring in said Convention by the death,
resignation removal of any member, it shall be the
duty of the Governor to such vacancy to be fl
led by issuing his writ of election the she riff of the
proper country, requiring him. ten days notice.
hold an election according to law, to fill the
SEC. z. And be At further enacted That the acts OF
the Convention proposed to be held by this act be-
fore they become binding this State, shall be sub
mitted to the people at the baot-box for their ap-
prevail at such time and such manner, as the ConvcI-
ton may determine.
JOHN ]. McRAE,
Speater Of the House Of Representatives,
JOHN /. GUION,
President Of the Senate.
Approved November 3Oth, 1850.
JOHN A.QUTTMAN