Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-07-12
Convention of the state Of Mississippi.
An Act to provide for Convention Of the People Of he
State of Mississippi.

An Act to provide for Convention o. he PeoPe Of tie
State of Mississippi
WHEREAS The Legislature of the Congress of the
limited States controlled, it was at its last session
nv dominant majority, regardless OF the constitutional
ri.rhts of the savehOldng States and rejecting the
will of section whose population are hostile in feel.
ings and opposed in principle to long established and
cherished institution the States OF the South, ae
fords alarming evidence OF a settled purpose the
part o sid majority to destroy sud institution and
subvert the sovereign power OF this and other slave
holding States ana whereas IT Is becoming and prop
er that sovereign State should promptly resort the
most efficient means for the maintenance of it ssoy
ereignty and the preservation of its constitutional
rights as member of the confederacy when assailed
by the exercise OF the highest power recognised under
,ur Republjcan form of Government the expressed
will of the sovereign people Therefore,
Section l. BE IL enacted By the Legislature of n,
State Of Mississippi, That election for Delegates 70
Convention OF the People OF the State OF Misss-
sppi shall be held in the several counties thereof On
the lst Monday and day following in the month Of
September in the year eighteen hundr and fty-une
that said election shall be held at all the precincts e
tab shed by law, and shall be managed and conducted
by the sherfs or other proper officers of the counties
respectively, in the manner and according to the
same rules and regulations are prescribed by law
for the election of members OF the Legislature And
it hereby declared to be the duty OF the Governor
issue his proclamation TO the several sherifis Of the
State least ninety days before the time appointed
for holding said election requiring them to hold and
conduct the according to law, and the said sher
ifs sh all 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
countess by posting notes at at least four public
places in their counties
SEC 2. BE 1t further enacted, That each county
shall be represented in said convention by the same
number of delegates such county has OF Represen.
tdves in the House of Representatives, including the
representation of any cry or town IN the county
| SEC g. Be at further enacted, That person not
citizen of the State OF Mississippi, who shall not
the time of said election have resided for twelve months
previous thereto in the County, and shall not have
tanned the age of twenty-five years shall be entitled to
| a seat in the Conve nton.
Sec. f. BE 1t further enacted, That it shall be the
duty of the sh .r proper returning officer of each
and every county, within twenty days said elec
tion make complete returns to the Secry of State
OF the 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 to
in said convention, subject if contested, to decision
by said convention in such manner as they may pre-
scribe.
| SEC. s. BE 1t further enacted That the delegates
elected under the provisions of this shall assemble
the capital OF the State, the I'd Monday of No.
vember, A ID. eighteen hundred and fty-one, and
ganlZe themselves into convention by the election
| of a President and such other officers they May
deem necessary, and the appointment of a suitable
number OF assistants and shall proceed u consider the
then existing reltisns between the G. yveTnment Of
the United States and the Government and people Of
the State OF Mississippi to devise and carry into effect
The means of dress for the st and obtain certain
security for the fu'Urp ard idypt such measures for
vnJi>u-ing tie gnty g. L3e STATE, aud The pro-
lection 81 lis Institutions III Ill appear to them
be demanded Said convention shall adopt such rules
and regulations for its gov rnmcnt and for the proper
transaction of business they shall think proper
The oil e-s, members md assistants said nvtn-
ton shall receive the compensation is
lIoweG by law t. the officer, members and assstents
Of the l. gsliture, and tie Auditor of Public Ac-
counts sh u. sSue his warrant the Treasury there
upon the Certificate o. the President, OF the amount
Cue.
Sac. 6. Be ii further enacted, That in case of any
vacancy occurring in said convention bv the deaf h
resi- snaton removal OF any member il shall be the
duty o. the Governor to cause such vacancy be fill
ed by issuing his writ Of election to the sheriff of the
proper county, requiring him, ten days notice, tc
hold all election according to law, to fill the same
SEC. 7. Be 1T uder enacted, That the acts o.
the convention proposed to be held by this act be-
tore they become binding this State, shall be SUBJ
mtted to the people at the baot-box for their ap-
prevail at such time and such MANNER the Conven-
lion may determine.
| JOHN ]. MoRAE,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives..
| JOHN |. GUION,
President of the Senate.
| Approved November 3Oth 1850.