Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-05-03
Convention Of the State Of Mississippi.
An Act to provide for Coarefion Of the People Of ~
STATE Of Mississippi.

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An Act to provide for Coarention Of the People Of IT,
STATE Of Mississippi
W4rKEAs The Legislature of the Congress OF tn,
limited States controlled was, at Its last sesicn
by dominant majority regardless OF the constitutional
rights of the slaveholdng States and rejecting the
will of section whose population arc hostile in feel
mos and opposed in principle to long established and
cherished institution of the States OF the South az
fords alarming evidence of settled purpose on the
part of said majority to destroy said institution and
subvert 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 maintenance of it ssov.
eregnty and the preservation of its constitutional
rights, as a 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 :-Threfore,
SECTION /. BE it enacted by tie Legislature Of the
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 On
the LIST Monday and day following in the month OF
September in the wear eighteen hundred and fty-One
that said election shall be held at all the precincts es
tablished by law, and shall be managed and conducted
by the shers other proper officers OF the counties
respectively in the and according the
same rules and regulations are prescribed by law
for the election of members of the Legislature And
it is hereby declared be the duty OF the Governor
issue his proclamation to the several shers Of the
State, at least ninety days before the time appointed
conduct the same according law, and the said sher-
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 notices at at least Tour public
places in their counties
SEC. 2. Be 1T further enacted, That each county
shall be represented in said convention by the
number of delegates such county has o. Reprcsen-
tatves in the House Of Representatives, including the
representation Of any city or town in any county.
SEC. 3. BE 1t fiater enacted, That person not
citizen of the State of Mississippi, who shall
the time OF said election have resided for twelve months
previous thereto in the county, and shall not have
taned the age of twenty-five years shall be eligible
! seat in the Convention.
SEC 4. 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 cec
ton to make complete the Secrv of State
of the for delegates in his county, and tie
certificate of election of the returning officer of the
proper of the Secretary of State in favor
any delegate shall be evidence of his right TO seat
in said Convention subject, if contested decision
| by slid 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 d. eighteen hundred and ifty-one, and
ganize themselves into Convention by the election
of President and such other officers they may
deem necessary, and the appointment of suitable
number of assistants and shall proceed to consider the
then existing relations between the Government Of
the United States and the Government and people of
the State of Mississippi, devise and carry into effect
the of redress for the past and obtain certain
security for the future, and adopt such measures for
indicating the sovereignty of the State, and the pro
lection of its institutions shall appear them
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 compensation as is now
allowed by law to the officers, members and assistants
of the Legislature, and the Auditor of Public Ac
counts shall issue his the Treasury therefor
upon the certificate of the President Of the amour.
due.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, That in case of anv
vacancy occurring in said Convention by the death.
resignation or 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 sheriff Of the
proper country, requiring him. DAYS notice, 10
hold an election according to law, to fill the same
SEC. Z. And be 1t 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-
proval, at such time and such manner as the Conve-
ten may determine.
JOHN ]. McRAE,
Srea,er Of The House of Representatives.
! JOHN |. GUION.
! Presisent Of the S.aat,.
Approved November 30th. 1850
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