Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-06-21
Convention Of the state Of aIIssIssIpeI,
An Act to 7roDsde for Convention Of the P.op n /,
State of Mississippi. Y


an Act to proyide for Convention Of the Psous -
State of Mississippi.
WHEREAS, The Legislature Of the Conores.
United States, controlled, as 1t was at its Las, a. &
by dominant majority. regardless Of the cons;itn.;
rights of the slaveholdng States and refect;na
will of section whose population hostile nss@
ings and opposed in principle to long establishaie
cherished institution Of the States OF the Soh u
fords alarming evidence of settled purpose - - u
part Of said majority to destroy said institu,ior Ne
subvert the sovereign power of this and other s.s
holding States: and whereas it is becoming and 'e
er that sovereign State should promptly reso prop
most efficient means for the maintenance of !, Ne
eregnty and the preservation of its consfi,n,;s,
rights, member of the confederacy when asaaoq
by the exercise of the highest power recognises Icy
our Republican form of Government the evD oT
will OF the sovereign people :-Threfore, '''
SECTION l. BE ii enacted By the legislator n
State Of Mississippi, That election for Delegs"
a Convention of the People of the State of NJ:
sppi, shall be held in the several counties tbereF
the lst Monday and day following in the monh "a Y,
September in the year eighteen hundred and 6ft,V
that said election shall be held at all the precin. que
tablished by law, and shall be managed and conduc
by the sherfs or other proper officers of the CONT,
respectively, in the manner and according ., -
same rules and regulations are prescribed bv t
for the election of members of the Legislature. AZ
it is hereby declared to be the duty of the Govern
issue his proclamation to the several sheriff. Of ~
State, at least ninety days before the time apnoi
for holding said election requiring them to hold -,
conduct the same according to law, and the sad So
IFS shall advertise the time and place Of holding sa
election for at least twenty days. by PUBLISHING ~
same in the several newspapers OF their resnec,;r
counties, and by posting notes at at least four pub
places in their counties.
SEC. 2. Be 1t further enacted, That each copB,v
shall be represented in said convention by the sam:
number of delegates such county has of Represer
tatives in the House of Representatives including M
representation of any city or town in the county
SEC. 3. BE 1t further enacted, That no person No,
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 a.
tanned the age of twenty-five years shall be entitled,o
seat in the Convention.
SEC 4. Be at further enacted, That it shall be the
duty of the sheriff proper returning officer of each
and every county, within twenty days after said elec
ton, to make complete returns to the Secy of State
of the votes cast for delegates in his county, and tho
certificate of election of the returning officer of Tho
proper county of the Secretary of State in favor
any delegate, shall be evidence of his right to sea,
in said convention, subject if contested to decision
by said convention in such manner they may pre-.
scribe.
SEC s. Be it 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 ffty-one and OF.
ganize themselves into a convention by the election
of President and such other officers as they NAV
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number of assistants and shall proceed to consider the
then existing relatsns between the Government Of
the United States and the Government and people Of
the State of Mississippi to devise and carry into effect
the of redress for the past and obtain certain
security for the future, and TO adopt such measures for
the sovereignty OF the State and the pro-
lection OF It's institutions shall appear TO them to
be demanded. Said convention shall adopt such rules
and regulations for its government and for the proper
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 assstents
of the Legislature, and the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts shall issue his warrant the Treasury therefor
upon the certificate of the President OF the amount
due.
SEC. 6. e. IL frtier enacted, That in case Of any
vacancy occurring inSsaid convention by the death,
resignation or removal of any member it shall be the
duty of the Governor to such vacancy to be fill
ed by issuing his writ of election to the sheriff of the
proper county, requiring him, ten days notice
hold an election according to law to FIJI the same
SEC. Z. BE 1t fla fher eqn-fed, That the acts Of
the convention proposed tc be held by this act be-
fore they become binding this State shall be sub
mtted to the people at the 5alotbox for their ap-
Prova, at such time and such manner the Conyen-
ton may determine.
JOHN ]. McRAE,
SBedler of the E0s.sp Of Ps1rpse,t ofirss