Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-02-05
Gen. Eafqa!lars0nIs ResO|nti0ns.

" = take hluch pleasure IN present.
ing tie following resolutions of GenlI
7. to our readers. This pleasure nd
are proud to say is entirely unconl
hectel with any party feeling, and IS
The sole result of ourideas of the dbl
ty Of him who has the honor to rep1
resent a free constituency. Gen. ii
has nobly performed . duty that wa
incumbent on every member of TIL
, House, but was one from which al !
Others seemed to turn, as unwilling
to perform.
The Constitution Of the State ha4
been violated by neglect; that neg
Let, Gen, T. points out in d highly
thgnilied manner, and, without assaiII
Ing any one, seeks t proyid { rent
edy- We honor him for the act, and.
notwithstanding we differ from him
in some of bis minor political views,
We heartily commend him for tho
praiseworthy position he has assumed
by in Producing these Just resolves
Whereas the 18th section Of % art
ticle Of the constitution of this Stat4
provides that "an enumeration ofth4
qualified votes, and aid appprtionment
Of thf Representatives of the Gent
fral Assembly Shall be made in thH
year 1871, and witAih every sub8d+
quenH term Of ten years" and wherd1
as the 9th section Of the 10th arti1
Gle of the same constellation PROVIDED
as follows: "That citizens who may
be included in any new county, shall
vote with the county or countieH
from which they may have been
stricken oil, for member Of Congress.
for Governor ;pd for members Of the
General Assembly until next apporI
tionmeIt it Of members to the General
Assembly after the Is Enlistment Of
spch new county.
Their forQ, Resolved, by the Gent
eral Assembly Of the State of Tent
nessee, That "A JOINT select committeR
shall be appointed, to consist Of FIVE
members, viz: two on The part Of the
Senate, and three on The part of th E
House Of Representatives, to whom
shall be referred the report Of the
Secretary Of State an 3 the returns
Of the officers appointed to take an
enumeration Of the Qualified voters
Of this State under the I'd article
and 4th section CT the Constitution
and the law # the G. Assembly, made
in pursuance theleof entitled "an act
I'd provide for the talking an enumer-
atfon Of the free white male inhabi-
IA pts Of Tennessee, passed Feb 9th,
1850, which committee shall inquire
INTO, and report Whether an enumera+
iron Of the qualified voters of thi4
State has been taken and The returns
thereof made in manner and form
as required by the constitution and
la US Of this State and whether til q
SHINE are made with such certainty II
and particularity as toIauthorize tlld
Legislature now in session, to max eI
an apportionment Of members df
General Assembly as required by laT,
and that the Y report to the Generd 4
Assembly the returns and certificate s
deemed good and sufficient, and such
as they deem effective Of any I'd
gether with the original returns fol
the consideration of the General As
sembly
Resolved furth her, That as the gem
eral Assembly now in session, has
failed to make an superintendent of
REPRESENTATIVES within the year
1851, as requiT ed by The consdtu-
ton. said committee Shall inquire
whether under said second article and
4th section of the constitution any
apportionment canbe colstitutionally
made in the year 1852. and that they
renort as soon as practicable.
Resolved further, As no apportion-
ment of Representatives to the Gen
cral Assembly has been made in the
year 1851, as required by the con-
stitution, article %, section 4, said
committee shall inquire and report
how and where the citizens who may
be included in any new county shall
vote-whether in the new counties
OF The old counties from which they
may be stricken off, in future cleo
tons fer Governor, for members of
Congress, and members to the Gen
eral Assembly.
Resolved further, That said com
nittee shall have power to call for
pers sons and papers, examine witness
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