Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-07-08
coKsTIrUrIoNAL coNFENrION.

-Tae people Of Teanessee will be called upon
to vote on the frst Thursday in September next
upon the question Of calling a Convention "tO
revise, alter, or amend the Constitution Of the
State Of Tennessee For the purpose Of
bringing the subject early before he public, il
order that it may be deliberately considered,
we publish the following Act Of Assembly au-
thorizing the people to vote:
AN ACT 70 EufhorIEe the people to can a Convention %
rrvise, alter. or amend, The Constitutes o. TIE stats
Of Tennessee.
SECTION. 1. Be ii enacted By the General Is
sembly Of the State Of Tsnaessec, That the eiti-
zens Of this State, entitled to vote for members
Of the General Assembly, are hereby author
lied to assemble at the several places Of hold
ing elections ~ their respective counties, and
vote for or against calling a Convention 70
amend. revise, OF form and make a new Con.
s%titution for the State.
SEc. ? The election provided for IN the FIRST
section, shall be held on the first Thursday il
September next.
SIC. 3. The sherifs Of the several counties
in the State shall, after giving sixty days no
tioe in writing in each civil district in then
respective counties, and in some newspaper
printed in the county, (f there be one and il
none, in some newspaper printed In Knoxville
Nashville. Jackson, and Memphis, opeR AM
bold an election, al the several places Of hold
ing elections in their counties, on the hrs
THURSDAY in September next, as prescribed j
this act.
SIC. (. The elections authorized by this &C
shall be held and conducted under the sam
rules and regulations that elections are 70
members Of the General Assembly, and the re
turns Of such elections shall be made in h
same manner. hat returns are made OF electiO
fOT members Of the General Assembly.
SEe. 3. Each voter shall write on bic tieke
Coautatio1, or 10 Convention, and tie return
Of such election having been made, the Cover
nor and Secretary of Stale shall compare al
tbs votes cast for, or against the Convention
and IL l. shallappear hat the votes in favor O
a Convention amount to a majority Of u
whole number CT votes polled for Governor a
the election next preceding the day Of electio
for or against said constitution, Provided, tina
a majarity OF the entire vote 60 polled shall b
in favor Of the Convention, then, the GOveTnO
shall issue his proclamation, declaring that
majority Of the votes polled, are in favor Of
Convention. he shall also issue wTits Of cleo
ton, directed to the SheTifs in every county /
this State authorizing and requiring the Sher
ifs thereof, to open and hold election 70
delegates to the Convention, at the sewers
places Of holding election in their RESPECTIVE
counties, On the first Thursday in NoYembe
next.
SEC. @. Each county eleeting one represent
alive to the General Assembly, shall elect on
delegate to the Convention, and each repre-
sentative district composed Of more than on
county, shall elect one delegate to the CONVEX
ton Counties that elect more than one repre-
sentative, shall elect the the same number c
delegates, as they are entitled to elect repre-
sentatives.
SIC. I. Elections Of delegates to the Cor
vention shall be held under the same rules an
regulations, as members Of the General Assem-
bly,, and returns Of such elections shall be mad
In the same manner as returns are made "a
members Of the General Assembly. The pei
sons having the highest number Of votes shs
be declared elected delegateto said Convention
SEC s. The delegates elect shall assemble
the capitol in the city Of Nashville on the hu
Monday in December thereafter, and proceed
the discharge Of their duty. They shall re
ceive the same compensation fer their trsVi
and services, az members Of the General Al
sembly are entitled to receive under the exis
ing laws Of the State.
Passed March 19. 1858.
DANIELS. DONELSoN,
Speaker o. the HoHse Of Representatives,
JOHN G. BURCH,
Speaker Of the Senate.