The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-04-16
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.

The people of Tennessee will be called
upon to vote on the FIRST Thursday in Sep
TENDER 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 be-
fore the public, in order that it may be de-
liberately considered, we publish the follow
ing Act of Assembly authorizing the people
20 vote;
An act TO authorize the people to call a conren-
ton to revise, alter, or amend, the COHStitu-
ton of the SiGte of Tennessee
SECTION l. BE ii enacted By The General
Assembly Of the STATE of Tennessee, That the
citizens of this State, entitled 10 vote for
members of the General Assembly, are Eere-
by authorized TO assemble at the several
places of holding elections in their respective
counties, and vote for or against calling n
convention to amend, revise, or form aud
make new Constitution for the State.
SEC. 9. The election provided for in the
first section, shall be held on the first Thurs
day in September next.
SEC. 8. The sherffs of the several counties
in this State shall, after giving sixty days
notice in writing in each civil district in their
respective counties, and in some newspaper
printed IN the county, (if there be one) and
if one, IN some newspaper printed in Knox
vile, Nashville, Jackson, and Memphis, open
and hold an election, at the several places of
holding elections in their counties, on the
first Thursday in September next, as pre-
scribed in this act
SEC. 4. The elections authorized by this
act shall be held and conducted under the
same rules and regulations that elections are
for members of the General Assembly, and
the returns of such elections shall be made
in the same manner, that returns are made of
election for members of the General Assem-
bly,.
SEC. g. Each voter shall write on his tick
ct Convention or no Convention, and the re-
turns of such election having been made, the
Governor and Secretary of State shall COM
pare all the votes cast for, or against the con-
vention, and if it shall appear that the votes
in favor OF a convention amount to majority
of the whole number of votes polled for Gov
ernor at the election next preceding the day
of election for or against said constitution,
PrOrided, that majority of the entire vote so
poled shall be in favor of the convention,
then, the Governor shall issue his proclama-
ton, declaring that majority OF the votes
poled, are in favor of a Convention. He
shall also issue writs of election, directed to
the sherfls in every county in this State au-
thorzng and requiring the sheritfs thereof,
to open and hold election for delegates to
the convention, at the several places Of hold
ing elections in their respective counties, on
the first Thursday in November next.
SEC. 6. Each county electing one repre-
sentative to the General Assembly, shall elect
one delegate 10 the convention; each senate
rial district shall elect one delegate to the
convention, and each representative district
composed of more than one county, shall
elect one delegate to the convention. Coun-
ties that elect more than one representative,
shall elect the same number of delegates, as
they are entitled to elect representatives.
SEC. 7. Elections of delegates to the con.
venton shall be held under the same rules
and regulations, as members of the General
Assembly, and returns of such elections shall
be made in the same manner, as returns are
made for members of the General Assembly.
The persons having the highest number of
votes, shall be declared elected delegates to
said convention.
Sec. 8. The delegates elect shall assemble
at the capitol in the city of Nashville, on the
first Monday in December thereafter, and
proceed to the discharge of their duty. They
shall receive the same compensation for their
travel and services, as members of the Cen
eral Assembly are entitled to receive under
the existing laws of the State.
DANIEL S. DONELSON,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
JOHN C. BURCH,
Speaker Of the Senate.
Passed March, 10, 1858.