Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-04-23
AN ACT

To authorize he people to call convention
20 reUisc alter, or amend, the Constitution
of The Slate Of Tennessee
SECTION /. Be 4 enacted Jy he General
assembly of The State of Tennessee, That
the citizens Of this State, entitled to vote
for members of the General Assembly, are
hereby authorised to assemble at the
several places Of holding elections in their
respective counties, and vote for or against
calling a convention to amend, revise, or
form and make new Constitution for the
State.
SEC. 2. The election provided for in
the first section, shall be held on the first
Thursday in September next.
SEC. 3. The sheriffs 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,
Cif there be one) and if none, in some
newspaper printed at Knoxville, 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 prescribed
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 elections for members of the
General Assembly.
Sec. 5. Each voter shall write on his
ticket Contention or no Contention, and the
returns of such election having been made,
the Governor and Secretary of State shall
compare all the votes cast for, or against
the convention, and if it shall appear that
the votes in favor of convention amount
to a majority of the whole number of votes
polled for Governor at the election next
preceding the day of election for or against
said constitution, Prorided, that MAORI
ty of the entire vote so polled shall be in
favor of the convention, then, the Governor
shall issue his proclamation, declaring that
a majority of the votes polled, are in favor
of a Convention. He shall also issue
writs of election, directed to the sheriff.
in every county in this State, authorizing
and requiring the sheriff thereof, to oper
and hold elections 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 to the convention eacl
senatorial district shall elect one delegate
: to the convention, and each Representative
3 district composed of more than one county
shall elect one delegate to the convention
Counties that elect more than one represen
tative, shall elect the same number 0
delegates, as they are entitled to cleo
representatives.
SEC T. Elections of delegates to tn
convention shall be held under the sam
s rules and regulations, as members of tn
General Assembly, and returns of sue
, elections shall be made in the same man
4 ner, as returns are made for members c
}. the General Assembly. The persons hay
t ing the highest number of votes, shall b
declared elected delegates to said conver
ton.
3 Sec 8. The delegates elect shall as
. semble at the capitol in the city of Nasl
vile, on the first Monday in DecembC
n thereafter, and proceed to the discharge {
f their duty. They shall receive the sam
t compensation for their travel and services
: as members of the General Assembly al
o entitled to receive under the existin
:. laws of the State.
!. DANIEL S. DONELSON,
i Speaker of the House of Representative
V JOHN G. BURCH,
e Speaker Of the Senate.