The Washington union., 1858-03-30

LAWS OF GEORGIA AND ALABAMA IN REFER
ENCE 10 STATE CONVENTIONS UNDER GER
TAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
In answer to repeated inquiries on the subject we
publish below the law Of Georgia. passed in 1856
and that of Alabama passed in 1857 in reference to
the call of conventions in these States respectively
upon certain contingencies therein specified
Lde Of Ge~ym
An act 10 authorize the governor to call convention upon
certain contingencies therein specified
1. Whereas in pursuance of an act of the legislature
approved February the Sth 1850 In response proc
nation OF the governor of the State, convention as
sembled in the capitol at Medgeville the 10th OF
December, 1850 and whereas the said convention in
view of threatened aggressons upon the constitutional
rights Of the savehodng States adopted among Others
the following resolution a. That the State of Georgia.
in the judgment of this convention will, and ought to
resist even last resort To the disruption OF every
tie which binds her To the Union any of Congress
upon the subject Of slavery in the District of Columbia
in places subject to the jurisdiction Of Congress in
compatible with the safety domestic tranquility the
rights and honor of the slaveholdng States any act
suppressng the slave trade between the slavehoding
States any refusal to admit slave State any Terri
tory hereafter applying because Of the existence of sla
very therein, any act prohibiting the introduction
slaves into the Territories of Utah and New Mexico or
any act repeating materially modifying the laws in
force for the recovery Of fugitive slaves and whereas
there is to apprehend the happening of of
these contingencies and the State Of Georgia is unae
bly, determined to adhere to the position solemny
nounced in the said resolution Therefore,
SECTION l. BE IL enacted, &C., That within sixty days
after the happening of any Of the contingencies specified
in the foregoing reced resolution ii is hereby made the
duty of the governor to issue his proclamation ordering
election to be held IN each and every county dele
gates convention OF the people OF this State
at the seat of government within twenty days
said election to consider and determine upon the time
and mode of resistance contemplated by the aforesaid
cited resolution.
g. SEc III. And Dc further oaced, That each county
in this State shall elect many delegates to said
ton will be equal to the number of its senator and
representative representatives in the general assembly
and the elections for such delegates shall be conducted
the elections for members the legisa-
held and that all returns of elections shall
be forwarded to the governor who shall furnish each del
egate elected with IA certificate of his election.
A. SEC. Ill. And be further enacted That the sum of
twenty thousand dollars be- and the is hereby APP
proprated out of any money in the treasury not other
wise appropriated to deay the expenses of said
ton and that the members of said convention shall
entitled to such per diem and mileage that body shall
determine.
5. SEC " Aad be further enacted, That the said
venon shall have power to elect all such officers may
be necessary for its organization
Approved March 4th, 1856.