The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1860-11-22
AN ACT
TO Provide for the Calling of Convention of
the People Of this state.

SEC. /. Be- il enacted by Mc Senate and House
of Representatives. note met and sitting IN General
I.senbly, and By the aathorty Of the same, That
Convention of the people Of che State of South
Carolina is hereby ordained, to be assembled IN the
City Of Columbia, on Monday, the seventeenth day
of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eipht hundred and sixty, for the purpose OF taking
into consideration the dangers incident TO the po
.itiou Of the State in the Federal Union, estab-
lishcd by the Constitution of the United States.
and the ness,ires which may be necessary and
proper for providing against the same, and there-
,Ipon to take care that the Commonwealth of South
Carolina shall suffer no detriment.
SEC. 2 Thst on the sixth day of Detthbcr, IN
the wear of cur Lord one thousand eight hundred
and sixty. the Managers of Elections for the
rsl Districts in the State SHALL aftef giving public
notice as in cases of elections for members OF the
Legislature. open the polls and hold elections in
their respective Districts for Delegates to the said
Convention, in all respects in the same manner
and form, and at the same places, rs elections are
now conducted for members of the Legislature
And all persons who.ar qualified 4dnd entitled, by
the Constitution andlaws of this State, ovote for
members of Che Legislature shall be qualified and
entitled to vote for said Delegates to said Conven-
ton and in case of any vacancy occurring by
death. resignation or removal from the State, or
refusal 10 ssr,ye of any person elected Delegate
10 the said Convention, the presiding officer of the
said Convention shall issue his writ authorizing
and requiring the Managers of Elections in the
Election Districts in which such vacancy may have
occurred, after giving due notice thereof, oopen
pcll and hold an election to I'LL steh Vacalicy, as
in cases for the election of members Of the Legs-
lhture that the Managersn in the several Election
Districts and Parishes, shall meet ON Friday, the
9Th day of December, 1860, count the votes and
declare the election
SEc. 8. That each Election District throughout
v..lrr L. f1aAt oil nn6
said Convention number of Delegates equal to
the whole number of Senators and Representatives
which such District is now entitled to send to the
Legislature !; and the Delegates to the SAID Con-
yention shall be entitled to the same freedom OF ar
rest in going, to, returning from, and whilst IN at
tendance on said Convention, as is extended to the
members OF the Legislature.
SEC 4. That all free white male citizens OF This
State. of the age of twcnty-oue years and up
sras and who are entitled to vote for members of
the State Legislature, shall be eligible to seat in
the said Convention.
In the Senate House, the thirteenth day of No
yember, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixty, al in tke eighty-hfth
yesr Of the sovereignty and Independence Of the
United States of America.
WILLIAM;D. PORTER,
President Of the Senate.
JAMES SIMONS,
Speaker House Representatives.
= Re,olrsd That the Clerks of the Senate and
House of Representatives be, and are hereby, in
ssructed TO publish the "Act to provide for the
calling of Convention of the people of this State
in one newspaper in each Election District in. the
State once week. until the day of election OF the
Delegates to said Convention and that it is the
sense of this General Assembly that the Managers
of Elections are bound to proceed to give the usu
nj notice of election. and 10 hold tho same, as di-
rected by said Act, without awaiting further in
stFnctions,
WM. E. MARTIN, C. S.
JOHN T. SLOAN, C. II. R.
Nov. %, 1860 Is I'd