Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1860-11-30
THE ABBEVILLE PREss.
AN ACT
To Provide for the Calling of Convention of
tho People Of this State
AN ACT

SEc |. BE II enacted b" tie Senate and Xn,.sc
N Representatives., NOR m.t ard s.i.inI in CINE.
r"t -d*%Mt!H ""d by Ire 0.ihrrj'y o/' IN, sIn,r
lhat Convention "i the ;.r pie ri III. State
OF South Cnr"inh is b"r"hy ur.la.nri. To he
nssenlhisd III lie city e: C"u.nlia o., M.rdrv
The s*ven;er;.th dry Of Dee. 'ni.cr, in iEr year
"t "nr .isor,i one in"UsnEi ci,:hL hn:.tr..i AM
siAty. Tor the purpose ii !aLi' into ,.n,sidrru-
t'"n til" d"n""is irr Et to the pos lion of the
State IN the Federal Crinn, established b the
Constitution nfii,. United s;'n;"s, na.i the men
>"r"< which nay he rcct..'ary nm.i y,ru,,"r Cor
prov .'''nt Against lii, same. an1 ,hrr-u,.un to
irf" care that the trG,,r..arwcalth rf .son,h
Carolina shall suffer Il. d>:rr,,rnt
SLc. .. l hat '.n i" .:x:.l day of D.ccnb.r in
The Eear at our i.c:'i enc thousand cr!, han.
drci and ',sty. t"c Managers Of Elections Tor
The severa! Districts in he State shr;i aftc,
giving public notice ms - Cases nf cicc,inns for
tn't'rrs Of ,hr l.'a;>i:.l::. =. ""u ;,,. roI's aul
hold elec,i"ns III III, ir respective districts for
i'"lt:aies to tie said Convention, in all vstn,ts
u, the snnc n!anr.r Gpi form, and the same
pi"r"s, ;3 t!"ctI":Is -ic HOW cuIi,!Tciel for
m"n'htrs Of III" l., ;i>iu:ure. Ard all persons
who are qualified ard entitled, bY ,ha Cen
*'tln'i"a nh'' laws ot this State. to yU:c 70.
men!'"rs of II" Leg ;siaiurc. shall he nualiG.i
ami eni'':"i 10 vote COR said Delegates to snt
Convention; nni in raS. uf ANY 9ncnury o.
curing. by death. Resignation ;i r.ri,nreI frcr,
tn" Stale, or rciu"": to sr"N. Of nnr ;,rrsrn
elected IL Er::ta'" In the sail Cyu".., L:ou ;hc
rr'Si'!In, Officer Of The - al Ccnrr,,:"r s!,"i.
i,She his writ au,li"' izi!':: and requiring the
Managers "i Elrc:ions in tie E.cet:'u I,>l,ic.,
III "tirh s'irh Vacancy may have uc,..irrrl af-
Ter giving !G" no'ir" th",;o to cJ,rn q poll
AMI h"i'! i,i election Ia fiji s,u!, vacr:c,. IS in
cases i"r :hc ..!r.t!oL of the Lruis,;i,!I-; that
The Managers in the several Eirriiu, Districts
AID Parishes, ..hali Meet on Friday, the 7,h .ia:
ct '""r her. lsi". c"umt HE votes .,nL Gccaie
the e.ec,iun.
- :. 5. That cnrl Election District through.
nut 'he State shall be entitled TO elect and
send to The said Convention Il number of Dele
gates qua: TO the whole n,.ni,er tf Senators
und Representatives which such District is
Enw ent titled tu scul to the Legislature; ana
the :,te.t"t"> TO the said Convention shall he
entitled l." III" saIne freedom Of arrest in go
mg Il" Returning f"rl, anI whist in ni,"u-
dune: o., said Convention. as is extended to
Ia: mrnii"rrs of I'll" Legislature
SEC 1 th:.t all free wn;.c male citizens Of
this State, Of the ngc Of twenty one Yeats AT.
UPWARDS. and who are entitled 10 vote for
mrrni'ers Of the S,nte c.iSin!ure. shall lie
eligible 10 a seat in the sa i'll Convention.
In the Senate lIousc the thirteenth tluy Of No.
vember. IN the year Of our Lord one tiun
sand eight hundred AMI sixty, and in the
eighty fih Year Of lbe sovereignty aud
Ihirpt!.iieiice of the United States Of A,ncri
WILLIAM D. PORTER.
President Of the Senate.
JAMES SINDNS
Speaker House Representatives.
RcsofurG That the Clerks of the Senrte ahd
House Of Rcrrescnta;ives'ha. and alr hereby
instructed 10 publish the "Aci to ,,:.., ide for
the calling Of CcnventIon Of The people Of
this State, III orc newspaper in each Elect, II
District in the Slate, once week, until the
iny Of election Of the Delegates 10 said Con
ven,ion; ani that it il HE sens, o. lli: Gene.
ra! Assembly that The Managers of Elections
a:s tollhi I" pr"ccrd T." give the usual ::oicc
u election, ard 1" ii".I Ia" same. nS directed
hy SAID Act. without awaiting further instruc
tlUns.
WM. F. MARTIN. C. s..