Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1860-11-23
AN ACT. -
10 Provide for tho Calling Of a Convention Of
tho People or this State.

SEC l. Be IL enacted L.. III" S,nnt, and Uusc
of h'pr~""hUi"x, "",r mt nrJ sitting IN Gcue.
RI! Asxrmhin. and Gy III" outto,Hy Of the =, me-,
Thnt II Convention "f the. pc pie 'ur the Stat.
OF S"mih Carolina Is tc''hv ordninrd. I" De
assemble Il in the city ct Columbia. on Mondn,
the ssxenteentr day Of December, in III. YEAR
of our l.o'd one thousand e,giiI hundred and
sixty. for therurp"se Of tnk;, into c,,irsl -rn.
t"'n the d ng.rs incident to the position uf ,h..
state in the Federal Uriun. established Il the
CONSTITUTION ofihr United Stntp> uni the men,
s''r''s wh'rh my bn necessary nrI prohrr f,,
providing against the sn",.. nd ih"re,,nn to
take car. that the Commonwealth vi Snu,h h
Car"linn. st"ll snifer nt"',ietrun-nL
SEC. That y" the siSi II dnv of p. ccn,}rr in
the year 1T ohf Lori nm. t!,nn.nnd ri:rh. hun.
arrd nt! SIXTY. t!te Managers q: E;rc, ions Cor
the several Districts in 'i;" State SHAH. nitn,
giving public "n'ice ms II cnscs If .l-ctrnns FOR
iEr'nhrrs Of III" Legislature. "p"n The ,'"ls and
held "l"c:ions in their re-neriive District. for
Delegates io the sail Cnav-ntcn IN al! r-.,.rrt,
y, f'r" same n,arn!:r and form ard the s.m.,
places, us eecii"ns are nov cum! ,.c,r.; fi.r
i'i"I''h"r$ "t 'hr Legislature. And ali persons
who are qualified and cn,.ir,l. hv The Con
s'in'I"n md inws a.; lis Sru,. 10 vote i,,r
;n"l"'"'s ri th- lc,sisin,urr shall h. Cun, fled
nt'i ar:;iei {" vote far said I,-irr;,-s,, su;,,
t"nr";.ti"r {: nnd N ease "i nu, Vacancy vc.
! curing hy Death, r.sisua'i"n or reno vu from
th" :'ai". "r refusal Il, serve vi any ,,-, son
elected l'.l'gr'e '" ~" sail limventi"n the
i'""S.irr "eircr % IN" nj y-nt,un ,hnli
Ism" lis wis hm,hr: I11np sfYHy F"urirmr the.
MHnsg-rs "t Elrc',oasit thr~f.!rel,ou District.
!" "h'"h snch vacancy may hn>- "ccurr.d mt-
'ef GIVING die "otrr thereof. Ia open n Inll
n''d h";'! All election 10 iii s,ch v.cnrcv, ~ in
cases tor the tiect,ru Of tn. l.-ei>ia,u.r: tha,
'he ainnnr"rs III il" several E,c,i.un Districts
an'i :arkhr:, .haii meet an Friday ,lr TN do :,
~ l'.c" Der, 1860. count the VOTES and tl.s;ui..
the eic,iinn. e
SEC. 3. That each Election Dist,ic; ,Lrourh
"G' III" State ehHii he enli1l-d to elect anal
sr'H t' fh" shid Convention 4 n.,mlpr of Dele.
Ea''S quail 10 The wi,o.e uunf.rr Of Sera'ors
h'"i Representative which sGrh District is
now rnt'''rn 10 e"nI To the Legislature; AMI
IL" Delegates To The sad Con nv-niinn shall b.
entitled /" tie same frr-.l"ni OF arrest in 90
is It" returning from. unI whist in n,Ien-
dhhrr on. sail Con. "nti"l,. us is extended to
the 'hrni''t'r "t ID. i.rgi.iniure
SiC + !h:t nl ir.- white male citizens uf
th'S "i"'e "f th: "re of twenty one years ana
u wards, and Who are rni,tl-d IL, v,;f. for
me nv ers of i!:e State e. isia,nr, shall l..
:'h:''!n :" Is SCAT in ,I.e su III C"nyru,;.n.
lii tile SENATE House the ti,,e.plh ,luy IS 10.
se'iirr, III tic Year "f our Lord uEa thnu-
s1ni "i.h' hnnaren AMI sixty, hIid in lh..
eHhty fifth Year "f :hr 81, rre;rnty aud
independence Of the United SCI Of A,ucrI
WILLIAM lBhrFn.
President 0f the senate.
JAMES NlMUNS.
Speaker Euuse R.prps.n,at;y,s