The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-11-27
EN- ACT
To Prayidc for the Calling Ofa Con-.
vc.:iiOn OF the People OF this State.

SEC. !. Be- il enacted by the Sennte and N'use Of
Representatives. no,c met and sitting in General ASsem
bB md By he dutho7uy Of The same That Il Convcn-
tiuE nf the people Of The State Of South Carr'na is
hereby ordained to he assembled in the city Of COInm
bin, Monday. the seventeenth day Of llrcrnbcr in
the year of our Lord thousand eight hundred and
sixty for the purpose Of taking into consideration the
duiIgers incident the position of the State i'll the Fedc
raj Union, established by the Constitution Of the Unit
ed States and the measures which Inny hc necessary
and proper for providing against the same. and there
upon To take care that the Commonwealth of South
Carolina shall suffer no dctrimcnt.
SEC. 2. That on the sixth day Of December in the
year of our Lord ono thousand eight hundred and sixty
the Managers Of Elections for the several Districts
III the State SHALL after giving public notice rs in
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 tile
and form, and at tic same places, rs ecc
tons arc now conducted for members Of the Lcgsla
tlrc And all persons who qualified End entitled
by tic Constitution and laws ofts State, 10 vote for
members of the Legislature shall be qualified and en-
titled to vote for said Delegates to said Conventions
and in Of any vacancy occurring, by dca.h resg
nation or removal from the State refusal to
Of any person elected Delegate to the said Cnnvcn-
tion tic presiding officer of the said Convention shall
issue his writ authorizing and requiring the Managers
of Elections in the Election Districts i'll which such
varancy may have occurred after giving due notice
thereof, to open poll and hold election to fill such
vacancy, as in cases for the election Of members of the
Legislature that the Managers in the several Election
Districts and Parishes, shall meet on Friday. the Tth
day of December lSGO count the votes and declare tho
election
SEC. ;. That each Election District throughout the
State shall Inc entitled to elect and send to the SAID
Convention numlnr Of Delegates equal to the whole
number OF Senators and Representatives which such
District is entitled to send to the Legislature
and the Delegates 10 the said Convention shall
Gc entitled the freedom OF arrest in going to-
returning from. and wlilStin ae nancc on, said Con-
vcnom as is extended to the members Of the Lcgisla-
tlrc.
SEC t. That all free white male citizens Of this State.
of the aye of twcntyonc years and upwards and who
are entitled to vote for mers Ol the State LcgISla
tre shall be eligible to scat in the SAID Convention.
In the Senate House, the thirteenth day of Novcm
bcr in the year of oIlr Lord thousand eight hun
dred and sixty, and in the cgly-tilth year Of the soy
eregnty and independence Of the United States Of
America.
WILLIAM D. PORTER.
President Of the Senate.
JAMES SIMONS,
Speaker House Representatives..
Hssolrcd That the Clerks of the Senate and House
Of Representatives be- and hereby, instructed to
publish the Act to provide Tor the calling OF Con-
vcmtiOn the people Of this State. once week, until
the day OF election of the Delegates TO said Cnnven-
ton; and tliat il is the of this General Assembly
that the Managers of Elections hound TO rrncccd
to give the usual notice Of rcccon. and to hold the
sanc directed by said Act without awaiting further
instructions.
WM. i. MARTIN. C.. s.
Nov. 2u,-3t JOHN T. SLOAN, &. II. r.