Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-12-01
AN ACT
TO proride for The calling ofu Conrcntion Of III
people Of tbs Stuie

TO prOride for tie calling ofu Conrcntion Of Tie
people Of tbs ,&ote
SEC. l. Be il enacted b., he Senate and House
! 0 Representatives, nOc met md sitting IN Gcncrai
|1SSemOfY and by tie duthori n of tic same That
Convention of the people OF the State of South
Carolina ishercby ordained to be assembled in the
City of Columbia. on the 18th day of December i'm
| the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred
ana sixty, for the purpose of taking into consider
alton the dangers incident to the position of the
state in the Federal Union established by the Con
stitution OF the United States. and the measures
which may be necessary and proper for providing
against the same. and thereupon to take care thnt
the Commonwealth of South Carolina shall suffer
| no dctrimcnt
If SIC. 2. That on the 9th day Of December, in the
| year of our Lord thousand eight hundred and
sixty, the Managers of Elections for 'he several
Districts in the State SHALL after giving public no.
tice as in cases of elections for Members of the
| Legislature, open the Polls and hold elections in
their respective Districts for Delegate, to NC sa1d
Cnvcnlon in all respects in The same maner and
form. and Mt the same places. as elections are now
conducted for Members of the Legislature And
all persons who qualified end entitled by the
Constitution and laws of this State, 20 vote for
Members Of the 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 removal from the State, or
refusal to serve of any person elected Delegate to
the said Convention, the Presiding Officer of the
said Convention shall issue his writ authorizing
anu requiring the Managers OF Elections in the
Election Districts in which such vacancy may have
occurred after giving due notice thereof, to open
Poll AMI hold an election to fill such vacancy as
in cases for the election of Members of the Legis-
lature that the Managers in tile several Election
Districts and Parishes, shall meet on Friday the
9TH day of December 1860, count the votes and
declare the election.
f, SIC g. That each Election District throughout
the State shall be entitled TO elect and send to the
said Convention number of Delegates equal to
the Whole number of Senators and Representa-
tives which such District IL entitled to sen,l
to the Legislature; and tho Delegates to the said
Convention shall be entitled to the same freedom
of arrest in going to- returning from, and whilst
in attendance on, said Convention, rs is extended
to the Members OF the Legislature.
SEC. 4. That all tho free white male citizens of
this State, of the age of twenty one years and up
wards shall be eligible to seat in the said Con-
vcntion.S
In :hc Senate House, the thirteenth day of No
vember. in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixty, and in the eighty.
fifth yea, .: :he' sovereignty and independence
of the United States of America.
WILLIAM d. PORTER,
President of the Senate
JAMES SIMONS.
Speaker House Representatives