Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-04-11
AN ORDINANCE

70 Ln0oide for h0diRg dR etcc'iOR n the Sirfe oc
 Arkaasas, j0f He purpose of takiRg the sense or he people of t.e SGtc, on tte question of "Co 02craii0a'' Or '' Secession"
 SEc. l. Be t oydaiacd 6y the people of ths Saie of AfhaRsas iR c0nUenfiDR assembled, That an cleo. tion shall De held in a the counties in this State, on Monday, the fifth day of August, 1881, at which the question of .operation'' "secea- son' shall be submitted to the people of this State; which election shall be held and conducted, in all respcc n accordance with the laws of the State, now iIl force, prescribing the manner of holding eloctions PT0claed that the sherifs of the seve- raj counties shall be required 10 give at least thirty days notice of the time and places Of holding said elections by advertisement thereof required by law for ordinary elections. Sle. D Be t further ordaiptd, That the balots' or tickets Co be used in said election shall be in dolscd < ior cO-opcration' '' for secession," nom winch ballots count shall be made by the judges, and they shall ascertain how many votes cast for operation and how many are cast for secession at their respective precincts, and shali dlly certify the result of said count and make return thereof to the clerk of their respective counties who shall open and compare said returns as they now required by law to open and com the other cleo, ions; and each clerk shall make an abstlact of the vote of his county upon the question '' ''secesson'' or 'co-operation," and file the same in his office; and shall also, at the san c timc r'aEe out under his seal, and deliyerto the oeleG@te delegates from his county to this conventions copy O. said abstract, to be returned ny them 70 tac O.ce Of Secretary of State, as here ina ter provided.
 SEC. }. EeH juribfr or,laiaed, That the del egats to this convention shall be made special returnin officers, to bring up the certified vote of their re Spectlre counties, on the question of '' co -Opeg tlon" or ' 'secessiCn, to the office of the seeretS of stale; which vote, from all the counties, sls be opened and counted hy the secretary of state presence ot the 5oN ernor, auditor and treasurer, any two of them, on Monday, the nineteepth d ol August, 1861 aud said officers, or any three them, shall certify to the president of this conye ton, when the same shall be again convened hcrcnai CT provided, the whole number of yot cast in the state for operation" and the wbol nunl1cr Of vOt cast for secesSiOn;" and if froS any clusc any delegate shall be unable to bring tue vote of his county, as herein provided, he sb have pow CT, ard it shall be his duty to appopt special messenger to be the bearer of the same, his stead; and II from any cause, there should no delegate from any county, then the clerk said county shall appoint a messenger to bring the vote thereof.
 SEC. I. Be u jiYiher Orddiacd, That the gates, or other messengers, who shall bring up votes of the different counties, shall receive same mileage as is m ovided to be paid to return officers by the act of the General Assembly cai this convention.
 SEc. ,. Be t fttrl,r ordained, That if it sl appcl when the result 0f said election shall made kuown to this convention, that majority all the lega! votes cast ip the state have been q fer {" sece sion," then, in that event, such shall be taken to be instructions to this conven to pass an act of immediate secession, and the, vention shall at once pass an ordinance, dissol the connection existing between the State of kansas and the federal government, known as [" United States of America;" but if maiorit all the legal votes have been cast for "co-oper tion," then this convention shall immediately ia such steps may be deemed proper to further q oper; ton with the border, or unseceded, sla, states, iii efforts to secure permanent and sa factory adjustment of tue sectional controvers disturbing the country.
 SEQ. G. Be ! ji,s-lLsy 0sl4iaed, That the p dent of this convention be, and he is hereby structed to issue his proclamation, within ten after the adoption of this ordinance, to the she ot the several counties n this state, requiring tn to hold an election, in their respective counties conto nity to the provisions of this ordinance.
 SEC. T. Be q further ord0ined, That when u convention shall adjourn, it shall adjourn to md on the 18th day of August, 1861.
 March 2S, 1861. 3w Gazette copy.