The constitutional union., 1861-04-05
1N ORDNANCE

To nron;de for kol7ing an election n he State ot
 drkaasas. for th pvpo,e of taking te sense ot
 tbe oeooze of theState al the question cf 'co-op-
 erafion'' or '.secgSlon.P -I
 I Re it ordained by the people of the State of Arkansas in ccnventen assembled, mat an oIoction shall be held in all the counties m thls State. on Monday, the third day ot August lool' at which the questDn of cooperation or seees- sion shall be submitted tothe peopleot the state which election shal be hed anu conducteu' III aii resnects. in accordsnce with the laws of the State now in force, presctbing the manner of holding elections: Provided that the sheritFs of the sev- oral counties shall Ae required to give at least | thirteen days notice of the time and places o1 holding said election by advertisement thereof as | required by law for ordinary elections
 | ,. Be it further odained That the ballots or | tickets to be used shall be enaors9o ho5 iJ' o-operation' or ssforsecesson," from which bal lots count shall be male by the judges, and they | shall ascertain how nnny are cast for cooper | alton and how many are cast for secession at | their respective procincs, and shall duly certlly the result of said count and make return thereof | to the clerk of their respective counties, who | shall open and compare said nturns as they are now required by law to open and compare the | other elections and each clerkshall make an ab- | stract of the vote of his county upon the ques- tion of secession or cooperation, and file the | same the in his office and shalalso, at the same | time make under his sea and deliver to the del egate or delegates from his couuy to this conven- ton, a copy of said abstracts, be returned, by them to the office of the Secretary of State, as | hereinafter provided
 g. Be it further ordained, Tlnt the delegates | to this convention shall be madespecial return ing officers to bring up the certified vote of their respective counties on the question of co-opera- | tion or secession, to the office of Secretary of State; which vote, from all the counties shall be opened and counted by the secretary of state, in | presence of the Governor, Auditor and Treasu- | rer or any two of them, on Monday, the 18th day of August, 1861 ; and said officers, or any three of them shall certify to the President of this convention when the same shallbe again con- vened. as hereinafter provided, the whole num- Der of votes cast in the State for cooperation, and the whole number cast for Secession; and if from any cause. any delegate shall be unable to brino up the vote of his county, as herein pro- vidcd, he shall have power, and It shall be ms duty to appoints special messenger to be the bearer of the same in his stead; and II from any county then the clerk of sad county shall onnoint messenger to bring up the vote thereof.
 Be it further ordained, That the delegates, ar other messengers, who shall bring up the votes of the different counties, shall receive the same mileage as is provided to be paid to returning officers by the act of the General Assembly, call ing this Convention.
 | D. Be it further ordained, That II shall ap- pear. when the result of said election shall be made known to this Convention, that majority of all the legal votes cast i'll the State have been cast for secession" then, in that event, such vote shall be taken to be instructions tothis con- vention to pass an act of immediate acession and the convention shallat once pass an ordi- nance dissolying the connection existing gbetween the State of Arkansas and the Federal Govern ment, known as The United States of Anerica, , but if a majority of all the legal votes have been cast for co-operation," then this coTention shall immediately take such steps as nay be deemed proper to further cooperation with the border, or unseceded slave States, in orde to SC cure a permanent and satisfactory adjustHent ot the sectional controversies disturbing thtcoun try.
 6. Be it further ordained, That the Preiden of this convention be, and is hereby instructed to issue his proclamation, within ten days after the adoption of this ordinance to the sherfs o the several counties i'll the State requiring hen to hold an election, in their respective counties in conformity to the provisions of this ordinance
 [, Be it further ordained. That when this con vention shall adjourn, it shall adjourn to mca or the l7th day of August, l66l.