Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-05-23

0 cansr, attend any soiirg trerinc
e 10 open and bold seil elrc',or. the
). any Justice Of the Pace, or in the at
). ssnce Of Justice ri the Pace nm,
!. respectable free hoid.r msy arroin
E officers, Judges aud Clerks to"pe'
!. aud mold said election Said officers
D Judges ani CT rkB shall he sworn NJ
d now required by | ", aud wh" at'e
being sworn, shall open ard hold 81,
5 election. open ansi close al The ,im'
+ of day, aud in the mauaer now re-
+ quired by law in elections ihr me N.
b..rs to the Generi Assembly
Sec 2 Bet further enacted, Tint
al sal. Il cliou The following declar
'a'iau shall be submitted to vote
Iof the qualified voters Of the Safe
iof Tennessee for their ratification
or ri c:icn.
/ Declaration Of Indre deaesnnd Ord
nance disabling The federal Reia-
j tons lefrcen the Slate Of Tennessee
and the Cmtcd STATES Of America.
! lst. We the people OF the State
fof Tvnnessae, waving any, express
ion Of opinion, as to the abstract doc
trine OF secession, but asserting the
right as "A free aud independent people,
to alter, reform or abolish our form
Iuf Government in such manner as
we may think proper, do orIain and
! declare that all the laws and ordi-
nauces, by which the State o Ten
n"seee became Ii m nber OF the
FederaI Union Of the Uniped States
of America. are heFo By abrogated and
aDnllled, snd that ali obligations Oh
our part be Withdraw thereirvm; and
We do hereby resume all the Iish;s,
functions and powers, Wick by aay
of said laws ab5 oy,iiuances were con.
yeyed 10 the Gassrpm ut of the
United Safes, ard absolved our
selves from aIl the etli.aiuas, re-
s,raiuts and duties thereto; aud do
hereby heneefoith become free,
sovereign and independent State.
SECOND, We do lurih. Iirore de-
cl .r4 and ordaiu thai Artici. 10 S, C.
tions | an0 2 Of the Constitution OF
Tennessee, whIrh r.quir,s m.n.hers
Of the General Assembly, ami alt
officers, civi! and miitsly, to bake
al oath to support Tho Constitution
OF the United Sta'es, be aud III same
are hereby alrogatsi and annulled,
and all parts OF ihe constitution oil
the State Of Tennessee. makiDg cili-
zenship Of the United States quaii- |
ficatish for office, aud cognizins the .
Constitution Of :he United States as
the supreme law OF this State. are in a
like nanm abrogated and aonulel. /
THIRD, We furthermore orhain I
and declere, that ali rights acquired
and vested uu,lcr the Constitution
Of the United State If under any
act OF Congress passedta pursuance I
thereof, or Gnder any laws Of this
State and not incompatible with this !.
or,linarce, shnll remain in force aud
have the same effect AS If this OF
dinauce had not been passed..
SEC 3 Belt further enacted, That
said elactien Shall be bv ballot, that
those voting Toe The Declaration and
Ordinance shall have written or
printed on their ballot, 'Separation,
and those voting agains. il shall have |
written or printed on th'ir ballots
mo Separation . That The clerks
holding said election shall keep
regular scrolls of the voters as now
required BY law in the election of
members to the Gen eral Assembly,
that the vlrks and judges shall cer-
tify the same With the numbrr Of
votes Tor Separation, and lhenamber
Of votes "No SEPARATION" TIE tfh-
Ger boiling the election. shsli re urn
the same TO the Sheriff Of the coun-t
ty, ut the caunty seat, on Monday
next otter the election. Tbs Shsriff
shaIl Immediately mike out, certify
and send to ths Governor the number
of vetes pol'eti aud the number OF
votes for SEPARATION and the mum.
ber I'M Separation. mud file one oil
the original scrolls, with she clerk
of tAe County Court; that upon com.
paxng BY ihe Governor in the
|efiice sef Secretary Of Stall, whleis|
Isha.l be 81 least by the 2 tfh day Of
June. 1861, and may 5s &c e.
the salurus afa Ill 1eesiseis