Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-01-21
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An ACT
Pfor'dsHq jar a eeapeiiion Of the People Of Tn

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Hsssse.
SEC. /. Be a sliacted b. The General Assen5ls,
| Of the STATE Of Tennessee. That an election for
| delegates 10 a Convention of the people OF
| the State of Tennessee, shall be held in the
several counties thereof. on Saturday. the
9th day of February, 1861, and that said
election shall be held at ali the precincts
aud voting places established By law: and
shall be managed and conducted by the SheT-
| ifs and other proper officers Of the counties
| respectively. in the manner and subject to
! the rules prescribed By law for the election
OF members OF the Legislature. And it is
| hereby declared to b. the duty of the Cover
nor to issue his proclamation TO the several
Sheriffs of the State. at least ten days before
the time appointed for bolding said election.
requiring them TO hold and conduct the same
as herein provided, and said Sherihs shall
advertise the time and place Of said election,
as in case of the election Of members Of the
Legislature.
SIC. 2. Be further enacted, That the whole
number of delegates elected to said C0nven-
ton shall be one hundred, and that each
county shall be represented in said Canven-
tion by the same number of delegates that it
has Representative in the Legislature, that
each Floating Distric, shall be represented
by one delegate, aud each Senatorial District
by one delegate in said Convention.
SEC. s. Be 1t further enacted, That no .erson
shall be eligible TO a seat in said Convention,
who is not twenty one years of age, and VINO
has not been a citizen OF the State for twelve
mouths aud of the county Or district from
which be is elected, six months Immediately
preceding the election.
SEC. /. Be Il flsItl.er e,ac'ed. That it shall
he the duty of tht, Sheriff OF said county I'M
mediately after said election, TO make com
plcte return to the Secretary of State of the
votes cast for delegates and for "C00veut-
ton" or "no Contention" in his county, and
the certificate of election shall BE- evidence
in favor of any delegate OF his right to d seat
in said Conventions; subject if contested, to
be decided in such manner as the Convention
may prescribe.
SEC. ). Bea further enacted, That the dsie-
gates elected under the provisions OF this act
shall assemble at Nashville on the 18th day
OF February, 1861, and organize themselves
into 4 Convention, By the election of Pre-
sident, aud such other officers as they may
deem necessary; aud thus organized shall
proceed to consider the then existing rela-
tiUiIs hctween the Government OF the United
States. aud the Government and people Of
the State of Tennessee, and to adopt such
measures for vindicatiug the sovereignty of
the State and the protection Of its insiitu-
lions. us shall appearto them to be demand
ed. Said Convention shall adopt such rules
and regulations fOr It's government and the
of business as it she'll think pro-
per The officers. members and assistants of
said Convention shall receive the same CON-
pensatiou as is now allowed by law to the |
members, officers aud assistants OF the Gen
eral Assembly of the State. aud TO be paid
in the same manner by the Treasurer OF the |
State.
SEC. 6. Be a. further enucte1, That in case OF
a vacancy occurring in said Convention by |
Heath, resignation, or otherwise, OF any men, |
Der, ii shall be the duty of the Governor TO |
cause such vacancy TO be filed If PRACTICABLE. |
)y issuing his wril of election to the Sheriff |
IT Sheriffs of the proper County or Counties. |
occurring him or them on five days notice to |
hold an election according to law, to I'LL the |
ame.
SEC. Z. Be ii also engcted. That in submitting |
he question of Convention to the people, |
hey SHALL have written or printed on their |
Jallots for Delegates. the words % Conyen- |
ion,; or, 9 No Convention " ana if the |
lumber of votes cast for Convention be |
greater than the votes cast against a Conven-
ion. then there shall be a Convention.
SEC. 8 Be ii further enacted, That no OFdi-
lance or Resolution which may be adopted |
~ said Convention having for its object a
haBge of the position or relation of this State
o the National Union. or her sister Southern
'tates, shall be Of any binding force or effect
Until il is submitted to, aud ratified aud
dopted by majority of the qualified voters
n the State, taking as u basis the vote cast
n the last election for Governor and men,
,ers of the General Assembly.
SEC. 8. Be ii further eRqcted, That this act
hall take effect from and after It's passage.