Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-01-26

The following Is the act calling a State Convention as it passed both houses of the General Assembly on the l4th day of Jan. uary, 1861.
 AN ACT to provide for q State Contention
 SEC. l. Be t enacted 6y Me General As- sen'0fy of Me State of Arhonsos, That the Governor shall issue his proclamation or. dering an election in all the counties in this otate, submitting to the people the question of Convention or mo Convention. to be held on the eighteenth day of February, | 1861, whi, h election shall be conductel ns State elections are now conducted; Provided, That the sheriffs of the several counties shall be required to give but ten days notice of said election.
 SEC. 2. Be t further enacted, That at sand election the people >hall also vote for a delegate or delegates to said convention, and each delegate elected shall be made | special returning officer, and shall bring LID the certified vote of his county on the oues. ton of convention or no convention, which vote from all the counties shall be o,eued by the Governor, Auditor, Treasurer and Secretary of State, or any three of them on the second day of March, 1861. and if on counting the votes of all the counties of this State it shall appear that majority of all the votes cast are for convention. then the Governor shall immediately issue his proclamation requiring the delegates elect ed as aforesaid lo convene in the capitol on the following Monday, ant organize them selves into siate- con, entionhy tlie elee. ton oi Il president and such olller officers as may be required, anl in case oi sickness or any 'ther unavoidable cause to pfev, mt any delegate to the convention from getting t" the capital, he shall have power to send np the returns of his county bv a special messenger selected by himself
 SEC. ,, Be l 1urtaer enocted, That the delegates, or special returning officers shall De pald mileage at the same rate that mem bcrs oi the General Assembly are paj.l. to be certified by inc President of the convention, II one be organized. ana il nos, the auditor Is required to issue his warrant for the same. taking the mileage ac, o,,nt, ot the menlOels oi this General Assembly as il guide to regulate tilr amount to which the delegate. or delegates coming from the same county may be entitled
 SEC. 4. Be H tu,tAer tna, ted, That the officers and members oI said convention. if It shall be organized, shall be pail the same per diem pay that the otficeis and members ol this General ASselnbv Y are pai,i: thelr accounts therefor to be cetifip,t by the President of the convention, and thu. Secretary shall certify the account of the President
 SEC. 9. Be a further enacted, That each county in this State shall be entitled to elect as many delegates to said convention as it IS now entitled to members in the lower branch of the General Assembly, and the qualifications for delegate shall be the same as now required for d member oi the fuuse of ffsseITresgr tat ves.
 SEC. 6. Be t further enacted, That fifty members of said convention shall be neces. Saiy to constitute quorum to transact business.
 SEC. [. Be a further enacted, That if any seat In the convention hereby provided for be contested, the convention shall have power to determine such contest. as the General Assembly has to detern. inc con tests for seats in either House, in the man ner now prescribed by law.
 SEC. $. Be atu1her enacted, That npon the organization of said convention it shall take into consideration the condition of po- litieal affairs, and determine what course the State ol A. kan>as shall take in the pre- sent political crisis.
 SEC. 9 Be aJurther enocted, That snf- ficient amount of money be and the same is hereby apurODriatpd unt ot iha S,,te ,re, Nury to pay the necessary expenses of said convention, should one be held
 SEC. 10. Bea futher ena, ted That this act shall take effect and be in force from its passage.